United Therapeutics Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the Board) of United Therapeutics Corporation (the Company) approved a share repurchase program (the Share Repurchase Program), authorizing the purchase by the Company of up to $2.0 billion of the Company’s common stock (Common Stock) before March 9, 2027.
On March 9, 2026, the Company entered into two accelerated share repurchase agreements (the ASR Agreements) with Citibank, N.A. (Citi) to repurchase approximately $1.5 billion in the aggregate of Common Stock under the Share Repurchase Program.
Under the terms of the ASR Agreements, which comprise a $750 million uncollared agreement (the Uncollared ASR) and a $750 million collared agreement (the Collared ASR), the Company will make an aggregate upfront payment of $1.5 billion to Citi on or before March 11, 2026.
Uncollared ASR
Under the Uncollared ASR, which is being entered into pursuant to the Master Confirmation between the Company and Citi, dated March 25, 2024, the Company will receive an initial delivery of approximately 992,120 shares of Common Stock on March 11, 2026 representing approximately 70% of the total shares that would be repurchased under the Uncollared ASR, measured based on the closing price of the Common Stock on March 9, 2026.
The exact number of shares that the Company will ultimately repurchase pursuant to the Uncollared ASR will be determined based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average price per share of the Common Stock during the term of the Uncollared ASR, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Uncollared ASR. The scheduled termination date of the Uncollared ASR is in the second quarter of 2026.
Collared ASR
Under the Collared ASR, which is being entered into pursuant to the Master Confirmation between the Company and Citi, dated August 1, 2025, the Company will receive an initial delivery of approximately 708,657 shares of Common Stock on March 11, 2026 representing approximately 50% of the total shares that would be repurchased under the Collared ASR (the Initial Delivery Amount), measured based on the closing price of the Common Stock on March 9, 2026. Upon completion of an agreed-upon hedging period and the subsequent determination of the minimum and maximum share amounts to be repurchased under the Collared ASR, Citi will deliver an additional number of shares to the Company equal to the difference between such minimum number of shares and the Initial Delivery Amount.
The exact number of shares that the Company will ultimately repurchase pursuant to the Collared ASR will be determined based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average price per share of the Common Stock during the term of the Collared ASR, less a discount and subject to a collar provision establishing the minimum and maximum share amounts to be repurchased, as well as other adjustments, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collared ASR. The scheduled termination date of the Collared ASR is in the third quarter of 2026.
At final settlement of the ASR Agreements, the Company may be entitled to receive additional shares of Common Stock, or, in certain limited circumstances, be required to make cash payment to Citi or, if the Company elects, deliver shares to Citi.
The ASR Agreements contain customary terms for these types of transactions, including, but not limited to, the mechanisms used to determine the number of shares of Common Stock or, the amount of cash, that will be delivered at settlement, the required timing of delivery of the shares of Common Stock, the specific circumstances under which adjustments may be made to the transactions, the specific circumstances under which final settlement of the ASR Agreements may be accelerated or extended, the specific circumstances under which the transactions may be terminated prior to their scheduled maturity, and various acknowledgements, representations and warranties made by the Company and Citi to one another.
The foregoing description of the ASR Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the master confirmation governing the Uncollared ASR, a copy of which the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2024 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, and to the master confirmation governing the Collared ASR, a copy of which the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2025 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 9, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the Share Repurchase Program and the ASR Agreements. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), 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, or the Exchange Act as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 9, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION | ||
| Dated: March 9, 2026 | By: | /s/ Paul A. Mahon |
| Name: | Paul A. Mahon | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |