Exhibit 99.1
CONTACT:
Tierney Saccavino
(917) 783-0251
tsaccavino@acorda.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Acorda Therapeutics Receives Nasdaq Extension to Meet Minimum Bid Price Requirement
PEARL RIVER, NY – February 14, 2023 – Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel has granted the Company’s extension request until June 20, 2023 to regain compliance with the Nasdaq’s minimum $1 bid price per share requirement.
“We are pleased Nasdaq has granted us this extension,” said Ron Cohen, M.D., Acorda’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We have announced a detailed business plan and long-term financial guidance to demonstrate what we believe is a path to growing shareholder value in Acorda. The key components of that plan are continued fiscal discipline, growing the Inbrija trajectory, and maintaining the Ampyra brand. We believe that it is in the best interests of our shareholders that we achieve compliance with the bid price rule organically by executing on that plan.”
If at any time before June 20, 2023 the bid price of Acorda’s stock closes at or above $1 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days, the Company will regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. In the event that the Company cannot regain compliance organically during the extension period, the Company has committed to effecting a reverse stock split, which was authorized by shareholders in November 2022.
About Acorda Therapeutics
Acorda Therapeutics develops therapies to restore function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. INBRIJA® is approved for intermittent treatment of OFF episodes in adults with Parkinson’s disease treated with carbidopa/levodopa. INBRIJA is not to be used by patients who take or have taken a nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor such as phenelzine or tranylcypromine within the last two weeks. INBRIJA utilizes Acorda’s innovative ARCUS® pulmonary delivery system, a technology platform designed to deliver medication through inhalation. Acorda also markets the branded AMPYRA® (dalfampridine) Extended Release Tablets, 10 mg.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, regarding management’s expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects should be considered forward-looking. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including: we may not be able to successfully market AMPYRA, INBRIJA or any other products under development; the COVID-19 pandemic, including related restrictions on in-person interactions and travel, and the potential for illness, quarantines and vaccine mandates affecting our management, employees or consultants or those that work for other companies we rely upon, could have a material adverse effect on our business operations or product sales; our ability to attract and retain key management and other personnel, or maintain