CPXX Celator Pharmaceuticals Inc. (MM)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14D-9

SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT

UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company)

Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Names of Person(s) Filing Statement)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

15089R102

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Scott T. Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
200 PrincetonSouth Corporate Center, Suite 180
Ewing, New Jersey 08628
(609) 243-0123

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive

Notice and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

Copies To:

Daniel Wolf

David B. Feirstein

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(212) 446-4800

The information set forth in the Additional Definitive Proxy Soliciting Materials on Schedule DEFA14A filed by Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ Celator ”) on May 31, 2016 (including all exhibits attached thereto and incorporated therein by reference), is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward-Looking Statements:

To the extent that statements contained in this communication are not descriptions of historical facts regarding Celator, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs, certain assumptions and current expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “suggest,” “plan,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “continue,” “forecast,” and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this communication involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the ability to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals, the satisfaction of the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, the timing of the completion of the proposed transaction and the potential impact of the announcement or consummation of the proposed transaction on our important relationships, including with employees, suppliers and customers. Forward-looking statements in this communication also involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause our research and development programs, the efficacy and commercial potential of our drug candidates, our ability to seek research and development collaborations with other biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies and our performance and achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, Celator is under no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of the company in general, see Celator’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and 8-K, and other filings by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”).

Important Information:

The tender offer for the outstanding Company common stock referred to in this communication has not yet commenced. This communication is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the Company’s common stock. The solicitation and the offer to purchase shares of the Company common stock will only be made pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that Jazz intends to file with the SEC. At the time the tender offer is commenced, Jazz will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, and soon thereafter the Company will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE ADVISED TO READ THE SCHEDULE TO (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND OTHER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SCHEDULE 14D-9, AS EACH MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND THE PARTIES THERETO.

Investors and stockholders may obtain free copies of the Schedule TO and Schedule 14D-9, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and other documents filed by the parties (when available), at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov or by contacting the Fred M. Powell, the Company’s Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary either by telephone at 609) 243-0123 or by e-mail at FPowell@celatorpharma.com.

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