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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2021

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

ENDO INTERNATIONAL PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ireland   68-0683755

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

First Floor, Minerva House, Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland

011-353-1-268-2000

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Matthew J. Maletta, Esq.

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary

Endo International plc

1400 Atwater Drive

Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355

(484) 216-0000

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copy to:

Michael J. Zeidel, Esq.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, New York 10001

Tel.: (212) 735-3000

Fax: (212) 735-2000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated Filer  
Non-accelerated filer   ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  
     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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Amount

to be

Registered(1)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Unit(1)

 

Proposed

Maximum
Aggregate

Offering Price(1)

  Amount of
Registration Fee(2)

Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.0001 per share

  —     —     —     —  

Debt Securities (including guarantees thereof)

  —     —     —     —  

Warrants

  —     —     —     —  

Subscription Rights

  —     —     —     —  

Share Purchase Contracts

  —     —     —     —  

Share Purchase Units

  —     —     —     —  

TOTAL

  —     —     —     —  

 

 

 

(1)

Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or as units with other securities registered hereunder. An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of Ordinary Shares, Debt Securities (including guarantees thereof), Warrants, Subscription Rights, Share Purchase Contracts and Share Purchase Units, of Endo International plc is being registered as may from time to time be issued at currently indeterminable prices and as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange or exercise of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable anti-dilution provisions. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities.

(2)

In accordance with Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r), the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee.

 

 

 


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Prospectus

 

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Endo International plc

Ordinary Shares

Debt Securities (including guarantees thereof)

Warrants

Subscription Rights

Share Purchase Contracts

Share Purchase Units

Endo International plc may offer from time to time (i) ordinary shares, (ii) debt securities (including guarantees thereof), which may be issued in one or more series and which may be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities, (iii) warrants to purchase ordinary shares, debt securities or other securities, (iv) subscription rights to purchase ordinary shares, debt securities or other securities, (v) share purchase contracts to purchase our ordinary shares or (vi) share purchase units consisting of (a) share purchase contracts, (b) warrants and/or (c) debt securities (including guarantees thereof) issued by Endo International plc or debt obligations of third parties (including United States treasury securities or other share purchase contracts), that secure the holders’ obligations to purchase or to sell, as the case may be, ordinary shares under the share purchase contract.

We will provide the terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus.

In addition, selling shareholders to be named in a prospectus supplement may offer our ordinary shares from time to time.

To the extent that any selling shareholder resells any securities, the selling shareholder may be required to provide you with this prospectus and a prospectus supplement identifying and containing specific information about the selling shareholder and the terms of the securities being offered.

You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement before you invest.

Our ordinary shares are listed on The NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “ENDP.” If we decide to seek a listing of any securities offered by this prospectus, the related prospectus supplement will disclose the exchange or market on which the securities will be listed, if any, or where we have made an application for listing, if any. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

Investing in our securities involves risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 and the documents incorporated herein by reference.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is August 6, 2021

 

 


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

     1  

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     1  

RISK FACTORS

     3  

OUR COMPANY

     3  

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     4  

USE OF PROCEEDS

     5  

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

     5  

DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

     6  

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

     19  

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

     22  

DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

     23  

DESCRIPTION OF SHARE PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND SHARE PURCHASE UNITS

     24  

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

     25  

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     26  

LEGAL MATTERS

     27  

EXPERTS

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we and/or any selling shareholders may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we and/or the selling shareholders may offer. We will provide the terms of these securities or any other securities that we may offer in supplements to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. We urge you to read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 4, including any risk factors described therein.

As used in this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated or required by the context, references throughout to (a) “Endo,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Endo International plc and its subsidiaries, (b) “our board of directors” refers to the board of directors of Endo International plc and (c) “$” and “Dollars” mean U.S. Dollars.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus contain information that includes or is based on “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements including, without limitation, any statements relating to the status and outcome of litigation, any future financial results, cost savings, revenues, expenses, net income and income per share, as well as future financing activities, the impact of the novel strain of coronavirus referred to as COVID-19 on the health and welfare of our employees and on our business (including any response to COVID-19 such as anticipated return to historical purchasing decisions by customers, the economic impact of COVID-19, changes in consumer spending, decisions to engage in certain medical procedures, future governmental orders that could impact our operations and the ability of our manufacturing facilities and suppliers to fulfill their obligations to us), and any other statements that refer to Endo’s expected, estimated or anticipated future results, contained in this prospectus and the information incorporated by reference herein are subject to risks and uncertainties. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify such statements by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plan,” “projected,” “forecast,” “will,” “may” or similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions and projections about the growth of our business, our financial performance and the development of our industry. Because these statements reflect our current views concerning future events, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks related to the impact of COVID-19 (such as, without limitation, the scope and duration of the pandemic and the resulting economic crisis and levels of unemployment, governmental actions and restrictive measures implemented in response, material delays and cancellations of certain medical procedures, potential manufacturing and supply chain disruptions and other potential impacts to our business as a result of COVID-19); the timing or results of any pending or future litigation, investigations or claims or actual or contingent liabilities, settlement discussions, negotiations or other adverse proceedings, including proceedings involving opioid-related matters, tax matters with the United States (U.S.) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and key products such as VASOSTRICT®; unfavorable publicity regarding the misuse of opioids; changing competitive, market and regulatory conditions; changes in legislation; our ability to obtain and maintain adequate protection for our intellectual property rights; the timing and uncertainty of the results of both the research and development and regulatory processes, including regulatory decisions, product recalls, withdrawals and other unusual items; domestic and foreign health care and cost containment reforms, including government pricing, tax and reimbursement policies; technological advances and patents obtained by competitors; the performance, including the approval, introduction and consumer and physician acceptance of new products and the continuing acceptance of currently marketed products; the

 

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effectiveness of advertising and other promotional campaigns; the timely and successful implementation of any strategic and/or optimization initiatives; the uncertainty associated with the identification of and successful consummation and execution of external corporate development initiatives and strategic partnering transactions; our ability to obtain and successfully manufacture, maintain and distribute a sufficient supply of products to meet market demand in a timely manner; and the other risks and uncertainties more fully described in our filings with the SEC and with securities regulators in Canada on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) and those identified elsewhere in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, and any other risks and uncertainties that we are not currently able to predict or identify, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including with respect to opioid-related proceedings or any other litigation; our ability to adjust to changing market conditions; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; our ability to maintain compliance with our financial obligations under certain of our outstanding debt obligations and avoid related downgrades of our debt and long-term corporate credit ratings (which could increase our cost of capital) and/or potential events of default (if not cured or waived) under financial and operating covenants contained in our or our subsidiaries’ outstanding indebtedness; our ability to incur additional borrowings in compliance with the covenants in our then-existing facilities or to obtain additional debt or equity financing for working capital, capital expenditures, business development, debt service requirements, acquisitions or general corporate or other purposes, or to refinance our indebtedness; and/or the potential for a significant reduction in our short-term and long-term revenues and/or any other factor that could cause us to be unable to fund our operations and liquidity needs, such as future capital expenditures and payment of our indebtedness. The occurrence or possibility of any such result may cause us to engage in a strategic review that ultimately results in our pursuing one or more significant corporate transactions or other remedial measures, including on a preventative or proactive basis.

We do not undertake any obligation to update our forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports filed with the SEC and with securities regulators in Canada on SEDAR. Also note that, as described under the caption “Risk Factors” contained in Item 1A of the 2020 Form 10-K (as defined below), as supplemented and otherwise enumerated by the First Quarter 2021 Form 10-Q and the Second Quarter 2021 Form 10-Q (each as defined below), we provide a cautionary discussion of the risks, uncertainties and possibly inaccurate assumptions relevant to our business. These are factors that, individually or in the aggregate, we think could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results. We note these factors for investors as permitted by Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider this to be a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties.

 

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RISK FACTORS

You should consider the specific risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Form 10-K”), as supplemented and otherwise updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (the “First Quarter 2021 Form 10-Q”) and for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 (the “Second Quarter 2021 Form 10-Q”) and the risk factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement and any risk factors set forth in our other filings with the SEC, pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act before making an investment decision. Each of the risks described in these documents could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects and could result in a partial or complete loss of your investment. See “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus. You should also carefully review the cautionary statement in this prospectus referred to under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

OUR COMPANY

Endo is an Ireland-domiciled specialty pharmaceutical company. Endo International plc was incorporated in Ireland in 2013 as a private limited company and re-registered effective February 18, 2014 as a public limited company. Endo International plc is a holding company that conducts business through its operating subsidiaries.

Our focus is on pharmaceutical products and we target areas where we believe we can build leading positions. Our operating model is based on a lean and nimble structure, the rational allocation of capital and an emphasis on high-value research and development targets. While our primary focus is on organic growth, we evaluate and, where appropriate, execute on opportunities to expand through the acquisition of products and companies in areas that we believe serve patients and customers while offering attractive growth characteristics and margins. We believe our operating model and the execution of our corporate strategy will enable us to create shareholder value over the long-term.

Our headquarters are located at Minerva House, Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland (telephone number: 011-353-1-268-2000).

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, under which we file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We make available through our website at http://www.endo.com, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed or furnished to the SEC. You may read and copy materials that we have filed with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13 (a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including any filings on or after the date of this prospectus, until we have sold all of the offered securities to which this prospectus relates or the offering is otherwise terminated. Any such filings shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference and to be a part of this prospectus from the respective dates of filing of those documents. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof, whether specifically listed below or filed in the future, that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or certain exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.

The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Any statement in a document incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent a statement contained in (1) this prospectus or (2) any other subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes such statement. The documents incorporated by reference herein include:

 

   

our 2020 Form 10-K;

 

   

our First Quarter 2021 Form 10-Q and Second Quarter 2021 Form 10-Q ;

 

   

our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 17, 2021, March 4, 2021, March  11, 2021, March 12, 2021, March  25, 2021, April 29, 2021 and June 10, 2021; and

 

   

the portions of our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2021 that are incorporated by reference into Part III of our 2020 Form 10-K.

