Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Resolution of Opioid-Related Claims

Pursuant to the Plan and the Scheme of Arrangement, on the Effective Date all opioid claims against Mallinckrodt and its subsidiaries were deemed to have been settled, discharged, waived, released and extinguished in full against Mallinckrodt and its subsidiaries, and Mallinckrodt and its subsidiaries ceased to have any liability or obligation with respect to such claims, which were treated in accordance with the Plan as follows:



     •    Opioid claims will be channeled to certain trusts, which will receive
          $1,725.0 million in deferred payments from Mallinckrodt and certain of
          its subsidiaries consisting of (i) a $450.0 million payment on the
          Effective Date; (ii) a $200.0 million payment upon each of the first and
          second anniversaries of the Effective Date; (iii) a $150.0 million
          payment upon each of the third through seventh anniversaries of the
          Effective Date; and (iv) a $125.0 million payment upon the eighth
          anniversary of the Effective Date (collectively, the "Opioid Deferred
          Payments"), with Mallinckrodt retaining an eighteen-month option to
          prepay outstanding Opioid Deferred Payments (other than the initial
          Effective Date payment) at a discount (and to prepay the Opioid Deferred
          Payments at their undiscounted value even after expiration of such
          eighteen-month period). The terms of the Opioid Deferred Payments are set
          forth in the Plan and an Opioid Deferred Cash Payments Agreement, dated
          as of the Effective Date and incorporated into the Confirmation Order
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        the "Opioid Deferred Cash Payments Agreement"). The Opioid Deferred
        Payments are unsecured and are guaranteed by Mallinckrodt and its
        subsidiaries that are borrowers, issuers or guarantors under the Takeback
        Term Loans and the New 1L Notes, Existing 1L Notes, New 2L Notes and
        Takeback 2L Notes (such notes collectively, the "Effective Date Notes")
        (except for the Effective Date Notes, as defined and described further
        below), and certain future indebtedness (subject to certain exceptions).
        The Opioid Deferred Cash Payments Agreement contains affirmative and
        negative covenants (including an obligation to offer to pay the Opioid
        Deferred Payments without discount upon the occurrence of certain change
. . .

Item 1.02. Termination of Material Definitive Agreement.

Restructuring Support Agreement

On the Effective Date, the Restructuring Support Agreement (the "RSA") entered into by Mallinckrodt, as part of a prearranged plan of reorganization, was terminated pursuant to its terms.

Equity Interests

Pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement, on the Effective Date, all of the existing ordinary shares of Mallinckrodt and all rights attaching or relating thereto were cancelled and such equity interests were deemed to have no further force or effect. On the Effective Date, Mallinckrodt issued new Mallinckrodt Ordinary Shares to holders of the Guaranteed Unsecured Notes, subject to dilution by the Warrants and the MIP.

Debt Instruments

Satisfaction of Existing Term Loans and Repayment of Existing Revolver

Pursuant to the Plan and Scheme of Arrangement, on the Effective Date, lenders holding allowed claims in respect of the existing senior secured term loans due September 2024 (the "2024 Term Loans") and senior secured term loans due February 2025 (the "2025 Term Loans" and, together with the 2024 Term Loans, the "Existing Term Loans")



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incurred by the Issuers received their pro rata share of the 2017 Replacement Term Loans (in the case of the 2024 Term Loans) or the 2018 Replacement Term Loans (in the case of the 2025 Term Loans) and payment in cash of an exit fee equal to 1.00% of such remaining principal amount in satisfaction thereof.

Pursuant to the Plan and Scheme of Arrangement, on the Effective Date, lenders' allowed claims in respect of the existing $900 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Existing Revolver") incurred by the Issuers and certain of their respective subsidiaries were paid in full in cash, including with the net proceeds of the New 1L Notes.

As a result of the satisfaction of the Existing Term Loans and the repayment of the Existing Revolver pursuant to the Plan and the Scheme of Arrangement, Mallinckrodt and its subsidiaries terminated the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2014, among Mallinckrodt, the Issuers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent, and the related loan documents.

Satisfaction of 10.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2025

Pursuant to the Plan and Scheme of Arrangement, on the Effective Date, lenders holding allowed claims in respect of the Issuers' existing 10.000% second lien senior secured notes due 2025 (the "Existing 2L Notes") received their pro rata . . .

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an


           Off-balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.


The descriptions of the following agreements set forth under Item 1.01 above are incorporated by reference herein: (i) Resolution of Opioid-Related Claims, (ii) Settlement Agreements, (iii) Takeback Term Loans, (iv) 11.500% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2028, (v) Existing 10.000% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2025, (vi) 10.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2025, (vii) 10.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2029 and (viii) Accounts Receivable Financing Facility.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On the Effective Date, Mallinckrodt issued the following in accordance with the Plan and Scheme of Arrangement:



     •    13,170,932 new Mallinckrodt Ordinary Shares were issued to holders of the
          Guaranteed Unsecured Notes; and



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• 3,290,675 Warrants to purchase 3,290,675 new Mallinckrodt Ordinary Shares

were issued to the opioid claimants.

