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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): September 6, 2019
 
Mallinckrodt plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland
001-35803
98-1088325
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3 Lotus Park, The Causeway, Staines-Upon-Thames
Surrey TW18 3AG, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  +44 017 8463 6700
 
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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, par value $0.20 per share
MNK
New York Stock Exchange
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 August 7, 2019, Mallinckrodt plc announced that it was not proceeding with a planned spin-off of its Specialty Generics business. Given that the spin-off plans have been suspended, Matthew Harbaugh, Executive Vice President and President, Specialty Generics, left the company effective September 6, 2019.





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.

 
 
 
 
MALLINCKRODT PLC
 
 
 
 
(registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
September 9, 2019
 
By:
/s/ Mark J. Casey
 
 
 
 
Mark J. Casey
 
 
 
 
General Counsel