DUBLIN, May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015 and reaffirmed financial guidance for 2015.

"We are pleased with our strong top-line performance during the first quarter, driven by sales growth of our key products," said Bruce C. Cozadd, chairman and chief executive officer of Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc. "For 2015, we will remain focused on execution of our key objectives, including advancing our development pipeline, completing the rolling NDA submission for defibrotide, preparing for the potential launch of defibrotide in the U.S. and continuing our efforts to further diversify our business through corporate development activities."

Adjusted net income attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc for the first quarter of 2015 was $125.1 million, or $1.99 per diluted share, compared to $99.5 million, or $1.59 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014.

GAAP net income attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc for the first quarter of 2015 was $70.7 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc of $92.7 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014. GAAP net loss attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc for the first quarter of 2014 included acquired in-process research and development expense of $127.0 million. Reconciliations of applicable GAAP reported to non-GAAP adjusted information are included in this press release.

First Quarter 2015 Revenues and Product Sales
Total revenues for the first quarter of 2015 were $309.3 million, an increase of 25% over total revenues of $246.9 million for the first quarter of 2014. The increase in total revenues was driven primarily by higher net product sales of Xyrem® (sodium oxybate) oral solution, Erwinaze®/Erwinase® (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi) and Defitelio® (defibrotide). Total revenues include net product sales, royalties and contract revenues.

Net product sales for the first quarter of 2015 were as follows:


    --  Xyrem: Xyrem net sales increased by 33% to $212.7 million in the first
        quarter of 2015 compared to $160.4 million in the first quarter of 2014.
        During the first quarter of 2015, the average number of active Xyrem
        patients in the U.S. increased to approximately 12,375.
    --  Erwinaze/Erwinase: Erwinaze/Erwinase net sales increased by 7% to $50.4
        million in the first quarter of 2015 compared to $46.9 million in the
        first quarter of 2014.
    --  Defitelio/defibrotide: Defitelio/defibrotide net sales increased by 15%
        to $17.4 million in the first quarter of 2015 compared to pro forma net
        sales of $15.1 million in the first quarter of 2014. The pro forma
        information represents net sales of Defitelio/defibrotide as if the
        acquisition of Gentium S.p.A. (Gentium), which closed on January 23,
        2014, had closed on January 1, 2014.
    --  Prialt® (ziconotide) intrathecal infusion: Prialt net sales were $6.8
        million in the first quarter of 2015 compared to $4.3 million in the
        first quarter of 2014. The increase in net sales was primarily due to
        lower sales in the first quarter of 2014 resulting from the timing of
        shipments to the exclusive wholesale distributor and central pharmacy
        for Prialt.
    --  Psychiatry products: Net sales of the company's psychiatry products were
        $9.1 million in the first quarter of 2015 compared to $9.9 million in
        the first quarter of 2014.
    --  Other: Net sales of other products in the first quarter of 2015 were
        $10.8 million compared to pro forma net sales of $11.7 million in the
        first quarter of 2014. On a pro forma basis, net sales of other products
        included net sales of active pharmaceutical ingredients by Gentium as if
        the Gentium acquisition had closed on January 1, 2014. On March 20,
        2015, the company completed the sale of certain products and the related
        business that the company acquired as part of the acquisition of EUSA
        Pharma, Inc. (EUSA Pharma) in 2012.

Tables showing actual net product sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and actual and pro forma net product sales for the same period in 2014 are included in this press release.

Operating Expenses and Other
Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2015 were $192.5 million on a GAAP basis compared to $313.6 million for the first quarter of 2014. Operating expenses decreased over the prior period primarily due to acquired in-process research and development expenses of $127.0 million on a GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2014, which was comprised of upfront and milestone payments made in connection with the company's acquisition of rights to JZP-110. Other changes in operating expenses for the first quarter of 2015 and 2014 were as follows:


