[6-K] Alvotech Current Report (Foreign Issuer)
Alvotech filed a Form 6-K reporting that the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved its biosimilar to Simponi (golimumab), marketed as Gobivaz. The company furnished a press release announcing the approval as Exhibit 99.1.
The report states that this Form 6-K, excluding Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated by reference into Alvotech’s registration statements on Forms F-3 (File Nos. 333-266136, 333-273262, 333-275111 and 333-281684), its Form F-3ASR (File No. 333-289006), and its Form S-8 (File No. 333-266881). Exhibit 99.1 is furnished, not filed, under the Exchange Act.
- MHRA approval of Gobivaz (biosimilar to Simponi) expands Alvotech’s approved portfolio in the UK.
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MHRA approved Alvotech’s Simponi biosimilar Gobivaz; press release furnished.
Alvotech disclosed that the UK MHRA approved its biosimilar to Simponi (golimumab), sold as Gobivaz. Regulatory approval is a key step that permits commercial availability in the UK subject to standard launch logistics and market access processes.
The 6-K clarifies mechanics: the main body is incorporated by reference into multiple shelf and employee plan registrations, while Exhibit 99.1 (the press release) is furnished, not filed. This preserves disclosure while avoiding Section 18 liabilities for the exhibit.
The approval was announced on