Lantheus to Acquire Evergreen Theragnostics for Upfront Payment of $250 Million to Drive Strategic Evolution into Fully Integrated Radiopharmaceutical Leader
Risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to materially differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include: Lantheus’ and Evergreen’s ability to complete the acquisition on the proposed terms or on the anticipated timeline, or at all, including risks and uncertainties related to securing the necessary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions to consummate the acquisition; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive transaction agreement relating to the proposed transaction; risks related to diverting the attention of Evergreen’s and Lantheus’ management from ongoing business operations; failure to realize the expected benefits of the acquisition; significant transaction costs and/or unknown or inestimable liabilities; the risk that Evergreen’s business will not be integrated successfully or that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; risks related to future opportunities and plans for the combined company, including the uncertainty of expected future regulatory filings, financial performance and results of the combined company following completion of the acquisition; pharmaceutical product development and the uncertainty of clinical success; the regulatory approval process, including the risks that Evergreen may be unable to obtain regulatory approval for OCTEVYTM on the timeframe anticipated, or at all, or that Evergreen may be unable to obtain regulatory approvals of any of its other product candidates in a timely manner or at all; disruption from the proposed acquisition, making it more difficult to conduct business as usual or maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; effects relating to the announcement of the acquisition or any further announcements or the consummation of the acquisition on the market price of Lantheus’ common stock; the possibility that, if Lantheus does not achieve the perceived benefits of the acquisition as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial analysts or investors, the market price of Lantheus’ common stock could decline; potential litigation associated with the possible acquisition; and the risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including those described in the Risk Factors section in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q).
Advances radiopharmaceutical leadership with addition of scalable manufacturing infrastructure and end-to-end clinical development capabilities Adds OCTEVY™, a registrational-stage diagnostic asset, targeting neuroendocrine tumors that is complementary to Lantheus’ therapeutic agent, PNT2003 Expands oncology radiopharmaceutical pipeline with multiple clinical and pre-clinical theranostic pairs Company reaffirms Full-Year and Fourth Quarter, 2024 financial guidance Company to host conference call on January 28, 2025, at 8:30 AM ET BEDFORD, Mass., Jan.28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lantheus Holdings, Inc.("Lantheus” or the "Company”) (NASDAQ: LNTH), the leading radiopharmaceutical-focused company committed to enabling clinicians to Find, Fight and Follow disease to deliver better patient outcomes, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Evergreen Theragnostics, Inc.("Evergreen”), in an all-cash transaction consisting of an upfront payment of $250 million and up to an additional $752.5 million in potential milestone payments.
I am very pleased to have our Evergreen team join another industry-leading company with a shared vision.” Compelling Strategic and Financial Rationale Enhanced Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing Infrastructure: The acquisition advances Lantheus’ capabilities with the addition of Evergreen’s radioligand therapy (RLT) manufacturing infrastructure, including a revenue-generating CDMO business.
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