Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPN) today announced that
the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) with respect to Supernus’
proposed acquisition of Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADMS)
expired at 11:59 p.m. on November 22, 2021.
On October 21, 2021, Supernus and Adamas filed the Premerger
Notification and Report Forms required under the HSR Act with the
Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
The expiration of the HSR Act waiting period satisfies one of
the conditions to consummate the Offer (as defined below). The
Offer continues to be subject to the remaining conditions set forth
in the Offer to Purchase (as defined below) and the related Letter
of Transmittal (as defined below). The Offer and withdrawal rights
will expire at one minute following 11:59 p.m., New York time, on
November 23, 2021, unless the Offer is extended or earlier
terminated.
The Offer and the Merger
The tender offer (Offer) for all outstanding shares of common
stock of Adamas for (1) $8.10 per Share, in cash, less any
applicable withholding taxes and without interest (Cash Amount),
plus (2) two non-transferable and non-tradable contingent value
rights per Share, each of which represents the contractual right to
receive a contingent payments of $0.50 in cash, less any applicable
withholding taxes and without interest (each, a CVR), which amount
will become payable, if at all, if specified milestones are
achieved prior to December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025, as
applicable (collectively, the Cash Amount with the CVRs, the Offer
Price), expires at one minute following 11:59 p.m., New York time,
on November 23, 2021.
Upon the completion of the Offer, Supernus intends to complete
the acquisition of Adamas through the merger of Reef with and into
Adamas, without a vote of Adamas stockholders in accordance with
Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (DGCL), with Adamas surviving the merger as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Supernus. In connection with the merger, each Adamas
share not previously purchased in the Offer (other than (i) Adamas
shares held by Adamas (or held in Adamas’ treasury) immediately
prior to the effective time of the merger, (ii) any Adamas shares
held by Supernus or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary
of Supernus immediately prior to the effective time of the merger,
or (iii) Adamas shares held by any stockholder who was entitled to
demand and properly demanded appraisal of such shares pursuant to,
and who complied in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL and
who, as of the effective time of the merger, has neither
effectively withdrawn nor lost its rights to such appraisal and
payment under the DGCL with respect to such shares) will be
converted into the right to receive the Offer Price, less any
applicable withholding taxes and without interest. Adamas’s common
stock will be delisted from the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Each CVR will represent a non-transferable and non-tradable
contractual contingent right to receive a cash payment of $0.50,
without interest and less any required withholding taxes, upon the
achievement of the applicable milestone (each such amount, a
Milestone Payment) in accordance with the terms of a Contingent
Value Rights Agreement entered into among Supernus and American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent, (CVR
Agreement). One Milestone Payment is payable (subject to certain
terms and conditions) upon the first occurrence of the achievement
of aggregate worldwide net sales of GOCOVRI® in excess of
$150,000,000 during any consecutive 12-month period ending on or
before December 31, 2024 (Milestone 2024). Another Milestone
Payment is payable (subject to certain terms and conditions) upon
the first occurrence of the achievement of aggregate worldwide net
sales of GOCOVRI in excess of $225,000,000 during any consecutive
12-month period ending on or before December 31, 2025 (Milestone
2025 and, together with Milestone 2024, the Milestones). Each
Milestone may only be achieved once. The maximum amount payable
with respect to the two CVRs issued in respect to each Share is
$1.00 in the aggregate. There can be no assurance any payments will
be made with respect to any CVR.
Advisors
Jefferies LLC is acting as the exclusive financial advisor to
Supernus. Lazard is acting as the exclusive financial advisor to
Adamas. Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP is serving as legal
counsel and Grant Thornton is providing due diligence services to
Supernus, and Cooley LLP is serving as legal counsel to Adamas.
About Supernus
Supernus Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused
on developing and commercializing products for the treatment of
central nervous system (CNS) diseases.
Our diverse neuroscience portfolio includes approved treatments
for epilepsy, migraine, ADHD, hypomobility in Parkinson’s disease,
cervical dystonia and chronic sialorrhea. We are developing a broad
range of novel CNS product candidates including new potential
treatments for hypomobility in Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy,
depression and rare CNS disorders.
