Icosavax Sued Over AstraZeneca Takeover Conflicts, Projections

Jan. 3, 2024, 4:49 PM UTC

Icosavax Inc. and its directors allegedly misled investors about proposed takeover by AstraZeneca Plc in a regulatory filing last month, a shareholder lawsuit says.

The proposed deal to sell Icosavax to AstraZeneca for up to $1.1 billion in cashwas agreed upon by the parties, but they omitted or misrepresented details about potential conflicts of interest, financial projections and data inputs underlying a financial adviser’s valuation, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The $15 per share transaction agreed upon in December would have a total value of $1.1 billion including ...

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