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Annual Report and Accounts 2024
Latosha
Regional Head of U.S.
Medical Affairs-West, Indian
Health Services Medical Lead
Important Cautionary Note
Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This Annual Report and Accounts contains
certain statements that are forward-looking.
Forward-looking statements include, among
other things, express and implied statements
regarding: the Group’s financial guidance
including operating and profit margins for
2025, including expected operational savings
and expected benefits from our reinvestment
efforts; expectations regarding the extent and
impact of competition, our expectations that
we can reach a final settlement related to the
provisions we recorded regarding opioid
litigation (including the opioid MDL) brought
by certain municipalities and tribal nations
and the material terms and conditions of the
final settlement agreement, including the
ultimate timing and structure of payments and
products distribution, injunctive relief and
scope of releases; our intent to extend
SUBLOCADE to Denmark and Norway;
expectations regarding the growth rates of
buprenorphine medically assisted treatment,
expected future growth and expectations and
sales levels for particular products;
expectations regarding our product
development pipeline and potential future
products; expectations that Mark Crossley will
serve as CEO through the AGM and that Joe
Ciaffoni will succeed him as CEO, and other
statements containing the words "believe,"
"anticipate," "plan," "expect," "intend,"
"estimate," "forecast," “strategy,” “target,”
“guidance,” “outlook,” “potential,” "project,"
"priority," "may," "will," "should," "would,"
"could," "can," "outlook," "guidance,"
thenegatives thereof, and variations thereon
and similar expressions. By their nature, such
forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties as they relate to events or
circumstances that may or may not occur in
the future. Actual results may differ materially
from those expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements. In particular, our
actual results, performance or achievements
or industry results could be affected by, among
other things: the substantial litigation to which
we are or may become a party; our reliance on
third parties to manufacture commercial
supplies of most of our products, conduct our
clinical trials and at times to collaborate on
products in our pipeline; our ability to comply
with legal and regulatory settlements,
healthcare laws and regulations, requirements
imposed by regulatory agencies and payment
and reporting obligations under government
pricing programs; risks related to the
manufacture and distribution of our products,
most of which contain controlled substances;
market acceptance of our products as well as
our ability to commercialize our products and
compete with other market participants; the
fact that a substantial portion of our revenue
derives from a small number of key proprietary
products; competition; our dependence on
third-party payors for the reimbursement of
our products and the increasing focus on
pricing and competition in our industry;
unintended side effects caused by the clinical
study or commercial use of our products; our
use of hazardous materials in our
manufacturing facilities; and our ability to
successfully execute acquisitions, partnerships,
joint ventures, dispositions or other strategic
acquisitions; our ability to protect our
Strategic Report
1 Financial Highlights
2 Our Journey
4 A Human Crisis
6 Addressing the Challenge
8 Creating a Pipeline for Tomorrow
10 Our Culture
12 Chair’s Statement
14 Chief Executive Officer’s Review
18 Case study
20 Chief Scientific Officer’s Review
22 Our Business Model
24 Stakeholder Engagement
31 2020 Resolution Agreement Update and
Legacy Legal Matters
32 Managing Indivior’s
BusinessResponsibly
46 Task Force on Climate-related Financial
Disclosures (TCFD)
50 Non-Financial and Sustainability
Information Statement
52 Financial Review
59 Legal Proceedings
61 Risk Management
71 Viability Statement
Governance
72 Chair’s Governance Statement
74 Board of Directors
76 Executive Committee
78 Corporate Governance
106 Directors’ Remuneration Report
125 Directors’ Report
129 Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities
Financial Statements
130 Independent Auditors’ Report
139 Financial Statements
Additional Information
188 Information for Shareholders
190 Publications and Conference Abstracts
Indivior.com
intellectual property rights and the substantial
cost of litigation or other proceedings related
to intellectual property rights; the risks related
to product liability claims or product recalls;
the significant number of laws and regulations
that we are subject to, including due to the
international nature of our business;
macroeconomic trends and other global
developments such as pandemics; the terms
of our debt instruments, changes in our credit
ratings and our ability to service our
indebtedness and other obligations as they
come due; changes in applicable tax rate or tax
rules, regulations or interpretations and our
ability to realize our deferred tax assets;
volatility in our share price due to factors
unrelated to our operating performance; and
such other factors as set out in this Annual
Report and Accounts.
Forward-looking statements contained in this
Annual Report and Accounts apply only at the
date of this Annual Report and Accounts. We
undertake no obligation publicly to update or
revise any forward-looking statement, whether
as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise.
Front Cover
Indivior employee:
Latosha
Regional Head of U.S. Medical Affairs-West,
Indian Health Services Medical Lead
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INDIVIOR IS MAKING
MEANINGFUL RECOVERY FROM
ADDICTION ACHIEVABLE AND
ATTAINABLE FOR EVERYONE.
2024
Net revenue:
$1,188m
(2023 : $1,093m)
Adjusted net income:
$222m
(2023 : $223m)
Net revenue from SUBLOCADE®:
$756m
(2023 $630m)
Net (loss)/income:
($48m)
(2023 : $2m)
Adjusted operating profit:
$312m
(2023 : $269m)
Operating loss:
$23m
(2023 : $4m)
Year-end cash and
investments
$347m
(2023 : $451m)
Financial highlights
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10 YEARS
OF MAKING RECOVERY
HUMANLY POSSIBLE
Changing
the Face
of Recovery
Our vision is that
millions of people
across the globe
suffering from
substance use
disorders (SUD) or
overdose have access
to evidence-based
treatment to change
their lives.
Our Journey
Keith
Commercial Head,
Criminal Justice Systems
– Richmond, U.S.
“Apathy and ignorance remain
major barriers. There are many
areas where there’s still a lot
of stigma around addiction and
addiction treatment. We’re trying
to break through those barriers.”
Latosha
Regional Head of U.S. Medical
Affairs-West, Indian Health Services
Medical Lead
– Fort Collins, U.S.
“If I can do my part to help people
with opioid use disorder, then it
is worth it.”
Read Keith's full story on page 19
Eddie
Senior Regional Director Criminal
Justice System
“My team supports customers in the
field that are helping people change
their lives.”
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Our Mission Continues
At Indivior, we believe that meaningful recovery from addiction is
humanly possible. And we will do everything we can to ensure that
it is achieved.
Opioid use disorder is a disease that could happen to any of us.
It’s possible that recovery can happen to any of us too.
Rachael
Head of Global Finance Operations
“It’s amazing when you hear how
our products are changing lives.”
“You can’t understand the numbers
if you don’t understand the story
behind them.”
Michael
Director, User Services & Security
Operations, Information Technology
“Indivior stands apart with a
distinctive culture. Rather than
being nice aspirations or platitudes,
our Guiding Principles capture the
essence of Indivior and the spirit
of our remarkable people.”
Read Michael's full story
on page 18
Ryan
Lead Scientist, Analytical Development,
Research and Development
“We’re each doing a small part to make
sure we’re providing the best solutions
and products to our patients.”
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MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD ARE
ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS
AND IT’S TEARING
THEIR LIVES APART.
U.S. opioid misuse
8.9m
2
people in the U.S.
misuse opioids
Opioid use worldwide
60m
1
people used opioids for
non-medical purposes
OUD in the U.S.
5.7m
2
people diagnosed
with OUD in the U.S.
U.S. OUD treatment
1m
2
people in medication-
assisted treatment
According to the United Nations, in 2022, worldwide
approximately 60m people used opioids for non-
medical purposes and 292m people misused drugs.
This represents approximately 1 in 18 people.
In the U.S. around 5.7m have been diagnosed with opioid use
disorder (OUD) and around 8.9m misuse opioids. Only around
1m people in the U.S. with OUD have received medication-
assisted treatment (MAT) over the last 12 months.
1. UNODC World Drug Report 2024, page 44
2. Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States:
Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, pages 20,
29 and 45
A Human Crisis
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OUR COMPANY WAS
FOUNDED TO HELP
COMBAT THE OPIOID
CRISIS, ONE OF THE
MOST URGENT PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCIES
OF OUR TIME.
As the pioneer in developing medication for
opioid use disorder (MOUD), Indivior has
worked for over 25 years to reduce barriers to
access, while advocating that OUD should be
treated like other chronic diseases.
Today, we continue to pioneer innovative, life-transforming
treatments for people with substance use disorder
and serious mental illness. Our vision is that the
millions of people across the globe suffering from
these diseases have access to evidence-based
treatment to change lives.
U.S. – 85%
Rest of world – 15%
Net revenue by geography
SUBLOCADE – 64%
Other – 36%
Other (incl. SUBOXONE film, ROW
(ex. SUBLOCADE), PERSERIS and OPVEE)
Net revenue by product
25%
Addressing the Challenge
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AT THE HEART OF
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(R&D) IS AN UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT
THE PATIENT JOURNEY TO
TREATMENT AND RECOVERY.
In 2024 we conducted pipeline prioritization and made significant progress
in advancing two assets for the treatment of OUD.
First, following the acquisition of the exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize
Alar Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s portfolio of long-acting injectable formulations of buprenorphine, we
initiated non-clinical reproductive studies, a clinical Phase 2 multiple dose pharmacokinetics study
as well as formulation development work with INDV-6001, our 3-month buprenorphine injectable
candidate. Second, we pursued the development of INDV-2000 (selective Orexin-1 receptor antagonist
for the non-opioid treatment of OUD) with the initiation of a clinical Phase 2 proof-of-concept study
and a clinical Phase 3 drug substance manufacturing campaign.
Creating a Pipeline for Tomorrow
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WE TAKE BUILDING OUR
CULTURE OF COMPLIANCE
SERIOUSLY. WE ARE
CONDUCTING OUR
BUSINESS WITH
INTEGRITY WHICH IS
CRITICAL TO OUR
LONG-TERM SUCCESS.
Guiding Principles
We have a special responsibility to the patients we serve to conduct
ourselves at a high level of integrity. As a business operating in a
highly regulated environment, compliance and conducting our
business with integrity are critical to our long-term success. Our
commitment to strong governance is embedded within a culture
focused on patient needs, patient safety and product quality.
Supported by our Guiding Principles, the Indivior Global Integrity
& Compliance Program (IGICP) is based on U.S. global regulatory
and industry code standards. IGICP is designed to guide our daily
activities and behaviors with systems, tools and ongoing learning
through a cycle of “Learn, Adjust, Prevent”.
At our core are six Guiding Principles
that define the way we work
Our Culture
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INDIVIOR CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE
TO THE LIVES OF PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND
COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD
I am delighted to introduce my first Indivior Annual
Report and Accounts as Chair, having had the honor
of being appointed to the role in January 2025. Having
worked for many years in the biopharmaceutical
industry, and with my experience in global health
policy, quality assurance, and patient safety, I know
that OUD is a disease that can happen to any of us
and I strongly believe that Indivior can make a huge
difference to the lives of patients, families, and
communities around the world.
The shareholder experience in 2024 was certainly not what
we expected entering the year. While the Group did ultimately
deliver another year of net revenue and adjusted operating
profit growth, it was below the expectations we outlined at the
beginning of 2024. This resulted in the Board and the executive
team taking decisive action to refocus the Group on its highest
value-at-stake opportunity – delivering on SUBLOCADE’s peak
annual net revenue potential of more than $1.5bn.
Toward this end, the Group has been streamlined to focus
on the core opportunities in OUD treatment. The major actions
associated with this strategic realignment include:
Reductions to the workforce to optimize the Group’s
efficiency, with a portion of the savings used to further
fuel SUBLOCADE’s growth.
Terminating pipeline activities outside our pharmacological
OUD treatment assets.
Finalizing plans for incremental investment to fuel patient
and healthcare provider awareness of SUBLOCADE.
With a refined focus, we believe the Group is now better
positioned to deliver on the core opportunities in OUD
treatment, and in turn generate long-term shareholder
value. What has not changed is our view that SUBLOCADE
has a substantial role to play in helping solve the U.S.
opioidepidemic. We believe LAIs likeSUBLOCADE are uniquely
suited to address the challengesposed by addiction treatment,
particularly adherence to treatment.
Further supporting our confidence are the continued strides
the Group made in 2024 to create greater certainty for all
stakeholders. We continued to put legacy litigation in the
rearview mirror, and we have fortified the Group’s financial
position with $400m in new financing.
In summary, the Group’s opportunity to create sustainable
long-term value remains undiminished. And now, with a
clear focus and firmer footing, the Group is well prepared
to capitalize on the opportunity before it.
Transfer of primary listing to the U.S.
In 2024, we were pleased shareholders overwhelmingly
approved the move from a U.K. to a U.S. primary listing. Given
that the U.S. is the Group’s largest source of net revenue and
remains our main growth driver, migrating trading of our shares
to the U.S. to attract more U.S.-based investors and analysts is
a logical progression, matching the long-term opportunity we
see for the Group. To further solidify our commitment to the
U.S.market, in 2025 we have transitioned to U.S. GAAP reporting.
Webelieve this will facilitate greater major U.S. stock indices
inclusion over time, as U.S. GAAP financials are among the
criteria for inclusion in higher profile U.S. stock indices.
Board Changes
There have been several important changes to the Board.
In June, I was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive
Director. In October, we announced Graham Hetherington’s
decision to step down from the Board as Chair. Graham
departed from the Board in December and, pending the
appointment of a new Chair, the position was ably filled on
an interim basis by Juliet Thompson, our Lead Independent
Director.
Chair’s Statement
“With a refined focus, we believe the Group is
now better positioned to deliver on the core
opportunities in OUD treatment, and in turn
generate long-term shareholder value.”
Dr. David Wheadon, Chair
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At the same time, Jerome Lande of Scopia Capital stepped down
from the Board as a Non-Executive Director and, following
discussions with Oaktree Capital Management L.P. (Oaktree),
a major shareholder in Indivior, Robert Schriesheim and Joe
Ciaffoni were appointed as Independent Non-Executive Directors.
Also in December, Ryan Preblick, the CFO, stepped down from
his role on the Board. Ryan continues to serve as CFO but his
stepping down from the Board, which has resulted in one
Executive Director – the CEO – remaining on the Board, now
aligns our Board composition with U.S.-listed company practice.
I would like to thank Graham and Jerome for their significant
contributions to Indivior. Through their efforts, and the
collective efforts of the Board, we are today a stronger
company and well-positioned to continue to help patients
suffering with OUD.
In January 2025, Daniel Ninivaggi was appointed as an
Independent Non-Executive Director. Daniel is a seasoned
public company executive and we look forward to benefitting
from his significant board and operational experience. As
announced in March 2025, Daniel will shortly assume
responsibility as Chair of our Nomination Committee.
In March 2025, we entered into an Amended and Restated
Relationship Agreement with Oaktree pursuant to which the
Company agreed to reduce the size of the Board from eleven
to seven Directors, effective from our AGM in May 2025. As
previously announced, Robert Schriesheim, Independent Non-
Executive Director, stepped down from the Board in March2025.
Consistent with the Company's switch to a U.S. primary listing
in2024, Peter Bains and Jo LeCouilliard, Independent Non-
Executive Directors, decided not to stand for re-election and
therefore will step down from the Board effective the close of
our AGM in May 2025. I would like to express my appreciation
toPeter and Jo for their commitment to bringing needed
therapeutic interventions for patients suffering from OUD.
Iampleased to confirm that Barbara Ryan will succeed Jo
LeCouilliard as Chair of the Compensation Committee. In due
course, we will announce the successor to Peter as Chair of the
Science Committee. These changes will be made effective from
the date of the May 2025 AGM.
CEO change
In February 2025, we announced the appointment of
Joe Ciaffoni as Chief Executive Officer. Joe will succeed
Mark Crossley, who is stepping down following a distinguished
tenure leading the company.
Joe is a proven public company CEO with more than 30 years
of experience in pharmaceuticals and biotech, most recently
serving as President and CEO of Collegium Pharmaceuticals. He
has a strong track record of operational and strategic success,
working across diverse models and therapeutic areas spanning
specialty, rare disease, mass market, and hospital. Joe has a
clear mandate to fuel the next stage of Indivior’s growth and
deliver on the Company’s significant potential.
The terms of Joe’s appointment are subject to, and effective
upon, the approval by shareholders of a new remuneration
policy at our AGM in May 2025.
Mark was appointed as CEO in June 2020 and, under his
stewardship, Indivior has strengthened its commitment to
patients, expanded access to treatment, and advanced its
mission of pioneering life-transforming treatments for SUD.
Weowe him much gratitude for his many contributions to
Indivior and we wish him the very best for the future.
As I start my tenure in what is Indivior’s 10-year anniversary
as an independent company, I am very proud to lead the Board
and support Indivior’s mission to help change patients’ lives by
bringing pioneering life-transforming treatments for OUD.
I would like to thank my fellow Directors and all of Indivior’s
employees for their support and warm welcome.
Dr. David Wheadon
Chair of the Board
March 6, 2025
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CLEAR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES CONTINUE
TO DRIVE VALUE CREATION
2024 was a challenging year for our Company. We
faced several external pressures on our business
and a changed competitive landscape in the U.S.
In the face of these challenges, I am pleased to
report that we delivered top- and bottom-line
growth, with Indivior’s overall net revenue in 2024
increasing 9% to $1,188m, including 20% growth in
overall SUBLOCADE net revenue to $756m. Adjusted
operating profit increased 16% to $312m in 2024.
Beyond our financial results, in 2024 we achieved milestones
that we believe have created greater certainty for our patients,
employees, shareholders, and other key stakeholders. These
include continuing to settle major legacy litigation and
increasing our financial flexibility with a new $400m financing
commitment. We also took streamlining actions across the
business that are expected to generate pre-tax savings of over
$100m in 2025. While difficult because these actions involved
people, a portion of the savings generated will be used to
reinvest in SUBLOCADE’s leadership position in the U.S.
as well as to reduce our expense base by approximately $50m
versus FY 2024.
As we look forward, our confidence in the long-term value
we can create for stakeholders remains unwavering. The U.S.
OUD disease space continues to have significant unmet patient
needs. As a leading treatment provider with more than two
decades of experience and a sharpened focus on OUD, Indivior
continues to be well positioned to meet patient needs and
create shareholder value. Our clearly defined Guiding Principles
and strategic priorities, our culture, and our narrowed focus on
OUD are key competitive advantages that I believe will enable
us to make progress against our mission to change patients’
lives by pioneering life transforming treatments for addiction.
Below I expand on the progress we are making against our four
strategic priorities that we and the Board believe will create
sustainable long-term value for all Indivior stakeholders.
Chief Executive Officer’s Review
“As a leading treatment provider with more than
two decades of experience and a sharpened
focus on OUD, Indivior continues to be well
positioned to meet patient needs and create
shareholder value.”
Mark Crossley, CEO
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1
Grow SUBLOCADE
>$1.5bn
2
Diversify Revenue
3
Progress the Pipeline
4
Optimize Our
Operating Model
TO DELIVER ON OUR
PURPOSE, AND ACHIEVE OUR
VISION, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
FOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
FOR VALUE CREATION
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1. Grow SUBLOCADE >$1.5bn
In 2024, SUBLOCADE’s growth was challenged in new ways.
We had to navigate external transitory pressures impacting our
U.S. net revenue, including Medicaid patient reductions, funding
changes among certain CJS customers, a cyberattack on a major
medical claims processor, and a changed market backdrop, with
a new competitor to SUBLOCADE in the U.S. market. While the
confluence of these events during the year significantly
challenged our ability to accurately forecast demand for
SUBLOCADE, we continue to expect to achieve SUBLOCADE's peak
net revenue goal of >$1.5bn.
We refocused the entire organization on growing
our position in OUD treatment and delivering SUBLOCADE’s
fullcommercial potential. Our strategy in the U.S. is ensuring
SUBLOCADE’s position in the near term while also accelerating
both LAI and OUD treatment penetration long term. Only about
8% of patients receiving MOUD are being treated with an LAI,
and as we have stated, we believe that has the potential to grow
to over 30%. Further, our market research shows that OUD
patients’ general awareness of MOUD remains low, with less
than15% of patients aware of any brand name in the category.
Near term, we continue to believe that in an opioid epidemic
fueled by synthetic opioids, efficacy remains the single most
important order of choice for prescribers. Our teams continue
to elevate differentiation by focusing on patient outcomes. In
February 2025, the FDA approved SUBLOCADE label changes,
which cover rapid induction and alternate sites of injection
on the body. We believe these changes mark a significant
advancement in the treatment of moderate to severe OUD. Along
with an approved extended time out of refrigeration (12 weeks),
these new label updates are expected to improve the patient
and healthcare provider (HCP) experience with SUBLOCADE.
In addition, we are continuing to build additional pathways to
treatment, so all OUD patients can access LAIs regardless of
their care setting. Our efforts here include scaling up our network
of alternate sites of care (ASOC). At the end of 2024, our ASOC
network contained approximately 1,230 locations across 23 states
with five partners. We believe this growing network will be critical
in addressing treatment gaps for patients transitioning from CJS
or patients seeking treatment via telehealth, which has been
extended by the U.S. government.
Longer term, we are focused on growing the overall awareness
of MOUD, and patient requests for SUBLOCADE specifically. The
opportunity we see is to expand reach and engagement with a
broader patient pool – the three to six million patients that
have been diagnosed with OUD. Our major initiative toward this
is the launch of a direct-to-consumer (DTC) campaign. This
campaign began in late 2024 and leading indicators, including
SUBLOCADE site traffic, are up significantly.
As our FY 2025 net revenue guidance suggests, we expect largely
unchanged net revenue for SUBLOCADE at the mid-point of
guidance, as strong overall U.S. LAI category growth and
expected benefits from our commercial investments are offset
by ongoing competitive dynamics in the U.S. and near-term
Justice System funding challenges.
2. Diversify Revenue
Our diversification strategy is solely focused on OUD treatment
and launching OPVEE® (nalmefene) Nasal Spray, our opioid
overdose rescue medicine, as well as continuing to grow
SUBLOCADE outside the U.S. These are our priorities
in the near and medium term.
For OPVEE in 2024, the focus has been on generating greater
trial and experience with the product among first responders.
We ended the year with 180 experience programs activated
versus 10 at the beginning of 2024 and have standing orders
now in 35 states. This is progress, but we are somewhat
disappointed that we are not further along the adoption
curve. We recognized when we launched OPVEE that the harm
reduction advocates would be vocal, but the voice has been
louder than we expected. We are countering this voice with
real-world evidence and testimonials from users to reinforce
OPVEE’s differentiation.
We were also pleased in the third quarter of 2024 to book
$15m of net revenue for OPVEE, comprised of two 100,000-unit
orders from the U.S. Biomedical Advancement Research and
Development Authority (BARDA). This order is part of the 10-year
agreement with them that, based on certain milestones and
other provisions, is expected to be worth $110m.
Our peak net revenue goal expected for OPVEE remains $150 to
$250m.
In terms of geographic diversification, we were pleased to see
continued growth in the new products that we have introduced
in select countries outside of the U.S. SUBLOCADE is now
available in six additional countries and we expect to extend its
availability to Denmark and Norway in 2025.
Our expectation in the current year would be for continued
steady net revenue progression for our new products outside
the U.S. again mainly driven by SUBLOCADE. Our continued
progress is expected to offset the declines we continue to
experience in our legacy tablet business outside the U.S. from
generic competition.
Chief Executive Officer’s Review continued
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3. Progress the Pipeline
Turning to our R&D pipeline, as part of the reprioritization to
focus on OUD treatment, our pipeline assets now comprise
INDV-6001, a three-month long-acting buprenorphine injectable
and INDV-2000, a selective Orexin-1 receptor antagonist. The
Phase 2 studies for both assets have been committed to and
funded, and development activities for both assets are on track.
For INDV-6001, the multiple dose PK study will inform any future
Phase 3 study. The first subject first visit was achieved last
September. The completion of this study with last subject last
visit is currently scheduled for Q4-2025. The INDV-2000 Phase 2
proof-of-concept study also began in 2024. The first subject was
dosed in June, and through end of 2024, 98 patients have been
dosed. Our excitement about this asset reflects our belief in the
significant unmet need for a non-opioid option for patients as
part of the OUD treatment continuum. The completion of this
proof-of-concept study with last subject last visit is currently
scheduled for Q4 in 2025.
4. Optimize Our Operating Model
On our last strategic priority, I am pleased that again in 2024 we
made great strides in creating greater certainty for all Indivior
stakeholders. The two major items in 2024 were continuing to
reduce enterprise risk with the settlements of major legacy
litigation related to the anti-trust and opioid multi-district
litigation, and increased capital flexibility with $400m of
new financing commitments.
More specifically on the completed legal settlements, we
have now fully resolved the legacy antitrust matters with the
agreement we reached with the remaining parties in this legacy
matter. We also reached an agreement with certain parties
in the opioid multi-district litigation covering most litigants.
I am also pleased that in 2024 we extended our strong record
of meeting our mandated integrity and compliance
commitments. We are well on track to complete our
obligations under the Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA)
thisyear.
Indivior’s continued growth under new leadership
This year – 2025 – is our 10-year anniversary as a standalone Company and, for me personally, it will be a year of mixed emotions as
I step down as CEO (following the AGM in May).
It has been a privilege to have worked at Indivior over the decade, the last five as CEO. I am filled with pride for the positive
difference Indivior has made in the lives of patients, families, and communities around the world. Throughout our journey so far,
we have stood true to our mission of helping those struggling with addiction achieve and maintain meaningful recovery. Our clear
purpose and unwavering commitment have been the driving forces behind the impact we have achieved.
Our employees deserve all the credit for our success. As a team, we have seen strong growth for SUBLOCADE, already
halfway towards its peak net revenue of greater than $1.5bn while helping over 350,000 patients since launch. We have pioneered
treatment in CJS. Hundreds of organizational health systems now routinely prescribe SUBLOCADE as their treatment of choice for
OUD. We are pioneering innovation to support widening treatment, such as ASOC, and transition from CJS to normal society.
Our employees’ dedication to our patients and Guiding Principles continues to inspire me, and I want to thank them for
their hard work and drive, not just this year but over the last decade and more.
Indivior has been a wonderful and inspiring company in which to spend the last 10 years. My belief in our vision and commitment to
helping our patients and widening access to treatment remains as strong as it ever was. I am confident the Company will continue to
lead the way in tackling the opioid epidemic behind new leadership, an excellent management team, and Indivior’s amazing people.
Mark Crossley
Chief Executive Officer
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Michael, Director, User Services & Security
Operations, Information Technology
Michael has been at Indivior for seven years.
As Director of End User Services and Security
Operations, Michael takes care of the computers
and mobile devices we use daily. His team provides
software tools for tasks and IT support for Indivior
colleagues, helping them with any technical issues
or questions. The Security Operations team manages
all security incidents and investigations.
My wife and I are licensed foster parents, committed to
restoring families facing difficulties. In our community,
as in many others nationwide, we witness the challenges of
substance abuse firsthand. Recently, we fostered a baby and
her six-year-old brother. Their parents, though in recovery,
were homeless and living in their car as they struggled with
the fallout from substance abuse. Just days before Christmas,
the children were placed with us. We endeavored to keep the
parents engaged in their children's lives as much as possible
and mobilized community resources to secure them housing,
food, transportation, and loving support.
The parents of our foster kids had opted for methadone
treatment, requiring daily visits to the clinic. As we supported
them, we discovered how disruptive and restrictive this
treatment regimen was, yet also how it is essential for their
recovery. My wife accompanied them when they couldn't
manage the trips on their own. Witnessing the signs of
withdrawal was deeply distressing, as was the restrictive
nature of their chosen course of treatment.
We observed the difficult compromises these loving parents
had to make. From missing their son's first soccer game and
their infant daughter’s doctor appointments, to struggles
with school enrollment and steady employment. The daily
methadone visits were both crucial and obstructive.
Understanding the transformative impact our medications
have on families in both rescue and recovery is one of the
core reasons I work for Indivior.
Since IT doesn’t directly interact with patients, my goal is to
support my colleagues. Every time employees face an IT issue,
perform a task inefficiently, or spend time trying to figure
something out, they lose time that could be spent
accomplishing their goals. Our job in IT is to focus on
employees so that they can focus on the patient.
My main role is to help people unlock their creativity and remove
obstacles. I believe work should be done where and when people
can be most efficient, which often means leaders getting out of
the way to let the experts do their thing. All of us approach tasks
uniquely with our own strengths. I enjoy coaching to identify
these strengths and help people clear barriers, making it easier
for them to see it, own it, and make it happen.
The biggest hurdle for me is carving out time to concentrate.
My calendar is packed with back-to-back meetings, forcing
me to jump from one discussion to another. Although I enjoy
working on different projects, managing such a hectic schedule
means it can be hard to figure out which tasks to tackle first.
I'm blessed to have an incredible team supporting me. Without
them, all our daily challenges would be too much to handle.
In my department, we’re integral to almost every aspect of the
business, but it’s our success with new staff that stands out.
Whether Indivior is launching new departments (Market Access
or CJS), or onboarding team members from major acquisitions
(Opiant or Raleigh), we play a crucial role in ensuring that a new
employee’s first impressions reflect our exceptional corporate
culture. Our success in creating a world-class onboarding
experience is a credit to the extraordinary talent within my team
and our willingness to partner with other departments,
including Human Resources and Finance.
Two of my team members have received IT-wide awards,
and one has won an Indivior LEADS award. These accolades
recognize their approach to work, not just the tasks they
perform. I’m immensely proud of our team's commitment
to engaging with others to seek wisdom, and their habit of
assuming positive intentions in people's actions. Witnessing
our team members being acknowledged for their contributions,
both within the department and company-wide, ranks among
my most rewarding experiences at Indivior.
Many of us have experienced corporate environments that are
focused on personal gain and financial outcomes, environments
where profit comes before people. Indivior stands apart with a
distinctive culture defined by our Guiding Principles.
These principles go beyond mere slogans on office walls; they
embody who we are, how we operate, and our interactions with
each other and our priorities, particularly in making the patient
our ultimate focus.
Rather than being nice aspirations or platitudes, our Guiding
Principles capture the essence of Indivior and the spirit of our
remarkable people. It’s as if someone spent some time
observing the Indivior workplace and wrote down the most
common characteristics they saw. That’s the foundation we
have from the last 10 years, which is why I’m hopeful and
looking forward to our next chapter.
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EMPLOYEE PROFILE
Case study
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Keith, Commercial Head, Criminal Justice Systems
Keith joined Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals
in 2007 as a national account manager. During the
past 17 years, he has been involved with SUBOXONE
tablets and film products and, more recently,
SUBLOCADE. In 2019, Keith was asked to help start up
the CJS team, which he has been heading ever since.
The CJS team hit the ground running right before the COVID-19
pandemic. It was a baptism of fire. We’ve gradually grown
froma team of six at the end of 2019 to a team of more
than40currently.
My job is to help make sure that everybody out there who wants
treatment can get treatment. When we first started up, we
talked about the local jail being the front door to addiction
treatment. I believe that about two-thirds of people who have
OUD at some point end up in the criminal justice system. So it's
one of the best places to intervene. I just try to make sure we're
doing everything we can to get treatment to the people who get
wrapped up in that system.
Apathy and ignorance remain major barriers. There are many
areas where there's still a lot of stigma around addiction and
addiction treatment. We're trying to break through those
barriers. And there's a big push right now from a policy
perspective to push corrections facilities to provide
treatment for people.
The funding for these programs is also a challenge. It’s not
usually a line item in any state or local municipality budget.
They mostly turn to grants. It's a challenge helping people get
connected to funding for their programs.
My personal motivation is that my younger brother died of a
heroin overdose. That was back in 2010, before treatment was
widely available. I often wonder what would have happened if
there had been some intervention point while he was incarcerated.
Also, my own child had terrible drug problems, primarily with
opiates and heroin, and my wife and I have had custody of our
granddaughter since she was two years old. She’s nine now. She
calls me ‘Poppy’ and said that when she turns 11, she wants me
to change her last name to mine. So, I know what this disease
does to people, how it impacts families, how it impacts
communities. And that's what drives me. It’s very personal.
When you have things like that happen, you realize they happen
every day all across this country and all around the world. You
know that drugs cause problems. People lose their own children
because they can't deal with their drug problems. People lose
their brothers and others in their families. This disease knows
no boundaries. It goes across every single segment of society,
from poor people up to those who are wealthy and famous. You
see it every day, but sometimes you don't hear about it at all.
Dr. Ed Johnson was very influential with early research on
buprenorphine at Johns Hopkins University. He was very
passionate about treatment and doing the right thing, and was
literally at the forefront of putting buprenorphine into syringe
drops and under people's tongues. He was the one who really
started the ball rolling. Whenever he talked, it resonated. One
of the things he said that's always stuck with me is that if we
sell treatment, we'll be successful. If we just sell buprenorphine,
we'll fail. And I've always believed that it's not about the drug.
It's about getting people connected to treatment and trying to
figure out how we keep them in treatment. Because the longer
they're in treatment, the better they're going to do.
I like it at Indivior. I like the people here. I like the products
we have. I believe in what we do. That's why I stay. I've been
proud to work here. It's been interesting. My plan is to work
here until I retire.
I’m very proud of getting a Guiding Principle Award for
demonstrating honesty and integrity at all times, because
that's something your peers nominate you for and people
discuss. To get that award was special. My personal favorite
Guiding Principle is ‘See It, Own It, Make It Happen.’ That’s the
one that really gets me up and drives me every day because
that's what my team does – we make things happen.
Looking around, it’s clear some progress is being made. The
elimination of the waiver requirement is making treatment
more accessible by allowing more people to prescribe
buprenorphine. The availability of opioid reversal drugs is also
starting to help drive the trend towards a decrease in overdose
deaths. And we're partly responsible for that decrease. But over
100,000 people died from an overdose in the past year. So
there's still a very long way to go.
It's so difficult to help someone who has this disease. But when
you do, it's amazing. It's very rewarding. That motivates me
because I've experienced firsthand what it can do to families.
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PIONEERING MEDICATION-ASSISTED
RECOVERY FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER
In the U.S., nearly 90% of individuals with OUD
nationwide who may benefit from MOUD treatment
do not receive it.
1
For patients receiving MOUD,
continuous therapy is essential to improving patient
outcomes. Even in settings with advanced
treatment, retention in care after a few weeks or
months has been low (<30–50%).
2
Patients typically
cycle between care episodes and intermittent drug
use, with increased risk of relapse and death when
out of treatment.
3
While time on MOUD has been
linked to a 60–80% decrease in overdose or
mortality when compared to time out of treatment,
4
there is a dearth of clinical decision support
grounded in empirical research to better customize
care pathways for specific patients.
5
It is therefore
essential to continue to demonstrate that
comprehensive treatment and overdose reversal
strategies lead to better outcomes that ultimately
offset medical costs associated with OUD.
In 2024, our Research & Development (R&D) and Medical
Affairs & Safety (MA&S) organization continued to characterize
the process of recovery and identify factors that promote
or hinder treatment success. We conducted clinical Phase 4
studies and associated regulatory filings to address knowledge
gaps in the areas of rapid treatment initiation and alternative
injection sites with SUBLOCADE, long-term recovery outcomes,
and treatment cessation guidance.
We also oversaw medical education, real-world evidence (RWE)
studies, externally sponsored studies (ESS), and independent
medical education (IME) grants. Throughout the year, our team
produced a substantial number of new CJS, federal health,
payor, and disease-state materials related to OUD, as well as
peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations
(seepages 190-192). Outside of the U.S., we expanded access
to SUBLOCADE by securing regulatory approvals in several
additional countries. We also expanded access to SUBOXONE
film with regulatory approvals in several additional countries.
The availability of illegally manufactured synthetic opioids like
fentanyl accounts for 90% of all opioid overdose deaths in the
U.S.
6
In 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized
more than 80m fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and nearly 12,000
pounds of fentanyl powder, equivalent to more than 381m lethal
doses.
7
Following regulatory approval of OPVEE (nalmefene) nasal
spray by the FDA in May 2023, the Biomedical Advanced Research
and Development Authority (BARDA) issued a contract to invest
Project Bioshield funds to support OPVEE in the following
activities: post-marketing studies; a three-year stability study to
support shelf-life extension; RWE and Phase 4 clinical studies;
and the procurement of finished, packaged OPVEE held as Vendor
Managed Inventory (VMI). This VMI would act as a medical
countermeasure in the event of a synthetic opioid community or
mass casualty event. Two VMI stockings of 100,000 units took
place in August and September 2024. Our RWE team
is currently working on numerous retrospective and prospective
studies to understand the real-world utilization of OPVEE.
During 2024, we stopped the development of several pipeline
projects on cannabis use disorder (CUD), alcohol use disorder
(AUD), acute cannabinoid overdose (ACO), and digital
therapeutics in order to refocus our skills and expertise
on treating OUD.
Chief Scientific Officer’s Review
“During 2024, we stopped the development of
several pipeline products on cannabis use
disorder (CUD), alcohol use disorder (AUD),
acute cannabinoid overdose (ACO), and digital
therapeutics, in order to refocus our skills and
expertise on treating OUD.”
Christian Heidbreder, CSO
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First, we ended our collaboration with Aelis Farma on the
development of AEF0117. This was Aelis’s first-in-class synthetic
Signaling Specific inhibitor (SSi), engineered to modulate the
cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor (CB1-SSi) for the treatment
of CUD. We also decided not to exercise Indivior’s exclusive
option to license the global rights to AEF0117, in the absence
of conclusive efficacy data from Aelis’s clinical Phase 2B trial.
Second, we opted to terminate the internal development of
INDV-1000 for the treatment of AUD. Despite our successful
collaboration with Addex Therapeutics for the lead optimization
of INDV-1000, which resulted in the selection of ADX110201 as
a clinical candidate in June 2024, we took the decision to halt
INDV-1000 following the completion of IND-enabling studies.
Third, following challenges with the formulation of parenteral
medicinal products and on-hold operations at the National
Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), we
decided to halt the development of Drinabant for ACO. Lastly,
we deprioritized and terminated our partnership with Click
Therapeutics for the development and commercialization
of CT-102, a prescription digital therapeutics platform.
Notwithstanding pipeline prioritization, we made significant
progress in advancing two assets for the treatment of OUD.
First, after acquiring the exclusive global rights to develop,
manufacture, and commercialize Alar Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s
portfolio of LAI formulations of buprenorphine, we initiated the
following: nonclinical reproductive studies; a clinical Phase
2 multiple dose pharmacokinetics study; and formulation
development work with INDV-6001, our three-month
buprenorphine injectable candidate. Second, we pursued the
development of INDV-2000 (selective Orexin-1 receptor
antagonist for the non-opioid treatment of OUD), with the
initiation of a clinical Phase 2 proof-of-concept study and a
clinical Phase 3 drug substance manufacturing campaign.
Christian Heidbreder
Chief Scientific Officer
Our R&D Center at Fort Collins, Colorado
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users of heroin and other opioids: a systematic review and
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treatment initiation: do they matter for treatment discontinuation
and adverse opioid-related events? J. Subst. Abuse Treat. 105, 37–43.
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overdose death counts. National Center for Health Statistics,
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Can Kill. https://www.dea.gov/onepill
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BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE
FOR PATIENTS
GUIDED BY OUR PURPOSE, INSPIRED BY OUR PEOPLE AND CULTURE,
AND INFORMED BY OUR EXPERTISE, INSIGHT, SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION,
AND STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS, WE AIM TO ADDRESS PATIENTS’
UNMET NEEDS AROUND THE WORLD.
We develop, produce, and market evidence-based treatments to help patients suffering from
substance use disorders and overdose.
Highly skilled and knowledgeable people
An able workforce and management team with
a deep understanding of patient needs and a
strong commitment to improving patient lives.
OUR STRENGTHS
Vision
Our vision is that the millions
of people across the globe
suffering from substance use
disorders or overdose have
access to evidence-based
treatment to change their lives.
Mission
Our mission is to be the global
leader and a pioneer in developing
innovative prescription treatments
for people suffering from substance
use disorders and overdose.
Governance
We recognize the importance
of a strong governance and
compliance framework which
supports our business and
facilitates good decision-making.
Culture
Based on a clearly defined set of Guiding Principles,
our culture is a key competitive advantage, enabling
Indivior to drive sustainable and strategic business
growth and create social value.
Product portfolio
Our product portfolio is focused on helping to meet
adult patient needs in addiction and overdose.
Capital base
Indivior employs disciplined capital allocation.
We focus on retaining a robust capital base to
enable flexibility in addressing legal matters,
agility in managing unknown market impacts,
and the ability to pursue identified growth
and diversification opportunities.
Purpose
Our purpose is to pioneer
life-transforming treatment.
Our Business Model
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Sustainability
We believe our business is a force for positive
change in society. We seek to create value for
all stakeholders and aim to do this sustainably
by progressing the science of medicine and
treatment while protecting natural and
human resources.
Read more on page 32
Meeting patient needs
Leveraging a deep understanding of patient needs,
Indivior is committed to addressing the global
addiction and overdose crisis by progressing
the availability of evidence-based treatments
and enhancing treatment access.
Guiding Principles
Guiding Principles – read more on page 10
Regularly communicate and
interact with our stakeholders,
who are fundamental to who we
are and how we operate. The
perspectives and priorities of
our stakeholders help to inform
our decision-making and, in
turn, support progress towards
realizing our purpose, vision,
and mission.
Improve the lives of patients
through an uninterrupted supply
of high-quality products.
Advance treatment innovation by
developing new patient-focused
treatments. We aim to progress
the scope of the treatment the
Group provides to help address
addiction and overdose.
Deliver high-quality products
and accurate information and
maintain strong and credible
relationships with customers
and key stakeholders.
Effectively manage our
business and assets to
enable reinvestment and
meet stakeholder obligations.
HOW WE
DO IT
HOW WE
GENERATE
VALUE
OUR
STRATEGIC
PRIORITIES
Stakeholder
engagement
Strong and enduring
relationships with
key stakeholders.
Research and
development
World-class
treatment innovation.
Operational
discipline
Effectively managing
our business.
Sales and
marketing
Carefully managed
compliance and adherence
to good practice.
Manufacturing
Producer of high-
quality medicines.
1
2
3
4
5
Read more on pages 24 to 30
1
Grow
SUBLOCADE
>$1.5bn
2
Diversify
Revenue
3
Progress
the Pipeline
4
Optimize
Our Operating
Model
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Our stakeholders – from employees, patients,
healthcare providers, and the greater community,
tosuppliers, policymakers, and civil society – are
fundamental to how we operate and who we are.
We believe ongoing engagement with our stakeholders is
fundamental to developing and maintaining a robust,
sustainable, and successful business. Our stakeholders’
perspectives and priority areas help to inform our decision-
making and, in turn, help us to make progress toward realizing
Indivior’s purpose, vision, and mission.
Indivior regularly reviews its understanding of each stakeholder
group and priority area, and assesses its efforts to identify
further opportunities to strengthen and learn from these
relationships. We employ experienced and qualified individuals
to conduct our stakeholder engagement activities. These
employees include members of the governance, investor
relations, government affairs, advocacy, and global impact
teams, supported by knowledgeable and experienced
externaladvisors.
UNDERSTANDING OUR
STAKEHOLDERS
Stakeholder Engagement
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Section 172 Statement
Section 172 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006 requires each
Director of the Company to act in the way he or she considers,
in good faith, would most likely promote the success of the
Company for the benefit of its members as a whole.
In this way, Section 172 requires a Director to have regard,
among other matters, to the:
likely consequences of any decisions in the long term;
interests of the Company’s employees;
need to foster the Company’s business relationships with
suppliers, customers, and others;
impact of the Company’s operations on local communities
and the environment;
desirability of the Company maintaining a reputation for
high standards of business conduct; and the
need to act fairly between members of the Company.
In discharging its Section 172 duties, the Board regularly
considers the factors set out above and the views of
keystakeholders. It then applies this information in its
decision-making.
The Board acknowledges that some decisions will not
necessarily result in a positive outcome for all of Indivior’s
stakeholders. However, by considering the Company’s purpose,
mission, vision, and commitment to responsible business,
together with its strategic priorities and process decision-
making, the Board aims to ensure that its decisions are in the
best interests of the Company and its stakeholders. Further
information regarding the principal activities and decisions
taken by the Board during the year can be found in the
principal activities section on pages 83 to 84.
The key themes and strategies highlighted in this report section
will be continued into 2025. The increased emphasis on
sustainability reporting, which began in 2022 with the
publication of our first Sustainability Report, will be
continued in 2025 with the publication of a fourth report.
The following table summarizes our key stakeholders; their
key areas of interest; why each group matters to everyone at
Indivior; how engagement activity is conducted; stakeholder
engagement highlights in 2024; the involvement of the Board in
Indivior’s stakeholder engagement; and how the Board applied
the knowledge acquired through engagement to its decision-
making processes. Further information is also available on page
85 of this report and in Indivior’s latest Sustainability Report.
Building a Model for Advocacy
Drawing on her background in sales and social work,
as well as her grassroots advocacy experience, Melissa
Warren McDaniel, Indivior’s Director of County Government
Relations and Advocacy, recently engaged key internal
and external stakeholders on an initiative to support the
efficacy of opioid response (OR) programs in Pennsylvania.
By collaborating with various members of Indivior
and other relevant organizations, McDaniel sparked
conversations with the city council about policies to
help maintain the community’s access to essential
services. A pilot program followed whereby treatment
facilities were installed at Kensington, Philadelphia,
aneighborhood heavily impacted by the opioid crisis.
These efforts helped to create a more informed and
supportive environment for individuals struggling with
OUD, highlighting the importance of policy changes
andcommunity engagement in addressing the opioid
crisis. As a result of her efforts, she will be testifying in
front of the Philadelphia City Council about their
groundbreaking efforts to install treatment facilities
inKensington.
McDaniel is now focused on creating a case study of this
work in Kensington that can be used as a model for what
advocacy work at Indivior looks like and the impact it
can have for patients. She believes that a case study can
help shape a grassroots advocacy program to bridge the
gap between the community and access to services. This
initiative can not only provide valuable insights but also
lay the groundwork for future advocacy efforts aimed at
improving the lives of those affected by opioid addiction.
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PATIENTS
Our vision is that all patients around the world will
have access to evidence-based treatment for OUD.
Indivior is dedicated to transforming OUD from a
global human crisis to a recognized and treated
chronic disease.
HCPS
Addiction and overdose are uniquely challenging
treatment spaces. Dialogue and engagement with
HCPs are important aspects of the journey that will
ensure access to treatment for all.
Key stakeholder issues
Access to treatment and support
Product pricing and availability
Product safety and efficacy
Key stakeholder issues
Product availability, safety, and efficacy
Accurate and up-to-date information about Indivior’s products
Key issues for Indivior
Advocacy activities to support Indivior’s vision
Ensuring evidence-based treatment for OUD is available to
everyone who needs it promptly
Providing treatment distribution through responsible HCPs
Breaking down barriers to care so more patients have access to
the evidence-based treatment they need on their recovery journey
Expanding the U.S. go-to-market capabilities to continue growth
in organized health systems
Key issues for Indivior
Responsible pricing, marketing, and distribution supported
by internal compliance activities
Pioneering, producing, and marketing evidence-based innovative
treatments for OUD
Ensuring that evidenced-based treatments are available
to greater numbers of HCPs and patients around the world
Expanding Medicare-supported access to treatment for OUD
within the U.S. CJS
How Indivior engages
Adhering to regulatory and industry best practice requirements
(for instance, product labeling and information)
Campaigning and lobbying with other interested parties to
increase access to treatment
Monitoring HCPs that dispense Indivior’s treatments to patients
How Indivior engages
Conducting responsible pricing, marketing, and distribution
activities supported by rigorous internal compliance measures
Supporting regulatory, legislative, and logistical developments to
improve treatment access for patients and enable HCPs to treat
more patients when they decide to seek help
Board involvement highlights
Monitoring compliance information concerning product
marketing, communications, and distribution
Conducting dialogue with HCPs and industry experts to better
understand the needs of patients with opioid addiction
Board involvement highlights
Overseeing Indivior’s research and development strategy and the
setting of goals and objectives, with support from the Science
Committee
Overseeing Indivior’s pipeline development program, with support
from the Science Committee
Overseeing Indivior’s Global Integrity & Compliance program
2024 highlights
Developed advocacy activities to focus on the state as well as
federal level, aiming to achieve expanded treatment funding
for MOUD within CJS
2024 highlights
Indivior field personnel continued to interact with HCPs and
their staff within healthcare institutions, offices, treatment
centers, and criminal justice systems focused on MOUD and
overdose
Indivior personnel regularly attended local, regional, and
national events and conferences to engage with the HCP
community on MOUD and overdose
Priorities for the year ahead
Maintain campaigning activity to increase access to treatment
Continue to monitor regulatory requirements concerning treatment
information to ensure compliance and patient safety
Continue to focus on state-level advocacy in the U.S.
Priorities for the year ahead
Continue proactive engagement with the healthcare community about
overdose and addiction
Continue regular conference and event attendance to increase
understanding of overdose and addiction within the healthcare
community
Stakeholder Engagement continued
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WORKFORCE
Indivior has a talented workforce with a shared
commitment to its purpose, vision, mission,
andpatients.
SHAREHOLDERS AND
CAPITAL PROVIDERS
Indivior’s relationships with its shareholders and
other providers of capital are a key contributor to
the stability and long-term success of the business.
Key stakeholder issues
A shared commitment to Indivior’s purpose, vision, and mission
A healthy and safe workplace defined by flexibility, responsible
business practices, and clear communication channels
Comprehensive provision of training, development, learning,
and career opportunities
Industry-leading terms, conditions, and remuneration levels
Key stakeholder issues
Effective strategy and business model in the short, medium,
and long term
Financial and share price performance
Optimal capital allocation and effective risk management
Governance, compliance, quality of leadership, succession
planning, and transparency
Sustainability approach and performance
Key issues for Indivior
Recruitment and retention of talent to enable the achievement
of Indivior’s purpose, vision, and mission
Maintenance of an optimal workplace culture to enable
innovation, personal success, and the achievement of Indivior’s
strategic objectives
Maintenance of a healthy and safe workplace
Key issues for Indivior
A Board-level fiduciary duty to communicate regularly with and
receive feedback from shareholders and other capital providers
concerning Indivior’s strategy and performance
Regular dialogue required to facilitate market understanding
and awareness of the Group’s strategic progress and performance
Operating in certain territories requires Indivior to adhere to a
variety of regulatory and legal obligations, and to regularly report
and communicate its financial and non-financial performance
How Indivior engages
Annual culture surveys
Frequent Town Hall and other communication and dialogue
events hosted by the senior management team, occasionally
featuring industry experts
A global Culture Champions Network to help the Board better
understand the opinions and concerns of employees
Annual personal development reviews (PDRs) for all employees.
Regular training and development activity tailored to
departmental requirements
How Indivior engages
Dedicated IR, finance, governance, and communications functions
A corporate website with a dedicated investor relations section,
which includes detailed financial and governance information
Quarterly results presentations led by the executive directors and
senior management, regular attendance at investor healthcare
events, plus regular dialogue with current and potential investors
Regular dialogue about sustainability and ESG issues that relate
to the Group’s business
Frequent dialogue with financial analysts
Board involvement highlights
Regularly considering workforce matters and taking their
impacts into account during decision-making (see page 85
for more information)
Interacting with the workforce at employee engagement events,
such as town halls
Overseeing and supporting the senior management team in the
maintenance of Indivior’s compliance driven and welcoming
culture
Board involvement highlights
AGM held on May 9, 2024, and General Meeting held on May 23,
2024, where shareholders approved the transfer of Indivior’s
London listing from premium to standard, enabling Indivior
to move its primary listing to Nasdaq on June 27, 2024
Several investor and financial presentations and meetings
attended by Indivior’s CEO, CFO and other senior management
Chair and Lead Independent Director serves as an intermediary
for the other Directors and shareholders when required
2024 highlights
Continued to foster community through the Culture
Champions Network
Conducted employee speaker programs highlighting the
importance of advocacy in relation to addiction and overdose
Maintained focus on wellbeing and health and safety
2024 highlights
Primary listing on Nasdaq achieved
Presentations at several healthcare conferences
Ongoing dialogue about ESG matters that relate to the Group’s
business and publication of third annual sustainability report
Conducted a ”teach-in” for specialty pharma equity analysts
Priorities for the year ahead
Continue to focus on workforce understanding of the importance
of advocacy activity
Employee engagement activity will continue to be a management
priority
Maintenance of Indivior’s workplace culture across all sites
Priorities for the year ahead
Further develop understanding of the potential of Indivior’s current
and potential products
Continue to grow the LAI category
Continue to develop stakeholder understanding of Indivior’s
sustainability credentials
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SUPPLIERS AND
DISTRIBUTORS
Indivior has a small supply chain consisting of raw
material suppliers, manufacturing businesses, and
service providers in the main.
COMMUNITIES
Indivior’s important role in addressing global
addiction and overdose means it has a responsibility
to work with community organizations and patient
advocacy groups, to raise awareness of the global
addiction crisis and to support their activities.
Key stakeholder issues
Product quality requirements, terms of business, and Indivior’s
expectations as outlined in the Third-Party Code of Conduct
Contractual composition and payment timings
Product pipeline and development plans
Tender process details and mechanisms
Climate change and greenhouse gas information requirements
Key stakeholder issues
Indivior’s reputation as a reliable and proactive community
citizen and partner
Indivior’s commitment to and role in addressing the global
addiction and overdose crisis
Indivior’s track record and methods applied in supporting and
working with patient advocacy groups, NGOs, and charities that
help people affected by addiction and overdose
Key issues for Indivior
The required product quality is essential for regulatory and
compliance purposes and to ensure patient safety
A reliable and robust supply chain is critical for the effective
and regular distribution of treatments
Indivior is working closely with suppliers to collect accurate
Scope 3 emissions data
Key issues for Indivior
Indivior builds relationships with community organizations
aligned to its vision and values, aiming to reduce stigmatization
and break down barriers to care
Indivior aims to work with community partners to advocate and
educate stakeholders about addiction, overdose, and how to
address these issues effectively
How Indivior engages
Regular two-way dialogue between Indivior and its key suppliers
concerning production matters and Indivior’s requirements
The provision of a dedicated Indivior supplier management team
The supply and regular updating of written information about
tenders, terms of business, contractual terms, and payment
timings
Indivior’s Third-Party Code of Conduct
How Indivior engages
Dedicated Indivior global impact and strategy team
Federal and local advocacy activities, conducted in partnership
with a wide variety of community stakeholders
Financial support for projects which relate to Indivior’s purpose
and vision
Board involvement highlights
Regular updates on the status of and relationship
with Indivior’s key suppliers
Oversight of the development of the manufacturing facility
atRaleigh
Board involvement highlights
Oversight of management supervision of Indivior’s advocacy
activity and relationships with key government agencies and
community organizations
2024 highlights
Development of new Raleigh facility
Consideration of key suppliers as part of the ongoing
assessment of business continuity risks
Communication of Indivior’s supplier requirements
including those outlined in the Third-Party Code of Conduct
Ongoing dialogue about greenhouse gas emissions and
data collection
2024 highlights
Ongoing dialogue and collaboration with a variety of
stakeholders relating to addiction and overdose and
the U.S. criminal justice system
Ongoing dialogue and collaboration with a variety of
stakeholders relating to addiction and overdose and
treatment options
Continuation of the Indivior volunteer policy, which
enables employees to take paid time off to engage
in volunteering activities
Priorities for the year ahead
Continue to work with suppliers to more fully understand Indivior’s
climate change and environmental impacts
Continue to work closely with suppliers to maintain high product
quality and safety
Continue to look for ways of improving the sustainability of Indivior’s
products through working with suppliers
Priorities for the year ahead
Developing community partnerships in conjunction with state-level
advocacy activity
Maintenance of the Indivior volunteer policy
Stakeholder Engagement continued
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REGULATORS AND
PROFESSIONAL
ADVISORS
Indivior works closely with and is advised by this
group of stakeholders to ensure compliance with
regulatory and industry best practice requirements.
MEDIA
Our stakeholders require up-to-date, timely,
complete and accurate information about Indivior’s
products and the science behind them.
Key stakeholder issues
Product quality and safety as required by HCPs, patients,
and regulators
Responsible marketing and distribution activities
Responsible and fair pricing
Adherence to applicable laws and regulations
Adherence to the 2020 Resolution Agreements
Key stakeholder issues
Accurate and timely news and information about Indivior’s
current and planned activities
Points of contact for further information and clarification
Key issues for Indivior
Indivior’s license to operate and reputation with stakeholders
depends on its compliance with the relevant legal and regulatory
requirements
All members of Indivior’s workforce should fully understand
Indivior’s obligations and be aware of forthcoming regulatory
and legal requirements
Key issues for Indivior
Dissemination of accurate and timely news and information
about Indivior’s strategy, activities, and results
Prevention of inaccurate information dissemination
Working with the media to develop and maintain Indivior’s
reputation and stakeholder understanding of its activities,
aims and objectives
How Indivior engages
Regular engagement with governments and regulators to ensure
they have a full and up-to-date understanding of Indivior’s
activities
Regular training for and dialogue with Indivior’s workforce
about compliance matters to ensure everyone understands
their obligations
Provision and regular monitoring of the Indivior EthicsLine
How Indivior engages
Distribution of news and information in a timely, accurate, and
targeted manner
Provision of an experienced and dedicated Global Impact Team
Provision of a corporate website, including facilities for news and
information distribution
Use of social media
Board involvement highlights
Regular review of the integrity compliance dashboards, which
illustrate performance across all Global Integrity & Compliance
Program areas
Board involvement highlights
Oversight of Indivior communications activity, including
maintenance of Indivior’s reputation
2024 highlights
Successful transfer of Indivior’s primary listing from the
London Stock Exchange to Nasdaq
Continued adherence to the requirements of the three
agreements signed with the U.S. authorities in July 2020,
including the filing of all scheduled and ad hoc reporting
and notifications
Actioning the performance of a double materiality assessment
in preparation for the requirements of EU CSRD
2024 highlights
Development of a range of communication materials to
support the development of Indivior’s advocacy activities,
and stakeholder awareness of addiction and overdose
Development of the global website to highlight the importance
of employee roles and responsibilities
Development of communication action plans for 2025
and beyond to raise stakeholder awareness of addiction
andoverdose
Priorities for the year ahead
Working with professional advisors to develop a formal sustainability
plan and ensure alignment with EU CSRD requirements
Continuation of Indivior’s rigorous approach to integrity and
compliance matters
Maintenance of Indivior’s excellent product quality and safety record
Priorities for the year ahead
Continue to support Indivior’s advocacy activities
Roll out of Indivior’s communication plan
Further development of Indivior’s online presence
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LEGISLATORS AND
GOVERNING BODIES
The escalating opioid and overdose crisis calls
for relationships between Indivior, legislators,
governing bodies and policy makers so patients
have access to evidence-based treatments during
their recovery journey.
Key stakeholder issues
Solutions to the opioid epidemic
Access to evidence-based treatment for patients in need
Reduction of the global stigma surrounding patients suffering
from addiction and overdose
Effective and prompt treatment of overdose emergencies
Key issues for Indivior
Ensuring patient access to evidence-based treatment for OUD
and overdose
Understanding funding sources to ensure funding prioritizes
treatment for patients who need it
Building relationships in the Criminal Justice System so people
involved with this system do not experience a lapse in care
How Indivior engages
Driving advocacy attention to the policy issues created by stigma
and urging change
Campaigning and lobbying with other stakeholders to increase
access to treatment
Board involvement highlights
Oversight of management supervision of Indivior’s advocacy
activity and relationships with key government agencies an
community organizations.
2024 highlights
U.S. state standing orders further expanded to improve access
to emergency treatment of known or suspected overdose
induced by natural or synthetic opioids
Enabling access to SUBLOCADE by Indivior’s CJS team in
over 900 CJS facilities across the U.S.
Priorities for the year ahead
Continue to work with stakeholders to improve access to SUBLOCADE
within the U.S. Criminal Justice System
Work with state level authorities to improve understanding of and
access to treatment for overdose and addiction
Stakeholder Engagement continued
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Indivior is committed to conducting timely and
transparent disclosure of all material matters which
are relevant to its shareholders and stakeholders
Part of that responsibility is to continue to provide our
stakeholders with appropriate transparent updates in relation
to the Resolution Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ) in 2020 and legacy legal matters. These matters relate to
activities that occurred several years ago.
The 2020 DOJ settlement
In 2020, Indivior and certain of its subsidiaries reached
agreements with the DOJ, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission
(FTC), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of
Virginia, and U.S. state attorneys general. The agreements
resolved potential criminal and civil liability arising from an
indictment brought in 2019 by a grand jury in the Western
District of Virginia, civil lawsuits in which the DOJ partially
intervened, and an investigation by the FTC, all of which
generally concerned Indivior’s marketing and promotion
of SUBOXONE film.
As part of our agreement with the DOJ (the Resolution
Agreement), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Indivior PLC
pleaded guilty to a single count of making false statements
relating to healthcare matters in 2012. This subsidiary was
excluded from participating in government healthcare
programs. The exclusion did not pertain to the rest of the Group
and did not limit access to our medications for patients in the
U.S. The DOJ dismissed all charges in the 2019 indictment
against the rest of the Group, and the Group agreed to make
payments over time to federal and state authorities totaling
$600m. As of March 2025, the Group still has remaining
payments of $300m plus interest (more information can be
found on pages 168 to 169 of this Annual Report and Accounts).
Compliance measures, FTC Stipulated Order
and Corporate Integrity Agreement
Indivior also agreed to significant compliance and reporting
obligations under (1) the Resolution Agreement, (2) a stipulated
order with the FTC (the FTC Stipulated Order) and (3) a
Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) between Indivior Inc. and
the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS-OIG). The Resolution Agreement
generally concerns Indivior’s sales and marketing practices.
Itrequires an annual certification by the Chief Executive Officer
to the DOJ about compliance activities, as well as an annual
resolution from the Board of Directors that it has reviewed the
effectiveness of Indivior’s compliance program. The CIA requires,
among other things, that Indivior Inc. engages an Independent
Review Organization and a Board Compliance Expert to assess
its compliance program and alignment with CIA requirements.
Indivior Inc. is also required to implement measures designed
to ensure compliance with the statutes, regulations, and written
directives of U.S. Medicare, U.S. Medicaid, all other U.S. Federal
healthcare programs and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
We continue to comply with our reporting obligations under
each of the agreements.
We also continue with the investments we have made in
Indivior’s Global Integrity & Compliance Program (IGICP)
to promote compliance and drive continuous learning and
evolution in this area.
The CIA has a term of five years, which addresses the period
from July 2020 to July 2025 provided however that certain
provisions of the CIA will continue for 120 days after the
HHS-OIG's receipt of: (a) Indivior’s final Annual Report or (b) any
additional materials requested by HHS-OIG, whichever is later.
Settlement of certain legacy legal matters
in2024
In 2024, Indivior settled its remaining antitrust legacy litigation to
create greater certainty for all stakeholders as discussed below
and on pages 58 and 168 of this Annual Report and Accounts.
Civil opioid litigation
The Group has been named as a defendant in more than 400
civil lawsuits alleging that manufacturers, distributors, and
retailers of opioids engaged in a longstanding practice of
marketing opioids as safe and effective for the treatment of
long-term chronic pain to increase the market for opioids and
their own market shares, or alleging individual personal injury
claims. Most of these cases have been consolidated and nearly
two-thirds were filed by cities and counties. Nearly one-third
were filed by individual plaintiffs.
On July 25, 2024, as part of the Q2 results announcement, the
Group announced an expected settlement related to civil opioid
litigation, including certain parties in the opioid multidistrict
litigation (MDL). The parties to the settlement still must
negotiate material terms and conditions of the final settlement
agreement including timing and structure of payments and
product distribution, injuncture relief, and scope of the release.
The proposed settlement does not include private plaintiffs.
More information about the Group's litigation can be found on
pages 59 to 60 of this Annual Report and Accounts.
COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENT
DISCLOSURE
2020 Resolution Agreement Update and Legacy Legal Matters
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OUR SUSTAINABILITY APPROACH
Indivior was founded to help combat the opioid crisis, the largest and most urgent public
health crisis of our time. Indivior is a leader and pioneer in developing evidence-based
treatments for substance use disorders and overdose. We are committed to reducing
barriers to treatments and raising awareness of often stigmatized diseases that should
be normalized and treated like other chronic diseases.
Why How
STRATEGY AND POLICY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Transparency
Prioritize
our people
Conduct our
business with
integrity
Address our
environmental
responsibilities
Provide
our products
What
Transform
patient lives
See page 36 See page 36 See page 40 See page 43 See page 45
Managing Indivior’s Business Responsibly
As we develop more treatments and raise awareness of addiction and overdose, we are working to deepen
and strengthen our approach to sustainability. The five key pillars of our approach to sustainability are:
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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
At Indivior, we are committed to changing
patients’ lives through science-based,
life-transforming treatments.
We create positive societal change by developing, producing
and promoting treatments that support individuals with OUD
and those at risk of overdose. To do so, we know that we must
conduct business with the highest integrity.
MANAGING INDIVIOR’S BUSINESS
RESPONSIBLY
Indivior became a participant in the UN Global Compact in
2022.
Indivior has developed its greenhouse gas emissions
reporting, including quarterly internal emissions reporting
and comprehensive measurement of Scope 3 emissions.
Indivior now conducts annual sustainability reporting aligned
to the Global Reporting Initiative and will publish its third
report in the second quarter.
Indivior conducted its first Double Materiality Assessment in
2024. See page 34 for further information.
Indivior has recently conducted a qualitative and quantitative
climate change risk assessment. See pages 47 to 49 for further
information.
Indivior recently developed its sustainability-related
governance. At Board level, there is now a Compliance, Ethics
and Sustainability Committee. See pages 102 to 103 for further
information. These efforts are supported by the Sustainability
Committee, which comprises all members of Indivior’s
Executive Committee and meets at least quarterly.
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DOUBLE MATERIALITY ASSESSMENT
AND CSRD COMPLIANCE
Double materiality assessment
Aims
We completed our first double materiality assessment (DMA)
with the support of knowledgeable and experienced external
advisors in 2024. The principal aims of this exercise were:
to ensure that our approach to sustainability is focused on
the most material impacts, risks and opportunities (IROs) for
Indivior; and
to ensure that Indivior is aligned with the more rigorous
materiality assessments required by new and forthcoming
regulations – most notably the EU Corporate Sustainability
Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires the application of
the principle of double materiality.
Key areas considered
These objectives require the business to have a comprehensive
understanding of materiality and sustainability. The key areas
considered in the exercise included:
financial IROs;
Indivior’s own operations and those of the value chain; and
the views and perspectives of all material stakeholders.
Scope and four main steps
The scope of the exercise addressed Indivior’s global operations
and supply chain activities and comprised four main steps:
1. Creating a shared understanding of Indivior’s business and
sustainability context.
2. Identifying a long list of sustainability IROs.
3. Assessing each IRO based on standard scoring criteria and in
alignment with Indivior’s current enterprise risk management
approach.
4. Setting thresholds for IRO scores to determine which IROs
would be material for reporting under CSRD.
Results
In alignment with the guidance provided with the European
Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), the assessment
evaluated a long list of IROs across environmental, social, and
governance topics. Quantitative and qualitative inputs from
stakeholders were applied to evaluate which topics are
material. The outcomes are recorded in the diagram below.
Managing Indivior’s Business Responsibly continued
Next steps – preparing for CSRD compliance
Indivior is awaiting the finalization of the CSRD data collection,
assurance, and reporting requirements. A plan to address these
will be developed when this is completed by the EU.
Environment Social Governance
G1 Business Conduct
E1 Climate Change
E2 Pollution
S3 Affected Communities
E4 Biodiversity and
Ecosystems
S1 Own Workforce
S2 Workers in the
Value Chain
E3 Water and Marine
Resources
S4 Consumers and
End-Users
E5 Resources Use and
Circular Economy
DMA Outcomes
Double Material (Both Impact & Financial)
Financially Material
Impact Material
Non-Material
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SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Relevant SDG targets
3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse,
including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol.
Why Indivior selected this topic
Target 3.5 is directly aligned with Indivior’s purpose. Indivior was
founded to help tackle the opioid crisis, one of the largest and most
urgent public health emergencies of our time. Indivior’s purpose is
to pioneer life-transforming treatment, ensuring that the millions of
people across the globe suffering from SUDs and overdose have
access to evidence-based treatment to change their lives.
SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Relevant SDG targets
16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all its forms.
16.6 Develop effective, accountable, and transparent institutions at
all levels.
Why Indivior selected this topic
Indivior advances targets 16.5 and 16.6 through its Global
Integrity & Compliance Program and its Anti-Bribery, Anti-
Corruption and Sanctions Programs. These programs help to
ensure that its business activities are conducted in a responsible
and compliant manner.
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Relevant SDG targets
12.2 Achieve sustainable management and efficient use of
natural resources.
12.4 Achieve the environmentally sound management of
chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle.
12.5 Substantially reduce waste generation through prevention,
reduction, recycling and reuse.
Why Indivior selected this topic
Product quality is embedded in Indivior’s culture. Indivior
believes that its long-term success is directly linked to operating
in a responsible way and in a way that minimizes its impact on
the environment and natural resources, thereby aligning to
targets 12.2, 12.4 and 12.5.
SDG 13: Climate Action
Relevant SDG targets
13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies,
strategies and planning.
Why Indivior selected this topic
Indivior supports the activities of groups such as the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Indivior
also supports the various regulatory and other initiatives that
aim to achieve greater transparency and enable stakeholders to
monitor related areas of climate change and environmental
performance.
SDG 5: Gender Equality
Relevant SDG targets
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against women and girls
everywhere.
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal
opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in
political, economic, and public life.
Why Indivior selected this topic
Indivior’s workforce is aligned with targets 5.1 and 5.5. Indivior
believes that a welcoming workplace for all employees enables
innovation, continuous improvement in the quality of its
decision-making, and increased speed and efficiency in meeting
the various needs of its employees, patients, and stakeholders.
The management team strives to nurture a culture that values all
employees regardless of their legally protected characteristics.
Alignment with the UN Sustainable Development
Goals (UN SDGs)
Alignment with the 17 UN SDGs is one important way that
Indivior monitors and prioritizes its ESG and sustainability
activities. Indivior began mapping its ESG and sustainability
activities to the SDGs in 2021, and is deepening this exercise
over time as it develops its approach in this area.
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Pillar 1 Transform Patient Lives
Overcoming stigmas
As a global leader in addiction treatments, we understand the
complexities and stigmas of addiction, substance abuse and
overdose. Our vision at Indivior is that millions of people who
suffer from diseases like OUD have access to evidence-based
treatments to change their lives. By developing robust, science-
based treatments and advocating for better understanding, we
aim one day to overcome those stigmas and remove barriers to
access for patients.
Our current products include SUBLOCADE; SUBOXONE film;
SUBOXONE tablet; and SUBUTEX tablet, which are treatments
forOUD. OPVEE nasal spray offers help to U.S.-based patients
aged 12 years or older who are experiencing a known or
suspected opioid overdose.
The availability of our medications may vary across countries,
including in terms of dosage form, strength, and indication.
Advocating for change
We advocate on public policy issues that relate to substance use.
We responsibly engage with public officials, policymakers, and
other stakeholders at all levels of government, as well as
healthcare professionals and community organizations.
In the U.S., Indivior works to shape policy through a patient-
focused advocacy and government affairs agenda with the
following four goals:
Ensure opioid crisis funds are allocated toward treatment.
Address and eliminate barriers to OUD treatment.
Expand MOUD in the criminal justice system (CJS).
Ensure patients have access to innovative overdose
reversalmedication.
We work at the local county and city levels, as well as at state
and federal levels, to help enact change needed to address the
largest and most urgent public health crisis of our time – the
opioid crisis. For example, Indivior continues to work to change
state standing orders to include all FDA-approved overdose
medications and to ensure patients have access to innovative
new products that can save lives.
See page 25 for further information
Pillar 2 Prioritize our People
At Indivior, our commitment to nurturing an engaging, safe, and
collaborative environment is reflected in our actions.
Our Guiding Principles model our decision-making across the
organization and enable us to prioritize safety, quality, integrity,
and innovation. Embedding these principles in our operations
also ensures we demonstrate regulatory compliance and create
an inclusive culture.
Our Code of Conduct outlines our standards of expected
behavior for the workforce and our Board of Directors. All
individuals are required to read and acknowledge that they
understand the Code of Conduct and are in full compliance with
it. It is available to download from Indivior’s website.
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Focus on patient needs to
drive decisions
Seek the wisdom of the team
Demonstrate honesty and integrity
at all times
See it, own it, make it happen
Care enough to coach
Believe that people's actions are
well intended
Our Guiding Principles
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Employee engagement
Indivior’s employee speaker programs are hosted by Dr. Terry
Horton, Vice President, Patient Insights & Advocacy. All
employees are expected to attend these events either in person
or virtually. During 2024, the speakers included:
Dr. Tom McLellan, a preeminent addiction scientist and
former deputy director of the White House Office of National
Drug Control Policy.