    --  Cost of product sales for the first quarter of 2015 was $28.3 million on
        a GAAP basis compared to $30.9 million for the same period in 2014. The
        decrease was primarily due to acquisition accounting inventory fair
        value step-up adjustments of $8.0 million in the first quarter of 2014,
        which were partially offset by an increase in net sales. Gross margin
        for the first quarter of 2015 was 90.8% compared to 87.4% for the same
        period in 2014. The increase was primarily due to acquisition accounting
        inventory fair value step-up adjustments in the first quarter of 2014.
    --  Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the first
        quarter of 2015 were $112.4 million on a GAAP basis compared to $106.4
        million for the same period in 2014. Adjusted SG&A expenses for the
        first quarter of 2015 were $95.0 million compared to $77.6 million for
        the same period in 2014, or 31% of total revenues for both periods. The
        increase in both GAAP and adjusted SG&A expenses was primarily due to
        higher headcount and expenses resulting from the expansion of the
        company's business, including an increase in marketing and promotional
        expenses and an increase in professional services expenses. The increase
        in SG&A expenses on a GAAP basis was partially offset by a decrease in
        transaction and integration costs.
    --  Research and development (R&D) expenses for the first quarter of 2015
        were $27.2 million on a GAAP basis compared to $18.1 million for the
        same period in 2014. Adjusted R&D expenses for the first quarter of 2015
        were $23.7 million, or 8% of total revenues, compared to $15.5 million,
        or 6% of total revenues, for the same period in 2014. The increase in
        both GAAP and adjusted R&D expenses was primarily driven by increased
        costs for the development of the company's product candidates and life
        cycle management activities related to the company's existing products,
        including expenses related to the regulatory submission in the U.S. of a
        new drug application (NDA) for defibrotide for the treatment of severe
        hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD).

Net interest expense for the first quarter of 2015 was $16.2 million compared to $10.1 million for the first quarter of 2014. The increase was due to the company's higher debt levels following the sale in August 2014 of $575.0 million principal amount of 1.875% exchangeable senior notes due 2021.

As of March 31, 2015, cash and cash equivalents were $782.6 million and the outstanding principal balance of the company's long-term debt was $1.5 billion. Cash and cash equivalents increased from December 31, 2014 primarily due to cash generated by the business and proceeds from the sale of certain products acquired as part of the acquisition of EUSA Pharma, offset in part by cash used to fund capital expenditures and the repurchase of ordinary shares under the company's share repurchase program.

In the first quarter of 2015, the company repurchased 0.1 million ordinary shares under its share repurchase program for $10.3 million at an average cost of $164.54 per ordinary share. As of March 31, 2015, the amount remaining under the current share repurchase program was $11.0 million.

Recent Developments
Karen Smith, M.D., Ph.D joined the company as the Global Head of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer on April 13, 2015. Dr. Smith brings more than 20 years of experience in the industry, and a track record of success in global development, medical affairs and lifecycle management. Dr. Smith has held positions of increasing responsibility with Merck, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca and most recently, Allergan, where she was Senior Vice President, Global Medical Affairs and Therapeutic Area Head (Dermatology), Research and Development.

"We are pleased to have Dr. Karen Smith join Jazz Pharmaceuticals at this exciting time of expansion of our R&D activities," said Russell Cox, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc. "Karen brings expertise in multiple therapeutic areas, including oncology, and has deep experience across pharmaceuticals, devices and biologics. Her strong leadership, global R&D and regulatory experience, and results-driven approach will bring significant value to our organization."

2015 Financial Guidance
Jazz Pharmaceuticals is reaffirming its full year 2015 financial guidance, which is as follows:





    Revenues                                           $1,310-$1,370 million

    Total net product sales                            $1,303-$1,363 million

    -Xyrem net sales                                       $950-$970 million

    -Erwinaze/Erwinase net sales                           $200-$215 million

    -Defitelio/defibrotide net sales                         $73-$83 million

    Adjusted gross margin %1, 5                                       92-93%

    Adjusted SG&A expenses2, 5                             $355-$365 million

    Adjusted R&D expenses3, 5                               $95-$105 million

    Adjusted interest expense4,5                                 $40 million

    GAAP net income attributable to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals plc per diluted share                       $5.17-$5.70

    Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to
     Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc per diluted share5,6               $9.45-$9.75

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    1.             Excludes $4 million of share-based
                   compensation expense from estimated
                   GAAP gross margin of 92-93%.


