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Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces Proposed Settlement in the Inovio Pharmaceuticals Settlement

Businesswire ·  Sep 27, 2022 08:12

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following statement is being issued by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP regarding the Inovio Pharmaceuticals Settlement:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

PATRICK McDERMID, Individually and on

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Civ. Action No. 2:20-cv-01402-GJP

Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

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Plaintiff,

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CLASS ACTION

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vs.

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INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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IF YOU PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ("INOVIO") COMMON STOCK FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2020 THROUGH AUGUST 10, 2020, INCLUSIVE (THE "CLASS"), YOU COULD RECEIVE A PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. CERTAIN PERSONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF THE CLASS AS SET FORTH IN THE STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT.

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and by Order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, that the above-captioned litigation (the "Action") has been certified as a class action and that a Settlement has been proposed for $30,000,000.00 in cash and 7,000,000 shares of Inovio common stock. A hearing will be held on December 15, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., before the Honorable Gerald J. Pappert, at the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Courtroom 11A, James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, or remotely per details that will be made publicly available on the Settlement website () in advance of the Settlement Hearing for the purpose of determining whether: (1) the proposed Settlement should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable and adequate; (2) the proposed Plan of Allocation for distribution of the Settlement proceeds is fair, reasonable and adequate and therefore should be approved; and (3) the application of Lead Counsel for the payment of attorneys' fees and expenses from the Settlement Fund, including interest earned thereon, should be approved.

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ACTION, AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SHARE IN THE SETTLEMENT FUND. If you have not received a detailed Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action (the "Notice") and a copy of the Proof of Claim Form ("Proof of Claim"), you may obtain a copy of these documents by contacting the Claims Administrator at: Inovio Securities Litigation, Claims Administrator, c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC, P.O. Box 6162, Novato, CA 94948-6162; info@InovioSecuritiesLitigation.com; 1-866-809-3338. You may also obtain copies of the Stipulation of Settlement, Notice and Proof of Claim at .

If you are a Class Member, to be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, you must submit a Proof of Claim by mail postmarked no later than December 19, 2022, or submit it online by that date. If you are a Class Member and do not submit a valid Proof of Claim, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, but you will still be bound by any judgment entered by the Court in this Action (including the releases provided for therein).

To exclude yourself from the Class, you must mail a written request for exclusion so that it is received by November 23, 2022, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice. If you are a Class Member and do not exclude yourself from the Class, you will be bound by any judgment entered by the Court in this Action (including the releases provided for therein) whether or not you submit a Proof of Claim. If you submit a written request for exclusion, you will have no right to recover money pursuant to the Settlement.

Any objection to the proposed Settlement, the Plan of Allocation of Settlement proceeds, or the fee and expense application must be filed with the Court no later than November 23, 2022.

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, THE CLERK'S OFFICE, DEFENDANTS, OR DEFENDANTS' COUNSEL REGARDING THIS NOTICE. If you have any questions about the Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement, you may contact Lead Counsel at the following address or by calling 1-800-449-4900:

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
TRIG SMITH, ESQ.
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101
settlementinfo@rgrdlaw.com

Dated: August 31, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE COURT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA


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