As of the Effective Date, there were 13,170,932 shares of new Mallinckrodt Ordinary Shares (symbol MNKPF) and 3,290,675 Warrants issued and outstanding.

The new Mallinckrodt Ordinary Shares and the Warrants issued pursuant to the Plan were issued pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code, which generally exempts from such registration requirements the issuance of certain securities under a plan of reorganization.

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

Except as otherwise provided in the Plan and Scheme of Arrangement, all notes, equity, agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents evidencing any security interest of Mallinckrodt were cancelled on the Effective Date. The securities cancelled on the Effective Date include all of the existing ordinary shares of Mallinckrodt. For further information, see the Explanatory Note and Items 1.01, 1.02, 3.02, 5.01 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

As discussed elsewhere in this Current Report, as of the Effective Date, all of the existing ordinary shares of Mallinckrodt were cancelled and pursuant to the Plan and Scheme of Arrangement, Mallinckrodt issued 100% of the new Mallinckrodt Ordinary Shares to holders of the Guaranteed Unsecured Notes. In addition, all of the opioid claimants will receive, in addition to other potential consideration, warrants for approximately 19.99% of reorganized Mallinckrodt's new Ordinary Shares, after giving effect to the exercise of the Warrants (but subject to dilution from equity reserved under the MIP), exercisable at any time on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the effectiveness of the Plan.

For further information, see the Explanatory Note and Items 1.01, 1.02, 3.02 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;

Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain

Officers.

Departure of Officers and Directors

As of the Effective Date, Mark Trudeau resigned from his role as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Mallinckrodt pursuant to a Separation of Employment Agreement and General Release (the "Separation Agreement"). Under the Separation Agreement, Mr. Trudeau is entitled to receive, among other things, the following severance compensation and benefits, subject to his execution and nonrevocation of the Separation Agreement (including a release of claims): (a) a lump sum payment equal to the sum of (i) 24 months of his current base salary in the gross amount of $2,100,000, (ii) his annual bonus for two fiscal years in the gross amount of $2,878,750, (iii) the gross amount of $594,952 in lieu of a bonus for fiscal year 2022 and (iv) Mallinckrodt's portion of COBRA premiums for 18 months in the gross amount of $36,694 and (b) Mallinckrodt's payment for outplacement services for 12 months and tax accounting services in preparation of his tax returns. All outstanding equity awards held by Mr. Trudeau as of the Effective Date were canceled and forfeited pursuant to the Plan. The Separation Agreement further provides that the restrictive covenants contained in Mr. Trudeau's employment agreement continue to apply in accordance with their terms.

The foregoing description of the Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Separation Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.9 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, the following directors of the board of directors of Mallinckrodt (the "Board") also resigned from their roles as directors of Mallinckrodt (and any committees of the Board thereof) (collectively, the "Director Resignations"): Angus Russell, David R. Carlucci, J. Martin Carroll, Paul R. Carter, David Y. Norton, Carlos V. Paya, M.D., Ph.D., JoAnn Reed, Anne C. Whitaker and Kneeland Youngblood, M.D.



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None of the directors or officers have resigned as a result of any disagreement with Mallinckrodt on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.

Appointment of Directors

As of the Effective Date and immediately following the Director Resignations, the following individuals were appointed directors of Mallinckrodt: Paul M. Bisaro (as Chairman of the Board), Daniel Celentano, Riad El-Dada, Neal P. Goldman, Dr. Woodrow (Woody) Myers, and James R. Sulat. Additionally, as described further below in this Current Report, on the Effective Date, Mallinckrodt announced the appointment of Sigurdur (Siggi) Olafsson as a member of Mallinckrodt's Board, effective June 25, 2022 (Mr. Olafsson and the individuals in the immediately preceding sentence collectively, the "New Directors").

Paul Bisaro: Mr. Bisaro has more than 30 years of leadership experience
          at generic and branded pharmaceutical companies and a track record of
          driving growth through operational execution and corporate
          transformation. Mr. Bisaro previously served as president, chief
          executive officer and a director on the board of Impax Laboratories from
          2016 to 2018, and as executive chairman of Amneal Pharmaceuticals until
          2019 following its 2018 merger with Impax. Prior to Impax, Mr. Bisaro was
          executive chairman of Allergan from 2014 to 2016, and president and chief
          executive officer of Actavis (and its predecessor firm Watson
          Pharmaceuticals) from 2007 to 2014, where he served on the board from
          2007 until 2018. From 1999 to 2007, he served as president, chief
          operating officer and a director on the board of Barr Pharmaceuticals.
          Earlier in his career, he worked as an attorney for Winston & Strawn and
. . .

