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EX-99..22 - PRESS RELEASE - AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLCex99_2-02132018.htm
EX-99.2 - CORPORATE PRESENTATION - AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLCex99_1-02132018.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2018
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AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ireland
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
001-37977
(Commission File Number)
98-1341933
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
Block 10-1
Blanchardstown Corporate Park, Ballycoolin
Dublin 15, Ireland
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
 
 
Not Applicable
(Zip Code)
 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: +353 1 485 1200
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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 13, 2018, Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (the "Registrant") announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avadel Finance Cayman Limited (the "Issuer"), intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, up to $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2023 (the "Notes") in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. The Issuer expects to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $18,750,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes.  A copy of the slide presentation that the Registrant expects to use in connection with the marketing of the offering of Notes is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 8.01  Other Events.

On February 13, 2018 the Registrant issued a press release announcing the proposed offering of the Notes. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 99.1   
Slide Presentation, titled "Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc Corporate Presentation." 
 99.2 
 
Press Release, dated February 13, 2018, titled "Avadel Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering."

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
By:         /s/ Phillandas T. Thompson
Phillandas T. Thompson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: February 13, 2018


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