SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RIGGS RORY B

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC

110 E. 59TH STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK

10022

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Royalty Pharma plc [ RPRX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/07/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Ordinary Shares	05/07/2021		C⁽¹⁾		679,760	A	$0⁽¹⁾	679,760	D
Class A Ordinary Shares	05/07/2021		C⁽¹⁾		2,355,190	A	$0⁽¹⁾	2,355,190	I	By New Ventures III LLC
Class A Ordinary Shares								4,587,070	I	By New Ventures I LLC
Class A Ordinary Shares								1,113,010	I	By New Ventures Select LLC
Class A Ordinary Shares								15,000	I	By Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
LP interests in RPI US Partners 2019, LP	$0⁽¹⁾	05/07/2021		C⁽¹⁾			67,976	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Class A Ordinary Shares	679,760	$0	541,751	D
LP interests in RPI US Partners 2019, LP	$0⁽¹⁾	05/07/2021		C⁽¹⁾			235,519	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Class A Ordinary Shares	2,355,190	$0	0	I	By New Ventures III LLC

Explanation of Responses:

1. These Class A Ordinary Shares will be received by the Reporting Person in exchange for limited partnership interests in RPI US Partners 2019, LP ("RPI US LP"). Each limited partnership interest in RPI US LP ("RPI US LP Interest") will be exchanged for ten Class B Interests in Royalty Pharma Holdings Limited ("Holdings"). Each Class B Interest in Holdings so distributed will be exchanged for one Class A Ordinary Share of the Issuer. This exchange will be made pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement dated June 16, 2020, among the Issuer, Holdings, RPI US LP, RPI International Holdings 2019, LP, RPI International Partners 2019, LP and RPI EPA Holdings, LP (the "Exchange Agreement"). No additional value will be paid by the Reporting Person in connection with the exchange.

2. Represents RPI US LP Interests. Each RPI US LP Interest can be exchanged for ten Class B Interests in Holdings at any time and for no additional value, which exchange right does not expire until so converted. Upon such exchange, each Class B Interest in Holdings issued in exchange for a RPI US LP Interest will be exchanged for one Class A Ordinary Share of the Issuer for no additional value.

	/s/ Jason Mehar, as Attorney-in-Fact for Rory B. Riggs	05/11/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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