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any and all of the documents that have been or may be incorporated by reference in this prospectus (other than exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in such documents). You should direct requests for documents by writing to:

Endo International plc

1400 Atwater Drive

Malvern, PA 19355

Tel.: 484-216-0000

Attention: Investor Relations

No person is authorized to give any information or represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any applicable pricing supplement. We and/or the selling shareholders are only offering the securities in places where sales of those securities are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any applicable pricing supplement, as well as information incorporated by reference, is current only as of the date of that information. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise specified in connection with a particular offering of securities, the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus will be used for general corporate purposes. Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, we will not receive any proceeds in the event that the securities are sold by a selling shareholder.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

This prospectus contains summary descriptions of the ordinary shares, debt securities, warrants, subscription rights, share purchase contracts or share purchase units that we may offer and sell from time to time. These summary descriptions are not meant to be complete descriptions of each security. However, at the time of an offering and sale, this prospectus together with the accompanying prospectus supplement will contain the material terms of the securities being offered.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

The following description of certain terms of our share capital does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Irish Companies Act 2014 (the “Companies Act”) and the complete text of our memorandum and articles of association. For more information on how you can obtain our memorandum and articles of association, see “Where You Can Find More Information.” You should read those laws and documents carefully.

Capital Structure

Authorized Share Capital

Our authorized share capital is €40,000 and $100,000, divided into 4,000,000 euro deferred shares of €0.01 each and 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of $0.0001 each, respectively.

We may issue shares subject to the maximum authorized share capital contained in our memorandum and articles of association. The authorized share capital may be increased or reduced by a resolution approved by a simple majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of our shareholders at which a quorum is present (referred to under Irish law as an “ordinary resolution”). The shares comprising our authorized share capital may be divided into shares of such nominal value as the resolution shall prescribe. As a matter of Irish company law, the directors of a company may issue new ordinary shares without shareholder approval once authorized to do so by the memorandum and articles of association or by an ordinary resolution adopted by the shareholders at a general meeting. The authorization must include the maximum amount that may be allotted and may be granted for a maximum period of five years, at which point it must be renewed by the shareholders by an ordinary resolution. Our shareholders adopted an ordinary resolution at the 2021 annual general meeting of the Company on June 10, 2021 authorizing our directors to issue up to an aggregate nominal amount of $7,699 (being equivalent to approximately 33% of the aggregate nominal value of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as of April 12, 2021), for a period of 18 months from June 10, 2021.

The rights and restrictions to which our ordinary shares are subject are prescribed in our articles of association.

We may, by ordinary resolution and without obtaining any vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of shares, unless expressly provided by the terms of that class or series of shares, provide from time to time for the issuance of other classes or series of shares and to establish the characteristics of each class or series, including the number of shares, designations, relative voting rights, dividend rights, liquidation and other rights, redemption, repurchase or exchange rights and any other preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights and limitations not inconsistent with applicable law.

Irish law does not recognize fractional shares held of record. Accordingly, our articles of association do not provide for the issuance of fractional shares and our official Irish register will not reflect any fractional shares.

Whenever an issuance, alteration, reorganization, consolidation, division or subdivision of our share capital would result in any shareholder becoming entitled to fractions of a share, no such fractions shall be issued or delivered to any shareholder. All such fractions of a share will be aggregated into whole shares and sold in the open market at prevailing market prices and the aggregate cash proceeds from such sale (net of tax, commissions, costs and other expenses) shall be distributed on a pro rata basis, rounding down to the nearest cent, to each shareholder who would otherwise have been entitled to receive fractions of a share.

Issued Share Capital

As of June 30, 2021, $23,349.66 of our ordinary shares and €40,000 of our euro deferred shares were issued and outstanding.

 

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Preemption Rights and Share Options

Under Irish law, certain statutory pre-emption rights apply automatically in favor of shareholders where shares are to be issued for cash. However, we initially opted out of these pre-emption rights on incorporation in our articles of association as permitted under Irish company law. Because Irish law requires this opt-out to be renewed every five years by a special resolution of shareholders, our memorandum and articles of association provided that this opt-out must be so renewed. A special resolution requires not less than 75% of the votes of our shareholders cast at a general meeting. If the opt-out is not renewed, shares issued for cash must be offered our existing shareholders on a pro rata basis to their existing shareholding before the shares can be issued to any new shareholders. The statutory pre-emption rights do not apply where shares are issued for non-cash consideration (such as in a share-for-share acquisition) and do not apply to the issue of non-equity shares (that is, shares that have the right to participate only up to a specified amount in any income or capital distribution) or where shares are issued pursuant to an employee option or similar equity plan. Our shareholders passed a special resolution at the 2021 annual general meeting of the Company on June 10, 2021 authorizing the directors of the Company to opt out of pre-emption rights with respect to equity securities with up to an aggregate nominal value of $2,333 (being equivalent to approximately 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as of April 12, 2021) for a period of 18 months from June 10, 2021 (provided that with respect to equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value of $1,167 (being equivalent to approximately 5% of the issued ordinary share capital as of April 12, 2021), such allotment is to be used for the purposes of an acquisition or a specified capital investment).

Our memorandum and articles of association provide that, subject to any shareholder approval requirement under any laws, regulations or the rules of any stock exchange to which we are subject, our board of directors is authorized, from time to time, in its discretion, to grant such persons, for such periods and upon such terms as our board of directors deems advisable, options to purchase such number of shares of any class or classes or of any series of any class as our board of directors may deem advisable and to cause warrants or other appropriate instruments evidencing such options to be issued. The Companies Act provides that directors may issue share warrants or options without shareholder approval once authorized to do so by the articles of association or an ordinary resolution of shareholders. We are subject to the rules of NASDAQ and the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) that require shareholder approval of certain equity plans and share issuances. Our board of directors may issue shares upon exercise of warrants or options without shareholder approval or authorization (up to the relevant authorized share capital limit).

Dividends

Under Irish law, dividends and distributions may only be made from distributable reserves. Distributable reserves generally means accumulated realized profits, so far as not previously utilized by distribution or capitalization, less accumulated, realized losses, so far as not previously written off in a reduction or reorganization of capital duly made. In addition, no distribution or dividend may be made unless our net assets are equal to, or in excess of, the aggregate of our called up share capital plus undistributable reserves and the distribution does not reduce our net assets below such aggregate. Undistributable reserves include the undenominated capital (effectively the share premium account and capital redemption reserve) and the amount by which our accumulated unrealized profits, so far as not previously utilized by any capitalization, exceed our accumulated unrealized losses, so far as not previously written off in a reduction or reorganization of capital.

The determination as to whether or not we have sufficient distributable reserves to fund a dividend must be made by reference to our “relevant financial statements.” Our “relevant financial statements” will be either our last set of unconsolidated annual audited financial statements or other financial statements properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act (not in accordance with U.S. GAAP), which give a “true and fair view” of our unconsolidated financial position and accord with accepted accounting practice. Our relevant financial statements must be filed in the Companies Registration Office (the official public registry for companies in Ireland).

 

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Our memorandum and articles of association authorize our board of directors to declare dividends without shareholder approval to the extent they appear justified by profits. Our board of directors may also recommend a dividend to be approved and declared by the shareholders at a general meeting and may direct that the payment be made by distribution of assets, shares or cash. No dividend issued may exceed the amount recommended by our board of directors.

Dividends may be declared and paid in the form of cash or non-cash assets and may be paid in dollars or any other currency. Our board of directors may deduct from any dividend payable to any shareholder any amounts payable by such shareholder to us in relation to our shares.

Bonus Shares

Under our memorandum and articles of association, our board of directors may resolve to capitalize any amount credited to any reserve available for distribution or the share premium account or other of our undistributable reserves for issuance and distribution to shareholders as fully paid up bonus shares on the same basis of entitlement as would apply in respect of a dividend distribution.

Share Repurchases, Redemptions and Conversions

Overview

Our memorandum and articles of association provide that any ordinary share that we have agreed to acquire shall be deemed to be a redeemable share, unless our board of directors resolves otherwise. Accordingly, for Irish company law purposes, our repurchase of ordinary shares will technically be effected as a redemption of those shares as described below under “—Repurchases and Redemptions by Endo.” If our memorandum and articles of association did not contain such provision, all repurchases we undertake would be subject to many of the same rules that apply to purchases of our ordinary shares by our subsidiaries described below under “Purchases by Subsidiaries of Endo,” including the shareholder approval requirements described below and the requirement that any purchases on market be effected on a “recognized stock exchange,” which, for purposes of the Companies Act, includes NASDAQ.

Except where otherwise noted, references elsewhere in this prospectus to repurchasing or buying back our ordinary shares refer to the redemption of ordinary shares by us or the purchase of our ordinary shares by one of our subsidiaries, in each case in accordance with our memorandum and articles of association and Irish law as described below.

Repurchases and Redemptions by Endo

Under Irish law, a company may issue redeemable shares and redeem them out of distributable reserves or the proceeds of a new issue of shares for that purpose. We may only issue redeemable shares if the nominal value of our issued share capital that is not redeemable is not less than 10% of the nominal value of our total issued share capital. All redeemable shares must also be fully-paid and the terms of redemption of the shares must provide for payment on redemption. Redeemable shares may, upon redemption, be cancelled or held in treasury. Based on the provisions of our memorandum and articles of association described above, shareholder approval will not be required to redeem our ordinary shares.

We may also be given an additional general authority to purchase our own shares on market by way of ordinary resolution, which would take effect on the same terms and be subject to the same conditions as applicable to purchases by our subsidiaries as described below.

Repurchased and redeemed shares may be cancelled or held as treasury shares. The nominal value of treasury shares held by us at any time must not exceed 10% of the nominal value of our issued share capital. We may not exercise any voting rights in respect of any shares held as treasury shares. We may cancel or re-issue treasury shares subject to certain conditions.

 

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Purchases by Subsidiaries of Endo

Under Irish law, an Irish or non-Irish subsidiary of Endo may purchase our shares either on market or off market. For one of our subsidiaries to make purchases on market of our ordinary shares, our shareholders must provide general authorization for such purchase by way of ordinary resolution. However, as long as this general authority has been granted, no specific shareholder authority for a particular on-market purchase by one of our subsidiaries of our ordinary shares is required. For an off-market purchase by one of our subsidiaries, the proposed purchase contract must be authorized by special resolution of our shareholders before the contract is entered into. The person whose shares are to be bought back cannot vote in favor of the special resolution and from the date of the notice of the meeting at which the resolution approving the contract is proposed, the purchase contract must be on display or must be available for inspection by our shareholders at our registered office.

