Emergent BioSolutions Announces Agreement to Settle Securities Class Action Litigation

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) (“Emergent” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to resolve the previously disclosed securities class action litigation pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (In re Emergent BioSolutions Inc. Security Litigation, No. 8:21-cv-00955-DLB). This lawsuit was originally filed in 2021.

Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Emergent will pay $40 million, which will be substantially paid from insurance proceeds, to settle claims brought on behalf of stockholders who purchased Emergent’s common stock between March 10, 2020, and November 4, 2021. The proposed settlement, which is subject to court approval, includes no admission of liability or wrongdoing by Emergent or any current or former Emergent officers, directors or employees and will resolve all claims against the Company and other defendants in this matter.

“While Emergent believes that the legacy securities class action was without merit, we are pleased to have reached this agreement,” said Joe Papa, president and chief executive officer of Emergent. “Today’s announcement is a major step toward allowing us to move past this matter so we can continue focusing on our multiyear plan to turnaround and transform the business.”

About Emergent BioSolutions

At Emergent, our mission is to protect and enhance life. For 25 years, we’ve been at work defending people from things we hope will never happen—so we are prepared just in case they ever do. We provide solutions for complex and urgent public health threats through a portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics that we develop and manufacture for governments and consumers. We also offer a range of integrated contract development and manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers. To learn more about how we plan to protect or enhance 1 billion lives by 2030, visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Investor Contact:
Richard S. Lindahl
Executive Vice President, CFO
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