Horizon Pharma plc Selected as One of Chicago’s Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune

Horizon Pharma plc (NASDAQ:HZNP) a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing, acquiring and commercializing differentiated and accessible medicines that address unmet medical needs, today announced that it has been named one of Chicago’s Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune.

"It is an honor to be recognized as a Top Workplace in Chicagoland for the third year in a row,” said Timothy P. Walbert, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Horizon Pharma plc. “When a workplace award is based entirely on employee feedback, the honor is that much greater.  At Horizon, our colleagues bring their passion for patients and their belief in our company’s mission to work every day.  For us, it’s personal, and our culture reflects that.”

The Chicago Tribune Top Workplaces award recognizes Chicago-area organizations that have created exceptional work environments and is based solely on results from an employee feedback survey. Energage, LLC (formerly Workplace Dynamics), a leading research firm specializing in organizational health and improvement, administered the survey which measured several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution and connection.

About Horizon Pharma plc Horizon Pharma plc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing, acquiring and commercializing differentiated and accessible medicines that address unmet medical needs.  The Company markets 11 medicines through its orphan, rheumatology and primary care business units.  For more information, please visit www.horizonpharma.com. Follow @HZNPplc on Twitter, like us on Facebook or view careers on our LinkedIn page.

About Energage, LLC Headquartered in Exton, PA, Energage specializes in employee feedback surveys and workplace improvement.  This year alone, more than two million employees in over 6,000 organizations will participate in the Top Workplaces™ campaign—a program it conducts in partnership with more than 40 prestigious media partners across the United States.  Energage also provides consulting services to improve employee engagement and organizational health.  Energage is a founding B Corporation member, a coalition of organizations that are leading a global movement to redefine success in business by offering a positive vision of a better way to do business.

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