The number of shares held by our subsidiaries at any time will count as treasury shares and will be included in any calculation of the permitted treasury share threshold of 10% of the nominal value of our issued share capital. While a subsidiary holds our shares, it cannot exercise any voting rights in respect of those shares. The acquisition of our ordinary shares by a subsidiary must be funded out of distributable reserves of the subsidiary.

Lien on Shares, Calls on Shares and Forfeiture of Shares

Our memorandum and articles of association provide that we have a first and paramount lien on every share that is not a fully paid up share for all amounts payable at a fixed time or called in respect of that share. Subject to the terms of their allotment, our board of directors may call for any unpaid amounts in respect of any shares to be paid, and if payment is not made, the shares may be forfeited. These provisions are standard inclusions in the memorandum and articles of association of an Irish public company limited by shares such as Endo and are only applicable to our shares that have not been fully paid up.

Consolidation and Division; Subdivision

Under our articles of association, we may, by ordinary resolution, consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of larger nominal value than our existing shares or subdivide our shares into smaller amounts than is fixed by our memorandum of association.

Reduction of Share Capital

We may, by ordinary resolution, reduce our authorized share capital in any way. We also may, by special resolution and subject to confirmation by the Irish High Court, reduce or cancel our issued share capital in any manner permitted by the Companies Act.

Election of Directors

The Companies Act provides for a minimum of two directors on the board of an Irish public limited company. Our memorandum and articles of association provide that the number of directors shall not be less than five (5) nor more than twelve (12) with the exact number of directors being fixed from time to time by resolution of our board of directors. Our board of directors currently consists of eight members.

At each annual general meeting, all of our directors shall retire from office and be re-eligible for re-election. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

Directors are elected by ordinary resolution at a general meeting. Irish law requires majority voting for the election of directors, which could result in the number of directors falling below the prescribed minimum number of directors due to the failure of nominees to be elected.

 

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Removal of Directors; Vacancies

Under the Companies Act and notwithstanding anything contained in our memorandum and articles of association or in any agreement between us and a director, our shareholders may, by an ordinary resolution, remove a director from office before the expiration of his or her term at a meeting held on no less than 28 days’ notice and at which the director is entitled to be heard. The power of removal is without prejudice to any claim for damages for breach of contract (e.g., employment contract) that the director may have against us in respect of his or her removal. Our memorandum and articles of association provide that our board of directors may fill any vacancy occurring on our board of directors. If our board of directors fills a vacancy, the director’s term expires at the next annual general meeting. A vacancy on our board of directors created by the removal of a director may be filled by our shareholders at the meeting at which such director is removed.

Annual Meetings of Shareholders

We are required to hold an annual general meeting at intervals of no more than 15 months from the previous annual general meeting, provided that an annual general meeting is held in each calendar year following our first annual general meeting. Each general meeting will be held at such time and place as designated by our board of directors and as specified in the notice of meeting. Subject to section 176 of the Companies Act, all general meetings may be held outside of Ireland.

The only matters that must, as a matter of Irish law, be transacted at an annual general meeting are the consideration of the statutory financial statements, the report of the directors and the report of the auditors on those statements and that report, the review by the members of the company’s affairs, the appointment of new auditors and the fixing of the auditor’s remuneration (or delegation of same).

If no resolution is made in respect of the reappointment of an existing auditor at an annual general meeting, the existing auditor will be deemed to have continued in office.

The provisions of our memorandum and articles of association relating to general meetings will apply to every such general meeting of the holders of any class of shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one-half of the issued shares of such class.

Our memorandum and articles of association provide that a resolution may only be put to vote at a general meeting or of the holders of any class of shares if (i) it is specified in the notice of the meeting; (ii) it is proposed by or at the direction of the board of directors; (iii) it is proposed at the direction of a court of competent jurisdiction; (iv) it is proposed on the requisition in writing of the holder of shares as is prescribed by, and is made in accordance with, section 178(3) of the Companies Act; (v) the chairman of the meeting in his or her absolute discretion decides that the resolution may properly be regarded as within the scope of the meeting; or (vi) it is proposed in accordance with the procedures and requirements set out in our articles with respect to nominations of directors.

Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders

Extraordinary general meetings of the Company may be convened by (i) our board of directors; (ii) on requisition of our shareholders holding not less than 10% of our paid up share capital carrying voting rights; (iii) on requisition of our auditors; or (iv) in exceptional cases, by order of the Irish High Court. Extraordinary general meetings are generally held for the purpose of approving shareholder resolutions as may be required from time to time. At any extraordinary general meeting, only such business shall be conducted as is set forth in the notice thereof.

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has 21 days to convene a meeting of our shareholders to vote on the matters set out in the requisition notice. This meeting must be held within two months of the receipt of the requisition notice. If our board of directors does not convene the meeting within such 21-day period, the requisitioning shareholders, or any of them representing more than one half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a meeting, which meeting must be held within three months of our receipt of the requisition notice.

If our board of directors becomes aware that our net assets are not greater than half of the amount of our called-up share capital, it must convene an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders not later than 28 days from the date that the directors learn of this fact to consider how to address the situation.

Record Date; Notice Provisions

Our memorandum and articles of association provide that our board of directors may fix in advance a record date (i) to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the shareholders that is no more than 60 days and no less than 10 days before the date of the meeting and (ii) for the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose that is no more than 60 days prior to the date of payment of the dividend or the date of any other action to which the determination of shareholders is relevant. The record date may not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by our directors.

If the register of our shareholders is closed in connection with a meeting, it must be closed for at least five days preceding the meeting and the record date for determination of the shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, that meeting will be the date of the closing of the register of our shareholders.

Notice of an annual or extraordinary general meeting must be given to all of our shareholders and to our auditors. Our memorandum and articles of association provide for a minimum notice period of 21 days for an annual general meeting, which is the minimum permitted under Irish law. In addition, under Irish law and our memorandum and articles of association, the minimum notice periods are 21 days’ notice in writing for an extraordinary general meeting to approve a special resolution and 14 days’ notice in writing for any other extraordinary general meeting.

Advance Notice of Director Nominations and Other Proposals

The Companies Act provides that shareholders holding not less than 10% of the total voting rights may call an extraordinary general meeting for the purpose of considering director nominations or other proposals, as described under “—Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders.”

Our memorandum and articles of association provide that shareholder nominations of persons to be elected to our board of directors at an annual general meeting must be made following written notice to our secretary executed by a shareholder accompanied by certain background and other information specified in our memorandum and articles of association.

Such written notice and information must be received by our secretary not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days before the anniversary date of the prior year’s annual general meeting, provided, however, that in the event that the annual general meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after such anniversary date, notice must be received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which notice of the annual general meeting is published.

Quorum for General Meetings

Our memorandum and articles of association provide that no business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. One or more shareholders present in person or by proxy holding not less than a majority of our issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting in question constitute a quorum.

 

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Voting

Each of our shareholders is entitled to one vote for each ordinary share that he or she holds as of the record date for the meeting. Voting rights may be exercised by shareholders registered in our share register as of the record date for the meeting or by a duly appointed proxy, which proxy need not be a Company shareholder.

Irish law requires special resolutions of our shareholders at a general meeting to approve certain matters. Examples of matters requiring special resolutions include:

 

   

amending the objects or our memorandum of association;

 

   

amending our articles of association;

 

   

approving a change in our name;

 

   

authorizing the entering into of a guarantee or provision of security in connection with a loan, quasi-loan or credit transaction to a director or connected person;

 

   

opting out of pre-emption rights on the issuance of new shares;

 

   

our re-registration from a public limited company to a private company;

 

   

variation of class rights attaching to classes of shares (where our articles of association do not provide otherwise);

 

   

purchase of our ordinary shares off market;

 

   

reduction of issued share capital;

 

   

resolving that we be wound up by the Irish courts;

 

   

resolving in favor of a shareholders’ voluntary winding-up;

 

   

re-designation of shares into different share classes; and

 

   

setting the re-issue price of treasury shares.

Variation of Rights Attaching to a Class or Series of Shares

Neither Irish company law nor any of our constitutional documents places limitations on the right of non-resident or foreign owners to vote or hold our ordinary shares.

Under our articles of association and the Companies Act, any variation of class rights attaching to our issued shares must be approved by a special resolution of the shareholders of the affected class or with the consent in writing of the holders of three-quarters of all the votes of that class of shares.

The provisions of our articles of association relating to general meetings apply to general meetings of the holders of any class of shares except that the necessary quorum is determined in reference to the shares of the holders of the class. Accordingly, for general meetings of holders of a particular class of shares, a quorum consists of one or more persons holding or representing by proxy at least one-half of the issued shares of the class.

Action by Written Consent

The Companies Act provides that shareholders may approve a resolution without a meeting if (i) all shareholders sign the written resolution and (ii) the company’s memorandum and articles of association permit written resolutions of shareholders. Our memorandum and articles of association permit written resolutions of our shareholders where such resolutions are unanimous.

 

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Amendment of Constituent Documents

Irish companies may only alter their memorandum and articles of association by the passing of a special resolution of shareholders.

Inspection of Books and Records

Under Irish law, shareholders have the right to: (i) receive a copy of our memorandum and articles of association and any act of the Irish government which alters our memorandum; (ii) inspect and obtain copies of the minutes of our general meetings and resolutions; (iii) inspect and receive a copy of the register of shareholders, register of directors and secretaries, register of directors’ interests and other statutory registers that we maintain; (iv) inspect copies of directors’ service contracts; (v) inspect copies of instruments creating charges; (vi) receive copies of the statutory financial statements and directors’ and auditors’ reports which have previously been sent to shareholders prior to an annual general meeting; and (vii) receive copies of the statutory financial statements and directors’ and auditors’ reports of any of our subsidiaries which have previously been sent to the shareholders of the subsidiaries prior to an annual general meeting for the preceding ten years. Our auditors will also have the right of access, at all reasonable times, to the accounting records of the Company. The auditors’ report must be circulated or made available to our shareholders with our financial statements prepared in accordance with Irish law 21 days before the annual general meeting and must be laid before the shareholders at our annual general meeting.

