Company to Facilitate Transaction Process and Sale of Substantially All Assets Through Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
Operations to Continue as Normal Including Payment of Employee Wages and Benefits and Continuing Programs for Customers; Vendors and Suppliers to Receive Full Payment for Goods and Services Provided Post-Filing
PHOENIX, June 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSY) (“INSYS” or the “Company”), a specialty pharmaceutical development and distribution company, announced today that INSYS has filed voluntary cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware (the “Court”) to facilitate the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets and address the Company’s legacy legal liabilities. INSYS intends to continue operating its business in the ordinary course while it pursues these transactions through the court-supervised sale process.
Throughout the court-supervised Chapter 11 process, INSYS intends to utilize existing cash on hand and operating cash flows to support its continued operations, including payment of all employee wages and benefits without interruption and continuing programs offered to customers. The Company intends to pay vendors and suppliers in full under normal terms for goods and services provided after the filing date of June 10, 2019. To these ends, the Company has filed a number of customary motions seeking Court authorization to continue to support its business operations. INSYS expects to receive Court approval for all of these requests.
“After conducting a thorough review of available strategic alternatives, we determined that a court-supervised sale process is the best course of action to maximize the value of our assets and address our legacy legal challenges in a fair and transparent manner,” said Andrew G. Long, Chief Executive Officer of INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. “INSYS has compelling assets and a highly talented team. We believe this process will provide us with a forum to negotiate an equitable resolution with our creditors and represents the best opportunity for our people and our business.”
INSYS intends to conduct the asset sales in accordance with Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Chapter 11 process is intended to facilitate an orderly auction and sale process and maximize value for INSYS’ creditors. INSYS aims to complete the asset sales within 90 days and address creditors’ claims as efficiently and expeditiously as possible.
Court documents and additional information can be found at a website administered by INSYS’ claims agent, Epiq, at https://dm.epiq11.com/Insys or by calling the Company’s Restructuring Hotline, toll-free in the U.S., at (855) 424-7683. For calls originating outside of the U.S., please dial +1 (503) 520-4461.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is serving as legal counsel to INSYS, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC is serving as investment banker, and FTI Consulting, Inc. is serving as financial advisor.
About INSYS
INSYS Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company using proprietary technology and capabilities to develop and commercialize innovative pharmaceutical products intended to address unmet medical needs and the clinical shortcomings of existing commercial products.
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Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Jackie Marcus or Chris Hodges
Alpha IR Group
312-445-2870
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Michael Freitag / Matthew Gross / Andrew Squire
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
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