SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Express Script Holding Company - ESRX

NEW YORK, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Express Scripts Holding Company ("Express Scripts" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ESRX).  Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at [email protected] or 888-476-6529, ext. 237.

The investigation concerns whether Express Scripts and certain of its officers and/or directors have violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 

On January 12, 2016, Anthem, Inc. ("Anthem"), one of the largest health benefits companies in the United States, publicly threatened to terminate its relationship with Express Scripts unless the Company would renegotiate its agreement with Anthem to deliver more than $3 billion in annual savings to Anthem.  On this news, Express Scripts stock fell $5.89 per share, or 6.88%, to close at $79.69 on January 13, 2016.  Then, on March 21, 2016, Anthem sued Express Scripts, alleging that the Company breached its contract with Anthem by failing to negotiate drug pricing terms in good faith.  The lawsuit revealed a conflict between Express Scripts and Anthem dating back to at least February 2015, including allegations that Express Scripts was experiencing severe operational problems that interfered with its ability to adequately serve Anthem and exposed Anthem to increased regulatory scrutiny.  More importantly, investors learned that Anthem would almost certainly either renegotiate its contract to pay billions of dollars less to Express Scripts, or worse, seek to engage a competing pharmacy benefit manager, resulting in the complete loss of Anthem's business.

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Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
[email protected]

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