Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 30, 2009, Alex Albert notified Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") of his intent to resign as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), which resignation was effective immediately.

On September 30, 2009, the Board approved a decrease to the total number of authorized directors from twelve (12) to eleven (11) directors.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

The Company announces that its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") will be held on December 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., local time at our facility located at 3180 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 20, 2009 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.

This announcement constitutes public announcement of the date of the Annual Meeting for purposes of Article III, Section 5 of our bylaws.

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