    2.             Excludes $76-$82 million of share-
                   based compensation expense and $1
                   million of transaction, integration
                   and restructuring costs from
                   estimated GAAP SG&A expenses of
                   $431-$447 million.


    3.             Excludes a milestone payment of $25
                   million payable in the event of
                   acceptance for filing by the U.S.
                   Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
                   of the first NDA for defibrotide
                   for VOD and $15-$19 million of
                   share-based compensation expense
                   from estimated GAAP R&D expenses of
                   $135-$149 million.


    4.             Excludes non-cash interest expense
                   of $23-$27 million from estimated
                   GAAP interest expense of $63-$67
                   million.


    5.             See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures"
                   below. Reconciliations of non-GAAP
                   adjusted guidance measures are
                   included above and in the tables
                   accompanying this press release.


    6.             The company no longer includes an
                   adjustment for depreciation expense
                   in its non-GAAP adjusted financial
                   measures. For purposes of
                   comparability, non-GAAP adjusted
                   financial measures for 2014
                   included in this press release do
                   not include an adjustment for
                   depreciation expense.

Conference Call Details
Jazz Pharmaceuticals will host an investor conference call and live audio webcast today at 4:30 p.m. EDT (9:30 p.m. IST) to provide a business and financial update and discuss its 2015 first quarter results. The live webcast may be accessed from the Investors & Media section of the company's website at www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com. Please connect to the website prior to the start of the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software downloads that may be necessary. Investors may participate in the conference call by dialing +1 877 415 3179 in the U.S., or +1 857 244 7322 outside the U.S., and entering passcode 74301034.

A replay of the conference call will be available through May 14, 2015 by dialing +1 888 286 8010 in the U.S., or +1 617 801 6888 outside the U.S., and entering passcode 39160618. An archived version of the webcast will be available for at least one week in the Investors & Media section of the Jazz Pharmaceuticals website at www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.

About Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) is an international biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing and commercializing meaningful products that address unmet medical needs. The company has a diverse portfolio of products and product candidates with a focus in the areas of sleep and hematology/oncology. In these areas, Jazz Pharmaceuticals markets Xyrem® (sodium oxybate) oral solution and Erwinaze® (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi) in the U.S., and markets Erwinase® and Defitelio® (defibrotide) in Europe and other countries outside the U.S. For more information, please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement Jazz Pharmaceuticals' financial results and guidance presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company uses certain non-GAAP (also referred to as "adjusted" or "non-GAAP adjusted") financial measures in this press release and the accompanying tables. The company believes that each of these non-GAAP financial measures is helpful in understanding its past financial performance and potential future results, particularly in light of the effect of various acquisition and divestiture transactions effected by the company. They are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Jazz Pharmaceuticals' management regularly uses these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate its business and make operating decisions. Compensation of executives is based in part on the performance of the company's business based on certain of these non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, Jazz Pharmaceuticals believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because it enhances the ability of investors to compare its results from period-to-period and allows for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics the company uses in making operating decisions, and also because the company's investors and analysts regularly use them to model and track the company's financial performance.

Investors should note that these non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the company's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. Investors should also note that these non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, have limits in their usefulness to investors. In addition, from time-to-time in the future there may be other items that the company may exclude for purposes of its non-GAAP financial measures; likewise, the company has ceased and may in the future cease to exclude items that it has historically excluded for purposes of its non-GAAP financial measures. In this regard, commencing with the company's presentation of 2015 non-GAAP financial measures, the company no longer includes an adjustment for depreciation expense in its non-GAAP adjusted financial measures. Likewise, for purposes of comparability, non-GAAP adjusted financial measures for 2014 included in this press release and accompanying tables do not include an adjustment for depreciation expense. In addition, because of the non-standardized definitions of non-GAAP financial measures, the non-GAAP financial measures as used by Jazz Pharmaceuticals in this press release and the accompanying tables may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be directly comparable to, similarly titled measures used by the company's competitors and other companies.

