Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On May 17, 2026 (the "Notice Date"), pursuant to the Contingent Value Right Agreement (the "CVR Agreement") entered into as of July 30, 2025, by and between Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, a New York limited liability trust company, as Rights Agent, the Company notified the Rights Agent that Milestone 1, as defined in the CVR Agreement, was achieved on March 18, 2026. Accordingly, the Company has become obligated to pay the associated milestone payment, an amount equal to $0.50 per Contingent Value Right ("CVR"), payable in cash, without interest thereon and subject to reduction for any applicable withholding taxes in respect thereof, in the aggregate amount of approximately $33.4 million. The Company will deposit with the Rights Agent the amount necessary to pay the associated milestone payment within 20 business days of the Notice Date. Payment to holders of the CVR will be distributed pursuant to the terms and conditions of the CVR Agreement.
The foregoing description of certain terms of the CVR Agreement and the CVRs issued thereunder is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the CVR Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2025 (File No. 001-35518).
The information in this Item 2.03 (including Exhibit 10.1) is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this report, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.