SEC Form 8-K filed by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
As previously reported, certain current and former officers of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (the “Company” or “BioMarin”) and certain current and former members of BioMarin’s board of directors have been named as defendants in consolidated stockholder derivative actions pending in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (“Delaware Court of Chancery”), captioned Wang v. Bienaimé, et al., C.A. No. 2023-0058-NAC, and in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, captioned Tsantes v. Bienaimé, et al., C.A. No. 2023-0569-NAC. The derivative actions in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the federal district court are referred to collectively as the “Derivative Actions.”
On March 27, 2024, the parties in the Derivative Actions signed a Stipulation of Compromise and Settlement (the “Stipulation”) that will resolve the Derivative Actions. The proposed settlement of the Derivative Actions was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery on March 27, 2024, and is subject to final approval by the Delaware Court of Chancery. On April 9, 2024, the Court granted with modifications the Parties’ Proposed Scheduling Order, requiring the Company to file copies of the Stipulation and Exhibit C to the Stipulation as exhibits to a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 14 days of the order.
Subject to final approval of the settlement by the Delaware Court of Chancery, and in exchange for a release of all derivative claims and dismissal with prejudice of the Derivative Actions, the Company has agreed (i) to implement certain corporate governance reforms as set forth in Exhibit A to the Stipulation, and (ii) not to oppose plaintiffs’ counsels request for a fee award not to exceed $1.25 million.
The foregoing summary description of the Stipulation is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Stipulation, including all exhibits thereto, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Use of Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such statements, include, without limitation, those regarding: (i) the Stipulation resolving the Derivative Actions; (ii) the ability to secure approval of the proposed settlement from the Delaware Court of Chancery and to satisfy all conditions of the proposed settlement; and (iii) other statements that are not historical facts, constitute forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to: (a) the Stipulation not having the expected impact, including resolving the Derivative Actions; (b) the proposed settlement requiring more activity or expense than expected; (c) the defendants’ ability to overcome any objections or appeals regarding the proposed settlement; and (d) satisfactory resolution of any future litigation or other disagreements with others. Additional information on the above risks and uncertainties and additional risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are contained in BioMarin’s filings and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in such filings and reports, including BioMarin’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and future filings and reports by BioMarin. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, and the facts and assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements may change. Except as required by law, BioMarin disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future information, events or circumstances.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Stipulation of Compromise and Settlement, dated March 27, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., | ||||||
| a Delaware corporation | ||||||
| Date: April 23, 2024 | By: | /s/ G. Eric Davis | ||||
| G. Eric Davis | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | ||||||