As used in this press release, (i) the historical adjusted net income measures attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (and the related per share measures) exclude from GAAP reported net income (loss) attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (and the related per share measures), as applicable, intangible asset amortization, share-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, transaction and integration costs, acquired in-process research and development expenses, acquisition accounting inventory fair value step-up adjustments and non-cash interest expense; adjust the income tax provision to the estimated amount of taxes that are payable in cash; and adjust for the amount attributable to noncontrolling interests; (ii) the historical adjusted SG&A expense measures exclude from GAAP SG&A expenses, as applicable, share-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, and transaction and integration costs; (iii) the historical adjusted R&D expense measures exclude from GAAP R&D expenses, as applicable, share-based compensation expense and transaction and integration costs; (iv) the adjusted net income attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (and the related per share measures) guidance exclude from estimated GAAP net income attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (and the related per share measures) intangible asset amortization, share-based compensation expense, upfront and milestone payments, transaction, integration and restructuring costs and non-cash interest expense; and adjust the income tax provision to the estimated amount of taxes that are payable in cash; (v) the adjusted gross margin percentage guidance excludes from estimated GAAP gross margin percentage share-based compensation expense; (vi) the adjusted SG&A expenses guidance excludes from estimated GAAP SG&A expenses share-based compensation expense and transaction, integration and restructuring costs; (vii) the adjusted R&D expenses guidance excludes from estimated GAAP R&D expenses share-based compensation expense and a potential milestone payment; and (viii) the adjusted interest expense guidance excludes from estimated GAAP interest expense non-cash interest expense.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to Jazz Pharmaceuticals' future financial results, including 2015 financial guidance, the advancement of the company's development pipeline, the anticipated completion of the rolling NDA submission for defibrotide and the potential acceptance for filing by the FDA thereof, the potential commercial launch of defibrotide in the U.S., the potential future diversification of the company's business through corporate development activities and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on Jazz Pharmaceuticals' current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with maintaining and increasing sales of and revenue from Xyrem, such as the potential introduction of generic competition or other sodium oxybate products that compete with Xyrem and changed or increased regulatory restrictions on or requirements with respect to Xyrem, as well as similar risks related to effectively commercializing the company's other lead marketed products; risks related to effectively commercializing the company's product candidates, including defibrotide if it receives marketing approval, including the need to establish pricing and reimbursement support and, in the case of defibrotide, the lack of experience of U.S. physicians in diagnosing and treating VOD; protecting and enhancing the company's intellectual property rights; delays or problems in the supply or manufacture of the company's products which could impact the company's ability to meet commercial demand; obtaining and maintaining appropriate pricing and reimbursement for the company's products in an increasingly challenging environment; the challenges of compliance with the requirements of U.S. and non-U.S. regulatory agencies; the challenges of achieving and maintaining commercial success of the company's products; the risks and costs associated with business combination or product or product candidate acquisition transactions; the difficulty and uncertainty of pharmaceutical product development, including the timing thereof, and the uncertainty of clinical success, such as the risk that results from preclinical studies and/or early clinical trials may not be predictive of results obtained in later and larger clinical trials; the inherent uncertainty associated with the regulatory approval process, including the risk that the company may be unable to obtain regulatory approval for defibrotide in the U.S. in a timely manner or at all; the company's potential inability to identify and acquire, in-license or develop additional products or product candidates to grow and diversify its business; possible restrictions on the company's ability and flexibility to pursue certain future corporate development and other opportunities as a result of its substantial outstanding debt obligations, which increased significantly in 2014; risks related to future opportunities and plans, including the uncertainty of expected future financial performance and results; and those other risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports (Commission File No. 001-33500), including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and future filings and reports by the company, including the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Jazz Pharmaceuticals undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.




                                            JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
                                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                  (Unaudited)


                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                              March 31,

                                                  2015                     2014
                                                  ----                     ----

    Revenues:

    Product
     sales,
     net                                                  $307,035                         $244,986

    Royalties
     and
     contract
     revenues                                    2,268                              1,933
                                                 -----                              -----

    Total
     revenues                                  309,303                            246,919

    Operating expenses:

    Cost of
     product
     sales
     (excluding
     amortization
     of
     intangible
     assets)                                    28,298                             30,924

    Selling,
     general
     and
     administrative                            112,388                            106,363

    Research
     and
     development                                27,181                             18,109

    Acquired
     in-
     process
     research
     and
     development                                     -                           127,000