Dr. David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at
Imperial College in London.
Dr. Denise Hien, Senior Vice Provost for Research, Chancellor’s
Office, Rutgers University.
Training and development
We provide our employees with developmental training in
accordance with their specific role and career path and pay
considerable attention to Integrity & Compliance training.
Allemployees have access to a variety of training and career
development tools and opportunities including, but not
limitedto:
Performance development reviews that include personal
development objectives.
Individual development plans.
On-the-job/functional training and cross-functional project
work.
Competency-based career paths and/or functional/
leadership competency profiles with competency-based
development tools.
Mentorship programs.
Tuition reimbursement programs.
Attendance at conferences/seminars.
360 degrees and leadership potential assessments.
Culture training.
Internal/external on-demand learning programs.
Commercial workforce training.
An important area is the training and development we provide
for our commercial workforce, who are responsible for
marketing Indivior’s products to healthcare professionals. We
aim to ensure that all Indivior’s marketing activities are
conducted responsibly, with focus and clarity, and that the
information imparted to healthcare providers is truthful and
accurate, helping them take appropriate action with patients
and their caregivers.
A key component of our commercial workforce training and
development is the identification of individual and team-level
skills gaps and training needs. Our commercial organization
conducts a wide variety of regular communication and feedback
activities with all team members. The aim of this process is to
promote knowledge sharing and ensure that everyone has
up-to-date information concerning Indivior’s products. The
activities range in size and frequency and can include weekly
team phone calls, meetings, and training workshops over one or
several days. We also run mentoring programs and in-the-field
training.
On average, yearly training and development per commercial
employee includes 100 hours of core capabilities training,
supplemented by weekly calls, workshops (10 to 12 hours),
online learning (six to eight hours), and other forms of training
as appropriate. These numbers do not include hours spent on
Integrity & Compliance training for all our employees.
Commercial workforce incentives
Within our Addiction Sciences and Behavioral Health Business
units, compensation is designed to ensure that financial
incentives do not inappropriately motivate employees to engage
in or tolerate the marketing, promotion or selling of Company
products:
for unapproved uses;
at dosages above maximum recommended doses in the
package insert; or
to prescribers on a government sanctions list or those who
have been delisted pursuant to Indivior’s Prescriber Concern
Reporting Policy.
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Workforce data by function
Number of employees by function December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Commercial 479 564
Finance 79 79
Global Impact & Corporate Affairs 18 11
Human Resources 30 25
Information Technology 39 36
Integrity & Compliance 18 21
Legal & Governance 22 19
Medical 92 93
Research & Development 115 132
Strategy 14 6
Supply 188 178
Total 1,094 1,164
Workforce data by region
Number of employees by region December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
United States 762 849
Europe, Middle East, Africa, Canada 302 283
Australia 30 32
Total 1,094 1,164
Gender diversity data
1
at December 31, 2024
Number of employees Total Women % Men % Not declared %
Directors of Indivior PLC 13 3 23 10 77
Senior managers
2
38 13 34 25 66
All employees 1,094 555 51 538 49 1
1. This information is required to be disclosed under Section 414C(8)(c) of the U.K. Companies Act 2006
2. Includes members of the Executive Committee who are not Directors of Indivior PLC and all subsidiary company directors.
Employee wellbeing and safety
Indivior has two manufacturing locations. The Fine Chemical
Plant (FCP), located in Hull, U.K., manufactures buprenorphine.
A second finished product manufacturing site, located at Raleigh
in North Carolina, was purchased in November 2023. These sites
represent the most significant potential areas of health and
safety risk. The FCP holds ISO 45001:2018 certification.
Both manufacturing sites have health and safety management
systems which adhere to industry best practice. Indivior
continuously reviews and invests in these systems to improve
efficiency and reduce risk.
Performance is regularly reviewed by Indivior’s Chief
Manufacturing and Supply Officer, who is a member of the
Executive Committee. In 2024, Indivior maintained its zero
fatality rate and a negligible annual incident rate.
Indivior also has two research and development centers in Hull,
U.K., which also holds ISO 45001:2018 certification, and Fort
Collins, Colorado, in the U.S. Indivior’s office sites comprise a
main corporate headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, corporate
offices in Slough and London, U.K., and smaller offices in
Canada, several European countries and Australia.
Indivior has a global health and safety policy, which was
approved in 2022. Following the global pandemic in 2020 and
2021, key changes were introduced to evolve working practices
and benefit employee wellbeing. These changes included the
introduction of a flexible working policy at most of Indivior’s
locations.
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Pillar 3 Conduct our Business
with Integrity
Indivior values integrity, compliance and responsible business
conduct. The focus of our experienced Integrity & Compliance
(I&C) team is to drive a culture of learning and ongoing
evolution. The main tenets of the Indivior Global I&C Program
(IGICP) are ‘Learn, Adjust, Prevent.’ This approach helps to
ensure that risks are anticipated, promptly identified and
mitigated effectively. Key features include an annual Risk
Assessment & Mitigation Plan (RAMP) process and a focus on
RiskIQ (risk awareness and application). We regard these as
critical inputs to the development of an enterprise-wide
functional business strategy and related execution. The IGICP is
based on U.S. and global regulatory and industry code
standards.
Our integrity and compliance commitments
Indivior’s goal is to become an industry leader in compliance,
ethics and integrity. Our commitment to excellence in meeting
these obligations is a testament to our strong culture and
efforts at all levels to embed an effective and sustainable IGICP.
Our management team is deeply committed to building a
culture of compliance and integrity. We believe we have a
responsibility to the patients we serve to conduct our activities
with a high level of integrity. Mark Crossley, Indivior’s Chief
Executive Officer, monitors the performance of the IGICP and is
responsible for its day-to-day operation. He is supported at
Board level by the Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability
Committee. The Board is supported by an independent
compliance expert, who also reviews the performance and
operation of the IGICP and related culture annually, with the
results reported to the Board. Cindy Cetani, Indivior’s Chief
Integrity & Compliance Officer (CICO) and an Executive
Committee member, leads the design and administration of the
IGICP. The I&C team operates with independence from the
business, as defined by U.S. government standards and
requirements. The CICO has a dual reporting line to the Chief
Executive Officer and the Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability
Committee of the Board.
Our operational controls also include regular reporting to and
oversight by the Indivior Compliance Committee, which meets
regularly and comprises all members of Indivior’s Executive
Committee. Indivior has three regional compliance committees.
These are staffed by regional management and chaired by the
regional compliance officers to monitor the regional
implementation and performance of the IGICP.
We also schedule quarterly meetings with the assigned U.S.
Office of Inspector General (OIG). These meetings cover the
status of and our approach to the Corporate Integrity
Agreement (CIA) administration. They are also used to
presenton aspects of the IGICP or business activities.
Independent analysis
The IGICP is further evaluated for effectiveness by the
independent compliance expert to the Board of Directors, as
required by the CIA for years one and three. We also engaged
the independent compliance expert to the Board in year two
and plan to engage for the balance of the CIA term.
In addition, we have engaged an independent review
organization to perform transactions testing each year, and
systems testing in select years, as specified in the CIA.
These reports are provided to assigned monitors from the OIG,
which oversees Indivior’s implementation of the CIA.
Annual Compliance Program Perception Survey
and EthicsLine
Indivior engages Ethisphere, an independent third-party
provider that defines and measures corporate ethical
standards, to conduct an annual internal Ethics and Compliance
Program Perceptions Survey. This survey is distributed to all of
Indivior’s global workforce. Other resources include a reporting
EthicsLine maintained by Navex Global, another established
third-party provider.
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Indivior has implemented Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
programs based on best practice frameworks, such as NIST
500-83, Sarbanes Oxley and GDPR.
Committee Frequency Presenter
Indivior Compliance Committee Approximately 10 times a year CICO, I&C team, functional leaders
Board of Directors Twice a year CICO
Compliance, Ethics &
Sustainability Committee At least quarterly CICO and other functional leaders
Audit & Risk Committee Annually CICO
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The Main IGICP Operating Framework and Underlying Principles
Indivior Global Integrity & Compliance
Program Framework
Program evaluation and measurement to guide continuous evolution includes:
* Report included in Annual Corporate Integrity Agreement Report to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
Indivior Global Integrity & Compliance
Program Maturity Journey Strategy
Indivior Guiding Principles
Indivior Global Integrity & Compliance Program
I&C team administration and strategic partner advisors
Culture
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Analytics
Robust and
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outlier detection,
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Program Effectiveness Measurement
People Process & Controls Systems
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Audits/
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Investigation/
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Enforcement
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Open Lines of
Communication
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Culture
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IGICP – Overview
WHO WHAT HOW
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Executive
Officer
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CICO Chairs
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Pillar 4 Address our Environmental
Responsibilities
In 2024, Indivior continued to develop its approach to
environmental and climate change matters in line with the
process that commenced in 2022. The matters being addressed
include water stewardship, biodiversity, efficient use of raw
materials, responsible waste management and energy use.
During the year, our new manufacturing facility at Raleigh, North
Carolina, was integrated into our overall environmental
management approach.
Indivior’s primary environmental impacts
include:
Greenhouse gas and other emissions:
Direct emissions produced by the salesforce car fleet.
Natural gas used in manufacturing processes and the
heating of buildings.
Indirect emissions through energy consumption at
Indivior’s sites.
The environmental effects of Indivior’s manufacturing
activities at the Fine Chemical Plant (FCP) in Hull, U.K., and at
Raleigh, North Carolina.
The environmental effects of third-party supplier
manufacturing activities in the U.K. and U.S.
Environmental management at Indivior’s
manufacturing sites
Indivior’s manufacturing sites have a tailored environmental
management program encompassing air, water, waste
management, energy use, use of resources and ecological
management. The FCP and R&D site in Hull U.K. are both ISO
14001:2015 certified and comply with the requirements of the
U.K. Environment Agency. No significant environmental incidents
have occurred since Indivior was listed in London in 2014.
Water use, management and reporting
Our manufacturing processes are not water intensive. Water is
used in manufacturing processes and for purposes such as
cleaning and hygiene maintenance.
We do not withdraw water from or discharge water into
freshwater sources. Two of our sites, the R&D center at Fort
Collins, Colorado, and the new site at Raleigh, North Carolina,
are located in extremely high water-stressed areas and apply
the WRI Aqueduct Risk Atlas analysis. At the FCP and Fort
Collins, water is extracted from the main supply and the
withdrawal data is monitored and measured. Most of Indivior’s
other locations (offices in North America, Europe and Australia)
do not have access to this kind of information to facilitate
reporting.
Indivior has participated in CDP’s annual water security
reporting exercise for the past four years.
Biodiversity
Indivior has a small manufacturing supply chain based in North
America and two manufacturing sites at Hull, U.K., and Raleigh,
North Carolina. Raw materials for the FCP are grown in
Tasmania. All sites operate in highly regulated environments,
and none are in areas of high biodiversity importance.
Indivior’s Third-Party Code of Conduct requires suppliers to
address environmental matters responsibly.
2024 environmental highlights
Installation of additional solar panels to facilitate greater
renewable energy use at the FCP.
Increased sourcing of sustainable cartons, which were applied
in the packaging for SUBOXONE® Film.
Conversion of 56% of the sales car fleet to hybrid vehicles by
the end of the year.
Installation of electric vehicle charging points at Raleigh and
the FCP.
Rollout of renewable energy supply adoption initiatives at the
FCP, the Chapleo Building and at Raleigh.
Changed to a sustainably sourced natural gas supply at our
Raleigh site.
Greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and
intensity data
Indivior calculates its GHG emissions using the GHG protocol
developed by the World Resource Institute. This process
involves applying emissions factors from sources including the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.K.
Environment Agency, the U.K.’s Department for Business, Energy
and Industrial Strategy, and the IPCC.
GHG reporting includes all subsidiary locations, consistent with
our consolidated financial reporting.
Indivior’s greenhouse gas emission data and energy
consumption for 2024 is recorded below. Consistent with the
Group's consolidated financial reporting, the table includes data
from all of Indivior's subsidiaries.
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Emissions type / intensity ratio
Total 2024
tons CO
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Total 2023
tons CO
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revised
1, 2
Total 2023
tons CO
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Scope 1 6,986 4,573 4,573
Scope 2 location-based 5,335 2,196 2,196
Scope 2 market-based 5,174 2,366 2,366
Scope 3 129,350 107,779 1,665
Total emissions location-based 141,671 114,548 8,434
Total emissions market-based 141,510 114,718 8,604
Intensity ratios
GHG emissions tons per employee, location-based (location-based emissions/
number of employees) 129.5 98.4 7.25
GHG emissions per employee market-based (market-based emissions/
number of employees) 129.4 98.6 7.39
GHG emissions per unit of revenue ($m) location-based 119.25 104.80 7.72
GHG emissions per unit of revenue ($m), market-based 119.12 104.96 7.87
Greenhouse gas emissions by territory
Scope 1 U.K. 289 405 405
Scope 1 non-U.K. 6,697 4,168 4,168
Total Scope 1 6,986 4,573 4,573
Scope 2 location-based U.K. 492 542 542
Scope 2 location-based non-U.K. 4,843 1,654 1,654
Total Scope 2 location-based 5,335 2,196 2,196
Scope 2 market-based U.K. 368 701 701
Scope 2 market-based non-U.K. 4,806 1,665 1,665
Total Scope 2 market-based 5,174 2,366 2,366
Scope 3 U.K. 3,445 5,020 213
Scope 3 non-U.K. 125,905 102,759 1,452
Total Scope 3 129,350 107,779 1,665
Total emissions location-based U.K. 4,226 5,967 1,160
Total emissions location-based non-U.K. 137,445 108,581 7,274
Total emissions location-based 141,671 114,548 8,434
Total emissions market-based U.K. 4,102 6,126 1,319
Total emissions market-based non-U.K. 137,408 108,592 7,285
Total emissions market-based 141,510 114,718 8,604
Energy consumption in MWh (location and market-based)
Scope 1 U.K. 1,372 1,622 1,622
Scope 1 non-U.K. 30,649 17,986 17,986
Total Scope 1 32,021 19,608 19,608
Scope 2 U.K. 2,605 2,661 2,661
Scope 2 non-U.K. 15,830 4,737 4,737
Total Scope 2 18,435 7,398 7,398
1. The revised 2023 emissions figures include a comprehensive analysis of all Scope 3 emissions which first appeared in the 2023 Sustainability Report which
was published subsequently to the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts.
2. The 2023 greenhouse gas emissions included for the first time the emissions produced by Opiant Pharmaceuticals UK Limited (Opiant) from the acquisition
date of March 2, 2023 and the Raleigh, North Carolina (Raleigh) manufacturing facility from the date of purchase on November 1, 2023. The 2024 emissions
and energy data includes a full calendar year of emissions and energy use for both Opiant and Raleigh.
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Pillar 5 Provide our Products
Indivior’s products
Indivior's key products, which are presently available in over 30
countries, consist of SUBLOCADE (buprenorphine extended
release) injection, known as SUBUTEX prolonged release in
certain countries; SUBOXONE film (buprenorphine and naloxone
sublingual film); SUBOXONE tablet (buprenorphine and
naloxone sublingual tablets); and SUBUTEX® tablet
(buprenorphine sublingual tablets). These treatments are for
opioid dependence. The availability of products may vary from
country to country, including in terms of dosage form, strength
and indication.
We also provide OPVEE (nalmefene) nasal spray for the
emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose
induced by natural or synthetic opioids, in adults and pediatric
patients aged 12 years and older. OPVEE provides fast onset and
long duration reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression.
OPVEE was designed to address the challenges of today’s opioid
overdose crisis.
Following standards for safety
Indivior follows strict regulatory guidelines and quality
standards to ensure the safety of our products for patients.
These guidelines, such as Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP),
require pharmaceutical companies to establish and maintain
rigorous processes for product development, manufacturing,
testing and distribution. This includes using high-quality raw
materials, conducting thorough testing at various stages of
production, and adhering to proper storage and transportation
practices. We have dedicated quality control and quality
assurance teams that monitor every aspect of the
manufacturing process to ensure compliance with regulations
and business standards. We also have systems in place to track
and trace products, from production to distribution, to minimize
the risk of counterfeit or substandard products entering the
market.
Managing systems and processes
Indivior has implemented management systems, including the
FDA-required Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)
program for SUBLOCADE, to mitigate the potential risk of serious
harm or death from intravenous self-administration.
Additionally, the organization is also part of the Buprenorphine-
Containing Transmucosal Products for Opioid Dependence
(BTOD) REMS program for SUBOXONE film in the U.S., which aims
to reduce the risks of accidental overdose, misuse, and abuse.
Quality control and safety
Indivior has always been focused on quality control, safety, and
compliance. Our quality assurance teams monitor every aspect
of the manufacturing process to ensure compliance with
regulations and business standards. Since 2020, we have had no
recalls of our products for any of our marketed treatments.
Establishing a supply chain ecosystem
Indivior product manufacturing and supply involves a highly
intricate process that depends on both internal manufacturing
capabilities and third-party sources. In 2023, we expanded our
internal capabilities with the addition of a new Raleigh
manufacturing facility, which will help ensure patient supply of
SUBLOCADE. We view our suppliers, vendors, distributors, and
all third-party entities that provide goods and services as
critical business partners.
Our Third-Party Code of Conduct sets expectations and
requirements for our partners. In it, we require all suppliers to
responsibly address environmental and climate change issues.
It is available to download from Indivior’s website. Our
management team ensures compliance with regulations and
monitors third-party manufacturing by mandating that all
operations adhere to the strict rules and regulations governing
the healthcare industry in the U.S. and the U.K.
Offering accessible treatments
Through our patient accessibility programs, we are working to
remove stigma and barriers to treatments for everyone, no
matter what the patient’s age, gender or socioeconomic
background. This includes patients in the criminal justice
system. Access to our products may reduce incarcerations and
recidivism connected with SUDs, while also improving the cost
burden in healthcare.
As part of our goal to make treatments available for everyone,
we have developed a growth strategy for patient access that can
remove barriers to access for as many as three million patients.
This strategy involves:
Accelerating adoption in organized health systems
These systems maintain high compliance and adherence to
standards of care. They have the infrastructure and expertise
to handle the logistics of patient access. They also have high
process efficiency, enabling rapid adoption of our access
program.
Expanding access to treatment in the criminal justice system
This initiative encompasses federal, state, and county jails
and will lead to an increase in patient access funding and
access to treatments.
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Purpose of this statement and approach
This statement outlines Indivior’s alignment with the TCFD
reporting recommendations and how the Group intends to
extend its alignment in the future. The inclusion of this
statement within this Annual Report and Accounts addresses
the compliance requirements of Listing Rule 22.2.24(R).
During the preparation of this statement, the Group reviewed
and considered TCFD’s All Sector Guidance (2021 TCFD Annex).
Indivior does not operate in a sector requiring sector-specific
disclosures.
Indivior and climate change
Over the last few years, Indivior has been working diligently to
understand and address its environmental footprint and
develop its related disclosures. These steps have been guided
by the activities of initiatives such as the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change, the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change, and the UN Global Compact (Indivior has been
a participant since September 2022) and CDP. Indivior is
supportive of the activities of the IFRS Foundation (IFRS) and
the International Sustainability Standard Board and notes that
the requirements of IFRS S2, Climate-related Disclosures, are
consistent with the four core recommendations and eleven
recommended disclosures that have been published by
theTCFD.
Indivior is conducting ongoing activities to address and improve
the monitoring of its environmental footprint. They include:
the introduction from 2023 of hybrid vehicles across Indivior’s
U.S. sales car fleet; 56% of the fleet were hybrid powered at
the end of 2024;
ongoing improvements to the buprenorphine production
process at the U.K. Fine Chemical Plant (FCP);
the introduction of quarterly internal Scope 1 and Scope 2
emissions reporting in 2023; and
a program to facilitate increased use of solar panels for
energy generation at Indivior’s manufacturing and research
and development facilities.
Further information is provided on page 43 of this Annual
Report and Accounts.
Most of the Group’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are Scope
3. The majority are created as the result of supply chain
manufacturing activities, finished product storage at third-party
businesses, and business travel. We have comprehensively
reported our 2024 Scope 3 emissions within this Annual Report
and Accounts along with the 2023 comparatives, which were
previously disclosed in our 2023 Sustainability Report.
In November 2023, Indivior purchased its own product
manufacturing plant, located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The
activities at this site are the main reason for the significant rise
in overall Scope 1 and 2 emissions during 2024. Our other Scope
1 and 2 emissions are created by buprenorphine manufacturing
at our FCP in Hull, U.K., the activities at our two research and
development centers, the operation of the U.S. fleet of vehicles,
and at our office locations around the world.
We conducted an initial qualitative climate change scenario
analysis in 2022 and conducted a first quantitative analysis in
2023. In 2024 this quantitative analysis was updated to assess
the effect the Raleigh manufacturing plant had on the Group’s
climate-related risks and opportunities.
The outcomes of this exercise are reported within this
statement. All three exercises were conducted with the support
of professional third-party experts.
Going forward, we intend to apply our expanded emissions
knowledge and the greater understanding we have acquired
about our climate-change risks and opportunities to enable the
future setting of emissions targets.
Alignment with the TCFD recommendations
The Group has considered its “consistent or not consistent”
obligation under the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority Listing
Rules. It has detailed its position at the end of 2024 in the
following table in relation to the 11 recommended TCFD
reporting disclosures.
Sections marked “not consistent”
Indivior has not yet set emission targets or decided on the
timing of target setting. Environmental KPIs are part of the
Annual Incentive Plan modifier described on page 113 of this
Annual Report and Accounts. The Group recognizes the
importance of target setting and continues to evaluate their
adoption as part of its approach to climate change.
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Governance
Describe the Board’s oversight of climate-
related risks and opportunities
46, 47, 84 Consistent
Describe the management’s role in assessing
and managing climate-related risks and
opportunities
46, 47 Consistent
Strategy
Describe the climate change risks and
opportunities the organization has identified
over the short, medium and long term
47, 48, 49 Consistent
Describe the impact of climate-related risk
and opportunities on the organization’s
business, strategy and financial planning
47, 48, 49 Consistent
Describe the resilience of the organization’s
strategy, taking into consideration different
climate-related scenarios, including a 2° or
lower scenario
47, 48, 49 Consistent
Risk management
Describe the organization’s processes for
identifying and assessing climate-related risks
48, 62 Consistent
Describe the organization’s processes for
managing climate-related risks
49, 62 Consistent
Describe how processes for identifying,
assessing and managing climate-related risks
are integrated into the organization’s overall
risk management
62 Consistent
Metrics and targets
Disclose the metrics used by the organization
to assess climate-related risks and
opportunities in line with its strategy and risk
management processes
49 Consistent
Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2 and, if appropriate
Scope 3 GHG emissions and the related risks
44, 49 Consistent
Describe the targets used by the organization
to manage climate-related risks and
opportunities and performance against targets
49 Not
consistent
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Governance
Indivior’s Chief Executive Officer is ultimately responsible for
the executive management of the Group’s business, including
its approach to environmental matters and climate change, the
development of related strategy and approach, and delivery of
performance against plans.
Climate change and environmental matters are actioned,
monitored, and discussed regularly by the Board, executive-
level management, and at other managerial levels across the
business. At Board level, responsibility is delegated to the
Compliance, Ethics and Sustainability Committee. Its publicly
available Charter states that its purpose is to assist the Board of
Directors in overseeing and monitoring Indivior’s approach to
ethical, responsible, and sustainable conduct.
Board level
The Compliance, Ethics and Sustainability Committee is also
responsible for overseeing the Group’s sustainability approach,
performance, and reporting. It meets at least quarterly and on
specific occasions when required. The Committee’s terms of
reference are available for download from the Group website.
The Board Committee also receives reports from the Chief
Manufacturing and Supply Officer on at least a half-yearly basis.
This information includes:
the development of Indivior’s Group Sustainability Framework
and objectives and performance against those objectives;
Indivior’s performance against environmental goals and
targets (including GHG emissions) which are applied for the
ESG metric in the Annual Incentive Plan (see below); and
the development of the Group’s climate change strategy and
related policies and management systems, and the disclosure
of climate-related information in compliance with emissions
reporting requirements and other related compliance
regulations.
Additionally, the Board Committee reviews and approves
Indivior’s annual Sustainability Report and related disclosures,
including this statement within the Annual Report and Accounts.
Executive management level
Indivior’s Sustainability Committee supports the activities of the
Compliance, Ethics and Sustainability Committee in relation to
environmental matters and climate change. It comprises all the
members of Indivior’s Executive Committee.
It supplies recommendations to the Board Committee and the
Board relating to the development of Indivior’s approach to
climate change. It also monitors Indivior’s progress in
addressing future reporting requirements, including those
required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
certain U.S. states, and the CSRD reporting requirements for
companies operating in the EU. It advises the Board Committee
on the steps required to meet these requirements and monitors
future developments.
The Sustainability Committee is supported in its activities by a
further management-level Sustainability Team Committee which
meets monthly. It comprises management team members
drawn from across the business and external advisors.
ESG metric in the Annual Incentive Plan
In 2023, the Group introduced an ESG metric into the Annual
Incentive Plan which is aligned to the Group’s sustainability
strategy. It was consistently applied in 2024. Further information
can be found in the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages
113 to 114.
Actions for 2025 and beyond
Our management team will continue to monitor climate-related
performance, risks, and opportunities for the business and
progress the Group towards the setting of emissions targets. It
will also ensure that the Group is fully prepared to meet the
increased reporting and transparency requirements required by
the EU, the U.S. SEC, certain U.S. states, and any future
requirements.
Strategy and Risk Management
Conduct of qualitative and quantitative climate
change scenario analyses
Indivior’s Sustainability Committee led a qualitative climate
change scenario analysis in 2022. In 2023, building on the
qualitative assessment, we conducted a quantitative analysis
which we updated in 2024 following the purchase of the
manufacturing facility at Raleigh, North Carolina, at the
beginning of November 2023. All three exercises were supported
by professional advisors, the aim being to quantify current and
potential climate risks and opportunities, which in turn will
guide and inform our approach to climate change and stress
test our value chain.
High degree of uncertainty and risk selection
There is a very high degree of uncertainty in climate change
scenario analysis and in the quantification of transition and
physical risks. This means that the reported figures from the
quantitative scenario analysis should be taken as an indicative
order of magnitude assessment, with substantial uncertainty
attached. It considers two climate risks and one opportunity
selected by Indivior from the full list of risks and opportunities
identified in the qualitative scenario analysis conducted in 2022.
The 2023 assessment concluded that it was only possible to
select these risks and opportunities for analysis from those
highlighted in the qualitative analysis due to the availability of
meaningful data. They were also considered to be the most
relevant to the Group’s activities and the most material by
Indivior and its team of professional advisors.
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Climate change scenario methodology
The same three climate change scenarios that we applied in the
2023 analysis were used in the updated analysis after
consideration of the possible impact of the Raleigh acquisition.
Scenario
Temperature
change by 2100
in comparison
to pre-
industrial levels
The applied
SSP
1
and
RCP
1
within
the
modeling Comment
A
Steady path to
sustainability
1.5°C
SSP 1
RCP 2.6
This scenario is
optimistic about
decarbonization and
assumes there is a
globally coordinated
effort to reach net-zero
by 2050.
B
An unequal
world
2.5°C
SSP 2
RCP 4.5
The world follows a path
in which social, economic
and technological trends
do not shift markedly
from historical patterns.
C
Fossil-fueled
growth
4°C
SSP 5
RCP 8.5
This scenario explores
limited action on climate
change with an
energy-intensive, fossil
fuel-based economy.
1. Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP) and Representative Concentration
Pathway (RCP).
Time horizons
We also applied the same time horizons in the 2024 update as
we did in the 2023 quantitative analysis. They were short-term
(present to 2027), medium-term (2028 to 2035) and long-term
(2035 to 2050).
Assumptions
As with the 2023 analysis, in the 2024 update we applied our
revenue growth estimates for 2027, 2035 and 2050. We also
applied a linear relationship between revenue and emissions
growth as an assumption. The climate projections do not
include external factors that could impact key metrics, such as
energy price changes. The updated analysis assumes that no
mitigation or adaptation measures have been taken.
Financial materiality
The Group defines a material financial impact on the business
as one which could influence economic decisions. The
quantitative starting point for materiality is 1% to 1.5% of net
revenue. From this objective baseline, we then evaluate actual
or potential impacts considering subjective factors that may
adjust the baseline higher or lower.
Risks selected for analysis
Type Description Quantification rationale
Transition risk
Risk of greater costs incurred by regulatory
policies and regulations (such as carbon taxes
affecting transport and raw materials
expenditure).
To implement a transition plan that accounts for the
increasing cost of carbon-based transportation, raw
materials and offsets, it is important to understand the
risk of carbon taxes on Indivior’s portfolio.
Physical risks (2) –
key Indivior and
third-party sites
Risk to physical Indivior and key supply chain
site structures from directly significant activities
(e.g. catastrophic storm events or severe heat).
Physical risks to these sites can lead to disruptions
and loss of revenue. To assess Indivior’s resilience, it is
important to understand the impact of these physical
risks.
2024 quantitative update detailed findings - risks
Year 2027 2035 2050
Climate scenario A B C A B C A B C
Transition Risk
Financial Impact Low Low
Not
applicable* Low Low
Not
applicable* Not material Low
Not
applicable*
Change in comparison to 2023
Physical risks
Financial Impact Low Low Low Not material Not material Not material Not material Not material
Potentially
material
Change in comparison to 2023
Financial materiality key
Estimated % of net revenue Financial materiality
0% - 0.5% Low
0.51% to 1% Not material
1.01% to 1.5% Potentially material
* Under the fossil fuel scenario there is no risk from carbon tax as there is not a “transition” in the economy and therefore no transition risks are experienced.
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2024 quantitative update detailed findings -
transition opportunity
We conducted a similar analysis for the single opportunity we
identified. This opportunity refers to the projected annual
energy cost savings from the upgrade and installation of solar
panels at the FCP in Hull, U.K., the Chapleo Building (also in
Hull) and at the manufacturing facility in Raleigh, North
Carolina. The analysis showed that the estimated financial
savings were not financially material when applying the criteria
recorded in this statement.
Conclusions from updated 2024 quantitative results
From our updated 2024 quantitative results, we conclude that:
Indivior has a climate-resilient business with limited and
financially immaterial exposure to climate risk. Despite the
increased estimated financial costs, key characteristics of our
business model make our business inherently resilient to
climate change:
Indivior’s margins are resilient to cost increases.
Indivior produces products which are not carbon intensive;
we are therefore limited in our exposure to carbon tax.
The key raw material (thebaine) that Indivior relies on is
climate resilient due to its production location in Tasmania.
Indivior has become slightly more exposed due to an increase
in ‘own operations’, but remains below the financially
material threshold. The updated qualitative analysis shows
that we have become slightly less climate resilient:
The increase in ‘own operations’ reduces our diversification
against climate risks because of the smaller number of
production sites and the location of the Raleigh plant.
This results in a greater estimated financial impact, driven
primarily by increases in estimated physical risk costs.
However, this has been mitigated through geographical
diversification. An alternative manufacturing site is located
at Albuquerque in New Mexico. There is also a safety stock
strategy to mitigate any impact of physical risk at the
Raleigh site.
This situation is compounded by higher estimated growth,
increasing the estimated revenue lost during extreme
weather events due to reduced output.
The recently acquired production site at Raleigh in North
Carolina has storm exposure, leading to an increased
estimated financial impact, which is mitigated by the
alternative manufacturing site.
An analysis of moderate-to-severe and major storms
suggests that Raleigh is more exposed to moderate storms
than other Indivior sites.
The addition of the Raleigh site in the analysis has
increased the financial impact of storms in all the years
and scenarios analyzed.
There is still a clear business case to install solar panels at
our sites. There are projected overall savings in the region of
$300,000 to $600,000 under the various scenarios. Solar
power generation at these sites will protect Indivior from
energy price fluctuations, decrease our carbon footprint, and
showcase our commitment to climate change mitigation.
The updated 2024 assessment determined that climate change
is not currently a short- or medium-term principal risk.
Ongoing management of climate risks and
opportunities
Climate risks and opportunities are evaluated as part of
Indivior’s common risk assessment approach. More information
about our overall risk management approach is recorded on
pages 61 to 70 of this Annual Report and Accounts.
We conduct annual reviews of our portfolio of physical assets
and supply chain to highlight opportunities to limit climate-
related risk. Such opportunities include the consideration of
geographical location and working in partnership with new and
existing suppliers to address physical risks and improve
mitigation measures. We continually examine opportunities to
improve internal energy efficiency and, through the use of
renewable energy sources, to mitigate transition risks and
reduce costs.
Actions for 2025 and beyond
Indivior will continue to monitor all of the climate-related risks
and opportunities highlighted in the 2022 qualitative analysis,
with a view to highlighting and addressing any material risks
and opportunities as they arise. These measures will be
conducted as part of our common risk assessment approach
and the operation of our governance structures, which are
explained within this statement. The information from the
highlighted qualitative and quantitative analyses will be applied
to develop Indivior’s climate change strategy going forward.
Metrics and targets
We measure our emissions quarterly for internal reporting
purposes, and this information is carefully monitored by
management (see the Governance section of this TFCD
statement). Annual emissions are reported on page 44 of this
Annual Report and Accounts and will be included in our
Sustainability Report (due for publication in the summer of 2025).
This Annual Report and Accounts includes a comprehensive
Scope 3 emissions calculation with comparatives for 2023.
Thisdata, along with other environmental and climate change
information, is also reported to the investment community and
other interested stakeholders annually via CDP. The Scope 1 and
2 calculations include the greenhouse gas emissions from all
Indivior locations.
Actions for 2025 and beyond
We recognize the requirement from our stakeholders, including
under the EU’s CSRD regulations, to set emissions reduction
plans. We intend to continue our progression towards these
requirements as we further develop our understanding of the
future Raleigh operations and understanding of our Scope 3
emissions through dialogue and co-operation with our suppliers.
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Non-Financial and Sustainability Information Statement
NON-FINANCIAL AND SUSTAINABILITY
INFORMATION STATEMENT
Commitment to transparency
Indivior is committed to the transparent reporting and
disclosure of its financial and non-financial performance, risks
and opportunities, where this information is relevant to
shareholders and other key stakeholders. Indivior is required to
comply with the reporting requirements contained in Sections
414, 414CA and 414CB of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.
The information in the table below is provided to aid
understanding of our approach, policies and performance
relating to non-financial and sustainability matters. No material
breaches of policy were identified during 2024.
It also highlights where further information, other than that
disclosed in this report, can be accessed (for instance the
environmental and climate change information reported
annually to CDP).
We regularly conduct dialogue with investors and other
stakeholders about non-financial and sustainability matters,
and in the summer of 2024 we published our third Sustainability
Report.
Key highlights
Recent highlights
Page 33
Business model
An explanation of Indivior’s business model
Pages 22 and 23
Responsibility
How Indivior conducts its business activities responsibly
Pages 32 to 45
Risk
A description of principal risks and their potential impact
on the business
Pages 61 to 70
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Reporting
requirement
Policies and standards which
govern Indivior’s approach
Where to read more in the report about
Indivior’s impact, including the principal risks
relating to these matters
Where to read more in Indivior’s
2023 Sustainability Report
and elsewhere
Environmental
Matters
Statement of Indivior’s
approach to climate change
Global Code of Conduct
Third-Party Code of Conduct
Managing Indivior's Business
Responsibly, pages 32 to 45
Taskforce on Climate-Related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD), pages 46
to 49
Pages 16 to 18
Indivior.com Responsibility
section
Employees Global Code of Conduct Stakeholder Engagement, pages 24 to
30
Managing Indivior's Business
Responsibly, pages 32 to 45
Pages 10 to 12
Indivior.com Responsibility
section
Social Matters Global Code of Conduct
Third-Party Code of Conduct
Stakeholder Engagement, pages 24 to
30
Managing Indivior's Business
Responsibly, pages 32 to 45
Pages 8 to 9
Indivior.com Responsibility
section
Human Rights Global Code of Conduct
Third-Party Code of Conduct
U.K. Modern Slavery
Statement
Stakeholder Engagement, pages 24 to
30
Managing Indivior's Business
Responsibly, pages 32 to 45
Pages 8 to 9
Indivior.com Responsibility
section
Anti-Corruption &
Anti-Bribery
Anti-Bribery Policy
Code of Ethics
2020 Resolution Agreement Update
and Legacy Legal Matters, page 31
Managing Indivior's Business
Responsibly, pages 32 to 45
Pages 13 to 15
Description of the
Business Model
Business Model, pages 22 to 23
Description of
Principal Risks and
Impact of Business
Activity
Risk Management, pages 61 to 70
Climate-related
Disclosures
Statement of Indivior’s
Approach to Climate Change
Global Code of Conduct
Third-Party Code of Conduct
Taskforce on Climate-related Financial
Disclosures (TCFD), pages 46-49
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Year ended December 31 (as reported)
2024 2023
$m $m % Change
Net revenue 1,188 1,093 9 %
Operating loss (23) (4) NM
Net (loss)/income (48) 2 NM
Diluted (LPS)/EPS (dollars per share) (0.36) 0.01 NM
NM: Not meaningful
2024 operating and financial highlights
Net revenue was $1,188m (+9% vs. 2023). 2024 SUBLOCADE net revenue grew to $756m (+20% vs. 2023) reflecting new U.S. patient
enrollments from further penetration in Organized Health Systems (OHS) and justice system channels. 2024 U.S. units dispensed
were approximately 624,000 (+23% vs. 2023). TotalU.S. SUBLOCADE patients on a 12-month rolling basis at the end of 2024 were
approximately 170,500. SUBLOCADE performance was impacted by competition in the U.S. long-acting injection (LAI) category and
transitory items.
Reported operating loss was $23m (2023 operating loss: $4m). Adjusted operating profit
1
was $312m in 2024 (+16% vs. Adj. 2023).
Reported net loss was $48m (2023 net income: $2m). Adjusted net income
1
was $222m in 2024 (Adj. 2023: $223m).
2024 ending cash and investments balance totaled $347m (including $27m restricted for self-insurance) (2023: $451m), reflecting
net cash outflows of $173m related to litigation settlements and $173m to fund share repurchases, partly offset by cash inflow
from operating activities and net proceeds from debt refinance.
Remaining legacy antitrust litigation claims have been settled.
Streamlining actions were taken to save $100m annually; this was partially reinvested to support SUBLOCADE long-term growth
and Phase 2 OUD assets.
PERSERIS marketing and promotion discontinued in second half of 2024 to renew focus on OUD pipeline.
Net revenue
1,188
1,093
901
2024
2023
2022
U.S. dollars (m)
Cash and investments balance
347
451
991
2024
2023
2022
U.S. dollars (m)
Adjusted net income
1
222
223
169
2024
2023
2022
U.S. dollars (m)
Net (debt)/cash
2
-3
207
745
2024
2023
2022
U.S. dollars (m)
1. Alternative performance measures (adjusted results). See pages 54-58 for a reconciliation to the corresponding IFRS measure.
2. See page 58 for the definition of net (debt)/cash.
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Year ended December 31 (as reported)
2024 2023
$m $m % Change
Net revenue 1,188 1,093 9 %
Operating loss (23) (4) NM
Net (loss)/income (48) 2 NM
Diluted (LPS)/EPS (dollars per share) (0.36) 0.01 NM
NM: Not meaningful
2024 operating and financial highlights
Net revenue was $1,188m (+9% vs. 2023). 2024 SUBLOCADE net revenue grew to $756m (+20% vs. 2023) reflecting new U.S. patient
enrollments from further penetration in Organized Health Systems (OHS) and justice system channels. 2024 U.S. units dispensed
were approximately 624,000 (+23% vs. 2023). TotalU.S. SUBLOCADE patients on a 12-month rolling basis at the end of 2024 were
approximately 170,500. SUBLOCADE performance was impacted by competition in the U.S. long-acting injection (LAI) category and
transitory items.
Reported operating loss was $23m (2023 operating loss: $4m). Adjusted operating profit
1
was $312m in 2024 (+16% vs. Adj. 2023).
Reported net loss was $48m (2023 net income: $2m). Adjusted net income
1
was $222m in 2024 (Adj. 2023: $223m).
2024 ending cash and investments balance totaled $347m (including $27m restricted for self-insurance) (2023: $451m), reflecting
net cash outflows of $173m related to litigation settlements and $173m to fund share repurchases, partly offset by cash inflow
from operating activities and net proceeds from debt refinance.
Remaining legacy antitrust litigation claims have been settled.
Streamlining actions were taken to save $100m annually; this was partially reinvested to support SUBLOCADE long-term growth
and Phase 2 OUD assets.
PERSERIS marketing and promotion discontinued in second half of 2024 to renew focus on OUD pipeline.
Net revenue
1,188
1,093
901
2024
2023
2022
U.S. dollars (m)
Cash and investments balance
347
451
991
2024
2023
2022
U.S. dollars (m)
Adjusted net income
1
222
223
169
2024
2023
2022
U.S. dollars (m)
Net (debt)/cash
2
-3
207
745
2024
2023
2022
U.S. dollars (m)
1. Alternative performance measures (adjusted results). See pages 54-58 for a reconciliation to the corresponding IFRS measure.
2. See page 58 for the definition of net (debt)/cash.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Operating review
Share repurchase program
On July 25, 2024, Indivior announced a fourth share repurchase
program of up to $100m, which was completed on January 31,
2025. As part of this program, the Group repurchased and
canceled 9,416k Indivior ordinary shares, equivalent to
approximately 7% of diluted shares outstanding at December 31,
2024, at a daily weighted average purchase price of 825p. The
cost was approximately $100m, which includes directly
attributable transaction costs. See Note 23 to the Group
financial statements for furtherdiscussion.
U.S. opioid use disorder (OUD) market update
In 2024, U.S. buprenorphine medication-assisted treatments
(BMAT) grew mid-single digits in volume terms. The Group
continues to expect long-term U.S. growth to be sustained in the
mid- to high-single digit percentage range due to increased
overall public awareness of the opioid epidemic and approved
treatments, together with regulatory and legislative actions to
increase access to BMAT treatments.
Financial performance
Total net revenue in 2024 increased 9% to $1,188m (2023:
$1,093m) at actual exchange rates (+9% at constant exchange
rates).
2024 U.S. net revenue increased 11% to $1,008m (2023: $912m).
Strong year-over-year SUBLOCADE volume growth and the
fulfillment of OPVEE orders from BARDA were the principal
drivers of the net revenue increase. Pricing was not a material
factor in net revenue growth.
2024 Rest of World and United Kingdom (collectively “ROW”) net
revenue decreased 1% at actual exchange rates to $180m (2023:
$181m; +1% at constant exchange rates). Positive contributions
from new products (SUBLOCADE/SUBUTEX Prolonged Release
and SUBOXONE film) were partially offset by ongoing generic
erosion of the legacy tablet business. 2024 SUBLOCADE/
SUBUTEX Prolonged Release net revenue in ROW was $52m
(2023: $41m) at actual exchange rates. Net revenue at a constant
exchange rate is an alternative performance measure used by
management to evaluate underlying performance of the
business and is calculated by applying the 2023 average
exchange rate to net revenue in the currency of the foreign
entity.
Gross margin was 78% in 2024 (2023: 83%). Excluding $49m of
costs related to the discontinuation of PERSERIS and $11m for
amortization of acquired intangible assets within cost of sales,
adjusted gross margin was 83%. (2023: 84% after excluding $2m
for amortization of acquired intangible assets). The modest
decline in adjusted gross margin in 2024 primarily reflects cost
inflation partially offset by improved product mix from the
continued growth of SUBLOCADE.
2024 SG&A expenses were $807m (2023: $811m). Adjusted SG&A
expenses increased 6% to $576m (2023: $543m) after excluding
$231m of exceptional costs (2023: $268m) primarily related to
litigation settlement expenses in both years, expenses
associated with the discontinuation of PERSERIS, restructuring
and debt refinancing costs in 2024 and acquisition-related costs
in 2023. (Refer to page 55 for further details of exceptional SG&A
expenses). The increase in adjusted SG&A expenses primarily
reflects sales and marketing investments related to SUBLOCADE
and OPVEE, financial reporting initiatives and cost inflation.
These costs were partially offset by lower sales and marketing
expenses due to discontinuation of PERSERIS.
2024 R&D expenses were $142m (2023: $106m) and represented
an increase of 34%. Exceptional costs of $39m in 2024 (2023: nil)
reflected the impairment of products in development and
related fees. Adjusted R&D expenses decreased 3% to $103m
(2023: $106m). The decrease primarily reflected the re-
prioritization of pipeline activities to the Group's OUD assets as
well as related cost savings.
2024 net other operating loss was $4m (2023: income of $6m).
2024 included $9m net mark-to-market losses on equity
securities, including $5m of exceptional expenses reflecting a
significant drop in the market price of Aelis Farma shares
following the announcement of a study that did not
demonstrate the anticipated results. Net other operating
income in 2023 included $3m of income recognized in relation
to a supply agreement.
2024 operating loss was $23m (2023: $4m loss). The change
reflects higher net revenue more than offset by exceptional
expenses and investments in sales and marketing, primarily
related to SUBLOCADE. Adjusted operating profit increased 16%
to $312m (2023: $269m). The increase primarily reflected higher
net revenue partially offset by increased SG&A expenses.
Exceptional costs and other adjustments of $339m and $273m in
2024 and 2023, respectively, were as discussed above.
2024 net finance expense was $20m (2023: $5m income)
reflecting a $4m write-off of unamortized deferred financing
costs due to early extinguishment of the previous term loan as
well as a decrease in earned interest income on lower cash and
investment balances, in addition to increased borrowings under
the Group's new debt facility.
Tax expense was $5m in 2024, or a rate of (12)% (2023 tax
benefit/rate: $1m, (100)%). Adjusted tax expense was $74m in
2024 and the adjusted tax rate was 25%. The 2024 effective tax
rate increased due to the write-off of deferred tax assets
relating to net operating losses, restrictions on deductibility of
corporate interest expense, the impact of the prior year U.K. tax
rate change to 25% and higher current year disallowed
deductions for shareholder costs and impairment charges,
partially offset by lower current year disallowed litigation and
executive compensation expenses. Adjusted tax expense was
$51m in 2023, excluding the $52m tax benefit on exceptional
items and other adjustments, resulting in an adjusted effective
tax rate of 19%.
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Net loss was $48m and adjusted net income was $222m (2023
reported net income: $2m and adjusted net income: $223m)
reflecting the impacts described above.
Diluted losses per share were $0.36 and adjusted diluted
earnings per share were $1.66 in 2024 (2023: $0.01 earnings per
share and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.57).
Balance sheet and cash flow
Cash and investments were $347m at the end of 2024, a
decrease of $104m versus the $451m position at the end of 2023.
The decrease was primarily due to litigation settlement-related
payments of $173m and share repurchases of $173m, partly
offset by cash inflow from operating activities and net refinance
proceeds.
Net working capital (defined by management as inventory plus
trade receivables, less trade and other payables) was negative
$365m at year-end 2024, versus negative $347m at the end of
2023. The change reflected an increase in the balance of
accruals, rebates, discounts and returns due to the timing of
rebate invoicing, partly offset by higher inventory balances.
Cash generated from operations in 2024 was $84m (2023 cash
used in operations: $292m), reflecting ongoing operating
performance partially offset by scheduled litigation payments of
$173m. Net cash flow from operating activities was $23m in 2024
(2023 cash outflow: $315m) reflecting cash generated from
operations less net interest and tax payments.
2024 cash outflow from investing activities was $69m (2023 cash
outflow: $98m) reflecting maturing investments, partially offset
by capital expenditure. In the prior year period, the outflow
from investing activities primarily reflected the Opiant
acquisition, net of cash assumed.
2024 cash outflow from financing activities was $89m (2023 cash
outflow: $46m) reflecting shares repurchased and canceled,
partly offset by an increase in net borrowings. In 2023, the
outflow from financing activities primarily reflected shares
repurchased and canceled and the extinguishment of debt
assumed in the Opiant acquisition.
Alternative performance measures (adjusted results)
1
Exceptional items and other adjustments represent significant
expenses or income that do not reflect the Group’s ongoing
operations, or the adjustment of which may help with the
comparison to prior periods. Exceptional items and other
adjustments are excluded from adjusted results consistent with
the internal reporting provided to management and the
Directors. Examples of such items could include income or
restructuring and related expenses from the reconfiguration of
the Group’s activities and/or capital structure, amortization of
acquired intangible assets, impairment of current and non-
current assets, gains and losses from the sale of intangible
assets, certain costs arising as a result of significant and non-
recurring regulatory and litigation matters, and certain tax-
related matters.
Adjusted results are not measures defined by IFRS and are not a
substitute for, or superior to, reported results presented in
accordance with IFRS. Adjusted results as presented by the
Group are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled
measures used by other companies. As a result, these
performance measures should not be considered in isolation
from, or as a substitute analysis for, the Group's reported
results presented in accordance with IFRS. Management
performs a quantitative and qualitative assessment to
determine if an item should be considered for adjustment. The
table below sets out exceptional items and other adjustments
recorded in each period:
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Net loss was $48m and adjusted net income was $222m (2023
reported net income: $2m and adjusted net income: $223m)
reflecting the impacts described above.
Diluted losses per share were $0.36 and adjusted diluted
earnings per share were $1.66 in 2024 (2023: $0.01 earnings per
share and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.57).
Balance sheet and cash flow
Cash and investments were $347m at the end of 2024, a
decrease of $104m versus the $451m position at the end of 2023.
The decrease was primarily due to litigation settlement-related
payments of $173m and share repurchases of $173m, partly
offset by cash inflow from operating activities and net refinance
proceeds.
Net working capital (defined by management as inventory plus
trade receivables, less trade and other payables) was negative
$365m at year-end 2024, versus negative $347m at the end of
2023. The change reflected an increase in the balance of
accruals, rebates, discounts and returns due to the timing of
rebate invoicing, partly offset by higher inventory balances.
Cash generated from operations in 2024 was $84m (2023 cash
used in operations: $292m), reflecting ongoing operating
performance partially offset by scheduled litigation payments of
$173m. Net cash flow from operating activities was $23m in 2024
(2023 cash outflow: $315m) reflecting cash generated from
operations less net interest and tax payments.
2024 cash outflow from investing activities was $69m (2023 cash
outflow: $98m) reflecting maturing investments, partially offset
by capital expenditure. In the prior year period, the outflow
from investing activities primarily reflected the Opiant
acquisition, net of cash assumed.
2024 cash outflow from financing activities was $89m (2023 cash
outflow: $46m) reflecting shares repurchased and canceled,
partly offset by an increase in net borrowings. In 2023, the
outflow from financing activities primarily reflected shares
repurchased and canceled and the extinguishment of debt
assumed in the Opiant acquisition.
Alternative performance measures (adjusted results)
1
Exceptional items and other adjustments represent significant
expenses or income that do not reflect the Group’s ongoing
operations, or the adjustment of which may help with the
comparison to prior periods. Exceptional items and other
adjustments are excluded from adjusted results consistent with
the internal reporting provided to management and the
Directors. Examples of such items could include income or
restructuring and related expenses from the reconfiguration of
the Group’s activities and/or capital structure, amortization of
acquired intangible assets, impairment of current and non-
current assets, gains and losses from the sale of intangible
assets, certain costs arising as a result of significant and non-
recurring regulatory and litigation matters, and certain tax-
related matters.
Adjusted results are not measures defined by IFRS and are not a
substitute for, or superior to, reported results presented in
accordance with IFRS. Adjusted results as presented by the
Group are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled
measures used by other companies. As a result, these
performance measures should not be considered in isolation
from, or as a substitute analysis for, the Group's reported
results presented in accordance with IFRS. Management
performs a quantitative and qualitative assessment to
determine if an item should be considered for adjustment. The
table below sets out exceptional items and other adjustments
recorded in each period:
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Adjusted results are not a substitute for, or superior to, reported results presented in accordance with IFRS.
Exceptional items and other adjustments
2024
$m
2023
$m
Exceptional items and other adjustments within cost of sales
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
1
(11) (8)
Discontinuation of PERSERIS marketing and promotion
2
(49)
Total exceptional items and other adjustments within cost of sales (60) (8)
Exceptional items within SG&A
Legal costs/provision
3
(195) (240)
Discontinuation of PERSERIS marketing and promotion
2
(12)
Acquisition-related costs
4
(4) (22)
Restructuring and other costs, including severance
5
(12)
Debt refinancing costs
6
(4)
U.S. listing costs
7
(4) (6)
Total exceptional items within SG&A (231) (268)
Exceptional Items within R&D
Impairment of products in development and related fees
8
(39)
Total exceptional items within R&D (39)
Exceptional items within net other operating (loss)/income
Income recognized in relation to a supply agreement
9
3
Mark-to-market on equity investments
10
(5)
Total exceptional items within net other operating (loss)/income (5) 3
Exceptional items and other adjustments within net finance expense
Finance expense
11
(4)
Total exceptional items and other adjustments within finance expense (4)
Total exceptional items and other adjustments before taxes (339) (273)
Exceptional items and other adjustments within tax
Tax on exceptional items and other adjustments 81 63
Exceptional tax items
12
(12) (11)
Total exceptional items and other adjustments within taxation 69 52
Total exceptional items and other adjustments (270) (221)
1. The Group adjusts cost of sales to exclude amortization of acquired
intangible assets.
2. In 2024, the Group recognized $61m of exceptional costs related to the
discontinuation of PERSERIS marketing and promotion, including inventory
provisions, contract termination and related supplier charges, impairment
of assets and severance.
3. 2024 exceptional costs include $123m related to the settlement of certain
antitrust legal matters and $75m related to the Opioid MDL, net of a $4m
provision release (refer to Notes 19 and 21).
4. The Group incurred exceptional costs in 2023 and 2024 related to the
acquisition and integration of the aseptic manufacturing site acquired in
November 2023 (refer to Note 28). In 2023, exceptional costs related to the
acquisition of Opiant (refer to Note 27).
5. In 2024, the Group recognized $12m of restructuring and other costs,
primarily consisting of severance costs.
6. The Group incurred $4m of exceptional transaction and advisory costs in
relation to placement of the new term loan (refer to Note 17).
7. Exceptional expenses relate to listing Indivior shares on NASDAQ as the
primary listing.
8. 2024 includes exceptional expenses for impairment charges of a product in
development resulting from a clinical study that did not demonstrate the
anticipated results ($28m) and a digital therapeutic product in
development ($7m) and related contract termination and supplier charges
($4m).
9. In 2023, the Group recognized $3m of exceptional income related to a
supply agreement.
10.2024 includes an exceptional mark-to-market adjustment directly related
to the quoted market price impact on ordinary shares of Aelis Farma from
the announcement that the clinical Phase 2B study with AEF0117 in
participants with cannabis use disorder did not demonstrate the
anticipated results.
11. In 2024, the Group wrote off $4m of unamortized deferred financing costs
due to early extinguishment of its previous term loan.
12.Exceptional tax items in 2024 largely comprise the write-off of deferred tax
assets relating to net operating losses arising from planned restructuring
to address changes in tax law. FY 2023 exceptional tax items are comprised
of $5m write-off of deferred tax assets and tax expense due to limitation
on the deduction of executive compensation by U.S. publicly traded
companies, $3m change in estimate as to the tax benefit of legal provisions
booked in the prior year, and $3m accrual for adjustments to Opiant
predecessor period taxes.
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Management provides certain adjusted financial measures which may be useful to investors. These adjusted financial measures
exclude items which do not reflect the Group's day-to-day operations and therefore may help with comparisons to prior periods or
among companies. Occasionally, management may use these financial measures to better understand trends in the business.
The tables below show the list of adjustments between the reported and adjusted results for 2024 and 2023.
Reconciliation of gross profit to adjusted gross profit:
2024 2023
$m $m
Gross profit 930 907
Exceptional items and other adjustments in cost of sales 60 8
Adjusted gross profit 990 915
We define adjusted gross margin % as adjusted gross profit divided by net revenue.
Reconciliation of selling, general and administrative expenses to adjusted selling, general and administrative
expenses:
2024 2023
$m $m
Selling, general and administrative expenses (807) (811)
Exceptional items and other adjustments in selling, general and administrative expenses 231 268
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses (576) (543)
Reconciliation of research and development expenses to adjusted research and development expenses:
2024 2023
$m $m
Research and development expenses (142) (106)
Exceptional items and other adjustments in research and development expenses 39
Adjusted research and development expenses (103) (106)
Reconciliation of operating loss to adjusted operating profit:
2024 2023
$m $m
Operating loss (23) (4)
Exceptional items and other adjustments in cost of sales 60 8
Exceptional items and other adjustments in selling, general and administrative expenses 231 268
Exceptional items and other adjustments in research and development expenses 39
Exceptional items and other adjustments in net other operating income 5 (3)
Adjusted operating profit 312 269
We define adjusted operating margin as adjusted operating profit divided by net revenue.
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Management provides certain adjusted financial measures which may be useful to investors. These adjusted financial measures
exclude items which do not reflect the Group's day-to-day operations and therefore may help with comparisons to prior periods or
among companies. Occasionally, management may use these financial measures to better understand trends in the business.
The tables below show the list of adjustments between the reported and adjusted results for 2024 and 2023.
Reconciliation of gross profit to adjusted gross profit:
2024 2023
$m $m
Gross profit 930 907
Exceptional items and other adjustments in cost of sales 60 8
Adjusted gross profit 990 915
We define adjusted gross margin % as adjusted gross profit divided by net revenue.
Reconciliation of selling, general and administrative expenses to adjusted selling, general and administrative
expenses:
2024 2023
$m $m
Selling, general and administrative expenses (807) (811)
Exceptional items and other adjustments in selling, general and administrative expenses 231 268
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses (576) (543)
Reconciliation of research and development expenses to adjusted research and development expenses:
2024 2023
$m $m
Research and development expenses (142) (106)
Exceptional items and other adjustments in research and development expenses 39
Adjusted research and development expenses (103) (106)
Reconciliation of operating loss to adjusted operating profit:
2024 2023
$m $m
Operating loss (23) (4)
Exceptional items and other adjustments in cost of sales 60 8
Exceptional items and other adjustments in selling, general and administrative expenses 231 268
Exceptional items and other adjustments in research and development expenses 39
Exceptional items and other adjustments in net other operating income 5 (3)
Adjusted operating profit 312 269
We define adjusted operating margin as adjusted operating profit divided by net revenue.
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Reconciliation of (loss)/profit before taxation to adjusted profit before taxation:
2024 2023
$m $m
Profit/(loss) before taxation (43) 1
Exceptional items and other adjustments in cost of sales 60 8
Exceptional items and other adjustments in selling, general and administrative expenses 231 268
Exceptional items and other adjustments in research and development expenses 39
Exceptional items and other adjustments in net other operating income 5 (3)
Exceptional items and other adjustments in net finance income (expense) 4
Adjusted profit before taxation 296 274
Reconciliation of tax (expense) benefit to adjusted tax expense:
2024 2023
$m $m
Tax (expense) benefit (5) 1
Tax on exceptional items and other adjustments (81) (63)
Exceptional tax items 12 11
Adjusted tax expense (74) (51)
We define adjusted effective tax rate as adjusted tax expense divided by adjusted profit before taxation.
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Reconciliation of net (loss)/income to adjusted net income:
2024 2023
$m $m
Net (loss)/income (48) 2
Exceptional items and other adjustments in cost of sales 60 8
Exceptional items and other adjustments in selling, general and administrative expenses 231 268
Exceptional items and other adjustments in research and development expenses 39
Exceptional items and other adjustments in net other operating income 5 (3)
Exceptional items and other adjustments in finance expense 4
Tax on exceptional items and other adjustments (81) (63)
Exceptional tax items 12 11
Adjusted net income 222 223
Adjusted diluted (loss)/earnings per share
Management believes that diluted (loss)/earnings per share, adjusted for the impact of exceptional items and other adjustments
after the appropriate tax amount, may provide meaningful information on underlying trends to shareholders in respect of earnings
per ordinary share. A reconciliation of net (loss)/income to adjusted net income is included above.
Weighted average shares used in computing diluted (loss)/earnings per share is reconciled to weighted average shares used in
computing adjusted diluted earnings per share below:
2024 2023
thousands thousands
Weighted average shares used in computing diluted earnings/(loss) per share 132,309 141,800
Potentially dilutive share excluded, because effect was anti-dilutive
1
1,554
Weighted average shares used in computing adjusted diluted earnings per share 133,863 141,800
1. As there was a loss in 2024, the effect of potentially dilutive shares of 1,554k was not dilutive.
Reconciliation of net (debt)/cash
1
:
2024 2023
$m $m
Net cash at the beginning of the year 207 745
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 3 (458)
Net decrease in investments (107) (82)
New borrowings
2
(350) (10)
Repayment of borrowings 244 12
Net (debt)/cash at the end of the year (3) 207
Analysis of net (debt)/cash
1
:
2024 2023
$m $m
Cash and cash equivalents 319 316
Investments 28 135
Borrowings
2
(350) (244)
Total net (debt)/cash (3) 207
1. Net (debt)/cash is calculated as cash and cash equivalents plus short-term and long-term investments less total gross borrowings. 2023 amounts have been
restated to reflect the updated definition of net (debt)/cash.
2. Borrowings reflect the gross outstanding principal amount of the term loan, before debt issuance costs of $17m (2023: $5m).
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Reconciliation of net (loss)/income to adjusted net income:
2024 2023
$m $m
Net (loss)/income (48) 2
Exceptional items and other adjustments in cost of sales 60 8
Exceptional items and other adjustments in selling, general and administrative expenses 231 268
Exceptional items and other adjustments in research and development expenses 39
Exceptional items and other adjustments in net other operating income 5 (3)
Exceptional items and other adjustments in finance expense 4
Tax on exceptional items and other adjustments (81) (63)
Exceptional tax items 12 11
Adjusted net income 222 223
Adjusted diluted (loss)/earnings per share
Management believes that diluted (loss)/earnings per share, adjusted for the impact of exceptional items and other adjustments
after the appropriate tax amount, may provide meaningful information on underlying trends to shareholders in respect of earnings
per ordinary share. A reconciliation of net (loss)/income to adjusted net income is included above.
Weighted average shares used in computing diluted (loss)/earnings per share is reconciled to weighted average shares used in
computing adjusted diluted earnings per share below:
2024 2023
thousands thousands
Weighted average shares used in computing diluted earnings/(loss) per share 132,309 141,800
Potentially dilutive share excluded, because effect was anti-dilutive
1
1,554
Weighted average shares used in computing adjusted diluted earnings per share 133,863 141,800
1. As there was a loss in 2024, the effect of potentially dilutive shares of 1,554k was not dilutive.
Reconciliation of net (debt)/cash
1
:
2024 2023
$m $m
Net cash at the beginning of the year 207 745
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 3 (458)
Net decrease in investments (107) (82)
New borrowings
2
(350) (10)
Repayment of borrowings 244 12
Net (debt)/cash at the end of the year (3) 207
Analysis of net (debt)/cash
1
:
2024 2023
$m $m
Cash and cash equivalents 319 316
Investments 28 135
Borrowings
2
(350) (244)
Total net (debt)/cash (3) 207
1. Net (debt)/cash is calculated as cash and cash equivalents plus short-term and long-term investments less total gross borrowings. 2023 amounts have been
restated to reflect the updated definition of net (debt)/cash.
2. Borrowings reflect the gross outstanding principal amount of the term loan, before debt issuance costs of $17m (2023: $5m).
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Antitrust litigation and consumer protection
On November 27, 2024, Indivior Inc. and Indivior Solutions Inc.
entered into a settlement agreement with Humana Inc. and
certain of its affiliates, and Centene Corp, and certain of its
affiliates to resolve all remaining antitrust litigation against the
Group, including Humana Inc. v. Indivior Inc., No. 21-CI-004833
(Ky. Cir. Ct.) (Jefferson Cnty), Centene Corp. v. Indivior Inc., No.
CL23000054-00 (Va. Cir. Ct.) (Roanoke Cnty), and Carefirst of
Maryland, Inc. et al. v. Reckitt Benckiser Inc., et al., Case. No. 2875
(Phila. Ct. Common Pleas). Under the agreement, Indivior Inc.
and Indivior Solutions Inc. will pay a total of $40m to the
Humana and Centene companies. $15m was paid in December,
2024, with the remaining installments of $5m and $20m due on
or before March 15, 2025 and December 15, 2025, respectively.
Civil opioid litigation
The Group has been named as a defendant in more than 400
civil lawsuits alleging that manufacturers, distributors, and
retailers of opioids engaged in a longstanding practice to
market opioids as safe and effective for the treatment of long-
term chronic pain to increase the market for opioids and their
own market shares for opioids, or alleging individual personal
injury claims. Most of these cases have been consolidated and
are pending in a federal multi-district litigation in the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. See In re
National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio)
(the Opioid MDL). Nearly two thirds of the cases in the Opioid
MDL were filed by cities and counties, while nearly one third of
the cases were filed by private plaintiffs, most of whom assert
claims relating to neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).
Cases brought by cities and counties outside of the MDL include,
for example, 35 actions pending in New York state court, 8 writs
filed in Pennsylvania state court, and actions brought in federal
district courts in Florida and Georgia. Litigation against the
Group in the Opioid MDL and the other federal courts is stayed.
The New York state court has not yet entered a case
management order. The Group has not yet been served with a
complaint in any of the Pennsylvania state court matters.
Pursuant to mediation, the Group, the Plaintiffs' Executive
Committee in the Opioid MDL, Tribal Leadership Committee, and
certain state attorneys general reached agreement on the
amount of a potential settlement. The Group has recorded a
related provision of $76m, reflecting the net present value (NPV)
of the agreed amount (See Note 19). The parties, however, still
must negotiate material terms and conditions of the final
settlement agreement, including the ultimate timing and
structure of payments and product distribution, injunctive relief,
and scope of the release. The proposed settlement would
resolve claims by cities and counties, but would not resolve
private plaintiff cases against the Group (whether in the MDL or
proceeding separately).
With respect to cases outside the MDL that were not filed by
cities or counties:
Indivior Inc. was named as a defendant in San Miguel Hospital
Corp. d/b/a Alta Vista Regional Medical Center v. Johnson &
Johnson, et al., No. 1:23-cv-00903 (D.N.M.). On March 4, 2025, the
court dismissed the complaint.
On October 28, 2024, Indivior Inc. was named as one of
numerous defendants in five individual complaints filed in West
Virginia state court that were transferred to West Virginia's Mass
Litigation Panel (MLP). See In re Opioid Litigation, No. 22-C-9000
NAS (W.V. Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct.)
. The MLP granted Indivior's
motion to dismiss on April 17, 2023. The plaintiffs appealed, and
the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia affirmed
dismissal of all claims against Indivior on December 27, 2024.
The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal in the West Virginia
Supreme Court as to all defendants, including Indivior, on
February 27, 2025.
On October 28, 2024, Indivior Inc. was named along with dozens
of other manufacturers and distributors in a putative class
action brought by West Virginia school districts in federal
district court. See Marshall County Board of Education and
Wetzel County Board of Education v. Cephalon, et al., No. 5:24-
cv-00207 (N.D.W. Va.). Indivior's response to the complaint is not
yet due.
Additionally, on May 23, 2024, the Consumer Protection Division
of the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland served on
Indivior Inc. an administrative subpoena related generally to
opioid products marketed and sold in Maryland. Indivior Inc.’s
response to the subpoena remains ongoing.
The Group has begun its evaluation of all of the claims, believes
it has meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend
itself in all actions that would not be resolved by the proposed
settlement. Given the status and preliminary stage of litigation,
noestimate of possible loss for those matters can be made at
this time.
False Claims Act allegations
In August 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of
Virginia unsealed a declined qui tam complaint alleging causes
of action under the Federal and state False Claims Acts against
certain entities within the Group predicated on best price issues
and claims of retaliation. See United States ex rel. Miller v.
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC et al., Case No. 1:15-cv-00017 (W.D.
Va.). The suit also seeks reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.
The Group filed a Motion to Dismiss in June 2021, which was
granted in part and denied in part on October 17, 2023. The
relator filed a sixth amended complaint against only Indivior
Inc. on December 7, 2023, which Indivior answered on March 18,
2024. Discovery has been stayed pending resolution of certain
discovery disputes. The Group is evaluating the claims, believes
it has meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend
itself. Given the status and preliminary stage of the litigation, no
estimate of possible loss can be made at this time.
U.K. shareholder claims
On September 21, 2022, certain shareholders issued
representative and multiparty claims against Indivior PLC in the
High Court of Justice for the Business and Property Courts of
England and Wales, King’s Bench Division.
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On January 16, 2023, the representative served its Particular of
Claims setting forth in more detail the claims against the Group,
while the same law firm that represents the representative also
sent its draft Particular of Claims for the multiparty action. The
claims made in both the representative and multiparty actions
generally allege that Indivior PLC violated the U.K. Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) by making false or
misleading statements or material omissions in public
disclosures, including the 2014 Demerger Prospectus, regarding
an alleged product-hopping scheme regarding the switch from
SUBOXONE Tablets to SUBOXONE film. Indivior PLC filed an
application to strike out the representative action. On December
5, 2023, the court handed down a judgment allowing the Group's
application to strike out the representative action. The court
subsequently awarded certain costs to the Group. The claimants
appealed and the appellate court affirmed the dismissal by
order dated January 23, 2025.
The claimants applied for permission to appeal to the U.K.
Supreme Court and the court refused the application on
February 27, 2025. The claimants have until March 27, 2025 to
apply to the U.K. Supreme Court directly to further appeal. The
Group has begun its evaluation of the remaining claims,
believes it has meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously
defend itself
. Given the status and preliminary stage of the
litigation, noestimate of possible loss can be made at this time.
U.S. shareholder claims
A class action lawsuit was filed against Indivior PLC, Mark
Crossley (the CEO of the Group), and Ryan Preblick (the CFO of
the Group) on August 2, 2024, alleging violations of certain U.S.
federal securities laws. The putative class, as alleged, includes
plaintiffs that purchased or otherwise acquired Indivior
securities between February 22, 2024 and July 8, 2024. The court
entered an order appointing a lead plaintiff on October 7, 2024,
and the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint on December
5, 2024, which additionally named Richard Simkin (the Chief
Commercial Officer of the Group) as a defendant. The
defendants filed a motion to dismiss on January 10, 2025, which
remains pending. The Group has begun its evaluation of the
remaining claims, believes it has meritorious defenses, and
intends to vigorously defend itself. Given the status and
preliminary stage of the litigation, no estimate of possible loss
can be made at this time.
Opiant shareholder claims
On November 8, 2023, plaintiff James Litten filed a class action
complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging that
former officers and directors of Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Opiant) breached fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, and good
faith in connection with Indivior PLC's 2022 acquisition of
Opiant. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on
January 26, 2024. On March 21, 2024, the plaintiff filed an
amended complaint. The defendants moved to dismiss the
amended complaint on June 21, 2024. The
court heard argument
on the motion to dismiss on January 17, 2025 and heard
additional argument on February 19, 2025. The motion remains
pending. The Group has begun its evaluation of the claims,
believes it has meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously
defend itself. Given the status and preliminary stage of the
litigation, noestimate of possible loss can be made at this time.
Dental allegations
The Group has been named as a defendant in numerous
lawsuits alleging that SUBOXONE film was defectively designed
and caused dental injury, and that the Group failed to properly
warn of the risks of such injuries. The plaintiffs generally seek
compensatory damages, as well as punitive damages and
attorneys’ fees and costs. Plaintiffs and potential plaintiffs
related to these lawsuits generally can be grouped as follows:
Dental MDL Plaintiffs: Approximately 1,300 of these cases have
been consolidated in multi-district litigation in the Northern
District of Ohio. See In Re Suboxone (Buprenorphine/Naloxone)
Film Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3092 (N.D. Oh.) (the
Dental MDL).
Dental MDL Schedule A Plaintiffs: One complaint filed in the
Dental MDL on June 14, 2024 attached a schedule of nearly
10,000 plaintiffs (the Schedule A Plaintiffs). The parties
negotiated a tolling agreement for the Schedule A Plaintiffs that
would permit plaintiffs’ counsel additional time to investigate
issues such as whether and when the Schedule A Plaintiffs used
any Indivior product before determining whether to file
individual complaints that ultimately would be coordinated with
the Dental MDL. Plaintiffs indicated to the court they will
dismiss more than 1,400 plaintiffs in the future, pursuant to a
mechanism to be provided by the court. On February 7, 2025, the
plaintiffs filed an amended Schedule A that reduced the
number of Schedule A claimants to 8,623.
State Court Plaintiffs: One complaint has been filed in New
Jersey state court, and the parties have agreed to toll the claims
of more than 850 other individuals in Delaware, New Jersey, and
Virginia. Complaints have not yet been filed on behalf of the
tolled individuals.
