Actavis and Forest Announce Effectiveness of Registration Statement on Form S-4

DUBLIN, Ireland and NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Actavis plc (NYSE:ACT) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) today announced that the registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by Actavis plc on March 25, 2014 and amended on May 2, 2014 (the “Form S-4”), which includes a joint proxy statement of Actavis and Forest, was declared effective on May 2, 2014. The Form S-4 is available on the SEC's EDGAR system, and may be accessed at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1578845/000119312514178606/d686059ds4a.htm.