Acquisitions

An Irish public limited company may be acquired in a number of ways, including:

 

   

a court-approved scheme of arrangement under the Companies Act. A scheme of arrangement requires a court order from the Irish High Court and the approval of a majority in number representing 75% in value of the shareholders present and voting in person or by proxy at a meeting called to approve the scheme;

 

   

through a tender or takeover offer by a third party for all of our shares. Where the holders of 80% or more of our ordinary shares have accepted an offer for their shares in us, the remaining shareholders may also be statutorily required to transfer their shares. If the bidder does not exercise its “squeeze out” right, then the non-accepting shareholders also have a statutory right to require the bidder to acquire their shares on the same terms. If our shares were to be listed on the Irish Stock Exchange or another regulated stock exchange in the European Union, this threshold would be increased to 90%; and

 

   

by way of a merger with a company incorporated in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) under the EU Cross-Border Mergers Directive (EU) 2017/1132 or with another Irish company under the Companies Act. Such a merger must be approved by a special resolution. Shareholders also may be entitled to have their shares acquired for cash. See “Appraisal Rights.”

Irish law does not generally require shareholder approval for a sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of a company’s property and assets.

Appraisal Rights

Generally, under Irish law, shareholders of an Irish company do not have dissenters’ or appraisal rights. If we are being merged as the transferor company with an EEA company under the European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008 (as amended), or if we are being merged with another Irish company under the Irish Companies Act, (i) any of our shareholders who voted against the special resolution approving the transaction or (ii) if 90% of our shares are held by the successor company, any of our other shareholders, may be entitled to require that the successor company acquire its shares for cash at a price determined in accordance with the share exchange ratio set out in the merger agreement.

 

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Disclosure of Interests in Shares

Under the Companies Act, our shareholders must notify us if, as a result of a transaction, the shareholder will become interested in 3% or more of our shares; or if as a result of a transaction a shareholder who was interested in more than 3% of our shares ceases to be so interested. Where a shareholder is interested in more than 3% of our shares, the shareholder must notify us of any alteration of his or her interest that brings his or her total holding through the nearest whole percentage number, whether an increase or a reduction. The relevant percentage figure is calculated by reference to the aggregate nominal value of the shares in which the shareholder is interested as a proportion of the entire nominal value of our issued share capital (or any such class of share capital in issue). Where the percentage level of the shareholder’s interest does not amount to a whole percentage this figure may be rounded down to the next whole number. We must be notified within five business days of the transactions or alteration of the shareholder’s interests that gave rise to the notification requirement.

If a shareholder fails to comply with these notification requirements, the shareholder’s rights in respect of any of our ordinary shares he or she holds will not be enforceable, either directly or indirectly. However, such person may apply to the court to have the rights attaching to such shares reinstated.

In addition to these disclosure requirements, we, under the Companies Act, may, by notice in writing, require a person whom we know or have reasonable cause to believe to be, or at any time during the three years immediately preceding the date on which such notice is issued to have been, interested in shares comprised in our relevant share capital: (i) to indicate whether or not it is the case and (ii) where such person holds or has during that time held an interest in our shares, to provide additional information, including the person’s own past or present interests in our shares. If the recipient of the notice fails to respond within the reasonable time period specified in the notice, we may apply to court for an order directing that the affected shares be subject to certain restrictions, as prescribed by the Companies Act, as follows:

 

   

any transfer of those shares, or, in the case of unissued shares any transfer of the right to be issued with shares and any issue of shares, shall be void;

 

   

no voting rights shall be exercisable in respect of those shares;

 

   

no further shares shall be issued in right of those shares or in pursuance of any offer made to the holder of those shares; and

 

   

no payment shall be made of any sums due from Endo on those shares, whether in respect of capital or otherwise.

The court may also order that shares subject to any of these restrictions be sold with the restrictions terminating upon the completion of the sale.

In the event we are in an offer period pursuant to the Irish Takeover Rules 2013, as amended, which are referred to in this prospectus as the “Irish Takeover Rules” or the “Takeover Rules,” accelerated disclosure provisions apply for persons holding an interest in our securities of 1% or more.

Anti-Takeover Provisions

Irish Takeover Rules and Substantial Acquisition Rules

A transaction in which a third party seeks to acquire 30% or more of our voting rights will be governed by the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, which is referred to in this prospectus as the “Takeover Panel Act,” and the Irish Takeover Rules made thereunder and will be regulated by the Irish Takeover Panel, which is referred to in this prospectus as the “Panel.” The “General Principles” of the Irish Takeover Rules and certain important aspects of the Irish Takeover Rules are described below.

 

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General Principles

The Takeover Rules are built on the following General Principles which will apply to any transaction regulated by the Panel:

 

   

in the event of an offer, all holders of securities of the target company should be afforded equivalent treatment and, if a person acquires control of a company, the other holders of securities must be protected;

 

   

the holders of securities in the target company must have sufficient time and information to enable them to reach a properly informed decision on the offer; where it advises the holders of securities, the board of the target company must give its views on the effects of implementation of the offer on employment, conditions of employment and the locations of the target company’s places of business;

 

   

the board of the target company must act in the interests of the company as a whole and must not deny the holders of securities the opportunity to decide on the merits of the offer;

 

   

false markets must not be created in the securities of the target company, the bidder or of any other company concerned by the offer in such a way that the rise or fall of the prices of the securities becomes artificial and the normal functioning of the markets is distorted;

 

   

a bidder must announce an offer only after ensuring that he or she can fulfill in full, any cash consideration, if such is offered and after taking all reasonable measures to secure the implementation of any other type of consideration;

 

   

a target company must not be hindered in the conduct of its affairs for longer than is reasonable by an offer for its securities; and

 

   

a substantial acquisition of securities (whether such acquisition is to be effected by one transactions or a series of transaction) shall take place only at an acceptable speed and shall be subject to adequate and timely disclosure.

Mandatory Bid

Under certain circumstances, a person who acquires our shares or other voting rights in Endo may be required under the Takeover Rules to make a mandatory cash offer for our remaining outstanding shares at a price not less than the highest price paid for the shares by the acquirer (or any parties acting in concert with the acquirer) during the previous 12 months. This mandatory bid requirement is triggered if an acquisition of shares would increase the aggregate holding of an acquirer (including the holdings of any parties acting in concert with the acquirer) to shares representing 30% or more of the voting rights in Endo, unless the Panel otherwise consents. An acquisition of shares by a person holding (together with its concert parties) shares representing between 30% and 50% of the voting rights in Endo would also trigger the mandatory bid requirement if, after giving effect to the acquisition, the percentage of the voting rights held by that person (together with its concert parties) would increase by 0.05% within a 12-month period. Any person (excluding any parties acting in concert with the holder) holding shares representing more than 50% of the voting rights of a company is not subject to these mandatory offer requirements in purchasing additional securities.

Voluntary Bid; Requirements to Make a Cash Offer and Minimum Price Requirements

If a person makes a voluntary offer to acquire our outstanding ordinary shares, the offer price must be no less than the highest price paid for our ordinary shares by the bidder or its concert parties during the three-month period prior to the commencement of the offer period. The Panel has the power to extend the “look back” period to 12 months if the Panel, taking into account the General Principles, believes it is appropriate to do so.

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(ii) at any time after the commencement of the offer period, the offer must be in cash (or accompanied by a full cash alternative) and the price per ordinary share must not be less than the highest price paid by the bidder or its concert parties during, in the case of (i), the 12-month period prior to the commencement of the offer period and, in the case of (ii), the offer period. The Panel may apply this rule to a bidder who, together with its concert parties, has acquired less than 10% of our total ordinary shares in the 12-month period prior to the commencement of the offer period if the Panel, taking into account the General Principles, considers it just and proper to do so. An offer period will generally commence from the date of the first announcement of the offer or proposed offer.

Substantial Acquisition Rules

The Irish Takeover Rules also contain rules governing substantial acquisitions of shares which restrict the speed at which a person may increase his or her holding of shares and rights over shares to an aggregate of between 15% and 30% of the voting rights of Endo. Except in certain circumstances, an acquisition or series of acquisitions of shares or rights over shares representing 10% or more of the voting rights of Endo is prohibited, if such acquisition(s), when aggregated with shares or rights already held, would result in the acquirer holding 15% or more but less than 30% of the voting rights of Endo and such acquisitions are made within a period of seven days. These rules also require accelerated disclosure of acquisitions of shares or rights over shares relating to such holdings.

Frustrating Action

Under the Takeover Rules, our board of directors is not permitted to take any action which might frustrate an offer for our shares once our board of directors has received an approach which may lead to an offer or has reason to believe an offer is or may be imminent, subject to certain exceptions.

Potentially frustrating actions such as (i) the issue of shares, options or convertible securities; (ii) material acquisitions or disposals; (iii) entering into contracts other than in the ordinary course of business; or (iv) any action, other than seeking alternative offers, which may result in frustration of an offer, are prohibited during the course of an offer or at any time during which the board has reason to believe an offer is or may be imminent. Exceptions to this prohibition are available where:

 

   

the action is approved by our shareholders at a general meeting; or

 

   

the Panel has given its consent, where:

 

   

it is satisfied the action would not constitute frustrating action;

 

   

our shareholders that hold 50% of the voting rights in Endo state in writing that they approve the proposed action and would vote in favor of it at a general meeting;

 

   

the action is taken in accordance with a contract entered into prior to the announcement of the offer; or

 

   

the decision to take such action was made before the announcement of the offer and either has been at least partially implemented or is in the ordinary course of business.

Rights Agreement

Our memorandum and articles of association expressly authorize the adoption of a shareholders’ rights plan. Irish law does not expressly authorize or prohibit companies from issuing share purchase rights or adopting a shareholder rights plan as an anti-takeover measure.