Product liability cases such as these typically involve issues
relating to medical causation, label warnings and reliance on
those warnings, scientific evidence and findings, actual/
provable injury and other matters. These cases are in their
preliminary stages. These lawsuits and claims follow a June 2022
required revision to the Prescribing Information and Patient
Medication Guide about dental problems reported in
connection with buprenorphine medicines dissolved in the
mouth to treat opioid use disorder. This revision was required
by the FDA of all manufacturers of these products. The Group
has been informed by its primary insurance carrier that defense
costs for the Dental MDL should begin to be reimbursed now
that the Group's self-insurance retention has been exhausted.
Additionally, the Group's primary insurance carrier has issued a
reservation of rights against payment of any liability costs. In
the event of a liability finding, various factors could affect
reimbursement or payment by insurers, if any, including (i) the
scope of the insurers’ purported defenses and exclusions to
avoid coverage, (ii) the outcome of negotiations with insurers,
(iii) delays in or avoidance of payment by insurers and (iv) the
extent to which insurers may become insolvent in the future.
The Group has begun its evaluation of the claims, believes it has
meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend itself.
Given the status and preliminary stage of the litigation, no
estimate of possible loss can be made at this time.
Applications to file class actions based on similar allegations as
in the Dental MDL, but also relating to SUBOXONE Tablets, were
filed in Quebec and British Columbia against various
subsidiaries of the Group, among other defendants, in April
2024. The Group has begun its evaluation of the claims, believes
it has meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend
itself. Given the status and preliminary stage of the litigation, no
estimate of possible loss can be made at this time.
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INDIVIOR’S APPROACH TO RISK
Risk Management
Our Board of Directors oversees Indivior’s risk management, determines the Group’s risk appetite, carries
out an assessment of the Group’s principal and emerging risks, and oversees the governance of Indivior’s
principal risks.
Board of Directors
IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING RISK IS KEY TO OUR PURPOSE AND
THE DELIVERY OF OUR STRATEGY
Our Risk Management Governance Structure
Our Executive Committee monitors the effectiveness of risk management activities and reviews Indivior’s
principal risks.
Our Risk Management Team coordinates the ERM process.
Indivior Audit Services provides independent assurance of the effectiveness of governance, risk
management and controls.
Executive Committee
Risk Management Team
Internal Audit Team
Our Integrity & Compliance Department develops
and implements an effective compliance
management program.
Integrity & Compliance
Department
Our business unit and corporate functional
leadership executes day-to-day risk
management activities and manages risk
mitigation actions within their respective
functions or areas.
Business unit and corporate
functional leadership
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Principal risks and risk management
Effective identification and management of existing and
emerging risks is critical to the success of our Group and the
achievement of our strategic objectives. Risk must be accepted
to a reasonable degree for our Group to execute these
objectives and pursue business opportunities aligned with our
mission. Risk management is therefore an integral component
of our culture and governance.
Managing risks
Our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process is designed to
identify, assess, manage, report, and monitor risks and
opportunities that may impact the achievement of the Group’s
strategy and objectives. The Board defines the Group’s risk
appetite. This enables the Group to define both quantitative
and qualitative criteria, and considering likelihood and risk
impact, to ultimately determine the level of risk it is prepared to
take in pursuing its strategic objectives. An effective ERM
process is fundamental to our ability to meet our operational
and strategic objectives. The competitive market in which we
operate has industry-specific risks, particularly those relating to
new product development and commercialization, intellectual
property enforcement and legal proceedings, and compliance
with laws and regulations. This requires that existing and
emerging business risks be effectively assessed, appropriately
measured, regularly monitored, and addressed through
mitigation plans. Our ERM process fosters and embeds a Group-
wide culture of risk management that is responsive, forward-
looking, consistent, and accountable.
Examples of our 2024 risk management activities include: an
assessment of how the Group impacts the environment and
society, as well as sustainability issues that may affect the
Group’s financial performance (i.e., double materiality
assessment), cybersecurity penetration testing, an updated
quantitative assessment of climate-related risks, an external
review of our ERM program, and various tabletop exercises as
part of the Group’s business resilience program.
Governance and responsibilities
The Board of Directors of Indivior PLC (the Board) has overall
responsibility for the Group’s risk management. The Audit & Risk
Committee assists the Board in overseeing the Group’s risk
management activities, including reviewing the Group’s
principal and emerging risks. In addition, the Board’s
Committees regularly review risks relevant to their area of focus.
These risks include, but are not limited to, risks relating to legal,
financial, commercial, regulatory, and compliance matters.
The Board has tasked the Executive Committee to manage the
Group’s risk management activities. Quarterly, the Executive
Committee reviews enterprise risks as part of its regular
business reviews. It also assesses any changes impacting the
Group, including emerging risks and their impacts to Indivior’s
principal risks, as well as underlying mitigating plans.
Business unit and functional leadership executes day-to-day
risk management activities, including risk identification. It also
manages risk mitigation actions within its respective areas, in
alignment with the ERM framework.
The Risk Management team facilitates the ERM program,
including the implementation of processes and tools to identify,
assess, measure, monitor and report risks.
Principal risks
The Board has carried out a robust risk assessment so that
principal risks are effectively managed and/or mitigated to help
ensure the Group remains viable. The Board considers principal
risks to be the most significant faced by the Group; they include
those that could threaten the Group’s business model, future
performance, solvency, or liquidity.
While the Group aims to identify and manage such risks, no risk
management strategy can provide absolute assurance against loss.
Pages 63 to 70 provide insight into the Group’s principal risks,
outlining why effective management of these risks is important,
how we manage them, how the risks relate to the Group’s strategic
priorities, and changes to the status of these risks compared to
previous year. Additional risks, not listed here, that the Group
cannot presently predict or does not believe to be equally
significant, may also adversely affect the Group’s business,
operational results and financial condition. The principal risks
and uncertainties are not listed in order of significance.
Principal risks remain broadly unchanged compared to last
year, except for three principal risks. With the presence of a
competitor for long-acting injectable BMAT in the U.S., combined
with continued worldwide pricing, reimbursement, and funding
pressure on pharmaceuticals products; our Commercialization
principal risk has increased. In addition, the overall Business
operations risk has increased due to the combination of the rise
of IT security threats for both internal and third-party networks,
and the highly competitive labor market conditions for certain
key positions. Conversely, the Legal and IP principal risk has
decreased compared to last year given the resolution of certain
legacy litigations, including the settlement of all U.S. antitrust
cases with the various plaintiffs.
Any single risk or combination of the risks listed below could
impact the Group’s viability (see our Viability Statement on
page71).
Emerging risks
Emerging risks are those whose effects have not yet been
substantially realized in the enterprise but have the potential to
be a challenge for the Group. These risks are unlikely to impact
the business next year; however, they can rapidly change and/
or are nonlinear. There is a continuous focus on identifying and
assessing potential emerging risks. Our Risk Management and
Financial Planning & Analysis teams, in partnership with the
business functions, monitor potential disruptions that could
dramatically impact our industry and business from a risk and
opportunity perspective. The Board and Executive Committee
carry out a robust review of emerging risks.
The identification and assessment of climate-related risk is part
of the ERM process mentioned above. Following our updated
scenario assessment (see our TCFD disclosure on page 46), we
have determined that climate change is not currently a principal
risk to our business, but we will continue to monitor it as an
emerging risk.
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BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Trend versus
prior year
The Group’s operations rely on complex processes and systems, strategic partnerships, and specially
qualified and high-performing personnel to develop, manufacture and sell our products. Failure to
continuously maintain operational and compliance processes and systems, or to retain and/or recruit
qualified personnel, could adversely impact product availability and patient health, and ultimately the
Group’s performance and financials. Additionally, we operate in an ever-evolving regulatory, political,
and technological landscape. We therefore need the right priorities, capabilities, and structures in
place to successfully execute on our business strategy and adapt to this changing environment.
Cybersecurity – Cybersecurity threats (both within our IT and third-party networks) continue to
increase and evolve in their sophistication, including ransomware. The pharmaceutical industry
remains a primary target for various cybercriminal groups, with a steady increase in the targeting of
technology running manufacturing facilities. Cyberattacks can be initiated from a variety of sources
and can target the Group in several ways, including via networks, systems, and applications used by
the Group or third-party partners. Furthermore, the Group does not have control over the
cybersecurity systems of its third-party partners. The Group continuously assesses cyber risks and
makes significant financial and resources investments in systems, monitoring capabilities, and
training, to mitigate and manage these risks. However, these efforts cannot provide absolute security
against cyberattacks.
Talent management and retention – Highly competitive labor market conditions may have a potential
negative impact on the Group’s attrition rate and its ability to recruit for some key positions in certain
geographies. The Group has established tools, recruitment and succession plans, performance
management and reward programs to develop, retain, and recruit key personnel.
The overall business
operations risk has
increased due to the
combination of the rise
and increasing
sophistication of IT
security threats for
both internal and third-
party networks and the
highly competitive
labor market
conditions for some
key positions.
Examples of risks
Failure, disruptions, or significant
performance issues experienced
with our key processes, Information
Technology (IT) systems, and/or by
our critical third-party partners
Cybersecurity breaches could have
a significant impact on our
operations and/or result in loss or
disclosure of intellectual property,
confidential data, and Personally
Identifiable Information (PII)
Failure to motivate, retain,
and recruit qualified workforce
and key talent
Management actions
Business operating standards, monitoring processes, and
business resilience program
IT Strategy, governance, policies, processes, systems, and
disaster recovery plans supporting overall business
continuity, including cyber incidence response readiness
Updated processes, tools, and controls to secure
applications and systems, and protect data from internal
and external threats
Continued security awareness, including e-learning and
phishing exercises
Updated crisis communication plan and cyber incident
response plan and procedures. Enhanced awareness and
training with resilience tabletop exercises
Talent management and culture development programs,
including talent review and retention programs focused on
identifying key roles and successors
Hybrid work policy enabling flexible ways of working
Link to strategic
priorities
1
Grow SUBLOCADE
to > $1.5bn
3
Progress the
Pipeline
4
Optimize Our
Operating Model
Increased risk No change Decreased risk
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PRODUCT PIPELINE, REGULATORY AND SAFETY
Trend versus
prior year
The R&D of new products and technologies is an inherently uncertain and lengthy process. It requires
significant and continuous financial and resource investments, and strategic partnerships without any
guarantee of success. Any stage of the R&D process is susceptible to failure. Promising new product
candidates may never make it to market or may only experience limited commercial success, because
of issues related to efficacy or safety; poor clinical outcomes; difficulty obtaining regulatory approvals;
narrow range of approved uses; prohibitively high manufacturing costs; inability to create or protect
intellectual property rights; or infringement of the intellectual property of others. Therefore, the
failure to successfully advance our product pipeline could have a material effect on the Group’s
long-term performance and prospects.
The Group focuses on helping patients along their journey to recovery by developing treatment
options for opioid use disorder (OUD) and continues to develop its late-stage assets (i.e., two clinical
Phase 2 assets). Our nonclinical and clinical activities are primarily outsourced, and most of our
clinical studies are carried out by independent third-party contract research organizations (CROs).
These activities include pre-study visits, training, program management, document preparation, site
identification, screening, and preparation. We have no direct control over the CROs’ activities. Delays
and/or interruptions in the CROs’ activities may delay or postpone the progress of our clinical studies.
Furthermore, we depend on the reliability and validity of these activities to support our regulatory
filings. If any of the CROs’ work products were to be erroneous or insufficient, it might negatively
impact our own clinical data, results, and corresponding regulatory approvals.
Research, development, manufacturing, and distribution are governed by complex, strict and multi-
jurisdictional regulations, including those of the U.S. FDA. Regulatory approvals may not be given at
all, or in a timely manner, for new products or for additional indications or uses of already approved
ones. Patient safety depends on our ability to perform robust safety assessment and interpretation, to
ensure that appropriate decisions are made regarding the benefit/risk profiles of our products.
Deviations from these quality and safety practices could impact patient safety and market access,
which can have a material effect on the Group’s performance and prospects.
In addition, strong competition exists for strategic collaborations, licensing arrangements and
acquisition targets. If we are unable to execute these transactions, or if such transactions do not
yield the expected product development, synergies or financial performance, our business prospects
maysuffer.
Examples of risks
Failure to advance the development
and/or obtain regulatory approval
of pipeline products
Failure to identify R&D early assets
and/or M&A targets, conduct
effective due diligence, or to
integrate newly acquired business
effectively and/or achieve expected
potential due to integration
challenges
Potential liability and/or additional
expenses associated with ongoing
regulatory obligations and oversight
Unexpected changes to the benefit/
risk profiles of our products
Management actions
Product development process, including a stage-gate
process to continually evaluate R&D investment decisions
Post-marketing study and real-world evidence programs
Ongoing Quality, Safety and Regulatory monitoring and
auditing programs
Policies and standards governing scientific interactions
andcommunication
Strategies to defend against and pursue appropriate
resolution of potential product liability claims
Rigorous pharmacovigilance processes for ongoing
evaluation of data collected from multiple sources related to
patient safety. These include Risk Evaluation & Mitigation
Strategy (REMS) programs in the U.S. and Risk Management
Plans (RMPs) outside the U.S.
Market valuation and financial modeling
Business development strategy aligned with the
Group’sstrategy
Comprehensive cross-functional due-diligence process,
supported by external experts
Integration plan and team for M&A-related activities
Link to strategic
priorities
1
Grow SUBLOCADE
to > $1.5bn
2
Diversify Revenue
3
Progress the
Pipeline
Increased risk No change Decreased risk
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COMMERCIALIZATION
Trend versus
prior year
Successful commercialization of our products is a critical factor for the Group’s sustained growth and
robust financial position. New and existing products involve substantial investment in marketing,
market access and sales activities, product stocks, and other investments. Certain factors, if different
than anticipated, can significantly impact the Group’s performance and position. These factors
include: final label claims; healthcare professional (HCP)/patient adoption and adherence; generic
and brand competition; pricing pressures; private and government reimbursement schemes and
systems; negotiations with payors; erosion and/or infringement of intellectual property (IP) rights;
product availability; and political and socioeconomic factors.
Competition - In Q3 2023, a competitor launched another long-acting injectable BMAT product in the
U.S. Long-acting injectables are estimated to the mid-to-high single of BMAT digits. While SUBLOCADE
has a differentiated profile for opioid use disorder patients, specifically given the ongoing
proliferation of potent synthetic opioids, the competitor’s entrance has created some near-term
market disruption.
Pricing, reimbursement, and funding pressure - Governments across the world continue to consider
and take actions to reduce expenditure on drugs and to implement various cost-control measures. In
the U.S., Congress is considering proposals to enact significant cuts to Medicaid via its fiscal 2026
budget that may include as much as $880 billion in cuts from Medicaid and health spending
projections over 10 years. Approval of such a budget does not mean immediate reductions in
Medicaid but rather sets off a long legislative process. Many barriers remain to enacting major
Medicaid cuts. Additionally, there is bi-partisan support for drug pricing reforms at both federal and
state levels, which include potential legislative and regulatory actions. Examples of such actions
include: encouraging the import of drugs; pricing drugs according to a defined international pricing
reference; encouraging more competition; implementing drug pricing provisions of the Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022; establishing state-based registration and disclosure requirements; and
undertaking other initiatives. These measures, together with federal and state government fiscal
constraints and potential regulatory changes, pose direct and indirect downward pressure risk on
drug prices, cost containment measures, government programs and systems funding (e.g., U.S.
Medicaid, U.S. Criminal Justice System), and the relative generosity of public benefit coverage
programs. The Group continues to monitor potential legislative and regulatory changes and their
impacts, advocating for the Group’s products based on scientific studies and patient-centered
outcomes. However, certain potential legislative and regulatory changes to drug pricing and coverage
could have an adverse impact on the Group’s financial performance and results in the future.
The entrance of long-acting injectables for OUD and an additional generic sublingual film product in
the U.S. continue to create pricing pressure as payors will try to negotiate higher rebates to maintain
SUBLOCADE’s and SUBOXONE’s Film’s respective position on their formulary.
The overall risk
increased given
continued pricing,
reimbursement, and
funding pressure; and
uncertainties
compounded by
competition in the U.S.
BMAT market.
Examples of risks
Increased branded and/or generic
product competition
Lower facility adoption, HCP
adoption and patient enrollments
and/or adherence to SUBLOCADE
Unexpected changes to government
and/or commercial reimbursement
levels, government pricing and/or
funding pressures and market
access
Revenue diversification in the U.S.
(i.e., OPVEE) and outside the U.S.
Management actions
Continued access investments in organization health
systems, including the expansion of the dedicated team for
the Criminal Justice System (CJS)
Expansion of point of care (i.e., patient injection pharmacy)
for OUD treatment through various partnerships
Emphasizing value of products and health economics
tailored to commercial and government payors through
market access activities, medical education, and enhanced
real-world evidence
Patient platforms supporting provider location,
reimbursement support and co-pay assistance for eligible
patients; and other tools (e.g., community re-entry providers)
Ongoing training and development for field-based employees
Policies and standards governing commercial activities,
including pricing
Monitoring of government and commercial pricing and
reimbursement-related trends/measures, as well as
development of mitigation strategies and advocacy programs
Enhanced marketing and advertising strategic model/approach
Submission for the expansion of subcutaneous injection sites
and shortening of the induction protocol for SUBLOCADE
International growth, pipeline development and marketing
activities
Link to strategic
priorities
1
Grow SUBLOCADE
to > $1.5bn
Increased risk No change Decreased risk
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ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
Trend versus
prior year
The pharmaceutical industry includes inherent risks and uncertainties, requiring the Group to make
significant financial investments to develop and support the success of our product portfolio.
Generating cash flow from our approved products, together with external financing, sustains our
financial position, enables the development of new products, and funds business growth. Realizing
value on those investments is dependent upon regulatory approvals, market acceptance (including
pricing reimbursement levels), strategic partnerships, competition, and legal developments. Together
with potential pressure on our level of net working capital, our ability to comply with our debt
covenants in the long term could be negatively impacted. As a global business, we are also subject to
political, economic, capital markets, and tax regulation changes.
Global business environment - A volatile political, economic, and geopolitical environment creates
risks such as global inflation, debt and energy price crises. These risks may cause pressures on central
banks and public finances leading to potential monetary tightening, tax increase, deficit reduction
measures, and potential tariffs on pharmaceutical products.
Examples of risks
Inability to raise capital, or execute
business development and alliance
opportunities
Failure to meet financial obligations
and performance
Changes to tax environment and
regulations, including potential tax
increases and tariffs as
governments seek to fund public
finances
Global inflation, debt and monetary
pressures impacting tax and fiscal
policies, and monetary tightening
Management actions
Process to optimize cost and finance structures, and active
expense management
Ongoing monitoring of financial performance and
compliance with financial covenants
Strategies supporting expansion opportunities and
diversification
Regular appraisals of debt and capital market conditions
with advisors and counterparties, including refinancing of
long-term debt
Ongoing monitoring of potential changes in tax legislations
and their related impacts, including Pillar Two global tax
regulations
Proactive supply chain planning and cost monitoring
activities
Link to strategic
priorities
1
Grow SUBLOCADE
to > $1.5bn
3
Progress the
Pipeline
4
Optimize Our
Operating Model
Increased risk No change Decreased risk
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SUPPLY
Trend versus
prior year
The manufacturing and supply of our products are highly complex processes. They depend on a
combination of internal manufacturing capabilities and third parties for the timely supply of our
finished drug and combination drug products. The Group almost exclusively relies on third parties,
including contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), to manufacture, test, and distribute our
finished products. The manufacturing of oral solid dose, film products, aseptically filled injectables,
and nasal sprays, is subject to stringent global regulatory, quality, and safety standards, including
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Major delays or interruptions in the supply chain and/or product
quality failures could significantly disrupt patient access, adversely impact the Group’s financial
performance, and lead to product recalls and/or potential regulatory actions against the Group, along
with potential reputational damage.
Outsourcing partners - The Group’s products are filled and packaged by CMOs in the U.S. and U.K.,
and some are single-sourced. The Group’s supply development and monitoring and contingency
planning processes include: additional and redundant capacity (e.g., qualification of additional sites
and building of additional capacity at an existing supplier), proactive management of inventories
throughout the supply-to-patient delivery process; and initiatives to identify and qualify alternative
sites and/or suppliers. In 2023, an alternative high-volume CMO site was approved by the U.S. FDA. The
Group also acquired a sterile manufacturing facility in Raleigh, North Carolina in Q4 2023. The facility
is being expanded and will become a critical hub for sterile injectable manufacturing in 2026. Despite
these additional capacities and mitigating measures, if major delays, interruptions, or quality events
occur at these CMOs, the delivery of products to our patients could be significantly disrupted.
Examples of risks
Disruptions at our critical CMOs
and/or at supply chain partners,
including freight and logistics
providers
Inability to supply compliant-
finished products in a continuous
and timely manner
Management actions
Business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency response
plans, and enhanced communication protocols across the
supply chain network
Expansion at the sterile manufacturing plant in the U.S.
Developed redundancy networks for active pharmaceutical
ingredients and key materials
Periodic risk-based reviews for critical vendors and
development of a second/third-tier supplier risk analysis is
underway
Contingency plans (including qualification of alternative
suppliers/providers) and management of safety stocks
Comprehensive product quality and control processes and
manufacturing performance monitoring across the supply
chain network
Ongoing monitoring of inventory levels, detailed production
prioritization, and monitoring of CMO execution
Link to strategic
priorities
1
Grow SUBLOCADE
to > $1.5bn
LEGAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Trend versus
prior year
Our pharmaceutical operations, which include the use of controlled substances, are subject to a wide
range of laws and regulations. Perceived or actual non-compliance with these laws and regulations
can result in investigations or proceedings leading to civil or criminal sanctions, fines and/or
damages, as well as reputational damages.
As a publicly traded company, we may face litigation in the U.S. or in the U.K. alleging fraud or other
violations of securities laws when the market price of our shares has been volatile, even in the
absence of any wrongdoing.
IP rights protecting our products may be challenged by external parties, including generic
pharmaceutical manufacturers. Although we have developed patent protection for our products,
including SUBLOCADE, we are exposed to the risk that courts may decide that our IP rights are invalid
and/or that third parties do not infringe these rights.
The overall legal risk
decreased primarily
due to the settlement
of all the U.S. antitrust
cases with the various
plaintiffs.
Increased risk No change Decreased risk
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LEGAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY continued
Trend versus
prior year
Pharmaceutical operations carry the inherent risk of product liability claims. The Group’s drugs may
cause, or may be alleged or suspected to have caused, injury or dangerous drug interactions or may
produce undesirable or unintended side effects. Further, we may not learn about or understand
those effects until the drugs have been administered to patients for a prolonged period. An adverse
judgment in a product liability suit, even if insured or eventually overturned on appeal, could
generate substantial negative publicity about the Group’s products and business.
In connection with the agreements entered in 2020 to resolve criminal charges and civil complaints
related to SUBOXONE film, the Group has specific requirements to fulfill. The Group could be subject to
penalties if it fails to fulfill the requirements within the stated agreements (for more information, see the
Compliance Principal Risk on page 69). These are in addition to the Group’s pre-existing obligations to
comply with applicable laws and regulations associated with its U.S. pharmaceutical operations.
The Group is also a defendant in more than 400 civil lawsuits alleging that manufacturers,
distributors and retailers of opioids engaged in a longstanding practice to promote opioids as safe
and effective for the treatment of long-term chronic pain to increase the market for opioids and their
own market shares, or alleging personal injury claims. Most of these cases have been consolidated
and are pending in a federal multi-district litigation (the Opioid MDL) in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Ohio. Nearly two thirds of the cases in the Opioid MDL were filed by cities and
counties, while nearly one third of the cases were filed by individual plaintiffs, most of whom assert
claims relating to neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). As previously announced by the Group in July
of 2024, pursuant to mediation, the Group, the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in the Opioid MDL,
Tribal Leadership Committee, and certain state attorneys general, reached agreement on the amount
of a potential settlement. The parties, however, still must negotiate material terms and conditions of
the final settlement agreement, including the ultimate timing and structure of payments and product
distribution structure and scope of the release. The proposed settlement does not include private
plaintiffs (for more information, see the Legal Proceedings section on page 59).
The Group is a defendant in a declined qui tam complaint that was unsealed in 2018. The complaint
alleges causes of action under the Federal and State False Claims Acts and other laws related to best
price issues and claims of retaliation (for more information, see the Legal Proceedings section on
page59).
The Group has been named as a defendant in numerous lawsuits alleging that SUBOXONE film was
defectively designed and caused dental injury, and that the Group failed to properly warn of the risks
of such injuries. The plaintiffs generally seek compensatory damages, as well as punitive damages
and attorneys’ fees and costs (for more information, see the Legal Proceedings section on page 60).
On September 21, 2022, certain shareholders issued representative and multiparty claims against the
Group in the High Court of Justice for the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, King’s
Bench Division. The claims made in both the representative and multiparty actions generally allege
that the Group violated the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) by making false
or misleading statements or material omissions in public disclosures (for more information, see the
Legal Proceedings section on page 59).
A class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Eastern Virginia against the
Group and its CEO, CFO, and CCO in 2024, alleging violations of certain U.S. federal securities laws (for
more information, see the Legal Proceedings section on page 60).
Unfavorable outcomes in any of these legal proceedings could have a material adverse impact on the
Group’s business, financial condition and/or operating results (for more information, see the Legal
Proceedings section on page 59).
The overall legal
risk has decreased
primarily due to the
settlement of all the
U.S. antitrust cases
with the various
plaintiffs.
Examples of risks
Legal proceedings related to
antitrust, state, shareholders,
product liability claims, government
enforcement and/or private
litigation associated with our
products
Inability to obtain, maintain, and
protect patents and other
proprietary rights
Management actions
Quality, patient safety, monitoring and compliance
embedded in the Group’s processes and culture
Cooperation with government authorities in connection with
ongoing litigations, utilizing internal and external counsel
Settlements of cases with various plaintiffs and strategies to
defend against and pursue resolution of IP claims
Insurance coverage, financial modeling, and monitoring activities
Ongoing active review, management and enforcement of
product patents, marketing exclusivity and other IP rights
Link to strategic
priorities
1
Grow SUBLOCADE
to > $1.5bn
3
Progress the
Pipeline
Increased risk No change Decreased risk
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COMPLIANCE
Trend versus
prior year
Our Group operates globally, and the pharmaceutical industry is both highly competitive and
regulated. Complying with all applicable laws and regulations, including engaging in activities that are
consistent with legal and industry standards, and with our Group’s Code of Conduct, are core to the
Group’s mission, culture, and practices. The Group has processes and procedures to comply with
regulatory requirements and industry standards, including identifying, analyzing, and investigating any
potential or actual violations of policy or law and, if necessary, taking appropriate remedial or
corrective actions. Effective procedures and controls are necessary to provide reliable information,
meet compliance requirements, and prevent and detect potential fraud and/or misconduct. Failure to
comply with applicable laws and regulations may subject the Group to civil, criminal, and
administrative liability, including the imposition of substantial monetary penalties, fines, and
damages. Non-compliance may also result in the restructuring of the Group’s operations through the
imposition of compliance or integrity obligations, with a potential adverse impact on the Group’s
prospects, reputation, operational results, and financial condition.
Compliance with government agreements - In 2020, as part of the Group’s resolution of federal
criminal and civil charges related to its legacy products (for more information, see Legal Proceedings
section on page 59), the Group also entered into a CIA with the U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). The CIA, requires, among other things, that the Group
implement measures designed to ensure compliance with the statutes, regulations and written
directives of U.S. Medicare, U.S. Medicaid, and all other U.S. Federal healthcare programs, as well as
with the statutes, regulations, and written directives of the U.S. FDA. The Group is subject to additional
periodic reporting and monitoring requirements related to these Agreements. The CIA expires in July
2025, provided however that certain provisions of the CIA may continue for up to 120 days after
HHS-OIG's receipt of: (a) Indivior's final Annual Report or (b) any additional materials requested by
HHS-OIG, whichever is later.
In addition, the CIA requires reviews by an independent review organization, a compliance expert to
advise the Board in years one and three, compliance-related certifications from the Group’s
executives and certain Board members, and the implementation of a risk assessment and mitigation
process. The CIA sets out specified monetary penalties that may be imposed on a per-day basis for
failure to comply with its specified obligations. The CIA also includes specific procedures under which
the Group must notify HHS-OIG if it fails to meet the CIA’s requirements. In the event that HHS-OIG
determines the Group to be in material breach of certain requirements of the CIA (including repeated
violations or any flagrant obligations under the CIA, a failure by the Group to report a reportable event
and/or take corrective action, a failure to engage and use an independent review organization, or a
failure to respond to certain requests from HHS-OIG), the Group may be excluded from participating
in the U.S. Federal healthcare programs. This would have a severe impact on the Group’s ability to
comply with the financial covenants in the Group’s debt facility, maintain sufficient liquidity to fund
its operations, pay off its debt facility in 2030, and generate future revenue. These outcomes would in
turn impact the Group’s viability.
The Resolution Agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia and
Consumer Protection Branch contains certain requirements. These requirements include various
reporting obligations and specify that the Group’s CEO must (a) certify on an annual basis that, to the
best of their knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, the Group is in compliance with the U.S. Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and has not committed healthcare fraud, or (b) provide a list of all
non-compliant activities and steps taken to remedy the activity. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) Stipulated Order contains specific notice and reporting requirements over a ten-year period
related to certain activities (e.g., follow-on drug product, filing of a Citizen Petition). The Group is
subject to contempt prosecution if it fails to comply with any terms of the Resolution Agreement.
As part of the Group’s Global Integrity & Compliance Program (I&C Program), comprehensive policies,
processes, and systems have been implemented to educate, monitor, report, and embed compliance,
ethics, and integrity-related matters. The Group’s Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the
day-to-day operation of the I&C Program, with the oversight of the Group’s Board. The Group’s Chief
Integrity & Compliance Officer (CICO) leads the I&C Program administration, supported by a global
team of compliance professionals.
U.S. listing reporting requirements - Following the U.S. listing on the Nasdaq, the Group is subject to
the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market, and other applicable securities rules
and regulations. The Group is subject to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2022 effective
January 1, 2024.
Increased risk No change Decreased risk
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COMPLIANCE continued
Examples of risks
Failure to meet the requirements of
the government agreements (i.e.,
CIA, DOJ, and FTC)
Non-compliance with our Code of
Conduct, anti-corruption,
healthcare, data privacy, or local
laws and regulations across all
geographies
Inability to adequately respond to
changes in laws and regulations,
including data privacy
Failure to comply with payment and
reporting obligations under U.S.
and foreign government programs
Inability to meet all requirements
related to a U.S. stock listing
Management actions
Oversight, monitoring and reporting of compliance
requirements with government agreements, including a
management certification, and defined sub-certification
process
I&C Program and development of compliance capabilities,
guided by a defined strategic plan and learnings from
program operations and continuous evolution
Engagement of compliance expert to advise the Board in
years one and three of CIA
Updated Code of Conduct promoting and upholding the
ethical conduct of employees, covering: environmental and
climate change; human rights; anti-bribery and corruption
Supplier Code of Conduct defining the standards of conduct
expected of the Group’s suppliers
Compliance policies and processes, including Code of
Conduct and a comprehensive healthcare compliance risk
assessment, and related mandatory employee training
programs, including the development of healthcare
compliance digital standards for the U.S.
Confidential independent reporting process with multiple
avenues for employees to report concerns (including
anonymous reporting where local law permits)
Oversight and monitoring of controls, including regional
compliance committees
Data privacy governance, management framework, and
training
Continuous review and assessment of developments in the
law, applicable industry standards, and business practices
Ongoing monitoring of controls over government pricing and
reporting
Internal processes and procedures for reporting under
applicable U.S. securities rules and regulations
Sustainability Working Group reviews and assessments of
ESG regulations and reporting requirements
Link to strategic
priorities
1
Grow SUBLOCADE
to > $1.5bn
2
Diversify Revenue
3
Progress the
Pipeline
Increased risk No change Decreased risk
Risk Management continued
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The Group’s viability depends upon successful execution of our
business strategy, with a focus on:
continued growth of SUBLOCADE toward its potential of
>$1.5bn in annual net revenue;
diversification of net revenue, including OPVEE and net
revenues outside the U.S.;
building and progressing our new product pipeline; and
optimizing our operating model, including management of
litigation risks.
The Directors evaluate the Group’s future business prospects as
part of the strategic planning process. This process is led by the
Chief Executive Officer through the Executive Committee and
involves all relevant functions, such as R&D, manufacturing &
supply chain, commercial, legal, integrity & compliance, human
resources, and finance. Development of the strategic plan
includes a thorough examination of the principal risks and
potential actions required to manage and mitigate those risks.
The strategic plan summarizes the Group’s strategic priorities,
the relevant and material principal risks that could prevent the
priorities from being realized, and the financial budget covering
the following year. The Board reviews and approves the
strategic plan, including the financial budget, which involves
challenging key assumptions and risk mitigation plans.
In accordance with the U.K. Corporate Governance Code, the
Directors have assessed the viability of the Group. In
determining the appropriate period for assessing viability, the
Directors considered:
the Group’s strategic plan;
the impact of current and future competition, including the
expected patent protection of our products;
our ongoing legal proceedings; and
our liquidity forecast, including the final payment of our DOJ
Resolution Agreement and financial covenants under the
Group’s new term loan.
The Directors believe a four-year period to the end of 2028
appropriately addresses these considerations. A four-year
period is consistent with the Group’s prior-year viability
assessments. This assessment period provides a reasonable
horizon for the financial impact of these developments to be
reasonably considered. Uncertainty in financial forecasts
increases over the period covered by our viability assessment.
The final term loan balloon payment is due approximately
22 months after the viability assessment period.
The strategic plan reflects the Directors’ best estimate of the
Group’s future business prospects. The plan builds on our
near-term expectations for 2025, including branded competition
for SUBLOCADE and a reversion to observed generic analogs for
SUBOXONE film in the U.S. The plan was then “stress tested”,
exploring the Group’s resilience to the potential impacts of the
principal risks set out on pages 61 to 70. This sensitivity reflects
‘severe but plausible’ concurrent circumstances the Group
could experience, specific to commercialization risks such as:
the risk that SUBLOCADE will not meet revenue growth
expectations in the U.S. by modeling a 10% decline on
forecasts; and
the risk that revenue projections outside the U.S. and for
OPVEE will not meet expectations by modeling a $25m
reduction in forecasts.
Having considered these risks along with the other principal
risks set out on pages 61 to 70, the Directors have assessed the
Group’s ability to comply with the financial covenants under the
Group’s term loan, fulfill obligations under litigation settlements
and the DOJ Resolution Agreement, make required loan
amortization payments and maintain sufficient liquidity to fund
its operations, pipeline investments and planned capital
expenditures.
Other principal risks, set out on pages 61 to 70, were also
considered. However, the above financial risks were regarded
the most immediate and significant that could prevent the
Group from delivering on its strategic priorities and remaining
viable. Other aspects of the principal risks, including possible
changes to government pharmaceutical pricing and
reimbursement and further litigation, could also threaten the
Group’s viability in its current form. Due to their nature and/or
potential impact (if they were to occur), these outcomes were
not modeled because the range of reasonably possible impacts
are unknown.
The stress testing showed the Group would be able to withstand
the impact of the ‘severe but plausible’ scenario over the period
of the viability assessment, with excess liquidity to absorb
reasonably possible non-modeled risks. Although cuts to the
Group’s operating costs and planned strategic investments were
not required in the scenario planning, various actions can be
executed to ensure the Group’s ongoing viability.
The Group’s viability during the assessment period could be
impacted by sensitivities discussed above which are beyond
‘severe but plausible’, or by impacts that are currently unknown.
In the early portion of the viability period, the Directors’ control
over certain matters, such as the strategy to respond to and/or
settle legal proceedings, including potential appeals of adverse
decisions, helps mitigate risk to the Group’s viability. However,
over the full viability period, the Directors’ ability to influence
the outcome of such matters is more limited. The impacts of
government pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement
changes, competition, further litigation and the development of
our pipeline, may present further risks after the viability
assessment period.
Based on their assessment of the Group’s business prospects
and viability, the Directors confirm their reasonable expectation
that the Group will continue in operation and will meet its
liabilities as they become due over the four-year period ending
December 31, 2028.
The Strategic Report on pages 1 to 71 was approved by the
Board on March 6, 2025.
By Order of the Board
Kathryn Hudson
Company Secretary
VIABILITY STATEMENT
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Chair’s Governance Statement
Dear Shareholder,
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to introduce our
Corporate Governance Report for the year ended
December 31, 2024.
This is my first Governance Statement as Chair of the
Board of Directors of Indivior, having been appointed
to that position in January 2025. It was an honor to be
appointed as Chair, following my initial appointment
to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive
Director in June 2024. I am proud to lead the Board
and support Indivior in its mission to help change
patients’ lives by pioneering life-transforming
treatments for opioid use disorder.
Transfer of primary listing
2024 was a milestone year for Indivior.
In June 2023, Indivior’s shares were listed on the Nasdaq Global
Select Market as a secondary listing. Over the course of 2023
and early 2024, the Board continued to assess the optimal
listing structure for Indivior’s shares and concluded that
relocating Indivior’s primary listing to the U.S. would further
elevate Indivior’s visibility and profile in its largest market and
would help attract a broader group of biopharma investors.
In February 2024, we announced our intention to consult with
shareholders regarding the proposed relocation of our primary
listing from the U.K. to the U.S. by transferring Indivior’s listing
category on the Official List from a Premium Listing to a
Standard Listing.
Following consultation, we announced in April 2024 our
intention to seek shareholders’ approval for the proposed
transfer. In late May 2024, we held a General Meeting to seek
shareholders’ approval to transfer our primary listing from the
U.K. to the U.S., and were pleased to receive support from the
overwhelming majority of shareholders.
In June 2024, a year after our additional Nasdaq listing, we
transferred our primary listing from the London Stock Exchange
to Nasdaq. Subsequently, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority
implemented reforms to the U.K. Listing Rules and Indivior was
mapped from a Standard Listing to the new Transition category.
As a consequence of the transfer of the primary listing, certain
U.K. governance requirements fell away. One of these was the
requirement to comply, or explain non-compliance, with the U.K.
Corporate Governance Code (U.K. Code). We chose to continue
to comply with the U.K. Code until December 31, 2024 on a
voluntary basis and then, effective January 1, 2025, we adopted a
new governance framework which now underpins and drives
our governance practices. Our new framework, which reflects
practices which are aligned with U.S. listed companies, supports
our transition to becoming a U.S.-listed domestic filer.
As we have retained our U.K. listing as a secondary listing, we
will continue to comply with certain U.K. requirements and our
new governance framework is designed to meet these
requirements, in addition to those in the U.S.
Throughout this process, the Board has been mindful of the
importance of acting in the best interests of shareholders
asawhole.
Shareholder engagement
In November 2024, Indivior’s Relationship Agreement with
Scopia Capital Management (Scopia), which had been in
place since March 2021, was terminated as a result of
Scopia’s shareholding reducing below the threshold for
automatic termination.
In December 2024, Indivior entered into a Relationship
Agreement with Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (Oaktree),
a major shareholder in Indivior. Aspart of that agreement,
the Company agreed to appoint additional Independent
Non-Executive Directors to its Board and to take other
relatedactions.
Dr. David Wheadon
Chair of the Board
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In March 2025, we entered into an Amended and Restated
Relationship Agreement with Oaktree pursuant to which
theCompany agreed to reduce the maximum number of
Directors on the Board from eleven to seven. As a result, seven
of our Directors will be standing for re-election at our
forthcoming AGM.
Further details regarding the terms of the Relationship
Agreement with Oaktree made in December 2024, and the
Amended and Restated Relationship Agreement made in
March2025, can be found on page 127.
Board changes and succession planning
The Board composition changed significantly in recent months.
In addition to my joining the Board in June 2024, in December
2024, we welcomed two new Independent Non-Executive
Directors – Joe Ciaffoni and Robert Schriesheim.
In February 2025, we announced that Joe has been appointed as
our Chief Executive Officer and will be taking over from Mark
Crossley who is stepping down from the Board this year. Joe is
an accomplished public company Chief Executive Officer with
over 30 years of experience in pharmaceuticals and biotech,
serving global and U.S. organizations of all sizes. The terms of
Joe’s appointment are subject to, and effective upon, the
approval by shareholders of a new remuneration policy at our
forthcoming AGM.
Graham Hetherington, who was appointed as an independent
Non-Executive Director in 2019 and as Chair in 2020, stepped
down from the Board effective December 31, 2024. Although I
only worked alongside Graham for a brief period, I know the
Board will wholeheartedly join me in expressing our gratitude
tohim for his leadership and dedication during his tenure.
Also effective December 31, 2024, Jerome Lande, a Non-Executive
Director who represented Scopia, stepped down from the Board.
At the same time, Ryan Preblick, our Chief Financial Officer,
alsostepped down from the Board. Ryan remains our Chief
Financial Officer and an employee of the Company. This means
that the Board now comprises one Executive Director only,
which aligns our Board composition with U.S. listed company
practice. I would like to express my thanks, on behalf of the
Board, to both Jerome and Ryan for their significant
contributions as Board members over the years.
In January 2025, Daniel Ninivaggi joined the Board. Daniel has
significant public company experience as a director and executive
and I am confident that we will benefit from his extensive board
and operational experience as we work together to deliver value
to all Indivior stakeholders.
As announced in March 2025, and in line with the Amended and
Restated Relationship Agreement with Oaktree, Robert Schriesheim
stepped down as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Consistent with the Company’s switch to a U.S. primary listing
in2024, Peter Bains and Jo LeCouilliard have decided not to
stand for re-election at our AGM in May 2025 and will step down
from the Board effective the close of the AGM. Iwould like to
express my appreciation to Peter and Jo for their commitment
to bringing needed therapeutic interventions for patients
suffering from Opioid Use Disorder.
Our strong governance framework has helped us to navigate
and support these significant Board changes. Our Nomination
Committee has played a key role in ensuring that we have the
right people in place to drive the Company’s strategic success.
Culture
As a Board, we know that a strong culture underpins our
success and gives us resilience during challenging times.
Wewere pleased with the results of this year’s annual
employeeCulture Survey which yet again exceeded the
industrybenchmark.
We recognize, however, that the survey is reflective of views only
at a point in time and, since the survey was undertaken early in
2024, Indivior has experienced external transitory pressures. It is
therefore important that, as a Board, we monitor culture on a
continuous basis which we do through briefings to the Board
and also in our own interactions with employees.
Looking ahead
The depth of experience, skills, and capabilities on our
Boardmeans we are well positioned to support Indivior’s
performance and long-term success. As a Board, our focus is
to ensure management has the tools it needs to enable delivery
of SUBLOCADE’s peak annual net revenue potential of more
than $1.5bn and to provide robust challenge to management
when necessary.
I look forward to working closely with the Board and
management team to leverage Indivior’s deep expertise, long
track record, and strong culture. As a Board, we are determined
to help realize the Company’s great potential and deliver value
for shareholders and our wider stakeholders.
Dr. David Wheadon
Chair of the Board
March 6, 2025
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Board of Directors
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2. Mark Crossley
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed to the Board: February 2017
Skills and experience
Appointed Chief Executive Officer in June 2020.
Appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer
in February 2017. In July 2019, took on additional
responsibilities and was appointed Chief
Financial & Operations Officer with oversight of
the finance, information technology,
manufacturing, supply, quality and procurement
functions. Joined the Group in 2012 as Global
Finance Director and served as Chief Strategy
Officer between 2014 and 2017.
Prior to joining Indivior, spent 13 years at Procter
& Gamble in various finance leadership roles
including Corporate Portfolio, Strategic and
Business Planning (Female Beauty), as well as
multiple roles in Corporate Treasury and its Baby
Care division. Also enjoyed an eight-year career
with various operational and staff assignments
in the United States Coast Guard.
Has a wealth of financial and pharmaceutical
industry experience and knowledge. Mark’s
extensive career experience across multiple
disciplines covering strategy, finance, information
technology and systems, treasury, supply and
procurement allows him to bring a valuable
perspective to the Board. This, complemented
with an understanding of the risks and
opportunities within the pharmaceutical industry,
is highly valued by the Board.
Graduated from the United States Coast Guard
Academy with a BS in Management and
Economics, and from Boston College with an MBA.
Current external appointments
None
3. Peter Bains
Independent
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board: August 2019
Skills and experience
Over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical
and biotechnology industries, including a 23-year
career at GlaxoSmithKline holding numerous senior
operational and strategic roles. Also served as the
Representative Executive Officer and Chief Executive
Officer of Sosei Group Corporation, a Tokyo listed
biotech company, and Chief Executive Officer of
Syngene International, which he successfully took
public on the Mumbai Exchanges in 2015.
Background provides international experience and
a deep commercial understanding of sustained
delivery coupled with investment appraisal and
contracting. The Board values Peter’s experience in
understanding the risks and opportunities present
in these industries.
Holds a BSc (Combined Honours) in Physiology/
Zoology from Sheffield University.
Current external appointments:
Apterna Limited: Non-Executive Director
Biocon Limited: Group CEO (non-Board
appointment, formerly Non-Executive Director)
ILC Therapeutics Limited: Non-Executive Chair
MiNA Therapeutics Limited: Non-Executive Director
4. Joe Ciaffoni
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board: December 2024
Skills and experience
An accomplished public company Chief Executive
Officer with 30+ years of experience in
pharmaceuticals and biotech, serving global and
U.S. organizations of all sizes. A track record of
success at the intersection of strategy and
operations across diverse models and
therapeutic areas spanning specialty, rare
disease, mass market and hospital.
Most recently served as President and CEO of
Collegium Pharmaceutical and has prior
experience at Endo International (President of
U.S. Branded Pharmaceuticals), Biogen (SVP,
Global Specialty Medicines Group; U.S.
Commercial), Shionogi Inc. (COO), Schering-
Plough, Sanofi and Novartis.
Received an MBA and a BA from Rutgers University.
Current external appointments
None
5. Dr. Keith Humphreys
Independent
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board: November 2023
Skills and experience
Over 30 years of experience in the field of
clinical psychology and substance use disorders.
Previously a Senior Policy Advisor in the White
House Office of National Drug Control Policy in
the Obama Administration.
Awarded an OBE in September 2022 for services
to science and policy on addiction.
Holds a BA in Psychology from Michigan State
University and an AM in Clinical/Community
Psychology and PhD in Psychology from the
University of Illinois.
Current external appointments:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, Stanford University – Esther Ting
Memorial Professor
Institute of Psychiatry King’s College, London –
Honorary Professor of Psychiatry
1. Dr. David Wheadon
Chair
Appointed to the Board: June 2024
Skills and experience
Previously served as Senior Vice President of
Global Regulatory Affairs, Patient Safety, and
Quality Assurance at AstraZeneca Plc from
December 2014 to July 2019. Prior to that, from
May 2013 to December 2014, was Executive Vice
President, Research and Advocacy at Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation International Inc.
and, from January 2009 to May 2013, was Senior
Vice President, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers
of America (PhRMA).
Served as Vice President, Global Pharmaceutical
Regulatory and Medical Science, and Group Vice
President, Global Pharmaceutical Regulatory
Affairs at Abbott Laboratories from 2005 to 2009
and held senior regulatory and clinical
development leadership positions at
GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Eli Lilly and Company.
Received an MD from Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine and an AB in Biology from
Harvard University. Completed postdoctoral
training in Psychiatry at Tufts/New England
Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Current external appointments:
Sotera Health Company – Non-Executive
Independent Director
Vaxart, Inc. – Non-Executive Independent
Director, Chair of Compensation Committee
Seaport Therapeutics, Inc. – Non-Executive
Independent Director
ConnectiveRx – Non-Executive
IndependentDirector
Mount Sinai Health System – Member of the
Board of Trustees
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Board Committee
membership key
Committee Chair
A
Audit & Risk Committee
C
Compensation Committee
Compliance, Ethics &
Sustainability Committee
N
Nomination Committee
S
Science Committee
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6. Jo LeCouilliard
Independent
Non-Executive Director
Designated Non-Executive Director for
Workforce Engagement
Appointed to the Board: March 2021
Skills and experience
Healthcare industry veteran with over 25 years
of healthcare management experience gained
in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. Much of Jo’s career
has been in pharmaceuticals at GlaxoSmithKline
where, amongst other roles, she headed the U.S.
vaccines business and Asia Pacific Pharmaceuticals
business and led a program to modernize the
commercial model. Prior to GlaxoSmithKline, was
Chief Operating Officer at BMI Healthcare.
Previously a Non-Executive Director and Chair
of the Audit & Risk Committee at NIOX Group PLC,
Non-Executive Chair and Chair of the Nomination
Committee at Alliance Pharma plc and a
Non-Executive Director at Frimley Park NHS
Foundation Trust in the U.K., Cello Health PLC and
at the Duke NUS Medical School in Singapore.
Chartered Accountant holding an ACA from the
Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Masters in
Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.
Current external appointments:
Recordati S.p.A. – Non-Executive Director, Chair
of Remuneration & Nominations Committee
Washington Topco Limited (holding company
of GlobalData Healthcare, U.K.) – Board Director
7. Daniel Ninivaggi
Independent
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board: January 2025
Skills and experience
Significant public company experience as a
director and executive with a strong background in
operations and capital allocation, as well as legal
and finance expertise.
Previously served as Chief Executive Officer and
subsequently Executive Chairman of Lordstown
Motors Corp, Chief Executive Officer of Icahn
Automotive Group LLC, Co-Chief Executive Officer
and Co-Chairman of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp
and President and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn
Enterprises L.P. Prior to that, held various senior
executive positions at Lear Corporation and was a
partner specializing in corporate law at Winston &
Strawn LLP.
Has been a director of numerous public and
private companies, including Garrett Motion Inc.,
Lordstown Motors Corp., Hertz Global Holdings
Inc., Navistar International Corporation, Icahn
Enterprises G.P. Inc. (the general partner of Icahn
Enterprises), CVR Energy Inc., XO Holdings,
Tropicana Entertainment Inc., Motorola Mobility
Holdings Inc., and CIT Group, Inc.
Holds a BA from Columbia University, an MBA
from the University of Chicago Graduate School
of Business, and a JD degree (with distinction)
from Stanford University School of Law
Current external appointments
Garret Motion Inc. – Chairman of the Board and
Chair of Finance Committee
Metalsa S.A. – Management Executive Committee
(non-public company)
8. Barbara Ryan
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Independent
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board: June 2022
Skills and experience
Previously a Wall Street sell-side research
analyst covering the U.S. Large Cap
Pharmaceutical industry for more than 30 years
before founding Barbara Ryan Advisors, a capital
markets and communications firm, in 2012.
Founder of Fabulous Pharma Females, a
non-profit organization whose mission is to
advance women in the biopharmaceutical
industry. Currently a Senior Advisor at
Ernst&Young (a part-time role).
Has deep experience in equity and debt
financings, M&A, valuation, SEC reporting,
financial analysis and corporate strategy across
a broad range of life sciences companies.
Current external appointments:
Azitra, Inc. – Board Member, Chair of
Compensation Committee
INVO Bioscience, Inc. – Non-Executive Director
MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. – Non-Executive Director,
Chair of Audit Committee
Safecor Health, LLC – Board Member
(non-publiccompany)
9. Mark Stejbach
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Independent
Non-Executive Director
Designated Non-Executive Director for
Workforce Engagement
Appointed to the Board: March 2021
Skills and experience
Over 30 years of experience in biotechnology
and pharmaceuticals, including senior roles in a
broad range of commercial functions including
marketing, sales, economic affairs, managed care
and finance.
Previously served as Senior Vice President and
Chief Commercial Officer at Alkermes plc, a
publicly traded global biopharmaceutical
company focused on development and
commercialization of addiction and
schizophrenia treatments. Also served as Senior
Commercial Advisor at EIP Pharma Inc. and Chief
Commercial Officer at Tengion, Inc.
Previously a Non-Executive Director of Flexion
Therapeutics, Inc.
Holds an MBA from the Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania and a BS in
Mathematics from Virginia Tech.
Current external appointments:
Nirsum Laboratories, Inc. – Non-
ExecutiveDirector
10. Juliet Thompson
Lead Independent Director
Appointed to the Board: March 2021
Skills and experience
Over 30 years of finance, banking and board
experience with significant focus on the
healthcare sector. A proven FTSE 250 audit chair
and a former investment banker who has spent
her career advising pharmaceutical and biotech
companies. Played a leading role in setting up
Code Securities, which was later acquired by
Nomura (becoming Nomura Code). At Nomura
Code, was a member of the Board and head of
corporate finance, and as Managing Director
worked on over 50 transactions including IPOs,
secondary offerings, private placements and
M&A. From Nomura Code, joined Stifel to head
up the life sciences and clean tech teams.
Previously a Non-Executive Director of Vectura
plc and GI Dynamics.
Holds a BSc in Economics from the University of
Bristol and qualified as a Chartered Accountant
and holds an ACA from the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants.
Current external appointments:
ANGLE plc – Non-Executive Director, Chair of
Audit Committee
Novacyt S.A. – Non-Executive Director, Chair of
Audit Committee
OrganOx Limited – Non-Executive Director, Chair
of Audit Committee
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Executive Committee
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1. Mark Crossley
Chief Executive Officer
See biography on page 74.
2. Ryan Preblick
Chief Financial Officer
Skills and experience
Served in a financial leadership capacity
sincejoining Indivior in 2012
Wealth of financial and pharmaceutical
industryknowledge and experience across
multiple disciplines
BS in finance from Penn State University and
MBA from the University of Richmond
Key previous roles
Indivior: Executive Director (November 2020
toDecember 2024)
Indivior: Senior Vice President, Global Finance
and Commercial Operations
Indivior: Vice President, U.S. Finance
Indivior: U.S. Commercial Controller
Altria Corporation (formerly Phillip Morris):
Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis
Honeywell International: Corporate Finance
3. Jeff Burris
Chief Legal Officer
Skills and experience
25+ years
Over 16 years as head of the legal function
atvarious life sciences companies
Key previous roles
Azurity Pharmaceuticals: Vice President, General
Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
Alimera Sciences: Vice President, General
Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
CryoLife (now known as Artivion): Vice President,
General Counsel and ChiefCompliance Officer
University of Chicago Law School: JD
4. Cindy Cetani
Chief Integrity and
Compliance Officer
Skills and experience
35+ years
Certification: Leading Professional in Ethics and
Compliance (LPEC)
Key previous roles
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.: Chief
Compliance Officer and U.S. Country Compliance
Head
Novartis International AG: Head of Compliance
Operations, Group Integrity & Compliance
Pharmacia Corp.: Director of Operations,
ManagedMarkets
Prudential Healthcare: Manager,
Advertising Compliance
U.S. Life: Assistant Vice President,
Commissions andCompensation
5. Angela Colon-Mahoney
Chief Human Resources Officer
Skills and experience
20+ years
Master of Science in organisation change
management
Key previous roles
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals: Chief Human Resources
Officer
The Estée Lauder Companies: Global Human
Resources Leader
Tyco International: Global Talent and Human
Resources Leader
Mercer Delta: Organisation
DevelopmentConsultant
Unilever: Human Resources Business Partner
and Talent Specialist
6. Christian Heidbreder
Chief Scientific Officer
Skills and experience
30 years’ leadership in neurosciences
450+ publications
Affiliate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology
&Toxicology of the VCU School of Medicine
Member of the National Advisory Council
onDrugAbuse
Member of the Helping to End Addiction
Long-term (HEAL) Multi-Disciplinary Working
Group
Key previous roles
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc.:
Global R&DDirector
Altria: Health Sciences
GlaxoSmithKline: R&D Centre of Excellence
for Drug Discovery in Psychiatry
SmithKline Beecham: R&D Neuroscience
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
(ETH):Biology
National Institute on Drug Abuse:
Intramural Research Program
University of Louvain: Psychopharmacology
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7. Kathryn Hudson
Company Secretary
Skills and experience
20+ years of experience as a Company Secretary
and Chartered Governance Professional
Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute
Key previous roles
Kingfisher plc: Company Secretary
Burberry Group plc: Deputy Company Secretary
ICAP plc: Deputy Company Secretary
8. Vishal Kalia
Chief Impact and Strategy Officer
Skills and experience
20+ years of global experience across
multiple industries
10+ award-winning campaigns; initiated,
launched and managed several multi-billion-
dollar brands
Masters degree in international
marketing management
Key previous roles
Indivior: Senior Vice President, U.S.
Commercial Access
Indivior: Business Unit Head,
U.S. Addiction Sciences
Indivior: U.S. Marketing and New Asset
Commercialization Head
Reckitt Benckiser: Regional Marketing
Director, Turkey
Reckitt Benckiser: Global Brand Director,
NA, Europe
9. Richard Simkin
Chief Commercial Officer
Skills and experience
20+ years
Key previous roles
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc.:
President, North America
Reckitt Benckiser: General Manager Portugal
Reckitt Benckiser: Marketing Director
U.K. Healthcare
Reckitt Benckiser: two global category roles and
anumber of general management positions
10. Hillel West
Chief Manufacturing and
Supply Officer
Skills and experience
25+ years
Key previous roles
Teva Pharmaceuticals: VP,
Integration & Separation Management
Teva Pharmaceuticals: Exec. Director,
Head of Specialty Medicines Supply Chain
Teva Pharmaceuticals: Exec. Director,
Global Supply Chain and Operations Strategy
PwC Consulting Europe: Head of Supply Chain
Strategy, Emerging Markets
PwC Consulting U.S.: Senior Director,
Supply Chain Transformation
Executive Committee
membership key
C
Compliance Committee
D
SEC Disclosure Committee
S
Sustainability Committee
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U.K. MAR Disclosure Committee
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Corporate governance statement
In May 2024, the Company obtained shareholder approval to
transfer its listing category on the Official List of the U.K.
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and on the Main Market of the
London Stock Exchange (LSE) from the "Premium Listing
(commercial company)" category to the "Standard Listing
(shares)" category (Listing Transfer). The Listing Transfer took
effect on June 27, 2024, and this enabled the orderly process to
relocate the Company’s primary listing from the U.K. to the U.S.
on that date. On July 29, 2024, the FCA implemented a series of
reforms to its U.K. Listing Rules which removed the “premium”
and “standard” listing categories and introduced new categories
in their place. As a result, the Company was mapped to a new
“Equity Shares (Transition)” category on that date.
U.K. Corporate Governance Code
From January 1, 2024 to the Listing Transfer on June 27, 2024, as
a premium listed company, Indivior was required to apply the
principles and comply or explain non-compliance with the
provisions of the U.K. Corporate Governance Code 2018 (U.K.
Code). The U.K. Code, published by the U.K. Financial Reporting
Council (FRC), sets out the standards of good practice in relation
to board leadership and company purpose; division of
responsibilities; composition, succession and evaluation; audit,
risk and internal control; and remuneration.
As a result of the Listing Transfer on June 27, 2024, the
requirement to apply the U.K. Code principles and comply or
explain non-compliance with its provisions fell away. However,
notwithstanding this, the Company chose to continue to apply
the U.K. Code on a voluntary basis during the period from June
28, 2024 to December 31, 2024. From January 1, 2024 to June 27,
2024, when the Company was required to apply the U.K. Code, it
was in full compliance with the U.K. Code provisions.
For the purpose of Rules 7.2.1 to 7.2.3 of the FCA Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules, the Company was subject to
the U.K. Code from January 1, 2024 to June 27, 2024 and
voluntarily applied the U.K. Code from June 28, 2024 to
December 31, 2024. The U.K. Code is available on the FRC’s
website at www.frc.org.uk.
Corporate Governance
New governance framework
Following the Listing Transfer and the changes to the Company’s
listing category in the U.K. as described above, during the year
the Board undertook a comprehensive review of its governance
framework to ensure it supports the Company as it continues its
transition to the requirements of a U.S.-listed domestic filer,
while also meeting the requirements of an “Equity Shares
(Transition)” issuer in the U.K.
Pursuant to that review, effective January 1, 2025, the Board
adopted new Corporate Governance Guidelines which describe
the principles and practices the Board will follow in carrying out
its responsibilities. In addition, each Board Committee’s Terms
of Reference was replaced by a U.S.-style Charter. To further
align with U.S. practices, the Remuneration Committee changed
its name to the Compensation Committee and the Senior
Independent Director was re-designated the Lead Independent
Director. These changes are designed to meet the governance
expectations and requirements to which a U.S.-listed domestic
filer is expected to adhere. The new Corporate Governance
Guidelines and Board Committee Charters are available at
www.indivior.com.
Board leadership and company purpose
Role of the Board
The primary role of the Board is to lead Indivior in a way that
promotes its long-term sustainable success for the benefit of all
its stakeholders, creating value for shareholders and
contributing to wider society. The Board provides strategic
leadership and oversight of the Group’s operations, either
directly or through the work of its principal Committees, within
a framework of prudent and effective controls. It has ultimate
responsibility for the supervision and monitoring of the Group’s
governance, principal risks, and control framework. The Board is
responsible for setting the long-term business strategy and
establishing Indivior’s purpose, vision and values, which
together underpin the culture of the business.
The Board is responsible for ensuring there is a robust and
transparent governance framework in place. This framework
defines the responsibilities and accountabilities of Board
members, both collectively and individually, as well as those of
the principal Committees established by the Board to support
its leadership and oversight role.
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Chair
The Chair leads the Board and is responsible for ensuring its overall effectiveness. The Chair works with the Chief Executive Officer and the
Company Secretary to set the Board’s agenda and ensure that all Directors receive timely and clear information. The Chair also works closely
with the Lead Independent Director and the Non-Executive Directors. A part of each Board meeting is reserved for a private session of the Chair
and the Non-Executive Directors.
Lead Independent Director
The Lead Independent Director
acts as a sounding board for
the Chair and can be an
intermediary for the other
Directors and shareholders
when required. She leads the
other Non-Executive Directors in
the annual performance
evaluation of the Chair.
Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Executive Officer has
delegated responsibility from
the Board for the day-to-day
leadership of the business. He is
supported in this role by the
Executive Committee.
Non-Executive Directors
Through their broad range of
skills and experience, the
Non-Executive Directors bring
judgment, oversight, and
constructive challenge to the
Executive Directors, holding their
performance to account against
agreed performance objectives.
Company Secretary
The Company Secretary ensures
that the Board receives
appropriate and timely
information and provides
adviceand support to the
Chair,Board, and senior
management on regulatory and
governance matters.
Audit & Risk
Committee
Oversight of financial
reporting, audit, and risk.
A
Nomination
Committee
Oversight of Board and
Committee composition
and succession planning.
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Compliance,
Ethics
& Sustainability
Committee
Oversight of the Group’s
Global Integrity &
Compliance Program and
approach to ethical,
responsible, and
sustainable conduct.
Compensation
Committee
Oversight of the link of
reward to strategy.
C
Science
Committee
Oversight of R&D strategy
and pipeline development.
S
Executive
Committee
Comprises key functional
leaders from the business
and is chaired by the
Chief Executive Officer.
Meets monthly and its
purpose is to assist the
Chief Executive Officer in
discharging his duties
and to have oversight of
the implementation of
the Group’s strategic plan.
Biographical details of
the members of the
Executive Committee are
on pages 76 to 77.
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SEC Disclosure
Committee
Comprises key functional
leaders, including, but not
limited to, representation
from finance, investor
relations, and legal
functions.
Meets as necessary and
assists the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer in
fulfilling their
responsibility for
oversight of the accuracy
and timeliness of
disclosures made by the
Company to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange
Commission.
D
Compliance
Committee
Comprises all members of
the Executive Committee
and is chaired by the
Chief Integrity and
Compliance Officer.
Meets monthly and is
responsible for
overseeing compliance
with applicable laws and
rules and regulations
related to certain Indivior
business operations. The
Committee has oversight
of the Group’s Global
Integrity & Compliance
Program.
U.K. MAR
Disclosure
Committee
Comprises the Chief
Financial Officer, the
Chief Commercial Officer,
the Chief Legal Officer,
the Chief Scientific Officer,
and the Company Secretary
and is chaired by the
Chief Financial Officer.
Meets as necessary and
oversees disclosures in
accordance with the U.K.
Market Abuse Regulation
and the FCA’s Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency
Rules.
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Sustainability
Committee
Comprises all members of
the Executive Committee
and is co-chaired by the
Chief Strategy and
Operating Officer and
Chief Manufacturing and
Supply Officer.
Meets quarterly and has
responsibility for the
development,
implementation and
monitoring of the Group’s
sustainability strategy.
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Executive Committees
Principal Board Committees
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Matters reserved for the Board
The Board has a schedule of matters specifically reserved for its decision-making and approval which is regularly reviewed. The key
areas reserved to the Board include:
Purpose, values,
andculture
Establish the Group’s purpose, values, and strategy and satisfy itself that these are aligned with the
Group’s culture.
Assess and monitor the Group’s culture.
Strategy and risk
assessment
Determine the Group’s overarching strategy.
Determine the nature and extent of the principal risks the Group is willing to take in order to achieve
its long-term strategic objectives.
Carry out a robust assessment of the Group’s principal and emerging risks and opportunities.
Operational and
financial management
Approval of annual budget and corporate plans.
Approval of the Company’s dividend policy.
Approval of any increase in, or significant variation in, the terms of the borrowing facilities of
theGroup.
Approval of major capital projects, acquisitions or divestments.
Approval of capital expenditure projects outside the scope of the approved annual budgets
andplans.
Financial reporting and
internal controls
Approval of annual, half-yearly, and quarterly financial reports and the reports included therein.
Ensure the maintenance of a sound system of internal control and risk management.
Board composition and
succession planning
Review the structure, size, and composition of the Board and its Committees.
Consider recommendations from the Nomination Committee regarding appointments to the Board
and its Committees.
Consider reports from the Nomination Committee regarding Non-Executive and Executive
successionplans.
Governance and
compliance
Undertake a formal and rigorous annual review of the Board’s performance and that of its
Committees and individual Directors.
Approval of Directors’ conflicts of interest.
Oversee the Group’s Global Integrity & Compliance Program.
Ethics & sustainability
Review the Group’s confidential reporting hotline facility (EthicsLine) and ensure that arrangements
are in place for investigations and follow-up action.
Stakeholder engagement
Establish an effective method for gathering the views of the Group’s workforce and keep this
mechanism under review.
Consider the interests of the Group’s shareholders and other key stakeholders in its discussions
anddecision-making.
Corporate Governance continued
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Board and Committee attendance
Directors are expected to attend all Board meetings, other than in exceptional circumstances. The Board met seven times during the
year in accordance with its scheduled meeting calendar. Of these meetings, five were held in person (three in the U.S. and two in the
U.K.) and two by video conference. In addition, the Board met a further 17 times by video conference to consider other matters,
including preliminary financial results, the transfer of the Company’s primary listing to Nasdaq, the strategic viability of PERSERIS,
updates to FY 2024 guidance, the share buyback program, engagement with Oaktree, the relationship agreement with Scopia,
theappointment of new Non-Executive Directors, and the Group’s opioid multi-district litigation and Healthcare Services Corp
(HCSC) litigation.
Board and Committee attendance 2024
Independent
Date appointed
to the Board Board Audit & Risk Compensation
1
Compliance,
Ethics &
Sustainability Nomination Science
Peter Bains Yes August 2019 24/24 5/5 6/6 3/3
Joe Ciaffoni
2
Yes December 2024
Mark Crossley n/a February 2017 23/24
3
Dr. Keith Humphreys Yes November 2023 21/24
10
4/4 5/6
11
3/3
Jo LeCouilliard Yes March 2021 22/24
10
6/6 5/5 6/6
Barbara Ryan Yes June 2022 24/24 6/6 5/5 6/6 2/3
13
Mark Stejbach Yes March 2021 21/24
10
6/6 4/4 6/6 3/3
Juliet Thompson Yes March 2021 22/24
10
6/6 3/4
12
6/6
Dr. David Wheadon
4
Yes June 2024 16/18
10
3/3 5/5 2/2
Retired Directors
Graham Hetherington
5
n/a November 2019 19/24 4/5 3/4 2/6
Jerome Lande
6
n/a March 2021 22/24
10
3/4 1/1
Dr. A. Thomas McLellan
7
n/a November 2014 1/1 0/1 0/1 -
Ryan Preblick
8
n/a November 2020 22/24
Robert Schriesheim
9
n/a December 2024
1. On January 1, 2025 the Remuneration Committee was renamed the Compensation Committee.
2. Joe Ciaffoni was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee on December 16, 2024.
3. Mark Crossley did not attend one Board meeting as he had an interest in the matter being discussed.
4. Dr. David Wheadon was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination, Compensation, and Science Committees on June
1, 2024. He was appointed Chair of the Board on January 27, 2025.
5. Graham Hetherington stepped down from the Board as Chair on December 31, 2024. He did not attend five Board meetings for personal reasons.
6. Jerome Lande stepped down as a member of the Nomination Committee on May 31, 2024 and retired from the Board as a Non-Executive Director on December
31, 2024. He was unable to attend a Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability Committee meeting due to a conflicting appointment.
7. Dr. A. Thomas McLellan retired as a Non-Executive Director on February 29, 2024. He was unable to attend a Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability Committee
meeting and a Nomination Committee meeting due to attendance at international policy discussions on the development of treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.
8. Ryan Preblick stepped down from the Board as an Executive Director on December 31, 2024. He did not attend two Board meetings as he had interest in the
matters being discussed.
9. Robert Schriesheim was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee on December 16, 2024. He stepped
down from the Board on March 2, 2025.
10. Non-Executive Directors attended all scheduled Board meetings. Non-attendance relates to those Non-Executive Directors who were unable to attend ad hoc
Board meetings which were called at short notice. In these cases, Non-Executive Directors were given the opportunity to discuss the subject matter with the
Chair ahead of the meetings and provide their feedback for consideration. In addition, Jerome Lande was unable to attend a Board meeting as he had an
interest in the matter being discussed.
11. Dr. Keith Humphreys was unable to attend a Nomination Committee meeting which was called at short notice due to a prior commitment.
12. Juliet Thompson was unable to attend a Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability Committee meeting due to a conflicting appointment.
13. Barbara Ryan was unable to attend a Science Committee meeting due to a conflicting appointment.
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Corporate Governance continued
Providing strategic leadership
Our four strategic priorities provide the backdrop against which every item of business is considered, and every decision is made, by
the Board.
Our four strategic
priorities for value
creation:
2024 Annual strategy day
In September 2024, the Board held its annual strategy day.
Ahead of this, Directors were asked to share their
perspectives to help shape and focus the agenda through
individual “Seek the Wisdom” sessions with the Chief
Strategy and Operating Officer.
Attendees
All Directors were in attendance for the annual strategy day
discussions. Executive Committee members, other senior
leaders and a physician attended for parts of the session
asappropriate.
What the Board considered
The focus of the day was to undertake a deep dive into
Indivior’s strategy, including capital allocation choices and
priorities for the year ahead. The session also provided an
opportunity for the Board to reflect upon the Group’s recent
performance, leadership, and investor perspectives.
The Board began by revisiting the output of its 2023 strategy
day where it had been agreed that the drive towards the
goal of SUBLOCADE net revenues of >$1.5bn remained a
keypriority.
The Board considered the 2023 strategy day output in the
context of the current environment – including the
significant gaps in OUD treatment and opportunities in the
LAI category. The Board also considered the investments
required to expand into SUD adjacencies, the current
SUBLOCADE headwinds and the disappointing study results
of AEF0117 in participants with CUD.
Following these considerations, the Board considered an
in-depth analysis from management on the external
transitory pressures impacting SUBLOCADE’s performance
including Medicaid patient reductions, a cyberattack on a
major medical claims processor, and a changed market
backdrop, with a new competitor to SUBLOCADE in the U.S.
market. Notwithstanding these pressures, management
remained firm in its conviction that SUBLOCADE had a
differentiated and optimal profile for OUD patients and
believed that it would best meet the increasing challenges
that synthetic opioids were presenting to OUD patients and
treatment providers.
In the context of the above, management’s recommendation
was to narrow the focus to OUD and to reinvest further
behind SUBLOCADE to reignite its growth trajectory.
Outcomes
The Chair and Non-Executive Directors held a private
session without the Executive Directors to consider
management’s proposed strategy. The Chair and Non-
Executive Directors confirmed their alignment with
management’s view that the Group’s strategy be streamlined
to focus on the core opportunities in OUD treatment.
The Board confirmed its alignment with the investments to
fuel SUBLOCADE’s growth in 2025, noting that these would
be funded through a cost-optimization program.
1. Grow
SUBLOCADE
>$1.5bn
2. Diversify
Revenue
3. Progress
the Pipeline
4. Optimize
Our Operating
Model
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Principal activities undertaken by the Board in 2024
The Directors consider that they met sufficiently frequently to enable them to discharge their duties effectively. Details of the
principal matters discussed and decisions made during the year are shown in the following table.
Consideration of all of the Group’s stakeholders is an integral part of the Board’s decision-making and is predicated on discussions
held with stakeholders. Further information on the Group’s engagement with stakeholders can be found in the Strategic Report on
pages 24 to 30.
