Viatris Securities Settlement

This official website is maintained by the Claims Administrator supervised by Lead Counsel in the action entitled Patel v. Viatris, Inc., et al, Case No. GD-21-13314, pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania


On June 12, 2024, the Court granted final approval to the Plan of Allocation listed in the Notice and the Settlement Agreement.

The information contained on this web page is only a summary of information presented in more detail in the Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Class Action Settlement, (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing, and (III) Motion For Award of Attorney’s Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses, which you can access by clicking here. Because this website is just a summary, you should review the Notice for additional details.

If you are apart of the Settlement class your legal rights will be affected by this settlement whether you act or do not act. Please read the notice carefully.

All PERSONS who acquired shares of Viatris Inc. common stock in exchange for Mylan N.V. shares directly in the stock-for-stock exchange conducted pursuant to the offering materials issued in connection with the November 2020 merger of Mylan N.V. and Upjohn, Inc. to form Viatris.

There are some individuals and entities that are excluded from the Class by definition. Excluded from the Class are Defendants and their respective successors and assigns; the past and current executive officers and directors of Viatris Inc. and Pfizer Inc.; the members of the immediate families of Michael Goettler, Sanjeev Narula, Bryan Supran, Margaret M. Madden, Douglas E. Giordano, Robert J. Coury, Ian Read, and James Kilts (collectively, the “Individual Defendants”); and the legal representatives, heirs, successors, or assigns of any excluded person, and any entity in which any of the above excluded persons have or had a direct or controlling ownership interest, and the legal representatives, heirs, successors-in-interest or assigns of any such excluded persons or entities. Also excluded will be any person or entity that validly requests exclusion from the Settlement Class.

Please read the Notice to fully understand your rights and options. Copies of the Notice and Claim Form can be found in the menu on the top of this page.

Payments to eligible claimants will be made only after any appeals are resolved and after the completion of all claims processing. Please be patient, as this process will take some time to complete.

Please read the Notice carefully. If you have questions, you may call the Viatris Securities Settlement Help Line at 1-877-495-0969 or email info@ViatrisSecuritiesSettlement.com.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THE SETTLEMENT:
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM The only way to be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement. Unless otherwise extended by the Court, Claim Forms must be received by the Claims Administrator on or before July 2, 2024. See Question 9 of the Notice.
EXCLUDE YOURSELF Get no payment. This is the only option that potentially allows you to ever be part of another lawsuit against the Defendants or any other Released Defendants’ Parties based on the matters being resolved by this Settlement. Unless otherwise extended by the Court, exclusion requests must be received by the Claims Administrator on or before May 13, 2024. See Question 12 of the Notice.
OBJECT Write to the Court about why you object to the Settlement, Plan of Allocation, and/or request for attorneys’ fees and expenses. You will still be a member of the Class. Unless otherwise extended by the Court, objections must be filed with the Court and received on or before May 22, 2024. See Question 17 of the Notice.
ATTEND A HEARING ON JUNE 12, 2024, AT 1:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement Unless otherwise permitted by the Court, requests to speak must be received by the Court on or before May 22, 2024. See Questions 19-21 of the Notice.
DO NOTHING Receive no payment. You will, however, still be a member of the Class, which means that you give up your right to ever be part of any other lawsuit against the Defendants or any other Released Defendants’ Parties about the legal claims being resolved by this Settlement, and that you will be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action. See Question 22 of the Notice.