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Subject to the Irish Takeover Rules described above, our board of directors also has power to issue any authorized and unissued shares on such terms and conditions as it may determine and any such action should be taken in our best interests.

Certain other provisions of Irish law or our memorandum and articles of association may be considered to have anti-takeover effects, including those described in “—Capital Structure—Authorized Share Capital,” “—Preemption Rights and Share Options,” “—Removal of Directors; Vacancies,” “—Advance Notice of Director Nominations and Other Proposals,” “—Amendment of Constituent Documents,” “— Disclosure of Interests in Shares.”

Legal Name; Formation; Fiscal Year; Registered Office

Our legal and commercial name is Endo International plc. We were incorporated in Ireland on October 31, 2013 as a private limited company, under the name Sportwell Limited (registration number 534814). We re-registered to a public limited company on February 18, 2014. Our fiscal year ends on December 31 and our registered office is at First Floor, Minerva House, Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Duration; Dissolution; Rights upon Liquidation

Our duration is unlimited. We may be dissolved and wound up at any time by way of a shareholders’ voluntary winding up or a creditors’ winding up. In the case of a shareholders’ voluntary winding-up, a special resolution of shareholders is required. We may also be dissolved by way of court order on the application of a creditor, or by the Companies Registration Office as an enforcement measure where we have failed to file certain returns.

The rights of the shareholders to a return of our assets on dissolution or winding up, following the settlement of all claims of creditors are prescribed in our articles of association.

Uncertificated Shares

Holders of our ordinary shares that hold their ordinary shares electronically have the right to require us to issue certificates for their shares.

Stock Exchange Listing

Our ordinary shares are traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “ENDP.”

No Sinking Fund

Our ordinary shares have no sinking fund provisions.

No Liability for Further Calls or Assessments

Any of our ordinary shares offered under any applicable prospectus supplement will be duly and validly issued and fully-paid.

Transfer and Registration of Shares

An affiliate of our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited, maintains the share register, registration in which will be determinative of membership in Endo. Each of our shareholders who holds shares beneficially will not be the holder of record of such shares. Instead, the depository or other nominee will be the holder of record of those shares. Accordingly, a transfer of

 

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shares from a person who holds such shares beneficially to a person who also holds such shares beneficially through a depository or other nominee will not be registered in our official share register, as the depository or other nominee will remain the record holder of any such shares.

A written instrument of transfer is required under Irish law in order to register on our official share register any transfer of shares (i) from a person who holds such shares directly to any other person; (ii) from a person who holds such shares beneficially to a person who holds such shares directly; or (iii) from a person who holds such shares beneficially to another person who holds such shares beneficially where the transfer involves a change in the depository or other nominee that is the record owner of the transferred shares.

An instrument of transfer is also required for a shareholder who directly holds shares to transfer those shares into his or her own broker account (or vice versa). Such instruments of transfer may give rise to Irish stamp duty, which must be paid prior to registration of the transfer on our official Irish share register. However, a shareholder who directly holds shares may transfer those shares into his or her own broker account (or vice versa) without giving rise to Irish stamp duty, provided there is no change in the ultimate beneficial ownership of the shares as a result of the transfer and the transfer is not made in contemplation of a sale of the shares.

Any transfer of our ordinary shares that is subject to Irish stamp duty will not be registered in the name of the buyer unless an instrument of transfer is duly stamped and provided to the transfer agent. Our articles of association allow us, in our absolute discretion, to create an instrument of transfer and pay (or procure the payment of) any stamp duty, which is the legal obligation of a buyer. In the event of any such payment, we are (on our own behalf or on behalf of our affiliates) entitled to (i) seek reimbursement from the buyer or seller (at our discretion); (ii) set-off the amount of the stamp duty against future dividends payable to the buyer or seller (at our discretion); and (iii) claim a lien against our ordinary shares on which we have paid stamp duty. Parties to a share transfer may assume that any stamp duty arising in respect of a transaction in our ordinary shares has been paid unless one or both of such parties is otherwise notified by us.

Our memorandum and articles of association delegate to our secretary (or duly appointed nominee) the authority to execute an instrument of transfer on behalf of a transferring party.

In order to help ensure that the official share register is regularly updated to reflect trading of our ordinary shares occurring through normal electronic systems, we intend to regularly produce any required instruments of transfer in connection with any transactions for which we pay stamp duty (subject to the reimbursement and set-off rights described above). In the event that we notify one or both of the parties to a share transfer that we believe stamp duty is required to be paid in connection with the transfer and that we will not pay the stamp duty, the parties may either themselves arrange for the execution of the required instrument of transfer (and may request a form of instrument of transfer from us for this purpose) or request that we execute an instrument of transfer on behalf of the transferring party in a form determined by us. In either event, if the parties to the share transfer have the instrument of transfer duly stamped (to the extent required) and then provide it to our transfer agent, the buyer will be registered as the legal owner of the relevant shares on our official Irish share register (subject to the matters described below). The directors may suspend registration of transfers from time to time, not exceeding 30 days in aggregate each year.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

We may offer debt securities in one or more series, which may be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities and which may be convertible into another security.

The following description briefly sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities. The particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which the following general terms and provisions may apply to those debt securities, will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each series of our debt securities will be issued under the indenture, dated as of June 2, 2015, entered into between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. The indenture is attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The terms of the debt securities will include those set forth in the indenture and those made a part of the indenture by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (“TIA”). You should read the summary below, the applicable prospectus supplement and the provisions of the indenture and indenture supplement, if any, in their entirety before investing in our debt securities.

The aggregate principal amount of debt securities that may be issued under the indenture is unlimited. The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that we may offer will contain the specific terms of that series of debt securities. Authorizing resolutions, a certificate or a supplemental indenture will set forth the specific terms of each series of debt securities. These terms may include, among others, the following:

 

   

the title and aggregate principal amount of the debt securities and any limit on the aggregate principal amount;

 

   

whether the debt securities will be senior, subordinated or junior subordinated;

 

   

any applicable subordination provisions for any subordinated debt securities;

 

   

the maturity date(s) or method for determining same;

 

   

the interest rate(s) or the method for determining same;

 

   

the dates on which interest will accrue or the method for determining dates on which interest will accrue and dates on which interest will be payable and whether interest shall be payable in cash, additional securities or some combination thereof;

 

   

whether the debt securities are convertible or exchangeable into other securities and any related terms and conditions;

 

   

redemption or early repayment provisions;

 

   

authorized denominations;

 

   

if other than the principal amount, the principal amount of debt securities payable upon acceleration;

 

   

place(s) where payment of principal and interest may be made, where debt securities may be presented and where notices or demands upon the company may be made;

 

   

whether such debt securities will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities and the date as of which the securities are dated if other than the date of original issuance;

 

   

amount of discount or premium, if any, with which such debt securities will be issued;

 

   

the affirmative and negative covenants that apply to such debt securities;

 

   

the defaults and events of default applicable to the particular or series of debt securities being issued;

 

   

the guarantors of each series, if any, and the extent of the guarantees (including provisions relating to seniority, subordination and release of the guarantees), if any;

 

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the currency, currencies or currency units in which the purchase price for, the principal of and any premium and any interest on, such debt securities will be payable;

 

   

our obligation or right to redeem, purchase or repay debt securities under a sinking fund, amortization or analogous provision;

 

   

any restriction or conditions on the transferability of the debt securities;

 

   

provisions granting special rights to holders of the debt securities upon occurrence of specified events;

 

   

additions or changes relating to compensation or reimbursement of the trustee of the series of debt securities;

 

   

additions or changes to the provisions for the defeasance of the debt securities or to provisions related to satisfaction and discharge of the indenture;

 

   

provisions relating to the modification of the indenture both with and without the consent of holders of debt securities issued under the indenture and the execution of supplemental indentures for such series; and

 

   

any other terms, conditions or limitations of the debt securities, including but not limited to, whether the debt securities are secured and the terms of such security.

General

We may sell the debt securities, including original issue discount securities, at par or at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount. Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we may issue additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of any other debt securities of such series or any other series outstanding at the time of issuance. Any such additional debt securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of securities under the indenture.

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any other special considerations for any debt securities we sell which are denominated in a currency or currency unit other than U.S. dollars. In addition, debt securities may be issued where the amount of principal and/or interest payable is determined by reference to one or more currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity indices or other factors. Holders of such securities may receive a principal amount or a payment of interest that is greater than or less than the amount of principal or interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value of the applicable currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors. Information as to the methods for determining the amount of principal or interest, if any, payable on any date, the currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors to which the amount payable on such date is linked will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

United States federal income tax consequences and special considerations, if any, applicable to any such series will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.

We expect most debt securities to be issued in fully registered form without coupons and in denominations of $200,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, although we are not obligated to do so. Subject to the limitations provided in the indenture and in the applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities that are issued in registered form may be transferred or exchanged at the designated corporate trust office of the trustee, without the payment of any service charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

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Global Securities

Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary identified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Global securities will be issued in registered form and in either temporary or definitive form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual debt securities, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of such depositary or by a nominee of such depositary to such depositary or another nominee of such depositary or by such depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such depositary or a nominee of such successor. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any debt securities of a series and the rights of and limitations upon owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Governing Law

The indenture and the debt securities shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

We may issue warrants to purchase ordinary shares, debt securities or other securities. We may issue warrants independently or together with other securities. Warrants sold with other securities may be attached to or separate from the other securities. We will issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between us and a warrant agent that we will name in the prospectus supplement.

The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will include some or all of the following:

 

   

the title of the warrants;

 

   

the aggregate number of warrants offered;

 

   

the designation, number and terms of the ordinary shares, debt securities or other securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants and procedures by which those numbers may be adjusted;

 

   

the exercise price of the warrants;

 

   

the dates or periods during which the warrants are exercisable;

 

   

the designation and terms of any securities with which the warrants are issued;

 

   

if the warrants are issued as a unit with another security, the date on and after which the warrants and the other security will be separately transferable;

 

   

if the exercise price is not payable in U.S. dollars, the foreign currency, currency unit or composite currency in which the exercise price is denominated;

 

   

any minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

 

   

any terms relating to the modification of the warrants;

 

   

any terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange or exercise of the warrants; and

 

   

any other terms of the warrants.