    Intangible
     asset
     amortization                               24,677                             31,182

    Total
     operating
     expenses                                  192,544                            313,578
                                               -------                            -------

    Income
     (loss)
     from
     operations                                116,759                           (66,659)

    Interest
     expense,
     net                                      (16,245)                          (10,076)

    Foreign
     currency
     gain                                        2,245                                123

    Income
     (loss)
     before
     income
     tax
     provision                                 102,759                           (76,612)

    Income tax
     provision                                  32,059                             17,027
                                                ------                             ------

    Net income
     (loss)                                     70,700                           (93,639)

    Net loss
     attributable
     to
     noncontrolling
     interests,
     net of
     tax                                             -                             (989)

    Net income
     (loss)
     attributable
     to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals
     plc                                                   $70,700                        $(92,650)
                                                           =======                         ========


    Net income (loss)
     attributable to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals plc per
     ordinary share:

    Basic                                                    $1.16                          $(1.58)
                                                             =====                           ======

    Diluted                                                  $1.12                          $(1.58)
                                                             =====                           ======

    Weighted-average ordinary
     shares used in calculating
     net income (loss)
     attributable to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals plc per
     ordinary share:

    Basic                                       60,803                             58,526
                                                ======                             ======

    Diluted                                     62,964                             58,526
                                                ======                             ======




                              JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
                            SUMMARY OF PRODUCT SALES, NET
                                   (In thousands)
                                     (Unaudited)


                                                Three Months Ended
                                                     March 31,
                                                     ---------

                                          2015                     2014
                                          ----                     ----

    Xyrem                                         $212,690                $160,378

    Erwinaze/Erwinase                   50,353                     46,920

    Defitelio/defibrotide               17,363                     12,209

    Prialt                               6,764                      4,309

    Psychiatry                           9,093                      9,866

    Other                               10,772                     11,304

    Total net product sales                       $307,035                $244,986
                                                  ========                ========

The following unaudited pro forma information represents net product sales for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as if the acquisition of Gentium had been completed on January 1, 2014:




                              SUMMARY OF PRODUCT SALES, NET (PRO FORMA)
                                            (In thousands)
                                             (Unaudited)


                                                       Three Months
                                                            Ended
                                                      March 31, 2014
                                                      --------------

    Xyrem                                                               $160,378

    Erwinaze/Erwinase                                         46,920

    Defitelio/defibrotide                                     15,106

    Prialt                                                     4,309

    Psychiatry                                                 9,866

    Other                                                     11,710

    Total pro forma net product sales                                   $248,289
                                                                        ========




                                               JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
                                         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                    (In thousands)
                                                      (Unaudited)


                                                  March 31,                    December 31,
                                                       2015                               2014
                                                       ----                               ----

                           ASSETS

    Current assets:

    Cash and
     cash
     equivalents                                                 $782,603                          $684,042

    Accounts
     receivable,
     net of
     allowances                                     189,682                              186,371

    Inventories                                      30,692                               30,037

    Prepaid
     expenses                                        27,614                               12,800

    Deferred
     tax
     assets,
     net                                             50,822                               48,440

    Other
     current
     assets                                          21,522                               21,322

    Assets
     held
     for
     sale                                                 -                              32,833
                                                        ---                              ------

    Total
     current
     assets                                       1,102,935                            1,015,845

    Property
     and
     equipment,
     net                                             71,283                               58,363

     Intangible
     assets,
     net                                          1,284,308                            1,437,435

    Goodwill                                        654,470                              702,713

    Deferred
     tax
     assets,
     net,
     non-
     current                                         74,185                               75,494

    Deferred
     financing
     costs                                           31,223                               33,174

    Other
     non-
     current
     assets                                          19,189                               15,931
                                                     ------                               ------

    Total
     assets                                                    $3,237,593                        $3,338,955
                                                               ==========                        ==========

                      LIABILITIES AND
                    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities:

    Accounts
     payable                                                      $27,317                           $25,126

    Accrued
     liabilities                                    146,975                              164,091

    Current
     portion
     of
     long-
     term
     debt                                             9,388                                9,428

    Income
     taxes
     payable                                         26,334                                7,588

