SEC Form 4 · accession 0000899243-17-021307
ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC · ACOR
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owners
SCOPIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
10% Owner
Jeremy Mindich
10% Owner
Matthew Sirovich
10% Owner
Scopia Management, Inc.
10% Owner
Period of report
Aug 29, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Aug 31, 2017 · 4:50 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001008848
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1,F2,F3 | Aug 29, 2017 | P | 500,000 | $19.0461 | A | 8,208,527 | I | See Footnotes |
| Common StockF1,F2,F3 | Aug 29, 2017 | P | 150,000 | $19.5152 | A | 8,358,527 | I | See Footnotes |
| Common StockF1,F2,F3 | Aug 29, 2017 | P | 116,201 | $19.6222 | A | 8,474,728 | I | See Footnotes |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1This Form 4 is filed jointly by Scopia Capital Management LP ("Scopia Management"), Scopia Management, Inc. ("Scopia Inc."), Matthew Sirovich and Jeremy Mindich. The securities reported in this Form 4 are held in the accounts of several private investment funds, including Scopia Long LLC, Scopia Windmill Fund LP, Scopia International Master Fund LP, Scopia PX LLC, Scopia PX International Master Fund LP, Scopia Partners LLC, Scopia Long International Master Fund LP, Scopia Long QP LLC, Scopia Health Care LLC, Scopia Health Care International Master Fund LP, Scopia LB LLC, Scopia LB International Master Fund LP and a certain managed account (together, the "Investment Vehicles") for which Scopia Management serves as the investment manager. Each of the Investment Vehicles individually holds less than 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Issuer").
- F2(Continued from footnote 1) Scopia Management, as the investment manager of the Investment Vehicles, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by the Investment Vehicles because Scopia Management has voting and investment power over such securities. In addition, Scopia Inc., as general partner of Scopia Management, and Matthew Sirovich and Jeremy Mindich, as Managing Directors of Scopia Inc., may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by the Investment Vehicles because each of Scopia Inc., Mr. Sirovich and Mr. Mindich may be deemed to exercise voting and investment power over such securities. Further, Scopia Management, Scopia Inc. and Messrs. Sirovich and Mindich may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in a portion of the securities held directly by the Investment Vehicles due to Scopia Management's right to receive performance-based allocations.
- F3Each of Scopia Management, Scopia Inc. and Messrs. Sirovich and Mindich disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of Scopia Management, Scopia Inc. or Messrs. Sirovich and Mindich is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.