Matters
considered Board action
Purpose, values,
andculture
The Board reviewed and discussed the results of the 2024 employee Culture Survey. The Chief Human
Resources Officer attended the July Board meeting to provide insights from the survey. Further
information can be found on page 85.
Jo LeCouilliard and Mark Stejbach, Non-Executive Directors with responsibility for Workforce Engagement,
provided feedback to the Board on an employee engagement event they led with members of the
Culture Champions Network at the Company’s Richmond headquarters. Further information can be
found on page 86.
Juliet Thompson and Jo LeCouilliard, Lead Independent Director and Non-Executive Director respectively,
briefed the Board on their visit to the Company’s Fine Chemical Plant and R&D facilities in Hull, U.K.
Strategy and risk
assessment
The Board held a strategy day session in September 2024. Further information can be found on page82.
The Board reviewed various strategic options for PERSERIS, ultimately concluding that there was no
longer a path forward that was financially viable. As a result, the Board agreed to cease all promotion
and marketing support activities relating to PERSERIS. Further information can be found in note 29 of the
Notes to the Group financial statements on page 178.
The Board received a comprehensive presentation on cybersecurity including an update from an
external cybersecurity expert on industry cyber risks and current cyber threats to Indivior, particularly in
relation to artificial intelligence risks, ransomware attacks, and third party/vendor attacks. The Board
reviewed the results of an external cybersecurity assessment of Indivior which indicated that Indivior
was operating at a high level and was advanced in its cybersecurity posture compared to the industry at
large and there had been no material cybersecurity incidents involving Indivior’s assets. In addition, the
Board received an overview of the Group’s cybersecurity strategy.
The Board initiated a consultation with shareholders on the proposed transfer of the Company’s primary
listing from the U.K. to the U.S. Following consultation feedback, the Board considered the optimal timing
for the transfer and the likely impact of the transfer in the short and longer term, and reviewed and
monitored the Company’s preparedness for the transfer. The Board agreed to seek shareholder approval
for the transfer at a general meeting in May 2024. The Board also received regular updates on the FCA’s
proposed reforms to its Listing Rules and the impact of the implementation of these reforms on the
transfer of primary listing.
The Board approved the entry into mediation discussions and a proposed settlement agreement with
end payor plaintiffs in the Health Care Services Corp (HCSC) consolidated cases.
The Board reviewed, with counsel, the Group’s litigation and legal strategy.
The Board undertook a robust assessment of the Company’s emerging and principal risks.
Further information regarding the Group’s approach to risk management, including the management of its
principal and emerging risks, can be found on pages 61 to 70
Financial and
operational
performance
The Board received an update on the operational performance of the business at each scheduled
meeting. In particular, the Board received regular updates on, and analyzed, the financial performance
of SUBLOCADE.
The Board reviewed the Group’s use of capital and approved the implementation of a further $100m
share repurchase program, which commenced in August 2024, following completion of the share
repurchase program which had commenced in November 2023. Further information can be found in
Note23 to the Group financial statements onpage174.
The Board approved the $400m refinancing of Indivior’s credit facility. Further information can be found
in Note 17 to the Group financial statements on page 166.
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Matters
considered Board action
Financial
reporting and
internal
controls
The Board reviewed and approved the FY 2023 preliminary announcement, the Q1 2024 results announcement,
the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts, the 2024 half-year results announcement and the Q3 2024 results
announcement.
On the recommendation of the Audit & Risk Committee, the Board agreed to recommend the re-
appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the External Auditor.
Supported by the Audit & Risk and Disclosure Committees, the Board reviewed the 2023 Annual Report and
Accounts and concluded that, when taken as a whole, it is fair, balanced, and understandable and provides
the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s position, performance, business model
and strategy. The Board noted the Audit & Risk Committee's review of the going concern assumption and
Viability Statement and considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in the
preparation of the financial statements. The Board approved the Viability Statement which can be found on
page 71. The Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities can be found on page 129.
Supported by the Audit & Risk and Disclosure Committees, the Board reviewed and approved the Annual
Report on Form 20-F.
All matters discussed by the Audit & Risk Committee were summarized to the Board for consideration or
approval. Further information regarding the work of the Audit & Risk Committee, including its review of the
effectiveness of internal control and risk management systems and any significant internal audit findings in
2024, can be found on pages 90 to 97.
Board
composition
and succession
planning
The Board approved the appointment of Dr. David Wheadon as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective
June 1, 2024. David was also appointed as a member of the Nomination, Compensation and Science Committees.
Following engagement with Oaktree, the Company agreed to appoint additional Non-Executive Directors to
the Board. Joe Ciaffoni and Robert Schriesheim were appointed as Independent Non-Executive Directors on
December 16, 2024. Both Robert and Joe were also appointed as members of the Nomination Committee. In
addition, effective December 31, 2024, Ryan Preblick stepped down as an Executive Director whilst remaining
as CFO. This change aligns the Board composition with U.S. listed company practice.
The Board, through the Nomination Committee, commenced a comprehensive search process to identify a
successor to the Chair, Graham Hetherington, following his decision to retire from the Board at the end of 2024.
Governance and
compliance
The Chief Integrity and Compliance Officer attended two Board meetings to give a detailed update and
answer questions on the continued progress of the Group’s Global Integrity & Compliance Program.
The Board approved the submission of the Annual Board of Directors’ Resolution as required by the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Resolution Agreement.
The Board received refresher training on the expectations and indicia of an effective compliance program.
The training also provided a reminder of the Board’s obligations under Indivior’s government agreements.
The Board approved the adoption of new Corporate Governance Guidelines and new Charters for the Audit
& Risk, Compensation, Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability, Nomination and Science Committees, all effective
from January 1, 2025.
Ethics and
sustainability
The Board received updates from the Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability Committee on the work being
undertaken by that Committee.
The Board reviewed and approved the Group’s Modern Slavery Statement, a copy of which can be found at
www.indivior.com.
The Board approved a new Group Code of Conduct, designed to be more principles-based and interactive
than the previous Code.
The Board reviewed and approved the disclosures against the TCFD framework for inclusion in the 2023
Annual Report. Please refer to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures within the “Managing
Indivior’s Business Responsibly” section on pages 46 to 49 for more information on activities during 2024.
Stakeholder
engagement
The Board held an in-person “patient conversation” with a patient who provided an overview of his personal
journey to recovery from OUD, achieved through treatment and counseling. He shared his perspectives
regarding recovery and responded to questions posed by theDirectors.
The Board met with a physician experienced in treating OUD who shared her approach to, and experiences
of, treating OUD patients. The physician responded to questions posed by the Directors.
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer provided an update on feedback from investors
following each quarterly results announcement and generally throughout the year.
The Board was kept abreast of the views of shareholders during the year by management and presentations
from the Group’s brokers and sell-side analysts. The Board engaged with shareholders during the year and
entered into a Relationship Agreement with one of its largest shareholders, Oaktree, which included
agreement to make certain changes to the Board’s composition as described above.
Corporate Governance continued
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Our culture
It is critical to Indivior’s strategy and long-term success that
there is a culture and set of values that are widely understood
and that guide the organization in everything it does, and
indeed the Group’s culture is considered one of its key
strengths. Our culture, driven by our Guiding Principles, puts our
purpose into action. Our Guiding Principles shape our decision-
making process and provide a blueprint for all our activities.
Westrive to cultivate a culture of integrity and commit to high
standards of governance, while putting the needs of our
patients front and center.
The Board has responsibility for assessing, embedding, and
monitoring the culture of the Group and ensuring that it is
aligned with its policies and practices.
How the Board assesses and monitors culture
The Board recognizes that a thriving culture is an enabler for
the delivery of our vision and strategic priorities. It assesses
and monitors culture through the following:
In-depth review of annual Culture Survey
Each year the Group undertakes an externally-facilitated
employee Culture Survey. The results of the 2024 Culture Survey
were presented to the Board at its meeting in July 2024 by the
Chief Human Resources Officer. This gave the Board an
opportunity to take a deeper-dive assessment into culture. The
Board was pleased with the participation rate of 90% which
highlighted strong engagement and exceeded industry norms.
The Survey measured employees’ views on 22 essential
behaviors and the results for each behavior were compared to
our scores in prior years and those of a life sciences industry
benchmark. There were no significant changes in the overall
results compared to the 2023 survey and Indivior maintained
scores which were above the life sciences industry benchmark
on every measure. Mission alignment, values, and pride
remained the foundational strengths of culture. The Board
discussed the results of, and the key opportunities presented
by, the Survey.
Engagement with our Culture Champions
During the year, Jo LeCouilliard and Mark Stejbach, Independent
Non-Executive Directors with responsibility for Workforce
Engagement, attended a session with members of the Culture
Champions Network at our Richmond headquarters. The
outcomes from that event were discussed at the July 2024 Board
meeting. In particular, the impact of the decision to discontinue
the promotion and marketing supporting activities relating to
PERSERIS and the consequential workforce reduction were
discussed, noting that this had impacted morale.
The Board believes that Indivior’s culture continues to thrive.
Notwithstanding Indivior’s positive culture, the Board recognizes
that embedding and monitoring culture is an ongoing process if
it is to remain a key competitive advantage enabling Indivior to
drive sustainable and strategic business growth.
Recognition of Indivior’s culture
During the year, Indivior was recognized as one of the U.K.’s Best
Workplaces in BioPharma™ and one of the U.K.‘s Best
Workplaces for Women
TM
by Great Place To Work® U.K. The
“Great Place to Work” certification utilizes company culture as
the global benchmark for measuring outstanding employee
experience, including engagement, leadership, wellbeing, and
fairness.
Engaging with our stakeholders
As part of its decision-making processes, the Board considers
the interests of shareholders, key stakeholders, and wider
society. Further information regarding the Board’s stakeholder
engagement activities can be found in the “Stakeholder
Engagement” section set out on pages 24 to 30 of the Strategic
Report and the “Managing Indivior’s Business Responsibly”
section on pages 32 to 45. Further information regarding the
Board’s activities during the year, including examples of how it
considered the interests of stakeholders, is provided in the
“Principal activities undertaken by the Board in 2024” section on
pages 83 to 84.
Our Guiding Principles
Focus on patient needs to drive decisions
Seek the wisdom of the team
Believe that people's actions are well-intended
Care enough to coach
Demonstrate honesty and integrity at all times
See it, own it, make it happen
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Workforce engagement
The July 2024 Board meeting was held in the Company’s
Richmond headquarters and the Board took the opportunity to
hold a number of employee engagement events. This included
an employee luncheon which allowed the Non-Executive
Directors to hear employees’ views firsthand. An engagement
event with members of the Culture Champions Network, and a
dinner with the Executive Committee and selected direct
reports, allowed the Board to meet with developing talent and
high potential employees.
Jo LeCouilliard and Mark Stejbach, Non-Executive Directors
responsible for Workforce Engagement, provided feedback to
the Board on the engagement event with members of the
Culture Champions Network. They reported that employee
morale had been impacted by the announcement concerning
the discontinuation of PERSERIS promotion and marketing
support activities, but the Culture Champions had commended
the transparency of management’s communications. They also
commended the Group’s hybrid working policy, which was
considered to be operating well.
Earlier in the year, Juliet Thompson and Jo LeCouilliard, Lead
Independent Director and Independent Non-Executive Director
respectively, visited the Group’s Fine Chemical Plant and R&D
facilities in Hull, U.K.
Workforce policies and practices
The Board keeps workforce policies and practices under review
to ensure they are consistent with the Group’s values and
support the long-term sustainable success of the Group. The
Group’s Code of Conduct (“Doing the Right Things Right”) sets
out standards expected of the workforce and how these
standards align with the Group’s culture and Guiding Principles.
During the year, the Chief Integrity and Compliance Officer
updated the Board on the continued focus on the Group’s
Global Integrity & Compliance Program, including key program
enhancements and compliance with the Resolution Agreement.
Pursuant to the Resolution Agreement, members of the Group
are subject to certain ongoing reporting and compliance
requirements, including to the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S.
Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services Office of Inspector General. Further information
on the Resolution Agreement and the ongoing reporting and
compliance requirements can be found in the “Commitment to
Transparent Disclosure” section on page31.
The Chief Integrity and Compliance Officer provided an overview
of reports received via the confidential reporting hotline facility
(EthicsLine), which provides a facility for members of the
workforce to raise concerns in confidence and (where local
regulations permit) anonymously.
In 2023, the Group evolved its “Speak Up” program for the
reporting and handling of potential concerns. As part of this
evolution, workforce members are encouraged to present ideas,
raise concerns and ask questions through a number of different
channels: through their immediate supervisor, through the
Integrity & Compliance, Human Resources, and Legal functions,
or by using the EthicsLine confidential reporting facility.
Managers and functions are responsible for maintaining an
“open door” for workforce members who may need or want to
reach out to them. This initiative has had a positive impact on
reporting, including individuals self-reporting issues that
havearisen.
The Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability Committee routinely
reviews reports received via the EthicsLine and monitors the
case management and investigation process at each meeting.
The Board has ultimate responsibility for the Group’s
confidential reporting facility and there is a process in place for
promptly escalating significant reports.
During the year, the Board reviewed a summary of the reports
received through the confidential reporting facility and the
arrangements in place for investigation and follow-up action.
Further information regarding the Group’s Global Integrity &
Compliance Program, including the 2024 program highlights, can
be found in the “Managing Indivior’s Business Responsibly”
section on pages 32 to 49.
The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing
workforce remuneration and related policies and the alignment
of incentives with culture. Further information regarding the
Compensation Committee’s review in 2024 can be found on
page 119.
Engagement with shareholders
The Board recognizes the importance of regular, effective and
constructive communications with its shareholders.
The principal opportunity for shareholders to engage with the
Board is at the AGM. The 2024 AGM was held in person at the
Marlborough Theatre, No. 11 Cavendish Square, London, W1G0AN.
The AGM provides an opportunity for shareholders to put
questions to the Board and to vote on the resolutions set out in
the Notice of Meeting.
All resolutions are voted on by way of poll, with one vote for
each share held, which the Board considers a more democratic
method of voting. The results of the poll were announced to the
LSE and published on Indivior’s website shortly after the end of
the AGM.
Prior to the AGM, the Board receives and considers corporate
governance and voting guidelines issued by the Company’s
major institutional shareholders, representative bodies, and
proxy advisory organizations.
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The Group announces its financial results on a quarterly basis,
and these are released to the LSE via an authorized Regulatory
Information Service, and subsequently published on the Group’s
website. In addition, the results are also furnished to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. Results announcements
are accompanied by a presentation for analysts and investors
from the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and
other executives; these are webcast live and archived on the
Group’s website. These presentations include question and
answer sessions where attendees are invited to ask questions.
The Chair seeks engagement with major shareholders when
appropriate. During the year, the Board engaged extensively
with shareholders in relation to the Relationship Agreement
with Oaktree and the appointment of new Independent Non-
Executive Directors.
The Chair of the Compensation Committee also engaged with
major shareholders on executive remuneration matters.
2025 Annual General Meeting
The 2025 AGM will be held at the Marlborough Theatre,
No. 11 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN on May 8, 2025.
Division of responsibilities
Board balance and independence
There is a clear division of responsibilities between the
leadership of the Board and the executive leadership of the
business. The roles of the Chair, Chief Executive Officer and
Lead Independent Director are clearly separated and set out in
writing. Their division of responsibilities, plus the matters
reserved for the Board and the Charter for each principal
Committee, ensure that no single individual can have unfettered
powers of decision-making.
On December 31, 2024, Graham Hetherington, Chair, Jerome
Lande, Non-Executive Director, and Ryan Preblick, Chief
Financial Officer, stepped down from the Board. Following this
change, the Board comprised the Chief Executive Officer and
nine Non-Executive Directors. On January 27, 2025, Dr. David
Wheadon, an Independent Non-Executive Director, was
appointed as Chair. On January 31, 2025, Daniel Ninivaggi was
appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director. On March 2,
2025, Robert Schriesheim stepped down from the Board as an
Independent Non-Executive Director. The Board currently
comprises the Chair, Chief Executive Officer and eight Non-
Executive Directors
The Board considers the independence of its Non-Executive
Directors annually. In 2024, this consideration was based on the
criteria in the U.K. Code and followed review by the Nomination
Committee. As at December 31, 2024, following the retirement of
Jerome Lande, the Board considered that all Non-Executive
Directors were independent.
The Non-Executive Directors bring an external perspective to
Board discussions. The Company has benefited from the broad
range of skills and experience that the Non-Executive Directors
provide from different businesses and fields, including the
pharmaceutical, financial, and research sectors. They offer
specialist advice, constructive challenge, and strategic guidance
to the Executive Directors as well as holding them toaccount.
Throughout the year the Non-Executive Directors helped to
shape the Group’s strategy, scrutinized the performance of
management, agreed goals and objectives, and monitored the
Group’s risk profile and reporting of performance.
Board processes and the role of the
CompanySecretary
The Company Secretary ensures that the Board receives
appropriate and timely information and provides advice and
support to the Chair, Board, and senior management on
regulatory and governance matters. All Directors have access to
the Board portal, which is used to distribute Board and
Committee materials and governance resources.
Board meetings are scheduled well in advance. Where it is
necessary to call meetings at short notice, efforts are made to
find suitable times when all Directors can attend. Where this is
not possible, Directors are provided with briefing materials and
can discuss any agenda item with the Chair, Chief Executive
Officer, or relevant Committee Chair. In addition, updates and
analysts’ notes are uploaded to the Board portal to ensure that
Directors are kept apprised of developments.
All Directors have direct access to the advice and services of the
Company Secretary. Directors may also obtain independent
professional advice at the Company’s expense.
Time commitment
The letters of appointment for the Chair and Non-Executive
Directors state the expected time commitment to fulfill their
roles. The Chair and Non-Executive Directors are expected to set
aside sufficient time to prepare for meetings. The Board is
satisfied that all Directors continue to devote sufficient time to
discharge their duties effectively.
Composition, succession, and evaluation
Appointment and reappointment of Directors
There is a formal, rigorous, and transparent procedure for the
appointment of new Directors. The process for new
appointments is led by the Nomination Committee, which
makes recommendations to the Board.
All Directors will stand for reappointment at the 2025 AGM.
The2025 Notice of AGM includes a biography for each Director
setting out the skills they bring to the Board and why their
contribution is, and continues to be, important to the long-term
success of the Group.
Further information regarding the process for the appointment
of the Chair, Chief Executive, and Non-Executive Directors can
be found in the Nomination Committee Report on page 100.
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Succession planning
The Nomination Committee is responsible for developing and
overseeing the succession plans for the Board and senior
management and, as part of this review, takes consideration of
the length of service of each Director. The Committee also
considers the skills and experience of each of the Directors and
maintains a skills matrix. Appointments and succession plans
are based on merit and objective criteria.
Further information regarding the review of succession planning
in 2024 can be found in the Nomination Committee Report on
pages 98 to 101.
Board performance review
2024 performance review
The Board recognizes the benefits of undertaking a rigorous
review of its own performance and that of its Committees and
individual Directors. A review is undertaken every year and is
normally carried out externally every third year. The most recent
external review was undertaken in 2021/22.
The 2024 internal review was facilitated by the Chair, supported
by the Company Secretary and Lintstock, an independent
consultancy that does not have any other connection with
theCompany.
The review comprised an online survey, which was completed
by each Director and the Company Secretary. The responses to
the survey were collated and reports for the Board and each of
its Committees were prepared by Lintstock and distributed to all
Directors.
The key themes arising from the review were:
reflecting the transition to a U.S. listing in the Board’s skills and
profile, ensuring there is adequate U.S. representation and
experience on the Board, and facilitating access to support on
the U.S. market, shareholder, and governance environments;
giving greater focus to strategy and creating more time to
discuss this at the Board, particularly in light of changes in
the competitive environment, reviewing the current strategy
to ensure it remains fit for purpose, and giving further
consideration to diversification;
supporting the pipeline, given the strategic importance of
delivering current and future assets and diversification, and
spending more time considering pipeline evolution at the
Board; and
enhancing Board dynamics and meeting management,
increasing the time available for debate, reducing the time
spent on operational matters, and addressing the balance of
Director contribution.
The Board agreed on the following key priorities for the
yearahead:
focusing on strategy and making more time for high-quality
strategic discussions;
optimizing the business model and pipeline; and
focusing on executive succession.
Board induction and training
New Directors receive a comprehensive, tailored induction
program, which takes into account their background, skills
and their position on the Board and Committees. The
Company Secretary facilitates the induction of Directors
and monitors ongoing training needs for the Board. Where
an existing Director takes on new responsibilities, they
receive additional training relevant to their new role.
Board induction of Dr. David Wheadon
Dr. David Wheadon was appointed as an Independent
Non-Executive Director in June 2024 and completed his
induction program during the year. His induction program
contained a number of core elements, including:
Induction pack
A comprehensive induction pack was provided, containing
key corporate documents, governance documents, and
copies of recent press releases and analysts’ notes.
Business induction
Meetings were scheduled with members of the Executive
Committee and key employees to provide an understanding
of the Group’s financial, R&D, and commercial operations.
Corporate governance
David attended a corporate governance induction session,
which was delivered by external counsel and covered the
role, duties, and responsibilities of a Director and U.K. and
U.S. legislative and regulatory matters.
Integrity and compliance
David completed compliance training modules relating to
Indivior’s Code of Conduct, CIA, and DOJ Compliance Measures.
Legal
The Chief Legal Officer provided an overview of the key
litigation matters impacting the Group.
Comprehensive induction programs, covering the same
topics, were developed for Joe Ciaffoni, Daniel Ninivaggi,
and Robert Schriesheim following their appointments.
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During the remainder of the year, the Board implemented the
following actions in response to the matters highlighted:
at the 2024 annual strategy day, considered an in-depth
analysis of SUBLOCADE’s performance and agreed that the
Group’s strategy be streamlined to focus on the core
opportunities in OUD treatment;
the AELIS Phase 2b study did not meet its endpoints and
consequently the decision was made not to move forward
with the asset; and
approved the recommendation to discontinue the
development of INDV-1000, a pre-clinical asset targeting
alcohol use disorder.
Audit, risk, and internal control
The Board has ultimate responsibility for internal control and
risk management systems and considers regular reviews, at
least annually, carried out by the Audit & Risk Committee, which
has responsibility for monitoring such systems.
Further information about the role and work of the Audit & Risk
Committee is set out in the Audit & Risk Committee Report on
pages 90 to 97.
Further information regarding the Group’s approach to risk
management, including the management of principal and
emerging risks, can be found on pages 61 to 70.
Board accountability
The Board is responsible for the integrity of the Group’s Annual
Report and Accounts and recognizes its responsibility to present
a fair, balanced, and understandable assessment of the Group’s
position and prospects.
The Board has assessed, together with the Audit & Risk and
Disclosure Committees, all information available in considering
the overall drafting of the Group’s Annual Report and Accounts
and the process by which it was compiled and reviewed. In
doing so, the Board ensured that adequate time was dedicated
to the drafting process so that linkages and consistencies were
worked through and tested. Drafts were reviewed by
knowledgeable executives and senior management not directly
involved in the year-end process.
The Board recognizes that this responsibility extends to interim
and other inside information, information required to be
presented in relation to statutory requests and reports to
regulators. In relation to these requirements, reference is made
to the Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in respect of the
and financial statements set out on page 129.
Remuneration
Further information about our approach to remuneration and
the role and work of the Compensation Committee is set out in
the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 106 to 124.
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At December 31, 2024, the membership
of the Committee was as follows:
Juliet Thompson (Chair)
Jo LeCouilliard
Barbara Ryan
Mark Stejbach
Details of attendance at Committee
meetings can be found on page 81
Audit & Risk Committee
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present the
Audit & RiskCommittee Report for the financial year ended
December 31, 2024.
This report provides an insight into the activities undertaken by
the Committee during the year and the key governance
responsibility which the Committee continues to fulfill in
ensuring the integrity of the Group’s published financial
information and the effectiveness of its risk management,
controls, and related processes. This report should be read in
conjunction with the separate section of compliance under the
U.K. Corporate Governance Code (U.K. Code) on page 78.
In April 2024, the Committee was notified by its External Auditor
that the FRC’s Audit Quality Review (AQR) team, as part of its
ordinary review process, was performing a review of the audit of
the Group’s financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2023. In November 2024, the AQR team notified the
Committee and External Auditor that no key findings were
identified in the work within the scope of their review. The
Committee discussed the results of the review with the External
Auditor and was satisfied as to the quality of the audit.
Also during the year, we recommended to the Board the
adoption of a new Committee Charter to replace our Terms of
Reference, effective January 1, 2025. Whereas the Terms of
Reference largely reflected the requirements of the U.K. Code
(which no longer applies to Indivior following the transfer of its
primary listing from the U.K. to the U.S.), the Charter is more
aligned to U.S. best practice. It reflects U.S. governance
requirements and expectations and will support our transition
to becoming a U.S. listed domestic filer.
The Committee will continue to work closely with the Board to
drive stakeholder value, to support the strategic ambitions of
the Group and address the opportunities and challenges that
2025 will bring.
Juliet Thompson
Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee
Members and meetings
Throughout the year, Juliet Thompson and Jo LeCouilliard were
both considered to have recent and relevant financial
experience and competence in auditing and accounting.
TheCommittee as a whole has financial and commercial
competence relevant to the sector in which the Group operates,
and each member of the Committee satisfies the relevant
independence requirements of the U.K. Code. Further
information on the skills, expertise, and experience of the
Committee members is set out on pages 74 to 75.
The Committee, throughout the course of the year, invited the
Chair of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, Senior Vice President-Group Controller, Vice President-
Chief Audit Executive, Company Secretary, Chief Legal Officer,
Vice President-Tax, External Audit Partners, and other
representatives from management and the External Auditor to
attend Committee meetings. The Deputy Company Secretary
acts as the secretary to the Committee. The Committee reserves
the right to meet without any of these individuals present.
The Chair of the Committee reports to the Board, as a separate
Board agenda item, on the activity of the Committee and matters
of relevance. The Board has access to the Committee’s papers
and receives copies of the minutes of the Committee’s meetings.
For part of each Committee meeting, the members meet
separately with each of the Chief Financial Officer, Vice
President-Chief Audit Executive, and the External Auditor.
TheCommittee regularly meets privately without management
present. The Committee has unrestricted access to Group
documents, information, employees, and the External Auditor.
The Committee may also take independent professional advice
on any matters covered by its Charter at the Group’s expense.
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Role and responsibilities
The Committee has an extensive agenda focused on its
responsibility to oversee and give assurance to the Board
regarding the integrity of financial reporting, internal controls
over financial reporting, risk management, and audit
arrangements. In discharging this responsibility, the Committee,
with the assistance of management and Indivior Audit Services
(the Group’s internal auditor), and interactions with the External
Auditor, focuses its attention in the following areas:
Financial oversight and reporting
Monitoring the integrity of the Group’s financial reporting,
including all formal announcements relating to financial
results and compliance with accounting standards.
Informing the Board of the outcome of the Group’s internal
and external audits and explaining how they contribute to the
integrity of financial reporting.
Reviewing the Group’s strategy for management of key
financial risks and obtaining assurances that the Group has
followed appropriate accounting policies and made
appropriate estimates and judgments.
Challenging, where necessary, the consistency of, and any
changes to, accounting and treasury policies, the clarity and
completeness of disclosures including exceptional items and
other adjustments, any adjustments resulting from the
external audit, the going concern assessment, assumptions
underlying the determination of viability, and compliance
with accounting standards.
Reviewing the content of the quarterly, half-yearly, and
annual financial results and advising the Board of the
integrity of each. Further information is set out on page 92.
Narrative reporting
Reviewing a draft copy of the Committee’s Report for
inclusion in the Annual Report and Accounts.
Considering whether, taken as a whole, the Annual Report and
Accounts is fair, balanced, and understandable and provides the
information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s
position and performance, business model, andstrategy.
Reviewing and approving the going concern disclosure and
Viability Statement to be included in the Annual Report
andAccounts.
Risk management
Assisting the Board in relation to its robust assessment of the
principal and emerging risks facing the Group and the
prospects of the Group for the purposes of disclosures
required in the Annual Report and Accounts and the interim
financial statements issued across the year.
Monitoring the Group’s policies, procedures, and controls for
preventing fraud, bribery, and money laundering.
Internal controls
Reviewing the effectiveness of the Group’s internal controls
over financial reporting, including the policies and overall
processes for assessing financial control and the
effectiveness of corrective action taken by management.
Further information is set out on page 93.
Internal audit
Monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of the Indivior
Audit Services function in the context of the Group’s overall
governance, risks, and controls framework.
Considering and reviewing the remit of the Indivior Audit
Services function, ensuring it has adequate resources and
access to all information necessary to enable the effective
performance of the function. Further information is set out on
page 95.
Reviewing progress against the Indivior Audit Services plan
along with any significant findings and the tracking of
remedial actions.
External audit
Overseeing the relationship between the Group and the
External Auditor, advising the Board how the External Auditor
has contributed to the integrity of the Group’s financial
reporting process, and reporting to the Board whether the
audit contract should be put out to tender to comply with the
mandatory tender requirements or otherwise. Further
information is set out on pages 96 to 97.
Reviewing and monitoring the External Auditor’s objectivity
and independence, agreeing the scope of their work,
negotiating and approving fees paid for the external audit,
overseeing the assessment of the effectiveness of the audit
process, and agreeing the policy in relation to the provision
of non-audit services.
The Committee’s Charter is available to view on the Company’s
website at www.indivior.com.
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Audit & Risk Committee continued
The Committee’s annual work plan is linked to
events in the Group’s financial calendar including
standing items the Committee considers in
addition to any specific matters requiring the
Committee’s attention.
The Committee met a total of six times during the
year, which it considers sufficient to discharge its
duties effectively. Details of the principal matters
discussed during the year are set out below.
Financial oversight and reporting
Received an update from the Chief Financial Officer on the
financial performance of the business at each scheduled
meeting, including market guidance where appropriate.
Reviewed and recommended to the Board the quarterly,
half-yearly, and annual financial results, including any
recommended updates to market guidance.
Reviewed matters relating to going concern, with
supporting analysis.
Reviewed key accounting matters to ensure the Group
followed appropriate accounting policies and made
appropriate estimates and judgments.
At scheduled Committee meetings, the Senior Vice President-
Group Controller presented an update on treasury operations,
including the application of the Group Treasury Investment
Policy. In July 2024, the Committee supported the Board in
reviewing capital allocation priorities and recommending a
further share repurchase program.
Received a presentation from the Vice President-Tax regarding
proposed updates to the annual tax strategy, which were
approved by the Committee. A copy of the Group’s tax strategy
is available on the Group’s website at www.indivior.com.
Received a presentation on U.S. Gross-to-Net margin analysis
from the Senior Vice President-U.S. Finance outlining the
Group’s approach, processes, estimates used, and judgments
taken with respect to rebates and similar arrangements when
determining the ultimate amount of net revenue to
berecorded.
Reviewed the draft 2025 financial plan.
Considered and approved management’s assessment of the
Group’s prospects and longer-term viability.
Reviewed the Group’s debt refinancing strategy.
Met privately with the Chief Financial Officer following each
scheduled meeting.
ACTIVITIES
DURING
THEYEAR
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Narrative reporting
Reviewed and approved a draft copy of the Committee’s
Report for inclusion in the Annual Report and Accounts. In
addition, and supported by the U.K. MAR Disclosure
Committee, considered whether, taken as a whole, the Annual
Report and Accounts is fair, balanced, and understandable
and provides the information necessary for shareholders to
assess the Group’s position and performance, business
model, and strategy.
Reviewed and approved the going concern disclosure
andViability Statement to be included in the Annual Report
and Accounts.
The Viability Statement is set out on page 71.
Risk management
Reviewed the Group’s principal and emerging risks for
inclusion in the Annual Report and Accounts and financial
results announcements. Further information regarding the
Group’s principal risks is set out on pages 61 to 70.
Reviewed the Group’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
program and process.
Reviewed the Group’s approach to cybersecurity and the
threats posed to the Group and discussed the same with the
Group’s Chief Information & Innovation Officer and Senior
Information Security Head.
Reviewed climate-related risks as part of the Group’s
common risk assessment approach. Matters relating to
Climate-related Financial Disclosures are set out on pages 46
to 49.
Internal controls
Reviewed the effectiveness of the Group’s risk management
and internal control systems covering all material controls,
including financial, operational, and compliance controls. The
internal control systems were in place throughout the year
under review and up to the date of approval of the Annual
Report and Accounts.
Internal audit
Agreed the Indivior Audit Services plan for 2024 and reviewed
and approved the 2025 Indivior Audit Services plan. Both
plans factored key risks to the Group, including any potential
impact of global events on the Group’s strategic goals, with a
particular focus on data privacy and the Group’s Raleigh
production facility.
Received presentations from the Vice President-Chief Audit
Executive on progress and delivery against the Indivior Audit
Services plan and results of Indivior Audit Services activities,
including significant findings and remediation plans (where
necessary).
Reviewed the effectiveness of the Indivior Audit Services
function, including the annual quality assessment.
The Committee met privately with the Vice President-Chief
Audit Executive following each scheduled meeting.
External audit
Agreed the External Auditor engagement and audit fee for
2024 as well as the external audit plan for 2024.
Considered accounting and audit matters from the
External Auditor’s reports issued throughout the year.
Reviewed and approved updates to the Group’s policy
regarding engagement of the External Auditor.
Reviewed the independence of the External Auditor and
approved the provision of non-audit services by the
External Auditor pursuant to the Group’s policy on
engagement of the External Auditor.
The annual quality assessment of the External Auditor was
undertaken and reviewed by the Committee (see page 96).
Considered the contents of a letter received from the FRC’s
Audit Quality Review team following a review of the
External Auditor’s 2023 audit. The Committee was satisfied
that no matters were identified.
Recommended to the Board the reappointment of PwC as
the External Auditor.
The Committee regularly meets privately with the External
Auditor without management present.
Other matters
Received an update from the Group’s Chief Integrity and
Compliance Officer on the work of the Group’s Integrity &
Compliance function, including the “Speak Up” program.
Recommended to the Board a further share repurchase
program, which was implemented in August 2024 and
completed on January 31, 2025.
Reviewed the Group’s insurance program and made
various recommendations regarding the 2024/25 renewal
planning process.
Reviewed the Directors’ & Officers’ Insurance program for
the Group.
Reviewed and approved updates to the Group’s Related
Party Transactions Policy.
The Committee reviewed and recommended to the Board for
approval a new Charter to replace the Committee’s Terms of
Reference with effect from January 1, 2025.
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Significant judgments
In preparation for each meeting, management produced
briefing papers on significant matters for review and discussion
by the Committee. Management are invited to attend Committee
meetings to respond to Committee inquiries. The following
areas of focus in relation to the Group’s Annual Report and
Accounts and other judgmental accounting areas were
considered and discussed with both management and the
External Auditor.
Critical accounting judgments and disclosures, and key
sources of estimation
When applying the Group’s accounting policies, management
must make a number of key judgments on the application of
applicable accounting standards, estimates, and assumptions.
These judgments and estimates are based on relevant factors.
The Committee considered and challenged management on key
judgments and sources of estimation covering a number of
areas underlying the Group’s financial statements and results,
including those discussed below.
Estimates for returns, discounts, incentives, and rebates were
discussed with the Committee. Further information can be
found in Note 2 to the Group financial statements.
The Committee considered management’s overall forecasts for
the Group in assessing going concern, viability, and
recoverability of deferred tax assets. These forecasts were also
considered in relation to the Parent Company financial
statements recoverability of the investments in subsidiaries
carrying value.
Additionally, management forecasts for OPVEE were considered
by the Committee in conjunctions with intangible asset
impairment and recoverability judgements.
Judgements regarding tax uncertainties and matters under
audit, including discussion of management’s rationale and
support, were evaluated by the Committee.
Although substantially mitigated as of year-end, during the year
the Committee discussed the uncertainty and potential
outcome of ongoing litigation matters the Group faced to
support judgements taken by management regarding recording
of provisions.
Given the judgments underlying certain matters disclosed in the
Annual Report and Accounts, the Committee has reviewed
management’s assumptions and inputs into their analysis and
development of the judgments, estimates, and disclosures and
discussed the critical nature of each with both management
and the External Auditor.
The Committee has satisfied itself that the Group’s accounting
policies and their application by management are appropriate.
The Committee is also satisfied with both the appropriateness
of analysis performed by management, including the judgments
made and estimates used, and the related disclosures.
Fair, balanced, and understandable assessment
At the request of the Board, the Committee assessed whether
the content of the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts, full-year
results announcement, and the full-year results presentation
were, taken as a whole, fair, balanced, and understandable.
In its assessment, consideration was given to whether key
information and messaging were included consistently across
the announcement, results presentation, and Annual Report
and Accounts. Drafts of the Annual Report and Accounts were
received by the relevant Board and Committee members during
the drafting process in sufficient time to allow for challenge to
the disclosures. Management also reported describing the
approach taken in the preparation of the Annual Report and
Accounts and highlighting the key messages and information.
The Committee advised the Board it was satisfied that, taken as
a whole, the Annual Report and Accounts is fair, balanced,
understandable, and provides the information necessary for
shareholders to assess the Group’s position, performance,
business model, and strategy.
Global events, including various national elections and conflicts
in Ukraine and the Middle East, among others, had the potential
to cause a range of implications for risk management and
corporate reporting during the year. Key risk factors and trends
have been considered in the assessment of the Group’s
principal and emerging risks and uncertainties.
Monitoring the integrity of reported financial
information
Ensuring the integrity of the financial statements and
associated announcements is a fundamental responsibility of
the Committee. During the year, the Committee reviewed the
Group’s FY 2023 preliminary results announcement, the 2023
Annual Report and Accounts, and the 2024 half-yearly and
quarterly financial results. Further, as at the date of this report,
the Committee also reviewed the FY 2024 preliminary results
announcement and this 2024 Annual Report and Accounts. In
doing so, these reviews considered:
the accounting principles, policies, and practices adopted in
the Group’s financial statements, any proposed changes to
them, and the adequacy of their disclosure;
the description of performance to ensure it was fair,
balanced, and understandable;
accounting matters or areas of complexity, the actions,
estimates, and judgments of management in relation to
financial reporting, and the assumptions underlying the going
concern and viability statements;
any significant adjustments to financial reporting identified
by the External Auditor;
cybersecurity threats posed to the overall operating
effectiveness of controls;
tax contingencies, compliance with statutory tax obligations,
and the Group’s tax strategy;
litigation and contingent liabilities affecting the Group;
treasury policies; and
long-term funding options.
Audit & Risk Committee continued
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Internal Audit
Indivior Audit Services, which formally reports to the Committee,
provides assurance and advisory services to senior
management and the Board primarily on the Group’s
governance, risks, and controls, in line with an agreed
auditplan.
Indivior Audit Services, led by the Vice President-Chief Audit
Executive, is composed of appropriately qualified and
experienced professionals. The Committee recognized that
throughout the year the Indivior Audit Services function had the
necessary blend of skills, experience, and quality of leadership
to understand all aspects of the Group worldwide. Third parties
may be engaged to support audit engagements as appropriate.
The Vice President-Chief Audit Executive has direct access to
and regular meetings with the Committee Chair and prepares
reports for Committee meetings on key activities and significant
observations, together with the status of management’s
implementation of audit remediations. The Committee has
unrestricted access to all of Indivior Audit Services’ reports.
During the year, the Committee monitored progress with the
audit plan and approved changes to the plan. Indivior Audit
Services and management work closely together to deliver the
audit plan and develop actions to remediate audit observations.
The Committee noted Indivior Audit Services’ continued
contributions in supporting and delivering value to the Group
and the Committee during the year, including in the
implementation and assessment of the Group’s framework for
internal control over financial reporting. The Committee was
satisfied with Indivior Audit Services’ organization and structure
and the quality, experience, and expertise of the function and
concluded it was effective throughout the year and remained
appropriate for the requirements of the Group.
Internal control over financial reporting and
riskmanagement
The Committee acknowledges its duty to assist the Board to
fulfill its responsibilities for the Group’s risk management and
internal control systems, including the adequacy and
effectiveness of the control environment, internal control over
financial reporting, and the Group’s compliance with the
U.K.Code.
During the year, all business areas prepared annual operating
plans and budgets. These are regularly reviewed and updated
as necessary. Performance against budget is monitored
centrally and is discussed at Committee and Board meetings.
The cash position of the Group is monitored daily by the
treasury function.
Clear policy guidelines are in place for capital expenditure and
investment decisions. These include budget preparation,
appraisal, and review procedures and delegated authority levels.
Effective controls ensure the Group’s exposure to avoidable risk
is minimized, and the Committee is cognizant of the material
controls within the Group, including, among other things, that
proper accounting records are maintained, financial information
used within all business areas is reliable and up-to-date, and
the financial reporting processes comply with relevant
regulatory reporting requirements.
Internal controls over financial reporting are in place for
preparation of consolidated accounts. Accordingly, the
Committee confirms there is a process for identifying,
evaluating, and managing the risks faced by the Group and the
operational effectiveness and monitoring of related controls, all
of which have been in place for the year under review and up to
the date of approval of the Annual Report and Accounts. The
Committee also confirms that it has regularly monitored the
effectiveness of risk management and internal control. This
encompasses policies and procedures that relate to the
maintenance of records, which accurately and fairly reflect
transactions, provide reasonable assurance that transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial
statements, require representatives of the Group to certify that
their reported information gives a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the business and its results for the year, and review
and reconcile reported data. The Senior Vice President-Group
Controller regularly updates the Committee on the Group’s
internal control over financialreporting.
The Committee, having regard to the above-referenced controls
coupled with support from Indivior Audit Services, is of the view
that the Group has an effective system of internal control.
Control processes are designed to manage, rather than
eliminate, the risk of assets being unprotected and guard
against their unauthorized use, culminating in the failure to
achieve business objectives. Internal controls provide
reasonable and not total assurance against material
misstatement or loss.
The Group’s Enterprise Risk Management process is designed to
identify, assess, manage, report, and monitor risks and
opportunities that may impact the achievement of the Group’s
strategy, objectives, and future success. This includes adjusting
the risk profile in line with the Group’s risk tolerances to
respond to new threats and opportunities.
To fulfill its duties, the Committee reviewed:
medium- and longer-term strategic plans, reports on key
operational issues, tax, treasury, risk management, and
Indivior Audit Services reports;
presentations from the Chief Information & Innovation Officer
outlining the Group’s approach to IT and cybersecurity;
reports from Indivior Audit Services at each scheduled
Committee meeting covering key audit areas and any
deficiencies in the control environment covering internal
financial control, operational, IT, and risk management;
reports from management on the oversight and progress of
ongoing work to ensure all aspects of financial reporting are
compliant with the requirements of differing regulatory
regimes; and
the External Auditor’s reports to the Committee.
Accordingly, the Committee confirms its oversight of the process
for identifying, evaluating, and managing risks faced by the
Group. The Committee also confirms its oversight of the
operational effectiveness of the appropriate controls, all of
which have been in place throughout the year and up to the
date of approval of the 2024 Annual Report andAccounts, and
all of which accord with the respective guidance. The Committee
considered whether any matter required disclosure as a
significant failing or weakness in internal control during the
year; no such matters were identified.
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Misstatements
Throughout the year, management reported to the Committee
that they were not aware of any material misstatements or
immaterial misstatements made intentionally to achieve a
particular result.
External Auditor
PwC were appointed as the Group’s External Auditor on
demerger in December 2014 and were last re-appointed by
shareholders at the AGM in May 2024.
The U.K. External Audit team is led by Darryl Phillips (U.K. audit
partner), who was appointed following the conclusion of the
2021 year-end audit. The U.S. External Audit team is led by
Alison Mount (U.S. audit partner), who was appointed following
the conclusion of the 2023 year-end audit. Both the U.K. and U.S.
External Audit teams interact on a regular basis to share ideas,
utilize the work performed between each other where possible,
and jointly communicate responses to any key matters.
The Committee oversees the work undertaken by the External
Auditor and is responsible for the development,
implementation, and monitoring of policies and procedures on
the use of the External Auditor for non-audit services in
accordance with professional and regulatory requirements.
These policies are reviewed to ensure the Group benefits,
inacost-effective manner, from the cumulative knowledge
andexperience of the External Auditor while ensuring the
External Auditor maintains the necessary degree of objectivity
and independence.
The Committee considers the objectivity and independence of
the External Auditor regularly throughout the year. It receives
reports from the External Auditor on its internal quality controls
and independence rules and considers carefully the extent of
non-audit services provided. Accordingly, the Committee is of
the view that the External Auditor was objective and
independent throughout 2024.
During the year, the Committee continued to meet with the
External Auditor following Committee meetings, without
members of management being present, and reviewed key
issues within their scope of interest and responsibility. Such
meetings provided a forum for open dialogue and feedback.
External Auditor effectiveness
On behalf of the Board, the Committee is responsible for
assessing the effectiveness of the audit process. This
processwas in place throughout the year and post year-end
upto and including the date of approval of the Annual
Reportand Accounts.
In fulfilling its responsibilities in assessing the effectiveness of
the External Auditor, the Committee reviewed:
the fulfillment by the External Auditor of the agreed
auditplan;
reports highlighting the significant risks and key judgments
that arose during the audit and their resolution;
a report from the External Auditor at each Committee
meeting; and
fees charged for execution of the external audit.
The FRC’s AQR team routinely monitors the quality of the audit
work of certain U.K. audit firms through inspections of sample
audits and related quality processes. The AQR team selected to
review the Group’s financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2023. The AQR provided a copy of its confidential
report, which was reviewed and discussed by the Committee
with the External Auditor. The Committee is satisfied there were
no key findings identified.
The Committee also monitors audit effectiveness by reviewing
the Audit Quality Implementation reports published by the FRC,
with particular reference to the FRC 2023/24 Audit Quality
Inspection and Supervision report into the largest U.K. audit
firms, published in July 2024. The Committee is also aware of,
acknowledges, and seeks to implement the FRC Audit
Committees and the External Audit: Minimum Standard,
published May 2023 (Minimum Standard).
As in previous years, the Committee received feedback from key
internal stakeholders in assessing the performance and
effectiveness of the External Auditor. This assessment was
undertaken by Lintstock, an independent evaluation
consultancy, on the quality of the External Auditor’s
communication, delivery, and interaction with key internal
stakeholders and included audit work undertaken by the
External Auditor in relation to the audit of the transition of
accounting framework from IFRS to U.S. GAAP as a result of the
transfer of the Group’s primary listing to the U.S.
The results were discussed with the Committee and the External
Auditor at the Committee meeting held in February 2025. The
Committee concluded that the overall working relationship with
the External Auditor was effective and that the audit had been
undertaken in an independent, constructive, and professional
manner with appropriate challenge.
To fulfill its responsibilities for oversight of the external audit
process, the Committee reviewed:
the terms, remuneration, areas of responsibility, associated
duties, and scope of the audit as set out in the engagement
letter with the External Auditor;
the Minimum Standard to ensure there was nothing of note
therein that differs from how the Committee operates;
the overall audit plan and fee proposal;
key accounting and audit judgments and how the External
Auditor applied constructive challenge and professional
skepticism when dealing with management;
recommendations made by the External Auditor to the
Committee and the adequacy of management’s response;
recent and historical performance of the External Auditor in
relation to the Group’s audits including the quality and
probity of communication with the Committee;
the depth of understanding of the Group’s business,
operations and systems, and accounting policies and
practices; and
the demonstration of professional integrity and objectivity to
rotate and select other key engagement partners at least
every five years or as otherwise required by applicable law
orregulation.
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During the year, the External Auditor challenged management’s
judgments and assertions regarding:
U.S. sales rebate adjustments and accruals; and
focus on management’s forecasts used to support going
concern and recoverability of assets.
The Committee continues to review annually the appointmentof
the External Auditor, taking into account the External Auditor’s
effectiveness, independence, and Audit Partner rotation, and
makes a recommendation to the Board accordingly.
Further details of the responsibilities of the Committee
regarding the engagement of the External Auditor and the
supply of non-audit services can be found in the Committee’s
Charter, which is available on the Group’s website.
External Auditor independence
Indivior has a formal policy in place to safeguard the
independence of the External Auditor. The Committee and the
Chief Financial Officer keep the independence of the External
Auditor under review, and during the year the Committee
formally reviewed the independence of the External Auditor and
believes it remained independent throughout the year.
Separately, the External Auditor has reported to the Committee
confirming its independence throughout the year within the
meaning of the regulations on this matter and in accordance
with its professional standards.
To fulfill its responsibilities to ensure the independence of the
External Auditor, the Committee reviewed:
a report from the External Auditor describing arrangements to
identify, report, and manage any conflict of interest, and
policies and procedures for maintaining independence and
monitoring compliance with relevant requirements; and
the extent of non-audit services provided by the
ExternalAuditor.
The Committee has reviewed the nature and level of non-audit
services undertaken by the External Auditor during the year to
satisfy itself that there is no effect on its independence.
Non-audit services
The Committee and the Board place great emphasis on the
objectivity of the Group’s External Auditor in reporting to
shareholders. The Group’s policy relating to the Provision of
Non-Audit Services recognizes the criticality of the objectivity
and independence of the External Auditor and the need to
ensure independence is not impaired by the provision of non-
audit services.
The Committee, in keeping under review the nature and level
ofnon-audit services undertaken by the External Auditor,
recognizes it may be more beneficial for the External Auditor
toprovide certain services because of its existing knowledge
ofthe business or because the information required is a by-
product of the audit process. In these circumstances, the
External Auditor is permitted to provide certain non-audit
services where these are not, and are not perceived to be,
inconflict with its independence.
The Committee considers non-audit services when it is in the
best interests of the Group to do so, provided they can be
undertaken without jeopardizing the independence of the
External Auditor.
The Group’s policy on engagement of the External Auditor states
that, on an annual basis, non-audit fees by the External Auditor
must not exceed 70% of the average of the Group’s external
audit fees billed over the last three-year period. The Group’s
policy also requires Committee approval of all services prior to
engagement of the External Auditor, except the Committee Chair
may approve services costing less than $0.25m. The Chief
Financial Officer may approve fees less than $0.05m for
engagement services that have already been pre-approved by
the Committee.
Total fees charged by the External Auditor during the year were
$7.6m (2023: $6.0m; 2022: $6.4m), comprising $6.8m (2023: $5.2m;
2022: $3.6m) for audit services and $0.8m (2023: $0.8m; 2022:
$2.8m) for audit-related assurance services as set out in Note 4
to the Group financial statements. The ratio of non-audit fees
for the year over the last three year’s average audit fee is 19%.
In conclusion, taking into account the nature of the Group’s
engagement of the External Auditor, the Committee was
satisfied the External Auditor was independent at all times
during the year under review.
External Auditor reappointment and audit
tenderprocess
The Committee has recommended to the Board that PwC be
proposed for reappointment by shareholders as the External
Auditor at the AGM in May 2025. PwC has completed its eleventh
year as External Auditor to the Company. Pursuant to regulatory
provisions, the external audit contract would ordinarily be put
out to tender at least every 10 years.
As noted in the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts, the FRC
granted a two-year extension to the 10-year mandatory tender
requirement. Management, with oversight by the Committee,
initiated a competitive tender process in 2024 for the 2026
year-end audit. Initial discussions with accounting firms
potentially interested in participating in a competitive tender
for the 2026 year-end audit have been held. The formal tender
process will begin in Spring 2025 to allow the Company
sufficient time to solicit, review, respond to, and appoint the
audit firm that will provide the highest-quality and most
effective and efficientaudit.
Juliet Thompson
Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee
March 6, 2025
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At December 31, 2024, the membership
of the Committee was as follows:
Nomination Committee
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present the
Nomination Committee Report for the financial year
ended December 31, 2024.
There were a number of changes to the Board in 2024 and,
consequently, the Committee had a full agenda supporting the
Board with these activities.
In March, my appointment as a Non-Executive Director was
announced and I subsequently joined the Board on June 1, 2024.
My appointment was the culmination of an extensive search
process that commenced in late 2022, focused on adding
scientific, biopharmaceutical, and healthcare industry
experience skills to the Board. Russell Reynolds supported the
Committee in the search process, which also led to the
appointment of Dr. Keith Humphreys in November 2023.
In October 2024, we announced that Graham Hetherington had
informed the Board of his intention to retire at the end of 2024.
The Committee, led by the Lead Independent Director, Juliet
Thompson, commenced a comprehensive internal and external
search process to identify Graham’s successor, supported by
Egon Zehnder. In January 2025, I was honored to be appointed
Chair of the Board.
Following engagement with Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
(Oaktree), a major shareholder in Indivior, the Board entered
into a Relationship Agreement with Oaktree in December 2024.
As part of that agreement, the Board agreed to appoint
additional independent directors proposed by Oaktree. The
Committee recommended to the Board the appointment of Joe
Ciaffoni and Robert Schriesheim as Independent Non-Executive
Directors with effect from December 16, 2024.
Following Joe and Robert’s appointment, the Company
continued to work with Oaktree to identify and appoint an
additional Independent Non-Executive Director. Following a
recommendation by the Committee, the Board agreed to
appoint Daniel Ninivaggi as an Independent Non-Executive
Director effective January 31, 2025.
Also during the year, we recommended to the Board the
adoption of a new Committee Charter to replace our Terms
of Reference, effective January 1, 2025. Whereas the Terms
of Reference largely reflected the requirements of the
U.K.Corporate Governance Code (which no longer applies to
Indivior following the transfer of its primary listing from the U.K.
to the U.S.), the Charter is more aligned to U.S. best practice. It
reflects U.S. governance requirements and expectations and will
support our transition to becoming a U.S. listed domestic filer.
These, and the Committee’s other activities during the year, are
described more fully in this report.
In March 2025, we entered into an Amended and Restated
Relationship Agreement with Oaktree pursuant to which the
Company agreed to reduce the size of the Board from eleven to
seven Directors, effective from our AGM in May 2025. Robert
Schriesheim, Independent Non-Executive Director, stepped
down from the Board on March 2, 2025.
Consistent with the Company’s switch to a U.S. primary
listing in 2024, Peter Bains and Jo LeCouilliard, Independent
Non-Executive Directors, have decided not to stand for
re-election at our AGM in May 2025 and therefore will step
down the from the Board effective the close of the AGM.
DanielNinivaggi will take over from me as Chair of the
Nomination Committee in March 2025 and Barbara Ryan will
take over from Jo LeCouilliard as Chair of the Compensation
Committee in May 2025. In due course, we will announce a
successor to Peter Bains as Chair of the Science Committee.
Dr. David Wheadon
Chair of the Nomination Committee
Members and meetings
At the invitation of the Committee, the Chief Executive Officer,
the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Company Secretary
attended meetings of the Committee.
The Company Secretary is secretary to the Committee.
The Chair of the Committee reports on the activities of the
Committee at the following Board meeting, and copies of the
minutes of Committee meetings are circulated to all Directors.
The Committee has delegated authority from the Board, which
is set out in its Charter, and has authority to appoint search
consultants and other advisors at its discretion.
Details of attendance at Committee
meetings can be found on page 81
Graham Hetherington (Chair)
1
Peter Bains
Joe Ciaffoni
Dr. Keith Humphreys
Jo LeCouilliard
Barbara Ryan
Robert Schriesheim
2
Mark Stejbach
Juliet Thompson
Dr. David Wheadon
3
1. Graham Hetherington stepped down as Chair of the Committee on
December 31, 2024.
2. Robert Schriesheim stepped down as an Independent Non-Executive
Director on March 2, 2025.
3. Dr. David Wheadon was appointed Chair of the Committee on January 1, 2025.
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Role and responsibilities
The principal role and responsibilities of the Committee include:
Board and Committee composition and performance
Reviewing the structure, size, composition of the Board and
its Committees and determining whether to recommend the
addition or removal of individuals consistent with the criteria
approved by the Board.
Reviewing the process for monitoring and evaluating the
performance and effectiveness of the Board and its Committees.
Board and Committee appointments
Overseeing the appointment process for Directors and making
recommendations to the Board regarding appointments to
the Board and its Committees.
Succession planning
Overseeing succession plans for the Board, its Committees
and for senior management, and ensuring that these support
the development of a diverse pipeline for succession.
Conflicts of interest
Reviewing and evaluating additional external appointments
for, and conflicts of interest notified by, the Directors of
Indivior PLC and making recommendations to the Board.
Reviewing and approving external appointments for members
of the Executive Committee.
Director independence and conflicts of interest
Processes exist for actual or potential conflicts of interest to be
reviewed and disclosed and to ensure Directors do not
participate in any decisions where they may have a conflict or
potential conflict.
ACTIVITIES DURING THEYEAR
During the year, the Committee considered,
among other items, the following matters:
Succession planning
Chair
The Committee oversaw the search process for a new
Chairfollowing Graham Hetherington’s decision to retire
from the Board effective December 31, 2024. The Committee,
led by the Lead Independent Director, Juliet Thompson,
commenced a comprehensive search process to identify
Graham’s successor. Egon Zehnder was engaged to support
the Committee in an extensive internal and external search
process to identify an individual with significant prior board
and extensive biopharmaceutical industry experience.
Non-Executive
The Committee oversaw the search process for a new
Non-Executive Director to bring additional skills relating to
biopharmaceutical and healthcare industry experience to
the Board. This led to the appointment of Dr. David
Wheadon as an independent Non-Executive Director with
effect from June 1, 2024.
Following engagement with Oaktree, the Board entered into a
Relationship Agreement with Oaktree in December 2024.
Aspart of that agreement, the Board agreed to appoint
additional independent directors proposed by Oaktree.
Following consideration of their independence, which
included consideration of any material relationships,
including current and former directorships and potential
conflicts of interest, theCommittee recommended to the
Board the appointment of Joe Ciaffoni and Robert
Schriesheim as Independent Non-Executive Directors with
effect from December 16, 2024.
Board Committee structure and composition
In light of changes to the Board composition as described
above, the Committee also considered the membership of
each Board Committee to ensure an appropriate balance
of skills, expertise and experience across all Board
Committees and to ensure that the membership of each
Board Committee supported Indivior’s transition to the
requirements of a U.S. listed domestic filer.
Executive succession
The Committee received a presentation from the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer on the
talent assessment of members of the Executive Committee
and the succession plans in place for each ofthem.
Conflicts of interest
The Committee reviewed and approved an updated
External Appointments Policy. This policy requires that all
Directors of Indivior PLC receive approval from the Board,
and that Executive Committee members receive approval
from the Committee, prior to accepting an additional
external appointment.
The Committee considered the independence of the
Non-Executive Directors and their other commitments and
whether these were likely to give rise to a potential conflict
of interest. On the recommendation of the Committee, the
Board confirmed that each of the Non-Executive Directors,
with the exception of Dr. Tom McLellan (who had served
for more than nine years) and Jerome Lande (who was a
representative of Scopia Capital Management LP, a
shareholder of the Company), remained independent.
The Committee reviewed the Register of Directors’
ConflictsofInterests.
Board and Committee effectiveness review
The Board undertook a review of the effectiveness of its
performance and that of its Committees and individual
Directors during the year. The review was internally
facilitated by the Chair, supported by the Company
Secretary and Lintstock, an independent consultancy that
does not have any other connection with the Company.
Further information regarding the Board and Committee
effectiveness review undertaken during the year can be
found on page 88.
Other
The Committee reviewed and recommended to the Board
for approval, a new Charter to replace the Committee’s
Terms of Reference with effect from January 1, 2025.
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Nomination Committee continued
External appointments
The Company’s External Appointments Policy requires that the
Directors of Indivior PLC receive approval from the Board,
following a recommendation from the Committee, prior to
accepting an external appointment.
In reviewing an additional appointment, consideration will be
given to the Director’s length of tenure, existing commitments,
the likely time commitment of the new role (having regard to
“overboarding” guidelines) and if the appointment is likely to
give rise to a conflict of interest.
Executive Directors may hold one non-executive appointment
and members of the Executive Committee may hold one
external appointment subject to the approval of the Committee.
The Executive Directors do not hold any external directorships.
Approach to succession planning
When considering succession planning, the Committee takes a
phased and orderly approach by regularly reviewing short-,
medium- and long-term Board and Board Committee
requirements. These activities take into account good practice
guidelines, the various legal and regulatory requirements
concerning Board composition, Board and Board Committee
performance reviews and Indivior’s strategic priorities and
planned business developments. The aim is to support the
development of a pipeline of talented people to ensure the
continuation of Indivior’s success.
When considering Executive Director succession, the Committee
undertakes an annual review of Executive Committee members’
performance, strengths and development opportunities and,
where appropriate, considers their potential for succession to
the Board.
The Committee also receives insights from external search firms
on the external landscape, including the availability of potential
candidates and the typical lead time from start of search
toclose.
At least annually, the Committee undertakes a review of
Executive Committee direct reports and considers their
potential for succession to the Executive Committee. Where
employees are identified as potential successors, the
Committee considers their readiness in the near and long term.
Appointments to the Board
There is a formal process in place for the recruitment of new
Directors. This process will normally include the appointment of
an external search consultancy to support the Committee in the
development of a candidate specification, development of long
and shortlists, conducting of screening interviews and taking
upreferences.
Candidate specifications are developed by reference to
a skills matrix, which is regularly reviewed and updated by
theCommittee.
Prior to recommendation, there is an assessment of the
proposed Director’s existing commitments and a review is
undertaken of any actual or potential conflicts. Following these
steps, the Committee makes a recommendation to the Board
regarding the appointment of the preferred candidate to the
Board and relevant Committees.
Following engagement with Oaktree, the Board entered into a
Relationship Agreement with Oaktree in December 2024. As part
of that agreement, the Board agreed to appoint additional
independent directors proposed by Oaktree. Members of the
Committee met with Oaktree’s proposed candidates and
subsequently recommended to the Board the appointment of
Joe Ciaffoni and Robert Schriesheim as Independent Non-
Executive Directors with effect from December 16, 2024. An
external search process was not used in connection with these
appointments.
Diversity
The following disclosures are made in compliance with Rule
7.2.8A of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules:
Indivior’s approach to diversity is set out in our Code of Conduct
(Code) and other supporting policies. The Code is available on
the Group’s website at www.indivior.com. The Code and the
supporting policies apply to all appointments and the
commitments set out in the policies are made in accordance
with U.K. Listing Rule 22.2.30R and other relevant guidance.
The policies commit Indivior to supporting and furthering talent
management through:
targeted sourcing of people from a variety of backgrounds;
accelerated development of key talent within the
organization; and
an ongoing focus on creating an environment that allows all
of our talented people to prosper.
The Board recognizes the advantages that are derived from
bringing different perspectives and skills to ensure effective
decision making. The Board is committed to opportunity
regardless of personal characteristics.
All Board and senior management appointments are based on
merit and objective criteria, seeking to maintain and enhance
the effectiveness of the Board and senior leadership.
The Committee endeavors to enhance the Board and
Committees’ overall effectiveness and, within this context,
considers all factors the Committee deems appropriate, which
may include minimum individual qualifications, strength of
character, judgment, independent, cognitive and personal
strengths, familiarity with the Company’s business and industry,
and the ability to work collegially, and other factors the
Committee considers appropriate. Candidate long and shortlists
for appointments are drawn from a variety of sources and
include a broad range of characteristics in accordance with the
Committee’s Charter.
Where appropriate, the Committee engages external search
firms to assist with Board appointments. Whenever an external
search firm is used, the mandate includes the development of a
slate of candidates with a broad range of characteristics.
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Disclosures required by U.K. Listing Rule 22.2.30R
The tables below set out the diversity data required to be disclosed in accordance with U.K. Listing Rule 22.2.30R:
Gender as at December 31, 2024:
Number of Board
members
Percentage of
the Board
Number of
senior positions
on the Board
(CEO, CFO, SID
and Chair)
Number in
executive
management
1
Percentage of
executive
management
1
Men 10 77% 3 8 73%
Women 3 23% 1 3 27%
Not specified/prefer not to say - - - - -
Ethnic background as at December 31, 2024:
Number of Board
members
Percentage of
the Board
Number of
senior positions
on the Board
(CEO, CFO, SID
and Chair)
Number in
executive
management
1
Percentage of
executive
management
1
White British or other White (including minority-White groups) 12 92% 4 8 73%
Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups - - - 1 9%
Asian/Asian British - - - 1 9%
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 1 8% - - -
Other ethnic group - - - - -
Not specified/prefer not to say - - - 1 9%
1. In accordance with the U.K. Listing Rules definition, executive management comprises the Executive Committee. Details of Executive Committee membership
as at the date of this report can be found on pages 76 to 77.
The above data was collected by each Board and Executive
Committee member completing a questionnaire on a
confidential and voluntary basis through which they self-
reported their gender and ethnicity. In each case, the data was
aligned to the definitions set out in the U.K. Listing Rules.
The Company has selected December 31, 2024 as its chosen
reference date for the purpose of the above disclosures.
On December 31, 2024, Graham Hetherington, Chair, Jerome
Lande, Non-Executive Director, and Ryan Preblick, Chief
Financial Officer, stepped down from the Board. On January 31,
2025, Daniel Ninivaggi was appointed as an Independent Non-
Executive Director. On March 2, 2025, Robert Schriesheim
stepped down from the Board. Therefore, as at the date of this
Annual Report and Accounts, the Board comprises seven men
(70%) and three women (30%).
As at December 31, 2024, the Company had met two of the three
diversity targets set out in U.K. Listing Rule 22.2.30R(1):
At least one senior-level Board position is held by a woman.
At least one member of the Board is from a minority
ethnicbackground.
The remaining target not yet met by the Company is that at
least 40% of Board members are women.
As further vacancies arise, compliance with the U.K. Listing Rules
will remain an area of focus for the Committee.
Dr. David Wheadon
Chair of the Nomination Committee
March 6, 2025
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At December 31, 2024, the membership
of the Committee was as follows:
Mark Stejbach (Chair)
Juliet Thompson
Dr. Keith Humphreys
Graham Hetherington*
Jerome Lande*
*Graham Hetherington and Jerome Lande retired from the Board
and as members of the Committee on December 31, 2024.
Details of attendance at Committee
meetings can be found on page 81
Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability Committee
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present the
Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability Committee Report
for the financial year ended December 31, 2024.
This report provides insight into the compliance, ethics, and
sustainability matters undertaken by the Committee during
theyear.
The Committee has responsibility for oversight of the Group’s
Global Integrity & Compliance Program and, in addition, has
broader responsibility for oversight of the Group’s approach to
ethical, responsible, and sustainable conduct. This includes
responsibility for assessing effectiveness of the Group’s Global
Integrity & Compliance Program and oversight of the Group’s
Sustainability Framework, which includes the Group’s climate
change strategy.
Also during the year, we recommended to the Board the
adoption of a new Committee Charter to replace our Terms of
Reference, effective January 1, 2025. Whereas the Terms of
Reference largely reflected the requirements of the U.K.
Corporate Governance Code (which no longer applies to Indivior
following the transfer of its primary listing from the U.K. to the
U.S.), the Charter is more aligned to U.S. best practice. It reflects
U.S. governance requirements and expectations and will support
our transition to becoming a U.S. listed domestic filer.
The Committee will continue to work with the Board and
stakeholders to drive the Group’s strategy of compliant,
ethical,and sustainable behavior.
Mark Stejbach
Chair of the Compliance, Ethics
& Sustainability Committee
Members and meetings
At the invitation of the Committee, the Chief Executive Officer,
the Chief Legal Officer, and the Company Secretary attended
meetings of the Committee.
The Chief Integrity & Compliance Officer and the Compliance
Expert to the Board attend the relevant section of each
Committee meeting that relates to integrity and compliance
matters. For part of each meeting, the Committee meets
privately with the Chief Integrity & Compliance Officer and the
Compliance Expert to the Board and then also separately meets
with the Compliance Expert to the Board only.
The Deputy Company Secretary is secretary to the Committee.
The Chair of the Committee reports on the activities of the
Committee at the following Board meeting, and copies of the
minutes of Committee meetings are circulated to all Directors.
The Committee has delegated authority from the Board, which
is set out in its Charter and available to view on the Group’s
website at www.indivior.com.
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Role and responsibilities
The principal role and responsibilities of the Committee include:
Integrity & Compliance
Overseeing the Group’s Global Integrity & Compliance
Program, which includes review of compliance program
standards and resourcing levels, and development and
maintenance of internal systems and controls to support
theGroup’s policies and procedures relating to
compliancematters.
Receiving regular reports from the Chief Integrity &
Compliance Officer (on at least a quarterly basis) on
corporate compliance matters.
Receiving reports on the findings of internal investigations,
including management’s response, and on any material
inquiries received from regulators or governmental agencies.
Ethics & Sustainability
Overseeing the development of the Group’s Sustainability
Framework and objectives and performance against
thoseobjectives.
Reviewing the Group’s performance against environmental
goals and targets (including greenhouse gas emissions).
Receiving regular reports from the Chief Strategy & Operating
Officer and the Chief Manufacturing & Supply Officer (on at
least a half-yearly basis) on the Group’s approach to ethical,
responsible, and sustainable conduct.
Overseeing the development of the Group’s climate change
strategy and related policies and management systems
andthe disclosure of climate-related information required
byemissions reporting requirements and other related
regulations.
Reviewing sustainability and related environmental, social,
and governance disclosures (including disclosures
recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related
FinancialDisclosures).
ACTIVITIES DURING THEYEAR
During the year, the Committee considered,
among other items, the following matters:
Integrity & Compliance
Ahead of each meeting, the Committee received the
Integrity & Compliance dashboards, which showed
performance across all program areas, including:
progress against the Integrity & Compliance key strategic
priorities for the year;
key program enhancements, including developments to
policies and process enhancements supported by
externaladvisors;
risk assessments and mitigation plans;
details of training and workforce education activities;
field monitoring activities;
transparency reporting;
reports received via the Group’s confidential reporting
hotline (EthicsLine) and subsequent investigations; and
staffing and resourcing of the Integrity &
ComplianceDepartment.
To support it in its oversight of the Integrity & Compliance
Program, the Board appointed an independent consultancy,
Epsilon Life Sciences, as Compliance Expert to the Board.
Further information regarding the Group’s Integrity &
Compliance Program can be found on pages 41 to 42.
Ethics & Sustainability
On a half-yearly basis, the Committee received updates on
progress made on the Group’s ESG and sustainability
strategy and activities. This included details of key
milestones achieved in 2024:
development of a program of regular contact with investors
and rating agencies, and increased engagement to enable a
greater understanding of our commitment to sustainability;
confirmation that the 2023 Sustainability Report,
published in August 2024, had been proactively shared
with stakeholders;
completion of the required double materiality
assessment with the assistance of third-party advisors;
progress on the required CSRD-readiness assessment;
development of an ESG strategy built on three pillars
transforming lives through meaningful recovery, growing
our impact, and living our values and sharing our progress;
update on sustainability metrics as an Annual Incentive
Plan modifier; and
overview of initiatives implemented during the year to
reduce the Group’s carbon emissions, including:
installation of solar panels at the Fine Chemical Plant (Hull,
U.K.);
continued transition of the commercial sales fleet to
hybrid vehicles; and
switch to a more sustainable packaging carton for
SUBOXONE film.
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At December 31, 2024, the membership
of the Committee was as follows:
Peter Bains (Chair)
Dr. Keith Humphreys
Barbara Ryan
Mark Stejbach
Dr. David Wheadon
Details of attendance at Committee
meetings can be found on page 81
Science Committee
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present the
Science Committee Report for the financial year
ended December 31, 2024.
During the year, the Committee has continued to focus support
in delivering to the Board the Group’s R&D and Medical Affairs
and Safety (MA&S) strategies and considered future
developments in medical science and technology within the
sphere of substance use disorder. This has given the Committee
further insight and understanding of the issues encountered in
areas of substance use disorder and patient treatment.
Also, during the year, we recommended to the Board the
adoption of a new Committee Charter to replace our Terms of
Reference, effective January 1, 2025. Whereas the Terms of
Reference largely reflected the requirements of the U.K.
Corporate Governance Code (which no longer applies to Indivior
following the transfer of its primary listing from the U.K. to the
U.S.), the Charter is more aligned to U.S. best practice. It reflects
U.S. governance requirements and expectations and will support
our transition to becoming a U.S. listed domestic filer.
I will be stepping down as an Independent Non-Executive
Director and as Chair of the Committee effective the close of
our AGM in May 2025. An announcement on my successor as
Chair of the Committee will be made in due course. It has been
a privilege to serve as Chair of the Committee for the past five
years and I know the Committee will continue to assist the
Board in pursuing its strategic objectives.
Peter Bains
Chair of the Science Committee
Members and meetings
During the year, there was a change to the composition of the
Committee. On June 1, 2024, Dr. David Wheadon was appointed
as a member of the Committee.
The Committee typically meets before scheduled meetings of
the Board. At the invitation of the Chair of the Committee, the
Chief Scientific Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, and Chief
Strategy & Operating Officer regularly attend meetings of the
Committee.
The Deputy Company Secretary is secretary to the Committee.
