SEC Form 4 · accession 0001144204-19-004898
AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC · AVDL
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Period of report
Jan 31, 2019
Accepted (ET)
Feb 4, 2019 · 8:55 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001012477
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADSsF1,F2,F3 | Jan 31, 2019 | A | 27,900 | $0.00 | A | 3,130,573 | I | See Footnote 2 |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1The issuer's "ADSs" are American Depositary Shares, with each ADS representing one ordinary share, nominal value $0.01 per share, of the issuer; ADSs may be represented by American Depositary Receipts.
- F2The securities are held in the account of Broadfin Healthcare Master Fund, Ltd., a private investment fund managed by Broadfin Capital, LLC, and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Kevin Kotler, managing member of Broadfin Capital, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported in Tables I and II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and affirmatively disclaim being a "group" for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of Broadfin Healthcare Master Fund, Ltd. and Broadfin Capital, LLC may be deemed to be a director-by-deputization by virtue of Kevin Kotler serving on the board of directors of the issuer.
- F3Includes 27,900 restricted ADSs granted under the issuer's Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan on 01/31/2019 to Kevin Kotler in his capacity as a director of the issuer; one-third (1/3) of the ADSs will vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. All interest in the ADSs is assigned from Kevin Kotler to Broadfin Healthcare Master Fund, Ltd.