The description in the prospectus supplement will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable warrant agreement, which will be filed with the SEC.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

We may issue subscription rights to purchase ordinary shares, debt securities or other securities. These subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the shareholder receiving the subscription rights in such offering. In connection with any offering of subscription rights, we may enter into a standby arrangement with one or more underwriters or other purchasers pursuant to which the underwriters or other purchasers may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of any offering of subscription rights for which this prospectus is being delivered, including, without limitation, the following:

 

   

the price, if any, for the subscription rights;

 

   

the exercise price payable for each share of ordinary shares, debt securities or other securities upon the exercise of the subscription rights;

 

   

the number of subscription rights issued to each shareholder;

 

   

the number and terms of the shares of ordinary shares, debt securities or other securities which may be purchased per each subscription right;

 

   

the extent to which the subscription rights are transferable;

 

   

the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence and the date on which the subscription rights shall expire;

 

   

the extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities;

 

   

if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement entered into by us in connection with the offering of subscription rights; and

 

   

any other terms of the subscription rights, including, without limitation, the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the subscription rights.

The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any subscription rights we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable subscription rights certificate, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer subscription rights. For more information on how you can obtain copies of any subscription rights certificate if we offer subscription rights, see “Where You Can Find More Information.” We urge you to read the applicable subscription rights certificate and any applicable prospectus supplement in their entirety.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND SHARE PURCHASE UNITS

We may issue share purchase contracts representing contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and us to sell to the holders, a specified or varying number of our ordinary shares at a future date or dates. The price per share and the number of shares may be fixed at the time the share purchase contracts are entered into or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the share purchase contracts. The share purchase contracts may be entered into separately or as a part of a share purchase unit that consists of (a) a share purchase contract; (b) warrants; and/or (c) debt securities or debt obligations of third parties (including United States treasury securities or other share purchase contracts), that would secure the holders’ obligations to purchase ordinary shares under the share purchase contract. The share purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the share purchase units. These payments may be unsecured or prefunded and may be paid on a current or on a deferred basis. The share purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under the contracts in a specified manner.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any share purchase contract or share purchase unit and may contain a summary of certain United States federal income tax consequences applicable to the share purchase contracts and share purchase units.

 

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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

Selling shareholders are persons or entities that, directly or indirectly, have acquired or will from time to time acquire from us, our ordinary shares in various private transactions. Such selling shareholders may be parties to registration rights agreements with us, or we otherwise may have agreed or will agree to register their securities for resale. The initial purchasers of our securities, as well as their transferees, pledges, donees or successors, all of whom we refer to as “selling shareholders,” may from time to time offer and sell the securities pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.

The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the name of each of the selling shareholders and the number of our ordinary shares beneficially owned by such selling shareholders that are covered by such prospectus supplement.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We or the selling shareholders may sell the securities being offered hereby in one or more of the following ways from time to time:

 

   

to underwriters for resale to purchasers;

 

   

directly to purchasers;

 

   

through agents or dealers to purchasers; or

 

   

through a combination of any of these methods.

In addition, we may enter into derivative or hedging transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. In connection with such a transaction, the third parties may sell securities covered by and pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. If so, the third party may use securities borrowed from us or others to settle such sales and may use securities received from us to close out any related short positions. We may also loan or pledge securities covered by this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement to third parties, who may sell the loaned securities or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.

We will identify the specific plan of distribution, including any underwriters, dealers, agents or direct purchasers and their compensation in a prospectus supplement.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Unless otherwise specified in connection with the particular offering of any securities, the validity of the debt securities (including guarantees thereof), warrants, subscription rights, share purchase contracts and share purchase units that may be issued or resold under this prospectus will be passed upon by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York. The validity of the ordinary shares that may be issued under this prospectus and particular matters concerning the laws of Ireland will be passed upon by A&L Goodbody LLP, Dublin, Ireland.

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14.

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the estimated expenses (all of which will be borne by the registrant unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement) incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, other than underwriting discounts and commissions (if any). All of the amounts shown are estimates, except the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC registration fee

         

Rating agency fees

   $               ** 

Trustee fees and expenses

        ** 

Printing and distributing

        ** 

Legal fees and expenses

        ** 

Accounting fees and expenses

        ** 

Miscellaneous

        ** 

Total

   $     ** 

 

*

Deferred in reliance on Rules 456(b) and 457(r).

**

These fees and expenses are calculated based on the number of issuances and amount of securities offered and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.

 

Item 15.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Pursuant to our memorandum and articles of association, subject to the provisions of and so far as may be permitted by the Companies Act, each of our directors and our secretary shall be entitled to be indemnified by us against all costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by him or her in the execution and discharge of his or her duties or in relation thereto including any liability incurred by him or her in defending any proceedings, civil or criminal, which relate to anything done or omitted or alleged to have been done or omitted by him or her as an officer or employee of Endo and in which judgment is given in his or her favor (or the proceedings are otherwise disposed of without any finding or admission of any material breach of duty on his or her part) or in which he or she is acquitted or in connection with any application under any statute for relief from liability in respect of any such act or omission in which relief is granted to him or her by the court.

Pursuant to our memorandum and articles of association and so far as is permissible under the Companies Act, we shall indemnify any of our current or former executive officers (excluding any of our present or former directors or our secretary), or any person who is serving or has served at our request as a director or executive officer of another company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including any of our subsidiaries, each of which we refer to in this prospectus as a covered person, against any expenses, including attorney’s fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to which he or she was, is, or is threatened to be made a party, or is otherwise involved, which we refer to in this prospectus as a proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a covered person.

In addition, we have entered into deeds of indemnification with our directors and corporate secretary providing for the indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, such persons, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

The foregoing summaries are qualified in their entirety to the terms and provisions of such arrangements.

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indemnify our directors, officers and controlling persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 17 herein.

 

Item 16.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

The following is a list of all exhibits filed as a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  1.1*    Form of Underwriting Agreement for Ordinary Shares.
  1.2*    Form of Underwriting Agreement for Debt Securities.
  1.3*    Form of Underwriting Agreement for Warrants.
  1.4*    Form of Underwriting Agreement for Subscription Rights.
  1.5*    Form of Underwriting Agreement for Share Purchase Contracts.
  1.6*    Form of Underwriting Agreement for Share Purchase Units.
  3.1(1)    Certificate of Incorporation on re-registration as a public limited company of Endo International plc.
  3.2(2)    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Endo International plc.
  4.1(3)    Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate of Endo International plc.
  4.2(4)    Indenture, dated as of June 2, 2015, between Endo International plc and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.
  4.3*    Form of Debt Securities.
  4.4*    Form of Warrant Agreement (including form of Warrant Certificate).
  4.5*    Form of Subscription Rights Agreement (including form of Subscription Rights Certificate).
  4.6*    Form of Share Purchase Contract Agreement (including form of Share Purchase Contract Certificate).
  4.7*    Form of Share Purchase Unit Agreement (including form of Share Purchase Unit Certificate).
  5.1**    Opinion of A&L Goodbody LLP.
  5.2**    Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
23.1**    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm for Endo International plc.
23.2**    Consent of A&L Goodbody LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
23.3**    Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2 to this Registration Statement).
24.1**    Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement).
25.1**    Form T-1 of Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee under the Debt Securities Indenture.

 

*

To be filed by amendment to this Registration Statement or incorporated by reference from documents filed or to be filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act.

**

Filed herewith.

(1)

Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K 12B filed with the SEC on February 28, 2014.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 8, 2017.

 

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(3)

Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2014.

(4)

Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on August 8, 2018.

 

Item 17.

Undertakings.

(a)    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a

 

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registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Malvern, Pennsylvania, on August 6, 2021.

 

ENDO INTERNATIONAL PLC
By:   /s/ Matthew J. Maletta
  Name:   Matthew J. Maletta
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary

POWER OF ATTORNEY

BE IT KNOWN BY THESE PRESENTS: That each person whose name is signed hereto has made, constituted and appointed, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint Mark T. Bradley and Matthew J. Maletta his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed in connection with the offerings of securities of Endo International plc and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and the other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitutes, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

  

Date

/s/ Blaise A. Coleman

Blaise A. Coleman

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

   August 6, 2021

/s/ Mark T. Bradley

Mark T. Bradley

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)    August 6, 2021

/s/ Jack D. Boyle

Jack D. Boyle

   Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)    August 6, 2021

/s/ Mark G. Barberio

Mark G. Barberio

   Chairman of the Board of Directors    August 6, 2021

/s/ Jennifer M. Chao

Jennifer M. Chao

   Director    August 6, 2021

/s/ Shane M. Cooke

Shane M. Cooke

   Director    August 6, 2021

 

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Signature

  

Title

  

Date

/s/ Nancy J. Hutson, Ph.D.

Nancy J. Hutson, Ph.D.

   Director    August 6, 2021

/s/ Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt

   Director    August 6, 2021

/s/ William P. Montague

William P. Montague

   Director    August 6, 2021

/s/ M. Christine Smith, Ph. D.

M. Christine Smith, Ph. D.

   Director    August 6, 2021

 

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EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO    A&L Goodbody Solicitors LLP    Dublin
   International Financial Services Centre    Belfast
   25-28 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1    London
   D01 H104    New York
   T +353 1 649 2000    San Francisco
   Dx: 29 Dublin | www.algoodbody.com    Palo Alto

 

Date    6 August 2021
Our Ref    01410075
Your Ref   

Endo International plc

First Floor

Minerva House

Simmonscourt Road

Ballsbridge

Dublin 4

Ireland

 

Re:

Endo International plc (the Company)

Dear Sirs,

We are acting as Irish counsel to the Company, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (registered number 534814) in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) pursuant to which we understand the Company will register, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (i) an unspecified aggregate principal amount of ordinary shares of the Company, nominal value $0.0001 per share (the Ordinary Shares), (ii) an unspecified aggregate principal amount of debt securities (including guarantees thereof) of the Company (the Debt Securities), which will be issued under the indenture, dated as of June 2, 2015, entered into between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as trustee (the Indenture) and evidenced by one or more debt security certificates, (iii) an unspecified aggregate principal amount of warrants to purchase the Ordinary Shares or the Debt Securities (the Warrants), (iv) an indeterminate amount of subscription rights to purchase the Ordinary Shares or the Debt Securities (the Subscription Rights), (v) an indeterminate amount of contracts to purchase the Ordinary Shares (the Share Purchase Contracts) and (vi) an indeterminate amount of purchase units consisting of the Share Purchase Contracts, the Warrants and the Debt Securities, or the debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. treasury securities or other share purchase contracts, that secure the holders’ obligations to purchase or to sell, as the case may be, the Ordinary Shares under the Share Purchase Contracts, and any other securities or any combination of the foregoing (the Share Purchase Units and together with the Ordinary Shares, the Debt Securities, the Warrants, the Subscription Rights and the Share Purchase Contracts, the Universal Shelf Securities) in order to facilitate future offerings of securities of the Company.

