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): May 14, 2020

STRONGBRIDGE BIOPHARMA plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 254-9200

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 14, 2020, Strongbridge Biopharma plc (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”).  Described below are the matters voted upon at the AGM and the number of votes for and against, abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable.

Proposal No. 1(a) – Election of Class II Directors – approved.    Each of the Class II directors elected at the AGM will serve a three-year term until the conclusion of the Company’s 2023 annual general meeting and until such time as their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Proposal No. 1(b) – Election of Class III Director – approved.    The Class III director elected at the AGM will serve a one-year term until the conclusion of the Company’s 2021 annual general meeting and until such time as his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of Selection of Auditors and Authorization to Determine the Remuneration of the Auditors – approved.    Shareholders were asked to vote to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 and to authorize, in a binding vote, the board of directors, acting through its Audit Committee, to determine Ernst & Young’s remuneration.

Proposal No. 3 – Renewal of the Board of Directors’ Existing Authority to Allot and Issue Shares – approved.    Shareholders were asked to vote to approve the renewal of the board of directors’ authority to allot and issue shares for an additional five-year period to expire on May 14, 2025.

Proposal No. 4 – Renewal of the Board of Directors’ Existing Authority to Allot and Issue Shares for Cash Without First Offering Them to Existing Shareholders – approved.    Shareholders were asked to vote to approve the renewal of the board of directors’ authority to allot and issue shares for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders for an additional five-year period to expire on May 14, 2025.

Proposal No. 5 – Approval of Any Motion by the Chairman to Adjourn the AGM If There Are Insufficient Votes to Approve Proposal 4 – approved.    Shareholders were asked to approve a proposal authorizing the Chairman to adjourn the AGM, or any adjournments thereof, to another time and place to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the AGM to approve Proposal 4. Because there were sufficient votes from the Company’s shareholders to approve Proposal 4, adjournment of the AGM was unnecessary and this proposal was not called.

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.