Allegations
According to the complaint, throughout the class period, defendants provided overwhelmingly positive statements to investors while, at the same time, disseminating materially false and misleading statements and/or concealing material adverse facts concerning the true state of Iovance’s growth potential; notably, that it was not equipped to generate and drive demand or was otherwise ill equipped to capitalize upon the purported existing demand for its treatments through its network of approved treatment centers.
On July 25, 2024, Iovance announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 and reduced its revenue guidance for the full fiscal year 2024. The Company attributed its results and lowered guidance on 1) “the iCTC completed annual scheduled maintenance in December” and “capacity was reduced by more than half for about 1 month,” 2) “[l]ower Proleukin sales” than the company expected, and 3) “the variable pace at which ATCs began treatment patients.”
Following this news, the price of Iovance’s common stock declined dramatically. From a closing market price of $3.17 per share on May 8, 2025, Iovance’s stock price fell to $1.75 per share on May 9, 2025, a decline of about 44.795% in the span of just a single day.