2015 Q1 earnings release 8-K

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):
November 4, 2014
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Perrigo Company plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Commission file number 001-36353

Ireland
 
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
Treasury Building, Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
 
-
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
+353 1 7094000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 6, 2014, Perrigo Company plc (the “Company”) released earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2015. The press release related to the Company’s earnings is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The earnings release contains certain non-GAAP measures. A “non-GAAP financial measure” is defined as a numerical measure of a company’s financial performance that excludes or includes amounts different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows of the company. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, the Company has provided a reconciliation for Cost of sales, Gross profit, Operating expenses, Operating income, Interest expense, net, Other expense (income), net, Income before income taxes, Income tax expense, Net income and Earnings per share within its earnings release to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures for these non-GAAP measures.

The Company excludes the items listed below in the applicable period when monitoring and evaluating the on-going financial results and trends of its business, and believes that presenting operating results excluding these items is also useful for investors, since it provides important insight into the Company's on-going core business operations on a normalized basis. Adjusted earnings is one of the primary indicators management uses for planning and forecasting in future periods, including trending and analyzing the core operating performance of the Company’s business from period to period without the effect of the non-core business items indicated. Management uses adjusted earnings to prepare operating budgets and forecasts and to measure the Company’s performance against those budgets and forecasts on a corporate and segment level.

Items excluded from reported results and guidance:

First Quarter Fiscal 2014 Results
Amortization of acquired intangible assets related to business combinations and asset acquisitions
Acquisition and integration-related charges
Restructuring charges related to completed business acquisition and for organizational improvements
Litigation settlement

First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Results
Amortization of acquired intangible assets related to business combinations and asset acquisitions
Acquisition and integration-related charges
Restructuring charges related to completed business acquisition and for organizational improvements
Equity method investment losses
Investment distribution

Fiscal 2015 Guidance
Amortization of acquired intangible assets related to business combinations and asset acquisitions
Acquisition and integration-related charges
Restructuring charges related to completed business acquisition and for organizational improvements
Equity method investment losses
Investment distribution

    




ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on November 4, 2014, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following matters:

1. Election of 11 directors of the Company:
Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Laurie Brlas
 
101,852,590

 
3,817,685

 
137,248

 
5,667,290

Gary M. Cohen
 
102,822,219

 
2,853,269

 
132,031

 
5,667,294

Jacqualyn A. Fouse
 
103,511,398

 
2,152,056

 
144,069

 
5,667,290

David T. Gibbons
 
73,987,086

 
31,710,192

 
110,245

 
5,667,290

Ran Gottfried
 
103,299,623

 
2,368,096

 
139,801

 
5,667,293

Ellen R. Hoffing
 
103,457,804

 
2,236,561

 
113,156

 
5,667,292

Michael J. Jandernoa
 
72,473,161

 
32,650,459

 
683,901

 
5,667,292

Gary K. Kunkle, Jr.
 
102,265,789

 
3,403,159

 
138,572

 
5,667,293

Herman Morris, Jr.
 
103,064,664

 
2,604,466

 
138,388

 
5,667,295

Donal O’Connor
 
104,194,386

 
1,476,054

 
137,080

 
5,667,293

Joseph C. Papa
 
93,163,125

 
11,661,580

 
973,268

 
5,676,840


2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
105,992,912

 
3,577,256

 
193,344

 
1,711,301

3. Advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
92,148,504

 
13,054,694

 
607,958

 
5,663,657

4. Authorization of market purchases and overseas market purchases of Company shares:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
110,014,620

 
799,903

 
660,290

 


5. Determination of price range for reissuance of treasury shares:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
104,419,082

 
748,505

 
643,569

 
5,663,657


6. Approval of the creation of distributable reserves by the reduction of share capital:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
105,321,233

 
312,787

 
177,136

 
5,663,657





ITEM 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure

At its meeting on November 4, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the following committee assignments, effective immediately:           
 
Audit Committee
 
Renumeration Committee
 
Nominating and Goverance Committee
Laurie Brlas (Chair)
 
Ellen R. Hoffing (Chair)
 
Gary M. Cohen (Chair)
Jacqualyn A. Fouse
 
Laurie Brlas
 
Gary K. Kunkle, Jr.
Ellen R. Hoffing
 
Ran Gottfried
 
Herman Morris, Jr.
Donal O’Connor
 
Gary K. Kunkle, Jr.
 
 
   
ITEM 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)
Exhibits

99.1
Press release issued by Perrigo Company plc on November 6, 2014, furnished solely pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.

The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Report and the press release included as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement 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.



 
 
 
(Registrant)

 
 
 
PERRIGO COMPANY PLC

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Judy L. Brown
Dated:
November 6, 2014
 
 
Judy L. Brown
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)


         
                        
     



Exhibit Index

99.1
Press release issued by Perrigo Company plc on November 6, 2014, furnished solely pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.