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Mar. 31, 2022
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Subsequent Events | Subsequent Events Exchange Transaction Closing On April 5, 2022, Avadel completed the exchange of $117,375 of its February 2023 Notes for a new series of its Exchangeable Senior Notes due October 2, 2023. The remaining $26,375 aggregate principal amount of the February 2023 Notes were not exchanged and will maintain a maturity date of February 1, 2023. The Company paid $4,804 in fees paid to noteholders of the October 2023 Notes and $5,449 in fees paid to third parties as part of the completed Exchange Transaction. See Note 4: Long-Term Debt for additional information regarding the Company’s debt obligations. Jazz Litigation On April 14, 2022, Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals LLC and Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (collectively the “Avadel Plaintiffs”) filed a formal complaint (the “Avadel Complaint”) initiating a lawsuit in the Court against Jazz and Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. (collectively, the “Jazz Parties”). In the Avadel Complaint, the Avadel Plaintiffs allege that the Jazz Parties breached certain confidential disclosure agreements and misappropriated certain of Avadel’s trade secrets. The Avadel Complaint further includes typical relief requests such as injunctive relief, monetary damages and attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, as well as seeking correction of inventorship of certain Jazz patents to include former Avadel scientists.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 855 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 855 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6842918&loc=SL6314017-165662 + Details
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