For more information, visit www.supernus.com
Additional Information About the Tender Offer and Where
to Find It
In connection with Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (Supernus)
proposed acquisition of Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Adamas),
Supernus and Supernus Reef, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a
direct wholly owned subsidiary of Supernus (Purchaser), commenced a
tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Adamas on October
25, 2021. This press release is for informational purposes only and
is neither an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to
sell Adamas securities, nor is it a substitute for the tender offer
materials that Supernus and Purchaser filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) upon commencement of the tender offer. On
October 25, 2021, Supernus and Purchaser filed a Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule TO (including an Offer to Purchase) with the
SEC and thereafter, Adamas filed a Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC, in each case, with
respect to the tender offer. Investors and security
holders are urged to read these materials (including such Offer to
Purchase, a related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender
offer documents, as each may be amended or supplemented from time
to time) carefully since they contain important information that
investors and security holders should consider before making any
decision regarding tendering their common stock, including the
terms and conditions of the tender offer. The Tender Offer
Statement, Offer to Purchase, Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
and related materials have been filed with the SEC, and investors
and security holders may obtain a free copy of these materials and
other documents filed by Supernus, Purchaser and Adamas with the
SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In
addition, the Tender Offer Statement and other documents that
Supernus and Purchaser have filed with the SEC have been or will be
made available to all investors and security holders of Adamas free
of charge from the information agent for the tender offer.
Investors may also obtain, at no charge, the documents filed with
or furnished to the SEC by (i) Supernus under the “Investor
Relations” section of Supernus’s website at
https://www.supernus.com (ii) and Adamas under the “Investors &
Media” section of Adamas’ website at
https://www.adamaspharma.com/.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements do not convey historical information but
relate to predicted or potential future events that are based upon
management's current expectations. These statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. In
addition to the factors mentioned in this press release, such risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk that
the proposed acquisition of Adamas by Supernus may not be
completed; the possibility that competing offers or acquisition
proposals for Adamas will be made; the delay or failure of the
tender offer conditions to be satisfied (or waived), including
insufficient shares of Adamas common stock being tendered in the
tender offer; the failure (or delay) to receive the required
regulatory approvals of the proposed acquisition; the possibility
that prior to the completion of the transactions contemplated by
the acquisition agreement, Supernus’s or the Adamas’ business may
experience significant disruptions due to transaction related
uncertainty; the effects of disruption from the transactions of
Adamas’s business and the fact that the announcement and pendency
of the transactions may make it more difficult to establish or
maintain relationships with employees, manufactures, suppliers,
vendors, business partners and distribution channels to patients;
the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that
could give rise to the termination of the acquisition agreement;
the risk that stockholder litigation in connection with the
proposed transaction may result in significant costs of defense,
indemnification and liability; the failure of the closing
conditions set forth in the acquisition agreement to be satisfied
or waived; Company’s ability to sustain and increase its
profitability; the Company’s ability to raise sufficient capital to
fully implement its corporate strategy; the implementation of the
Company’s corporate strategy; the Company’s future financial
performance and projected expenditures; the Company’s ability to
increase the number of prescriptions written for each of its
products and products acquired through the acquisition of Adamas;
the Company’s ability to increase its net revenue from its products
and products acquired through the acquisition of Adamas; the
Company’s ability to commercialize its products including Qelbree;
the Company’s ability to enter into future collaborations with
pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions or to obtain
funding from government agencies; the Company’s product research
and development activities, including the timing and progress of
the Company’s clinical trials, and projected expenditures; the
Company’s ability to receive, and the timing of any receipt of,
regulatory approvals to develop and commercialize the Company’s
product candidates; the Company’s ability to protect its
intellectual property and operate its business without infringing
upon the intellectual property rights of others; the Company’s
expectations regarding federal, state and foreign regulatory
requirements; the therapeutic benefits, effectiveness and safety of
the Company’s product candidates; the accuracy of the Company’s
estimates of the size and characteristics of the markets that may
be addressed by its product candidates; the Company’s ability to
increase its manufacturing capabilities for its products and
product candidates; the Company’s projected markets and growth in
markets; the Company’s product formulations and patient needs and
potential funding sources; the Company’s staffing needs; and other
risk factors set forth from time to time in the Company’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission made pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the
information in this press release to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
anticipated or unanticipated events.
Supernus ContactsJack A. Khattar, President and
CEOTimothy C. Dec, Senior Vice President and CFOSupernus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Tel: (301) 838-2591
or
Investors:Peter VozzoICR WestwickeOffice: (443) 213-0505Mobile:
(443) 377-4767
Email: peter.vozzo@westwicke.com
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