STAINES-UPON-THAMES, United Kingdom, Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK), a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2017. Unless otherwise noted, all comparisons are to the prior year comparable three-month and six-month periods ended June 24, 2016.