    Deferred
     tax
     liability,
     net                                              9,430                                9,430

    Deferred
     revenue                                          1,138                                1,138
                                                      -----

    Total
     current
     liabilities                                    220,582                              216,801

    Deferred
     revenue,
     non-
     current                                          4,215                                4,499

    Long-
     term
     debt,
     less
     current
     portion                                      1,334,661                            1,333,000

    Deferred
     tax
     liability,
     net,
     non-
     current                                        327,683                              375,054

    Other
     non-
     current
     liabilities                                     45,122                               38,393

    Total
     Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals
     plc
     shareholders'
     equity                                       1,305,276                            1,371,144

     Noncontrolling
     interests                                           54                                   64
                                                        ---                                  ---

    Total
     liabilities
     and
     shareholders'
     equity                                                    $3,237,593                        $3,338,955
                                                               ==========                        ==========


                                          JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
                     RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP REPORTED TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED INFORMATION
                                  (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                (Unaudited)


                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                            ---------

                                                2015                  2014 *
                                                ----                  -----

    GAAP
     reported
     net
     income
     (loss)
     attributable
     to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals
     plc                                                 $70,700                          $(92,650)

     Intangible
     asset
     amortization                             24,677                               31,182

    Share-
     based
     compensation
     expense                                  20,819                               13,815

     Restructuring
     charges                                     553                                    -

     Transaction
     and
     integration
     costs                                       155                               17,733

    Acquired
     in-
     process
     research
     and
     development                                   -                             127,000


     Acquisition
     accounting
     inventory
     fair
     value
     step-
     up
     adjustments                                   -                               8,022

    Non-
     cash
     interest
     expense                                   6,016                                1,638

    Income
     tax
     adjustments                               2,148                              (5,944)

     Adjustments
     for
     amount
     attributable
     to
     noncontrolling
     interests                                     -                             (1,258)
                                                 ---                              ------

    Non-
     GAAP
     adjusted
     net
     income
     attributable
     to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals
     plc                                                $125,068                            $99,538
                                                        ========                            =======


    GAAP
     reported
     net
     income
     (loss)
     attributable
     to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals
     plc per
     diluted
     share                                                 $1.12                            $(1.58)
                                                           =====                             ======

    Non-
     GAAP
     adjusted
     net
     income
     attributable
     to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals
     plc per
     diluted
     share                                                 $1.99                              $1.59
                                                           =====                              =====

    Shares
     used in                               plc per
     computing                             diluted
     GAAP                                  share
     reported                              amounts
     net
     income
     (loss)
     attributable
     to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals                          62,964                               58,526
                                              ======                               ======

    Shares
     used in                               plc per
     computing                             diluted
     non-                                  share
     GAAP                                  amounts
     adjusted
     net
     income
     attributable
     to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals                          62,964                               62,517
                                              ======                               ======



    _____________________________

    * For purposes of comparability with our 2015 presentation, non-GAAP
     adjusted financial measures for 2014 do not include an adjustment for
     depreciation expense. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in the
     accompanying press release for additional information.




                                                                                                                                           JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
                                                                                                                       RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP REPORTED TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED INFORMATION
                                                                                                                                   CERTAIN LINE ITEMS AND OTHER INFORMATION
                                                                                                                           (In thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)
                                                                                                                                                  (Unaudited)


                                                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                                            ------------------

                                                    March 31, 2015                                                                                 March 31, 2014
                                                                                                                                                     --------------

                             GAAP Reported            Adjustments           Non-GAAP Adjusted *                         GAAP Reported                  Adjustments                 Non-GAAP Adjusted *
                             -------------            -----------           ------------------                          -------------                  -----------                 ------------------

    Total revenues                         $309,303                                            $                     -                                                   $309,303                                          $246,919                   $        -     $246,919

    Cost of product sales
     (excluding amortization
     of intangible assets)          28,298                            (695)                        (a)                          27,603                                      30,924                                 (8,203)             (a)    22,721

    Selling, general and
     administrative                112,388                         (17,347)                        (b)                          95,041                                     106,363                                (28,774)             (b)    77,589

