<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950103-20-020542.txt : 20201023
<SEC-HEADER>0000950103-20-020542.hdr.sgml : 20201023
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20201023191132
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-20-020542
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20201020
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201023
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201023

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RIGGS RORY B
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001016835

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39329
		FILM NUMBER:		201258748

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		65 RAILROAD AVE
		CITY:			RIDGEFIELD
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07657

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Royalty Pharma plc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001802768
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 EAST 59TH STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 883-0200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 EAST 59TH STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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<TYPE>4/A
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4/A
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    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2020-10-20</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2020-10-22</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001016835</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RIGGS RORY B</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>110 E. 59TH STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Ordinary Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-10-20</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>463200</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>42.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On October 22, 2020, the Reporting Person filed a Form 4 reporting this sale. This amendment is being filed to report that this sale was matchable under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to the extent of 15,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, with the purchase of Class A Ordinary Shares by the Spouse of the Reporting Person on June 18, 2020. The Reporting Person has voluntarily disgorged to the Issuer the full amount of the resulting statutory &quot;profit&quot; calculated pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jason Mehar, as Attorney-in-Fact for Rory B. Riggs</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-10-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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