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): December 11, 2024

 

JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Ireland		001-33500		98-1032470
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Fifth Floor, Waterloo Exchange, Waterloo Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

D04 E5W7

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

011-353-1-634-7800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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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, nominal value $0.0001 per share		JAZZ		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§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 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 11, 2024, Bruce Cozadd, Co-Founder, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (the “Company”), notified the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) of his intent to retire from his role as Chief Executive Officer upon the selection and appointment of the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer by the end of 2025. The Company plans to commence a formal search process to identify a new Chief Executive Officer. The search will consider both internal and external candidates. Once the search process has been completed and a successor has been appointed, Mr. Cozadd will retire as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Following his retirement, Mr. Cozadd will continue to serve as Chairperson of the Board, providing ongoing leadership and strategic guidance to the Company.

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.

 

Date: December 16, 2024