Sec Form 4 Filing - FORD WILLIAM E @ Royalty Pharma plc - 2021-06-30

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person FORD WILLIAM E 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Royalty Pharma plc [ RPRX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC, 110 E. 59TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/30/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Ordinary Shares 06/30/2021 A 871 A $ 43.0416 ( 1 ) 6,597 D Class A Ordinary Shares 539,768 I By Madison Park Capital, LLC ( 2 ) Class A Ordinary Shares 1,500,000 I GA RP Holding, L.P. ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other FORD WILLIAM E C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC 110 E. 59TH STREET NEW YORK, NY10022 X Signatures /s/ Sean Weisberg, as Attorney-in-Fact for William E. Ford 06/30/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Reflects Class A Ordinary Shares issued to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2020 Independent Director Equity Incentive Plan in lieu of a quarterly retainer payment of $37,500. ( 2 )The Reporting Person has a private membership interest in Madison Park Capital, LLC ("MPC"), a U.S. based entity within the General Atlantic private equity group, and is an officer and a member of the Board of Managers of MPC. The ordinary shares reported herein give effect to the distribution of ordinary shares by Groton Restricted Fund LP for no additional consideration to its limited partners. As the distribution of such ordinary shares constituted only a change in the form of the Reporting Person's ownership in such ordinary shares, the Reporting Person was not required to report the distribution pursuant to Section 16. The Reporting Person disclaims ownership of such ordinary shares except to the extent he has a pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )The Reporting Person is employed by an entity affiliated with GA RP Holding, L.P. ("GA RP Holding"). The limited partners of GA RP Holding that share beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares held by GA RP Holding are GAP Coinvestments CDA, L.P. ("GAPCO CDA"), GAP Coinvestments III, LLC ("GAPCO III"), GAP Coinvestments IV, L.P. ("GAPCO IV"), GAP Coinvestments V, LLC ("GAPCO V"), General Atlantic Partners (Bermuda) IV, L.P. ("GAP Bermuda IV"), General Atlantic Partners (Bermuda) EU, L.P. ("GAP Bermuda EU") and General Atlantic Partners (Lux), SCSp ("GAP Lux"). ( 4 )GA RP Holding, Ltd. ("GA RP Ltd.") is the general partner of GA RP Holding. General Atlantic LLC ("GA LLC") is the managing member of GAPCO III, GAPCO IV and GAPCO V and the general partner of GAPCO CDA. General Atlantic GenPar (Lux), SCSp ("GA GenPar Lux") is the general partner of GAP Lux, and General Atlantic (Lux) S.a.r.l ("GA Lux Sarl") is the general partner of GA GenPar Lux. General Atlantic GenPar (Bermuda), L.P. ("GA GenPar Bermuda") is the sole shareholder of GA Lux Sarl, and the general partner of GAP Bermuda IV and GAP Bermuda EU. GAP (Bermuda) Limited is the general partner of GA GenPar Bermuda and the sole shareholder of GA RP Ltd. ( 5 )There are nine members of the management committee of GA LLC (the "GA Management Committee"), and the GA Management Committee is ultimately responsible for the management of GAP (Bermuda) Limited. The Reporting Person is a member of the GA Management Committee and is Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Director of GA LLC. ( 6 )GA LLC, GA GenPar Bermuda, GAP (Bermuda) Limited, GAPCO III, GAPCO IV, GAPCO V, GAPCO CDA, GAP Bermuda IV, GAP Bermuda EU, GAP Lux, GA RP Ltd, GA GenPar Lux and GA Lux Sarl are a "group" within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each of the members of the GA Management Committee disclaims ownership of the ordinary shares except to the extent he or she has a pecuniary interest therein.

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