Emergent Bio Plunges 14% Post-Market After Directors Divest Shares

Shares in Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (EBS) dropped 14% in Friday’s after-hours trading following the disclosure of two of its directors divesting shares.According to a SEC filing, Emergent Director Ronald Richard sold 6,572 shares on Wednesday at an average price of $87.514, for a total of about $575,142. Following the share sale Richard owns 4,269 shares. The stock rose 2.5% to $86.91 on Friday before dropping to $75 in post-market trading.In addition, Director Sue Bailey divested 5,322 shares at an average price of $87.503, generating about $465,691 from the sale. Bailey now still has 37,260 shares in the company.Earlier this month, …read more

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