Item 7.01. |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously reported, in August 2022, Endo Ventures Limited (“EVL”) filed an adversary proceeding (the “Nevakar Litigation”) within the ongoing chapter 11 proceedings of Endo International plc (the “Company”) and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Debtors”) against Nevakar, Inc. and Nevakar Injectables Inc. (collectively, “Nevakar”) to enforce (i) a 2018 development, license and commercialization agreement (the “2018 Nevakar Agreement”) and (ii) an agreement for EVL to acquire six development-stage ready-to-use injectable product candidates from Nevakar Injectables, Inc. (the “2022 Nevakar Agreement”). In September 2022, Nevakar filed counterclaims against EVL.
Cleansing Materials
In November 2022, EVL and Nevakar reached a settlement in principle with respect to the Nevakar Litigation (the “Nevakar Settlement”), subject to definitive documentation and receipt of certain approvals. Pursuant to the proposed Nevakar Settlement, the 2018 Nevakar Agreement will be amended to revoke EVL’s license of two products covered by the 2018 Nevakar Agreement, modify EVL’s license to the remaining three products covered by the 2018 Nevakar Agreement to reduce the royalty owed to Nevakar, terminate any obligations of EVL to make payments to Nevakar upon achievement of contingent milestones, and eliminate Nevakar’s ability to terminate such licenses for EVL’s breach or material breach. EVL and Nevakar will also agree to a mutual release of certain claims under both the 2018 Nevakar Agreement and the 2022 Nevakar Agreement. The Nevakar Settlement is subject to, among other things, approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors intend to file a motion seeking the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of the settlement agreement entered into on December 21, 2022 by EVL and Nevakar with respect to the Nevakar Litigation (the “Settlement Agreement”).
In connection with the proposed Nevakar Settlement, the Company provided materials (the “Cleansing Materials”) including a summary description of the terms of the proposed Nevakar Settlement to an ad hoc group (the “Ad Hoc First Lien Group”) of certain creditors that hold the Company’s first lien debt and are party to that certain Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2022. The Company previously entered into confidentiality agreements (collectively, the “NDAs”) with the Ad Hoc First Lien Group. Pursuant to the NDAs, the Company has agreed to publicly disclose certain information, including the Cleansing Materials, upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the NDAs. A copy of the Cleansing Materials is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Cleansing Materials are based solely on information available to the Company as of the date such materials were provided to the Ad Hoc First Lien Group.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information in this Current Report on Form 8-K may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any applicable Canadian securities legislation, including, but not limited to, statements with respect to documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court and the chapter 11 proceedings, and any other statements that refer to the Company’s expected, estimated or anticipated future results or that do not relate solely to historical facts. Statements including words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,” “will,” “may,” “look forward,” “intend,” “guidance,” “future,” “potential” or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this communication reflect the Company’s current views as of the date of this communication about its plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to it and on assumptions it has made. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from current expectations based on a number of factors, including, among other things, the outcome of the Company’s contingency planning and restructuring activities; the timing, impact or