Company: SUPN
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001356576-25-000071
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Company: SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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     U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) InvestigationOn October 16, 2024, Sage received a subpoena from the Enforcement Division of the SEC requesting documents and information related to Sage’s NDA for zuranolone for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), including communications with the FDA and any communications containing material nonpublic information. The Company is cooperating with the SEC and intends to continue to provide information responsive to the SEC’s requests.      Consolidated Derivative LitigationsOn March 26, 2025, plaintiff shareholder Qingping Zhu commenced derivative litigation in the Southern District of New York, purportedly on behalf of Sage, against sixteen current and former officers and directors of Sage (the “Zhu Derivative Litigation”). Based significantly on the allegations underlying the Securities Class Action, the Zhu Derivative Litigation alleges violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets, and seeks unspecified damages and various equitable relief. On April 14, 2025, the Southern District of New York granted a stay of the Zhu Derivative Litigation pending the resolution of the motion to dismiss the amended complaint in the Securities Class Action.On May 13, 2025, plaintiff shareholder Jurgen Matton commenced derivative litigation in the Southern District of New York, purportedly on behalf of Sage Therapeutics, against sixteen current and former officers and directors of Sage Therapeutics (the “Matton Derivative Litigation”). Based significantly on the allegations underlying the Securities Class Action, the Matton Derivative Litigation alleges violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets, and seeks unspecified damages and various equitable relief.On May 22, 2025, plaintiff shareholder Joseph Pizzelanti commenced derivative litigation in the Southern District of New York, purportedly on behalf of Sage Therapeutics, against sixteen current and former officers and directors of the Company (the “Pizzelanti Derivative Litigation”). Based significantly on the allegations underlying the Securities Class Action, the Pizzelanti Derivative Litigation alleges violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets, and seeks unspecified damages and