Indivior Reaches Settlement with Reckitt Benckiser
Slough, UK, and Richmond, VA, January 25, 2021 – Indivior and Reckitt Benckiser (“RB“) have today settled the claims which RB issued in the Commercial Court in London on November 13, 2020, seeking indemnity under the 2014 Demerger Agreement between the companies.
Pursuant to the settlement, RB has agreed to withdraw the US $1.4 billion claim and to release Indivior from any claim for indemnity under the Demerger Agreement relating to the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) settlements which RB entered into in July 2019, as well as other claims for indemnity arising from those matters.
Indivior has, in consideration of the above release, agreed to pay RB a total of $50 million over the next five years. Indivior has also agreed to release RB from any claims to seek damages relating to its settlement with the DOJ and the FTC.
Indivior will not provide any further information on the matter.
About Indivior
Indivior is a global pharmaceutical company working to help change patients’ lives by developing medicines to treat addiction and serious mental illnesses. Our vision is that all patients around the world will have access to evidence-based treatment for the chronic conditions and co-occurring disorders of addiction. Indivior is dedicated to transforming addiction from a global human crisis to a recognized and treated chronic disease.
Building on its global portfolio of opioid dependence treatments, Indivior has a pipeline of product candidates designed to both expand on its heritage in this category and potentially address other chronic conditions and cooccurring disorders of addiction, including alcohol use disorder. Headquartered in the United States in Richmond, VA, Indivior employs more than 700 individuals globally and its portfolio of products is available in over 40 countries worldwide. Visit www.indivior.com to learn more. Connect with Indivior on LinkedIn by visiting www.linkedin.com/company/indivior.
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