As previously reported, on February 20, 2020, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Progenics”) entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger with Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (“Lantheus Holdings”) and Plato Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lantheus Holdings (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Progenics, with Progenics surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lantheus Holdings (the “Merger”). In connection with the Merger, Progenics filed a definitive proxy statement, dated March 19, 2020, and a supplement to the definitive proxy statement, dated May 14, 2020 (as supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), relating to the special meeting of its stockholders to be held on June 16, 2020 to vote on matters related to the Merger.
As of the date of this Current Report on Form8-K, ten securities lawsuits—six putative class actions and four individual actions—have been filed against Progenics and the board of directors of Progenics (the “Progenics Board”) alleging inadequate disclosure by Progenics relating to the Merger, three of which also name Lantheus Holdings and Merger Sub as defendants. Five of ten lawsuits were voluntarily dismissed without prejudice by plaintiffs, with no settlements from, or other agreed obligations by, the respective defendants thereunder.
On November 22, 2019, a purported stockholder filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, captionedJohnson v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Civil Action No.1:19-cv-02183 (the “Johnson Action”), against Progenics and members of the Progenics Board. On March 5, 2020, the Johnson Action was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. On November 25, 2019, a second purported stockholder filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, captionedThompson v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Civil Action No.1:19-cv-02194, against Progenics, certain members of the Progenics Board, Lantheus Holdings, and Merger Sub. On March 10, 2020, the Thompson Action was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. On November 26, 2019, a third purported stockholder filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, captionedWang v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Civil Action No.1:19-cv-10936 (the “Wang Action”), against Progenics and members of the Progenics Board. On June 1, 2020, the Wang Action was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. On December 9, 2019, a fourth purported stockholder filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, captionedMichael A. Bernstein IRA v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al., Civil Action No.2:19-cv-21200 (the “Bernstein IRA Action”), against Progenics, members of the Progenics Board, Lantheus Holdings, and Merger Sub. On April 21, 2020, an amended complaint was filed in the Bernstein IRA Action, and on May 6, 2020, the Bernstein IRA Action was transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under Civil Action No.1:20-cv-03521. On December 12, 2019, a fifth purported stockholder filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, captionedPill v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Civil Action No.1:19-cv-02268, against Progenics and members of the Progenics Board. The purported stockholder voluntarily dismissed this action without prejudice and the court closed the case on March 10, 2020. On December 20, 2019, a sixth purported stockholder filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, captionedHess v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Civil Action No.1:19-cv-11683 (the “Hess Action”), against Progenics, Progenics’ Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and members of the Progenics Board. On April 8, 2020, an amended complaint was filed in the Hess Action. On June 4, 2020, the Hess Action was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. On April 2, 2020, a seventh purported stockholder filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, captionedGoldstone v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al., Civil Action No.1:20-cv-02750 (the “Goldstone Action”), against Progenics, members of the Progenics Board, Lantheus Holdings, and Merger Sub. On April 6, 2020, the purported stockholder in the Johnson Action filed a new putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, captionedJohnson v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, et al., Civil Action No.1:20-cv-02847 (the “Johnson S.D.N.Y. Action”), against Progenics and members of the Progenics Board. On April 8, 2020, an eighth purported stockholder filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, captionedKrueger v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Civil Action No.1:20-cv-02913 (the “Krueger Action”), against Progenics and members of the Progenics Board. On June 3, 2020, a ninth purported stockholder filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, captionedSigrist v. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, et al., Civil Action No.1:20-cv-04238 (the “Sigrist Action”), against Progenics and members of the Progenics Board.
The complaints in the Bernstein IRA, Goldstone, Johnson S.D.N.Y., Krueger and Sigrist Actions (collectively, the “Merger Litigation”) allege, among other things, that Progenics and the members of the Progenics Board violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and 17 C.F.R. § 244.100 and Rule14a-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, by misstating or omitting certain allegedly material information in the registration statement filed with the SEC on November 12, 2019, the amended registration statement filed with the SEC on March 16, 2020 and/or the Schedule 14A proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 19, 2020 related to the Merger. The Bernstein IRA Action also alleges that Lantheus Holdings and Merger Sub violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange