On May 11, 2020, Akorn, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing financial results as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements," including statements regarding the Company's business plan, financial performance and the path and milestones for executing a sale of Akorn's business, through the filing of Chapter 11 cases under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Company's continued engagement in discussions with certain of its lenders regarding the process for such potential sale of the Company's business. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "should," "will," "expect," "continue," "believe," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "could," "would," "potential," or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A number of important factors could cause actual results of the Company and its subsidiaries to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: (i) the effect of the Delaware Court of Chancery's October 1, 2018 decision against the Company and the Delaware Supreme Court's December 7, 2018 order affirming the Chancery Court's decision on the Company's ability to retain and hire key personnel, its ability to maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it does business, or its operating results and business generally, (ii) the risk that ongoing or future litigation against the defendants or related to the Chancery Court's decision and Delaware Supreme Court's affirmation may result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and/or liability, (iii) the outcome of the investigation conducted by the Company with the assistance of outside consultants, into alleged breaches of FDA data integrity requirements relating to product development at the Company and any actions taken by the Company, third parties or the FDA as a result of such investigations, (iv) the difficulty of predicting the timing or outcome of product development efforts, including FDA and other regulatory agency approvals and actions, if any, (v) the timing and success of product launches, (vi) difficulties or delays in manufacturing, (vii) the Company's increased indebtedness and compliance with certain covenants and other obligations under the Second Amendment to Standstill Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Second Amended Standstill Agreement"), which create material uncertainties and risks to its growth and business outlook, (viii) the Company's obligation under the Second Amended Standstill Agreement to pay certain fees and expenses and increased interest margin, and achieve milestones for executing a sale of Akorn's business, through the filing of Chapter 11 cases under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (x) potential adverse impacts on the Company's business and any cases commenced under Chapter 11 due to the effects of COVID-19; and (xi) such other risks and uncertainties outlined in the risk factors detailed in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 26, 2020), Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 (as filed with the SEC on May 11, 2020) and other risk factors identified from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC. Readers should carefully review these risk factors, and should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information, plans and estimates at the date of this report. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.