Esperion Reaches Settlement Agreement with Sixth ANDA Filer Not to Market Generic Version of NEXLETOL® (bempedoic acid) & NEXLIZET® (bempedoic acid & ezetimibe) Prior to April 19, 2040

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion, a company wholly-owned by ARCHIMED, today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Renata Limited (along with an affiliate). This agreement resolves the patent litigation brought by Esperion against Renata in response to Renata’s Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) seeking approval to market generic versions of NEXLETOL and NEXLIZET prior to the expiration of the applicable patents. Pursuant to the agreement, Renata has agreed not to market a generic version of either NEXLETOL or NEXLIZET in the United States prior to April 19, 2040, unless certain limited circumstances customarily included in these types of agreements occur.