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.

Effective as of the Effective Date, and pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement, the new memorandum and articles of association (together, the "New Articles of Association") were adopted, which replaced and superseded the prior Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (together, the "Prior Articles of Association"), respectively. Set forth below are the principal changes to the Prior Articles of Association, as reflected in the New Articles of Association.

Share Capitalization

The New Articles of Association provide that the authorized share capital of Mallinckrodt is US$10,000,000 and €40,000 divided into 500,000,000 Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.01 each, 500,000,000 preferred shares, par value US$0.01 each, and 40,000 ordinary A shares, par value €1.00 each. They further provide that, pursuant to Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, Mallinckrodt will not issue non-voting equity securities, provided that this restriction (i) will have no further force or effect beyond that required under Section 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) will have such force and effect, if any, only for so long as Section 1123 is in effect and applicable to Mallinckrodt, and (iii) in all events may be amended or eliminated in accordance with applicable law as from time to time in effect.

The Prior Articles of Association provided that the authorized share capital of Mallinckrodt was US$200,000,000 and €40,000 divided into 500,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.20 each, 500,000,000 Preferred Shares, par value US$0.20 each, and 40,000 Ordinary A Shares, par value €1.00 each, and did not include restrictions on the issuance of non-voting equity securities.

Record Date for Dividends and Other Distributions

The New Articles of Association provide that the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive payments of dividends and other distributions or allotment of any rights, or for determining the shareholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of shares, or any other lawful action, must be not more than 60 days prior to such action.

The Prior Articles of Association provided that the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive payments of dividends and other distributions or allotment of any rights, or for determining the shareholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of shares, or any other lawful action, was required to be not more than 30 nor less than two days prior to such action.

Chairman of General Meetings of Mallinckrodt

The New Articles of Association provide that, if there is no chairman of the Board, or if he or she is not present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the holding of a general meeting or is unwilling to act, any director or other person designated by the Board (or, if the Board has not designated any such person prior to the meeting or such person is not present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or is unwilling to act, such an officer or director or any other person elected by the directors present at the meeting) will preside as chairman of the meeting.

The New Articles of Association further provide that, if at any general meeting no person designated in accordance with the above-described article is willing to act as chairman or if no such person is present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the shareholders present at the meeting will choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

The Prior Articles of Association provided that, if there was no chairman of the Board, or if he or she was not present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or was unwilling to act, the directors present would elect one of their number to serve as chairman of the meeting.

The Prior Articles of Association further provided that, if at any general meeting no director designated in accordance with the above-described article . . .

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with its emergence from the chapter 11 and Irish examinership proceedings, Mallinckrodt issued a press release on the Effective Date, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall be deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

In connection with the Governmental Acthar Settlement, Mallinckrodt has entered into separate settlement agreements with the fifty states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and certain relators, which further implement the settlement established by the Governmental Acthar Settlement.

On June 8, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving a minor modification to the Plan, which is reflected in the final Plan filed at Docket No. 7670 and as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing summary of the modification to the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan (which includes such modification), which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 8.01 herein by reference.

Cautionary Statements Related to Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this document that are not strictly historical, including statements regarding future financial condition and operating results, legal, economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting Mallinckrodt's businesses, and any other statements regarding events or developments Mallinckrodt believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, may be "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.

There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These factors include risks and uncertainties related to, among other things: the effects of the Chapter 11 cases on the liquidity, results of operations and businesses of Mallinckrodt and its subsidiaries; governmental investigations and inquiries, regulatory actions and lawsuits brought against Mallinckrodt by government agencies and private parties with respect to its historical commercialization of opioids, including the agreement set forth in the Plan regarding a global settlement to resolve all opioid-related claims; the settlement set forth in the Plan with governmental parties to resolve certain disputes relating to Acthar Gel; the ability to maintain relationships with Mallinckrodt's suppliers, customers, employees and other third parties as a result of, and following, the Chapter 11 cases; the possibility that Mallinckrodt may be unable to achieve its business and strategic goals even now that the



