This Schedule 14D-9C consists of the following documents related to
the proposed acquisition of scPharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “scPharmaceuticals”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 24, 2025, by and among the Company,
MannKind Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Seacoast Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Purchaser”).
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scPharmaceuticals Employee Q&A, dated August 25, 2025 (Exhibit 99.1) |
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Email from John H. Tucker, President and Chief Executive Officer of scPharmaceuticals, delivered to employees,
dated August 25, 2025 (Exhibit 99.2) |
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Form Email for scPharmaceuticals Vendors, dated August 25, 2025 (Exhibit 99.3) |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
The Offer
has not yet commenced, and this communication is neither a recommendation, nor an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of the common stock of the Company or any other securities. On the commencement date of the Offer,
a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an offer to purchase, a letter of transmittal and related documents, will be filed with the SEC by Parent and Purchaser, and a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 will be filed with the SEC by the Company. The offer to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock will only be made pursuant to the offer to purchase, the letter of transmittal and related documents
filed as a part of the Schedule TO. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ BOTH THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT AND THE OLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE OFFER, AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN
THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR COMMON STOCK, INCLUDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TENDER OFFER.
Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of these statements (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to the Information Agent for the
Offer, which will be named in the tender offer statement. Investors may also obtain, at no charge, the documents filed or furnished to the SEC by the Company under the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website at
www.scPharmaceuticals.com.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements included above that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Words or phrases such as “believe,”
“may,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan,” “expect,” “should,”
“would” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current beliefs and expectations and include, but are not limited to: statements
regarding beliefs about the potential benefits of the transaction; the planned completion and timing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the CVR Agreement; and the prospective performance and outlook of the surviving
company’s business, performance, and opportunities. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ from expectations include: uncertainties as to the timing and completion of the tender offer and the merger; uncertainties as to the
percentage of the Company’s stockholders tendering their shares in the tender offer; the possibility that competing offers will be made; the possibility that various closing conditions for the tender offer or the merger may not be satisfied or
waived, including the failure to receive any required regulatory approvals from any applicable regulatory and/or governmental entities (or any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed on such approvals); risks relating to the Company’s
liquidity during the pendency of the tender offer and the merger or in the event of a termination of the Merger Agreement; risks that the milestones related to the contingent value right are not achieved; the effects of disruption caused by the
transaction making it more difficult to maintain relationships with employees, collaborators, vendors and other business partners; risks related to diverting management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations; the risk
that stockholder litigation in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; and other risks and uncertainties pertaining to the Company’s
business, including the risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company’s public periodic filings with the SEC, such as the Company’s dependence on the commercial success of FUROSCIX and, if approved, its other product candidates; risks
related to the receipt of regulatory approval for its