    Research and development        27,181                          (3,485)                        (c)                          23,696                                      18,109                                 (2,593)             (c)    15,516

    Acquired in-process
     research and
     development                         -                               -                                                          -                                    127,000                               (127,000)                         -

    Intangible asset
     amortization                   24,677                         (24,677)                                                          -                                     31,182                                (31,182)                         -

    Interest expense, net           16,245                          (6,016)                        (d)                          10,229                                      10,076                                 (1,638)             (d)     8,438

    Foreign currency gain          (2,245)                               -                                                    (2,245)                                      (123)                                      -                     (123)

    Income before income tax
     provision                     102,759                           52,220                         (e)                         154,979                                    (76,612)                                199,390              (e)   122,778

    Income tax provision            32,059                          (2,148)                        (f)                          29,911                                      17,027                                   5,944              (f)    22,971

    Effective tax rate (g)          31.2 %                                                                     19.3 %                                           N/A                (h)                                     18.7 %


    Net income (loss)               70,700                           54,368                         (i)                         125,068                                    (93,639)                                193,446              (i)    99,807

    Net income (loss)
     attributable to
     noncontrolling
     interests, net of tax               -                               -                        (j)                               -                                      (989)                                  1,258              (j)       269

    Net income (loss)
     attributable to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals plc                    $70,700                                                            $54,368                    (k)                             $125,068                                         $(92,650)                    $192,188 (k)   $99,538

    Net income (loss)
     attributable to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals plc per
     diluted share                            $1.12                                                                                             $1.99                                                  $(1.58)                                            $1.59


                    JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
          RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP REPORTED TO NON-GAAP
                      ADJUSTED INFORMATION
            CERTAIN LINE ITEMS AND OTHER INFORMATION
                         (In thousands)
                          (Unaudited)


    *            Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable
                 to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc and its line
                 item components and related non-GAAP
                 adjusted financial measures shown in the
                 tables above are not meant to be
                 considered in isolation or as a substitute
                 for comparable GAAP reported measures, and
                 should be read in conjunction with the
                 condensed consolidated financial
                 statements prepared in accordance with
                 GAAP. The company believes that each of
                 these non-GAAP adjusted financial
                 measures is helpful in understanding its
                 past financial performance and potential
                 future results, particularly in light of
                 the effect of various acquisition and
                 divestiture transactions effected by the
                 company. Company management regularly uses
                 these supplemental non-GAAP financial
                 measures internally to understand, manage
                 and evaluate its business and make
                 operating decisions. Compensation of
                 executives is based in part on the
                 performance of the company's business
                 based on certain of these non-GAAP
                 financial measures. In addition, the
                 company believes that the presentation of
                 these non-GAAP adjusted financial
                 measures is useful to investors because it
                 enhances the ability of investors to
                 compare its results from period-to-
                 period and allows for greater transparency
                 with respect to key financial metrics the
                 company uses in making operating
                 decisions, and also because the company's
                 investors and analysts regularly use them
                 to model and track the company's financial
                 performance. Specifically, the company
                 believes that each of these non-GAAP
                 adjusted financial measures provides
                 useful information to management,
                 investors and analysts by excluding, as
                 applicable, intangible asset amortization,
                 share-based compensation expense,
                 restructuring charges, transaction and
                 integration costs, acquired in-process
                 research and development expenses,
                 acquisition accounting inventory fair
                 value step-up adjustments and non-cash
                 interest expense that may not be
                 indicative of the company's core operating
                 results and business outlook, and by
                 including adjustments to convert the
                 income tax provision to the estimated
                 amount of taxes that are payable in cash
                 and adjustments for the amount
                 attributable to noncontrolling interests.
                 Investors should note that these non-GAAP
                 adjusted financial measures are not
                 prepared under any comprehensive set of
                 accounting rules or principles and do not
                 reflect all of the amounts associated with
                 the company's results of operations as
                 determined in accordance with GAAP.
                 Investors should also note that these non-
                 GAAP adjusted financial measures have no
                 standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP
                 and, therefore, have limits in their
                 usefulness to investors. In addition, from
                 time-to-time in the future there may be
                 other items that the company may exclude
                 for purposes of its non-GAAP adjusted
                 financial measures; likewise, the company
                 has ceased and may in the future cease to
                 exclude items that it has historically
                 excluded for purposes of its non-GAAP
                 adjusted financial measures. In this
                 regard, commencing with the company's
                 presentation of 2015 non-GAAP financial
                 measures, the company no longer includes
                 an adjustment for depreciation expense in
                 its non-GAAP adjusted financial measures.
                 Likewise, for purposes of comparability,
                 non-GAAP adjusted financial measures for
                 2014 included herein do not include an
                 adjustment for depreciation expense. In
                 addition, because of the non-standardized
                 definitions of non-GAAP adjusted
                 financial measures, the non-GAAP adjusted
                 financial measures appearing herein may be
                 calculated differently from, and therefore
                 may not be directly comparable to,
                 similarly titled measures used by the
                 company's competitors and other companies.



                 Explanation of Adjustments and Certain Line
                 Items:



               (a)             Share-based compensation expense
                                         of $695 and $181 and acquisition
                                         accounting inventory fair value
                                         step-up adjustments of $0 and
                                         $8,022 for the three months ended
                                         March 31, 2015 and 2014,
                                         respectively.


               (b)             Share-based compensation expense
                                         of $16,639 and $11,175,
                                         restructuring charges of $553 and
                                         $0 and transaction and
                                         integration costs of $155 and
                                         $17,599 for the three months
                                         ended March 31, 2015 and 2014,
                                         respectively.


               (c)             Share-based compensation expense
                                         of $3,485 and $2,459 and
                                         transaction and integration costs
                                         of $0 and $134 for the three
                                         months ended March 31, 2015 and
                                         2014, respectively.


                         (d)             Non-cash interest expense
                                         associated with debt discount and
                                         debt issuance costs for the
                                         respective three-month period.


               (e)             Sum of adjustments (a) through (d)
                                         plus the adjustments for acquired
                                         in-process research and
                                         development expenses and
                                         intangible asset amortization, as
                                         applicable, for the respective
                                         three-month period.


               (f)             Adjustments to convert the income
                                         tax provision to the estimated
                                         amount of taxes payable in cash
                                         for the respective three-month
                                         period.


               (g)             Income tax provision divided by
                                         income before income tax
                                         provision for the respective
                                         three-month period (for the
                                         three months ended March 31,
                                         2014, on a non-GAAP adjusted
                                         basis only).


               (h)             The GAAP effective tax rate for
                                         the three months ended March 31,
                                         2014 is not meaningful because
                                         there was a loss before income
                                         tax provision during the period.
                                         After adjusting the loss before
                                         income tax provision by excluding
                                         acquired in-process research and
                                         development expense of $127,000,
                                         we would have had income before
                                         income tax provision of $50,388,
                                         resulting in an effective tax
                                         rate of 33.8% for the three
                                         months ended March 31, 2014 based
                                         on the income tax provision of
                                         $17,027.


                         (i)             Net of adjustments (e) and (f) for
                                         the respective three-month
                                         period.


                         (j)             Adjustments for amount
                                         attributable to noncontrolling
                                         interests for the respective
                                         three-month period.


                         (k)             Net of adjustments (i) and (j) for
                                         the respective three-month
                                         period.


                                          JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
                          RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED 2015 GUIDANCE
                                   (In millions, except per share amounts)
                                                 (Unaudited)


    GAAP net income attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals
     plc                                                                              $323 - $356

    Intangible asset amortization *                                                  94 - 104

    Share-based compensation expense                                                 95 - 105

    Upfront and milestone payments                                                             25

    Transaction, integration and restructuring costs *                                          1

    Non-cash interest expense                                                        23 - 27

    Income tax adjustments                                                            0 - 10

    Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals plc                                                              $595 - $614
                                                                                      ===========


    GAAP net income attributable to Jazz Pharmaceuticals
     plc per diluted share                                                          $5.17 - $5.70
                                                                                    =============

    Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to Jazz
     Pharmaceuticals plc per diluted share                                          $9.45 - $9.75
                                                                                    =============


    Weighted-average ordinary shares used in per share
     computations                                                                              63


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    * Non-GAAP adjustments updated May 7, 2015.

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