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): February 9, 2018 (February 8, 2018)
ALLERGAN PLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Ireland | 001-36867 | 98-1114402 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park
Coolock, Dublin, D17 E400, Ireland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(862) 261-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 8, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Allergan plc (the “Company”) set a record date of March 6, 2018 for participation in the Company’s 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “2018 AGM”). Only those shareholders of the Company who are shareholders of record at the close of business on March 6, 2018 will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote, at the 2018 AGM. The Board also set the date of the Company’s 2018 AGM as May 2, 2018.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: February 9, 2018 |
Allergan plc | |||||
| By: |
/s/ A. Robert D. Bailey | |||||
| A. Robert D. Bailey | ||||||
| Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||