In connection with this Opinion, we have reviewed (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the Indenture relating to Debt Securities and the form of global debt certificate included therein, to be filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement, and (ii) copies of such corporate records of the Company as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. In rendering this Opinion, we have examined, and have assumed the truth and accuracy of the contents of, all such corporate records, documents and certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials as to factual matters and have conducted such searches on 6 August 2021 (being the last practicable date on which searches could be conducted) in public registries in Ireland as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this Opinion but have made no independent investigation regarding such factual matters. In our examination we have assumed the (continued) truth and accuracy of the information contained in such documents, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such documents.

CE Gill • JG Grennan • PD White • VJ Power • LA Kennedy • SM Doggett • B McDermott • PV Maher • S O’Riordan • MP McKenna • KA Feeney • M Sherlock • E MacNeill • KP AllenEA Roberts • C Rogers • G O’Toole • JN Kelly • N O’Sullivan • MJ Ward • AC Burke • D Widger • C Christle • S Ó Croinin • JW Yarr • DR Baxter • A McCarthy • JF Whelan • JB SomervilleMF Barr • AM Curran • A Roberts • RM Moore • D Main • J Cahir • M Traynor • PM Murray • P Walker • K Furlong • PT Fahy • D Inverarity • M Coghlan • DR Francis • A Casey • B HostyM O’Brien • L Mulleady • K Ryan • E Hurley • G Stanley • D Dagostino • R Grey • R Lyons • J Sheehy • C Carroll • SE Carson • P Diggin • J Williams • A O’Beirne • J DallasSM Lynch • M McElhinney • C Owens • AD Ion • K O’Connor • JH Milne • T Casey • M Doyle • CJ Comerford • R Marron • D Berkery • K O’Shaughnessy • S O’ConnorSE Murphy • D Nangle • L Butler • A Lawler • C Ó Conluain • N McMahon • HP Brandt • A Sheridan • LM Byrne • N Cole • M Devane • D Fitzgerald • G McDonald • N MeehanR O’Driscoll • B O’Malley

Consultants: Professor JCW Wylie • AF Browne • MA Greene • AV Fanagan • PM Law • C Duffy


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We have further assumed:

 

1

that, at the time of the issuance of the Ordinary Shares, a sufficient number of ordinary shares will be authorised and available for issuance by the Company’s board of directors (the Board) pursuant to the Company’s constitution, that the consideration for the issuance of such Ordinary Shares will not be less than the par value of the ordinary shares, and that the Board, or any appropriate committee appointed thereby, will have the valid authority to issue such Ordinary Shares on a non-pre-emptive basis;

 

2

that any issue of Ordinary Shares will be in compliance with the Companies Act 2014, the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2013, and all other applicable Irish company, takeover, securities, prospectus, market abuse and insider dealing laws and other rules and regulations;

 

3

that, at the time of the issuance of the Universal Shelf Securities, pursuant to the Company’s constitution, the Board, or any appropriate committee appointed thereby, will have the valid authority to issue such Universal Shelf Securities and that such Universal Shelf Securities will have been duly executed, authenticated (if applicable), issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the applicable Universal Shelf Securities agreement and in the manner contemplated by the applicable prospectus and that such Universal Shelf Securities will be the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms;

 

4

that none of the resolutions and authorities of the Board or shareholders of the Company upon which we have relied have been or will be varied, amended or revoked in any respect or have expired and that the Universal Shelf Securities will be issued in accordance with such resolutions and authorities;

 

5

that no authorisations, approvals, licences, exemptions or consents of governmental or regulatory authorities with respect to the agreements or arrangements referred to in the Registration Statement or with respect to any issue offer or sale of Universal Shelf Securities are or will be required to be obtained, that the Universal Shelf Securities will conform with the descriptions and restrictions contained in the Registration Statement, subject to such changes as may be required in order to comply with any requirement of Irish law, that the selling restrictions contained therein have been and will be at all times observed and that the Universal Shelf Securities will comply with the terms of any agreements relating to the Universal Shelf Securities;

 

6

that the terms of the Universal Shelf Securities of the Company will have been established so as not to, and that the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance of its obligations under, the Indenture, the Universal Shelf Securities of the Company and each warrant agreement, subscription rights agreement, share purchase contract agreement and share purchase unit agreement, will not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) the constitution of the Company, (ii) any agreement or instrument to which the Company or its properties are subject, (iii) any law, rule or regulation to which the Company or its properties is subject, (iv) any judicial or regulatory order or decree of any governmental authority or (v) any consent, approval, license, authorisation or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority;

 

7

the absence of fraud on the part of the Company and its respective officers, employees, agents and advisers and that the Company will issue the Universal Shelf Securities in good faith, for its legitimate and bona fide business purposes; and

 

8

that: (i) the Company will be fully solvent at the time of and immediately following the issue of any Universal Shelf Securities; (ii) no resolution or petition for the appointment of a liquidator or examiner will be passed


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  or presented prior to the issue of any Universal Shelf Securities; (iii) no receiver will have been appointed in relation to any of the assets or undertaking of the Company prior to the issue of any Universal Shelf Securities and (iv) no composition in satisfaction of debts, scheme of arrangement, or compromise or arrangement with creditors or members (or any class of creditors or members) will be proposed, sanctioned or approved in relation to the Company prior to the issue of the Universal Shelf Securities.

Subject to the foregoing and to the within additional qualifications and assumptions, and based upon searches carried out in the Irish Companies Registration Office and the Central Office of the High Court on 6 August 2021, we are of the opinion that:

 

   

the Company is a company duly incorporated under the laws of Ireland and validly existing under the laws of Ireland;

 

   

the Ordinary Shares, when issued in accordance with all necessary corporate action of the Company, including a valid resolution of the Board or any duly appointed committee thereof, will be duly authorised, validly issued, fully paid and will not be subject to calls for any additional payments (non-assessable); and

 

   

the Debt Securities, Warrants, Subscription Rights, Share Purchase Contracts and Share Purchase Units when (i) issued in accordance with all necessary corporate action of the Company, including a valid resolution of the Board or any duly appointed committee thereof, (ii) if appropriate, authenticated in the manner set forth in the applicable Indenture, warrant agreement, subscription rights agreement, share purchase contract agreement or share purchase unit agreement (iii) delivered against due payment therefor, and (iv) the applicable Indenture, warrant agreement, subscription rights agreement, share purchase contract agreement or share purchase unit agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto, will be duly authorized and validly issued.

In rendering this Opinion, we have confined ourselves to matters of Irish law. We express no opinion on any laws other than the laws of Ireland (and the interpretation thereof) in force as at the date hereof.

We hereby consent to the filing of this Opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

This Opinion is being delivered to you and may not be relied upon or distributed to any other person without our prior written consent, other than Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP for the purposes solely of any legal opinion that they may be required to give with respect to the Registration Statement.

The Opinion is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland.

 

Yours faithfully,
/s/ A&L Goodbody LLP

M-41482294-1

EX-5.2

Exhibit 5.2

[Letterhead of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP]

August 6, 2021

Endo International plc

First Floor, Minerva House

Simmonscourt Road

Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Ireland

 

  Re:

Endo International plc

    

Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special United States counsel to Endo International plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Company”), in connection with the registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed on the date hereof by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). The Registration Statement relates to the issuance and sale by the Company from time to time, pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated under the Securities Act (the “Rules and Regulations”), of (i) ordinary shares, nominal value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”), (ii) debt securities of the Company (“Debt Securities”), which may be issued in one or more series under the indenture, dated as of June 2, 2015, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”), (iii) warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares or Debt Securities (“Warrants”), which may be issued pursuant to one or more warrant agreements (each, a “Warrant Agreement”) proposed to be entered into by the Company and one or more warrant agents to be named therein, (iv) subscription rights to purchase Ordinary Shares or Debt Securities (“Subscription Rights”), which may be issued under one or more subscription rights certificates (each, a “Subscription Rights Certificate”) and/or pursuant to one or more subscription rights agreements (each, a “Subscription Rights Agreement”) proposed to be entered into by the Company and one or more subscription agents to be named therein, (v) purchase contracts (“Share Purchase Contracts”) obligating the holders thereof to purchase from the Company, and the Company to sell to such holders, Ordinary Shares at a future date or dates, which may be issued pursuant to one or more share purchase contract agreements (each, a “Share Purchase Contract Agreement”) proposed to be entered into by the Company and one or more share purchase contract agents to be named therein, (vi) purchase units of the Company (“Share Purchase Units”), each representing an ownership interest of a Share Purchase Contract, Warrants and/or Debt Securities or debt obligations of third parties, including United States treasury securities or other share purchase contracts, that secure the holders’ obligations to purchase or to sell, as the case may be, Ordinary Shares under such holder’s Share Purchase Contract, which may be issued pursuant to one or more agreements


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(each, a “Purchase Unit Agreement”) proposed to be entered into by the Company and one or more purchase unit agents to be named therein and (vii) such indeterminate number of Ordinary Shares and indeterminate amount of Debt Securities as may be issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise, as applicable, of any Debt Securities, Warrants or Subscription Rights or settlement of any Share Purchase Contracts or Share Purchase Units, including such Ordinary Shares as may be issued pursuant to anti-dilution adjustments determined at the time of offering (collectively, “Indeterminate Securities”). The Ordinary Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants, Subscription Rights, Share Purchase Contracts, Share Purchase Units and Indeterminate Securities offered pursuant to the Registration Statement are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

In rendering the opinions stated herein, we have examined and relied upon the following:

(a)    the Registration Statement; and

(b)    an executed copy of the Indenture.

