Exhibit 99.1
CONTACT:
Tierney Saccavino
(917) 783-0251
tsaccavino@acorda.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Acorda Therapeutics Receives Nasdaq Listing Determination Letter and Plans to Request a Hearing
PEARL RIVER, NY – December 20, 2022 – Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that it was notified by the Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC that, due to the Company’s common stock not having regained compliance with the minimum price of $1.00, the stock is subject to delisting unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel. The Company plans to submit such request within the required seven calendar days, which will stay any suspension or delisting action pending the hearing and the expiration of any additional extension period granted by the Hearings Panel following the hearing. The Hearings Panel has the discretion to grant the Company an extension through June 17, 2023.
At the hearing, the Company intends to present a plan to achieve compliance with the Nasdaq listing requirements and to request additional time to regain such compliance. In the event that the Company receives an extension but cannot regain compliance within the extended time, the Company would effect a reverse stock split under authorization from stockholders received in November 2022. There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company an extension or that the Company will ultimately regain compliance with all applicable requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Select Market.
“We believe it is in the best interests of shareholders to allow the stock price to grow organically rather than effecting a reverse stock split, and will discuss this and our long-term plan with the Hearings Panel,” said Ron Cohen, M.D., Acorda’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
About Acorda Therapeutics
Acorda Therapeutics develops therapies to restore function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. INBRIJA® is approved for intermittent treatment of OFF episodes in adults with Parkinson’s disease treated with carbidopa/levodopa. INBRIJA is not to be used by patients who take or have taken a nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor such as phenelzine or tranylcypromine within the last two weeks. INBRIJA utilizes Acorda’s innovative ARCUS® pulmonary delivery system, a technology platform designed to deliver medication through inhalation. Acorda also markets the branded AMPYRA® (dalfampridine) Extended Release Tablets, 10 mg.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, regarding management’s expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects should be considered forward-looking. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including: we may not be able to successfully market AMPYRA, INBRIJA or any other products under development; the COVID-19 pandemic, including related restrictions on in-person interactions and travel, and the potential for illness, quarantines