8-K


 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 31, 2016

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

000-19756
(Commission File Number)


Delaware
 
94-3023969
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


932 Southwood Boulevard
Incline Village, Nevada 89451
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(775) 832-8500
(Company’s telephone number, including area code)



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions:

¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 








Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On March 31, 2016, PDL BioPharma, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that the Company will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time for all stockholders of record on April 8, 2016. The meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Incline Village, Nevada. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PDL BIOPHARMA, INC.
(Company)
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ John P. McLaughlin
 
 
John P. McLaughlin
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer




Dated: March 31, 2016






Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release



Exhibit


Exhibit 99.1

Contacts:
 
 
Peter Garcia
 
Jennifer Williams
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
 
Cook Williams Communications, Inc.
775-832-8500
 
360-668-3701
Peter.Garcia@pdl.com
 
jennifer@cwcomm.org

PDL BioPharma to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 2, 2016

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV, March 1, 2016 – PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL or the Company) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced that the Company will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time for all stockholders of record on April 8, 2016. The meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Incline Village, Nevada.

About PDL BioPharma
PDL manages a portfolio of patents and royalty assets, consisting of its Queen et al. patents, license agreements with various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and royalty and other assets acquired. To acquire new income generating assets, PDL provides non-dilutive growth capital and financing solutions to late-stage public and private healthcare companies and offers immediate financial monetization of royalty streams to companies, academic institutions, and inventors. PDL has committed over $1 billion and funded approximately $937 million in these investments to date. PDL evaluates its investments based on the quality of the income generating assets and potential returns on investment. PDL is currently focused on acquiring new income generating assets, the management of its intellectual property and income generating assets, and maximizing value for its stockholders.

The Company was formerly known as Protein Design Labs, Inc. and changed its name to PDL BioPharma, Inc. in 2006. PDL was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada. PDL pioneered the humanization of monoclonal antibodies and, by doing so, enabled the discovery of a new generation of targeted treatments for cancer and immunologic diseases for which it receives significant royalty revenue.

For more information, please visit www.pdl.com.

PDL BioPharma and the PDL BioPharma logo are considered trademarks of PDL BioPharma, Inc.