| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| SCHEDULE 13G | |
| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| (Amendment No. )* | |
|
Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
|
269796108 | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
|
December 31, 2014 | |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) | |
| Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: | |
| x | Rule 13d-1(b) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
| (Page 1 of 10 Pages) | |
______________________________
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| CUSIP No. 269796108 | 13G | Page 2 of 10 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) x | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
5 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 |
SHARED VOTING POWER 936,992 | |||
| 7 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 936,992 | |||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 936,992 | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.7% | |||
| 12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON EP | |||
| CUSIP No. 269796108 | 13G | Page 3 of 10 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON GE Asset Management Incorporated, as Investment Manager of GEPT (as defined below) and an Investment Adviser to certain other entities and accounts. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) x | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
5 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 |
SHARED VOTING POWER 936,992 | |||
| 7 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 936,992 | |||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 936,992 | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.7% | |||
| 12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, CO | |||
| CUSIP No. 269796108 | 13G | Page 4 of 10 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON General Electric Company | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) x | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
5 |
SOLE VOTING POWER None | ||
| 6 |
SHARED VOTING POWER Disclaimed (see 9 below) | |||
| 7 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None | |||
| 8 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER Disclaimed (see 9 below) | |||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES Disclaimed (see 9 above). | x | ||
| 11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Not Applicable (see 9 above) | |||
| 12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO | |||
| CUSIP No. 269796108 | 13G | Page 5 of 10 Pages |
INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This Statement on Schedule 13G/A is filed on behalf of General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("GE"), GE Asset Management Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEAM") and the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a New York common law trust ("GEPT") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). GEAM is a registered investment adviser and acts as Investment Manager of GEPT and as Investment Adviser to certain other entities and accounts. GEAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 936,992 shares of Common Stock of Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. owned by GEPT. GEAM and GEPT each expressly disclaim that they are members of a "group." GE disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares and expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group."
| Item 1(a). | NAME OF ISSUER |
| The name of the issuer is Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company"). |
| Item 1(b). | ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES |
| The Company's principal executive offices are located at 50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 315, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677. |
| Item 2(a). | NAME OF PERSON FILING |
|
This statement is filed by: (i) Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust (see Schedule I);
(ii) GE Asset Management Incorporated as Investment Manager of GEPT and as Investment Adviser to certain entities and account; and
(iii) General Electric Company.
Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Common Stock reported herein. |
| Item 2(b). | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE |
| The address of the principal offices of GEPT and GEAM is 1600 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06904. The address of the principal offices of GE is 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut 06828. |
| Item 2(c). | CITIZENSHIP |
| Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust is a New York common law trust. GE Asset Management Incorporated is a Delaware corporation. General Electric Company is a New York corporation |
| Item 2(d). | TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"). |
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| Item 2(e). | CUSIP NUMBER |
| 269796108 |
| Item 3. | IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rules 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: |
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; | |
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; | |
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; | |
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; | |
| (e) | x | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
| (f) | x | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
| (g) | ¨ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | |
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; | |
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; | |
| (j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | |
| (k) | x | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ___________________________________________ |
| Item 4. | OWNERSHIP |
|
A. Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust (a) Amount beneficially owned: 936,992 (b) Percent of class: 6.7% The percentages used herein and in the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 14,032,167 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 17, 2014 as reported by the Company in the Form 10-K/A filed by the Company on January 28, 2015. (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 936,992 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 936,992 | |
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B. GE Asset Management Incorporated (a) Amount beneficially owned: 936,992 (b) Percent of class: 6.7% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 936,992 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 936,992 | |
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C. General Electric Company (a) Amount beneficially owned: Disclaimed (b) Percent of class: Disclaimed (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: None (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: Disclaimed (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: None (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: Disclaimed |
| Item 5. | OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 6. | OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 7. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 8. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP |
| See Introductory Note above. |
| Item 9. | NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 10. | CERTIFICATION |
| Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification: | |
| By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
DATE: February 17, 2015
GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated, its Investment Manager
| By: | /s/ Michael M. Pastore | ||
| Name: | Michael M. Pastore | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President - Deputy General | ||
| Counsel & Assistant Secretary | |||
GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
| By: | /s/ Michael M. Pastore | ||
| Name: | Michael M. Pastore | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President - Deputy General | ||
| Counsel & Assistant Secretary | |||
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
| By: | /s/ Dmitri A. Stockton | ||
| Name: | Dmitri A. Stockton | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President | ||
| CUSIP No. 269796108 | 13G | Page 9 of 10 Pages |
EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained herein and therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
DATE: February 17, 2015
GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated, its Investment Manager
| By: | /s/ Michael M. Pastore | ||
| Name: | Michael M. Pastore | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President - Deputy General | ||
| Counsel & Assistant Secretary | |||
GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
| By: | /s/ Michael M. Pastore | ||
| Name: | Michael M. Pastore | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President - Deputy General | ||
| Counsel & Assistant Secretary | |||
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
| By: | /s/ Dmitri A. Stockton | ||
| Name: | Dmitri A. Stockton | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President | ||
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Schedule I
TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
1600 Summer Street
Stamford, Connecticut 06904
The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as follows:
Dmitri A. Stockton
George A. Bicher
Paul M. Colonna
Gregory B. Hartch
Ralph R. Layman
Matthew J. Simpson
Donald W. Torey
David W. Wiederecht
Matt Zakrzewski