SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors Novartis AG - NVS

NEW YORK, June 8, 2022

The investigation concerns whether Novartis and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On May 5, 2022, Novartis "announced a temporary, voluntary suspension of production at its radioligand therapy production sites in Ivrea, Italy and Millburn, New Jersey."  The production halt was to "address potential quality issues identified in its manufacturing process."  On this news, Novartis's American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") price fell $2.06, or 2.3%, to close at $86.21 per ADR on May 5, 2022. Then, on May 31, 2022, STAT News published an article entitled "Documents show problems at Novartis facility where cancer drug production was halted."  The article reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had cited deficiencies at the Company's New Jersey facility following an inspection in late 2021, including a "concern that Novartis failed to notify customers about batches of Lutathera . . . that were distributed despite failing to meet quality specifications." 

On this news, Novartis's ADR price fell $1.82 per ADR, or 1.99%, over the following two trading days, closing at $89.64 per ADR on June 1, 2022.

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