Impax Laboratories Mourns the Passing of Board Member Richard A. Bierly

HAYWARD, Calif., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Impax Laboratories, Inc.(NASDAQ: IPXL) is mourning the loss of Richard A. Bierly, a member of the Impax Board of Directors, who recently passed away. Appointed in August 2016, Richard also served on the Board's Audit and Compensation Committees. He had a long and successful finance career in the pharmaceutical industry, most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer of Medivation, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company acquired by Pfizer in 2016.

"We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Rick Bierly," said Bob Burr, Chairman of the Board of Impax Laboratories. "Rick was a distinguished executive who brought exceptional leadership characteristics and unique industry perspectives. As Impax architected its plan for growth and delivering long-term shareholder value, Rick's nearly four decades of finance and accounting experience, and strategic insights made him a valued addition to our Board. We deeply appreciate his contributions to both our Board and our Audit and Compensation Committees and will miss his guiding voice. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends." 

About Impax Laboratories, Inc.

Impax Laboratories, Inc. (Impax) is a specialty pharmaceutical company applying its formulation expertise and drug delivery technology to the development of controlled-release and specialty generics in addition to the development of central nervous system disorder branded products. Impax markets its generic products through its Impax Generics division and markets its branded products through the Impax Specialty Pharma division. Additionally, where strategically appropriate, Impax develops marketing partnerships to fully leverage its technology platform and pursues partnership opportunities that offer alternative dosage form technologies, such as injectables, nasal sprays, inhalers, patches, creams, and ointments. For more information, please visit the Company's Web site at: www.impaxlabs.com.

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To the extent any statements made in this news release contain information that is not historical; these statements are forward-looking in nature and express the beliefs and expectations of management. Such statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's future results, performance, or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in the Company's operating results and financial condition; the volatility of the market price of the Company's common stock; the Company's ability to successfully develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products in a timely manner; the impact of competition; the effect of any manufacturing or quality control problems;  the Company's ability to manage its growth; risks related to acquisitions of or investments in technologies, products or businesses; the risks related to the sale or closure of our Taiwan manufacturing facility; effects from fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Taiwan dollar; risks relating to goodwill and intangibles; the reduction or loss of business with any significant customer; the substantial portion of the Company's total revenues derived from sales of a limited number of products; the impact of consolidation of the Company's customer base; the Company's ability to sustain profitability and positive cash flows; the impact of any valuation allowance on the Company's deferred tax assets; the restrictions imposed by the Company's credit facility and indenture; the Company's level of indebtedness and liabilities and the potential impact on cash flow available for operations; the availability of additional funds in the future; any delays or unanticipated expenses in connection with the operation of the Company's manufacturing facilities; the effect of foreign economic, political, legal and other risks on the Company's operations abroad; the uncertainty of patent litigation and other legal proceedings; the increased government scrutiny on the Company's agreements to settle patent litigations, product development risks and the difficulty of predicting FDA filings and approvals; consumer acceptance and demand for new pharmaceutical products; the impact of market perceptions of the Company and the safety and quality of the Company's products; the Company's determinations to discontinue the manufacture and distribution of certain products; the Company's ability to achieve returns on its investments in research and development activities; changes to FDA approval requirements; the Company's ability to successfully conduct clinical trials; the Company's reliance on third parties to conduct clinical trials and testing; the Company's lack of a license partner for commercialization of Numient® (IPX066) outside of the United States; impact of illegal distribution and sale by third parties of counterfeits or stolen products; the availability of raw materials and impact of interruptions in the Company's supply chain; the Company's policies regarding returns, rebates, allowances and chargebacks; the use of controlled substances in the Company's products; the effect of current economic conditions on the Company's industry, business, results of operations and financial condition; disruptions or failures in the Company's information technology systems and network infrastructure caused by third party breaches or other events; the Company's reliance on alliance and collaboration agreements; the Company's reliance on licenses to proprietary technologies; the Company's dependence on certain employees; the Company's ability to comply with legal and regulatory requirements governing the healthcare industry; the regulatory environment; the effect of certain provisions in the Company's government contracts; the Company's ability to protect its intellectual property; exposure to product liability claims; changes in tax regulations; uncertainties involved in the preparation of the Company's financial statements; the Company's ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting; the effect of terrorist attacks on the Company's business; the location of the Company's manufacturing and research and development facilities near earthquake fault lines; expansion of social media platforms and other risks described in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, regardless of whether new information becomes available, future developments occur or otherwise.

Company Contact:                                                 
Mark Donohue
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications 
(215) 558-4526                                                          
www.impaxlabs.com                                               

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