The Committee has delegated authority from the Board, which
is set out in its Charter and available to view on the Group’s
website at www.indivior.com.
The Committee has authority to appoint consultants and other
advisors at its discretion.
The Committee holds a private session at each meeting without
members of the management team being present.
The Chair of the Committee reports on the activities of the
Committee at the following Board meeting, and copies of the
minutes of Committee meetings are circulated to all Directors.
Role and responsibilities
The principal role and responsibilities of the Committee include:
Providing assurance to the Board regarding the quality,
competitiveness, and integrity of the Group’s R&D and MA&S
activities.
Reviewing the scientific technology, R&D, and MA&S
capabilities deployed within the business.
Assessing the decision-making processes for R&D projects
and programs, to include a review of benchmarking against
industry and scientific best practice where appropriate.
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During the year, the Committee:
Monitored the strategic priorities of the R&D and MA&S
teams to ensure continued alignment with the strategic
objectives of the Group.
Received detailed presentations, including but not
limited to SUBLOCADE label updates, data collection
through the RECOVER long-term study, Phase 4 studies,
expansion of the U.S. Field Medical team, and the
integrated use of data and data analytics.
Received comprehensive briefings on scientific initiatives
associated with substance use disorder and recovery
treatments, including but not limited to cravings, rapid
initiation protocol using buprenorphine in fentanyl-exposed
individuals, and recovery research encompassing
pharmacogenetics.
Received comprehensive updates on 17 due diligence
workstreams aimed at ranking and recommending the
best business development opportunities in addiction
medicine.
Continued to monitor and review the planning and
execution of the Group’s Phase 4 clinical studies,
including SUBLOCADE rapid induction, alternative
injection sites, long-term recovery outcomes, treatment
cessation guidance and comparative effectiveness, as
well as a platform for data integration/sharing with the
scientific/medical communities (Recovery from OUD
Open Access Data (ROAD)).
Reviewed OPVEE post-marketing requirements, real-
world evidence studies, and the investment of Project
Bioshield funds by the Biomedical Advanced Research
and Development Authority (BARDA).
Continued to monitor and review the progress and
development of the Groupʼs product pipeline strategy
and early-stage asset development opportunities,
including:
INDV-2000: selective Orexin-1 receptor antagonist for
the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), and
INDV-6001: three-month long-acting injectable (LAI)
buprenorphine for the treatment of OUD;
as well concluded on the discontinuation of the
following pipeline products:
INDV-1000: selective GABA-B positive allosteric
modulator for the treatment of alcohol use disorder
(AUD),
AEF0117: cannabinoid-1 negative allosteric modulator
for the treatment of cannabis use disorder (CUD),
INDV-4002: intranasal naltrexone for the treatment of
AUD,
INDV-5004: drinabant for the treatment of acute
cannabinoid overdose, and
CT-102: digital therapeutics for the treatment of OUD.
Reviewed progress of regulatory filings outside the U.S.
with particular emphasis on SUBOXONE film and
SUBUTEX PRO.
Agreed the 2025 real-world evidence and regulatory
priorities, including new and ongoing studies in support
of SUBLOCADE, OPVEE, INDV-2000, and INDV-6001.
Received updates from the Chief Scientific Officer
on progress of peer-reviewed publications in which
the Group was involved and approved the 2025
Peer-Reviewed Publication Plan and 2025 Key
Conference Presentation Plan.
ACTIVITIES
DURING
THEYEAR
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My colleagues on the Compensation Committee and I hope that
you find the report clear, transparent and informative, and we
look forward to your support at our AGM on May 8, 2025
(2025AGM).
Remuneration policies and practices
We continued to implement the Directors’ Remuneration Policy
which was approved by Shareholders at the AGM in 2024 (2024
Remuneration Policy) with the remuneration philosophy of
aligning the incentives of senior executives with the Group’s
strategic priorities. Our 2024 Remuneration Policy was designed
to support our strategic priorities, the long-term sustainable
success of the Group, and our purpose of pioneering life-
transforming treatments.
All payments to Directors during the year were made in
accordance with the 2024 Remuneration Policy.
2024 business performance
The operational results enabled total net revenue to increase
by 9% to $1,188m and adjusted operating profit to increase by
16% to $312m.
While the Group did ultimately deliver another year of net
revenue and adjusted operating profit growth, it was below the
expectations set at the beginning of 2024.
2024 remuneration outcomes
The Group’s operational results in 2024 resulted in some
outturn in respect of the 2024 AIP, but no vesting under the
2022-2024 LTIP. The Committee believes that these outcomes
accurately reflected the challenging operating environment
during the year. In considering remuneration outcomes, the
Committee was highly cognizant of shareholders’ experience
during the year.
Factoring in the above, the Committee concluded that it was not
necessary to exercise discretion to override the formulaic
outcomes under the 2022-2024 LTIP and 2024 AIP.
AIP
The 2024 AIP measures were focused on accelerating the global
growth of SUBLOCADE, advancing PERSERIS and OPVEE in the
U.S. and the advancement of pipeline assets. In line with the
Group’s strategic priorities, the majority of the weighting
remained focused on SUBLOCADE. The 2024 AIP included a
modifying metric, which was tied to the achievement of certain
environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.
The Group continued to make solid progress in driving the net
revenue growth of SUBLOCADE. However, SUBLOCADE’s growth
was challenged by external transitory pressures impacting our
U.S. net revenue, including Medicaid patient reductions; funding
changes among certain criminal justice system customers; a
cyberattack on a major medical claims processor; and a
changed market backdrop, with a new competitor to SUBLOCADE
in the U.S. market. As a result, revenues fell below our
expectations for the year and consequently did not reach
threshold vesting for this element.
ANNUAL REMUNERATION STATEMENT
Dear Shareholders,
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present
ourDirectors’ Remuneration Report for the financial
year ended December 31, 2024.
Directors’ Remuneration Report
This report is split into three sections:
The Annual Remuneration Statement, which
summarizes the remuneration outcomes in 2024.
Read more on pages 106 to 108
The Annual Report on Remuneration, which
describes how the 2024 Remuneration Policy
was implemented in 2024.
Read more on pages 109 to 122
A summary of the 2024 Remuneration Policy, which was
approved by shareholders at the AGM on May 9, 2024.
Read more on pages 123 to 124
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During the year, the decision was made to discontinue the
promotion and marketing support activities relating to PERSERIS
as a result of market changes that would have made the
product no longer financially viable. As a result, the 2024
targetfor PERSERIS was measured to June 30, 2024 only. The
remaining weighting was reallocated to the SUBLOCADE and
OPVEE targets. Based upon the results from January 1, 2024 to
June 30, 2024 of $23m, the outturn in respect of PERSERIS was
between threshold and target, resulting in an outturn of 2% of
the overall AIP.
Outturn in respect of OPVEE was at threshold, resulting in an
outturn of 1.0% of the overall AIP. For the 2024 AIP, 20% of the
bonus was based on performance against pipeline KPIs.
In 2024, 20% of the AIP was based upon performance against
pipeline KPIs, relating to development milestones in relation
toINDV-6001, INDV-2000, INDV-1000 and AEF0117. Overall
outturn in respect of the pipeline KPI measure was 17.5% of
theoverall AIP.
Overall, this resulted in an outturn of 20.5% of the maximum
bonus payable. All objectives under the ESG modifier were
achieved or exceeded, resulting in a 1.0 multiplier (i.e., no
downward adjustment to overall AIP attainment). Further detail
regarding performance against objectives set under the ESG
metric can be found on pages 113 and 114.
In line with the 2024 Remuneration Policy, 75% of the 2024
bonus will be delivered in cash, and 25% will be deferred into
conditional shares for a period of two years under the
DeferredBonus Plan (DBP), subject to continuous employment
and malus provisions.
LTIP
For LTIP awards granted in 2022, the year ended December 31,
2024 was the final year of the three-year performance period.
These awards were subject to two separate measures of equal
weighting: 1) relative TSR versus the constituents of the FTSE 250
(excluding investment trusts); and 2) relative TSR versus the
constituents of the S&P 1500 Pharmaceutical and Biotech Index.
The Group did not achieve threshold performance in respect of
the performance measures and consequently there was 0%
vesting of these awards and they lapsed in full.
The Committee believes that the 2024 Remuneration Policy
operated as intended and considers that the Executive
Directors’ remuneration in respect of the 2024 financial year
was appropriate in the context of the underlying adjusted
results of the Group and the experience of shareholders and
the workforce.
Further information regarding the targets and remuneration
outcomes are set out in the Annual Report on Remuneration on
page 114.
Implementation of Remuneration Policy for the Executive
Director in 2025
For the past decade, our approach to Directors’ remuneration
has been a careful balancing of our position as a U.K. primary
listed company subject to U.K. governance requirements
andU.K. investor expectations, alongside our primarily U.S.-
focused business.
As a result of the relocation of Indivior’s primary listing from the
U.K. to the U.S., the Committee commenced a comprehensive
review of our remuneration practices against U.S. market
practice and a U.S. based peer group in 2024. The outcome of
that review highlighted that our practices are significantly
behind U.S. market norms in terms of overall competitiveness,
both in structure and in quantum. As our highest value market,
it is imperative for Indivior to have pay arrangements that are
appropriate, attractive and competitive in comparison with the
U.S. biopharmaceutical sector with which we compete for talent.
In December 2024, we commenced a consultation with our
major shareholders to seek their views on making certain
changes to our 2024 Remuneration Policy to increase the
appropriateness and competitiveness of our arrangements. The
changes we proposed at that time were an initial step in
evolving our pay approach, and our intent was to move towards
U.S. market norms over a number of years.
On February 27, 2025, we announced the appointment of Joe
Ciaffoni as Chief Executive Officer, to succeed Mark Crossley who
is stepping down from the Board this year. Joe is a proven
public company CEO with more than 30 years of experience in
pharmaceuticals and biotech, most recently serving as
President and CEO of Collegium Pharmaceuticals. He has a
strong track record of operational and strategic success,
working across diverse models and therapeutic areas spanning
specialty, rare disease, mass market and hospital.
Joe Ciaffoni’s appointment necessitates the acceleration of our
move to U.S. market norms and the terms of his appointment
are subject to, and effective upon, the approval by shareholders
of a new remuneration policy at the 2025 AGM. We plan to
discuss the proposed new remuneration policy (proposed 2025
Remuneration Policy) with our major shareholders in the
coming weeks.
Given the timing of these changes, we have therefore
determined that it is necessary to delay the publication of the
proposed 2025 Remuneration Policy. For that reason, the
proposed 2025 Remuneration Policy is not included in this
report and it is currently intended that it will instead be
published in our 2025 Notice of AGM. Details of how we intend
to implement the proposed 2025 Remuneration Policy during
2025 will also be set out in the 2025 Notice of AGM.
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Board changes
As announced on February 27, 2025, Mark Crossley will step
down from the role of Chief Executive Officer and from the
Board later this year. He is expected to remain as Chief
Executive Officer until the date of the Company’s AGM in
May2025 when he would step down as director. Given the
appointment of Mr. Ciaffoni as Chief Executive Officer is
contingent upon approval of a new directors’ remuneration
policy, to ensure a smooth transition from Mr. Crossley to
Mr.Ciaffoni, Mr. Crossley’s notice period will commence on
August 1, 2025 and he will remain an employee until the expiry
of his notice period on August 1, 2026. A summary of his
remuneration arrangements on departure is as follows:
Mr. Crossley will continue to receive salary and benefits
through the expiry of his notice period.
The 2024 AIP bonus will be paid at the normally scheduled
payment time, subject to deferral of 25% of the 2024 AIP
bonus in line with the 2024 Remuneration Policy.
He will be entitled to a payment under the 2025 AIP which will
be based on 1) delivering a smooth transition to his successor
and 2) achievement of the Group’s net revenue and adjusted
operating profit targets for H1 2025.
The LTIP awards granted to him in 2023 and 2024 shall vest
subject to performance conditions without pro-ration and will
be released in 2028 and 2029 respectively.
He will not be eligible to receive an LTIP award in 2025.
Further details of Mr. Crossley’s termination arrangements and
payments made will be disclosed on the Company’s website and
in the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts in accordance with the
relevant regulations.
Consistent with the Company’s move to a primary U.S. listing in
2024, I have decided not to stand for re-election at this year’s
AGM and will step down immediately thereafter. I would like to
take this opportunity to thank shareholders for their valued
engagement and support during my time as Chair of the
Compensation Committee. I will be succeeded by Barbara Ryan
who has been a member of the committee since October 2023.
Ilook forward to continuing to worth with Barbara over the
coming months to ensure a smooth transition.
About this report
This report should be read in conjunction with the 2025
Noticeof AGM, once published, and this report and the 2025
Notice of AGM together comprise the annual Directors’
Remuneration Report.
Jo LeCouilliard
Chair of the Compensation Committee
March 6, 2025
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U.K. Corporate Governance Code: Provision 40
On June 27, 2024, Indivior transferred its listing category on the
Official List of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from the
“Premium Listing (commercial company)” category to the “Standard
Listing (shares)” category (Listing Transfer). The Listing Transfer took
effect on June 27, 2024 and this enabled the orderly process to
relocate the Company’s primary listing from the U.K. to the U.S. on
that date. On July 29, 2024, the FCA implemented a series of reforms
to its U.K. Listing Rules which removed the premium and standard
listing categories and introduced new categories in their place. As a
result, the Company was mapped to a new “Equity Shares
(Transition)” category on that date.
From January 1, 2024 to the Listing Transfer on June 27, 2024, as
a premium listed company, Indivior was required to apply the
principles and comply or explain non-compliance with the
provisions of the U.K. Corporate Governance Code 2018 (U.K.
Code). As a result of the Listing Transfer on June 27, 2024, the
requirement to apply the U.K. Code fell away. However,
notwithstanding this, the Company chose to continue to apply
the principles and comply or explain non-compliance with the
provisions of the U.K. Code on a voluntary basis during the
period from June 28, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
When developing and considering the proposed operation of the
2024 Remuneration Policy in 2024, the Committee was mindful of,
and feels it has appropriately addressed, the following factors set
out in the U.K. Code:
Clarity
The Committee welcomes open and frequent dialogue
withshareholders on our approach to pay. We are
committed to clear and transparent disclosure on all
aspects of executive remuneration.
We wrote to our top shareholders and invited them to
engage in respect of our 2024 Remuneration Policy.
Simplicity
We believe the remuneration arrangements for Executive
Directors, as well as those throughout the organization, are
simple in nature and well-understood by both participants
and shareholders. The purpose, structure and strategic
alignment have been clearly laid out in the 2024
Remuneration Policy.
Risk
The Committee considers that the structure of incentive
arrangements does not encourage inappropriate risk-taking.
Performance targets for incentive arrangements are set to
reward the delivery of the Group’s strategy, which is set in
line with the Group’s risk appetite.
AIP deferral, the LTIP holding period and our shareholding
requirement, including post-cessation holding, provide a
clear link to the ongoing performance of the business and
the experience of our shareholders. Malus and clawback
provisions continue to apply to the AIP and LTIP, and are
governed by the Company’s Malus & Clawback Policy.
Predictability
The 2024 Remuneration Policy contains details of threshold,
target and maximum opportunity levels under our AIP and
LTIP, with actual outcomes dependent on the performance
achieved against predetermined measures and target
ranges.
Proportionality
Our performance measures and target ranges under the AIP
and LTIP are aligned with the Group’s strategy and with
shareholders’ interests over the longer term.
Under the AIP and LTIP discretion may be applied where
formulaic outturns are not considered reflective of
underlying Group or individual performance. The Committee
exercised discretion in recent years to reduce the outcomes
under the 2018 AIP, the 2017-2019 LTIP and 2018-2020 LTIP
tozero.
The Committee reduced the quantum of awards granted
under the LTIP in 2019 and 2020 to 325% and 225% of base
salary respectively to mitigate against any potential
windfallgains.
Alignment to culture
The 2024 Remuneration Policy was designed to support the
delivery of the Group’s key strategic priorities and are
aligned to Indivior’s purpose, values and culture.
As part of the Group’s commitment to a culture of
compliance and integrity, all employees are required to
complete mandatory compliance training each year. Timely
completion of the mandatory training is reflected in the
governance component of an individual’s personal
development review (PDR) objectives. This objective also
includes such things as: adhering to all terms of our
government agreements, ensuring timely reporting of
adverse events and prescriber concerns, adhering to our
Code of Conduct and other policies and procedures, and
following our “Speak Up” culture for reporting concerns and
elevating compliance risk. Failure to complete the
mandatory compliance training or to meet other
compliance objectives can impact any merit-based salary
increase and/or annual bonus that may be awarded.
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Annual Report on Remuneration
This Directors’ Remuneration Report has been prepared in
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and
Schedule 8 of the Large and Medium-sized Companies and
Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulation 2008 (as amended),
the U.K. Corporate Governance Code (Code) and the U.K.
Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Rules and Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The following report outlines our remuneration framework and
how the 2024 Remuneration Policy was implemented in 2024.
This Annual Report on Remuneration, together with the Annual
Remuneration Statement from the Chair of the Committee, will
be submitted to an advisory shareholder vote at the 2025 AGM.
There were no deviations from the procedure for the
implementation of the 2024 Remuneration Policy during theyear.
The Compensation Committee
In line with U.S. market practice, the Remuneration Committee
changed its name to the Compensation Committee on January 1,
2025. All members of the Committee were considered to be
independent for the purposes of the Code during the year, with the
exception of the Chair of the Board, Graham Hetherington, who
was independent on appointment. Graham Hetherington stepped
down from the Board and the Committee on December 31, 2024.
Allmembers of the Committee exercise independent judgment
and discretion when authorizing remuneration outcomes, and they
do not have a personal financial interest, other than as
shareholders, in the matters considered by the Committee. The
Committee’s Terms of Reference (TOR), which were in effect until
December 31, 2024, required that the Chair of the Committee
should have served on a remuneration committee for at least
12 months prior to appointment.
During the year, we recommended to the Board the adoption of
a new Committee Charter to replace the TOR, effective January 1,
2025. Whereas the TOR largely reflected the requirements of the
Code (which no longer applies to Indivior following the transfer
of its primary listing from the U.K. to the U.S. in June 2024), the
Charter is more aligned to U.S. best practice. It reflects U.S.
governance requirements and expectations and will support our
transition to becoming a U.S. listed domestic filer.
Meetings
Only members of the Committee have the right to attend
Committee meetings. The Company Secretary acts as secretary
to the Committee. At the invitation of the Committee, the Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Global
Compensation and Benefits Director and the Company Secretary
attended meetings and provided advice to the Committee. The
Committee meets with the advisors at each meeting without
management present.
Members of the Committee and any person attending its
meetings do not participate in and are not involved in deciding
their own remuneration outcomes.
The Chair of the Committee reports on the activities of the
Committee at the following Board meeting, and copies of the
minutes of Committee meetings are circulated to all Directors.
As at December 31, 2024 the membership
of the Committee was as follows:
Jo LeCouilliard (Chair)
Peter Bains
Graham Hetherington
Barbara Ryan
Dr. David Wheadon
Changes during the year:
Dr. David Wheadon was appointed a member on
June1,2024.
Graham Hetherington stepped down as a member on
his retirement from the Board on December 31, 2024.
Details of attendance at Committee
meetings can be found on page 81
Advice provided to the Compensation
Committee
The Committee appointed Mercer U.S. LLC (Mercer) (a global
executive compensation advisory firm) as an advisor in May
2024 in anticipation of the transfer of Indivior’s primary listing
to the U.S. in June 2024. The Committee agreed that Deloitte LLP
(Deloitte), which was appointed as an advisor in December 2014,
would be retained to support through the transition period.
Mercer is an independent compensation consultant primarily
focused on U.S. pay practices and was selected as a result of its
specific experience in supporting companies who have migrated
their primary listing from the U.K. to the U.S. Deloitte is a
member of the Remuneration Consultants Group and, as such,
voluntarily operates under the code of conduct in relation to
executive remuneration consulting in the U.K. Fees for advice
provided to the Committee for the year, charged on a time
spent basis, were $409k in respect of Mercer and £64.5k in
respect of Deloitte. Mercer also provided employee benefits
consulting support in the U.K., Germany and Australia.
Deloitte also provided advisory services supporting climate-
related disclosures as well as other employee and tax-related
services to the Group during the year. This included payroll
support for the Non-Executive Directors and tax return
supportin respect of the Executive Directors’ U.S. and U.K.
taxable income.
The Committee reviews its relationships with its advisors
periodically and is satisfied that the advice provided by Mercer
and Deloitte is objective and independent. During the year, the
Committee reviewed Deloitte and Mercer’s processes and
internal protocols and concluded that they continued to remain
objective and independent.
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Role and responsibilities
Indivior’s remuneration policies and
practices are designed to promote the
Group’s purpose and its long-term
sustainable success. The Committee’s
role is to assist the Board of Directors in
fulfilling its oversight responsibility by
ensuring that its Remuneration Policy
and practices reward fairly and
responsibly, are linked to corporate
performance, and take account of the
generally accepted principles of good
governance.
The Committee has delegated authority
from the Board for determining the
policy for Executive Director
remuneration and setting remuneration
for the Chair, Executive Directors, and
senior management. This delegated
authority was set out in the Committee’s
TOR until December 31, 2024 and is now
set out in the Committee’s Charter, which
was adopted by the Committee and
replaced the TOR with effect from
January 1, 2025.
On behalf of and subject to approval by
the Board, the Committee primarily:
sets and regularly reviews the Group’s
overall remuneration strategy;
determines the Remuneration Policy
for Executive Directors, the Chair of the
Board, and senior management;
in respect of senior management sets,
reviews, and approves:
remuneration policies, including the
Company’s equity-based
compensation plans;
individual remuneration and
compensation arrangements;
participation in the AIP and LTIP; and
applicable targets for the AIP and LTIP.
Key activities during the year
During the year, the Committee:
Reviewed the Group’s executive remuneration arrangements in line with the
2021 Remuneration Policy, ahead of considering and submitting the 2024
Remuneration Policy to shareholders at the 2024 AGM (February).
Reviewed and approved a standalone Malus & Clawback policy for the
mandatory recovery of excess incentive-based compensation (February).
Reviewed performance in respect of the outcome for the AIP for the 2023
financial year and 2021-2023 LTIP awards (February).
Approved the 2023 Directors’ Remuneration Report (February).
Reviewed and approved the targets and measures in respect of the 2024 AIP
and the 2024-2026 LTIP awards (granted in March 2024) (February).
Reviewed participation rates for the Group’s all-employee share
plans(February).
Considered and approved the appointment of Mercer as a remuneration
advisor, and considered the independence of its existing remuneration
advisor, Deloitte (May).
Considered the design of incentives for 2025, including the structure of the AIP
and the LTIP (July, September, November).
Reviewed and approved an updated peer group to align with U.S. market
practice for remuneration benchmarking (July, September).
Considered the Committee’s effectiveness and priorities for the forthcoming
year (September).
Reviewed and approved amendments to the rules of the LTIP, the DBP, and
Sharesave plans to incorporate fixed share plan reserves in line with US
market practice (September).
Considered Executive Committee remuneration relative to the market
(September).
Considered benchmark shareholding requirements and reviewed the progress
of the Executive Directors and members of the Executive Committee against
their existing shareholding requirements (September).
Reviewed workforce remuneration arrangements and related policies and
their alignment with local market practice and executive remuneration
arrangements (September).
Conducted a comprehensive review of remuneration practice against U.S.
market practice and a U.S. based peer group and developed a revised
remuneration policy. The proposed changes were discussed with major
shareholders and feedback from those discussions was considered by the
Committee (July, September, November).
Considered and approved Executive Committee salary reviews for 2025
(November).
Considered the fees for the incoming Chair, following a benchmarking
review(November).
Approved the Committee’s change of name with effect from January 1, 2025
and approved its new Charter for recommendation to the Board (November).
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Single total figure of remuneration for the Executive Directors (audited)
The table below sets out the remuneration of the Executive Directors for the financial year ended December 31, 2024, and
comparative figures for the financial year ended December 31, 2023.
Executive Directors Mark Crossley Ryan Preblick
4
2024
$’000
2023
$’000
2024
$’000
2023
$’000
Fixed pay
Base salary 871.7 834.2 539.9 516.7
Taxable benefits
1
63.3 64.2 65.0 66.8
Pension benefits 29.3 28.0 29.3 28.0
Total fixed pay 964.4 926.4 634.2 611.5
Variable pay
AIP
2
357.4 1,418.1 132.8 527.0
LTIP
3
0.0 6,697.0 0.0 4,769.7
Total variable pay 357.4 8,115.1 132.8 5,296.7
Total pay 1,321.8 9,014.6 767.0 5,908.2
Note: Totals may not sum up due to rounding.
1. Taxable benefits included car allowances ($19.5k each for Mark Crossley and Ryan Preblick) and medical cover ($22.3k for Mark Crossley and $32.8k for Ryan Preblick).
2. The AIP is paid 75% in cash, with the remaining 25% deferred into conditional shares for two years under the DBP (subject to continued employment as well
as malus provisions). Ryan Preblick is not required to defer part of his 2024 bonus as he is no longer an Executive Director.
3. The value of the 2021-2023 LTIP awards, which vested on March 1, 2024, has been updated to reflect the share price (1764.0p) on the vesting date and
converted to $ using the exchange rate (£1:$1.2655) on the vesting date.
4. Ryan Preblick stepped down as an Executive Director on December 31, 2024. Mr Preblick continues in his role as Chief Financial Officer and he remains a
member of the Executive Committee.
Base salary (audited)
The Executive Director received a base salary increase of 3.5% effective January 1, 2025. Senior executives were awarded base salary
increases aligned with those for the wider workforce. The annual base salary for the Executive Director as at January 1, 2025 and
January 1, 2024 is set out below
Executive Director
Base salary at
January 1,
2025
$’000
Base salary at
January 1,
2024
$’000
% increase
on prior year
Mark Crossley 902.3 871.7 3.5%
Taxable benefits (audited)
Taxable benefits consist primarily of healthcare, car allowance, life and disability insurance and professional support for the
completion of U.S. and U.K. tax returns.
Pension benefits (audited)
During 2024, Mark Crossley and Ryan Preblick each received pension contributions consisting of profit-sharing contributions of
$13.8k (4% of eligible compensation) and a Company match of $15.5k (75% on elected deferrals up to 4.5% of eligible compensation)
as participants of the Indivior Profit Sharing Plan and 401(k) Plan. Contributions were subject to the limits set by the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service. Executive Directors do not have a prospective entitlement to a defined benefit or cash balance pension by reason
of qualifying service.
No changes have been made to the pension arrangements of the Executive Director for 2025. The Executive Director’s pension
benefits remain fully aligned with those of the wider U.S. workforce.
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Annual Incentive Plan
AIP 2024 (audited)
The maximum AIP opportunity for the Chief Executive Officer was 200% of base salary. The maximum AIP opportunity for the Chief
Financial Officer was 120% of base salary.
The 2024 AIP measures were focused on accelerating the global growth of SUBLOCADE, advancing PERSERIS and OPVEE in the U.S.
and the advancement of pipeline assets. In line with the Group’s strategic priorities, the weighting remained focused on SUBLOCADE.
The 2024 AIP included a modifying metric, which was tied to the achievement of certain ESG objectives. The Group continued to
make solid progress in driving the global growth of SUBLOCADE, however, its continued growth was challenged by external transitory
pressures. The results fell below our expectations for the year and consequently did not achieve the vesting threshold for this
element. During the year, the decision was made to discontinue the promotion and marketing support activities relating to PERSERIS
as a result of market changes that would have made the product no longer financially viable. As a result, the 2024 target for
PERSERIS was measured to June 30, 2024 only. The remaining weighting was reallocated to the SUBLOCADE and OPVEE targets. Based
upon the results from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 of $23m, the outturn in respect of PERSERIS was between threshold and target,
resulting in an outturn of 2% of the overall AIP. Outturn in respect of OPVEE was at threshold, resulting in an outturn of 1.0% of the
overall AIP.
In 2024, 20% of the AIP was based upon performance against pipeline KPIs, relating to key objectives in respect of the development
of INDV-6001 (three-month long-acting buprenorphine injectable), INDV-2000 (selective OX1 receptor antagonist), INDV-1000 (GABAB
positive allosteric modular) and AEF0117 (cannabinoid-1 receptor synthetic signaling specific inhibitor). A total of ten pipeline KPI
measures were set, nine of which were achieved within the timeframe set, resulting in an outturn of 17.5% of the overall AIP.
The table below provides an overview of the performance against the targets set by the Committee.
Measure
Performance targets
Achieved
Outturn as a %
of maximumWeighting Threshold Target Maximum
Global net revenue – SUBLOCADE 63% $820.0m $855.0m $890.0m $755.8m 0%
U.S. net revenue – PERSERIS 8% $22.4m $26.4m $30.5m $23.3m 2.0%
U.S. net revenue – OPVEE 9% $15.0m $20.0m $25.0$ $15.2 m 1.0%
Pipeline KPIs 20% 3/10 points 6/10 points 10 points 9/10 points 17.5%
Total 100% 20.5%
In addition, an ESG metric acted as a potential modifier to the AIP, reducing the overall AIP outturn by up to 10% if certain ESG
targets were not met during the year. ESG metrics focused on how we drove forward our understanding of the disease state and
created new science to pave the way for an even deeper understanding of patient needs. We honored our commitment to
maintaining a robust and reasonable approach at all times, and minimized our impact on the environment.
The ESG targets were as follows:
Pillar Measure Achievement
Environmental
Implement initiatives that will lead to
a reduction in long-term Scope 1 and
2 carbon emissions.
A number of key carbon emission reduction initiatives were
implemented through the year. This included the installation of solar
panels, switch to more sustainable product packaging, and continued
roll-out of hybrid vehicles in the U.S. fleet.
Social
Execute on agreed Real-World
Evidence (RWE) studies and data
generation plan.
All planned Real World Evidence studies and data generation plans
were completed in the year.
Social
Execute on agreed 2024 publication
strategy and presentation at scientific
conferences.
All targeted submissions of peer-reviewed publications and conference
presentations were delivered.
Governance
Maintain compliance with
Government Agreements and
promotion of ‘SpeakUp’ culture.
Maintained compliance with and achievements against targets relating
to the ‘Speak Up’ culture, as demonstrated through survey results,
which were above benchmark.
Overall
Overall performance resulted in a formulaic outturn of 20.5% of maximum. 25% of Mark Crossley’s 2024 AIP bonus payment will be
deferred into conditional shares for two years under the DBP (subject to continued employment as well as malus provisions)
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The Committee considered the formulaic outcome to be appropriate in the context of the underlying performance of the business and
the wider context of the operating environment and our shareholders and stakeholders and therefore did not exercise its discretion.
DBP awards (audited)
In line with the 2024 Remuneration Policy, Executive Directors deferred 25% of their 2023 bonus into conditional shares under the
DBP. The deferred conditional share awards were granted on March 14, 2024 and vest after two years, subject to continued
employment as well as malus provisions.
Executive Directors for the year
ended December 31, 2024 Date of grant
No. of shares
under award
Closing share
price at date of
grant
Face value
$’000
1
Vesting date
Mark Crossley Mar 14, 2024 16,959 1631.0p 354.5 Mar 14, 2026
Ryan Preblick
2
Mar 14, 2024 6,302 1631.0p 131.7 Mar 14, 2026
1. The face value of the awards was calculated using the average mid-market closing price of Indivior’s shares on the business day immediately preceding the
date of grant (1633.0p) and converted to $ using the closing exchange rate on the day immediately preceding the date of grant (£1: $1.2802).
2. Ryan Preblick stepped down as an Executive Director on December 31, 2024.
LTIP awards (audited)
2022‑2024 LTIP awards
Conditional awards were granted under the LTIP to Executive Directors on March 1, 2022. These awards were scheduled to vest on
March 1, 2025.
Executive Directors for the year
ended December 31, 2024 Date of grant
No. of shares
under award at
maximum
1
Closing share
price at
date of grant
1
Face value
$’000
2
Performance Period Vesting date Release date
Mark Crossley Mar 1, 2022 175,699
3,4
1403.0p 3,224.0 Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 Mar 1, 2025 Mar 1, 2027
Ryan Preblick
5
Mar 1, 2022 108,820
3,4
1403.0p 1,996.8 Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 Mar 1, 2025 Mar 1, 2027
1. The number of shares under award and closing share price at date of grant have been restated to reflect the Company’s 5:1 share consolidation, which
became effective on October 10, 2022.
2. The face value of the awards was calculated using the average mid-market closing price of Indivior’s shares on the five business days immediately preceding
the date of grant (1370.6p) and converted to $ using the closing exchange rate on the day immediately preceding the date of grant (£1:$1.3388).
3. The number of shares awarded to Mark Crossley and Ryan Preblick reflect the maximum LTIP award opportunity of 400% of base salary.
4. Participants are entitled to receive any dividends paid (or cash equivalent of dividends paid) during the vesting and post-vesting holding period when the
shares are released; no dividends were paid between the date of grant and the date of this report.
5. Ryan Preblick stepped down as an Executive Director on December 31, 2024.
The measures set and performance against those measures for the awards granted to Mark Crossley and Ryan Preblick were
asfollows:
Measure
Weighting of
award
Outturn (as a %
of maximum)
Relative TSR vs. the constituents of the FTSE 250 (excluding investment trusts) 50% 0%
Relative TSR vs. the constituents of the S&P 1500 Pharmaceutical and Biotech Index 50% 0%
Outcome 0%
The awards were subject to two separate measures of equal weighting: 1) relative TSR versus the constituents of the FTSE 250 Index
(excluding investment trusts) and 2) relative TSR versus the constituents of the S&P 1500 Pharmaceutical and Biotech Index. 12.5% of
the award would vest where Indivior was ranked at median, and 100% of the award would vest where Indivior was ranked upper
quartile or above, with straight line vesting between media and upper quartile.
The TSR performance period ended on December 31, 2024, and Indivior ranked below median against both indices and consequently
none of the awards vested.
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2024‑2026 LTIP awards
Under the Remuneration Policy, conditional awards with a value of 400% of base salary or a maximum of 300,000 shares may be
granted to the Executive Directors each year. On March 8, 2024, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer were granted
conditional awards over shares with a value of 400% of base salary.
Executive Directors for the year
ended December 31, 2024 Date of grant
No. of shares
under award at
maximum
1
Closing share
price at date of
grant
Face value
$’000 Performance period Vesting date Release date
Mark Crossley Mar 8, 2024 157,732 1671.0p 3,487.0 Jan 2024–Dec 2026 Mar 8, 2027 Mar 8, 2029
Ryan Preblick
2
Mar 8, 2024 97,692 1671.0p 2,159.7 Jan 2024–Dec 2026 Mar 8, 2027 Mar 8, 2029
1. The face value of the awards was calculated using the average mid-market closing price of Indivior’s shares on the five business days immediately preceding
the date of grant (1728.2p) and converted to $ using the closing exchange rate on the day immediately preceding the date of grant (£1:$1.2792).
2. Ryan Preblick stepped down as an Executive Director on December 31, 2024.
The performance measures for 2024-2026 LTIP awards are as follows:
Measure Weighting Rationale for metric
Relative TSR vs. FTSE 250 (excluding
investment trusts) 50%
Provides alignment with shareholders through the relative outperformance
of other U.K.-listed companies
Relative TSR vs. S&P 1500 Pharmaceutical
and Biotech Index 50%
Provides alignment with shareholders through the relative outperformance
of direct sector peers who are subject to similar market influences
Relative TSR performance against each comparator group will be measured over three financial years (2024-2026). 12.5% of the
maximum award will vest for Indivior being ranked median in comparison to the respective peer group, and 100% of the maximum
award will vest for being ranked upper quartile. The award will vest on a straight-line basis between median and upper quartile,
with no portion of the award vesting if Indivior is ranked below the median of the respective peer group. The 2024-2026 LTIP awards
are subject to an additional two-year holding period following the end of the three-year performance period.
Malus and clawback
The Committee has the discretion to scale back or cancel any AIP, DBP, or LTIP awards; extend the performance period or defer the
exercise period prior to the satisfaction of awards or after the end of any relevant holding period in the event: that results are
materially misstated for part of the performance period applicable to an award; an individual’s conduct has amounted to gross
misconduct; or, in the event of serious reputational damage to Indivior. Where awards have vested, the Committee has the
discretion to “claw back” awards or reduce amounts of other payments due to the individual. LTIP awards may be clawed back if a
trigger event occurs before the later of the second anniversary of vesting (or expiry of holding period, if applicable), and the fifth
anniversary of the grant date. DBP awards may be clawed back if a trigger event occurs before the second anniversary of vesting. AIP
payments may be clawed back if a trigger event occurs.
During the year, the Committee reviewed its malus and clawback provisions which were set out in a number of different documents,
including rules embedded in applicable incentive plan rules, in the Executive Compensation Clawback Policy and in the Executive
Financial Recoupment Program. To enable the various provisions to be better streamlined and accessible, the Committee adopted a
standalone Malus & Clawback Policy, which compiled the provisions into one document. In addition to the summary of the malus &
clawback provisions as set out above, the appendices of the Malus & Clawback Policy comprise the following policies in full:
Indivior PLC Executive Compensation Clawback Policy
The policy requires Indivior to recover incentive-based compensation if: (i) there is a restatement of the Company’s financial
statements due to material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement under securities laws, or that would result
inamaterial misstatement if not corrected for prior periods; and (ii) a covered executive has received incentive-based
compensation in excess of what they should have received if such compensation was instead calculated using the corrected
Company financial statements.
Executive Financial Recoupment Program
As part of the Group’s Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, an Executive Financial Recoupment Program was implemented in 2020 (Recoupment Program). Under the terms of
the Recoupment Program, up to two years of performance pay may be put at risk of forfeiture and/or recoupment for certain U.S.-
based executives (which includes serving Executive Directors).
Forfeiture and/or recoupment may be applied in the event that it is determined that there has been a “Triggering Event”; a
Triggering Event includes significant misconduct (violation of law or regulation or a significant violation of an Indivior policy) related
to covered activities or significant misconduct related to covered activities by subordinate employees in the business unit for which
the relevant executive had responsibility that is not an isolated incident and which the relevant executive knew or should have
known was occurring. Forfeiture and/or recoupment under the Recoupment Program may be applied to awards granted after
November 20, 2020 and will cease to apply to awards on July 24, 2025 or the date on which the Group’s obligations under the
Corporate Integrity Agreement expire (if later).
A copy of the Corporate Integrity Agreement can be found on the Group’s website www.indivior.com.
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Outstanding share awards under the LTIP and DBP (audited)
Details of conditional awards over shares at December 31, 2024 held by the Executive Directors in office at December 31, 2024 are
shown below.
Plan Date of grant
Normal
Vesting Date
1
Normal
Release Date
No of shares
under award at
January 1,
2024
2,3
Granted
during the
year
Released for
net settlement
during the
year
2
Vested and
released
during the
year
2
Vested and
subject to
holding
period
1,2
Unvested
awards at
December 31,
2024
Performance
period
Mark Crossley
LTIP Mar 8, 2024 Mar 8, 2027 Mar 8, 2029 157,732 157,732 2024-2026
LTIP Mar 3, 2023 Mar 3, 2026 Mar 3, 2028 183,271 183,271 2023–2025
LTIP Mar 1, 2022 Mar 1, 2025 Mar 1, 2027 175,699 175,699 2022–2024
LTIP Mar 1, 2021 Mar 1, 2024 Mar 1, 2026 300,000 12,300 287,700 2021–2023
LTIP Nov 6, 2020
4
Mar 9, 2023 Mar 9, 2025 30,300 30,300 2020–2022
LTIP Mar 9, 2020
4
Mar 9, 2023 Mar 9, 2025 394,649 394,649 2020–2022
LTIP Aug 8, 2019 Mar 5, 2022 Mar 5, 2024 5,750 2,459 3,291 2019–2021
LTIP Mar 5, 2019 Mar 5, 2022 Mar 5, 2024 153,561 65,648 87,913 2019–2021
DBP Mar 14, 2024 Mar 14, 2026 n/a 16,959 16,959 n/a
DBP Mar 16, 2023 Mar 16, 2025 n/a 18,169 18,169 n/a
DBP Mar 15, 2022 Mar 15, 2024 n/a 19,215 8,666 10,549 - n/a
Total 1,280,614 174,691 89,073 101,753 712,649 551,830
Ryan Preblick
5
LTIP Mar 8, 2024 Mar 8, 2027 Mar 8, 2029 97,692 97,692 2024-2026
LTIP Mar 3, 2023 Mar 3, 2026 Mar 3, 2028 113,510 113,510 2023–2025
LTIP Mar 1, 2022 Mar 1, 2025 Mar 1, 2027 108,820 108,820 2022–2024
LTIP Mar 1, 2021 Mar 1, 2024 Mar 1, 2026 213,665 8,761 204,904 2021–2023
DBP Mar 14, 2024 Mar 14, 2026 n/a 6,302 6,302 n/a
DBP Mar 16, 2023 Mar 16, 2025 n/a 6,752 6,752 n/a
DBP Mar 15, 2022 Mar 15, 2024 n/a 7,140 3,220 3,920 n/a
Total 449,887 103,994 11,981 3,920 204,904 333,076
1. Awards granted to Executive Directors under the LTIP are subject to a two-year post-vesting holding period, after which time the vested shares arereleased.
2. Where relevant, the number of shares under award has been restated to reflect the Company’s 5:1 share consolidation, which became effective on
October10,2022.
3. Awards granted under the LTIP and the DBP are made in the form of conditional awards over shares. Participants are entitled to receive any dividends paid
(or cash equivalent of dividends paid) on the number of vested shares between the dates of grant and vesting (or release date for awards subject to a
post-vesting holding period).
4. Mark Crossley was granted an LTIP award with a value of 225% of base salary in March 2020. He was granted an additional award under the LTIP on November
6, 2020, to reflect his increased base salary for 2020 following his appointment as Chief Executive Officer. On vesting, a proportion of the awards were released
to enable the settlement of U.S. social taxes due. The award remains subject to a two-year post-vesting holding period. The holding period will end and the
vested shares will be released on March 9, 2025.
5. Ryan Preblick stepped down as an Executive Director on December 31, 2024.
Executive Directors’ shareholding and share interests (audited)
Indivior’s remuneration schemes have been designed to promote long-term shareholdings by Executive Directors.
Under the 2024 Remuneration Policy, awards granted under the LTIP are subject to the achievement of stretching performance
targets measured over a performance period of at least three years and are then subject to a two-year post-vesting holding period.
In addition, 25% of any annual bonus paid under the AIP is deferred into conditional shares for two years under the DBP.
Aligned with the maximum opportunity under the LTIP, Executive Directors are required to build a shareholding with a value equivalent
to 400% of base salary or 300,000 shares, whichever is lower. For the purposes of this requirement the following count towards an
Executive Director’s shareholding: 1) shares held outright by the Executive Director (and where applicable shares held by persons closely
associated with them); 2) vested LTIP awards that are subject to a post-vesting holding period (adjusted to take account of the estimated
tax liability arising on release); and 3) unvested DBP awards (adjusted to take account of the estimated tax liability arising on vesting).
Executive Directors have five years from the date of appointment to their current role in which to achieve this shareholding requirement.
Members of the Executive Committee are expected to build a shareholding of 150% of base salary within the same time frames.
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Once the requirement has been met, Executive Directors are not expected to buy additional shares in the open market to rebuild
their shareholding where the market value of their shares has subsequently reduced as a result of share price decline and/or
exchange rate fluctuations. In such circumstances, Executive Directors would be expected to retain a proportion of shares arising
from future vestings or release of shares to rebuild their holding.
The table below shows the shareholding of each of the Executive Directors in office at December 31, 2024 (together with interests
held by persons closely associated with them) as at December 31, 2024 and, for Mark Crossley, as at the date of this report.
Executive Directors in office for
the year ended
December 31, 2024
Number of shares owned outright LTIP awards DBP awards
Shareholding
requirement (%
of base salary)
Shareholding at
December 31,
2024
(% of base
salary)
1
Date by which
shareholding
requirement to
be achieved
2
At March 6,
2025
At December 31,
2024
Vested and
subject to
two-year
post-vesting
holding period
Unvested and
subject to
performance
conditions and
continued
employment
Unvested and
subject to
certain
conditions
Mark Crossley 97,671 97,671 712,649 516,702 35,128 400% 596% Achieved
Ryan Preblick
3
n/a 68,386 204,904 320,022 13,054 400% 356% n/a
1. In line with Indivior’s executive shareholding requirements, the Executive Directors’ shareholdings as a % of base salary have been calculated based on the
aggregate value of: 1) shares held outright; 2) vested LTIP awards that are subject to a post-vesting holding period (adjusted to take account of the estimated
tax liability arising on release); and 3) unvested DBP awards (adjusted to take account of the estimated tax liability on vesting). Calculations were made using
the three-month average share price to December 31, 2024 (795.5p); an estimated tax rate of 45% was assumed in calculating the net value of awards where a
tax liability will arise upon exercise, vest or release.
2. Executive Directors have five years from date of appointment in which to achieve their shareholding requirement.
3. Ryan Preblick stepped down as an Executive Director on December 31, 2024.
Payments to past Directors (audited)
There were no payments to past Directors.
Payments for loss of office (audited)
There were no payments for loss of office.
External appointments
Subject to the prior approval of the Board, Executive Directors are able to accept an external appointment outside the Company.
TheExecutive Director does not hold any external appointments.
Review of past performance
Historical TSR performance
The graph below shows the TSR of the Company and the FTSE 250 Index over the period from the Company’s admission to trading
on the London Stock Exchange’s main market on December 23, 2014, to December 31, 2024. The FTSE 250 Index was selected on the
basis that the Company was a member of the FTSE 250 Index for the majority of that period.
FTSE 250
Indivior
2014 20192015 20202016 20212017 20222018 2023 2024
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Value (£) (rebased)
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Chief Executive Officer remuneration
The historical total remuneration for the Chief Executive Officer for the period from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2024, is set out
in the table below. The AIP payout and LTIP vesting level as a percentage of the maximum opportunity are also shown.
Shaun
Thaxter
2015
Shaun
Thaxter
2016
Shaun
Thaxter
2017
Shaun
Thaxter
2018
Shaun
Thaxter
2019
Shaun
Thaxter
1
2020
Mark
Crossley
1
2020
Mark
Crossley
2021
Mark
Crossley
2022
Mark
Crossley
2023
Mark
Crossley
2024
Single figure of total
remuneration ($’000) 4,317.9 5,024.8 9,215.7 1,009.6 2,138.7 557.3 760.5 5,185.0 9,974.1 9,041.6 1,321.8
AIP (outturn as a %
ofmaximum) 94.5% 94.5% 78.5% 0% 65.5% 0% 0% 88.5% 75.5% 85.0% 20.5%
LTIP (outturn as a %
ofmaximum) 93.3% 100% 73.5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 67.8% 100% 100% 0%
1. Mark Crossley was appointed Chief Executive Officer on June 29, 2020. Shaun Thaxter was Chief Executive Officer from the date of the Company’s listing in 2014
until June 27, 2020.
The Group has fewer than 250 employees in the U.K. and is therefore not required to publish Chief Executive Officer pay ratio
information as set out by The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018.
Percentage change in the remuneration of Directors and employees
The following table sets out the change in remuneration, excluding LTIP and pension contributions, paid to the Directors who served
on the Board during the year, compared with the average percentage change for the U.S. employee population since 2020 (2020 to
2021; 2021 to 2022; 2022 to 2023; and 2023 to 2024). The U.S. employee population has been chosen, as the majority of the Group’s
employees are based in the U.S.
Change in remuneration of Directors compared to U.S. employee population
Change from 2023 to 2024 Change from 2022 to 2023 Change from 2021 to 2022 Change from 2020 to 2021
Base
salary/
fees
Taxable
benefits
Annual
bonus
Base
salary/
fees
Taxable
benefits
12
Annual
bonus
Base
salary/
fees
Taxable
benefits
Annual
bonus
Base
salary/
fees
Taxable
benefits
Annual
bonus
U.S. Employee Population
1,2
4.5% (2.3)% (54.0)% 6.8% (7.0)% 23.1% 3.6% 14.2% (7.23)% 1.0% (11.0)% 106%
Executive Directors
Mark Crossley
3
4.5% (1.3)% (74.8)% 3.5% 5.9% 16.5% 4.0% 12.8% (11.3)% 14.8% (12.5)% n/a
Ryan Preblick
4
4.5% (2.7)% (74.8)% 3.5% 13.2% 16.5% 4.0% 14.6% (11.3)% 766.7% 711.9% n/a
Non-Executive Directors
Peter Bains 8.6% 55.8% 2.9% n/a 0% 0%
Joe Ciaffoni
10
n/a n/a
Dr. Keith Humphreys
5,11
n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jo LeCouilliard 18.8% 106.6% 6.7% n/a 29.4%
Barbara Ryan 18.8% 72.6% n/a n/a
Mark Stejbach 27.3% 78.5% 10.0% n/a 29.4% n/a
Juliet Thompson
7
24.3% 54.6% 8.8% n/a 32.2%
Dr. David Wheadon
6
n/a n/a
Retired Directors
Graham Hetherington
9
0% 31.7% 0% n/a 0% 157.5%
Jerome Lande
9
2.5% 65.3% (2.4%) n/a 19.3% n/a
Dr. A. Thomas McLellan
8
n/a n/a 3.3% n/a 0% n/a 0% (100)%
Robert Schriesheim
10,11
n/a n/a
1. Indivior PLC is not an employing company and therefore the remuneration of the U.S employee population (on a full-time equivalent basis) has been
included as the comparator group as this is where the majority of the Group’s employees are based.
2. The average merit increase for 2024 was 4.5%.
3. Further details of Mark Crossley’s remuneration arrangements can be found on page 112.
4. Further details of Ryan Preblick’s remuneration arrangements can be found on page 112.
5. Dr. Keith Humphreys was appointed to the Board on November 9, 2023.
6. Dr. David Wheadon was appointed to the Board on June 1, 2024.
7. Juliet Thompson was appointed Senior Independent Director on October 1, 2023.
8. Dr. A. Thomas McLellan retired from the Board on February 29, 2024.
9. Graham Hetherington and Jerome Lande stepped down from the Board on December 31, 2024.
10. Joe Ciaffoni and Robert Schriesheim were appointed to the Board on December 16, 2024.
11. Robert Schriesheim stepped down from the Board on March 2, 2025.
12. “n/a” refers to a nil value or part-year in the previous year which means that a year-on-year change cannot be calculated.
13. Benefits provided to Non-Executive Directors comprised the grossed-up cash value of travel and subsistence costs incurred in the normal course of business.
in relation to attendance at Board meetings and in fulfilling their roles, and the cost of providing professional support for the completion of U.K. tax returns
for U.S. tax residents. A directly comparable percentage change for 2023 compared to 2022 is not possible. The amount of taxable benefits received by Non-
Executive Directors in 2024 is shown on page 120.
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Workforce remuneration and engagement on executive remuneration
In September 2024, the Committee undertook a review of the remuneration arrangements and related policies for the wider
workforce. This comprised a review of the Group’s core compensation programs, including the base salary merit increase process,
benefits, and short- and long-term incentive arrangements. Variable remuneration schemes are designed to drive performance and
behaviors consistent with the Group’s purpose, values and strategy. Performance measures under the AIP are designed to align to
the key strategic drivers for the year ahead and are developed alongside the Group’s annual financial plans. Performance measures
for awards granted to senior leaders under the LTIP are subject to relative TSR measures and are therefore directly aligned with the
interests of shareholders.
The Committee did not consult with employees on executive remuneration in respect of the 2024 financial year as no changes were
made to executive remuneration arrangements.
Further information on workforce engagement can be found on page 86.
Relative importance of spend on pay
The following table shows total employee pay compared with shareholder distributions and research and development expenses
for 2024 and 2023. Research and development expenses have been selected as a comparator as this measure is considered to be an
indicator of investment in the future performance of the business.
2024
$m
2023
$m % change
Total employee pay
1
319 309 3%
Shareholder distributions
2,3
168 33 409%
Research and development expenses
4
142 106 34%
1. See Note 5 to the financial statements on page 153 for further information regarding employee costs.
2. In line with the Dividend Policy approved by the Board in 2016, there were no dividends paid in respect of the 2023 and 2024 financial year.
3. The Group commenced a share repurchase program of up to $100m or 13,632k shares in November 2023 which continued into 2024. From January 1, 2024 to
August 2, 2024, the Company repurchased and canceled 4,532k shares. A further share repurchase program of up to $100m commenced immediately
thereafter. Under this program, from August 5, 2024 to December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased and canceled 8,547k shares. See Note 23 to the financial
statements on page 174 for further information regarding share capital.
4. See Note 4 to the financial statements on page 152 for further information regarding research and development expenses.
Share plan limits
The rules of Indivior’s share plans provide that awards can be satisfied by newly issued shares, the transfer of treasury shares, or
existing shares (purchased in the market and held in an employee benefit trust).
Awards granted prior to the transfer of the Company’s primary listing to Nasdaq in June 2024 remain subject to U.K. dilution limits.
Under those limits, the aggregate number of shares that may be issued to satisfy awards made under those plans must not exceed
10% of the Company’s issued share capital in any 10-year period.
Awards granted after the transfer of the Company’s primary listing to Nasdaq are subject to share reserves that may be utilized in
connection with the plans.
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Single total figure of remuneration for the Chair and Non-Executive Directors (audited)
The table below sets out the total remuneration received by the Chair and the Non-Executive Directors for the year ended December
31, 2024.
Role as at December 31, 2024
2024
Fees
’000
1
2023
Fees
’000
1
2024
Benefits
’000
2
2023
Benefits
’000
2
2024
Total
’000
2023
Total
’000
Peter Bains
3
Independent Non-Executive Director £95.0 £87.5 £4.3 £2.8 £99.3 £90.3
Joe Ciaffoni
12
Independent Non-Executive Director $4.0 $4.0
Dr. Keith Humphreys
5
Independent Non-Executive Director $122.7 $17.8 $8.7 $131.4 $17.8
Jo LeCouilliard
3,6
Independent Non-Executive Director £95.0 £80.0 £4.9 £2.3 £99.9 £82.3
Barbara Ryan
3,7
Independent Non-Executive Director $137.1 $115.5 $9.5 $5.5 $146.6 $121.0
Mark Stejbach
3,8
Independent Non-Executive Director $151.6 $119.0 $10.8 $6.1 $162.4 $125.1
Juliet Thompson
3,9
Senior Independent Director £115.0 £92.5 £4.5 £2.9 £119.5 £95.4
Dr. David Wheadon
11
Independent Non-Executive Director $71.6 $4.9 $76.5
Retired Directors
Graham Hetherington
3, 13
n/a £275.0 £275.0 £7.7 £5.8 £282.7 £280.8
Jerome Lande
3,4,13
n/a $99.8 $97.4 $9.3 $5.6 $109.1 $103.0
Dr. A. Thomas McLellan
3,10
n/a $20.4 $111.9 $8.5 $20.4 $120.4
Robert Schriesheim
12,14
n/a $4.0 $4.0
Note: Totals may not sum up due to rounding.
1. Fees paid to the Chair and the Non-Executive Directors are paid in their local currency. In 2016, a fixed exchange rate (GB£1:US$1.4434) was applied to
translate U.K. amounts into U.S. dollars, effectively setting fees at that time, on both a U.K. and U.S. basis.
2. Benefits comprise the grossed-up cash value of travel and subsistence costs incurred in the normal course of business in relation to attendance at Board
meetings held in the U.K. and in fulfilling the Non-Executive Director’s role, and the cost of providing professional support for the completion of U.K. tax
returns for U.S. tax residents. These costs were translated to US$ using the average exchange rate for the 2024 financial year (GB£1:US$1.278).
3. The Chair and the Non-Executive Directors were appointed to the newly formed Nomination Committee on October 1, 2023.
4. Jerome Lande stepped down as a member of the Nomination Committee on May 31, 2024.
5. Dr. Keith Humphreys was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director and as a member of the Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability, Nomination, and
Science Committees on November 9, 2023. He had no taxable benefits during 2023.
6. Jo LeCouilliard was appointed as Chair of the Compensation Committee on October 1, 2023.
7. Barbara Ryan was appointed as a member of the Compensation Committee on October 1, 2023.
8. Mark Stejbach was appointed as a member and Chair of the Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability Committee on October 1, 2023.
9. Juliet Thompson was appointed as Senior Independent Director on October 1, 2023. The role of the Senior Independent Director was redesignated as the Lead
Independent Director with effect from January 1, 2025.
10. Dr. A. Thomas McLellan stepped down from the Board on February 29, 2024.
11. Dr. David Wheadon was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination, Compensation, and Science Committees on
June 1, 2024. He was appointed Chair of the Board on January 27, 2025.
12. Joe Ciaffoni and Robert Schriesheim were appointed as Independent Non-Executive Directors and members of the Nomination Committee on December 16, 2024.
13. Graham Hetherington and Jerome Lande stepped down from the Board on December 31, 2024.
14. Robert Schriesheim stepped down from the Board on March 2, 2025.
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Chair and Non-Executive Directors’ fees (audited)
The current fee levels for the Chair and Non-Executive Directors are set out in the table below.
Fee in
£
1
Fee in
$
1
Chair fee
2
n/a $500,000
Non-Executive Director fee £55,000 $79,387
Additional Senior Independent Director fee £20,000 $28,868
Additional Committee Chair fee £20,000 $28,868
Additional Committee membership fee £10,000 $14,434
1. Fees paid to the Non-Executive Directors are paid in their local currency. In 2016, a fixed exchange rate (£1:$1.4434) was applied to translate U.K. amounts into
U.S. dollars, effectively setting fees at that time, on both a U.K. and U.S. basis.
2. The fee paid to the Chair of the Board was increased to $500k with effect from the appointment of Dr. David Wheadon as Chair on January 27, 2025. He does
not receive additional fees for being a member of a Committee or for chairing any Committee.
The fees paid to the Non-Executive Directors were determined at the time of the Company’s listing on the London Stock Exchange in
2014 and have not been increased since that time. The Chair and Non-Executive Directors’ fees were reviewed in November 2024.
The Compensation Committee agreed that the fee for the new Chair would be set at $500k from the time of appointment, aligning
with U.S. benchmarks.
The Chair and the Non-Executive Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company’s AIP, LTIP, or pension schemes.
Chair and Non-Executive Directors’ share interests (audited)
The Chair and Non-Executive Directors are expected to acquire an interest in Indivior shares over the course of their appointment.
The following table shows the shareholdings of the Chair and Non-Executive Directors (together with the interests of persons closely
associated with them) as at December 31, 2024 (or up to the date they stepped down from the Board, if earlier) and as at the date of
this report
1
.
Total number of
shares held at
March 6, 2025
1
Total number of
shares held at
December 31,
2024
Total number of
shares held at
December 31,
2023
Peter Bains 10,800 10,800 10,800
Joe Ciaffoni
2
56,000 n/a
Dr. Keith Humphreys 2,379 2,379 1,604
Jo LeCouilliard 1,490 1,490
Barbara Ryan
Mark Stejbach 13,924 13,924 12,584
Juliet Thompson 3,850 3,850
Dr. David Wheadon
3
10,000 n/a
Retired Directors
Graham Hetherington
4,6
n/a 21,651 20,301
Jerome Lande
4
n/a 63 63
Dr. A. Thomas McLellan
5
n/a 1,509 1,509
Robert Schriesheim
2,7
n/a 21,400 n/a
1. Daniel Ninivaggi was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on January 27, 2025. He held 15,000 shares as at March 6, 2025.
2. Joe Ciaffoni and Robert Schriesheim were appointed as Independent Non-Executive Directors on December 16, 2024.
3. Dr. David Wheadon was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director on June 1, 2024 and as Chair of the Board on January 27, 2025.
4. Graham Hetherington and Jerome Lande stepped down from the Board on December 31, 2024.
5. Dr. A. Thomas McLellan retired from the Board on February 29, 2024. His interests during the year are shown as at that date.
6. The number of shares held by Graham Hetherington at December 31, 2023 has been restated to correct a discrepancy of five shares identified during the year.
7. Robert Schriesheim stepped down from the Board on March 2, 2025.
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Executive Directors’ service agreements
The Executive Directors in office at December 31, 2024 have service agreements that set out the contract between them and
theGroup.
Date of appointment
Notice period
from Group
Notice period
from individual
Expiry of
current term
Mark Crossley June 2020 12 months 12 months Rolling contract
Ryan Preblick
1
November 2020 12 months 12 months Rolling contract
1. Ryan Preblick stepped down as an Executive Director on December 31, 2024.
Chair and Non-Executive Directors’ letters of appointment
The terms of service of the Chair and the Non-Executive Directors are contained in letters of appointment. In accordance with the
Corporate Governance Guidelines adopted by the Board with effect from January 1, 2025, the Chair and Non-Executive Directors are
subject to election or re-election by shareholders at each Annual General Meeting. Neither the Chair nor the Non-Executive
Directors are entitled to receive compensation for loss of office.
The table below sets out the dates of appointment of the Chair and the Non-Executive Directors and their length of service as at
December 31, 2024.
Date of appointment
Length of Service
at December 31,
2024 Notice Period
Peter Bains August 1, 2019 5 1 month
Joe Ciaffoni December 16, 2024 <1 1 month
Graham Hetherington
1
November 1, 2019 5 1 month
Dr. Keith Humphreys November 9, 2023 1 1 month
Jerome Lande
2
March 24, 2021 3 1 month
Jo LeCouilliard March 24, 2021 3 1 month
Barbara Ryan June 1, 2022 2 1 month
Robert Schriesheim
3
December 16, 2024 <1 1 month
Mark Stejbach March 24, 2021 3 1 month
Juliet Thompson March 24, 2021 3 1 month
Dr. David Wheadon June 1, 2024 <1 1 month
1. Graham Hetherington was appointed Chair of the Board in November 2020. He stepped down from the Board on December 31, 2024.
2. Jerome Lande’s appointment was subject to the terms of the Relationship Agreement between the Company and Scopia Capital Management LP. He stepped
down from the Board on December 31, 2024.
3. Robert Schriesheim stepped down from the Board on March 2, 2025.
Shareholder vote for the 2024 Remuneration Policy and 2023 Directors’ Remuneration Report
The table below sets out the voting outcome at the AGM held on 9 May 2024:
Resolution Votes for Votes for (%) Votes against Votes against (%)
Votes withheld
(abstentions)
Approve the 2023 Directors’ Remuneration Report
1
81,895,483 96.05% 3,368,205 3.95% 36,863
Approve the 2024 Remuneration Policy
2
82,968,417 97.29% 2,312,684 2.71% 19,450
1. Advisory vote.
2. Binding vote.
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Summary Remuneration Policy
This section of the report sets out a summary of the 2024 Remuneration Policy that was approved by shareholders at the AGM on
May 9, 2024 and became effective on that date. The full Policy can be found in the Directors’ Remuneration Report in the 2023
Annual Report on the Company’s website at www.indivior.com.
Summary Policy table – Executive Directors
Remuneration
element Overview
Base salary Base salaries are normally reviewed annually, with any increase normally being applied with effect from
January 1 each year. Base salary levels/increases take account of: the scope and responsibility of the role;
progression within the role; individual and overall business performance; salary increases awarded across
the Group as a whole; and the competitive practice in the Group’s remuneration peer group.
Pension benefits Executive Directors may receive contributions into a defined contribution scheme, a cash allowance,
pension benefits in the form of profit-sharing contributions into the U.S. qualified 401(K) plan, Group
matching on 401(K) elected deferrals, or a combination thereof.
Maximum levels of contributions for Executive Directors will be in line with the rates currently available to
the wider workforce in the Executive Director’s local market.
Benefits Executive Directors may receive various market-competitive benefits, which may include: a company car (or
cash equivalent), travel allowance, private medical and dental insurance, travel accident policy, and
disability and life assurance. Where appropriate, other benefits (including the tax thereon) may be provided
to take account of individual circumstances, such as but not limited to expatriate allowances, relocation
expenses, housing allowance and education support. The Company provides Directors’ and Officers’ liability
insurance, and an indemnity to the extent permitted by law.
Annual Incentive
Plan (AIP)
Performance is assessed on an annual basis with measures and targets normally set by the Committee at
the start of the performance year. At the end of the performance year, the Committee determines the
extent to which these have been achieved.
Bonuses are paid after the end of the performance year. Normally, 75% of the annual bonus is delivered in
cash and 25% is deferred into shares. During the deferral period, which is usually a period of two years,
deferred share awards are subject to continued employment and may be reduced or canceled in certain
circumstances. Dividends or equivalents may be paid, normally in the form of additional shares, on
deferred share awards up to the end of the deferral period, where relevant.
The Committee has discretion to adjust the formulaic bonus outcomes both upward and downward
(including to zero) taking into account factors including, but not limited to, the underlying performance of
the Group.
The maximum annual bonus payable under the AIP is 200% of base salary.
Long‑Term
Incentive Plan (LTIP)
Awards under the LTIP may consist of grants of conditional share awards, nil cost options or market-value
share options which normally vest subject to the achievement of stretching performance targets measured
over a performance period of at least three years. Awards granted to Executive Directors are subject to an
additional holding period following the performance period. For awards with a three-year performance
period, this holding period will normally be two years.
The LTIP opportunity is reviewed annually with reference to market data and the associated cost to the
Group is calculated using an expected value methodology. The performance conditions are reviewed before
each award cycle to ensure they remain appropriate and targets are suitably stretching. In accordance with
the terms of the LTIP, performance conditions applicable to subsisting awards may be amended if the
Committee reasonably considers it appropriate, provided that the amended performance conditions are
not materially easier or more difficult to satisfy than when originally set.
Dividends or dividend equivalents may be paid, normally in the form of additional shares, on LTIP awards
that vest up to the end of the post-vesting holding period, where relevant.
The Committee has discretion to adjust the formulaic LTIP outcomes both upward and downward (including
to zero) taking into account factors including, but not limited to, the underlying performance of the Group.
The maximum annual award that may be made to any individual in respect of any financial year will be the
lower of 300,000 shares and 400% of base salary.
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Remuneration
element Overview
Shareholding
guidelines
Executive Directors are expected to acquire a significant number of shares over a period of five years of the
date of appointment to their current role and retain these until retirement from the Board of Directors. The
shareholding requirement is the lower of 300,000 shares or the number of shares equivalent to 400% of
base salary for the Executive Directors, in line with the overall LTIP maximum annual opportunity. This is
generally expected to be achieved within five years of the date of appointment.
Executive Directors are also required to hold Indivior shares equal to their in-post shareholding
requirement (or actual shareholding if lower) for two years post departure.
Executive Directors are also subject to a post-cessation shareholding policy. Executive Directors will
normally be expected to maintain a holding of Indivior shares at a level equal to the lower of the in-post
shareholding guideline or the individual’s actual shareholding for a period of two years from the date the
individual ceases to be a Director. The specific application of this shareholding policy will be at the
Committee’s discretion. The Committee has the discretion to waive this requirement in certain
circumstances (e.g. compassionate circumstances).
All‑employee share
plans
Executive Directors may participate in all-employee share plans offered by the Group on the same basis as
is offered to the Group’s other eligible employees. Maximum opportunity for awards will be in line with the
savings limits set by local regulations.
This report was approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
Jo LeCouilliard
Chair of the Compensation Committee
March 6, 2025
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Directors’ Report
The Directors present their Annual Report and
Accounts which includes the audited Group financial
statements and audited Parent Company financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The Directors’ Report on pages 125 to 128 which includes the
Corporate Governance disclosures on pages 72 to 124, together
with the Strategic Report on pages 1 to 71, when taken together
constitute the management report as required by Rule 4.1.8R of
the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Disclosure Guidance
and Transparency Rules (DTRs).
The Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities on page 129 is
incorporated into the Directors’ Report by reference.
The following information, fulfilling the further disclosure
requirements contained in the Companies Act 2006, Schedule 7
of the Large and Medium-Sized Companies and Groups
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the DTRs,
hasbeen included elsewhere within the Annual Report
andAccounts and is incorporated into the Directors’ Report
byreference:
Disclosure Location
Principal activities Note 1 to the Group
financialstatements
Corporate governance
statement
Corporate Governance
(page78)
Business review Strategic Report (pages
14to70)
Future business developments
and R&D activities
Strategic Report (pages 1to71)
Greenhouse gas emissions Strategic Report (pages
43to44)
Employee engagement Strategic Report (page 38)
Financial risk management Note 15 to the Group
financialstatements
Results and dividends
The consolidated income statement is on page 139.
The net loss for the financial year attributable to shareholders’
equity amounted to $48m (2023: $2m profit).
In line with the Board’s approved dividend policy, the Directors
do not recommend payment of a dividend in respect of the
financial year ended December 31, 2024.
Directors and their interests
The Directors of the Company who served during the financial
year ended December 31, 2024, and up to the date of signing
thefinancial statements, appear on pages 74 and 75.
OnDecember 31, 2024, Graham Hetherington, Jerome Lande
andRyan Preblick stepped down from the Board.
Ryanremainsas the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
Details of Directors’ interests (and those of their Persons Closely
Associated) in the Company’s ordinary shares, including any
interest in share awards and long-term incentive plans, are set
out in the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 106 to 124.
Powers of Directors
The Directors are responsible for managing the business
oftheCompany and may exercise all the powers of the
Company, subject to the provisions of the Company’s Articles
ofAssociation in respect of the liability incurred as a result
oftheir office. Powers relating to the issuing of shares are also
included in the Articles of Association, and such authorities
areput to shareholders for renewal at the AGM each year.
Appointment and replacement of Directors
The Company’s Articles of Association give the Directors
powerto appoint and replace Directors. Under the provisions
ofthe Nomination Committee Charter, any appointment
willberecommended by that Committee for approval
bytheBoard ofDirectors.
The Articles of Association require Directors to retire
andsubmitthemselves for reappointment at the first
AGMfollowing their appointment. The Articles also require
allDirectors who have held office at the date of the two
preceding AGMs and who didnot retire at either of them
tosubmit themselves for reappointment at the AGM.
Notwithstanding these provisions ofthe Articles of Association,
and in line with previous years, allDirectors wishing
tocontinuein office will offer themselves for reappointment
byshareholders at the 2025 AGM, namelyDr.David Wheadon,
Joe Ciaffoni, Dr. Keith Humphreys, DanielNinivaggi, Barbara
Ryan, Mark Stejbach and Juliet Thompson.
Details of Directors’ service contracts and length of service
areset out in the Directors’ Remuneration Report on page 122.
Director indemnities and insurance cover
In accordance with the Articles of Association, the Company
hasgranted its Directors an indemnity to the extent permitted
by law, in respect of the liability incurred as a result of their
office. This indemnity was in place for Directors that served
during 2024 and also for each serving Director as at the date
ofapproval of this report. Also, throughout the year,
theCompany purchased and maintained Directors’ and Officers’
liability insurance for its Directors and Officers, which remained
in force at the date of the approval of the Directors’ Report.
Neither the qualifying third-party indemnity nor the insurance
provides cover in the event that a Director is found to have
acted dishonestly or fraudulently.
Articles of Association
The Company’s Articles of Association may be amended
byspecial resolution of the shareholders. A resolution
toamendthe Articles of Association will be put to the 2025
AGM.Asummary of the proposed changes to the Articles
ofAssociation can be found in the 2025 AGM Notice.
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Stakeholder engagement
How the Directors have had regard to the need to foster
business relationships with stakeholders, including suppliers,
customers, and others, can be found on pages 24 to 30 of the
Strategic Report.
Further information regarding the Board’s engagement with the
workforce can be found on page 27.
The Directors acknowledge that stakeholders and shareholders
provide valuable feedback and help shape the Group’s overall
approach to governance. For further information, please refer
tothe Stakeholder Engagement section on pages 24 to 30 and
specifically to the Section 172(1) Statement within this
onpage25.
Branches
The Group has branches in Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Shares
Share capital
Details of the Company’s shares capital are set out in Note 23 to
the Group financial statements.
The Company has one class of ordinary shares which carries no
rights to fixed income. Each share carries the right to one vote
at general meetings of the Company. The ordinary shares are
admitted to listing on the Official List of the FCA and admitted
to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The ordinary shares
trade on both exchanges under the ticker symbol “INDV”.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had 124,969,966 ordinary
shares of $0.50 each in issue. The Company does not hold any
Treasury shares.
There are no restrictions on the voting rights attaching
totheCompany’s ordinary shares or the transfer of securities
inthe Company. No person holds securities in the Company
which carry special voting rights with regards to control
oftheCompany. The Company is not aware of any agreements
between holders of securities that may result in restrictions
onthe transfer of securities or on voting rights.
Authority to allot shares
At the 2025 AGM, the Directors will ask shareholders to renew
the authority last granted to them at the 2024 AGM to allot
shares up to a maximum amount equivalent to two thirds of the
shares in issue, provided that any amount in excess of one third
is only used to allot shares in connection with a fully pre-
emptive offer to existing shareholders. The renewed authority,
ifgranted, will apply until the conclusion of the 2026AGM.
Two special resolutions will be proposed at the 2025
AGMtoauthorize the Directors to allot equity shares
intheCompany for cash, without regard to the pre-emption
provisions of the Companies Act 2006.
The Board currently intends to ask shareholders to renew
theseauthorities annually in line with institutional
shareholderguidance.
Disapplication of pre-emption rights
Following the Pre-Emption Group’s issuance of a new
Statementof Principles in 2022 which raised the threshold
fornon-pre-emptive issuances and in line with the authority
sought at the 2024 AGM, the Company will be seeking
shareholder approval for a disapplication threshold
of20%ofthe Company’s issued share capital, representing:
10% of the issued share capital for general purposes;
andanadditional 10% of issued share capital, to be used
onlyin connection with an acquisition or capital investment.
In both cases, an additional authority of up to 2% is sought
forthe purposes of making “follow-on” offers in line with
thePre-Emption Group’s Statement of Principles.
Further information on these resolutions can be found
inthe2025 Notice of AGM.
Authority to purchase own shares
At the 2024 AGM, shareholders approved a resolution
fortheCompany to make purchases of its own shares
uptoamaximum number of ordinary shares, being
approximately 10% of the issued share capital.
The authority is renewable annually and shareholders will be
asked to approve an equivalent resolution at the 2025 AGM.
The Directors consider it desirable for these general
authorizations to be available in order to maintain an efficient
capital structure but will only purchase the Company’s shares
inthe market if they believe it is in the best interests
ofshareholders generally.
On August 6, 2024, the Company announced completion
ofits2023 share repurchase program which had commenced
onNovember 17, 2023. In aggregate, the Company purchased
5.9m shares of $0.50 each for a total consideration of $100m.
Allpurchased shares were subsequently canceled.
On July 25, 2024, the Company announced the commencement
of a new share repurchase program under which it would
repurchase its ordinary shares for up to a maximum
consideration of $100m. On February 4, 2025, the Company
announced that it had completed this share repurchase
program and that, in aggregate, it had purchased 9.4m shares
of$0.50 each for a total consideration of $100m. All purchased
shares were subsequently canceled.
In aggregate, the total number of shares purchased in the year
ended December 31, 2024 was 13m, which represented 10.5% of
issued share capital as at December 31, 2024, for a total
consideration of $168m.
Shares held in the Indivior PLC Employee Benefit Trust
The trustee of the Indivior PLC Employee Benefit Trust (EBT)
hasagreed not to vote using any shares held by the EBT at any
general meeting. If any offer is made to shareholders to acquire
their shares the trustee will not be obliged to accept or reject
the offer in respect of any shares which are at that time subject
to subsisting awards, but will have regard to the interests of the
award holders and will have power to consult them to obtain
their views on the offer. Subject to the above, the trustee may
take action with respect to the offer it thinks fair. The trustee
ofthe EBT has waived its right to receive dividends on shares
held in the EBT.
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Substantial shareholdings
As at December 31, 2024 and February 28, 2025, the Company had been notified under Rule 5 of the DTRs of the following major
interests in the voting rights in the capital of the Company:
At December 31, 2024
Number of shares
At December 31, 2024
% of total voting
rights
1
At February 28, 2025
% of total voting
rights
1
Two Seas Capital LP 12,457,514 9.96% 9.96%
Oaktree Capital Management (UK) LLP 8,493,173 6.34% 6.34%
Deerfield Management Company, L.P. (Series C) 6,567,399 5.17% 5.17%
1. Percentage of total voting rights at the date of notification to the Company.
Relationship Agreement with Scopia Capital
Management LP
In November 2024, the Company’s relationship agreement
withScopia Capital Management LP, which was otherwise due
toexpire on December 31, 2024, terminated in accordance with
its terms because the aggregate of Scopia’s and its affiliates’
interests in the issued share capital of the Company reduced
below the threshold for automatic termination.
Relationship Agreement with Oaktree
On December 16, 2024, the Company entered into a Relationship
Agreement (Relationship Agreement) with certain affiliated
funds of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (Oaktree Parties),
which managed shares comprising approximately 7.6 percent
ofthe issued share capital of the Company as at that date.
Pursuant to the terms of the Relationship Agreement, the
Company (i) appointed Robert Schriesheim, Joseph Ciaffoni and
(following the appointment of Dr. David Wheadon as Chair of
the Company) Daniel Ninivaggi (together, theNew NEDs) to the
Board and (ii) agreed, until the expiry of the Relationship
Agreement, to have a maximum of 11 directors ontheBoard.
The Company also agreed that the Board will unanimously
recommend to shareholders the re-appointment of the New
NEDs to the Board at the Company’s 2025 AGM.
The Relationship Agreement included commitments from
theOaktree Parties that they will not, and will take reasonable
steps to ensure that each of their affiliates will not, (i) remove
or publicly propose the removal of any member of the Board,
(ii) put forward or propose any resolution, agenda item or
amendment thereto at a general meeting of the Company, (iii)
nominate any person to the Board, (iv) require the Board to call
a general meeting of the Company, (v) require circulation of a
statement relating to a proposed resolution orany other
business to be dealt with at a general meeting ofthe Company,
(vi) make any public proposal to change (a)theBoard or
management, (b) the capitalization or capital allocation
program and practices of the Company, or (c) the Company’s
business or corporate structure, or (vii) vote against the
recommendation of the Board on any ordinary course
resolution, or solicit or knowingly urge any shareholder of
theCompany to take the foregoing actions. The Relationship
Agreement also contains mutual non-disparagement
andnolitigation covenants.
The Relationship Agreement will terminate on December 31,
2025, provided that the Oaktree Parties may terminate the
Relationship Agreement earlier if the Company breaches certain
provisions of the Relationship Agreement.
On March 4, 2025, the Company entered into an Amended and
Restated Relationship Agreement with the Oaktree Parties (which
managed shares comprising approximately 8.6% of the issued
share capital of the company as at that date). The Amended and
Restated Relationship Agreement provided for (i) the reduction of
the size of the Company’s Board of Directors to a maximum of
seven directors, pending the appointment of one new Non-
Executive Director by July 1, 2025, (the identity of whom is subject
to the approval of the Oaktree Parties) which will take the
maximum to eight directors; (ii) the appointment of Daniel
Ninivaggi as Chair of the Nomination Committee; and (iii) the
discontinuance of the Company’s Operational Committee. The
other terms of the Relationship Agreement remained unchanged.
Significant agreements – change of control
In the event of a change of control of the Company following
atakeover bid, the Company’s borrowings under its Note
Purchase Agreement dated November 4, 2024, could become
repayable. There are no other significant agreements to which
the Company is a party that take effect, alter or terminate upon
a change of control of the Company following a takeover bid.
There are no significant agreements between the Company and
its Directors or employees providing for compensation for loss
of office or employment that occurs due to a takeover, save that
provisions of the Company’s share plans may cause options
andawards to vest on a takeover, and if the employment
ofanExecutive Director or other employee is terminated
bytheCompany following a takeover then there may be
anentitlement to appropriate notice and/or compensation
asprovided in applicable contracts or terms of employment.
Political donations
The Company’s U.S. subsidiaries do make “political donations”
as defined under U.K. law, but these donations are not subject
to that law. Donations by U.S. subsidiaries did not exceed
$500,000. No other company in the Group made a political
donation during the year.
Workforce
Our workforce includes employees, interns and contingent
workers. During the year, the Group employed an average of1,152
people worldwide (2023: 1,051). The Group’s business priority
remains to safeguard the wellbeing, development andsafety of
its workforce. It also wants its workforce tohaveopportunities to
grow and progress as part ofanenjoyable career.
The Group is an inclusive and equal opportunities employerthat
relies on human resources specialists throughout its worldwide
locations to ensure compliance with all applicable laws governing
employment practices and to advise on all human resources
policies and practices, including for example,recruitment and
selection, training and development, promotionand retirement.
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Group policies seek to create a workplace that has an open
atmosphere of trust, honesty and respect. Harassment
ordiscrimination of any kind is not tolerated. This principle
applies to all aspects of employment from recruitment
andpromotion, through to termination and all other terms
andconditions of employment. It is the Group’s policy
nottodiscriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria,
anditspractices include the prohibition on the use of child
orforced labor. Employment policies are fair and equitable
andconsistent with the skills and abilities of the employee
andthe needs of the business.
The Group is committed to offering equal opportunities
inrecruitment, training, career development and promotion
toallpeople, including those with disabilities, having regard
totheir individual aptitudes and abilities. As a matter of policy,
full and fair consideration is given to applicants with disabilities
and every effort is made to give employees who become
disabled while employed by the Group an opportunity for
retraining and for continuation in employment. It is the Group’s
policy that the training, career development and promotion
ofdisabled persons should, as far as possible, be the same
asthatof other employees.
The workforce is regularly updated on the financial and
economic factors affecting the performance of the Group.
Information relevant to the employees is provided to them
and,where appropriate, to employee trade union
representatives. More information on the action taken
bytheCompany toprovide such information to employees
canbe found onpage27.
The Group also supports the wider fundamental human rights
of its employees.
Further information regarding our people can be found
onpages 38 to 39.
2025 AGM
The AGM will be held at 12.00pm (U.K. time) on Thursday,
May8,2025, at the Marlborough Theatre, No. 11 Cavendish
Square, London, W1G 0AN. A full description of the business
tobe conducted at the meeting is set out in the Notice of AGM,
available from the Company’s website www.indivior.com.
External Auditor
PwC have agreed to be reappointed as the External Auditor
ofthe Company. Resolutions for their reappointment,
andtoauthorize the Audit & Risk Committee to determine
theirremuneration, will be proposed at the 2025 AGM.
For information relating to the audit tender process
andtheFRC’s approval of PwC’s audit engagement
untilDecember 31, 2025, please see page 97.
Disclosure of information to External Auditor
Each of the persons who are Directors at the time when this
Directors’ Report is approved confirms that:
so far as he/she is aware, there is no relevant audit
information of which the Group’s and Parent Company’s
External Auditor is unaware; and
each Director has taken all reasonable steps that he/she
ought to have taken as a Director to make themselves aware
of any relevant audit information and to establish that the
Group’s and Parent Company’s External Auditor is aware
ofthat information
For these purposes, relevant audit information means
information needed by the Company’s External Auditor
inconnection with the preparation of their report
onpages130to138.
By Order of the Board
Kathryn Hudson
Company Secretary of Indivior PLC
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE
Company registration number: 09237894
March 6, 2025
Directors’ Report continued
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Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in Respect of the
Financial Statements
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report
and Accounts and the financial statements in accordance
withapplicable law and regulation.
Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial
statements for each financial year. Under that law the Directors
have prepared the Group financial statements in accordance
with U.K.-adopted international accounting standards and
theParent Company financial statements in accordance
withUnited Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
(United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 101
“Reduced Disclosure Framework”, and applicable law).
Under company law, Directors must not approve the financial
statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the Group and Parent Company and
of the profit or loss of the Group for that period. In preparing the
financial statements, the Directors are requiredto:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply
themconsistently;
state whether applicable U.K.-adopted international
accounting standards have been followed for the Group
financial statements and United Kingdom Accounting
Standards, comprising FRS 101, have been followed
fortheParent Company financial statements, subject
toanymaterial departures disclosed and explained
inthefinancial statements;
make judgements and accounting estimates that
arereasonable and prudent; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern
basisunless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group
and Parent Company will continue in business.
The Directors are responsible for safeguarding the assets
oftheGroup and Parent company and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
andother irregularities.
The Directors are also responsible for keeping adequate
accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain
theGroup’s and Parent Company’s transactions and disclose
with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position
ofthe Group and Parent Company and enable them to ensure
that the financial statements and the Directors’ Remuneration
Report comply with the Companies Act 2006.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance
andintegrityof the Parent Company’s website. Legislation
intheUnited Kingdom governing the preparation
anddissemination of financial statements may differ
fromlegislation in other jurisdictions.
Directors’ confirmations
The Directors consider that the Annual Report and Accounts,
taken as a whole, is fair, balanced, and understandable, and
provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess
the Group’s and Parent Company’s position and performance,
business model, and strategy.
Each of the Directors, whose names and functions are listed in
theAnnual Report and Accounts confirm that, to the best ofthe
theirknowledge:
the Group financial statements, which have been prepared
inaccordance with U.K.-adopted international accounting
standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities,
financial position, and loss of the Group;
the Parent Company financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting
Standards, comprising FRS 101, give a true and fair view
oftheassets, liabilities, and financial position of the Parent
Company; and
the Directors’ Report includes a fair review of the development
and performance of the business and the position of the
Groupand Company, together with a description of the
principal risks and uncertainties thatit faces.
Disclosure of information to auditors
A Directors’ statement in relation to disclosure of relevant audit
information can be found in the Directors’ Report on page 125.
Going concern
The Group’s business model, strategy, and viability assessment are
set out in the Strategic Report on pages 1 to 71, along with the
Group’s risk management strategy and the principal risks that could
threaten the Group’s business model, future performance, and
solvency or liquidity. The Group and Parent Company’s financial
position, cash flows, and liquidity position are discussed in the
notes to the Group and Parent Company financial statements,
alongwith the Group and Parent Company’s objectives, policies
andprocesses for managing its financial risks, and the Group and
Parent Company’s exposure to liquidity risk and capital risk.
Acknowledging the Group’s net liability position, the Directors
have assessed the Group’s ability to maintain sufficient liquidity
to fund its operations, fulfill financial and compliance obligations
as set out in Note 19 to the Group Financial Statements, and
comply withthe maximum leverage and minimum interest
coverage covenants in the Group’s new term loan, in particular
with reference to the period to June 2026 (the going concern
period). A base case model was produced reflecting Board
reviewed financial plans for the period and settlement of
liabilities andprovisions in line with contractual terms.
The Directors also assessed a “severe but plausible” downside
scenario which included the following key changes to the base
case within the going concern period:
the risk that SUBLOCADE will not meet revenue growth
expectations in the U.S. by modelling a 10% decline on
forecasts; and
the risk that revenue projections outside the U.S. and for
OPVEE will not meet expectations by modelling a reduction
inannual forecasts totaling $25 million.
Under both the base case and the downside scenario, sufficient
liquidity exists and is generated from operations such that all
business and covenant requirements are forecast to be met for
the going concern period. Considering the analysis described
above, the Directors reasonably expect the Group to have
adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at
least one year from the approval of these financial statements
and therefore consider the going concern basis to be appropriate
for the accounting and preparation of these financial statements.
By Order of the Board
Kathryn Hudson
Company Secretary of Indivior PLC
234 Bath Road Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE
Company Registration
Number: 09237894
March 6, 2025
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Governance
Report on the audit of the financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion:
Indivior PLC’s Group financial statements and Parent Company financial statements (the “financial statements”) give a true and
fair view of the state of the Group’s and of the Parent Company’s affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of the Group’s loss and the
Group’s cash flows for the year then ended;
the Group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards
as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006;
the Parent Company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 101 “Reduced Disclosure Framework”, and applicable
law); and
the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We have audited the financial statements, included within the Annual Report and Accounts (the “Annual Report”), which comprise:
Consolidated and Parent Company Balance Sheets as at 31 December 2024; the Consolidated Income Statement, the Consolidated
Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, and the Consolidated and Parent Company Statements
of Changes in Equity for the year then ended; and the notes to the financial statements, comprising material accounting policy
information and other explanatory information.
Our opinion is consistent with our reporting to the Audit & Risk Committee.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (“ISAs (UK)”) and applicable law. Our
responsibilities under ISAs (UK) are further described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion.
Independence
We remained independent of the Group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial
statements in the UK, which includes the FRC’s Ethical Standard, as applicable to listed public interest entities, and we have fulfilled
our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that non-audit services prohibited by the FRC’s Ethical Standard were not
provided.
Other than those disclosed in Note 4 of the Group financial statements, we have provided no non-audit services to the Parent
Company or its controlled undertakings in the period under audit.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE
MEMBERS OF INDIVIOR PLC
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Report on the audit of the financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion:
Indivior PLC’s Group financial statements and Parent Company financial statements (the “financial statements”) give a true and
fair view of the state of the Group’s and of the Parent Company’s affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of the Group’s loss and the
Group’s cash flows for the year then ended;
the Group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards
as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006;
the Parent Company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 101 “Reduced Disclosure Framework”, and applicable
law); and
the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We have audited the financial statements, included within the Annual Report and Accounts (the “Annual Report”), which comprise:
Consolidated and Parent Company Balance Sheets as at 31 December 2024; the Consolidated Income Statement, the Consolidated
Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, and the Consolidated and Parent Company Statements
of Changes in Equity for the year then ended; and the notes to the financial statements, comprising material accounting policy
information and other explanatory information.
Our opinion is consistent with our reporting to the Audit & Risk Committee.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (“ISAs (UK)”) and applicable law. Our
responsibilities under ISAs (UK) are further described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion.
Independence
We remained independent of the Group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial
statements in the UK, which includes the FRC’s Ethical Standard, as applicable to listed public interest entities, and we have fulfilled
our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that non-audit services prohibited by the FRC’s Ethical Standard were not
provided.
Other than those disclosed in Note 4 of the Group financial statements, we have provided no non-audit services to the Parent
Company or its controlled undertakings in the period under audit.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE
MEMBERS OF INDIVIOR PLC
Our audit approach
Overview
Audit scope
Our scope included conducting work in two key territories in which the Group operates. This included having one full scope
component in the US which contributes the majority of the Group's net revenue. In addition, we scoped in the audit of specific
financial statement line items, including tax related balances for certain components in the UK and the US.
The components where we performed audit work, taken together with our work on central corporate functions, accounted for
approximately 85% of net revenue and approximately 89% of adjusted profit before tax.
Key audit matters
Accuracy and valuation of sales rebate accruals recognised in the US business in relation to Medicaid for SUBOXONE and
SUBLOCADE (Group)
Valuation of investments in subsidiaries (Parent Company)
Materiality
Overall Group materiality: US$13.0m (2023: US$11.0m) based on approximately 4.4% of adjusted profit before tax (2023: based on
approximately 1% of net revenue).
Overall Parent Company materiality: US$16.1m (2023: US$16.1m) based on approximately 1% of total assets.
Performance materiality: US$9.8m (2023: US$8.3m) (Group) and US$12.1m (2023: US$12.1m) (Parent Company).
The scope of our audit
As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and assessed the risks of material misstatement in the financial
statements.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in the auditors’ professional judgement, were of most significance in the audit of the
financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not
due to fraud) identified by the auditors, including those which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the allocation of
resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters, and any comments we make on the results
of our procedures thereon, were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our
opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
This is not a complete list of all risks identified by our audit.
'Valuation of provision for, and disclosure and presentation of, ongoing Multidistrict Antitrust Class and State Claims', which was a
key audit matter last year, is no longer included because of the final settlement of Multidistrict Antitrust Class and State Claims
litigation during the year. Otherwise, the key audit matters below are consistent with last year.
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Key audit matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Accuracy and valuation of sales rebate accruals
recognised in the US business in relation to Medicaid for
SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE (Group)
Refer to Notes 2 and 22 to the Group financial statements
In the US, the Group sells products both through wholesalers
into pharmacies and through specialty pharma distributors.
These sales are subject to a number of different rebate
schemes, including the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. There
is a time lag between delivery to wholesalers (when revenue is
recognised) and the receipt of claims from those entitled to
rebates and chargebacks, and accordingly an estimate of the
net amount to be received is necessary at the point of revenue
recognition.
At 31 December 2024, accruals in respect of sales rebates,
discounts and returns totalled $546m (31 December 2023:
$507m).
We focused our audit procedures on the Medicaid sales rebate
accruals for SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE, as there is significant
estimation and judgement in calculating these accruals, as
well as uncertainty around the invoicing by certain US states
and therefore these accruals may have volatility in the future.
Given the level of judgement and estimation and the
magnitude of the Medicaid sales rebate accrual balance for
SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE, this was deemed to be an area at
risk of increased risk of potential management bias.
We have performed the following audit procedures on
management’s estimate:
Understood and evaluated the end-to-end process around
Medicaid sales rebate accruals, including authorisation,
approval and subsequent payments;
Performed a retrospective review of the 2023 Medicaid sales
rebate accruals by comparing accruals recognised in
previous periods to actual rebate claims received in order to
test the historical accuracy in calculating these accruals;
Assessed the reasonableness of management’s accrual by
developing independent point estimates in respect of
Medicaid for SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE. Specifically, we
evaluated management’s accrual utilising evidence such as
the inventory in the wholesale and retail channel (for
SUBOXONE) and specialty distributor/specialty pharma
channel (for SUBLOCADE), historical claims/payments,
historical product utilisation based on prescriptions, and
pricing changes.
Verified a sample of payments issued to US states and
assessed consistency with the state invoices received.
The Medicaid sales rebate accruals for SUBOXONE and
SUBLOCADE recognised in the Group financial statements were
in line with our internally generated expectations and based
on the work performed we have identified no indications of
management manipulation or bias in relation to these
accruals.
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Key audit matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Accuracy and valuation of sales rebate accruals
recognised in the US business in relation to Medicaid for
SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE (Group)
Refer to Notes 2 and 22 to the Group financial statements
In the US, the Group sells products both through wholesalers
into pharmacies and through specialty pharma distributors.
These sales are subject to a number of different rebate
schemes, including the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. There
is a time lag between delivery to wholesalers (when revenue is
recognised) and the receipt of claims from those entitled to
rebates and chargebacks, and accordingly an estimate of the
net amount to be received is necessary at the point of revenue
recognition.
At 31 December 2024, accruals in respect of sales rebates,
discounts and returns totalled $546m (31 December 2023:
$507m).
We focused our audit procedures on the Medicaid sales rebate
accruals for SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE, as there is significant
estimation and judgement in calculating these accruals, as
well as uncertainty around the invoicing by certain US states
and therefore these accruals may have volatility in the future.
Given the level of judgement and estimation and the
magnitude of the Medicaid sales rebate accrual balance for
SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE, this was deemed to be an area at
risk of increased risk of potential management bias.
We have performed the following audit procedures on
management’s estimate:
Understood and evaluated the end-to-end process around
Medicaid sales rebate accruals, including authorisation,
approval and subsequent payments;
Performed a retrospective review of the 2023 Medicaid sales
rebate accruals by comparing accruals recognised in
previous periods to actual rebate claims received in order to
test the historical accuracy in calculating these accruals;
Assessed the reasonableness of management’s accrual by
developing independent point estimates in respect of
Medicaid for SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE. Specifically, we
evaluated management’s accrual utilising evidence such as
the inventory in the wholesale and retail channel (for
SUBOXONE) and specialty distributor/specialty pharma
channel (for SUBLOCADE), historical claims/payments,
historical product utilisation based on prescriptions, and
pricing changes.
Verified a sample of payments issued to US states and
assessed consistency with the state invoices received.
The Medicaid sales rebate accruals for SUBOXONE and
SUBLOCADE recognised in the Group financial statements were
in line with our internally generated expectations and based
on the work performed we have identified no indications of
management manipulation or bias in relation to these
accruals.
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Key audit matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Valuation of investments in subsidiaries (Parent
Company)
Refer to Notes 1 and 2 to the Parent Company financial
statements
As at 31 December 2024, the Parent Company had a carrying
value of investment in subsidiaries of $1,552m (2023: $1,551m).
This investment is accounted for at cost less provision for
impairment in the Parent Company’s financial statements.
Investments are assessed for impairment if impairment
indicators exist. If such indicators exist, the recoverable
amounts of the investments in subsidiaries are estimated in
order to determine the extent of the impairment loss, if any.
During December 2024 and subsequent to the year end,
market capitalisation of the Group (less net cash), has been
approximately equal to or below the book value of the
investments held. This is considered an impairment trigger
and accordingly management has prepared a ‘value-in-
use’ (VIU) model to support the carrying amount of the
investments held in subsidiaries. The VIU model is based on
the forecasted cash flows of the underlying subsidiaries which
represent all the trading entities of the Group.
We evaluated management’s assessment and conclusion of
the existence of the impairment indicator, as a result of the
market capitalisation (less net cash) being lower than the
investment value.
We evaluated the mathematical accuracy of management’s
model, agreed the model inputs to management's strategic
forecasts, understood the basis for how the forecasts were
developed and assessed the reasonableness of the key
assumptions utilised within management’s impairment model.
We performed our own independent sensitivity analysis to
understand the impact of reasonably possible changes in
management’s assumptions on the available headroom and
considered whether the disclosures made in the Parent
Company financial statements, including the disclosures in
respect of judgements and estimates, were appropriate.
As a result of our work, we considered that the carrying value
of the investments held by the Parent Company is supportable
and the disclosures within the Parent Company financial
statements are considered to be appropriate.
How we tailored the audit scope
We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an opinion on the financial
statements as a whole, taking into account the structure of the Group and the Parent Company, the accounting processes and
controls, and the industry in which they operate.
The Group operates as a single business activity and therefore has one reportable segment. The Group financial statements are a
consolidation of 28 legal entities comprising the Group’s operating businesses and consolidation adjustments. The Group
consolidation, financial statements disclosures and corporate functions were audited by the Group engagement team, who also
performed centralised audit procedures over certain financial statement line items.
In addition to centralised Group audit procedures, we conducted our audit by concentrating our work on those parts of the Group
that make up the most significant proportions of the financial statements. We identified one component in the US which contributes
the majority of the Group's net revenue, requiring a full scope audit due to its size. Audit procedures over specific financial
statement line items were performed for certain other components in the UK and US. Tax related balances were audited on
consolidated balances for entities both in the UK and the US. The Parent Company is not in Group audit scope as it is a holding
company and predominantly eliminates on consolidation, which is tested centrally. We were able to obtain sufficient coverage
across all financial statement line items. We utilised our Richmond, Virginia based component audit team which possesses the
relevant knowledge and experience of the pharmaceutical industry and regulations to perform a full scope audit on the US
component noted above and for the audit of specific accounts in other additional components in the US.
The Group engagement team carried out site visits to the US in the current year in addition to remote reviews and oversight of the
work performed by the component team. We held numerous meetings with our component team, including via video conference and
in person, and performed reviews of the key working papers associated with the component team’s audit in the US. This helped to
ensure that the Group audit team was sufficiently involved in the component auditors’ planned response to the key audit matter in
respect of the sales rebate accruals recognised in the US business in relation to Medicaid for SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE.
Our audit procedures over in scope balances gave us coverage of approximately 89% of the Group’s adjusted profit before tax. This
provided the evidence we needed for our opinion on the Group financial statements taken as a whole. This was before considering
the disaggregated Group level analytical review procedures, which covered certain of the Group’s smaller and lower risk components
that were not directly included in our Group audit scope.
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The impact of climate risk on our audit
As part of our audit, we have focused on two aspects with respect to the impact of climate change, being how climate related risk
has impacted the financial statements and the consistency of disclosures between the financial statements and other parts of the
Annual Report.
We made enquiries of management to understand the Group's process of identifying and assessing the impact of climate-related
risks. We also understood how management has considered the impact of the identified climate-related risks in the underlying
assumptions and estimates used within the financial statements.
Management has not identified any material risk which can be expected to have an impact on the disclosures included in the
financial statements. We have assessed the estimates and assumptions made by management in preparing the financial statements,
and did not identify any areas where any of the climate-related risks would have a material impact.
We also considered the consistency of the disclosures in relation to climate change (including the disclosures in the Task Force on
Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) section) within the Annual Report with the financial statements and our knowledge
obtained from our audit.
Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. We set certain quantitative thresholds for materiality. These,
together with qualitative considerations, helped us to determine the scope of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of our
audit procedures on the individual financial statement line items and disclosures and in evaluating the effect of misstatements,
both individually and in aggregate on the financial statements as a whole.
Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality for the financial statements as a whole as follows:
Financial statements – Group Financial statements – Parent Company
Overall
materiality
US$13.0m (2023: US$11.0m) US$16.1m (2023: US$16.1m)
How we
determined it
approximately 4.4% of adjusted
profit before tax (2023: based on
approximately 1% of net revenue)
approximately 1% of total assets
Rationale for
benchmark
applied
We had used net revenue as the
benchmark for calculating materiality
in the prior year, however given that
the Group's portfolio of products are
now mainly well established and
entering a more mature phase of
their life cycle, we have concluded
that adjusted profit before tax is a
more relevant metric for the
business.
As explained in the scoping section and based on our professional
judgement, the Parent Company is not in Group audit scope as it is a
holding company which is predominantly eliminated on consolidation. We
believe total assets is the primary measure used by the shareholders in
assessing the financial position of the entity, and this is a generally
accepted benchmark for calculating materiality for holding companies.
For each component in the scope of our Group audit, we allocated a materiality that is less than our overall Group materiality. The
range of materiality allocated across components was US$8.
5m to US$11.7m.
We use performance materiality to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and
undetected misstatements exceeds overall materiality. Specifically, we use performance materiality in determining the scope of our
audit and the nature and extent of our testing of account balances, classes of transactions and disclosures, for example in
determining sample sizes. Our performance materiality was 75% (2023: 75%) of overall materiality, amounting to US$9.8m (2023:
US$8.3m) for the Group financial statements and US$12.1m (2023: US$12.1m) for the Parent Company financial statements.
In determining the performance materiality, we considered a number of factors - the history of misstatements, risk assessment and
aggregation risk and the effectiveness of controls - and concluded that an amount at the upper end of our normal range was
appropriate.
We agreed with the Audit & Risk Committee that we would report to them misstatements identified during our audit above
US$0.65m (Group audit) (2023: US$0.5m) and $1.6m (Parent Company audit) (2023: $1.6m) as well as misstatements below those
amounts that, in our view, warranted reporting for qualitative reasons.
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The impact of climate risk on our audit
As part of our audit, we have focused on two aspects with respect to the impact of climate change, being how climate related risk
has impacted the financial statements and the consistency of disclosures between the financial statements and other parts of the
Annual Report.
We made enquiries of management to understand the Group's process of identifying and assessing the impact of climate-related
risks. We also understood how management has considered the impact of the identified climate-related risks in the underlying
assumptions and estimates used within the financial statements.
Management has not identified any material risk which can be expected to have an impact on the disclosures included in the
financial statements. We have assessed the estimates and assumptions made by management in preparing the financial statements,
and did not identify any areas where any of the climate-related risks would have a material impact.
We also considered the consistency of the disclosures in relation to climate change (including the disclosures in the Task Force on
Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) section) within the Annual Report with the financial statements and our knowledge
obtained from our audit.
Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. We set certain quantitative thresholds for materiality. These,
together with qualitative considerations, helped us to determine the scope of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of our
audit procedures on the individual financial statement line items and disclosures and in evaluating the effect of misstatements,
both individually and in aggregate on the financial statements as a whole.
Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality for the financial statements as a whole as follows:
Financial statements – Group Financial statements – Parent Company
Overall
materiality
US$13.0m (2023: US$11.0m) US$16.1m (2023: US$16.1m)
How we
determined it
approximately 4.4% of adjusted
profit before tax (2023: based on
approximately 1% of net revenue)
approximately 1% of total assets
Rationale for
benchmark
applied
We had used net revenue as the
benchmark for calculating materiality
in the prior year, however given that
the Group's portfolio of products are
now mainly well established and
entering a more mature phase of
their life cycle, we have concluded
that adjusted profit before tax is a
more relevant metric for the
business.
As explained in the scoping section and based on our professional
judgement, the Parent Company is not in Group audit scope as it is a
holding company which is predominantly eliminated on consolidation. We
believe total assets is the primary measure used by the shareholders in
assessing the financial position of the entity, and this is a generally
accepted benchmark for calculating materiality for holding companies.
For each component in the scope of our Group audit, we allocated a materiality that is less than our overall Group materiality. The
range of materiality allocated across components was US$8.5m to US$11.7m.
We use performance materiality to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and
undetected misstatements exceeds overall materiality. Specifically, we use performance materiality in determining the scope of our
audit and the nature and extent of our testing of account balances, classes of transactions and disclosures, for example in
determining sample sizes. Our performance materiality was 75% (2023: 75%) of overall materiality, amounting to US$9.8m (2023:
US$8.3m) for the Group financial statements and US$12.1m (2023: US$12.1m) for the Parent Company financial statements.
In determining the performance materiality, we considered a number of factors - the history of misstatements, risk assessment and
aggregation risk and the effectiveness of controls - and concluded that an amount at the upper end of our normal range was
appropriate.
We agreed with the Audit & Risk Committee that we would report to them misstatements identified during our audit above
US$0.65m (Group audit) (2023: US$0.5m) and $1.6m (Parent Company audit) (2023: $1.6m) as well as misstatements below those
amounts that, in our view, warranted reporting for qualitative reasons.
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Conclusions relating to going concern
Our evaluation of the directors’ assessment of the Group's and the Parent Company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern
basis of accounting included:
obtaining management's model, agreeing the underlying cash flow projections to Board reviewed forecasts and understanding
how these forecasts are compiled;
testing the mathematical accuracy of management's model, which is used to model future financial performance and to
determine whether the covenants in respect of leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio are forecasted to be met throughout the
going concern period;
verifying assumptions used are consistent with those modelled in relation to impairment assessments and deferred tax
recoverability and understanding the rationale behind any differences where noted;
evaluating the key assumptions within management’s forecasts, including assessing the appropriateness of these forecasts by
comparing to third-party data for revenue streams and historical actual data;
assessing whether the downside model prepared by management considered the risks facing the business and appropriately
models assumptions which are 'severe but plausible'; and
performing additional sensitivities on the downside model by incorporating a further decline in revenues.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that,
individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Parent Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the
preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this conclusion is not a guarantee as to the Group's and the
Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
In relation to the directors’ reporting on how they have applied the UK Corporate Governance Code, we have nothing material to add
or draw attention to in relation to the directors’ statement in the financial statements about whether the directors considered it
appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of
this report.
Reporting on other information
The other information comprises all of the information in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our auditors’
report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the
other information and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this
report, any form of assurance thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so,
consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the
audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify an apparent material inconsistency or material misstatement,
we are required to perform procedures to conclude whether there is a material misstatement of the financial statements or a
material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material
misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report based on these
responsibilities.
With respect to the Strategic Report and Directors' Report, we also considered whether the disclosures required by the UK
Companies Act 2006 have been included.
Based on our work undertaken in the course of the audit, the Companies Act 2006 requires us also to report certain opinions and
matters as described below.
Strategic Report and Directors’ Report
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit, the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors'
Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 is consistent with the financial statements and has been prepared in accordance with
applicable legal requirements.
In light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and Parent Company and their environment obtained in the course of the
audit, we did not identify any material misstatements in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report.
Directors’ Remuneration
In our opinion, the part of the Directors' Remuneration Report to be audited has been properly prepared in accordance with the
Companies Act 2006.
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Corporate governance statement
ISAs (UK) require us to review the directors’ statements in relation to going concern, longer-term viability and that part of the
corporate governance statement relating to the Parent Company’s compliance with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance
Code, which the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority specify for review by the auditor. Our additional responsibilities
with respect to the corporate governance statement as other information are described in the Reporting on other information
section of this report.
Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the following elements of the corporate
governance statement is materially consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge obtained during the audit, and we
have nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to:
The directors’ confirmation that they have carried out a robust assessment of the emerging and principal risks;
The disclosures in the Annual Report that describe those principal risks, what procedures are in place to identify emerging risks
and an explanation of how these are being managed or mitigated;
The directors’ statement in the financial statements about whether they considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern
basis of accounting in preparing them, and their identification of any material uncertainties to the Group’s and Parent Company’s
ability to continue to do so over a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements;
The directors’ explanation as to their assessment of the Group's and Parent Company’s prospects, the period this assessment
covers and why the period is appropriate; and
The directors’ statement as to whether they have a reasonable expectation that the Parent Company will be able to continue in
operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of its assessment, including any related disclosures drawing
attention to any necessary qualifications or assumptions.
Our review of the directors’ statement regarding the longer-term viability of the Group and Parent Company was substantially less in
scope than an audit and only consisted of making inquiries and considering the directors’ process supporting their statement;
checking that the statement is in alignment with the relevant provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code; and considering
whether the statement is consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge and understanding of the Group and Parent
Company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit.
In addition, based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the following elements of the
corporate governance statement is materially consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge obtained during the audit:
The directors’ statement that they consider the Annual Report, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable, and
provides the information necessary for the members to assess the Group’s and Parent Company's position, performance, business
model and strategy;
The section of the Annual Report that describes the review of effectiveness of risk management and internal control systems; and
The section of the Annual Report describing the work of the Audit & Risk Committee.
We have nothing to report in respect of our responsibility to report when the directors’ statement relating to the Parent Company’s
compliance with the Code does not properly disclose a departure from a relevant provision of the Code specified under the Listing
Rules for review by the auditors.
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Corporate governance statement
ISAs (UK) require us to review the directors’ statements in relation to going concern, longer-term viability and that part of the
corporate governance statement relating to the Parent Company’s compliance with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance
Code, which the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority specify for review by the auditor. Our additional responsibilities
with respect to the corporate governance statement as other information are described in the Reporting on other information
section of this report.
Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the following elements of the corporate
governance statement is materially consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge obtained during the audit, and we
have nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to:
The directors’ confirmation that they have carried out a robust assessment of the emerging and principal risks;
The disclosures in the Annual Report that describe those principal risks, what procedures are in place to identify emerging risks
and an explanation of how these are being managed or mitigated;
The directors’ statement in the financial statements about whether they considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern
basis of accounting in preparing them, and their identification of any material uncertainties to the Group’s and Parent Company’s
ability to continue to do so over a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements;
The directors’ explanation as to their assessment of the Group's and Parent Company’s prospects, the period this assessment
covers and why the period is appropriate; and
The directors’ statement as to whether they have a reasonable expectation that the Parent Company will be able to continue in
operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of its assessment, including any related disclosures drawing
attention to any necessary qualifications or assumptions.
Our review of the directors’ statement regarding the longer-term viability of the Group and Parent Company was substantially less in
scope than an audit and only consisted of making inquiries and considering the directors’ process supporting their statement;
checking that the statement is in alignment with the relevant provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code; and considering
whether the statement is consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge and understanding of the Group and Parent
Company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit.
In addition, based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the following elements of the
corporate governance statement is materially consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge obtained during the audit:
The directors’ statement that they consider the Annual Report, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable, and
provides the information necessary for the members to assess the Group’s and Parent Company's position, performance, business
model and strategy;
The section of the Annual Report that describes the review of effectiveness of risk management and internal control systems; and
The section of the Annual Report describing the work of the Audit & Risk Committee.
We have nothing to report in respect of our responsibility to report when the directors’ statement relating to the Parent Company’s
compliance with the Code does not properly disclose a departure from a relevant provision of the Code specified under the Listing
Rules for review by the auditors.
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Responsibilities for the financial statements andthe audit
Responsibilities of the directors for the financialstatements
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities in Respect of the Financial Statements, the directors are
responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the applicable framework and for being satisfied that
they give a true and fair view. The directors are also responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable
the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the Group’s and the Parent Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of
accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or the Parent Company or to cease operations, or have no
realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financialstatements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a
high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial
statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our
responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which
our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
Based on our understanding of the Group and industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and
regulations related to pharmaceutical regulatory requirements (including, but not limited to, those of the Federal Trade Commission,
US Food and Drug Administration, the European Medicines Agency and the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Agency) in addition to the on-going compliance requirements with respect to the Corporate Integrity Agreement ("CIA") with the
Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (refer to the Strategic Report section of the Annual
Report), and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also
considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and
US, UK and European tax legislation. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the
financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to management
bias in accounting estimates and judgements in relation to Medicaid sales rebate accruals for SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE, and
posting inappropriate journal entries to manipulate revenue. The Group engagement team shared this risk assessment with the
component auditors and appropriate audit responses were included in the audit plan. Audit procedures performed by the Group
engagement team and/or component auditors included:
Inquiries of management (including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, VP Chief Audit Executive, Chief Integrity and
Compliance Officer and the Group’s Chief Legal Officer) and external legal advisors, including consideration of known or
suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulation and fraud;
Reading key correspondence with regulatory authorities, including the reporting required under the terms of the CIA, and inquiries
with external and internal legal counsel;
Reviewing component auditors’ working papers;
Reading and assessing internal audit reports;
Challenging assumptions made by management in its significant accounting estimates on Medicaid sales rebate accruals for
SUBOXONE and SUBLOCADE;
Obtaining an understanding of management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities;
Assessment of matters reported on the Group’s whistleblowing helpline and the results of management’s investigation of such
matters; and
Identifying and testing journal entries which exhibit certain risk criteria such as unusual account combinations while recording
revenue.
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There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-
compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements.
Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error,
as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
Our audit testing might include testing complete populations of certain transactions and balances, possibly using data auditing
techniques. However, it typically involves selecting a limited number of items for testing, rather than testing complete populations.
We will often seek to target particular items for testing based on their size or risk characteristics. In other cases, we will use audit
sampling to enable us to draw a conclusion about the population from which the sample is selected.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC’s website at:
www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditors’ report.
Use of this report
This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the Parent Company’s members as a body in accordance
with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume
responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save
where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.
Other required reporting
Companies Act 2006 exception reporting
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
we have not obtained all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been
received from branches not visited by us; or
certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
the Parent Company financial statements and the part of the Directors' Remuneration Report to be audited are not in agreement
with the accounting records and returns.
We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
Appointment
Following the recommendation of the Audit & Risk Committee, we were appointed by the members on 23 December 2014 to audit
the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 and subsequent financial periods. The period of total uninterrupted
engagement is 11 years, covering the years ended 31 December 2014 to 31 December 2024.
Other matter
The Company is required by the Financial Conduct Authority Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules to include these financial
statements in an annual financial report prepared under the structured digital format required by DTR 4.1.15R - 4.1.18R and filed on
the National Storage Mechanism of the Financial Conduct Authority. This auditors’ report provides no assurance over whether the
structured digital format annual financial report has been prepared in accordance with those requirements.
Darryl Phillips (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
London
6 March 2025
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There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-
compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements.
Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error,
as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
Our audit testing might include testing complete populations of certain transactions and balances, possibly using data auditing
techniques. However, it typically involves selecting a limited number of items for testing, rather than testing complete populations.
We will often seek to target particular items for testing based on their size or risk characteristics. In other cases, we will use audit
sampling to enable us to draw a conclusion about the population from which the sample is selected.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC’s website at:
www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditors’ report.
Use of this report
This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the Parent Company’s members as a body in accordance
with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume
responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save
where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.
Other required reporting
Companies Act 2006 exception reporting
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
we have not obtained all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been
received from branches not visited by us; or
certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
the Parent Company financial statements and the part of the Directors' Remuneration Report to be audited are not in agreement
with the accounting records and returns.
We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
Appointment
Following the recommendation of the Audit & Risk Committee, we were appointed by the members on 23 December 2014 to audit
the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 and subsequent financial periods. The period of total uninterrupted
engagement is 11 years, covering the years ended 31 December 2014 to 31 December 2024.
Other matter
The Company is required by the Financial Conduct Authority Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules to include these financial
statements in an annual financial report prepared under the structured digital format required by DTR 4.1.15R - 4.1.18R and filed on
the National Storage Mechanism of the Financial Conduct Authority. This auditors’ report provides no assurance over whether the
structured digital format annual financial report has been prepared in accordance with those requirements.
Darryl Phillips (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
London
6 March 2025
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20242023
For the year ended December 31
Notes$m$m
Net revenue
3
1,188
1,093
Cost of sales
(258)
(186)
Gross profit
930
907
Selling, general and administrative expenses
4
(807)
(811)
Research and development expenses
4
(142)
(106)
Net other operating (loss)/ income
4
(4)
6
Operating loss
(23)
(4)
Finance income
23
43
Finance expense
(43)
(38)
Net finance (expense)/income
6
(20)
5
(Loss)/profit before taxation
(43)
1
Income tax (expense)/benefit
7
(5)
1
Net (loss)/income
(48)
2
(Loss)/earnings per ordinary share (in dollars)
Basic (loss)/earnings per share
8
($0.36)
$0.01
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share
8
($0.36)
$0.01
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Consolidated Income Statement
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20242023
For the year ended December 31
$m$m
Net (loss)/income
(48)
2
Other comprehensive (loss)/income
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent years:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net
(6)
4
Other comprehensive (loss)/income
(6)
4
Total comprehensive (loss)/income
(54)
6
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
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For the year ended December 31
2024
$m
2023
$m
Net (loss)/income
(48) 2
Other comprehensive (loss)/income
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent years:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net
(6) 4
Other comprehensive (loss)/income
(6) 4
Total comprehensive (loss)/income
(54) 6
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
(Restated
1
)
20242023
As at December 31
Notes$m $m
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets
9
177
234
Property, plant and equipment
10
101
82
Right-of-use assets
11
35
33
Deferred tax assets
7
268
267
Investments
12
27
41
Other assets
14
29
28
Current assets
637
685
Inventories
13
178
142
Trade receivables
14
254
254
Other assets
14
43
457
Current tax receivable
34
Investments
12
1
94
Cash and cash equivalents
16
319
316
829
1,263
Total assets
1,466
1,948
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Borrowings
17
(18)
(3)
Provisions
19
(21)
(408)
Other liabilities
19
(89)
(125)
Trade and other payables
22
(797)
(743)
Lease liabilities
11
(10)
(9)
Current tax liabilities
(11)
(18)
Non-current liabilities
(946)
(1,306)
Borrowings
17
(315)
(236)
Provisions
19
(63)
(5)
Other liabilities
19
(316)
(367)
Lease liabilities
11
(31)
(34)
(725)
(642)
Total liabilities
(1,671)
(1,948)
Net liabilities
(205)
Equity
Capital and reserves
Share capital
23
62
68
Share premium
13
11
Capital redemption reserve
24
14
7
Other reserves
24
(1,297)
(1,295)
Foreign currency translation reserve
24
(41)
(35)
Retained earnings
1,044
1,244
Total shareholders' deficit
(205)
1. The 2023 consolidated balance sheet was retrospectively adjusted to reflect acquisition-related measurement period adjustments (see Note 28).
The financial statements on pages 139 to 178 were approved by the Board of Directors on March 6, 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Mark Crossley
Director
Ryan Preblick
Chief Financial Officer
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Consolidated Balance Sheet
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Foreign Total
Capital currency shareholders'
Share Share redemption Other translation Retained (deficit)/
capital premium reserve reserves reserve earnings equity
Notes$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
Balance at January 1, 2023
68
8
6
(1,295)
(39)
1,303
51
Comprehensive income
Net income
2
2
Other comprehensive income
4
4
Total comprehensive income
4
2
6
Transactions recognized directly in equity
Shares issued
23
1
3
4
Share-based plans
25
22
22
Settlement of tax on equity awards
23
(22)
(22)
Shares repurchased and canceled
23
(1)
1
(33)
(33)
Transfer to share repurchase liability
19
(23)
(23)
Transfer from share repurchase liability
19
9
9
Taxation on share-based plans
7
(14)
(14)
Total transactions recognized directly in equity
3
1
(61)
(57)
Balance at December 31, 2023
68
11
7
(1,295)
(35)
1,244
Balance at January 1, 2024
68
11
7
(1,295)
(35)
1,244
Comprehensive loss
Net loss
(48)
(48)
Other comprehensive loss
(6)
(6)
Total comprehensive loss
(6)
(48)
(54)
Transactions recognized directly in equity
Shares issued23
1
2
3
Share-based plans25
24
24
Settlement of tax on equity awards23
(22)
(22)
Purchase of own shares for Employee Benefit
(2)
(2)
Trust23
Shares repurchased and canceled23
(7)
7
(168)
(168)
Transfer to share repurchase liability
19
(10)
(10)
Transfer from share repurchase liability
19
22
22
Taxation on share-based plans
7
2
2
Total transactions recognized directly in equity
(6)
2
7
(2)
(152)
(151)
Balance at December 31, 2024
62
13
14
(1,297)
(41)
1,044
(205)
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Notes
Share
capital
$m
Share
premium
$m
Capital
redemption
reserve
$m
Other
reserves
$m
Foreign
currency
translation
reserve
$m
Retained
earnings
$m
Total
shareholders'
(deficit)/
equity
$m
Balance at January 1, 2023 68 8 6 (1,295) (39) 1,303 51
Comprehensive income
Net income 2 2
Other comprehensive income 4 4
Total comprehensive income 4 2 6
Transactions recognized directly in equity
Shares issued
23 1 3 4
Share-based plans
25 22 22
Settlement of tax on equity awards
23 (22) (22)
Shares repurchased and canceled
23 (1) 1 (33) (33)
Transfer to share repurchase liability 19 (23) (23)
Transfer from share repurchase liability 19 9 9
Taxation on share-based plans 7 (14) (14)
Total transactions recognized directly in equity 3 1 (61) (57)
Balance at December 31, 2023 68 11 7 (1,295) (35) 1,244
Balance at January 1, 2024 68 11 7 (1,295) (35) 1,244
Comprehensive loss
Net loss (48) (48)
Other comprehensive loss (6) (6)
Total comprehensive loss
(6) (48) (54)
Transactions recognized directly in equity
Shares issued
23
1 2 3
Share-based plans
25
24 24
Settlement of tax on equity awards
23
(22) (22)
Purchase of own shares for Employee Benefit
Trust
23
(2) (2)
Shares repurchased and canceled
23
(7) 7 (168) (168)
Transfer to share repurchase liability 19
(10) (10)
Transfer from share repurchase liability 19
22 22
Taxation on share-based plans 7
2 2
Total transactions recognized directly in equity (6)
2 7 (2) (152) (151)
Balance at December 31, 2024
62 13 14 (1,297) (41) 1,044 (205)
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
20242023
For the year ended December 31
Notes$m$m
Operating loss
(23)
(4)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
9, 10
26
19
Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
52
Depreciation of right-of-use assets
11
8
9
Share-based payments expense for the year
25
24
22
Impact from foreign exchange movements
(6)
(11)
Unrealized loss on equity investment
9
Settlement of tax on employee awards23
(22)
(22)
Increase in trade receivables
(1)
(33)
Increase in inventories
1
(37)
(21)
Decrease/(increase) in current and non-current other assets
2
409
(415)
Increase in trade and other payables
48
115
(Decrease)/increase in provisions and other liabilities
2 3
(403)
49
Cash generated by/(used in) operations
84
(292)
Interest paid
(37)
(32)
Interest received
23
42
Tax refunds
19
Taxes paid
(47)
(52)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities
23
(315)
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of assets, net of cash acquired
27
(124)
Acquisition of business
28
(5)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
10
(29)
(8)
Purchase of investments
12
(17)
(45)
Maturity of investments
12
117
129
Purchase of intangible assets
9
(2)
(45)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from investing activities
69
(98)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings 332
Repayment of borrowings
17
(239)
(12)
Principal elements of lease payments11
(10)
(8)
Lease incentive received11
3
Cash paid for share repurchases23
(173)
(33)
Proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares
23
3
4
Other
(2)
Net cash outflow from financing activities
(89)
(46)
Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents
1
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
3
(458)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
16
316
774
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
16
319
316
1. Discontinuation of PERSERIS (refer to Note 29) resulted in impairment of inventory.
2. Changes in these line items for 2024 include utilization of the Antitrust MDL liabilities (refer to Note 19) and release of related escrow funding following final
court approval.
3. Changes for 2024 also include litigation settlement payments of $173m (FY 2023: $195m). $3m of interest paid on the DOJ Resolution in 2024 has been recorded
in the interest paid line item (FY 2023: $3m).Changes in the line item provisions and other liabilities for 2024 include litigation settlement payments totaling
$173m (2023: $195m). Refer to Note 19.
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Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
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Financial Statements
1. General information
Indivior PLC (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (together,
“Indivior” or the “Group”) are predominantly engaged in the
development, manufacture and sale of buprenorphine-based
prescription drugs for the treatment of opioid dependence, and
co-occurring disorders (the “Indivior Business”).
The Company is a public company limited by shares and was
incorporated, registered and domiciled in England, United
Kingdom on September 26, 2014. The Company is the holding
company for the Group. The address of the registered office and
company number are stated on page 188.
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of
these financial statements are set out below. Unless otherwise
stated, these policies have been consistently applied to all
years presented.
2. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements of the Group have been prepared in
accordance with U.K.-adopted International Accounting
Standards ("IAS") and with the requirements of the Companies
Act 2006 as applicable to companies reporting under those
standards.
The financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars ($) and
are prepared on a historical cost basis except where otherwise
stated. Amounts denoted in “m” represent millions and “k”
represent thousands.
In preparing the financial statements, the Group considered the
potential impact of climate change. The Task Force on Climate-
related Financial Disclosures ("TCFD") reporting framework
consists of a list of recommendations for companies to consider.
In accordance with the TCFD reporting framework, management
has qualitatively and quantitatively assessed the impact of the
scenario assessments on the Group's physical and transitional
risks. Based on this assessment, the Group concluded that
climate change did not have a significant or material impact on
the Group's business or on the financial reporting judgments or
estimates. The Group will continue to monitor, assess and, as
appropriate, account for the impact of climate change
prospectively.
Adoption of new and revised standards
No new International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS")
have been adopted by the Group in 2024.
New accounting standards issued but not
yet effective
IFRS 18 sets out new requirements for the presentation and
disclosure of information in the financial statements and,
subject to U.K. endorsement, will be effective for the first time in
the Group's financial statements for the year ending 31
December 2027. The new standard will have an impact on how
information is reported, with a focus on the presentation of the
income statement, and could also change the extent of
information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
IFRS 18 will not impact the recognition or measurement of items
in the financial statements and therefore will not have an
impact on the Group's overall results; however it may change
what the Group reports as its ‘operating profit'.
Going concern assessment
The Directors have considered the Company’s and the Group’s
financial plan, in particular with reference to the period to June
2026 (the going concern period).
The Directors have assessed the Group’s ability to maintain
sufficient liquidity to fund its operations, fulfill financial and
compliance obligations as set out in Note 19, and comply with
the maximum leverage and minimum interest coverage
covenants in the Group’s term loan for the going concern period .
A base-case model was produced reflecting:
Board reviewed financial plans for the period; and
settlement of liabilities in line with contractual terms and
provisions..
The Directors also assessed a “severe but plausible” downside
scenario which included the following key changes to the base
case within the going concern period:
the risk that SUBLOCADE will not meet revenue growth
expectations by modeling a 10% decline on forecasts; and
the risk that revenue projections outside the U.S. and for
OPVEE will not meet expectations by modeling a reduction in
annual forecasts totaling $25m.
Under both the base case and the downside scenario, sufficient
liquidity exists and is generated from operations such that all
business and covenant requirements are met for the going
concern period. As a result of the analysis described above, the
Directors reasonably expect the Group to have adequate
resources to continue in operational existence for at least one
year from the approval of these financial statements and
therefore consider the going concern basis to be appropriate fo r
the accounting and preparation of these financial statements.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the results of the
Company and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are those investees,
including structured entities, the Group controls because the
Group (i) has power to direct the relevant activities of the
investees that significantly affect their returns, (ii) has exposure ,
or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the
investees, and (iii) has the ability to use its power over the
investees to affect its returns. Subsidiaries are consolidated
from the date on which control is transferred to the Group
(acquisition date) and are deconsolidated from the date on
which control ceases. Intra-Group transactions, outstanding
balances payable or receivable and unrealized income and
expense on transactions between Group entities have been
eliminated on consolidation. All subsidiaries have year ends
which are co-terminous with the Company’s. The subsidiaries’
accounting policies are consistent with the policies adopted by
the Group.
Accounting policies
Foreign currency translation
The financial statements of each Group entity are measured
using the currency of the primary economic environment in
which the entity operates (the functional currency), which is
generally the local currency with the exception of treasury and
holding companies where the functional currency is the U.S.
Dollar. Effective January 1, 2024, the functional currency of
Indivior U.K. Limited, one of the Group’s significant subsidiaries,
changed from U.K. pound Sterling to U.S. Dollar (USD).
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Financial Statements
1. General information
Indivior PLC (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (together,
“Indivior” or the “Group”) are predominantly engaged in the
development, manufacture and sale of buprenorphine-based
prescription drugs for the treatment of opioid dependence, and
co-occurring disorders (the “Indivior Business”).
The Company is a public company limited by shares and was
incorporated, registered and domiciled in England, United
Kingdom on September 26, 2014. The Company is the holding
company for the Group. The address of the registered office and
company number are stated on page 188.
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of
these financial statements are set out below. Unless otherwise
stated, these policies have been consistently applied to all
yearspresented.
2. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements of the Group have been prepared in
accordance with U.K.-adopted International Accounting
Standards ("IAS") and with the requirements of the Companies
Act 2006 as applicable to companies reporting under those
standards.
The financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars ($) and
are prepared on a historical cost basis except where otherwise
stated. Amounts denoted in “m” represent millions and “k”
represent thousands.
In preparing the financial statements, the Group considered the
potential impact of climate change. The Task Force on Climate-
related Financial Disclosures ("TCFD") reporting framework
consists of a list of recommendations for companies to consider.
In accordance with the TCFD reporting framework, management
has qualitatively and quantitatively assessed the impact of the
scenario assessments on the Group's physical and transitional
risks. Based on this assessment, the Group concluded that
climate change did not have a significant or material impact on
the Group's business or on the financial reporting judgments or
estimates. The Group will continue to monitor, assess and, as
appropriate, account for the impact of climate change
prospectively.
Adoption of new and revised standards
No new International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS")
have been adopted by the Group in 2024.
New accounting standards issued but not
yeteffective
IFRS 18 sets out new requirements for the presentation and
disclosure of information in the financial statements and,
subject to U.K. endorsement, will be effective for the first time in
the Group's financial statements for the year ending 31
December 2027. The new standard will have an impact on how
information is reported, with a focus on the presentation of the
income statement, and could also change the extent of
information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
IFRS 18 will not impact the recognition or measurement of items
in the financial statements and therefore will not have an
impact on the Group's overall results; however it may change
what the Group reports as its ‘operating profit'.
Going concern assessment
The Directors have considered the Company’s and the Group’s
financial plan, in particular with reference to the period to June
2026 (the going concern period).
The Directors have assessed the Group’s ability to maintain
sufficient liquidity to fund its operations, fulfill financial and
compliance obligations as set out in Note 19, and comply with
the maximum leverage and minimum interest coverage
covenants in the Group’s term loan for the going concern period.
A base-case model was produced reflecting:
Board reviewed financial plans for the period; and
settlement of liabilities in line with contractual terms and
provisions..
The Directors also assessed a “severe but plausible” downside
scenario which included the following key changes to the base
case within the going concern period:
the risk that SUBLOCADE will not meet revenue growth
expectations by modeling a 10% decline on forecasts; and
the risk that revenue projections outside the U.S. and for
OPVEE will not meet expectations by modeling a reduction in
annual forecasts totaling $25m.
Under both the base case and the downside scenario, sufficient
liquidity exists and is generated from operations such that all
business and covenant requirements are met for the going
concern period. As a result of the analysis described above, the
Directors reasonably expect the Group to have adequate
resources to continue in operational existence for at least one
year from the approval of these financial statements and
therefore consider the going concern basis to be appropriate for
the accounting and preparation of these financial statements.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the results of the
Company and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are those investees,
including structured entities, the Group controls because the
Group (i) has power to direct the relevant activities of the
investees that significantly affect their returns, (ii) has exposure,
or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the
investees, and (iii) has the ability to use its power over the
investees to affect its returns. Subsidiaries are consolidated
from the date on which control is transferred to the Group
(acquisition date) and are deconsolidated from the date on
which control ceases. Intra-Group transactions, outstanding
balances payable or receivable and unrealized income and
expense on transactions between Group entities have been
eliminated on consolidation. All subsidiaries have year ends
which are co-terminous with the Company’s. The subsidiaries’
accounting policies are consistent with the policies adopted by
the Group.
Accounting policies
Foreign currency translation
The financial statements of each Group entity are measured
using the currency of the primary economic environment in
which the entity operates (the functional currency), which is
generally the local currency with the exception of treasury and
holding companies where the functional currency is the U.S.
Dollar. Effective January 1, 2024, the functional currency of
Indivior U.K. Limited, one of the Group’s significant subsidiaries,
changed from U.K. pound Sterling to U.S. Dollar (USD).
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Notes to the Group Financial Statements
2. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
continued
This was the result of a change in the primary economic
environment in which Indivior U.K. Limited operates, driven by
growth of USD-denominated net revenue combined with an
increase in USD-denominated costs and culminating with a shift
in investing activities. The Group determined the USD had
become the dominant currency from January 2024. The Group’s
presentation currency is the U.S. Dollar.
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional
currency using exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the
transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from
the settlement of foreign currency transactions and from the
remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated
in foreign currencies are recognized within SG&A in the
consolidated income statement.
The exchange rates used for the translation of currencies into
U.S. dollars that have the most significant impact on the Group’s
results were:
2024
2023
GBP year-end exchange rate
1.25
1.27
GBP average exchange rate
1.28
1.24
EUR year-end exchange rate
1.03
1.10
EUR average exchange rate
1.08
1.08
The financial statements of subsidiaries with different functional
currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
Assets and liabilities at the year-end rate.
Profit and loss account items at the weighted average
exchange rate for the year.
Exchange differences arising from translation of retained
earnings and the net investment in foreign entities are
recognized in the statement of comprehensive income on
consolidation.
Revenue
Net revenue is generated from sales of pharmaceutical
products, net of accruals for returns, discounts, incentives and
rebates (“allowances”). Direct customers are often wholesalers,
specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors of
pharmaceutical products; indirect customers are often
government-sponsored programs or commercial insurers with
whom the Group has separate pricing and formulary
agreements.
Net revenue is recognized when a contractual promise to a
customer (performance obligation) has been fulfilled by
transferring control over pharmaceutical products to the direct
customer, substantially all of which is upon receipt of the
products by the customer, and therefore all revenue is
recognized at a “point in time.” The amount of net revenue
recognized is based on the consideration expected in exchange
for pharmaceutical products, including reductions in revenue for
rebates expected to be paid to indirect customers. The
consideration Indivior receives may be fixed or variable. Variable
consideration is only recognized when it is highly probable that
a significant reversal will not occur. The Group has no material
contracts with more than one performance obligation.
Management is required to determine the net transaction price
in respect of each of its contracts with direct and indirect
customers.
In making such judgment, management assesses the impact of
any variable consideration in the contract due to allowances.
These are estimated and recognized in the period in which the
underlying performance obligation is fulfilled as a reduction of
net revenue.
The following are the Group’s significant categories of
allowances:
Government and commercial rebates
The Group records accruals for rebates for governmental
programs as a reduction of sales when the product is sold
into the distribution channel. The Group pays rebates to
individual U.S. states for all eligible units purchased under the
Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in the United States
("Medicaid") based on a “per unit rebate” calculation, which is
based on the Group’s average manufacturer prices and
applicable supplemental agreements.
Management estimates expected unit sales under Medicaid
and adjusts its rebate accrual based on actual unit, per unit
rebate amounts and changes in trends in Medicaid utilization.
Commercial rebates include amounts payable to payers and
healthcare providers under contractual arrangements and
may vary by product.
Government and commercial rebates are estimated using
contracted rates, historical and estimated payer mix, historical
utilization trends and payment processing time lag.
Additionally, in developing estimates, management considers
statutory rebate requirements, estimated patient mix, known
market events or trends, channel inventory data obtained
from third parties and other pertinent internal or external
information. Management assesses and updates estimates
each reporting period to reflect billing trends and other
current information.
Chargebacks
Chargebacks relate to discounts that occur when contracted
indirect customers purchase directly from wholesalers and
specialty distributors at a contracted price. The wholesaler or
specialty distributor, in turn, then generally charges back to
the Group the difference between the wholesale acquisition
cost and the contracted price paid to the wholesaler or
specialty distributor by the customer.
The accrual for chargebacks is estimated based on historical
and expected utilization of these programs.
Allowance for sales returns
Returns are generally made if the product is damaged,
defective or otherwise cannot be used by the customer. In the
United States, the Group typically permits returns six months
prior to and up to 12 months after the product expiration date.
Outside the United States, returns are only allowed in certain
countries on a limited basis.
Accruals for product returns are estimated based primarily on
analysis of the Group’s historical product return patterns,
expected future returns, and contractual agreement terms.
Estimated returns are accrued in the period the related
revenue is recognized.
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Financial Statements
2. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
continued
Sales discounts
Wholesalers, specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors
of the Group’s products may be offered various forms of
consideration for distributing our products, including
discounts, service fees and prompt payment discounts.
Wholesaler and specialty distributor discounts and service
fees arise from contractual agreements and are estimated as
a percentage of the price at which the Group sells product to
them and are classified as liabilities.
In addition, customers are offered a prompt pay discount for
payment within a specified contractual period. Prompt pay
discounts are classified as a reduction of accounts receivable.
Management also takes account of factors such as levels of
inventory in its various distribution channels, product expiry
dates and information about potential entry of competing
products into the market. In each case, the accruals made for
allowances noted above are subject to continuous review and
adjustment as appropriate, based on the most recent
information available to management.
Adjustments to the accruals may be necessary based on actual
utilization information submitted to the Group (in the case of
accruals for rebates related to sales targets or contractual
rebates), claims/invoices received (in the case of regulatory
rebates and chargebacks) and actual return rates.
Operating segments
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with
the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-
maker ("CODM"). The CODM, who is responsible for allocating
resources and assessing performance of the operating
segments, has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer
("CEO").
Cost of sales
Cost of sales are recognized as the associated net revenue is
recognized or when the asset no longer represents a probable
future economic benefit. Cost of sales include manufacturing
costs, movements in provisions for inventories, inventory write-
offs, depreciation and impairment charges in relation to
manufacturing assets, and amortization of marketed products.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") comprise
personnel costs, as well as marketing expenses, consulting
services, depreciation of fixed assets, travel and other selling
and distribution-related expenses, corporate overheads, patent-
related costs and other administrative expenses. Selling, general
and administrative expenses also include expenses relating to
recognition or release of legal provisions.
Expenses are recognized in respect of goods and services
received when supplied in accordance with contractual terms.
Marketing, promotional and other selling expenses are charged
to the consolidated income statement as incurred.
Research and development
Research and development expenses comprise internal and
external research expenses. Internal R&D expenses include
employee-related expenses, occupancy costs, depreciation of
corresponding equipment and other costs. External R&D
expenses include costs related to clinical trials, non-clinical
activity and laboratory services.
Research expenditure is charged to the consolidated income
statement in the year in which it is incurred.
Development expenditure is expensed as incurred, unless it
meets the requirements of IAS 38 to be capitalized and then
amortized over the useful life of the developed product, once
commercialized.
The Group has determined that filing for regulatory approval is
generally the earliest point at which internal development costs
can be capitalized. However, judgment is exercised when
assessing the point at which it is probable the asset created will
generate future economic benefits, which may not be until final
regulatory approval for certain assets. All internal development
expenditure incurred prior to filing for regulatory approval is
therefore expensed as incurred.
Net other operating income
Net other operating income is credited to the consolidated
income statement as earned.
Finance income and expense
Finance income represents interest earned on invested cash
balances plus interest income from debt securities which is
included in finance income using the effective interest method.
Finance income on cash and cash equivalents and investments
is recognized in the consolidated income statement in the
period earned.
Finance costs of borrowings are recognized in the consolidated
income statement over the term of those borrowings. Finance
costs related to lease arrangements are recognized in the
consolidated income statement over the lease period. Finance
costs on significant legal matters are generally recognized in the
consolidated income statement over the settlement payment
period.
Income tax
Income tax for the year comprises current and deferred tax.
Current tax is the expected tax payable on taxable income for
the year, using tax rates enacted, or substantively enacted, at
the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in
respect of previous years.
Income tax is recognized in the consolidated income statement
except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other
comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, the tax
is also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in
equity, respectively.
Current tax for the current and prior periods is recognized as a
liability to the extent that it has not yet been settled, and as an
asset to the extent that the amounts already paid exceed the
amount due.
Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences arising
between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying
amounts in the financial statements using the balance sheet
approach.
Deferred tax is not recorded if it arises from the initial
recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction (other than a
business combination) that affects neither accounting nor
taxable profit or loss at that time. Deferred tax is determined
using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or
substantively enacted at the balance sheet date and apply when
the deferred tax asset or liability is expected to reverse.
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Notes to the Group Financial Statements continued
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Financial Statements
2. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
continued
Sales discounts
Wholesalers, specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors
of the Group’s products may be offered various forms of
consideration for distributing our products, including
discounts, service fees and prompt payment discounts.
Wholesaler and specialty distributor discounts and service
fees arise from contractual agreements and are estimated as
a percentage of the price at which the Group sells product to
them and are classified as liabilities.
In addition, customers are offered a prompt pay discount for
payment within a specified contractual period. Prompt pay
discounts are classified as a reduction of accounts receivable.
Management also takes account of factors such as levels of
inventory in its various distribution channels, product expiry
dates and information about potential entry of competing
products into the market. In each case, the accruals made for
allowances noted above are subject to continuous review and
adjustment as appropriate, based on the most recent
information available to management.
Adjustments to the accruals may be necessary based on actual
utilization information submitted to the Group (in the case of
accruals for rebates related to sales targets or contractual
rebates), claims/invoices received (in the case of regulatory
rebates and chargebacks) and actual return rates.
Operating segments
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with
the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-
maker ("CODM"). The CODM, who is responsible for allocating
resources and assessing performance of the operating
segments, has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer
("CEO").
Cost of sales
Cost of sales are recognized as the associated net revenue is
recognized or when the asset no longer represents a probable
future economic benefit. Cost of sales include manufacturing
costs, movements in provisions for inventories, inventory write-
offs, depreciation and impairment charges in relation to
manufacturing assets, and amortization of marketed products.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") comprise
personnel costs, as well as marketing expenses, consulting
services, depreciation of fixed assets, travel and other selling
and distribution-related expenses, corporate overheads, patent-
related costs and other administrative expenses. Selling, general
and administrative expenses also include expenses relating to
recognition or release of legal provisions.
Expenses are recognized in respect of goods and services
received when supplied in accordance with contractual terms.
Marketing, promotional and other selling expenses are charged
to the consolidated income statement as incurred.
Research and development
Research and development expenses comprise internal and
external research expenses. Internal R&D expenses include
employee-related expenses, occupancy costs, depreciation of
corresponding equipment and other costs. External R&D
expenses include costs related to clinical trials, non-clinical
activity and laboratory services.
Research expenditure is charged to the consolidated income
statement in the year in which it is incurred.
Development expenditure is expensed as incurred, unless it
meets the requirements of IAS 38 to be capitalized and then
amortized over the useful life of the developed product, once
commercialized.
The Group has determined that filing for regulatory approval is
generally the earliest point at which internal development costs
can be capitalized. However, judgment is exercised when
assessing the point at which it is probable the asset created will
generate future economic benefits, which may not be until final
regulatory approval for certain assets. All internal development
expenditure incurred prior to filing for regulatory approval is
therefore expensed as incurred.
Net other operating income
Net other operating income is credited to the consolidated
income statement as earned.
Finance income and expense
Finance income represents interest earned on invested cash
balances plus interest income from debt securities which is
included in finance income using the effective interest method.
Finance income on cash and cash equivalents and investments
is recognized in the consolidated income statement in the
period earned.
Finance costs of borrowings are recognized in the consolidated
income statement over the term of those borrowings. Finance
costs related to lease arrangements are recognized in the
consolidated income statement over the lease period. Finance
costs on significant legal matters are generally recognized in the
consolidated income statement over the settlement payment
period.
Income tax
Income tax for the year comprises current and deferred tax.
Current tax is the expected tax payable on taxable income for
the year, using tax rates enacted, or substantively enacted, at
the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in
respect of previous years.
Income tax is recognized in the consolidated income statement
except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other
comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, the tax
is also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in
equity, respectively.
Current tax for the current and prior periods is recognized as a
liability to the extent that it has not yet been settled, and as an
asset to the extent that the amounts already paid exceed the
amount due.
Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences arising
between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying
amounts in the financial statements using the balance sheet
approach.
Deferred tax is not recorded if it arises from the initial
recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction (other than a
business combination) that affects neither accounting nor
taxable profit or loss at that time. Deferred tax is determined
using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or
substantively enacted at the balance sheet date and apply when
the deferred tax asset or liability is expected to reverse.
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Notes to the Group Financial Statements continued
2. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
continued
They are revalued for changes in tax rates when new tax rates
are substantively enacted. The Group has applied the exception
to recognizing and disclosing information about deferred tax
assets and liabilities related to Pillar Two income taxes.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated
amortization and impairment.
Payments made in respect of acquired distribution rights are
capitalized when it is probable that the expected future
economic benefits attributable to the asset will flow to the
Group. The useful life of the acquired distribution rights is
determined based on legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive,
economic or other relevant factors. Acquired rights with finite
lives are subsequently amortized using the straight-line method
over their expected useful economic lives.
Payments related to the acquisition of rights to products in
development or marketed products are capitalized if it is
probable that future economic benefits from the asset will flow
to the Group. Probability of future economic benefit is assumed
for all payments made for externally acquired products in
development and therefore capitalized. Subsequent success-
based milestone payments up to and including approval are
capitalized when achieved. Products in development are not
amortized as they are not yet in use but are assessed for
impairment at the end of each reporting period. Once approved
in their primary market, products in development are
transferred to marketed products.
Marketed products are amortized over their useful economic life,
which is generally estimated as the patent life within the
product’s primary market. Amortization of marketed products is
recognized within cost of sales. All products are assessed for
impairment indicators at the end of each reporting period and
tested for impairment annually.
Acquired computer software licenses and related
implementation costs are capitalized at cost. These costs are
typically amortized on a straight-line basis, generally over a
period of up to five years. For cloud-based software licenses,
implementation costs are expensed as incurred and
subscription costs are expensed ratably over the license period.
Goodwill is initially measured as any excess of the fair value of
the acquired business over the fair value of the net identifiable
assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is assessed for
impairment at the end of each reporting period.
Gains and losses on the disposal of intangible assets are
determined by comparing the asset’s carrying value with any
sale proceeds and are included in the consolidated income
statement.
The carrying values of intangible assets are reviewed for
impairment annually and/or when events or changes in
circumstances indicate the carrying value may be impaired
depending on the intangible asset type. If any such indication
exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order
to determine the extent of impairment loss. Where it is not
possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual
asset, management estimates the recoverable amount of the
cash-generating unit ("CGU") to which it belongs.
Goodwill is tested for impairment at the operating segment
level, this being the level at which goodwill is monitored for
internal management purposes. As discussed in Note 3, the
Group is engaged in a single business activity and operates in a
single reportable segment.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less
accumulated depreciation and impairment, with the exception
of land, which is shown at cost less impairment. Cost includes
expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the
asset.
The cost of subsequent improvements and enhancements is
included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognized as a
separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that
future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to
the Group and the cost of the item can be reliably measured.
Except for freehold land and assets under construction, the cost
of property, plant and equipment is depreciated on a straight-
line basis over the expected useful life of the asset. For this
purpose, expected lives are determined within the following
limits:
Land and buildings
freehold buildings: not more than 20 years; and
leasehold improvements: up to the expected lease term.
Plant and equipment
plant and equipment: not more than 10 years; and
motor vehicles and computer equipment: not more than 4
years.
Assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and
adjusted, if necessary, at each balance sheet date. Property,
plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment if events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may
not be appropriate. Freehold land is reviewed for impairment on
an annual basis.
Gains and losses on the disposal of property, plant and
equipment are determined by comparing the asset’s carrying
value with any sale proceeds and are included in the
consolidated income statement.
Leases and right-of-use asset
The Group leases various properties and equipment (including
vehicles). Rental contracts are typically made for fixed periods of
3 to 10 years but may have termination or extension options.
Management assesses whether it is reasonably certain to
exercise the options at lease commencement and subsequently,
if there is a change in circumstances within its control. Extension
options (or periods after termination options) are only included
in the lease term if the lease is reasonably certain to be
extended (or not terminated). Such assessment involves
management judgment and estimations based on information at
the time the assessments are made.
As a lessee, management assesses whether a contract conveys
the right to control use of an identified asset for a period in
exchange for consideration, in which case it is classified as a
lease. The Group recognizes a right-of-use asset (lease asset)
and a corresponding liability at the lease commencement date,
measured on a present value basis.
Leases with a term of 12 months or less (short-term leases) and
low-value leases are not recognized on the balance sheet.
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For these short-term and low-value leases, the Group recognizes
the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line
basis over the term of the lease.
The Group’s right-of-use assets are calculated based upon the
following:
the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability;
any lease payments made to the lessor at or before the
commencement date, less any lease incentives (e.g., rent
abatements, tenant improvement allowances) received; and
any initial direct costs incurred by the Group.
Right-of-use assets are amortized on a straight-line basis from
the commencement date of the lease over the shorter of the
lease term or useful life of the right-of-use asset. Right-of-use
assets are assessed for impairment whenever there is an
indication the carrying amount may not be recoverable,
generally using cash flow projections for the cash-generating
unit in which the right-of-use asset belongs.
Lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of
the lease payments to be made over the lease term using the
discount rate for the lease at lease commencement. If the
interest rate implicit in the lease can be determined, it will be
used to measure the liability. If an interest rate is not implicit in
the lease, the incremental borrowing rate for the respective loan
type at the date of commencement will be used, which ranged
from 3.9% to 11.8%. The incremental borrowing rate is
determined by referencing the cost of borrowing in recent debt
issuances for entities with comparable credit ratings, adjusted
for the term of the lease and country of origin.
The Group remeasures the lease liability (and makes a
corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use asset)
whenever the lease terms or expected payments under the lease
change, or a modification occurs that is not accounted for as a
separate lease. Lease payments are allocated between principal
and finance cost. The finance cost is charged to profit or loss
over the lease period to produce a constant periodic rate of
interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period.
Principal elements of lease payments are recognized as cash
flows from financing activities.
Investments
Investments comprise holdings in equity and debt securities.
Investments in equity securities held for trading or for which the
Group has not elected to recognize fair value gains and losses
through other comprehensive income are initially recorded and
subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss
("FVPL"). Fair value gains and losses are reported on the income
statement within net other operating (loss)/income. Investments
in debt securities are initially recorded at fair value plus or
minus directly attributable transaction costs and remeasured on
the basis of the Group’s business model and the contractual
cash flow characteristics.
The Group’s investments in debt securities are held at amortized
cost as the Group’s intention is to hold these investments to
maturity and collect contractual cash flows that are solely
payments of principal and interest.
The Group applies an expected credit loss impairment model to
financial instruments held at amortized cost. The recognition of
a loss allowance is limited to 12-month expected credit losses
unless credit risk increases significantly, which would require
lifetime expected credit losses to be applied.
When measuring expected credit losses, investments are
grouped based on similar credit risk characteristics.
Management uses judgment in selecting the inputs to the
impairment model based on historical loss rates for similar
instruments, current conditions and forecasts of future
economic conditions.
Inventories
Raw materials, stores and consumables, work in progress and
finished goods are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable
value. Cost comprises materials, direct labor and an appropriate
portion of overhead expenses (based on normal operating
capacity) required to get the inventory to its present location
and condition. Inventory valuation is determined on a first in,
first out basis. Selling expenses, product amortization and
certain other overhead expenses are excluded from product
cost. Net realizable value is the estimated net selling price less
applicable selling expenses. Impairment of inventory is
recognized in cost of sales.
Trade receivables
Trade receivables are initially recognized at their invoiced
amounts less estimated adjustments for deductions such as
cash discounts. Trade receivables consist of amounts due from
customers, primarily wholesalers and distributors, for which
there is no significant history of default. The credit risk of
customers is assessed, taking into account their financial
positions, past experiences and other relevant factors. Individual
customer credit limits are imposed based on these factors.
Provisions for expected credit losses are established using an
expected credit loss model ("ECL"). The provisions are based on
a forward-looking ECL, which includes possible default events on
the trade receivables over the entire holding period. These
provisions represent the difference between the carrying
amount in the consolidated balance sheet and the estimated
collectible amount. Charges for ECL are recognized in the
consolidated income statement within SG&A expenses.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand, current
balances with banks and similar institutions, and highly liquid
investments with original maturities of less than three months.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are recognized initially at fair value
less attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial
recognition, interest-bearing borrowings are stated at amortized
cost, with any difference between cost and redemption value
being recognized within finance expense in the consolidated
income statement over the year of the borrowings on an
effective interest basis.
Borrowings are classified as a current liability unless the Group
has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for
at least 12 months after the reporting date.
Provisions and other liabilities
Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present legal or
constructive obligation as a result of past events, an outflow of
resources to settle that obligation is more likely than not, and
the amount can be reliably estimated. Provisions are measured
at the present value of management’s best estimate of the
expenditure required to settle the present obligation at the
reporting date.
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For these short-term and low-value leases, the Group recognizes
the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line
basis over the term of the lease.
The Group’s right-of-use assets are calculated based upon the
following:
the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability;
any lease payments made to the lessor at or before the
commencement date, less any lease incentives (e.g., rent
abatements, tenant improvement allowances) received; and
any initial direct costs incurred by the Group.
Right-of-use assets are amortized on a straight-line basis from
the commencement date of the lease over the shorter of the
lease term or useful life of the right-of-use asset. Right-of-use
assets are assessed for impairment whenever there is an
indication the carrying amount may not be recoverable,
generally using cash flow projections for the cash-generating
unit in which the right-of-use asset belongs.
Lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of
the lease payments to be made over the lease term using the
discount rate for the lease at lease commencement. If the
interest rate implicit in the lease can be determined, it will be
used to measure the liability. If an interest rate is not implicit in
the lease, the incremental borrowing rate for the respective loan
type at the date of commencement will be used, which ranged
from 3.9% to 11.8%. The incremental borrowing rate is
determined by referencing the cost of borrowing in recent debt
issuances for entities with comparable credit ratings, adjusted
for the term of the lease and country of origin.
The Group remeasures the lease liability (and makes a
corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use asset)
whenever the lease terms or expected payments under the lease
change, or a modification occurs that is not accounted for as a
separate lease. Lease payments are allocated between principal
and finance cost. The finance cost is charged to profit or loss
over the lease period to produce a constant periodic rate of
interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period.
Principal elements of lease payments are recognized as cash
flows from financing activities.
Investments
Investments comprise holdings in equity and debt securities.
Investments in equity securities held for trading or for which the
Group has not elected to recognize fair value gains and losses
through other comprehensive income are initially recorded and
subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss
("FVPL"). Fair value gains and losses are reported on the income
statement within net other operating (loss)/income. Investments
in debt securities are initially recorded at fair value plus or
minus directly attributable transaction costs and remeasured on
the basis of the Group’s business model and the contractual
cash flow characteristics.
The Group’s investments in debt securities are held at amortized
cost as the Group’s intention is to hold these investments to
maturity and collect contractual cash flows that are solely
payments of principal and interest.
The Group applies an expected credit loss impairment model to
financial instruments held at amortized cost. The recognition of
a loss allowance is limited to 12-month expected credit losses
unless credit risk increases significantly, which would require
lifetime expected credit losses to be applied.
When measuring expected credit losses, investments are
grouped based on similar credit risk characteristics.
Management uses judgment in selecting the inputs to the
impairment model based on historical loss rates for similar
instruments, current conditions and forecasts of future
economic conditions.
Inventories
Raw materials, stores and consumables, work in progress and
finished goods are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable
value. Cost comprises materials, direct labor and an appropriate
portion of overhead expenses (based on normal operating
capacity) required to get the inventory to its present location
and condition. Inventory valuation is determined on a first in,
first out basis. Selling expenses, product amortization and
certain other overhead expenses are excluded from product
cost. Net realizable value is the estimated net selling price less
applicable selling expenses. Impairment of inventory is
recognized in cost of sales.
Trade receivables
Trade receivables are initially recognized at their invoiced
amounts less estimated adjustments for deductions such as
cash discounts. Trade receivables consist of amounts due from
customers, primarily wholesalers and distributors, for which
there is no significant history of default. The credit risk of
customers is assessed, taking into account their financial
positions, past experiences and other relevant factors. Individual
customer credit limits are imposed based on these factors.
Provisions for expected credit losses are established using an
expected credit loss model ("ECL"). The provisions are based on
a forward-looking ECL, which includes possible default events on
the trade receivables over the entire holding period. These
provisions represent the difference between the carrying
amount in the consolidated balance sheet and the estimated
collectible amount. Charges for ECL are recognized in the
consolidated income statement within SG&A expenses.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand, current
balances with banks and similar institutions, and highly liquid
investments with original maturities of less than three months.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are recognized initially at fair value
less attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial
recognition, interest-bearing borrowings are stated at amortized
cost, with any difference between cost and redemption value
being recognized within finance expense in the consolidated
income statement over the year of the borrowings on an
effective interest basis.
Borrowings are classified as a current liability unless the Group
has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for
at least 12 months after the reporting date.
Provisions and other liabilities
Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present legal or
constructive obligation as a result of past events, an outflow of
resources to settle that obligation is more likely than not, and
the amount can be reliably estimated. Provisions are measured
at the present value of management’s best estimate of the
expenditure required to settle the present obligation at the
reporting date.
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2. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
continued
Provisions are reviewed regularly, and amounts updated where
necessary to reflect the latest assumptions. The assessment of
provisions can involve complex judgments about future events
and can rely heavily on judgments and estimates. Given the
inherent uncertainties related to these judgments and
estimates, the actual outflows resulting from the realization of
those risks could differ adversely and materially from
management’s assessments.
Other liabilities represent contractual obligations to third
parties where the amount and timing of payments is fixed.
Where other liabilities are not interest-bearing and the impact
of discounting is significant, other liabilities are recorded at
their present value, generally using a discount rate appropriate
to the liability or approximating a market interest rate at the
time the Group entered into the obligation.
Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables are recognized initially at fair value
and, where applicable, subsequently measured at amortized
cost using the effective interest method. Accrual balances are
reviewed and adjusted in light of actual experience of rebates,
discounts or allowances given and returns made and any
expected changes in arrangements. Future events could cause
the assumptions on which the accruals are based to change,
which could affect the future results of the Group. Please refer
to the revenue accounting policy for further details on accruals
for rebates, discounts and returns.
Employee share-based plans
The Group operates three equity-settled executive and
employee share plans. For all grants of share options and
awards, the fair value at the grant date is calculated using
appropriate pricing models. The grant date fair value is
recognized over the vesting period as an expense, with a
corresponding increase in retained earnings.
The Group controls an Employee Benefit Trust which supports
fulfillment of share-based compensation plans and other
employee benefits.
Employee short-term obligations
Liabilities for salaries and wages, including non-monetary
benefits, vacation and accumulating sick leave expected to be
settled within 12 months after the end of the period in which the
employees render the related service, are recognized in respect
of employees’ services up to the end of the reporting period and
are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the
liabilities are settled. The liability for vacation and accumulating
sick leave is recognized in the provision for employee benefits.
All other short-term employee benefits are included within
trade and other payables.
Pension commitments
Some companies within the Group operate defined contribution
and (funded and unfunded) defined benefit pension schemes.
The cost of providing pensions to employees who are members
of defined contribution schemes is charged to the consolidated
income statement as contributions are made. The Group has no
further payment obligations in respect of such schemes once
the contributions have been paid.
Post-retirement benefits other than pensions
Some companies within the Group provide post-retirement
medical care to their retirees. The costs of providing these
benefits are accrued over the period of employment and the
liability recognized in the consolidated balance sheet is
calculated using the projected unit credit method and is
discounted to its present value and the fair value of any related
asset is deducted.
Business combinations and asset acquisitions
In assessing whether an acquired set of activities and assets is a
business or an asset, management applies the optional
concentration test. In applying the concentration test, an
acquisition will be treated as an asset acquisition if
substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired
(excluding cash and cash equivalents, deferred tax assets, and
goodwill) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group
of similar identifiable assets. If the concentration test is not met,
management will perform an assessment to determine whether
the acquired set of activities and assets is a business.
The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for
business combinations. All identifiable assets acquired,
liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed are initially
measured at fair value on the acquisition date. D
uring the
measurement
period of up to one year from the acquisition
date, we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill.
Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.
Goodwill arising from a business combination is recognized as
an asset and initially measured at cost. Goodwill is calculated as
the difference between 1) the acquisition date fair value of the
consideration transferred and 2) the net of the acquisition date
fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
The Group recognizes contingent consideration in a business
combination as part of the consideration transferred at the fair
value of the obligations at the acquisition date. Contingent
consideration classified as a financial liability is subsequently
remeasured to fair value at each balance sheet date, with
changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated income
statement. In an asset acquisition, the Group accounts for
contingent consideration using a cost accumulation model. No
liabilities are initially recognized at the date of acquisition.
When an obligation associated with a variable payment is no
longer uncertain, it is capitalized as part of the cost of the asset,
as it represents a direct cost of the acquisition.
Accounting estimates and judgments
Management makes several estimates and assumptions
regarding the future and significant judgments in applying the
Group’s accounting policies.
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2. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
continued
Key estimates and assumptions
Estimates and assumptions may affect the reported amount of
assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses.
These estimates are based on the Group’s knowledge of the
amount, events or actions; however, actual results may
ultimately differ from those estimates. Estimates and underlying
assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to
estimates are recognized prospectively. The key estimates and
assumptions used in the financial statements are set out below.
Estimates for rebates, incentives and returns
The Group offers various types of reductions from list prices on
its products. Rebates are granted to governmental healthcare
authorities, such as Medicaid and Medicare in the U.S., and
under contractual arrangements with certain indirect customers.
Some wholesalers are entitled to chargeback incentives under
specific contractual arrangements. Cash discounts may also be
granted for prompt payment, which are recorded as a reduction
of accounts receivable.
The discounts and rebates described above are estimated based
on contractual arrangements with customers or terms of the
relevant regulations and/or agreements applicable for
transactions with healthcare authorities, and in some cases on
assumptions about the attainment of targeted volumes. Several
months may pass between the original estimate of rebates due
and confirmation of the amount, which may increase the
estimation risk. Please refer to the revenue accounting policy for
further details.
Accruals for product returns are estimated in the period the
related revenue is recognized. The estimate is based primarily
on analysis of the Group’s historical product return patterns,
expected future returns, and contractual agreement terms.
During 2024, net revenue was increased by $28m (2023:
decreased by $9m) from performance obligations satisfied in
prior years, primarily relating to differences between invoices
received from U.S. government programs as compared to the
respective accruals held for those years. The estimates for U.S.
governmental and commercial end-payor accruals are also
reasonably expected to vary due to shifts between U.S.
governmental end-payor sales and U.S. commercial end-payor
sales. A 1 percentage point shift between these channels would
impact the accrual by $4m. Due to the number of variables
contributing to the overall accruals for returns, discounts,
incentives and rebates, further meaningful sensitivity is not able
to be provided. Accruals for returns, discounts, incentives and
rebates are disclosed in Note 22.
Impairment of intangible assets
In carrying out impairment reviews, specifically in relation to
products in development, significant assumptions have been
made. These include the probability of success in obtaining
regulatory approvals, discount rates and projected net revenue
(based on future rate of market growth and market demand for
the products acquired). As actual results differ and/or changes
in expectations arise, impairment charges may be required
which would have a material adverse impact on reported results
and financial position. The cash flows used in the recoverable
amount calculation for assets in development are inflation
adjusted.
Changes in the inflationary environment in 2024 did not have a
significant impact on the recoverable amount calculations due
to their effect on both projected cash inflows and outflows. See
Note 9 for further details and sensitivity analysis.
Determination of income tax expense/benefit
Significant judgment and estimation are required over certain
inputs to determine the Group's income tax expense/benefit.
These estimates and judgments include the treatment of certain
tax credits, benefits, and deductions and the tax, interest and
penalties related to unresolved uncertain tax matters. Changes
to these estimates may result in a material increase or decrease
to the Group's income tax expense/benefit in subsequent
periods.
Recoverability of deferred tax assets
Deferred tax assets are recoverable when it is probable the
Group will generate sufficient future taxable profits in the
jurisdictions where the deferred tax assets are recorded. The
Group's estimate of future taxable profits is based on forecasts
consistent with those applied elsewhere by the Group and are
subject to similar uncertainties. As of December 31, 2024, the
Group's recognized deferred tax assets of $268m (2023: $267m)
are considered probable to be recovered within the lifecycle of
existing products. Specific deferred tax assets are not
recognized as they are not considered recoverable. The Group's
ability to realize deferred tax assets could be reduced in the
future if estimates of future forecasted revenue and profits are
reduced or not realized. Any change in the Group's ability to
realize recognized deferred tax assets would impact the Group's
income tax expense/benefit in the period when such change
takes place.
See Note 7 for details.
Critical judgments
Management has made the following critical judgments in
applying the Group’s accounting policies that have the most
significant effect on the amounts recognized in the Group
financial statements:
Ongoing litigation
The Group is involved in litigation, arbitration and other legal
proceedings. These proceedings typically are related to
compliance and trade practices, commercial claims, product
liability claims, intellectual property rights, and employment and
wrongful discharge claims. For each claim or grouping of similar
claims, management makes judgments regarding the relative
merits and risks within the claims. These judgments inform the
Group’s defense strategies, whether a loss or settlement from
the claims is probable and whether sufficient information exists
to make a reliable estimate of the likely outcome of the claims.
Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present legal or
constructive obligation, an outflow of resource to settle the
obligation is more likely than not, and the amount can be
reliably estimated. Management has assessed as “contingent”
matters that cannot be reliably estimated or are not considered
probable at the current time. For more details of all the
outstanding legal proceedings including those that have been
deemed contingent, see Note 21.
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2. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
continued
Key estimates and assumptions
Estimates and assumptions may affect the reported amount of
assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses.
These estimates are based on the Group’s knowledge of the
amount, events or actions; however, actual results may
ultimately differ from those estimates. Estimates and underlying
assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to
estimates are recognized prospectively. The key estimates and
assumptions used in the financial statements are set out below.
Estimates for rebates, incentives and returns
The Group offers various types of reductions from list prices on
its products. Rebates are granted to governmental healthcare
authorities, such as Medicaid and Medicare in the U.S., and
under contractual arrangements with certain indirect customers.
Some wholesalers are entitled to chargeback incentives under
specific contractual arrangements. Cash discounts may also be
granted for prompt payment, which are recorded as a reduction
of accounts receivable.
The discounts and rebates described above are estimated based
on contractual arrangements with customers or terms of the
relevant regulations and/or agreements applicable for
transactions with healthcare authorities, and in some cases on
assumptions about the attainment of targeted volumes. Several
months may pass between the original estimate of rebates due
and confirmation of the amount, which may increase the
estimation risk. Please refer to the revenue accounting policy for
further details.
Accruals for product returns are estimated in the period the
related revenue is recognized. The estimate is based primarily
on analysis of the Group’s historical product return patterns,
expected future returns, and contractual agreement terms.
During 2024, net revenue was increased by $28m (2023:
decreased by $9m) from performance obligations satisfied in
prior years, primarily relating to differences between invoices
received from U.S. government programs as compared to the
respective accruals held for those years. Theestimates for U.S.
governmental and commercial end-payor accruals are also
reasonably expected to vary due to shifts between U.S.
governmental end-payor sales and U.S. commercial end-payor
sales. A 1 percentage point shift between these channels would
impact the accrual by $4m. Due to the number of variables
contributing to the overall accruals for returns, discounts,
incentives and rebates, further meaningful sensitivity is not able
to be provided. Accruals for returns, discounts, incentives and
rebates are disclosed in Note 22.
Impairment of intangible assets
In carrying out impairment reviews, specifically in relation to
products in development, significant assumptions have been
made. These include the probability of success in obtaining
regulatory approvals, discount rates and projected net revenue
(based on future rate of market growth and market demand for
the products acquired). As actual results differ and/or changes
in expectations arise, impairment charges may be required
which would have a material adverse impact on reported results
and financial position. The cash flows used in the recoverable
amount calculation for assets in development are inflation
adjusted.
Changes in the inflationary environment in 2024 did not have a
significant impact on the recoverable amount calculations due
to their effect on both projected cash inflows and outflows. See
Note 9 for further details and sensitivity analysis.
Determination of income tax expense/benefit
Significant judgment and estimation are required over certain
inputs to determine the Group's income tax expense/benefit.
These estimates and judgments include the treatment of certain
tax credits, benefits, and deductions and the tax, interest and
penalties related to unresolved uncertain tax matters. Changes
to these estimates may result in a material increase or decrease
to the Group's income tax expense/benefit in subsequent
periods.
Recoverability of deferred tax assets
Deferred tax assets are recoverable when it is probable the
Group will generate sufficient future taxable profits in the
jurisdictions where the deferred tax assets are recorded. The
Group's estimate of future taxable profits is based on forecasts
consistent with those applied elsewhere by the Group and are
subject to similar uncertainties. As of December 31, 2024, the
Group's recognized deferred tax assets of $268m (2023: $267m)
are considered probable to be recovered within the lifecycle of
existing products. Specific deferred tax assets are not
recognized as they are not considered recoverable. The Group's
ability to realize deferred tax assets could be reduced in the
future if estimates of future forecasted revenue and profits are
reduced or not realized. Any change in the Group's ability to
realize recognized deferred tax assets would impact the Group's
income tax expense/benefit in the period when such change
takes place.
See Note 7 for details.
Critical judgments
Management has made the following critical judgments in
applying the Group’s accounting policies that have the most
significant effect on the amounts recognized in the Group
financial statements:
Ongoing litigation
The Group is involved in litigation, arbitration and other legal
proceedings. These proceedings typically are related to
compliance and trade practices, commercial claims, product
liability claims, intellectual property rights, and employment and
wrongful discharge claims. For each claim or grouping of similar
claims, management makes judgments regarding the relative
merits and risks within the claims. These judgments inform the
Group’s defense strategies, whether a loss or settlement from
the claims is probable and whether sufficient information exists
to make a reliable estimate of the likely outcome of the claims.
Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present legal or
constructive obligation, an outflow of resource to settle the
obligation is more likely than not, and the amount can be
reliably estimated. Management has assessed as “contingent”
matters that cannot be reliably estimated or are not considered
probable at the current time. For more details of all the
outstanding legal proceedings including those that have been
deemed contingent, see Note 21.
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3. Segment information
The Group is engaged in a single business activity, which is predominantly the development, manufacture and sale of
buprenorphine-based prescription drugs for treatment of opioid dependence and related disorders. The CEO reviews disaggregated
net revenue on a geographical and product basis and allocates resources on a functional basis between Commercial, Supply,
Research and Development, and other Group functions. Financial results are reviewed on a consolidated basis for evaluating
financial performance and allocating resources. Accordingly, the Group operates in a single reportable segment.
Net revenue:
Revenue is attributed geographically based on the country where the sale originates. The following table represents net revenue by
country.
2024 2023
For the year ended December 31
$m $m
United States
1,008
912
Rest of World
177
176
United Kingdom
3
5
Total
1,188
1,093
On a disaggregated basis, the Group’s net revenue by major product line:
2024 2023
For the year ended December 31
$m $m
SUBLOCADE
756
630
OPVEE
1
15
Sublingual/Other
2
377
421
PERSERIS
3
40
42
Total
1,188
1,093
1. Net revenue for OPVEE consists of two 100,000 unit product orders from the U.S. Biomedical Advancement Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
2. Includes $3m of revenue generated from onerous contracts at the Raleigh manufacturing facility in FY 2024.
3. Marketing and promotion for PERSERIS® have been discontinued. Refer to Note 29.
Significant customers
Net revenue includes amounts derived from significant customers that amount to 10% or more of the Group’s revenue as follows
(in percentages of total net revenue):
2024 2023
Customer
$m $m
Customer A
1 9 %
19 %
Customer B
1 8 %
19 %
Customer C
1 8 %
16 %
Customer D
11 %
9 %
Non-current assets:
The following table represents non-current assets, net of accumulated depreciation, amortization and impairment, by country. Non-
current assets for this purpose consist of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets, investments and
other assets.
2023
2024
(Restated
1
)
At December 31
$m $m
United States
218
209
United Kingdom
149
206
Rest of World
2
3
Total
369
418
1. The non-current asset balance in the United States as of December 31, 2023 was retrospectively adjusted during 2024 to reflect measurement period
adjustments of $2m to property, plant and equipment and $3m to intangible assets (goodwill) related to the November 2023 acquisition of an aseptic
manufacturing facility. Refer to Note 28.
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4. Operating expenses and net other operating income
Operating expenses
The table below sets out selected operating costs and expense information.
2024 2023
Notes $m $m
Research and development expenses
1
(142)
(106)
Selling and marketing expenses
(253)
(236)
Administrative and general expenses
2
(554)
(575)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(807)
(811)
Depreciation and amortization
3
9, 10, 11
(14)
(15)
1. Research and development expenses in 2024 include impairment charges related to a product in development ($28m) and the discontinuation of a digital
therapeutic product in development ($11m).
2. Administrative and general expenses in 2024 includes legal settlement costs (see Notes 19 and 21), restructuring costs including severance, impacts related to
discontinuation of PERSERIS, debt financing costs and U.S. listing costs. Expenses in the 2023 periods include legal settlement costs, the acquisition of Opiant
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Opiant", refer to Note 27) and U.S. listing costs. Medical affairs functional costs are included in administrative and general expenses.
3. Depreciation and amortization amounts presented are included in research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses. Additionally,
depreciation and amortization related to intangible assets, certain plant and equipment and right-of-use assets of $20m (2023: $13m) are reported within cost
of sales. Depreciation and amortization amounts do not include impairment charges. Refer to Note 29 for impairment charges related to the discontinuation
of PERSERIS.
Auditors’ remuneration
2024 2023
$m $m
Audit of Parent Company and consolidated financial statements:
Audit of the Group’s consolidated financial statements (6.0) (4.4)
Audit of the Group’s subsidiaries (0.8) (0.8)
Audit services (6.8) (5.2)
Audit-related assurance services (0.8) (0.8)
Total auditors’ remuneration (7.6) (6.0)
Audit services for the audit of Parent Company and consolidated financial statements include the fee paid in respect of the audit
carried out under U.S. auditing standards for the purpose of filing accounts in the U.S. In FY 2023, an additional fee of $0.5m in
respect of the FY 2022 Group and subsidiary financial statements was approved and paid subsequent to the completion of the audit.
This amount is not included in the table above.
Audit-related assurance services primarily consist of performance of quarterly reviews. Auditors’ remuneration is included in selling,
general and administrative expenses.
Net other operating income
2024 2023
$m $m
Mark-to-market adjustment of equity securities (9)
Insurance reimbursements
1
1
Income recognized in relation to a supply agreement
3
BARDA Inventory management fees
1
Other income 3 2
Net other operating (loss)/income
(4)
6
Mark-to-market adjustment of equity securities represents the change in market value of equity securities measured at fair value
through profit or loss (FVPL). In 2024, the announcement of study results pertaining to Aelis Farma's pipeline drug for cannabis use
disorder did not meet the expected outcomes, resulting in a $5m decline in market value of the shares. The share price continued to
decline during the remainder of 2024.
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4. Operating expenses and net other operating income
Operating expenses
The table below sets out selected operating costs and expense information.
Notes
2024
$m
2023
$m
Research and development expenses
1
(142) (106)
Selling and marketing expenses (253) (236)
Administrative and general expenses
2
(554) (575)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (807) (811)
Depreciation and amortization
3
9, 10, 11 (14) (15)
1. Research and development expenses in 2024 include impairment charges related to a product in development ($28m) and the discontinuation of a digital
therapeutic product in development ($11m).
2. Administrative and general expenses in 2024 includes legal settlement costs (see Notes 19 and 21), restructuring costs including severance, impacts related to
discontinuation of PERSERIS, debt financing costs and U.S. listing costs. Expenses in the 2023 periods include legal settlement costs, the acquisition of Opiant
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Opiant", refer to Note 27) and U.S. listing costs. Medical affairs functional costs are included in administrative and general expenses.
3. Depreciation and amortization amounts presented are included in research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses. Additionally,
depreciation and amortization related to intangible assets, certain plant and equipment and right-of-use assets of $20m (2023: $13m) are reported within cost
of sales. Depreciation and amortization amounts do not include impairment charges. Refer to Note 29 for impairment charges related to the discontinuation
of PERSERIS.
Auditors’ remuneration
2024
$m
2023
$m
Audit of Parent Company and consolidated financial statements:
Audit of the Group’s consolidated financial statements
(6.0)
(4.4)
Audit of the Group’s subsidiaries
(0.8)
(0.8)
Audit services
(6.8)
(5.2)
Audit-related assurance services
(0.8)
(0.8)
Total auditors’ remuneration
(7.6)
(6.0)
Audit services for the audit of Parent Company and consolidated financialstatements include the fee paid in respect of the audit
carried out under U.S. auditing standards for the purpose of filing accounts in the U.S. In FY 2023, an additional fee of $0.5m in
respect of the FY 2022 Group and subsidiary financial statements was approved and paid subsequent to the completion of the audit.
This amount is not included in the table above.
Audit-related assurance services primarily consist of performance of quarterly reviews. Auditors’ remuneration is included in selling,
general and administrative expenses.
Net other operating income
2024
$m
2023
$m
Mark-to-market adjustment of equity securities
(9)
Insurance reimbursements 1 1
Income recognized in relation to a supply agreement 3
BARDA Inventory management fees 1
Other income
3
2
Net other operating (loss)/income (4) 6
Mark-to-market adjustment of equity securitiesrepresents the change in market value of equity securities measured at fair value
through profit or loss (FVPL).In 2024, the announcement of study results pertaining to Aelis Farma's pipeline drug for cannabis use
disorder did not meet the expected outcomes, resulting in a $5m decline in market value of the shares. The share price continued to
decline during the remainder of 2024.
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5. Employees
Details of employee costs
(a) Staff costs 2024 2023
Note $m $m
The total employment costs, including Executive Directors, were:
Wages and salaries (227) (226)
Social security costs (35) (37)
Pension costs
1
(16) (14)
Share-based payments expense for the year
25
(24) (22)
Termination costs
2
(17) (7)
Acquisition-related employee costs
3
(3)
Total staff costs (319) (309)
1. Pension costs predominantly reflect contributions made towards the Group’s defined contribution plans.
2. Termination costs in 2024 reflect severance related to a restructuring initiative as well as the discontinuation of marketing and promotion for PERSERIS. Costs
in 2023 relate to the acquisition of Opiant.
3. Acquisition-related employee costs primarily reflect acceleration of vesting of Opiant employee share compensation and short-term retention costs.
Remuneration for the highest paid Director and total Directors' emoluments are disclosed in the Directors' Remuneration Report.
Key management is defined as the Executive Committee, a body of 11 employees (2023: 11 employees) including the CEO and the
functional leads directly reporting to the CEO plus all Non-Executive Directors. Compensation awarded to key management was:
2024 2023
$m $m
Short-term employee benefits
(9)
(13)
Termination costs
(1)
Share-based payments expense for the year
(13)
(13)
Non-Executive Director remuneration
(1)
(1)
Total compensation awarded
(24)
(27)
(b) Staff numbers
The average monthly number of persons employed by the Group, including Directors, during the year was:
2024
2023
Operations
811
735
Management
225
208
Research and development
116
108
Average monthly number of employees
1,152
1,051
6. Net finance (expense)/ income
Finance income 2024 2023
$m $m
Interest income on cash and cash equivalents/investments
22
43
Other finance income
1
Total finance income
23
43
Finance expense
Interest expense on borrowings
(28)
(27)
Interest expense on lease liabilities
(3)
(3)
Interest expense on legal matters, including the effect of discounting
(5)
(7)
Other finance expense
1
(7)
(1)
Total finance expense
(43)
(38)
Net finance
(expense)/income
(20)
5
1. Other finance expense in 2024 includes a $4m write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs due to early extinguishment of the previous term loan.
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7. Income tax
Income tax expense/(benefit)
2024 2023
$m $m
Current tax
38
61
Adjustments for prior years
(29)
(6)
Total current tax expense
9
55
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
(49)
(63)
Adjustments for changes in tax rates
1
(5)
Adjustments for disallowed compensation
5
Unrecognized deferred tax asset
14
Adjustments for prior years deferred tax
30
7
Total deferred tax (benefit)
(4)
(56)
Total income tax expense/(benefit)
5
(1)
The enacted U.K. Statutory Corporation Tax rate was 25% for the year ended December 31, 2024 (2023: blended rate of 23.5%). The
Group’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024 is (12)%, 2023 is (100)%.
The total tax expense/(benefit) reconciles to the (loss)/profit before taxation as follows:
2024 2023
$m $m
(Loss)/Profit before taxation
(43)
1
Tax at the notional U.K. corporation tax rate of 25% (2023: blended 23.5%)
(11)
Effects of:
Tax at rates other than the U.K. corporation tax rate
(1)
(2)
Impact of rate changes
1
(5)
Permanent differences
7
5
Benefit from innovation incentives
(2)
(3)
Adjustments for prior years
1
1
Unrecognized deferred tax asset
14
1
Intragroup financing transactions
(8)
(7)
Disallowed compensation
3
6
Disallowed litigation expenses
1
3
Income tax expense/(benefit)
5
(1)
In 2024 the Group had unrecognized deferred tax assets in respect of interest expenses of $3m (2023: $1m), operating losses of $9m
(2023: nil) and capital losses $2m (2023: nil). Intragroup financing transactions have been separated out in the prior year for
consistency with the current year presentation.
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7. Income tax
Income tax expense/(benefit)
2024
$m
2023
$m
Current tax 38 61
Adjustments for prior years (29) (6)
Total current tax expense 9 55
Origination and reversal of temporary differences (49) (63)
Adjustments for changes in tax rates 1 (5)
Adjustments for disallowed compensation 5
Unrecognized deferred tax asset 14
Adjustments for prior years deferred tax 30 7
Total deferred tax (benefit) (4) (56)
Total income tax expense/(benefit) 5 (1)
The enacted U.K. Statutory Corporation Tax rate was 25% for the year ended December 31, 2024 (2023: blended rate of 23.5%). The
Group’s effective tax rate for the year ended December31, 2024 is (12)%, 2023 is (100)%.
The total tax expense/(benefit) reconciles to the (loss)/profit before taxation as follows:
2024
$m
2023
$m
(Loss)/Profit before taxation (43) 1
Tax at the notional U.K. corporation tax rate of 25% (2023: blended 23.5%) (11)
Effects of:
Tax at rates other than the U.K. corporation tax rate (1) (2)
Impact of rate changes 1 (5)
Permanent differences 7 5
Benefit from innovation incentives (2) (3)
Adjustments for prior years 1 1
Unrecognized deferred tax asset 14 1
Intragroup financing transactions (8) (7)
Disallowed compensation 3 6
Disallowed litigation expenses 1 3
Income tax expense/(benefit) 5 (1)
In 2024 the Group had unrecognized deferred tax assets in respect of interest expenses of $3m (2023: $1m), operating losses of $9m
(2023: nil) and capital losses $2m (2023: nil). Intragroup financing transactions have been separated out in the prior year for
consistency with the current year presentation.
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7. Income tax continued
Factors affecting future tax charges
In July 2023, Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (Pillar Two) was enacted in the U.K., introducing a global minimum effective tax rate of 15%
through implementation of a domestic top-up tax and a multinational top-up tax. The legislation was also enacted or substantively
enacted in other jurisdictions in which the Group operates. The Pillar Two legislation is effective for the Group’s financial year
beginning January 1, 2024. The Group performed an assessment of the potential exposure to Pillar Two income taxes. This
assessment is based on modeling of adjusted accounting data for the period ended December 31, 2024. Based on the assessment,
the Group believes it qualifies for one of the transitional safe harbors provided in the rules in territories with material pretax
income in which it operates. Therefore, the Group does not have a material impact from Pillar Two legislation in FY 2024.
Tax assets and liabilities
Deferred taxes
The Group recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that sufficient future taxable profits are probable against which these future
tax deductions can be utilized. At December 31, 2024, the Group’s net deferred tax assets of $268m (2023: $267m) includes $129m
(2023: $115m) in the U.S. and $132m (2023: $147m) in the U.K. The U.S. deferred tax asset includes $69m of inventory (2023: $50m),
$24m of litigation (2023: $23m), and $23m of short-term deferred tax assets (2023: $18m). The U.K. deferred tax asset includes $132m
carry-forward losses (2023: $143m). Recognition of deferred tax assets is reliant on forecast taxable profits arising in the jurisdiction
in which the deferred tax asset is recognized. The Group has assessed recoverability of deferred tax assets using consolidated
budgets and forecasts consistent with those used for the assessment of viability and asset impairments, particularly in relation to
levels of future net revenue. These forecasts are subject to similar uncertainties to those assessments. This is reviewed each quarter
and, to the extent required, an adjustment to the recognized deferred tax asset may be made. The Group generated loss before
taxation of $43m in the current period (2023: profit of $1m) but was profitable in each major jurisdiction excluding non-recurring
costs. The deferred tax assets are expected to be used within the lifecycle of existing products. With the exception of specific assets
that are not currently considered realizable, management have concluded full recognition of deferred tax assets to be appropriate.
The composition of deferred tax assets is summarized in the table below. Certain amounts in 2023, previously reported as state
taxes ($17m) have been represented to conform with the current year policy on how types of temporary differences are presented.
The impact on both federal and state taxes are now shown within each relevant category.
Unrealized Inventory Share- Short-term Long-term Carry-
profit in costs based temporary temporary forward Fixed
inventory capitalized payments differences differences Litigation losses assets Other Total
Deferred tax assets
$m $m $m $m $m $m $m $m $m $m
At January 1, 2023
8
30
31
21
(1)
36
87
(4)
11
219
Credit/(charge) to the income
statement
21
(3)
5
(3)
(13)
53
(3)
(1)
56
Charge directly to equity
(19)
(19)
Credit/(charge) directly to balance
sheet – Acquisitions (restated)
1
6
7
(5)
2
10
Exchange adjustments
3
(2)
1
At December 31, 2023
8
51
9
26
2
23
150
(12)
10
267
(Charge)/credit to the income
statement
(3)
19
(2)
(1)
1
(15)
4
1
4
Charge directly to equity
(3)
(3)
At December 31, 2024
5
70
6
24
1
24
135
(8)
11
268
1. Deferred tax on acquisitions was retrospectively adjusted to reflect measurement period adjustments related to the November 2023 acquisition of an aseptic
manufacturing facility. Refer to Note 28.
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7. Income tax continued
We anticipate that $19m of deferred tax assets will be recovered within 12 months and $249m thereafter.
Unrecognized gross deferred tax assets of $148m (2023: $89m) consist of $85m (2023: $48m) in respect of losses of earlier periods,
$53m (2023: $41m) in respect of interest expenses, $10m (2023: $nil) in respect of capital losses and foreign tax credits of $10m (2023:
$6m). Both the losses and interest expenses have an unlimited carry-forward period and the foreign tax credits start to expire in
2031 if unused.
U.S. tax laws limit deductibility of compensation for certain management roles for U.S. listed companies. With the U.S. listing
completed in June 2023, the Group wrote off deferred tax assets of $5m to tax expense and $7m to equity relating to future tax
deductions of share-based compensation for which book expense had already been recognized. Additionally, the Group’s current tax
liabilities increased by $5m, due to disallowance of compensation.
The tax (credit)/charge recognized other than within the consolidated income statement was as follows:
2024 2023
$m $m
Other comprehensive income:
Current tax recorded in currency translation reserve
(1)
(2)
Equity:
Current taxation on share-based plans
(5)
(5)
Deferred taxation on share-based plans
3
19
The Group recognized a $1m tax benefit (2023: $2m) in relation to foreign currency translation adjustments.
Other tax matters
Management believes it has made adequate provision for the liabilities likely to arise from periods that are open and not yet agreed
by tax authorities. The ultimate liability for such matters may vary from the amounts provided and is dependent upon the outcome
of agreements with relevant tax authorities or litigation where appropriate. As a multinational group, tax uncertainties remain in
relation to Group financing, the location of taxable operations and certain non-recurring costs. Management have concluded tax
provisions made to be appropriate. Including matters under audit, an estimate of reasonably possible additional tax liabilities that
could arise in later periods on resolution of these uncertainties is in the range from nil to $61m.
The Group has undistributed earnings of $25m (2023: $13m) which, if paid out as dividends, would be subject to tax in the hands of
the recipient. An assessable temporary difference exists, but no deferred tax liability has been recognized as the Group is able to
control the timing of distributions from this subsidiary and is not expected to distribute these profits in the foreseeable future. The
potential deferred tax liability would be $1m (2023: less than $1m).
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7. Income tax continued
We anticipate that $19m of deferred tax assets will be recovered within 12 months and $249m thereafter.
Unrecognized gross deferred tax assets of $148m (2023: $89m) consist of $85m (2023: $48m) in respect of losses of earlier periods,
$53m (2023: $41m) in respect of interest expenses, $10m (2023: $nil) in respect of capital losses and foreign tax credits of $10m (2023:
$6m). Both the losses and interest expenses have an unlimited carry-forward period and the foreign tax credits start to expire in
2031 if unused.
U.S. tax laws limit deductibility of compensation for certain management roles for U.S. listed companies. With the U.S. listing
completed in June 2023, the Group wrote off deferred tax assets of $5m to tax expense and $7m to equity relating to future tax
deductions of share-based compensation for which book expense had already been recognized. Additionally, the Group’s current tax
liabilities increased by $5m, due to disallowance of compensation.
The tax (credit)/charge recognized other than within the consolidated income statement was as follows:
2024
$m
2023
$m
Other comprehensive income:
Current tax recorded in currency translation reserve (1) (2)
Equity:
Current taxation on share-based plans (5) (5)
Deferred taxation on share-based plans 3 19
The Group recognized a $1m tax benefit (2023: $2m) in relation to foreign currency translation adjustments.
Other tax matters
Management believes it has made adequate provision for the liabilities likely to arise from periods that are open and not yet agreed
by tax authorities. The ultimate liability for such matters may vary from the amounts provided and is dependent upon the outcome
of agreements with relevant tax authorities or litigation where appropriate. As a multinational group, tax uncertainties remain in
relation to Group financing, the location of taxable operations and certain non-recurring costs. Management have concluded tax
provisions made to be appropriate. Including matters under audit, an estimate of reasonably possible additional tax liabilities that
could arise in later periods on resolution of these uncertainties is in the range from nil to $61m.
The Group has undistributed earnings of $25m (2023: $13m) which, if paid out as dividends, would be subject to tax in the hands of
the recipient. An assessable temporary difference exists, but no deferred tax liability has been recognized as the Group is able to
control the timing of distributions from this subsidiary and is not expected to distribute these profits in the foreseeable future.The
potential deferred tax liability would be $1m (2023: less than $1m).
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Notes to the Group Financial Statements continued
8. (Loss)/earnings per share
Presented below are the basic and diluted (loss)/earnings per share for each period:
2024 2023
$ $
Basic (loss)/earnings per share
($0.36)
$0.01
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share
($0.36)
$0.01
Basic
Basic (loss)/earnings per share ("EPS" or “LPS”) is calculated by dividing net (loss)/income for the year attributable to owners of the
Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year.
Diluted
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding to assume
conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Group has dilutive potential ordinary shares in the form of stock options
and awards. These options and awards have been adjusted to reflect the share consolidation for all periods presented, referred to
above. The weighted average number of shares is adjusted for the number of shares granted to the extent performance conditions
have been met at the balance sheet date and determined using the treasury stock method.
Weighted average number of shares
The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (on a basic basis) includes the favorable impact of 13,079k ordinary
shares repurchased in 2024. Refer to Note 23 for further details. The weighted average number of shares is adjusted for the number
of shares granted to the extent performance conditions have been met at the balance sheet date and determined using the treasury
stock method.
Conditional awards of 1,777k and 1,761k were granted under the Group’s Long-Term Incentive Plan in 2024 and 2023, respectively. For
2024, the effect of 2,006k (2023: 810k) share awards was excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares because
the performance criteria were not met at that date.
2024 2023
Weighted average number of shares
thousands thousands
On a basic basis
132,309
137,306
Dilution for share awards
1
4,494
On a diluted basis
132,309
141,800
1. As there was a loss in 2024, the effect of potentially dilutive shares of 1,554k was not dilutive.
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9. Intangible assets
Acquired
distribution Products in Marketed
rights development products Goodwill Software Total
$m $m $m $m $m $m
Cost
At January 1, 2024
206
104
186
2
39
537
Additions
1
1
2
Disposal
(1)
(1)
At December 31, 2024
206
105
187
2
38
538
Accumulated amortization and impairment
At January 1, 2024
206
25
36
36
303
Amortization charge
11
2
13
Impairment
35
10
45
At December 31, 2024
206
60
57
38
361
Net book amount at December 31, 2024
45
130
2
177
Acquired
distribution Products in Marketed Goodwill
rights development products
(Restated
1
)
Software Total
$m $m $m $m $m $m
Cost
At January 1, 2023
195
60
54
39
348
Additions
167
4
2
173
Transfers
(126)
126
Exchange adjustments
11
3
2
16
At December 31, 2023
206
104
186
2
39
537
Accumulated amortization and impairment
At January 1, 2023
195
24
25
34
278
Amortization charge
10
2
12
Exchange adjustments
11
1
1
13
At December 31, 2023
206
25
36
36
303
Net book amount at December 31, 2023
79
150
2
3
234
1. The goodwill balance as of December 31, 2023 was retrospectively adjusted to reflect measurement period adjustments related to the November 2023
acquisition of an aseptic manufacturing facility. Refer to Note 28.
Acquired distribution rights
Acquired distribution rights have been fully amortized in all periods presented. The remaining acquired distribution rights represent
the ongoing sublingual tablet business in Europe which is still in use.
Products in development
Products in development are products in different stages of research and development which have not received regulatory
approval.
The impairment charge for products in development includes $28m related to AEF0117 for cannabis use disorder, which did not
demonstrate the anticipated clinical Phase 2B study results and $7m related to strategic streamlining actions to discontinue a
collaboration agreement for the development and commercialization of the prescription digital therapeutic product, CT-102.
In 2023, the Group acquired full ownership of INDV-2000 (oral Orexin-1 receptor antagonist) from C4X Discovery for $21m.
In 2023, the Group secured global rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize Alar Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s (“Alar”) portfolio of
buprenorphine-based ultra long-acting injectables, including lead asset INDV-6001, which is potentially the first three-month long-
acting injectable for OUD. Under the agreement, the Group made an upfront payment of $10m, which is in addition to the $5m
option payment made by the Group at the beginning of 2023. Alar is entitled to potential milestone payments if various
developmental, regulatory and commercial goals are achieved and royalties in the low double-digit to mid-teens as a percentage of
net revenue.
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9. Intangible assets
Acquired
distribution
rights
$m
Products in
development
$m
Marketed
products
$m
Goodwill
$m
Software
$m
Total
$m
Cost
At January 1, 2024 206 104 186 2 39 537
Additions
1 1 2
Disposal
(1) (1)
At December 31, 2024
206 105 187 2 38 538
Accumulated amortization and impairment
At January 1, 2024
206 25 36 36 303
Amortization charge
11 2 13
Impairment 35 10 45
At December 31, 2024
206 60 57 38 361
Net book amount at December 31, 2024
45 130 2 177
Acquired
distribution
rights
$m
Products in
development
$m
Marketed
products
$m
Goodwill
(Restated
1
)
$m
Software
$m
Total
$m
Cost
At January 1, 2023 195
60 54 39 348
Additions 167 4 2 173
Transfers (126) 126
Exchange adjustments 11 3 2 16
At December 31, 2023 206 104 186 2 39 537
Accumulated amortization and impairment
At January 1, 2023 195
24 25 34 278
Amortization charge 10 2 12
Exchange adjustments 11 1 1 13
At December 31, 2023 206 25 36 36 303
Net book amount at December 31, 2023 79 150 2 3 234
1. The goodwill balance as of December 31, 2023 was retrospectively adjusted to reflect measurement period adjustments related to the November 2023
acquisition of an aseptic manufacturing facility. Refer to Note 28.
Acquired distribution rights
Acquired distribution rights have been fully amortized in all periods presented. The remaining acquired distribution rights represent
the ongoing sublingual tablet business in Europe which is still in use.
Products in development
Products in development are products in different stages of research and development which have not received regulatory
approval.
The impairment charge for products in development includes $28m related to AEF0117 for cannabis use disorder, which did not
demonstrate the anticipated clinical Phase 2B study results and $7m related to strategic streamlining actions to discontinue a
collaboration agreement for the development and commercialization of the prescription digital therapeutic product, CT-102.
In 2023, the Group acquired full ownership of INDV-2000 (oral Orexin-1 receptor antagonist) from C4X Discovery for $21m.
In 2023, the Group secured global rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize Alar Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s (“Alar”) portfolio of
buprenorphine-based ultra long-acting injectables, including lead asset INDV-6001, which is potentially the first three-month long-
acting injectable for OUD. Under the agreement, the Group made an upfront payment of $10m, which is in addition to the $5m
option payment made by the Group at the beginning of 2023. Alar is entitled to potential milestone payments if various
developmental, regulatory and commercial goals are achieved and royalties in the low double-digit to mid-teens as a percentage of
net revenue.
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9. Intangible assets continued
Marketed products
Marketed products include approved product rights for SUBLOCADE of $13m (2023: $14m), PERSERIS of $nil (2023: $10m) and OPVEE of
$117m (2023: $125m). Amortization expense of $11m (2023: $10m) was recognized in cost of sales.
The discontinuation of marketing and promotion for PERSERIS (refer to Note 29), resulted in an impairment of the related intangible
asset of $9m.
The 2023 acquisition of Opiant resulted in the recognition of an intangible asset related to the in-process research and development
value for OPVEE, formerly the pipeline product OPNT003, for $126m (refer to Note 27). Upon approval by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration ("FDA") in May 2023, the intangible asset became classified as a marketed product and amortization commenced over
the patent life.
Goodwill
Goodwill arose through the acquisition of a business consisting of a manufacturing facility, workforce and supply contracts in
November 2023 and was retrospectively adjusted to reflect measurement period adjustments (refer to Note 28).
Impairment of intangible assets
An asset’s recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s or CGU’s fair value less costs of disposal or its value in use. In assessing
value in use, its estimated future cash flows are discounted to their net present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects the
current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. No impairment was indicated when
assessing the value in use of the Group’s intangible assets, therefore fair value less costs of disposal was not assessed, except for
goodwill. The recoverable amount of goodwill is determined using the Company's market capitalization (adjusted for net cash),
which was higher than the book value of the Group's net assets at December 31, 2024. No goodwill impairment was identified.
In carrying out impairment reviews of products in development, several significant assumptions have to be made. These include the
probability of success in obtaining regulatory approvals, discount rates and projected net revenue (based on future rate of market
growth and market demand for the products acquired). These assumptions, covering periods through the expected patent life of the
products and a reasonable period of generic competition thereafter, are based on past experience and management’s expectations
of market development. If actual results should differ, or changes in expectations arise, impairment charges may be required which
would have a material adverse impact on reported results and financial position. Products in development of $45m (2023: $79m) are
subject to potential impairment in line with the aforementioned assumptions.
Sensitivity analysis
Management performed a sensitivity analysis by applying reasonable changes to key assumptions used in the recoverable amount
calculations for its assets in development with significant carrying amounts compared to the Group's total carrying amount for
intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, assuming all other factors are kept constant. Consistent with other products in early
stages of development, it is probable that these products in development could fail to obtain regulatory approvals. The probability
of success is factored into the risk-adjusted calculation of the recoverable amounts; however, failure to reach commercialization
would result in a full impairment of the assets.
The INDV-2000 asset is considered a separate CGU with a carrying value of $29m (2023: $29m). The key inputs and assumptions in
this valuation include the probability of success in obtaining regulatory approvals, discount rate and market demand for the
products. Using a model with cash flows estimated through 2041, management determined that a reduction of peak market share by
approximately 22% across weighted scenarios to a range of 19% to 26% or an increase in the discount rate by approximately 2.9
percentage points to 17.3% would be required for the recoverable amount to be equal to the carrying amount. Given the risks
inherent in pharmaceutical R&D and considering the current stage of development, the probability of regulatory approval is less
than 25%; regulatory failure could result in a full impairment. Reasonable changes in any other individual assumption will not result
in a material impairment charge.
The carrying value of OPVEE at December 31, 2024 was $117m (2023: $125m). Having considered OPVEE’s market acceptance
challenges in its first year of commercialization, the Group updated its base forecast together with reasonable downside scenarios.
These scenarios were probability-weighted to determine the OPVEE value-in-use, which indicates that no impairment has occurred.
If market acceptance does not improve during 2025, impairment is reasonably possible. Specifically, a reduction of forecast revenue
by approximately 19% with no changes in any other assumptions would result in the recoverable amount to be equal to the carrying
amount. Reasonably plausible changes to any other assumptions incorporated in the model would not result in any impairment.
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10. Property, plant and equipment
Land and Plant and
buildings equipment Total
$m $m $m
Cost
At January 1, 2024
69
94
163
Additions
19
20
39
Transfers
4
(4)
Disposals
(1)
(3)
(4)
Asset write-offs
At December 31, 2024
91
107
198
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
At January 1, 2024
24
57
81
Charge for the year
6
7
13
Disposals
(1)
(3)
(4)
Asset write-offs
7
7
At December 31, 2024
29
68
97
Net book amount at December 31, 2024
62
39
101
Land and Plant and
(Restated
1
)
buildings
equipment
1
Total
$m $m $m
Cost
At January 1, 2023
51
80
131
Additions
19
14
33
Disposals
(2)
(2)
(4)
Exchange adjustment
1
2
3
At December 31, 2023
69
94
163
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
At January 1, 2023
23
54
77
Charge for the year
3
4
7
Disposals
(2)
(2)
(4)
Exchange adjustment
1
1
At December 31, 2023
24
57
81
Net book amount at December 31, 2023
45
37
82
1. Additions to property, plant and equipment in 2023 related to the acquisition of an aseptic manufacturing plant include a retrospective measurement period
adjustment (reduction of $2m). Refer to Note 28.
Depreciation expense of $13m (2023: $7m) is included in SG&A. The discontinuation of marketing and promotion for PERSERIS in 2024
resulted in an impairment of manufacturing equipment of $8m. Additions in 2023 of $26m, net of measurement period adjustments,
were acquired through a business combination consisting of a manufacturing facility, workforce and supply contracts (refer to Note
28). Remaining additions in 2023 relate primarily to manufacturing equipment. Additions of $10m in 2024 were paid in 2025.
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10. Property, plant and equipment
Land and
buildings
$m
Plant and
equipment
$m
Total
$m
Cost
At January 1, 2024 69 94 163
Additions 19 20 39
Transfers 4 (4)
Disposals (1) (3) (4)
Asset write-offs
At December 31, 2024 91 107 198
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
At January 1, 2024 24 57 81
Charge for the year 6 7 13
Disposals (1) (3) (4)
Asset write-offs 7 7
At December 31, 2024 29 68 97
Net book amount at December 31, 2024 62 39 101
Land and
buildings
$m
Plant and
equipment
1
$m
(Restated
1
)
Total
$m
Cost
At January 1, 2023 51 80 131
Additions 19 14 33
Disposals (2) (2) (4)
Exchange adjustment 1 2 3
At December 31, 2023 69 94 163
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
At January 1, 2023 23 54 77
Charge for the year 3 4 7
Disposals (2) (2) (4)
Exchange adjustment 1 1
At December 31, 2023 24 57 81
Net book amount at December 31, 2023 45 37 82
1. Additions to property, plant and equipment in 2023 related to the acquisition of an aseptic manufacturing plant include a retrospective measurement period
adjustment (reduction of $2m). Refer to Note 28.
Depreciation expense of $13m (2023: $7m) is included in SG&A. The discontinuation of marketing and promotion for PERSERIS in 2024
resulted in an impairment of manufacturing equipment of $8m. Additions in 2023 of $26m, net of measurement period adjustments,
were acquired through a business combination consisting of a manufacturing facility, workforce and supply contracts (refer to Note
28). Remaining additions in 2023 relate primarily to manufacturing equipment. Additions of $10m in 2024 were paid in 2025.
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11. Leases and right-of-use assets
Potential future cash outflows of $25m (2023: $22m) have not been included in the lease liability because it is not reasonably certain
that the leases will be extended (or not terminated).
The following tables summarize movements of the right-of-use assets:
Land and Plant and
buildings equipment Total
$m $m $m
Net book value
At January 1, 2024
11
22
33
Additions
2
9
11
Depreciation
(3)
(5)
(8)
Exchange adjustments
(1)
(1)
At December 31, 2024
10
25
35
Land and Plant and
buildings equipment Total
$m $m $m
Net book value
At January 1, 2023
9
22
31
Additions
5
5
10
Depreciation
(3)
(6)
(9)
Exchange adjustments
1
1
At December 31, 2023
11
22
33
Depreciation expense of $3m (2023: $6m) is included in SG&A and $5m (2023: $3m) in cost of sales within the consolidated income
statement. Additions of $2m in 2023 were acquired through the acquisition of Opiant (refer to Note 27). Remaining additions in the
year relate primarily to vehicle leases and office space.
Lease liabilities by maturity were as follows:
2024 2023
$m $m
Within one year
13
11
Later than one and less than five years
31
36
More than five years
5
2
Gross lease liabilities
49
49
Less: future interest on lease liabilities
(8)
(6)
Net lease liabilities
41
43
The net lease liabilities balance of $41m (2023: $43m) is shown within current liabilities of $10m (2023: $9m) and non-current
liabilities of $31m (2023: $34m).
Lease payments during the year were comprised of the following:
2024 2023
$m $m
Interest paid on lease liabilities
3
3
Payments of lease liabilities
10
8
Total lease payments
13
11
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12. Investments
2024 2023
$m $m
Current and non-current investments
Equity securities at FVPL
1
10
Debt securities held at amortized cost
84
Total investments, current
1
94
Debt securities held at amortized cost
27
41
Total investments, non-current
27
41
Total
28
135
Equity securities at FVPL
Equity securities at FVPL comprise ordinary shares of Aelis Farma. The investment is classified as a current investment at
December 31, 2024 and the fair value (loss)/gain is reported in net other operating (loss)/income. In 2024, the announcement of
study results pertaining to Aelis Farma's pipeline drug for cannabis use disorder did not meet the expected outcomes, resulting in a
$5m decline in market value of the shares. The share price continued to decline during the remainder of 2024.
Debt securities held at amortized cost
In 2022, the Group initiated purchases of investment-grade corporate debt and U.S. Treasury securities. Debt securities held at
amortized cost are classified as non-current investments, except for those with maturities less than 12 months from the end of the
reporting period, which are classified as current investments.
Also in 2022, the Group executed an agreement to fund insurance coverage and, as part of this arrangement, transferred $26m of
debt securities to a separate cell of an insurance company. The Group controls the separate cell, an unincorporated entity, and
receives benefit from its investment returns. As a result, the separate cell is deemed a structured entity and is consolidated by the
Group. At December 31, 2024, $27m (2023: $27m) was invested in debt securities which are classified as non-current as access to the
funds is restricted for 6 months after the term of the insurance.
During the year, the Group's primary portfolio of debt securities held at amortized cost matured, including liquidation of a remaining
portion of the portfolio that was sufficiently close to maturity of the underlying securities' call date such that changes in the market
interest rate would not have significantly affected the securities' fair value. A separate portfolio of debt securities maintained in
support of the Group's insurance arrangements continues to be held at amortized cost at December 31, 2024.
As of December 31, 2024, expected credit losses for the Group’s investments held at amortized cost are deemed to be immaterial.
Fair value hierarchy
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. The different levels have been defined as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability
The Group’s only financial instruments which are measured at fair value are equity securities at FVPL. The fair value of equity
securities at FVPL is based on quoted market prices on the measurement date. The following tables categorize the Group’s financial
assets measured at fair value by valuation methodology used in determining their fair value:
At December 31, 2024 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
$m $m $m $m
Equity securities at FVPL
1
1
At December 31, 2023 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
$m $m $m $m
Equity securities at FVPL
10
10
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12. Investments
2024
$m
2023
$m
Current and non-current investments
Equity securities at FVPL 1
10
Debt securities held at amortized cost
84
Total investments, current 1
94
Debt securities held at amortized cost 27
41
Total investments, non-current 27
41
Total 28
135
Equity securities at FVPL
Equity securities at FVPL comprise ordinary shares of Aelis Farma. The investment is classified as a current investment at
December31, 2024 and the fair value (loss)/gain is reported in net other operating (loss)/income. In 2024, the announcement of
study results pertaining to Aelis Farma's pipeline drug for cannabis use disorder did not meet the expected outcomes, resulting in a
$5m decline in market value of the shares. The share price continued to decline during the remainder of 2024.
Debt securities held at amortized cost
In 2022, the Group initiated purchases of investment-grade corporate debt and U.S. Treasury securities. Debt securities held at
amortized cost are classified as non-current investments, except for those with maturities less than 12 months from the end of the
reporting period, which are classified as current investments.
Also in 2022, the Group executed an agreement to fund insurance coverage and, as part of this arrangement, transferred $26m of
debt securities to a separate cell of an insurance company. The Group controls the separate cell, an unincorporated entity, and
receives benefit from its investment returns. As a result, the separate cell is deemed a structured entity and is consolidated by the
Group. At December31, 2024, $27m (2023: $27m) was invested in debt securities which are classified as non-current as access to the
funds is restricted for 6 months after the term of the insurance.
During the year, the Group's primary portfolio of debt securities held at amortized cost matured, including liquidation of a remaining
portion of the portfolio that was sufficiently close to maturity of the underlying securities' call date such that changes in the market
interest rate would not have significantly affected the securities' fair value. A separate portfolio of debt securities maintained in
support of the Group's insurance arrangements continues to be held at amortized cost at December 31, 2024.
As of December31, 2024, expected credit losses for the Group’s investments held at amortized cost are deemed to be immaterial.
Fair value hierarchy
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. The different levels have been defined as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability
The Group’s only financial instruments which are measured at fair value are equity securities at FVPL. The fair value of equity
securities at FVPL is based on quoted market prices on the measurement date. The following tables categorize the Group’s financial
assets measured at fair value by valuation methodology used in determining their fair value:
At December 31, 2024
Level 1
$m
Level 2
$m
Level 3
$m
Total
$m
Equity securities at FVPL 1
1
At December 31, 2023
Level 1
$m
Level 2
$m
Level 3
$m
Total
$m
Equity securities at FVPL 10
10
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13. Inventories
Inventory, net is comprised of:
2024 2023
$m $m
Raw materials and consumables
34
38
Work in progress
50
34
Finished goods
94
70
Total inventories, net
178
142
The cost of inventories recognized as an expense and included as cost of sales amounted to $258m (2023: $186m). Cost of sales
included inventory write-offs and losses of $9m (2023: $9m). The inventory provision (reflected in the carrying amount above) at
December 31, 2024, was $25m (2023: $6m).
14. Trade receivables and other assets
The Group is not aware of any deterioration in the credit quality of its customers and considers the net receivables to be fully
recoverable.
Trade receivables 2024 2023
$m $m
Trade receivables
256
256
Less: provision for ECL
(2)
(2)
Trade receivables, net
254
254
The aging of past due trade receivables as of December 31 is as follows:
2024 2023
$m $m
Up to three months past due
17
17
Three to six months past due
1
3
Over six months past due
2
1
20
21
Not due and not impaired
236
235
Provision for impairment of receivables
(2)
(2)
Trade receivables, net
254
254
As at December 31, 2024, a provision of $2m (2023: $2m) was recorded against the trade receivables balance based on management’s
assessment of ECL. The assessment factors are discussed in Note 2. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the year end is the
carrying value of each class of receivable. The Group does not hold any collateral as security.
The Group’s gross trade receivables are denominated in the following currencies:
2024 2023
$m $m
Pound Sterling
1
2
Euro
11
13
U.S. Dollar
226
226
Other currencies
18
15
Total trade receivables, gross
256
256
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14. Trade receivables and other assets continued
Current and non-current other assets 2024 2023
$m $m
Current prepaid expenses
31
23
Other current assets
12
434
Total other current assets
43
457
Non-current prepaid expenses
17
19
Other non-current assets
12
9
Total other non-current assets
29
28
Total other assets
72
485
At December 31, 2023, Other current assets primarily relate to funding placed in escrow for the Antitrust MDL (see Note 21), including
$385m for the direct purchaser class settlement, subject to final court approval, and $30m for the end payor class settlement. During
2023, surety bond holders returned $19m of collateral inclusive of accrued interest held within other non-current assets as a result
of the settlement agreements with Alvogen Pine Brook LLC ("Alvogen") and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories S.A. and Dr. Reddy’s
Laboratories, Inc. (together, DRL).
Long-term prepaid expenses primarily relate to payments for contract manufacturing capacity which are released over the
contractual period during which the Group expects to receive benefit from the payments made. The remaining periods on the
substantive contracts range in term from 4 to 7 years as of December 31, 2024.
15. Financial instruments and risk management
The Group’s financial assets and liabilities include investments, trade receivables, other assets, cash and cash equivalents,
borrowings and trade and other payables as set out in Notes 12, 14, 16, 17 and 22, respectively. The Group measures financial assets
and liabilities at amortized cost, with the exception of investments in equity securities which are measured at fair value through
profit or loss. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, and the net amount reported in the consolidated balance sheet when there
is a legally enforceable right to offset and net settlement is intended. The carrying value (less impairment provision, where
applicable) of current borrowings, cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, other assets, trade accruals and trade payables is
assumed to approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. At December 31, 2024, the carrying value of investments held at
amortized cost approximated the fair value. The fair value of investments held at amortized cost was calculated based on quoted
market prices which would be classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy in Note 12. The fair value of the non-current borrowings
as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 approximates its carrying amount.
Financial risk management of the Group is mainly exercised and monitored at the Group level. The Group’s financing and financial
risk management activities are centralized to achieve benefits of scale and control with the goal of maximizing liquidity and
mitigating operational and financial risks. Financial exposures of the Group are managed in a manner consistent with underlying
business risks. Only those risks and flows generated by the underlying commercial operations are managed; speculative
transactions are not undertaken.
Foreign exchange risk management
The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures. Foreign
exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognized assets and liabilities, and net investments in foreign
operations. The Group’s policy is to align the foreign currency assets and liabilities within its major subsidiaries in order to provide
some protection against the remeasurement exposure on profits.
Interest rate risk management
The Group has interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Group monitors interest income and expense rate exposure on a regular
basis with an objective of minimizing net interest cost. The main interest rate risk arises from the Group’s borrowings, which are
discussed in Note 17, due to the floating interest rate. This exposure is partially offset by the interest income generated on the
Group’s investments in debt securities with varying rates and maturities and cash and cash equivalents which are based on variable
market interest rates. The majority of the Group’s investments in debt securities are issued at fixed interest rates and changes in
floating rates would not have a significant impact on interest rate risk.
Liquidity risk management
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group is not able to settle or meet its obligations on time or at a reasonable price. The Group’s
policy is to ensure sufficient funding and facilities are in place to meet foreseeable liquidity requirements. The Group manages and
monitors liquidity risk through regular reporting of current cash and borrowing balances and periodic review of short-, medium- and
long-term cash forecasts, while considering the maturity of its borrowing facility. At December 31, 2024, Indivior had $18m (2023:
$3m) of borrowings repayable within one year and $319m (2023: $316m) of cash and cash equivalents.
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14. Trade receivables and other assets continued
Current and non-current other assets
2024
$m
2023
$m
Current prepaid expenses 31 23
Other current assets 12 434
Total other current assets 43 457
Non-current prepaid expenses 17 19
Other non-current assets 12 9
Total other non-current assets 29 28
Total other assets 72 485
At December 31, 2023, Other current assets primarily relate to funding placed in escrow for the Antitrust MDL (see Note 21), including
$385m for the direct purchaser class settlement, subject to final court approval, and $30m for the end payor class settlement. During
2023, surety bond holders returned $19m of collateral inclusive of accrued interest held within other non-current assets as a result
of the settlement agreements with Alvogen Pine Brook LLC ("Alvogen") and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories S.A. and Dr. Reddy’s
Laboratories, Inc. (together, DRL).
Long-term prepaid expenses primarily relate to payments for contract manufacturing capacity which are released over the
contractual period during which the Group expects to receive benefit from the payments made. The remaining periods on the
substantive contracts range in term from 4 to 7 years as of December31, 2024.
15. Financial instruments and risk management
The Group’s financial assets and liabilities include investments, trade receivables, other assets, cash and cash equivalents,
borrowings and trade and other payables as set out in Notes 12, 14, 16, 17 and 22, respectively. The Group measures financial assets
and liabilities at amortized cost, with the exception of investments in equity securities which are measured at fair value through
profit or loss.Financial assets and liabilities are offset, and the net amount reported in the consolidated balance sheet when there
is a legally enforceable right to offset and net settlement is intended. The carrying value (less impairment provision, where
applicable) of current borrowings, cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, other assets, trade accruals and trade payables is
assumed to approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. At December31, 2024, the carrying value of investments held at
amortized cost approximated the fair value. The fair value of investments held at amortized cost was calculated based on quoted
market prices which would be classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy in Note 12. The fair value of the non-current borrowings
as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 approximates its carrying amount.
Financial risk management of the Group is mainly exercised and monitored at the Group level. The Group’s financing and financial
riskmanagement activities are centralized to achieve benefits of scale and control with the goal of maximizing liquidity and
mitigating operational and financial risks. Financial exposures of the Group are managed in a manner consistent with underlying
business risks. Only those risks and flows generated by the underlying commercial operations are managed; speculative
transactions are not undertaken.
