UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 14, 2024

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 838-2500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

On June 14, 2024 Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The definitive proxy statement pertaining to the Annual Meeting was previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2024. As of the close of business on April 18, 2024, there were 54,973,754 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. The tabulation of votes for each proposal voted on by the stockholders was as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Class III Directors, each to serve until the Annual Meeting of the Company in 2027.

Proposal 2: To approve, on a non-binding basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers.

Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

Proposal 4: To act upon a proposal to amend the Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available under the plan and make certain technical updates.

Exhibit 104 — The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.