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 5, 2021

 

ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS HOLDINGS PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

England and Wales

 

001-39956

 

98-1574150

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

1001 Route 202, Raritan, New Jersey

 

08869

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 218-8000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Ordinary shares, $0.00001 par value

OCDX

Nasdaq Global Select Market

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company    

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   

 

 

 


 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

On May 5, 2021, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc (the “Company”) issued a separate class of 264,399,852,700 deferred shares, with nominal value of $0.01 per share (the “Capital Reduction Shares”), to Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited, as a nominee of the Company, to hold for, and on behalf of, the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares. The Capital Reduction Shares were issued pursuant to a shareholder approval granted on January 25, 2021. The Capital Reduction Shares have no voting rights and no dividend or other rights to participate in the distribution of the Company’s profits. Accordingly, the issuance of the Capital Reduction Shares has not affected the Company’s earnings per share. The Capital Reduction Shares were issued for the purpose of capitalizing a portion of the available merger reserve created following completion of the Company’s initial public offering and related reorganization transactions. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the Capital Reduction Shares. The issuance of the Capital Reduction Shares was made in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and certain rules and regulations promulgated under that section and pursuant to exemptions under state securities laws.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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.

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc

 

 

Date: May 11, 2021

By:/s/ Joseph M. Busky                          

 

Name:

Joseph M. Busky

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer