FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Retrophin, Inc. [ RTRX ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 11/14/2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 11/14/2014 | S | 100,000 | D | $10.2279 | 2,837,168 | D | |||
Common Stock | 11/17/2014 | S | 100,000 | D | $9.411 | 2,737,168 | D | |||
Common Stock | 11/18/2014 | S | 254,975 | D | $9.1911 | 2,482,193 | D | |||
Common Stock | 11/19/2014 | S | 329,824 | D | $8.5412 | 2,152,369 | D | |||
Common Stock | 11/20/2014 | S | 134,354 | D | $8.2319 | 2,018,015 | D | |||
Common Stock | 11/21/2014 | S | 252,847 | D | $8.41 | 1,765,168 | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Prepaid Forward Contract (obligation to sell) | (1) | 09/09/2014 | J/K(1) | 123,000 | 09/12/2016 | 09/14/2016 | Common Stock | 123,000 | (1) | 123,000 | D | ||||
Prepaid Forward Contract (obligation to sell) | (2) | 09/12/2014 | J/K(2) | 205,000 | 09/15/2016 | 09/21/2016 | Common Stock | 205,000 | (2) | 205,000 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On September 9, 2014, the reporting person entered into a prepaid forward contract with an unaffiliated third party buyer. The contract obligates the reporting person to deliver to the buyer, at the reporting person's option, up to 123,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), of Retrophin, Inc., cash or a combination thereof on the maturity date of the contract (September 14, 2016). In exchange for assuming this obligation, the reporting person received a cash payment of $1,069,166 as of the date of entering into the contract. The reporting person pledged 123,000 shares of Common Stock (the "September 9 Pledged Shares") to secure his obligations under such contract and retained voting rights in the September 9 Pledged Shares during the term of the pledge. |
2. On September 12, 2014, the reporting person entered into a prepaid forward contract with an unaffiliated third party buyer. The contract obligates the reporting person to deliver to the buyer, at the reporting person's option, up to 205,000 shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof on the maturity date of the contract (September 21, 2016). In exchange for assuming this obligation, the reporting person received a cash payment of $1,789,679 as of the date of entering into the contract. The reporting person pledged 205,000 shares of Common Stock (the "September 12 Pledged Shares") to secure his obligations under such contract and retained voting rights in the September 12 Pledged Shares during the term of the pledge. |
/s/ Martin Shkreli | 11/23/2014 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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