FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Hite Christopher
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Royalty Pharma plc [RPRX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & Vice Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC, 110 E. 59TH STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/13/2024
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Ordinary Shares 05/13/2024   C(1)   300,000 A $ 0 370,000 (2) I By SCH Investment Partners LLC

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
LP interests in RPI US Partners 2019, LP $ 0 05/13/2024   C(1)     30,000   (3)   (3) Class A Ordinary Shares 300,000 $ 0 541 (2) I By SCH Investment Partners LLC

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hite Christopher
C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC
110 E. 59TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10022
      EVP & Vice Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ Jason Mehar, as Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher Hite   05/16/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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) The Reporting Person has agreed to retain and not sell Class A Ordinary Shares and RPI US LP Interests convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares representing approximately 928,800 Class A Ordinary Shares before February 2025 pursuant to an agreement by and between the Reporting Person and RP Management, LLC. This restriction is waivable under certain circumstances.
(3) Represents limited partnership interests in RPI US Partners 2019, LP ("RPI US LP Interests"). Each RPI US LP Interest can be exchanged for ten Class B Interests in Royalty Pharma Holdings, Ltd. ("Holdings") at any time and for no additional value, which exchange right does not expire until so converted. Each Class B Interest in Holdings issued in exchange for a RPI US LP Interest will be exchanged upon such exchange for one Class A Ordinary Share of the Issuer for no additional value.

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