UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 9, 2013 (September 9, 2013)
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| British Columbia | 001-14956 | 98-0448205 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
2150 St. Elzéar Blvd. West, Laval, Quebec |
H7L 4A8 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(514) 744-6792
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (the “Company”) intends to amend its senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Facility Amendment”). A meeting is scheduled between senior officers of the Company and its lenders to be held on September 9, 2013 related to the Credit Facility Amendment. The terms of the Credit Facility Amendment are expected to include a reduction in the interest rates on its existing series C tranche B term loans due 2019 and its existing series D tranche B term loans due 2019, and certain other amendments. Subject to market and other conditions, the Company intends to complete the Credit Facility Amendment on or around September 17, 2013. There can be no assurances that such Credit Facility Amendment will be completed on these terms or at all.
In connection with the Credit Facility Agreement, the Company will be making a slide presentation to prospective lenders (the “Lender Presentation Slides”). Certain of the Lender Presentation Slides are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Certain slides of the presentation of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. dated September 9, 2013. | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
| Date: September 9, 2013 | By: | /s/ Howard B. Schiller |
| Howard B. Schiller | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Certain slides of the presentation of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. dated September 9, 2013. | |