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Plan is successfully consummated; the nondischargeability of certain claims against Mallinckrodt as part of the bankruptcy process; developing, funding and executing Mallinckrodt's business plan and continuing as a going concern; Mallinckrodt's post-bankruptcy capital structure; scrutiny from governments, legislative bodies and enforcement agencies related to sales, marketing and pricing practices; pricing pressure on certain of Mallinckrodt's products due to legal changes or changes in insurers' reimbursement practices resulting from recent increased public scrutiny of healthcare and pharmaceutical costs; the impact of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus; the reimbursement practices of governmental health administration authorities, private health coverage insurers and other third-party payers; complex reporting and payment obligations under the Medicare and Medicaid rebate programs and other governmental purchasing and rebate programs; cost containment efforts of customers, purchasing groups, third-party payers and governmental organizations; changes in or failure to comply with relevant laws and regulations; Mallinckrodt's and its partners' ability to successfully develop or commercialize new products or expand commercial opportunities; Mallinckrodt's ability to navigate price fluctuations; competition; Mallinckrodt's and its partners' ability to protect intellectual property rights; limited clinical trial data for Acthar Gel; clinical studies and related regulatory processes; product liability losses and other litigation liability; material health, safety and environmental liabilities; potential indemnification liabilities to Covidien pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement; business development activities; retention of key personnel; the effectiveness of information technology infrastructure including cybersecurity and data leakage risks; customer concentration; Mallinckrodt's reliance on certain individual products that are material to its financial performance; Mallinckrodt's ability to receive procurement and production quotas granted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; complex manufacturing processes; conducting business internationally; Mallinckrodt's ability to achieve expected benefits from restructuring activities; Mallinckrodt's significant levels of intangible assets and related impairment testing; labor and employment laws and regulations; natural disasters or other catastrophic events; Mallinckrodt's substantial indebtedness, its ability to generate sufficient cash to reduce its indebtedness and its potential need and ability to incur further indebtedness; Mallinckrodt's ability to generate sufficient cash to service indebtedness even now that the prepetition indebtedness has been restructured; restrictions on Mallinckrodt's operations contained in the agreements governing Mallinckrodt's indebtedness; Mallinckrodt's variable rate indebtedness; future changes to U.S. and foreign tax laws or the impact of disputes with governmental tax authorities; and the impact of Irish laws.

The "Risk Factors" section of Mallinckrodt's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC identify and describe in more detail the . . .

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





  (d) Exhibits.



Exhibit
  No.                               Description of Exhibit
 2.1          Modified Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (with Technical
            Modifications) of Mallinckrodt Plc and Its Debtor Affiliates Under
            Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, filed June 21, 2022.
 3.1          New Memorandum and Articles of Association.
 4.1          Warrant Agreement, dated June 16, 2022.
              11.500% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2028 Indenture, dated
 4.2        June 16, 2022.
              Form of 11.500% First Lien Senior Secured Note due 2028 (included in
 4.3        Exhibit 4.2).
 4.4          Supplemental Indenture No. 4, dated June 16, 2022.
              10.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2025 Indenture, dated
 4.5        June 16, 2022.
              Form of 10.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (included
 4.6        in Exhibit 4.5).
              10.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2029 Indenture, dated
 4.7        June 16, 2022.
              Form of 10.000% Second Lien Senior Notes due 2029 (included in
 4.8        Exhibit 4.7).
10.1          Opioid Deferred Cash Payments Agreement, dated June 16, 2022.
10.2          Settlement Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2022, among the United
            States of America, acting through the United States Department of
            Justice and on behalf of the Office of Inspector General of the
            Department of Health and Human Services, Mallinckrodt plc,
            Mallinckrodt ARD LLC and James Landolt (incorporated by reference to
            Exhibit 10.1 of Mallinckrodt's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
            the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2022).



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10.3       Settlement Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2022, among the United
         States of America, acting through the United States Department of Justice
         and on behalf of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of
         Health and Human Services, Mallinckrodt plc, Mallinckrodt ARD LLC,
         Charles Strunck, Lisa Pratta and Scott Clark (incorporated by reference
         to Exhibit 10.2 of Mallinckrodt's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
         the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2022).
10.4       Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 16, 2022.
10.5       Credit Agreement, dated June 16, 2022.
10.6       Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 15, 2022.
10.7       Receivables Financing Credit Agreement, dated June 16, 2022.
10.8       Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated June 16, 2022.
10.9       Separation of Employment Agreement and General Release, by and between
         Mark Trudeau and ST Shared Services LLC, dated June 16, 2022.
           Employment Agreement, by and between Mallinckrodt plc and Sigurdur
10.10    Olafsson, dated June 16, 2022.
10.11      Letter Agreement, by and between Hugh O'Neill and Mallinckrodt plc.
10.12      Letter Agreement, by and between Steven Romano and Mallinckrodt plc.
10.13      Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals 2022 Stock and Incentive Plan.
           Form of Deed of Indemnification by and between Mallinckrodt plc and
10.14    Directors and Secretary.
           Form of Deed of Indemnification by and between Mallinckrodt plc and
10.15    Officers.
           Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between Sucampo
10.16    Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Directors and Secretary.
99.1       Press Release, dated June 16, 2022.
         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
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