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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 6, 2017

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:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On April 6, 2017, PDL BioPharma, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that the Company will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, June 9, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time for all stockholders of record on April 17, 2017. 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: April 6, 2017






Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release



Exhibit


Exhibit 99.1

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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 9, 2017

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV, April 6, 2017 – PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL or the Company) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced that the Company will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, June 9, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time for all stockholders of record on April 17, 2017. The meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Incline Village, Nevada.

About PDL BioPharma
PDL seeks to provide a significant return for its shareholders by acquiring and managing a portfolio of companies, products, royalty agreements and debt facilities in the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device industries.  In late 2012, PDL began providing alternative sources of capital through royalty monetizations and debt facilities and in 2016, began making equity investments in commercial stage companies, the first being Noden Pharma DAC.  PDL has committed over $1.4 billion and funded approximately $1.1 billion in these investments to date.  PDL is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada. 

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

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