- Robert Wessman Founder and Executive Chairman will ring the Nasdaq Iceland closing bell at 15:30 GMT on December 8, 2022
- Listing on the Main Market can increase visibility, which may allow the company to appear in both domestic and global indexes
- Alvotech became first dual-listed Icelandic company in the U.S. and Iceland after market debut in June, trading under the symbol “ALVO“
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, announced that trading in its shares will move from the Nasdaq Iceland First North Growth market (“First North”) to the Nasdaq Iceland Main Market (“Main Market”), starting today December 8, 2022. The “ALVO” stock market symbol for Alvotech remains unchanged and trade on the Nasdaq U.S. stock exchange is not affected. A Main Market listing in Iceland can increase a company’s visibility and, subject to meeting certain conditions, may result in inclusion in Icelandic and international indexes.
“After our debut as the first dual-listed Icelandic company in both the U.S. and Iceland, we are pleased to have our shares listed on the Main Market, which may allow a broader range of investors to invest in our shares,” said Robert Wessman, Executive Chairman and founder of Alvotech. “Alvotech is publicly traded, pure play, global biosimilars company that has invested over $1 billion to build an integrated platform for developing and producing more affordable biologic medicines which can improve patient lives all around the world.”
To celebrate the listing on the Main Market, Mr. Wessman will ring the closing bell for the Nasdaq stock exchange in Iceland at 15:30 GMT on December 8, 2022.
Alvotech’s shares have been dual listed since June 2022, after being admitted to trading the Nasdaq Stock Market in the U.S. on June 16, 2022 and on First North on June 23, 2022. On August 12, 2022, Alvotech’s Board of Directors announced a plan to move the listing from First North to the Main Market and on December 2, 2022 Nasdaq Iceland approved Alvotech’s request to trade its shares on the Main Market. The date for the transfer was formally announced by the stock exchange on December 6, 2022, following the offical passporting of the prospectus related to the Main Market listing from Luxembourg to Iceland.
About Alvotech
Alvotech is a biotech company, founded by Robert Wessman, focused solely on the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide. Alvotech seeks to be a global leader in the biosimilar space by delivering high quality, cost-effective products, and services, enabled by a fully integrated approach and broad in-house capabilities. Alvotech’s current pipeline contains eight biosimilar candidates aimed at treating autoimmune disorders, eye disorders, osteoporosis, respiratory disease, and cancer. Alvotech has formed a network of strategic commercial partnerships to provide global reach and leverage local expertise in markets that include the United States, Europe, Japan, China, and other Asian countries and large parts of South America, Africa and the Middle East. Alvotech’s commercial partners include Teva Pharmaceuticals, a US affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (US), STADA Arzneimittel AG (EU), Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd (Japan), Cipla/Cipla Gulf/Cipla Med Pro (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa/Africa), JAMP Pharma Corporation (Canada), Yangtze River Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (China), DKSH (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan), YAS Holding LLC (Middle East and North Africa), Abdi Ibrahim (Turkey), Kamada Ltd. (Israel), Mega Labs, Stein, Libbs, Tuteur and Saval (Latin America) and Lotus Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and South Korea). Each commercial partnership covers a unique set of product(s) and territories. Except as specifically set forth therein, Alvotech disclaims responsibility for the content of periodic filings, disclosures and other reports made available by its partners. For more information, please visit www.alvotech.com. None of the information on the Alvotech website shall be deemed part of this press release.
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Benedikt Stefansson
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