We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions stated below.

In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, including electronic signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photocopied copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts relevant to the opinions stated herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others and of public officials.

We do not express any opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York (the “Opined-on Law”).

As used herein, “Transaction Documents” means the Indenture and any supplemental indentures thereto, the Warrant Agreements, the Subscription Rights Agreements, the Share Purchase Contract Agreements, the Purchase Unit Agreements and any applicable underwriting or purchase agreement.


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The opinions stated in paragraphs 1 through 5 below presume that all of the following (collectively, the “general conditions”) shall have occurred prior to the issuance of the Securities referred to therein: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to such Securities has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations; (iii) the applicable Transaction Documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto, including, if such Securities are to be sold or otherwise distributed pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement or purchase agreement with respect thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors of the Company, including any duly authorized committee thereof, shall have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and sale of such Securities and related matters and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all related action as directed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company; and (v) the terms of the applicable Transaction Documents and the issuance and sale of such Securities have been duly established in conformity with the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “Organizational Documents”) so as not to violate any applicable law or the Organizational Documents or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that:

1.    With respect to any series of Debt Securities offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities constituting Debt Securities of such series (the “Offered Debt Securities”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the issuance, sale and terms of the Offered Debt Securities and related matters have been approved and established in conformity with the applicable Transaction Documents and (c) the certificates evidencing the Offered Debt Securities have been issued in a form that complies with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Documents and have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and any other applicable Transaction Documents and issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, the Offered Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

2.    With respect to any Warrants offered by the Company (the “Offered Warrants”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Ordinary Shares and/or Debt Securities for which the Offered Warrants are exercisable have been duly authorized for issuance by the Company and (c) certificates evidencing the Offered Warrants have been duly executed, delivered and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Warrant Agreement, the Offered Warrants, when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the


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agreed-upon consideration therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

3.    With respect to any Subscription Rights offered by the Company (the “Offered Subscription Rights”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Ordinary Shares and/or Debt Securities relating to such Offered Subscription Rights have been duly authorized for issuance by the Company and (c) the Subscription Rights Certificates have been duly executed, delivered and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Subscription Rights Agreement, the Offered Subscription Rights, when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

4.    With respect to any Share Purchase Contracts offered by the Company (the “Offered Share Purchase Contracts”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Ordinary Shares relating to such Offered Share Purchase Contracts have been duly authorized for issuance by the Company and (c) the Offered Share Purchase Contracts have been duly executed, delivered and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Share Purchase Contract Agreement, the Offered Share Purchase Contracts, when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

5.    With respect to any Share Purchase Units offered by the Company (the “Offered Share Purchase Units”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Share Purchase Contracts, Warrants and/or Debt Securities included in such Offered Share Purchase Units have been duly authorized for issuance by the Company and any debt obligations of third parties included in such Offered Share Purchase Units have been duly authorized for sale by the Company and (c) certificates evidencing the Offered Share Purchase Units have been duly executed, delivered and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Purchase Unit Agreement, the Offered Share Purchase Units, when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

The opinions stated herein are subject to the following qualifications:

(a)    we do not express any opinion with respect to the opinions stated herein of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, preference and other similar laws or governmental orders affecting creditors’ rights generally, and the opinions stated herein are limited by such laws and orders and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law);


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(b)    we do not express any opinion with respect to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to any party to any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any such party or any of its affiliates as a result of the specific assets or business operations of such party or such affiliates;

(c)    except to the extent expressly stated in the opinions contained herein, we have assumed that each of the Transaction Documents constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each party to such Transaction Document, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms;

(d)    we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision contained in any Transaction Document relating to any indemnification, contribution, exculpation, release, waiver or other provisions having similar effect that may be contrary to public policy or violative of federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, or to the extent any such provision purports to, or has the effect of, waiving or altering any statute of limitations;

(e)    we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision of any Transaction Document to the extent that such section purports to bind the Company to the exclusive jurisdiction of any particular federal court or courts;

(f)    we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision contained in any Transaction Document providing for indemnity by any party thereto against any loss in obtaining the currency due to such party under any Transaction Document from a court judgment in another currency;

(g)    we call to your attention that irrespective of the agreement of the parties to any Transaction Document, a court may decline to hear a case on grounds of forum non conveniens or other doctrine limiting the availability of such court as a forum for resolution of disputes; in addition, we call to your attention that we do not express any opinion with respect to the subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States of America in any action arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document;

(h)    we have assumed that any agent of service will have accepted appointment as agent to receive service of process and call to your attention that we do not express any opinion if and to the extent such agent shall resign such appointment. Further, we do not express any opinion with respect to the irrevocability of the designation of such agent to receive service of process;

(i)    we have assumed that the choice of New York law to govern the Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto is a valid and legal provision;


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(j)    we have assumed that the laws of the State of New York will be chosen to govern any Warrant Agreements, Subscription Rights Agreements, Share Purchase Contract Agreements and Share Purchase Unit Agreements and that such choice is and will be a valid and legal provision;

(k)    we call to your attention that the opinions stated herein are subject to possible judicial action giving effect to governmental actions or laws of jurisdictions other than those with respect to which we express our opinion;

(l)    to the extent that any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions contained in any Transaction Document, the opinions stated herein are subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be subject to, in each case, (i) the exceptions and limitations in New York General Obligations Law sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 and (ii) principles of comity and constitutionality; and

(m)    we have assumed that the choice of a currency other than U.S. dollars as the currency in which any Securities may be denominated does not contravene any exchange control or other laws of the jurisdiction of any such currency, and further we call to your attention that a court may not award a judgment in any currency other than U.S. dollars.

In addition, in rendering the foregoing opinions we have assumed that:

(a)    the Company (i) is duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing, (ii) has requisite legal status and legal capacity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (iii) has complied and will comply with all aspects of the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization in connection with the transactions contemplated by, and the performance of its obligations under, the Transaction Documents;

(b)    the Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents;

(c)    neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents nor the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, including the issuance and sale of the applicable Securities: (i) conflicts or will conflict with the Organizational Documents or any other comparable organizational document of the Company, (ii) constitutes or will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any lease, indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Company or its property is subject, (iii) contravened or will contravene any order or decree of any governmental authority to which the Company or its property is subject or (iv) violates or will violate any law, rule or regulation to which the Company or its property is subject (except that we do not make the assumption set forth in this clause (iv) with respect to the Opined-on Law); and

(d)    neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents nor the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, including the issuance and sale of the applicable Securities, requires or will require the consent, approval, licensing or authorization of, or any filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority under any law, rule or regulation of any jurisdiction.


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We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable laws.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

MJZ

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Endo International plc of our report dated February 26, 2021 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Endo International plc’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 6, 2021

EX-25.1

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b) (2)

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

A National Banking Association   94-1347393

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

101 North Phillips Avenue

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

  57104
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Wells Fargo & Company

Law Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

(612) 667-4608

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

ENDO INTERNATIONAL PLC

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ireland   68-0683755

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

First Floor, Minerva House,

Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland

 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 


Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

Treasury Department

Washington, D.C.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

San Francisco, California 94120

 

  (b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None with respect to the trustee.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15. Foreign Trustee. Not applicable.

Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

 

Exhibit 1.    A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*
Exhibit 2.    A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated January 14, 2015.*
Exhibit 3.    A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated January 6, 2014.*
Exhibit 4.    Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.*
Exhibit 5.    Not applicable.
Exhibit 6.    The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
Exhibit 7.    A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
Exhibit 8.    Not applicable.
Exhibit 9.    Not applicable.

* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit to the Filing 305B2 dated March 13, 2015 of file number 333-190926.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Los Angeles and State of California on the 2nd day of August, 2021.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
/s/ Maddy Hughes
Maddy Hughes
Vice President


EXHIBIT 6

August 2, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

 

Very truly yours,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
/s/ Maddy Hughes
Maddy Hughes
Vice President


Exhibit 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

Wells Fargo Bank National Association

of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

at the close of business March 31, 2021, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.

 

            Dollar Amounts
In Millions
 

ASSETS

     

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

     

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

      $ 27,624  

Interest-bearing balances

        247,100  

Securities:

     

Held-to-maturity securities

        232,139  

Available-for-sale securities

        193,559  

Equity Securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading

        11  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

     

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

        52  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

        61,135  

Loans and lease financing receivables:

     

Loans and leases held for sale

        32,787  

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

     825,035     

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     16,694     

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

        808,341  

Trading Assets

        64,013  

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

        10,992  

Other real estate owned

        158  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

        13,487  

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

        66  

Intangible assets

        31,616  

Other assets

        50,077  
     

 

 

 

Total assets

      $ 1,773,157  

LIABILITIES

     

Deposits:

     

In domestic offices

      $ 1,463,374  

Noninterest-bearing

     551,270     

Interest-bearing

     912,104     

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

        28,333  

Noninterest-bearing

     332     

Interest-bearing

     28,001     

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

     

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

        876  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

        5,980  


            Dollar Amounts
In Millions
 

Trading liabilities

        15,235  

Other borrowed money

(Includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

                          44,034  

Subordinated notes and debentures

        11,879  

Other liabilities

        32,321  
     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      $ 1,602,032  

EQUITY CAPITAL

     

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus 0

     

Common stock

        519  

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

        114,820  

Retained earnings

        54,661  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

        1,094  

Other equity capital components

        0  
     

 

 

 

Total bank equity capital

        171,094  

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

        31  

Total equity capital

        171,125  
     

 

 

 

Total liabilities, and equity capital

      $ 1,773,157  

I, Michael P. Santomassimo, Sr. EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Michael P. Santomassimo

Sr. EVP & CFO    

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

Directors

Maria R. Morris

Theodore F. Craver, Jr.

Juan A. Pujadas