RADNOR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Viatris Inc. (“Viatris”) (NASDAQ:VTRS). The action charges Viatris with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company’s business, operations, and prospects. As a result of Viatris’s materially misleading statements and omissions to the public, Viatris’s investors have suffered significant losses.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: JULY 14, 2023
CLASS PERIOD: MARCH 1, 2021 THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2022
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR RIGHTS:
Jonathan Naji, Esq. at (484) 270-1453 or via email at [email protected]
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VIATRIS’S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
At the outset of the Class Period, Viatris announced a multi-phase plan, the first phase of which that would allow it to: (1) create a stable revenue base; (2) realize $1 billion in cost synergies by 2024; and (3) improve cash conversion and free cash flow generation. Defendants claimed that Viatris would achieve its first phase goals through its strong pipeline of new products, including those in its biosimilars business. Defendants further represented that Viatris’s strong pipeline and business development would offset erosion of the company’s base business.
However, contrary to Defendants representations, the company was experiencing significantly more competition in its United States complex generics business than disclosed. As a result, the company was not able to effectively manage its base business erosion or create a stable revenue base. Instead, throughout 2021, Viatris total revenues were declining quarter-over-quarter.
On February 28, 2022, before the market opened, Viatris revealed that it had decided to undertake a global reshaping of its business, announcing that it had entered into an agreement to sell its biosimilars business to Biocon Biologics Limited, and that it was seeking to divest additional business assets to focus on developing products in three core therapeutic areas as part of its reshaping. The same day, Viatris also announced disappointing guidance for fiscal year 2022, attributing the lower-than-expected numbers to competition around key core products and price deterioration in certain markets.
Following this news, Viatris’s stock price fell $3.53, or 24.3%, to close at $11.01 per share on February 28, 2022.
WHAT CAN I DO?
Viatris investors may, no later than July 14, 2023, move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff for the class, through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages Viatris investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information. The class action complaint against Viatris, captioned Taylor v. Viatris Inc., et al Case No. 23-cv-00812, is filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania before the Honorable Patricia L. Dodge.
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WHO CAN BE A LEAD PLAINTIFF?
A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
ABOUT KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
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Contacts
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP
Jonathan Naji, Esq.
280 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
(484) 270-1453
[email protected]