UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2020
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(888 ) 969-7879
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
As previously reported on October 22, 2020, Retrophin, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Orphan Technologies Limited (“Orphan”) and Citco Trustees (Cayman) Limited (“Trustee”) acting solely in its capacity as the sole trustee of The Fuhrer Family Trust (the “Trust” and Trustee, acting in such capacity, “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire Orphan by purchasing all of the outstanding shares of Orphan from Seller, subject to customary closing conditions.
On November 10, 2020, the Company completed the closing of the acquisition of Orphan.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RETROPHIN, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dated: November 12, 2020 | By: | /s/ Elizabeth E. Reed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Elizabeth D. Reed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||