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Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact The Gross Law Firm Before June 3, 2025 to Discuss Your Rights - ABBV
ABBVAbbVie(ABBV) Prnewswire·2025-05-22 09:45

Core Viewpoint - The Gross Law Firm has issued a notice to shareholders of Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. regarding a class action lawsuit related to alleged misleading statements and omissions during a secondary stock offering, which may have artificially deflated the stock price prior to a merger announcement with AbbVie Inc. [1][2] Group 1: Allegations and Impact - Cerevel's October 16, 2023 secondary stock offering documents allegedly omitted material facts about AbbVie's interest in acquiring Cerevel at a significantly higher price than the offering price of 22.81pershare,leadingtoanartificialdeflationofCerevelsstockprice[2]BainCapital,Cerevelscontrollingshareholder,reportedlyacquiredsharesatthisartificiallydepressedpricewhilepossessingnonpublicinformationaboutAbbViesacquisitioninterest,resultinginawindfallofover22.81 per share, leading to an artificial deflation of Cerevel's stock price [2] - Bain Capital, Cerevel's controlling shareholder, reportedly acquired shares at this artificially depressed price while possessing nonpublic information about AbbVie's acquisition interest, resulting in a windfall of over 120 million when AbbVie agreed to acquire Cerevel for $45 per share on December 6, 2023 [2] - The January 18, 2024 Proxy statement from Cerevel is claimed to have misled investors regarding the nature and timing of AbbVie's interest in the company [2] Group 2: Class Action Details - The class period for the lawsuit includes shareholders who sold or disposed of Cerevel stock from October 11, 2023, to August 1, 2024, and those who held shares as of January 8, 2024, entitled to vote on the merger [1] - The deadline for shareholders to register for the class action and seek lead plaintiff status is June 3, 2025, with no cost or obligation to participate [3] - Registered shareholders will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring system to receive updates on the case's status [3]