Foreign exchange risk management
The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures. Foreign
exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognized assets and liabilities, and net investments in foreign
operations. The Group’s policy is to align the foreign currency assets and liabilities within its major subsidiaries in order to provide
some protection against the remeasurement exposure on profits.
Interest rate risk management
The Group has interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Group monitors interest income and expense rate exposure on a regular
basis with an objective of minimizing net interest cost. The main interest rate risk arises from the Group’s borrowings, which are
discussed in Note 17, due to the floating interest rate. This exposure is partially offset by the interest income generated on the
Group’s investments in debt securities with varying rates and maturities and cash and cash equivalents which are based on variable
market interest rates. The majority of the Group’s investments in debt securities are issued at fixed interest rates and changes in
floating rates would not have a significant impact on interest rate risk.
Liquidity risk management
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group is not able to settle or meet its obligations on time or at a reasonable price. The Group’s
policy is to ensure sufficient funding and facilities are in place to meet foreseeable liquidity requirements. The Group manages and
monitors liquidity risk through regular reporting of current cash and borrowing balances and periodic review of short-, medium- and
long-term cash forecasts, while considering the maturity of its borrowing facility. At December31, 2024, Indivior had $18m (2023:
$3m) of borrowings repayable within one year and $319m (2023: $316m) of cash and cash equivalents.
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15. Financial instruments and risk management continued
Credit risk management
The Group’s exposure to credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, deposits with banks and financial institutions,
investments in debt securities, trade receivables and other assets. Financial institution counterparties are subject to approval under
the Group’s counterparty risk policy and such approval is limited to financial institutions with a BBB rating or above. The
investments in debt securities are managed by an external third-party fund manager with instructions to maintain a portfolio rating
of A or higher and an allocation to BBB at 25% or less of the total portfolio. The Group applies the credit ratings assigned by
Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s when assessing expected credit losses and monitors these ratings for indications of credit
deterioration. All the Group’s corporate debt securities held at amortized cost are considered to be of low credit risk based on
investment-grade credit ratings from Standard and Poor’s or Moody’s (BBB-/Baa3 or higher). The Group's U.S. Treasury securities
have minimal default risk as they are guaranteed by the U.S. government.
Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables in the U.S. is limited as the balances consist of amounts due from
customers, primarily major wholesalers and distributors, for whom there is no significant history of default. Outside the U.S., no
single customer accounts for a significant share of the Group’s trade receivables balance. In the U.S., in line with other
pharmaceutical companies, the Group sells its products through a small number of wholesalers in addition to hospitals,
pharmacies, physicians and other groups. Sales to the three largest wholesalers amounted to approximately 55% of Group sales in
2024 (2023: 54%). At December 31, 2024, the Group had trade receivables due from these three wholesalers tot
aling $151m (2023:
$154m). The Group is exposed to a concentration of credit risk in respect of these wholesalers such that, if one or more of them
encounters financial difficulty, it could materially and adversely affect the Group’s financial results. The Group’s credit risk
monitoring activities relating to these wholesalers include a review of their financial information and Standard & Poor’s credit
ratings, and establishment and periodic review of credit limits. However, the Group believes there is no further credit risk provision
required in relation to these customers (see Note 14).
Capital risk management
The Group considers capital to be net (debt)/cash plus total reported equity. Net (debt)/cash is calculated as cash and cash
equivalents plus investments less total borrowings. Total borrowings reflect the outstanding principal amount of the term loan
drawn before debt issuance costs of $17m (2023: $5m) and do not include lease liabilities of $41m (2023: $43m). Refer to Note 17 for
further discussion on borrowings.
Total shareholders' deficit includes share capital, reserves and retained earnings as shown in the consolidated balance sheet.
2024 2023
$m $m
Net (debt)/cash
(3)
72
Total shareholders' deficit
(205)
(208)
72
The objectives for managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, in order to provide returns
for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an efficient capital structure to optimize the cost of capital.
The Group monitors net (debt)/cash, which at year end amounted to $(3)m (2023: net cash $72m), to maintain an appropriate level of
financial flexibility.
16. Cash and cash equivalents
2024 2023
$m $m
Cash and cash equivalents
319
316
There were no bank overdrafts at December 31, 2024 or 2023.
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17. Financial liabilities – borrowings
In 2024, the Group completed a refinancing of its borrowings, repaying in full the previous term loan and replacing it with a new
note purchase agreement with principal amount of $350m and a revolving credit facility of $50m. As a result of the debt refinancing,
the Group incurred a $4m charge for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs due to early extinguishment of the
previous term loan and $4m in legal and advisory fees incurred in conjunction with the new note purchase agreement. The Group
capitalized $21m of deferred financing and original issue discount costs related to the new term loan to be amortized over the
maturity period using the effective interest method. Of the $21m capitalized costs, $18m was netted against the total amount
borrowed and the remaining $3m was recorded as a prepaid asset.
2024 2023
Term loan $m $m
Term loan – current
(18)
(3)
Term loan – non-current
(315)
(236)
Total term loan
(333)
(239)
The terms of the loan in effect at December 31, 2024 are as follows:
Period
Minimum Financial Covenants
Required Amortization
Interest Payable
through Sept 30, 2026 Leverage Ratio ≤ 3:1 5%
Note Purchase Interest Coverage Ratio > 2.5:1 SOFR + 5.5%
Agreement December 31, 2026 to Leverage Ratio ≤ 2.5:1 7.5%
maturity (2030) Interest Coverage Ratio > 2.5:1
through Sept 30, 2026 Leverage Ratio ≤ 3:1
Revolving Credit Interest Coverage Ratio > 2.5:1 n/a SOFR + 5.5%;
Facility December 31, 2026 to Leverage Ratio ≤ 2.5:1 0.5% undrawn fee
maturity (2030) Interest Coverage Ratio > 2.5:1
The outstanding principal amount of the term loan amounting to $350m (2023: $244m) is secured against the assets of certain
subsidiaries of the Group in the form of guarantees issued by respective subsidiaries. The entire $50m revolving credit facility
remains undrawn.
The leverage ratio is calculated as total debt less cash of up to $50m divided by adjusted EBITDA and interest coverage ratio is
adjusted EBITDA divided by interest expense paid in cash. The Group is in compliance with these and all other covenants. Interest
payable will step-down to SOFR + 5.25% if the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 0.5:1.
Maturity of gross borrowings (including expected interest using the rate at the balance sheet date):
2024 2023
$m $m
Bank loans payable due:
Within one year or on demand
(53)
(30)
Later than one and less than five years
(215)
(281)
More than five years
(256)
Gross borrowings (including interest)
(524)
(311)
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17. Financial liabilities – borrowings
In 2024, the Group completed a refinancing of its borrowings, repaying in full the previous term loan and replacing it with a new
note purchase agreement with principal amount of $350m and a revolving credit facility of $50m. As a result of the debt refinancing,
the Group incurred a $4m charge for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs due to early extinguishment of the
previous term loan and $4m in legal and advisory fees incurred in conjunction with the new note purchase agreement. The Group
capitalized $21m of deferred financing and original issue discount costs related to the new term loan to be amortized over the
maturity period using the effective interest method. Of the $21m capitalized costs, $18m was netted against the total amount
borrowed and the remaining $3m was recorded as a prepaid asset.
Term loan
2024
$m
2023
$m
Term loan – current (18) (3)
Term loan – non-current (315) (236)
Total term loan (333) (239)
The terms of the loan in effect at December31, 2024 are as follows:
Period Minimum Financial Covenants Required Amortization Interest Payable
Note Purchase
Agreement
through Sept 30, 2026
Leverage Ratio ≤ 3:1
Interest Coverage Ratio > 2.5:1
5%
SOFR + 5.5%
December 31, 2026 to
maturity (2030)
Leverage Ratio ≤ 2.5:1
Interest Coverage Ratio > 2.5:1
7.5%
Revolving Credit
Facility
through Sept 30, 2026
Leverage Ratio ≤ 3:1
Interest Coverage Ratio > 2.5:1
n/a
SOFR + 5.5%;
0.5% undrawn fee
December 31, 2026 to
maturity (2030)
Leverage Ratio ≤ 2.5:1
Interest Coverage Ratio > 2.5:1
The outstanding principal amount of the term loan amounting to $350m (2023: $244m) is secured against the assets of certain
subsidiaries of the Group in the form of guarantees issued by respective subsidiaries. The entire $50m revolving credit facility
remains undrawn.
The leverage ratio is calculated as total debt less cash of up to $50m divided by adjusted EBITDA and interest coverage ratio is
adjusted EBITDA divided by interest expense paid in cash. The Group is in compliance with these and all other covenants. Interest
payable will step-down to SOFR + 5.25% if the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 0.5:1.
Maturity of gross borrowings (including expected interest using the rate at the balance sheetdate):
2024
$m
2023
$m
Bank loans payable due:
Within one year or on demand (53) (30)
Later than one and less than five years (215) (281)
More than five years (256)
Gross borrowings (including interest) (524) (311)
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Notes to the Group Financial Statements continued
17. Financial liabilities – borrowings continued
Analysis of changes in liabilities from financing activities
At January 1, At December 31,
2024 Cash outflows Profit and loss Additions Reclassifications Exchange adj. 2024
$m $m $m $m $m $m $m
Current borrowings
(3)
3
(18)
(18)
Non-current borrowings
(236)
236
1
(332)
18
(313)
Lease liabilities
(43)
10
(9)
1
(41)
Share repurchase
(23)
173
(155)
(5)
Total
(305)
422
1
(496)
1
(377)
At January 1, At December 31,
2023 Cash outflows Profit and loss Additions Reclassifications Exchange adj. 2023
$m $m $m $m $m $m $m
Current borrowings
(3)
12
(10)
(2)
(3)
Non-current borrowings
(237)
(1)
2
(236)
Lease liabilities
(37)
8
(13)
(1)
(43)
Share repurchase
(9)
33
(47)
(23)
Total
(286)
53
(1)
(70)
(1)
(305)
18. Commitments
The Group has various purchase commitments for services and materials in the ordinary course of business. These commitments
are generally entered into at current market prices and reflect normal business operations.
The Group has entered into a license arrangement for the development of a pharmaceutical product, INDV-6001. Potential milestone
payments will be due if various developmental and commercial goals are achieved, although the Group has the right to terminate
the agreement at no cost. As of December 31, 2024, the total maximum future payments if all milestones are achieved is
approximately $350m (not risk-adjusted or discounted), with no significant payments expected in 2025. INDV-6001 is in Phase 2 of
development and the obligation to make milestone payments may continue for a number of years if the product moves successfully
through the development process and commercial sales thresholds are achieved. The development of any pharmaceutical product
is risky and may fail at any stage, therefore, the probability of success and timing of any potential payments is inherently uncertain.
As of December 31, 2024, the Group has approximately $21m committed capital spend for the aseptic manufacturing facility (see
Note 28).
19. Provisions and other liabilities
Provisions
Intellectual
property
and other legal Onerous Other Total
Antitrust matters Opioid Litigation
matters
1
contracts
2
provisions provisions
Provisions $m $m $m $m $m $m
At January 1, 2023 (290)
(8)
(10)
(308)
(Charged)/released to income statement (228)
(11)
1
(1)
(239)
Business combination
1
(23)
(23)
Utilized during the year/payments
103
15
9
127
Transfer to other liabilities 30
30
At December 31, 2023
(385)
(4)
(22)
(2)
(413)
(Charged)/released to income statement
(39)
(76)
4
16
(95)
Utilized during the year/payments
385
385
Transfer to other liabilities
39
39
At December 31, 2024
(76)
(6)
(2)
(84)
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19. Provisions and other liabilities continued
Provisions
Current
(15)
(6)
(21)
Non-current
(61)
(2)
(63)
At December 31, 2024
(76)
(6)
(2)
(84)
Current
(385)
(4)
(19)
(408)
Non-current
(3)
(2)
(5)
At December 31, 2023
(385)
(4)
(22)
(2)
(413)
1. Intellectual property and other legal matters is an aggregation of amounts presented separately in the 2023 Annual Report as Intellectual property-related
matters and false claims act allegations.
2. The provision for onerous contracts as of December 31, 2023 was retrospectively adjusted during 2024 to reflect a measurement period adjustment related to
the November 2023 business combination (acquisition of an aseptic manufacturing facility). Refer to Note 28.
Antitrust matters
Multi-district class and state claims
Settlement agreements were entered into during 2023 with three plaintiff classes to fully resolve certain multi-district antitrust
claims. The $385m settlement amount payable to the direct purchaser class received final court approval in 2024. Indivior has no
further obligations related to these matters. Refer to Note 21, Antitrust litigation and consumer protection for further details.
Other antitrust matters
A provision of $39m was recorded in 2024 reflecting the present value of the agreed amount in a settlement of the remaining
antitrust litigation. This provision was transferred to other liabilities once the material terms and conditions of the settlement
agreement were finalized. This final settlement resolves all of the Group’s remaining legacy antitrust litigation. Refer to Note 21,
Antitrust litigation and consumer protection for further details.
Opioid litigation
The provision of $76m at December 31, 2024 reflects the present value of the agreed amount in a preliminary settlement between
Indivior, the plaintiffs' executive committee and certain state attorneys general covering certain opioid litigation (including cases in
the Opioid MDL) brought by municipalities and tribes. The outflow of resources is expected to occur over five years. The parties still
must negotiate material terms and conditions of the final settlement agreement, including structure, and scope of releases. The
provision is measured using a risk free rate and will be remeasured at a risk-adjusted rate upon reaching a final settlement
agreement. Refer to Note 21, Civil opioid litigation.
Intellectual property and other legal matters
During 2024, the Group released a provision of $4m pertaining to an outstanding False Claims Act allegation considering an updated
probability assessment at this early stage of litigation. Refer to Note 21, False Claims Act allegations.
Onerous contracts
In November 2023, through an acquisition of a business consisting of a manufacturing facility, workforce and supply contracts (refer
to Note 28), the Group assumed onerous contracts and carries a provision of $6m at December 31, 2024. The onerous contract
provision at December 31, 2023 was retrospectively adjusted in 2024 to reflect a measurement period adjustment. The facility
continues to manufacture products for customers based on the terms of contracts that existed pre-acquisition and the expected
costs to fulfill these contracts are in excess of the economic benefits expected to be received.
Manufacturing under the onerous
contracts is expected to be completed by April 2025 and the provision is recorded at its discounted value, using a market rate at the
time of the transaction determined to be 7.6%.
Other provisions
Other provisions of $2m (2023: $2m) relate to retirement benefit costs which are not expected to be settled within one year.
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19. Provisions and other liabilities continued
Provisions
Current
(15)
(6)
(21)
Non-current
(61)
(2)
(63)
At December 31, 2024
(76)
(6) (2)
(84)
Current (385) (4) (19) (408)
Non-current (3) (2) (5)
At December 31, 2023 (385) (4) (22) (2) (413)
1. Intellectual property and other legal matters is an aggregation of amounts presented separately in the 2023 Annual Report as Intellectual property-related
matters and false claims act allegations.
2. The provision for onerous contracts as of December 31, 2023 was retrospectively adjusted during 2024 to reflect a measurement period adjustment related to
the November 2023 business combination (acquisition of an aseptic manufacturing facility). Refer to Note 28.
Antitrust matters
Multi-district class and state claims
Settlement agreements were entered into during 2023 with three plaintiff classes to fully resolve certain multi-district antitrust
claims. The $385m settlement amount payable to the direct purchaser class received final court approval in 2024. Indivior has no
further obligations related to these matters. Refer to Note 21, Antitrust litigation and consumer protection for further details.
Other antitrust matters
A provision of $39m was recorded in 2024 reflecting the present value of the agreed amount in a settlement of the remaining
antitrust litigation. This provision was transferred to other liabilities once the material terms and conditions of the settlement
agreement were finalized. This final settlement resolves all of the Group’s remaining legacy antitrust litigation. Refer to Note 21,
Antitrust litigation and consumer protection for further details.
Opioid litigation
The provision of $76m at December 31, 2024 reflects the present value of the agreed amount in a preliminary settlement between
Indivior, the plaintiffs' executive committee and certain state attorneys general covering certain opioid litigation (including cases in
the Opioid MDL) brought by municipalities and tribes. The outflow of resources is expected to occur over five years. The parties still
must negotiate material terms and conditions of the final settlement agreement, including structure, and scope of releases. The
provision is measured using a risk free rate and will be remeasured at a risk-adjusted rate upon reaching a final settlement
agreement. Refer to Note 21, Civil opioid litigation.
Intellectual property and other legal matters
During 2024, the Group released a provision of $4m pertaining to an outstanding False Claims Act allegation considering an updated
probability assessment at this early stage of litigation. Refer to Note 21, False Claims Act allegations.
Onerous contracts
In November 2023, through an acquisition of a business consisting of a manufacturing facility, workforce and supply contracts (refer
to Note 28), the Group assumed onerous contracts and carries a provision of $6m at December 31, 2024. The onerous contract
provision at December 31, 2023 was retrospectively adjusted in 2024 to reflect a measurement period adjustment. The facility
continues to manufacture products for customers based on the terms of contracts that existed pre-acquisition and the expected
costs to fulfill these contracts are in excess of the economic benefits expected to be received. Manufacturing under the onerous
contracts is expected to be completed by April 2025 and the provision is recorded at its discounted value, using a market rate at the
time of the transaction determined to be 7.6%.
Other provisions
Other provisions of $2m (2023: $2m) relate to retirement benefit costs which are not expected to be settled within one year.
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Notes to the Group Financial Statements continued
19. Provisions and other liabilities continued
Other liabilities
DOJ IP-related RB indemnity Share Total
Other liabilities resolution Antitrust matters matters settlement repurchase Other other liabilities
$m $m $m $m $m $m $m
At January 1, 2023
(444)
(21)
(30) (9)
(3)
(507)
Transfer from provisions
(30)
(30)
(Charged)/released to income
3
3
statement
Transfer to/from reserves, net
(14)
(14)
Contributions and gains
(8)
(8)
Interest and discounting
(6)
(1)
(7)
Utilized during the year/
53
10
8
71
payments
At December 31, 2023
(397)
(30)
(11)
(23)
(23)
(8)
(492)
Transfer from provisions
(39)
(39)
(Charged)/released to income
(85)
(4)
(89)
statement
Transfer to/from reserves, net
12
12
Interest and discounting
(4)
(1)
(5)
Utilized during the year/
53
130
11
8
6
208
payments
At December 31, 2024
(348)
(24)
(16)
(5)
(12)
(405)
Other liabilities
Current
(52)
(24)
(8)
(5)
(89)
Non-current
(296)
(8)
(12)
(316)
At December 31, 2024
(348)
(24)
(16)
(5)
(12)
(405)
Current
(53)
(30)
(11)
(8) (23)
(125)
Non-current
(344)
(15)
(8)
(367)
At December 31, 2023
(397)
(30)
(11)
(23) (23)
(8)
(492)
DOJ resolution
In July 2020, the Group settled criminal and civil liability with the DOJ, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), and U.S. state
attorneys general. Pursuant to the resolution agreement, aggregate payments (including interest) of $263m have been made through
December 31, 2024. An additional payment of $52m was made in January 2025, and two annual installments of $50m plus interest will
be due in January 2026 and 2027 with the final installment of $200m due in December 2027. The Group has the option to prepay.
Interest accrues at 1.25% on certain portions of the resolution and will be paid with the annual installment payments. For non-
interest-bearing portions, the liability has been recorded at the net present value based on timing of the estimated payments and
using a discount rate equal to the interest rate on the interest-bearing portions. In 2024, the Group recorded interest expense
totaling $4m (2023: $6m) related to this resolution. As of December 31, 2024, the Group carries other liabilities of $348m (2023:
$397m) related to the settlement agreement with the DOJ.
Under the terms of the resolution agreement with the DOJ, the Group has agreed to compliance terms regarding its sales and
marketing practices. Compliance with these terms is subject to annual Board and CEO certifications submitted to the U.S. Attorney’s
Office. As part of the resolution with the FTC and as detailed in the text of the stipulated order, for a 10-year period Indivior Inc. is
required to make specified disclosures to the FTC and is prohibited from certain conduct.
In addition to the resolution agreement, the Group entered into a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement with the HHS Office of the
Inspector General ("HHS-OIG"), pursuant to which the Group committed to promote compliance with laws and regulations and
committed to the ongoing evolution of an effective compliance program, including written standards, training, reporting and
monitoring procedures. The Group is subject to reporting and monitoring requirements, including annual reports and compliance
certifications from key management and the Board’s Nomination Committee, which is submitted to HHS-OIG. In addition, the Group
is subject to monitoring by an Independent Review Organization, which submits audit findings to HHS-OIG, and review by a Board
Compliance Expert, who prepared a compliance assessment report in the first and third reporting periods. To date, the Group
reasonably believes it has met all of the requirements specified in these three agreements.
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Financial Statements
19. Provisions and other liabilities continued
Antitrust matters
Multi-district class and state claims
As noted above, the multi-district antitrust claims were resolved during 2023 through settlement agreements entered into with three
classes of plaintiffs. The $30m settlement amount payable to the end payor class was held in an escrow account at December 31,
2023 and utilized to make settlement payments in 2024. Indivior has no further obligations related to this matter.
Other antitrust matters
Certain antitrust cases filed in Virginia state court were settled and paid during 2024 by agreement of the parties for $85m and
mutual releases of claims and counterclaims. Refer to Note 21, Antitrust litigation and consumer protection.
As noted above, a provision of $39m was transferred to other liabilities during 2024 relating to the settlement of the last remaining
antitrust litigation. An installment of $15m was paid in December 2024 and the remaining liability of $24m at December 31, 2024
reflects the net present value (NPV) at the risk-free rate of the amounts to be paid in 2025. This final settlement resolves all of the
Group’s remaining legacy antitrust litigation. Refer to Note 21, Antitrust litigation and consumer protection.
IP-related matters
Other liabilities for intellectual property-related matters relate to the settlement of litigation with DRL in June 2022. Under the
settlement agreement, the Group made payments to DRL in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and has no further obligations related to this
matter.
RB resolution
Under the RB indemnity settlement, the Group has paid $34m of the $50m settlement through December 31, 2024. An additional $8m
was paid in January 2025, with the final installment payment of $8m due in January 2026. The Group carries a liability of $16m (2023:
$23m) related to this settlement. This liability has been recorded at the net present value, using a market interest rate at the time of
settlement determined to be 3.75%, considering the timing of payment and other factors. In 2024, the Group recorded $1m of finance
expense (2023: $1m) for time value of money on the liability.
Share repurchase
In August 2024, the Group commenced a share repurchase program of $100m. As of December 31, 2024, the liability of $5m
represents the amount to be spent under the program through January 31, 2025, the end of the program. As of December 31, 2023,
the current liability of $23m represented the amount to be spent under the previous share repurchase program through February 23,
2024. Refer to Note 23 for further discussion.
Other
Other represents employee-related liabilities which are non-current as of December 31, 2024.
20. Contingent liabilities
The Group has assessed certain legal and other matters to be not probable based upon current facts and circumstances, including
any potential impact the DOJ resolution could have on these matters. Where liabilities related to these matters are determined to be
possible, they represent contingent liabilities. Note 21 sets out the details for legal and other disputes which the Group has assessed
as contingent liabilities, except for those matters discussed in Note 21 under "Antitrust Litigation and Consumer Protection," and
certain of the matters discussed under “Civil opioid litigation” for which liabilities or provisions have been recognized. Where the
Group believes that it is possible to reasonably estimate a range for the contingent liability this has been disclosed. Refer to Note 7
for discussion on tax-related contingent liabilities.
21. Legal proceedings
There are certain ongoing legal proceedings or threats of legal proceedings in which the Group is a party, but in which the Group
believes the possibility of an adverse impact is remote and they are not discussed in this Note.
Antitrust litigation and consumer protection
On November 27, 2024, Indivior Inc. and Indivior Solutions Inc. entered into a settlement agreement with Humana Inc. and certain of
its affiliates, and Centene Corp, and certain of its affiliates to resolve all remaining antitrust litigation against the Group, including
Humana Inc. v. Indivior Inc., No. 21-CI-004833 (Ky. Cir. Ct.) (Jefferson Cnty), Centene Corp. v. Indivior Inc., No. CL23000054-00 (Va. Cir.
Ct.) (Roanoke Cnty), and Carefirst of Maryland, Inc. et al. v. Reckitt Benckiser Inc., et al., Case. No. 2875 (Phila. Ct. Common Pleas).
Under the agreement, Indivior Inc. and Indivior Solutions Inc. will pay a total of $40m to the Humana and Centene companies. $15m
was paid in December, 2024, with the remaining installments of $5m and $20m due on or before March 15, 2025 and December 15,
2025, respectively.
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19. Provisions and other liabilities continued
Antitrust matters
Multi-district class and state claims
As noted above, the multi-district antitrust claims were resolved during 2023 through settlement agreements entered into with three
classes of plaintiffs. The $30m settlement amount payable to the end payor class was held in an escrow account at December 31,
2023 and utilized to make settlement payments in 2024. Indivior has no further obligations related to this matter.
Other antitrust matters
Certain antitrust cases filed in Virginia state court were settled and paid during 2024 by agreement of the parties for $85m and
mutual releases of claims and counterclaims. Refer to Note 21, Antitrust litigation and consumer protection.
As noted above, a provision of $39m was transferred to other liabilities during 2024 relating to the settlement of the last remaining
antitrust litigation. An installment of $15m was paid in December 2024 and the remaining liability of $24m at December 31, 2024
reflects the net present value (NPV) at the risk-free rate of the amounts to be paid in 2025. This final settlement resolves all of the
Group’s remaining legacy antitrust litigation. Refer to Note 21, Antitrust litigation and consumer protection.
IP-related matters
Other liabilities for intellectual property-related matters relate to the settlement of litigation with DRL in June 2022. Under the
settlement agreement, the Group made payments to DRL in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and has no further obligations related to this
matter.
RB resolution
Under the RB indemnity settlement, the Group has paid $34m of the $50m settlement through December 31, 2024. An additional $8m
was paid in January 2025, with the final installment payment of $8m due in January 2026. TheGroup carries a liability of $16m (2023:
$23m) related to this settlement. This liability has been recorded at the net present value, using a market interest rate at the time of
settlement determined to be 3.75%, considering the timing of payment and other factors. In 2024, the Group recorded $1m of finance
expense (2023: $1m) for time value of money on the liability.
Share repurchase
In August 2024, the Group commenced a share repurchase program of $100m. As of December31, 2024, the liability of $5m
represents the amount to be spent under the program through January 31, 2025, the end of the program. As of December 31, 2023,
the current liability of $23m represented the amount to be spent under the previous share repurchase program through February 23,
2024. Refer to Note 23 for further discussion.
Other
Other represents employee-related liabilities which are non-current as of December31, 2024.
20. Contingent liabilities
The Group has assessed certain legal and other matters to be not probable based upon current facts and circumstances, including
any potential impact the DOJ resolution could have on these matters. Where liabilities related to these matters are determined to be
possible, they represent contingent liabilities. Note 21 sets out the details for legal and other disputes which the Group has assessed
as contingent liabilities, except for those matters discussed in Note 21 under "Antitrust Litigation and Consumer Protection," and
certain of the matters discussed under “Civil opioid litigation” for which liabilities or provisions have been recognized. Where the
Group believes that it is possible to reasonably estimate a range for the contingent liability this has been disclosed. Refer to Note 7
for discussion on tax-related contingent liabilities.
21. Legal proceedings
There are certain ongoing legal proceedings or threats of legal proceedings in which the Group is a party, but in which the Group
believes the possibility of an adverse impact is remote and they are not discussed in this Note.
Antitrust litigation and consumer protection
On November 27, 2024, Indivior Inc. and Indivior Solutions Inc. entered into a settlement agreement with Humana Inc. and certain of
its affiliates, and Centene Corp, and certain of its affiliates to resolve all remaining antitrust litigation against the Group, including
Humana Inc. v. Indivior Inc., No. 21-CI-004833 (Ky. Cir. Ct.) (Jefferson Cnty), Centene Corp. v. Indivior Inc., No. CL23000054-00 (Va. Cir.
Ct.) (Roanoke Cnty), and Carefirst of Maryland, Inc. et al. v. Reckitt Benckiser Inc., et al., Case. No. 2875 (Phila. Ct. Common Pleas).
Under the agreement, Indivior Inc. and Indivior Solutions Inc. will pay a total of $40m to the Humana and Centene companies. $15m
was paid in December, 2024, with the remaining installments of $5m and $20m due on or before March 15, 2025 and December 15,
2025, respectively.
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21. Legal proceedings continued
Civil opioid litigation
The Group has been named as a defendant in more than 400 civil lawsuits alleging that manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of
opioids engaged in a longstanding practice to market opioids as safe and effective for the treatment of long-term chronic pain to
increase the market for opioids and their own market shares for opioids, or alleging individual personal injury claims. Most of these
cases have been consolidated and are pending in a federal multi-district litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District
of Ohio. See In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio) (the Opioid MDL). Nearly two-thirds of the cases
in the Opioid MDL were filed by cities and counties, while nearly one-third of the cases were filed by private plaintiffs, most of whom
assert claims relating to neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Cases brought by cities and counties outside of the MDL include, for
example, 35 actions pending in New York state court, 8 writs filed in Pennsylvania state court, and actions brought in federal district
courts in Florida and Georgia. Litigation against the Group in the Opioid MDL and the other federal courts is stayed. The New York
state court has not yet entered a case management order. The Group has not yet been served with a complaint in any of the
Pennsylvania state court matters.
Pursuant to mediation, the Group, the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in the Opioid MDL, Tribal Leadership Committee, and certain
state attorneys general reached agreement on the amount of a potential settlement. The Group has recorded a related provision of
$76m
, reflecting the net present value (NPV) of the agreed amount (See Note 19). The parties, however, still must negotiate material
terms and conditions of the final settlement agreement, including the ultimate timing and structure of payments and product
distribution, injunctive relief, and scope of the release. The proposed settlement would resolve claims by cities and counties, but
would not resolve private plaintiff cases against the Group (whether in the MDL or proceeding separately).
With respect to cases outside the MDL that were not filed by cities or counties:
Indivior Inc. was named as a defendant in San Miguel Hospital Corp. d/b/a Alta Vista Regional Medical Center v. Johnson &
Johnson, et al., No. 1:23-cv-00903 (D.N.M.). On March 4, 2025, the court dismissed the complaint.
On October 28, 2024, Indivior Inc. was named as one of numerous defendants in five individual complaints filed in West Virginia
state court that were transferred to West Virginia's Mass Litigation Panel (MLP). See In re Opioid Litigation, No. 22-C-9000 NAS (W.V.
Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct.).
The MLP granted Indivior's motion to dismiss on April 17, 2023. The plaintiffs appealed, and the
Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia affirmed dismissal of all claims against Indivior on December 27, 2024. The plaintiffs
filed a notice of appeal in the West Virginia Supreme Court as to all defendants, including Indivior, on February 27, 2025.
On October 28, 2024, Indivior Inc. was named along with dozens of other manufacturers and distributors in a putative class action
brought by West Virginia school districts in federal district court. See Marshall County Board of Education and Wetzel County
Board of Education v. Cephalon, et al., No. 5:24-cv-00207 (N.D.W. Va.). Indivior's response to the complaint is not yet due.
Additionally, on May 23, 2024, the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland served on Indivior
Inc. an administrative subpoena related generally to opioid products marketed and sold in Maryland. Indivior Inc.’s response to the
subpoena remains ongoing.
The Group has begun its evaluation of all of the claims, believes it has meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend itself
in all actions that would not be resolved by the proposed settlement. Given the status and preliminary stage of litigation,
no estimate of possible loss for those matters can be made at this time.
False Claims Act allegations
In August 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia unsealed a declined qui tam complaint alleging causes of
action under the Federal and state False Claims Acts against certain entities within the Group predicated on best price issues and
claims of retaliation. See United States ex rel. Miller v. Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC et al., Case No. 1:15-cv-00017 (W.D. Va.). The suit
also seeks reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. The Group filed a Motion to Dismiss in June 2021, which was granted in part and
denied in part on October 17, 2023. The relator filed a sixth amended complaint against only Indivior Inc. on December 7, 2023, which
Indivior answered on March 18, 2024. Discovery has been stayed pending resolution of certain discovery disputes. The Group is
evaluating the claims, believes it has meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend itself. Given the status and preliminary
stage of the litigation, no estimate of possible loss can be made at this time.
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21. Legal proceedings continued
U.K. shareholder claims
On September 21, 2022, certain shareholders issued representative and multiparty claims against Indivior PLC in the High Court of
Justice for the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, King’s Bench Division. On January 16, 2023, the representative
served its Particular of Claims setting forth in more detail the claims against the Group, while the same law firm that represents the
representative also sent its draft Particular of Claims for the multiparty action. The claims made in both the representative and
multiparty actions generally allege that Indivior PLC violated the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) by making
false or misleading statements or material omissions in public disclosures, including the 2014 Demerger Prospectus, regarding an
alleged product-hopping scheme regarding the switch from SUBOXONE Tablets to SUBOXONE film. Indivior PLC filed an application
to strike out the representative action. On December 5, 2023, the court handed down a judgment allowing the Group's application to
strike out the representative action. The court subsequently awarded certain costs to the Group. The claimants appealed, and the
appellate court affirmed the dismissal by order dated January 23, 2025. The claimants applied for permission to appeal to the U.K
Supreme Court and the court refused the application on February 27, 2025. The claimants have until March 27, 2025 to apply to the
U.K Supreme Court directly to further appeal.
The Group has begun its evaluation of the remaining claims, believes it has
meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend itself. Given the status and preliminary stage of the litigation, no estimate of
possible loss can be made at this time.
U.S. shareholder claims
A class action lawsuit was filed against Indivior PLC, Mark Crossley (the CEO of the Group), and Ryan Preblick (the CFO of the Group)
on August 2, 2024, alleging violations of certain U.S. federal securities laws. The putative class, as alleged, includes plaintiffs that
purchased or otherwise acquired Indivior securities between February 22, 2024 and July 8, 2024. The court entered an order
appointing a lead plaintiff on October 7, 2024, and the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint on December 5, 2024, which
additionally named Richard Simkin (the Chief Commercial Officer of the Group) as a defendant. The defendants filed a motion to
dismiss on January 10, 2025, which remains pending.
The Group has begun its evaluation of the remaining claims, believes it has
meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend itself. Given the status and preliminary stage of the litigation, no estimate of
possible loss can be made at this time.
Opiant shareholder claims
On November 8, 2023, plaintiff James Litten filed a class action complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging that former
officers and directors of Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Opiant) breached fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, and good faith in
connection with Indivior PLC's 2022 acquisition of Opiant. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on January 26, 2024. On
March 21, 2024, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. The defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on June 21, 2024.
The court heard argument on the motion to dismiss on January 17, 2025 and heard additional argument on February 19, 2025. The
motion remains pending. The Group has begun its evaluation of the claims, believes it has meritorious defenses, and intends to
vigorously defend itself. Given the status and preliminary stage of the litigation, no estimate of possible loss can be made at
this time.
Dental allegations
The Group has been named as a defendant in numerous lawsuits alleging that SUBOXONE film was defectively designed and caused
dental injury, and that the Group failed to properly warn of the risks of such injuries. The plaintiffs generally seek compensatory
damages, as well as punitive damages and attorneys’ fees and costs. Plaintiffs and potential plaintiffs related to these lawsuits
generally can be grouped as follows:
Dental MDL Plaintiffs: Approximately 1,300 of these cases have been consolidated in multi-district litigation in the Northern
District of Ohio. See In Re Suboxone (Buprenorphine/Naloxone) Film Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3092 (N.D. Oh.)
(the Dental MDL).
Dental MDL Schedule A Plaintiffs: One complaint filed in the Dental MDL on June 14, 2024 attached a schedule of nearly 10,000
plaintiffs (the Schedule A Plaintiffs). The parties negotiated a tolling agreement for the Schedule A Plaintiffs that would permit
plaintiffs’ counsel additional time to investigate issues such as whether and when the Schedule A Plaintiffs used any Indivior
product before determining whether to file individual complaints that ultimately would be coordinated with the Dental MDL.
Plaintiffs indicated to the court they will dismiss more than 1,400 plaintiffs in the future, pursuant to a mechanism to be provided
by the court. On February 7, 2025, the plaintiffs filed an amended Schedule A that reduced the number of Schedule A claimants
to 8,623.
State Court Plaintiffs: One complaint has been filed in New Jersey state court, and the parties have agreed to toll the claims of
more than 850 other individuals in Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia. Complaints have not yet been filed on behalf of the
tolled individuals.
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21. Legal proceedings continued
U.K. shareholder claims
On September 21, 2022, certain shareholders issued representative and multiparty claims against Indivior PLC in the High Court of
Justice for the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, King’s Bench Division. On January 16, 2023, the representative
served its Particular of Claims setting forth in more detail the claims against the Group, while the same law firm that represents the
representative also sent its draft Particular of Claims for the multiparty action. The claims made in both the representative and
multiparty actions generally allege that Indivior PLC violated the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) by making
false or misleading statements or material omissions in public disclosures, including the 2014 Demerger Prospectus, regarding an
alleged product-hopping scheme regarding the switch from SUBOXONE Tablets to SUBOXONE film. Indivior PLC filed an application
to strike out the representative action. On December 5, 2023, the court handed down a judgment allowing the Group's application to
strike out the representative action. The court subsequently awarded certain costs to the Group. The claimants appealed, and the
appellate court affirmed the dismissal by order dated January 23, 2025. The claimants applied for permission to appeal to the U.K
Supreme Court and the court refused the application on February 27, 2025. The claimants have until March 27, 2025 to apply to the
U.K Supreme Court directly to further appeal. The Group has begun its evaluation of the remaining claims, believes it has
meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend itself. Given the status and preliminary stage of the litigation, noestimate of
possible loss can be made at this time.
U.S. shareholder claims
A class action lawsuit was filed against Indivior PLC, Mark Crossley (the CEO of the Group), and Ryan Preblick (the CFO of the Group)
on August 2, 2024, alleging violations of certain U.S. federal securities laws. The putative class, as alleged, includes plaintiffs that
purchased or otherwise acquired Indivior securities between February 22, 2024 and July 8, 2024. The court entered an order
appointing a lead plaintiff on October 7, 2024, and the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint on December 5, 2024, which
additionally named Richard Simkin (the Chief Commercial Officer of the Group) as a defendant. The defendants filed a motion to
dismiss on January 10, 2025, which remains pending. The Group has begun its evaluation of the remaining claims, believes it has
meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend itself. Given the status and preliminary stage of the litigation, no estimate of
possible loss can be made at this time.
Opiant shareholder claims
On November 8, 2023, plaintiff James Litten filed a class action complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging that former
officers and directors of Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Opiant) breached fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, and good faith in
connection with Indivior PLC's 2022 acquisition of Opiant. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on January 26, 2024. On
March 21, 2024, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. The defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on June 21, 2024.
The court heard argument on the motion to dismiss on January 17, 2025 and heard additional argument on February 19, 2025. The
motion remains pending. The Group has begun its evaluation of the claims, believes it has meritorious defenses, and intends to
vigorously defend itself. Given the status and preliminary stage of the litigation, noestimate of possible loss can be made at
thistime.
Dental allegations
The Group has been named as a defendant in numerous lawsuits alleging that SUBOXONE film was defectively designed and caused
dental injury, and that the Group failed to properly warn of the risks of such injuries. The plaintiffs generally seek compensatory
damages, as well as punitive damages and attorneys’ fees and costs. Plaintiffs and potential plaintiffs related to these lawsuits
generally can be grouped as follows:
Dental MDL Plaintiffs: Approximately 1,300 of these cases have been consolidated in multi-district litigation in the Northern
District of Ohio. See In Re Suboxone (Buprenorphine/Naloxone) Film Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3092 (N.D. Oh.)
(theDental MDL).
Dental MDL Schedule A Plaintiffs: One complaint filed in the Dental MDL on June 14, 2024 attached a schedule of nearly 10,000
plaintiffs (the Schedule A Plaintiffs). The parties negotiated a tolling agreement for the Schedule A Plaintiffs that would permit
plaintiffs’ counsel additional time to investigate issues such as whether and when the Schedule A Plaintiffs used any Indivior
product before determining whether to file individual complaints that ultimately would be coordinated with the Dental MDL.
Plaintiffs indicated to the court they will dismiss more than 1,400 plaintiffs in the future, pursuant to a mechanism to be provided
by the court. On February 7, 2025, the plaintiffs filed an amended Schedule A that reduced the number of Schedule A claimants
to8,623.
State Court Plaintiffs: One complaint has been filed in New Jersey state court, and the parties have agreed to toll the claims of
more than 850 other individuals in Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia. Complaints have not yet been filed on behalf of the
tolledindividuals.
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Notes to the Group Financial Statements continued
21. Legal proceedings continued
Product liability cases such as these typically involve issues relating to medical causation, label warnings and reliance on those
warnings, scientific evidence and findings, actual/provable injury and other matters. These cases are in their preliminary stages.
These lawsuits and claims follow a June 2022 required revision to the Prescribing Information and Patient Medication Guide about
dental problems reported in connection with buprenorphine medicines dissolved in the mouth to treat opioid use disorder. This
revision was required by the FDA of all manufacturers of these products. The Group has been informed by its primary insurance
carrier that defense costs for the Dental MDL should begin to be reimbursed now that the Group's self-insurance retention has been
exhausted. Additionally, the Group's primary insurance carrier has issued a reservation of rights against payment of any liability
costs. In the event of a liability finding, various factors could affect reimbursement or payment by insurers, if any, including (i) the
scope of the insurers’ purported defenses and exclusions to avoid coverage, (ii) the outcome of negotiations with insurers, (iii)
delays in or avoidance of payment by insurers and (iv) the extent to which insurers may become insolvent in the future. The Group
has begun its evaluation of the claims, believes it has meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend itself. Given the status
and preliminary stage of the litigation, no estimate of possible loss can be made at this time.
Applications to file class actions based on similar allegations as in the Dental MDL, but also relating to SUBOXONE Tablets, were filed
in Quebec and British Columbia against various subsidiaries of the Group, among other defendants, in April 2024. The Group has
begun its evaluation of the claims, believes it has meritorious defenses, and intends to vigorously defend itself. Given the status and
preliminary stage of the litigation, no estimate of possible loss can be made at this time.
22. Trade and other payables
2024 2023
$m $m
Accrual for rebates, discounts and returns
(546)
(507)
Rebates payable
1
(16)
(28)
Accounts payable
1
(63)
(39)
Accruals and other payables
1
(155)
(150)
Other tax and social security payable
(17)
(19)
Trade and other payables
(797)
(743)
1. Certain amounts in 2023 previously reported in Accounts payable ($26m) and Accruals and other payables ($2m) have been reclassified to Rebates payable to
conform with the current year presentation.
The carrying amounts of total trade and other payables are denominated in the following currencies:
2024 2023
$m $m
Pound Sterling
(18)
(42)
Euros
(18)
(11)
U.S. Dollar
(727)
(663)
Other currencies
(34)
(27)
Trade and other payables
(797)
(743)
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23. Share capital
Equity
ordinary Nominal value Nominal
Issued and fully paid shares paid per share value
(thousands) $ $m
At January 1, 2024
136,526
0.50
68
Ordinary shares issued
1,456
0.50
1
Shares repurchased and canceled
(13,013)
0.50
(7)
At December 31, 2024
124,969
62
Equity
ordinary Nominal value Nominal
Issued and fully paid shares paid per share value
(thousands) $ $m
At January 1, 2023
136,481
0.50
68
Ordinary shares issued
1,942
0.50
1
Shares repurchased and canceled
(1,897)
0.50
(1)
At December 31, 2023
136,526
68
Ordinary shares issued
During the year, 1,456k ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.50 each (2023: 1,942k) were issued to satisfy vesting/exercises
under the Group’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Indivior U.K. Savings-Related Share Option Scheme, and the U.S. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. During the year, net settlement of tax on employee equity awards was $22m (2023: $22m).
Shares repurchased and canceled
In May 2022, the Group commenced a share repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price up to no more than $100m or
39,699k of ordinary shares (equivalent shares post consolidation: 7,940k), which concluded on February 28, 2023. Over the duration of
the program, 17,559k ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.10 each (equivalent shares post consolidation: 3,512k) and 1,765k
with a nominal value of $0.50 each were repurchased and canceled.
On November 17, 2023, the Group commenced a third share repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price up to no more than
$100m or 13,632k of ordinary shares and ending no later than August 30, 2024. Under this program, 4,532k ordinary shares with a
nominal value of $0.50 each were repurchased and canceled.
In August 2024, the Group commenced a share repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price of no more than $100m or
13,649k of ordinary shares and ending no later than January 31, 2025. Through December 31, 2024, the Group repurchased and
canceled a total of 8,547k of ordinary shares at $0.50 per share under this program.
During the year, the Group repurchased and canceled a total of 13,013k ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.50 per share for
an aggregate nominal value of $7m. In 2023, 1,897k ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.50 each were repurchased and
canceled for an aggregate nominal value of $1m.
All ordinary shares repurchased during the year under share repurchase programs were canceled (except for 66k shares that were
canceled in January 2025) resulting in a transfer of the aggregate nominal value to a capital redemption reserve. The total cost of the
purchases made under share repurchase programs during the period, including directly attributable transaction costs, was $168m
(2023: $33m). A repurchase amount of $5m has been recorded as a financial liability and reduction in retained earnings which
represents the amount to be spent under the program through January 31, 2025, when the program ends. Total purchases under the
share repurchase program will be made out of distributable profits.
24. Other equity
Capital redemption reserve
The capital redemption reserve was created for capital maintenance purposes as a result of the repurchase and cancellation of
ordinary shares under the Group’s share repurchase programs as required under the U.K. Companies Act.
Other reserves
The other reserves balance primarily relates to the Group formation in 2014. It represents the difference between the nominal value
of the shares issued by the Company and the net investment in the Group by the former owner, as well as $2m (2023: nil) in the own
shares held by the Indivior Employee Benefit Trust.
Foreign currency translation reserve
The foreign currency translation reserve contains the accumulated foreign exchange differences from the translation of the financial
statements of the Group’s foreign operations arising when the Group’s entities are consolidated.
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23. Share capital
Issued and fully paid
Equity
ordinary
shares
(thousands)
Nominal value
paid per share
$
Nominal
value
$m
At January 1, 2024 136,526 0.50 68
Ordinary shares issued 1,456 0.50 1
Shares repurchased and canceled (13,013) 0.50 (7)
At December 31, 2024 124,969 62
Issued and fully paid
Equity
ordinary
shares
(thousands)
Nominal value
paid per share
$
Nominal
value
$m
At January 1, 2023 136,481 0.50 68
Ordinary shares issued 1,942 0.50 1
Shares repurchased and canceled (1,897) 0.50 (1)
At December 31, 2023 136,526 68
Ordinary shares issued
During the year, 1,456k ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.50 each (2023: 1,942k) were issued to satisfy vesting/exercises
under the Group’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Indivior U.K. Savings-Related Share Option Scheme, and the U.S. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. During the year, net settlement of tax on employee equity awards was $22m (2023: $22m).
Shares repurchased and canceled
In May 2022, the Group commenced a share repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price up to no more than $100m or
39,699k of ordinary shares (equivalent shares post consolidation: 7,940k), which concluded on February 28, 2023. Over the duration of
the program, 17,559k ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.10 each (equivalent shares post consolidation: 3,512k) and 1,765k
with a nominal value of $0.50 each were repurchased and canceled.
On November 17, 2023, the Group commenced a third share repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price up to no more than
$100m or 13,632k of ordinary shares and ending no later than August 30, 2024. Under this program, 4,532k ordinary shares with a
nominal value of $0.50 each were repurchased and canceled.
In August 2024, the Group commenced a share repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price of no more than $100m or
13,649k of ordinary shares and ending no later than January 31, 2025. Through December 31, 2024, the Group repurchased and
canceled a total of 8,547k of ordinary shares at $0.50 per share under this program.
During the year, the Group repurchased and canceled a total of 13,013k ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.50 per share for
an aggregate nominal value of $7m. In 2023, 1,897k ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.50 each were repurchased and
canceled for an aggregate nominal value of $1m.
All ordinary shares repurchased during the year under share repurchase programs were canceled (except for 66k shares that were
canceled in January 2025) resulting in a transfer of the aggregate nominal value to a capital redemption reserve. The total cost of the
purchases made under share repurchase programs during the period, including directly attributable transaction costs, was $168m
(2023: $33m). A repurchase amount of $5m has been recorded as a financial liability and reduction in retained earnings which
represents the amount to be spent under the program through January 31, 2025, when the program ends. Total purchases under the
share repurchase program will be made out of distributable profits.
24. Other equity
Capital redemption reserve
The capital redemption reserve was created for capital maintenance purposes as a result of the repurchase and cancellation of
ordinary shares under the Group’s share repurchase programs as required under the U.K. Companies Act.
Other reserves
The other reserves balance primarily relates to the Group formation in 2014. It represents the difference between the nominal value
of the shares issued by the Company and the net investment in the Group by the former owner, as well as $2m (2023: nil) in the own
shares held by the Indivior Employee Benefit Trust.
Foreign currency translation reserve
The foreign currency translation reserve contains the accumulated foreign exchange differences from the translation of the financial
statements of the Group’s foreign operations arising when the Group’s entities are consolidated.
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25. Share-based plans
Employee plans
Indivior Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")
In 2015, a share-based incentive plan was introduced for employees (including Executive Directors) of the Group. An award under the
LTIP can take the form of a nil-cost option, a market value option or a conditional award.
The Compensation Committee may determine the vesting of awards is conditional upon the satisfaction of one or more
performance conditions. Awards with performance conditions granted under the LTIP will normally have a performance period of at
least three years. Awards granted to Executive Directors are subject to a further post-vesting period of two years.
The fair values of awards granted under the LTIP with a performance-related condition are calculated using a Monte Carlo model.
The key assumptions in the simulation model are share price of the Company, expected volatilities of the Company, risk-free rate
and no expected dividends during the vesting period.
For all plans, the inputs to the option pricing models are reassessed for each grant. The following assumptions were used in
calculating the fair value of options granted under the LTIP schemes.
Weighted
Share price on Expected life Risk-free average fair Exercisable
grant date
Volatility
1
in
interest rate
2
value
shares
3
Award
Grant date
Vesting period £ % years % £ (thousands)
2022
March 1, 2022
2022-24
2.81
64
5
0.90
2.23
285
2022
March 1, 2022
2022-24
2.81
64
3
0.90
2.41
1,172
2022
August 3, 2022
2022-24
3.27
64
3
0.90
2.25
70
2023
March 3, 2023
2023-25
15.12
49
5
3.80
9.13
297
2023
March 3, 2023
2023-25
15.12
49
3
3.80
10.63
1,428
2024
March 8, 2024
2024-27
16.71
36
5
4.30
11.34
255
2024
March 8, 2024
2024-27
16.71
36
3
4.30
12.78
1,339
2024
November 12, 2024
2024-27
7.9
36
3
4.30
7.9
77
1. The expected volatility is based on historical volatility over the period of time commensurate with the expected award term immediately prior to the date of
grant.
2. The risk-free interest rate reflects the continuous risk-free yield based on the U.K. Government interest rates as of the valuation date, based upon a maturity
commensurate with the performance period.
3. Exercisable shares for the 2021-2022 awards reflect the impact of a 5:1 share consolidation completed in October 2022.
The maximum number of shares that could vest under the Group’s LTIP was:
Total LTIP
millions
Outstanding at January 1, 2023
8
Awarded
2
Vested/exercised
(2)
Forfeited
(1)
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
7
Awarded
2
Vested/exercised
(2)
Forfeited
(1)
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
6
For awards outstanding at year end, the weighted average remaining contractual life is 1.23 years (2023: 1.04 years).
Other employee plans
The Group operates an HMRC-approved SAYE plan for U.K. employees and U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) for U.S.
employees. The amounts recognized for these plans are not material for disclosure.
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25. Share-based plans continued
Charged to income statement
The expense charged to the consolidated income statement for share-based payments is as follows:
2024 2023
$m $m
Granted in current year
(9)
(8)
Granted in prior years
(16)
(15)
Unvested awards due to unmet conditions
1
1
Total share-based expense for the year
(24)
(22)
26. Related parties
The Group entered into a Relationship Agreement with Scopia Capital Management LP ("Scopia") on March 24, 2021 (as further
amended on July 7, 2022, April 26, 2023, and November 17, 2023, the "Relationship Agreement"). In recognition of Scopia’s ownership
of approximately 16.9% of the Group’s shares at March 24, 2021, the Group agreed to appoint Jerome Lande as a Representative
Director. Scopia agreed to certain standstill provisions (for example to vote on ordinary course resolutions in accordance with the
Board’s recommendation).
The parties amended and restated the Relationship Agreement on July 7, 2022, April 26, 2023, and November 17, 2023, and further
agreed that Scopia would not exercise voting rights in excess of 15% of the outstanding shares. The Relationship Agreement, as
amended, terminated and Mr. Lande resigned on December 31, 2024.
Key management compensation is disclosed in Note 5.
The subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2024 are disclosed in Note 2 to the Parent
Company financial statements.
27. Acquisition of Opiant
On March 2, 2023, the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of Opiant, which at the time was a publicly traded company in the
United States, for upfront cash consideration of $146m and an additional amount to be potentially paid upon achievement of net
sales milestones. Opiant was a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on developing drugs for addictions and drug overdose.
As a result of the acquisition, the Group added OPVEE, formerly the pipeline product OPNT003, an opioid overdose treatment well-
suited to confront illicit synthetic opioids like fentanyl, to its addiction treatment and science portfolio. OPVEE was approved by the
FDA in May 2023 and launched in October 2023.
Management elected to apply the optional concentration test under IFRS 3. For the acquisition of Opiant, substantially all of the fair
value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in the in-process research and development associated with OPVEE. As
substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (excluding cash and cash equivalents, deferred tax assets, and
goodwill resulting from the effects of deferred tax liabilities) were concentrated in a single asset, the Group accounted for the
transaction as an asset acquisition. With the closing of this transaction, a relative fair value approach was taken for allocating the
purchase consideration to the acquired assets and liabilities with no goodwill recognized. The Group recorded an intangible asset
associated with OPVEE for $126m (refer to Note 9). The Group used a multi-period excess earnings method, a form of the income
approach, to determine the fair value of the intangible asset.
As part of the acquisition of Opiant, the Group agreed to provide a maximum of $8.00 per share in Contingent Value Rights ("CVR")
post-acquisition. The Group will pay $2.00 per CVR for each of the following net revenue thresholds achieved by OPVEE, during any
period of four consecutive quarters prior to the seventh anniversary of the U.S. commercial launch: (i) $225m, (ii) $300m and (iii)
$325m. The remaining (iv) $2.00 per CVR would be paid if OPVEE achieves net revenue of $250m during any period of four
consecutive quarters prior to the third anniversary of the U.S. commercial launch. The potential undiscounted payout of contingent
consideration ranges from nil to $68m based on the achievement of the milestones. No liabilities were recognized as of December
31, 2023.
An initial recognition exception applies to the tax attributes acquired whereby only certain items are recognized with the
transaction, such as net operating loss carryforwards, other tax carryforwards, and tax credits. Such attributes totaled $9m, recorded
as deferred tax assets.
The cash outflow for the acquisition was $124m, net of cash acquired. Direct transaction costs of $10m are included in this cash
outflow and capitalized as a component of the total cost of the asset acquisition. Of the $146m upfront consideration, $2m
represents acceleration of vesting of employee share compensation and has been recognized as a post-combination expense. As
part of the acquisition, the Group assumed outstanding debt of $10m which was settled and included as a cash outflow from
financing activities.
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25. Share-based plans continued
Charged to income statement
The expense charged to the consolidated income statement for share-based payments is as follows:
2024
$m
2023
$m
Granted in current year (9) (8)
Granted in prior years (16) (15)
Unvested awards due to unmet conditions 1 1
Total share-based expense for the year (24) (22)
26. Related parties
The Group entered into a Relationship Agreement with Scopia Capital Management LP ("Scopia") on March 24, 2021 (as further
amended on July 7, 2022, April 26, 2023, and November 17, 2023, the "Relationship Agreement"). In recognition of Scopia’s ownership
of approximately 16.9% of the Group’s shares at March 24, 2021, the Group agreed to appoint Jerome Lande as a Representative
Director. Scopia agreed to certain standstill provisions (for example to vote on ordinary course resolutions in accordance with the
Board’s recommendation).
The parties amended and restated the Relationship Agreement on July 7, 2022, April 26, 2023, and November 17, 2023, and further
agreed that Scopia would not exercise voting rights in excess of 15% of the outstanding shares. The Relationship Agreement, as
amended, terminated and Mr. Lande resigned on December 31, 2024.
Key management compensation is disclosed in Note 5.
The subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements at December31, 2024 are disclosed in Note 2 to the Parent
Company financial statements.
27. Acquisition of Opiant
On March 2, 2023, the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of Opiant, which at the time was a publicly traded company in the
United States, for upfront cash consideration of $146m and an additional amount to be potentially paid upon achievement of net
sales milestones. Opiant was a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on developing drugs for addictions and drug overdose.
As a result of the acquisition, the Group added OPVEE, formerly the pipeline product OPNT003, an opioid overdose treatment well-
suited to confront illicit synthetic opioids like fentanyl, to its addiction treatment and science portfolio. OPVEE was approved by the
FDA in May 2023 and launched in October 2023.
Management elected to apply the optional concentration test under IFRS 3. For the acquisition of Opiant, substantially all of the fair
value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in the in-process research and development associated with OPVEE. As
substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (excluding cash and cash equivalents, deferred tax assets, and
goodwill resulting from the effects of deferred tax liabilities) were concentrated in a single asset, the Group accounted for the
transaction as an asset acquisition. With the closing of this transaction, a relative fair value approach was taken for allocating the
purchase consideration to the acquired assets and liabilities with no goodwill recognized. The Group recorded an intangible asset
associated with OPVEE for $126m (refer to Note 9). The Group used a multi-period excess earnings method, a form of the income
approach, to determine the fair value of the intangible asset.
As part of the acquisition of Opiant, the Group agreed to provide a maximum of $8.00 per share in Contingent Value Rights ("CVR")
post-acquisition. The Group will pay $2.00 per CVR for each of the following net revenue thresholds achieved by OPVEE, during any
period of four consecutive quarters prior to the seventh anniversary of the U.S. commercial launch: (i) $225m, (ii) $300m and (iii)
$325m. The remaining (iv) $2.00 per CVR would be paid if OPVEE achieves net revenue of $250m during any period of four
consecutive quarters prior to the third anniversary of the U.S. commercial launch. The potential undiscounted payout of contingent
consideration ranges from nil to $68m based on the achievement of the milestones. No liabilities were recognized as of December
31, 2023.
An initial recognition exception applies to the tax attributes acquired whereby only certain items are recognized with the
transaction, such as net operating loss carryforwards, other tax carryforwards, and tax credits. Such attributes totaled $9m, recorded
as deferred tax assets.
The cash outflow for the acquisition was $124m, net of cash acquired. Direct transaction costs of $10m are included in this cash
outflow and capitalized as a component of the total cost of the asset acquisition. Of the $146m upfront consideration, $2m
represents acceleration of vesting of employee share compensation and has been recognized as a post-combination expense. As
part of the acquisition, the Group assumed outstanding debt of $10m which was settled and included as a cash outflow from
financing activities.
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Notes to the Group Financial Statements continued
27. Acquisition of Opiant continued
Additional acquisition-related costs of $16m were incurred in 2023 and included in selling, general, and administrative expenses,
primarily relating to severance, acceleration of vesting of Opiant employee share compensation, and short-term retention accruals.
The following table summarizes the net assets acquired:
Net assets acquired $m
Cash and cash equivalents
30
Inventories
3
Right-of-use assets
2
Intangible assets
126
Deferred tax assets
9
Other assets
6
Trade and other payables
(10)
Lease liabilities
(2)
Borrowings
(10)
Total net assets acquired
154
28. Business combination
On November 1, 2023, the Group acquired an aseptic manufacturing facility (the "Facility") in the United States for upfront
consideration of
$5m in cash and the assumption of certain contract manufacturing obligations (refer to Note 19). The Facility will be
further developed to secure the long-term production and supply of SUBLOCADE.
The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with
IFRS 3 Business Combinations. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value, with the excess of the
purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities recognized as $2m of goodwill after measurement period
adjustments, as described below. An onerous contract provision was recorded at fair value to reflect the present value of the
expected losses from assumed contractual manufacturing obligations. Net operating losses attributable to these contractual
obligations will be recorded against the onerous contract provision from the date of acquisition through fulfillment of the contracts
in April 2025.
For the period from November 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, the Facility's contribution to the Group’s revenue and net loss
were immaterial. Substantially all of the Facility's costs were recorded against the onerous contract provision.
Acquisition-related costs
The Group incurred acquisition-related costs of $6m for advisory, legal, and other professional fees. These costs have been included
in selling, general and administrative expenses in the 2023 consolidated income statement.
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
As the acquisition was completed in late 2023, the provisional fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of
acquisition was disclosed in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023. During 2024, based on new
information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date, the Group adjusted the provisional fair
values for acquired property, plant and equipment and the assumed onerous contract provision, with an adjustment to goodwill
equal to the change in the net assets acquired. These measurement period adjustments were reflected in the 2023 period presented
in the financial statements in accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations.
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28. Business combination continued
The following table provides a reconciliation from the provisional fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date
of acquisition as reported in the 2023 annual financial statements to the provisional fair values as adjusted during 2024:
Net assets acquired
Measurement
As previously period
reported
adjustment
As adjusted
$m
$m
$m
Property, plant and equipment
28
(2)
26
Deferred tax assets
2
(1)
1
Trade and other payables
(1)
(1)
Provisions
(29)
6
(23)
Total net assets acquired
3
3
Goodwill
Goodwill arising from the acquisition has been recognized as follows:
Measurement
As previously period
reported
adjustment
As adjusted
$m
$m
$m
Consideration transferred
5
5
Less: Fair value of net assets acquired
(3)
(3)
Goodwill
5
(3)
2
The goodwill is primarily attributable to Indivior-specific synergies relating to accelerated in-sourcing of SUBLOCADE production and
the skills and technical talent of the Facility's workforce. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for tax
purposes.
29. Discontinuation of PERSERIS sales & promotion
In July 2024, the Group discontinued promotion and marketing support for PERSERIS, resulting in a headcount reduction of
approximately 130 employees and termination of related contract manufacturing agreements. The decision was taken in
consideration of regulatory changes announced during Q2 2024 which are expected to adversely intensify payor management of the
treatment category in which PERSERIS competes and would make PERSERIS no longer financially viable. While the Group will
continue to supply PERSERIS for the foreseeable future, the expected adverse impacts represented an impairment indicator for
PERSERIS-related assets, resulting in inventory provisions, impairment of tangible and intangible assets, contract termination and
related supplier charges and severance.
2024
$m
Impairment charges, write downs and other charges
Charged to cost of goods sold
Marketed product intangible 9
Plant and equipment
8
Inventory
20
Contract termination and related supplier charges
12
Sub-total: Cost of goods sold
49
Charged to SG&A:
Severance
7
Other expenses
5
Sub-total: SG&A 12
Total charges 61
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28. Business combination continued
The following table provides a reconciliation from the provisional fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date
of acquisition as reported in the 2023 annual financial statements to the provisional fair values as adjusted during 2024:
Net assets acquired
As previously
reported
Measurement
period
adjustment As adjusted
$m $m $m
Property, plant and equipment 28 (2) 26
Deferred tax assets 2 (1) 1
Trade and other payables (1) (1)
Provisions (29) 6 (23)
Total net assets acquired 3 3
Goodwill
Goodwill arising from the acquisition has been recognized as follows:
As previously
reported
Measurement
period
adjustment As adjusted
$m $m $m
Consideration transferred 5 5
Less: Fair value of net assets acquired (3) (3)
Goodwill 5 (3) 2
The goodwill is primarily attributable to Indivior-specific synergies relating to accelerated in-sourcing of SUBLOCADE production and
the skills and technical talent of the Facility's workforce. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for tax
purposes.
29. Discontinuation of PERSERIS sales & promotion
In July 2024, the Group discontinued promotion and marketing support for PERSERIS, resulting in a headcount reduction of
approximately 130 employees and termination of related contract manufacturing agreements. The decision was taken in
consideration of regulatory changes announced during Q2 2024 which are expected to adversely intensify payor management of the
treatment category in which PERSERIS competes and would make PERSERIS no longer financially viable. While the Group will
continue to supply PERSERIS for the foreseeable future, the expected adverse impacts represented an impairment indicator for
PERSERIS-related assets, resulting in inventory provisions, impairment of tangible and intangible assets, contract termination and
related supplier charges and severance.
2024
$m
Impairment charges, write downs and other charges
Charged to cost of goods sold
Marketed product intangible
9
Plant and equipment 8
Inventory 20
Contract termination and related supplier charges 12
Sub-total: Cost of goods sold 49
Charged to SG&A:
Severance 7
Other expenses 5
Sub-total: SG&A
12
Total charges
61
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Notes to the Group Financial Statements continued
As at December 31
Note
2024
$m
2023
$m
Fixed assets
Investments in subsidiaries 2 1,552 1,551
Current assets/(liabilities)
Deferred tax 3 13 19
Debtors due within one year 4 35 7
Cash and cash equivalents 7 34
Creditors due within one year 5 (28) (51)
Net current assets 27 9
Total assets less current liabilities 1,579 1,560
Creditors due after one year 5 (8) (15)
Net assets 1,571 1,545
Equity
Share capital 6 62 68
Share premium 13 11
Capital redemption reserve 14 7
Retained earnings 1,482 1,459
Total equity 1,571 1,545
The net income of the Parent Company for the financial year was $177m (2023: $58m). The financial statements on pages 179 to 186
were approved by the Board of Directors on March6, 2025, and signed on its behalfby:
Mark Crossley
Director
Ryan Preblick
Chief Financial Officer
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Parent Company Balance Sheet
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Financial Statements
Notes
Share
capital
$m
Share
premium
$m
Capital
redemption
reserve
$m
Retained
earnings
$m
Total
equity
$m
Balance at January 1, 2023
68 8 6
1,448 1,530
Comprehensive income
Net income for the financial year 58 58
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income 58 58
Transactions recognized directly in equity
Shares issued 6 1 3 4
Shares repurchased and canceled (1)
1 (33) (33)
Transfer to share repurchase liability (23) (23)
Transfer from share repurchase liability 9 9
Share-based payments 7 22 22
Settlement of tax on equity awards 7
(22) (22)
Total transactions recognized directly in equity 3 1 (47) (43)
Balance at December 31, 2023 68 11 7 1,459 1,545
Balance at January 1, 2024 68 11 7 1,459 1,545
Comprehensive income
Net income for the financial year
177 177
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
177 177
Transactions recognized directly in equity
Shares issued 6
1 2 3
Shares repurchased and canceled 6
(7) 7 (168) (168)
Transfer to share repurchase liability
(10) (10)
Transfer from share repurchase liability
22 22
Share-based payments 7
24 24
Settlement of tax on equity awards 7
(22) (22)
Total transactions recognized directly in equity
(6) 2 7 (154) (151)
Balance at December 31, 2024
62 13 14 1,482 1,571
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Parent Company Statement of Changes in Equity
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Financial Statements
Notes
Share
capital
$m
Share
premium
$m
Capital
redemption
reserve
$m
Retained
earnings
$m
Total
equity
$m
Balance at January 1, 2023
68 8 6
1,448 1,530
Comprehensive income
Net income for the financial year 58 58
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income 58 58
Transactions recognized directly in equity
Shares issued 6 1 3 4
Shares repurchased and canceled (1)
1 (33) (33)
Transfer to share repurchase liability (23) (23)
Transfer from share repurchase liability 9 9
Share-based payments 7 22 22
Settlement of tax on equity awards 7
(22) (22)
Total transactions recognized directly in equity 3 1 (47) (43)
Balance at December 31, 2023 68 11 7 1,459 1,545
Balance at January 1, 2024 68 11 7 1,459 1,545
Comprehensive income
Net income for the financial year
177 177
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
177 177
Transactions recognized directly in equity
Shares issued 6
1 2 3
Shares repurchased and canceled 6
(7) 7 (168) (168)
Transfer to share repurchase liability
(10) (10)
Transfer from share repurchase liability
22 22
Share-based payments 7
24 24
Settlement of tax on equity awards 7
(22) (22)
Total transactions recognized directly in equity
(6) 2 7 (154) (151)
Balance at December 31, 2024
62 13 14 1,482 1,571
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Parent Company Statement of Changes in Equity
1. Accounting policies
Indivior PLC (the “Company” or the “Parent Company”) is the
Parent Company of the Indivior Group. The Parent Company
financial statements for the year ended December31, 2024,
wereauthorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March6,
2025, and the balance sheet was signed on the Board’s behalf by
Mark Crossley and Ryan Preblick. Indivior PLC is an investment
holding company and is a public company limited by shares and
is incorporated, registered and domiciled in England, United
Kingdom. The address of the registered office and company
number are given on page 188.
As permitted by s408 of the Companies Act 2006, no profit and
loss account is presented for Indivior PLC. The results of the
Company are included in the consolidated financial statements
of Indivior PLC.
The accounting policies which follow apply to preparation of the
financial statements for the year ended December31, 2024. They
have all been applied consistently throughout the year and the
preceding year. The financial statements are prepared in U.S.
dollars and are rounded to the nearest million.
The exchange rates used for the translation of currencies into
U.S. dollars that have the most significant impact on the
Company results were:
2024 2023
GBP year-end exchange rate 1.2519 1.2731
GBP average exchange rate 1.2781 1.2435
Basis of preparation
The Company and its subsidiaries (together, “the Group”) are
predominantly engaged in the development, manufacture and
sale of buprenorphine-based prescription drugs for the
treatment of opioid dependence, and co-occurring disorders.
These financial statements were prepared in accordance
withFinancial Reporting Standard 101, "Reduced Disclosure
Framework" ("FRS 101"). The financial statements are prepared
under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the
Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies using FRS 101,
for all periods presented.
The Company is included in the Group financial statements of
Indivior PLC, which are publicly available on the Company’s
website.
The Company from a going concern perspective is inextricably
linked to the Group. The Directors have considered the Group’s
and Company’s financial plan, in particular reference to the
period through to June 2026. The Directors have concluded that
it is appropriate to prepare the Group’s financial statements on
a going concern basis. This conclusion also applies to the
preparation of the Parent Company’s financial statements for
the reasons set out below.
The Directors have assessed the Group’s ability to maintain
sufficient liquidity to fund its operations, fulfill financial and
compliance obligations as set out in Note 19 to the Group
financial statements, and comply with the maximum leverage
and minimum interest covenants in the Group’s term loan for
the going concern period. A base case model was produced
reflecting:
Board-reviewed financial plans for the period; and
settlement of liabilities and provisions in line with contractual
terms and provisions.
The Directors also assessed a “severe but plausible” downside
scenario which included the following key changes to the base
case within the going concern period:
the risk that SUBLOCADE will not meet revenue growth
expectations in the U.S. by modeling a 10% decline on
forecasts;
the risk that revenue projections outside the U.S. and for
OPVEE will not meet expectations by modeling a reduction in
annual forecasts totaling $25m.
Under both the base case and the downside scenario, sufficient
liquidity exists and is generated from operations such that all
business and covenant requirements are met for the going
concern period. As a result of the analysis described above, the
Directors reasonably expect the Group to have adequate
resources to continue in operational existence for at least one
year from the approval of these financial statements and
therefore consider the going concern basis to be appropriate for
the accounting and preparation of these financial statements.
The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure
exemptions under FRS 101:
a. The requirements of paragraphs 45(b) and 46 to 52 of IFRS 2
Share-Based Payments for an ultimate parent: the share-
based payment arrangement must concern its own equity
instruments and its separate financial statements must be
consolidated financial statements of the Group; and in both
cases, this exemption requires that equivalent disclosures are
included in the consolidated financial statements of the
Group in which the entity is consolidated.
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1. Accounting policies continued
b.The requirements of paragraphs 17 and 18 of IAS 24 Related-
Party Disclosures to disclose information about key
management personnel compensation and related party
transactions entered into between two or more members of a
group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the
transaction is wholly owned by such a member.
c. The requirements of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flow to prepare
a cash flow statement for any qualifying entity.
d.The requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures.
e. The requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of
Financial Statements’ to present comparative information in
respect of paragraph 79(a)(iv) of IAS 1.
f. The requirements of IAS12 paragraphs 88(c) and 88(d) to not
present the Pillar II impact for qualifying entities.
g. The requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 10(f), 16, 38, 38A-D, 40A-
D, 111, 134-6 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
topresent:
a statement of financial position and related notes at the
beginning of the earliest comparative period whenever an
entity applies an accounting policy retrospectively, makes a
retrospective restatement, or when it reclassifies items in
its financial statements;
an explicit statement of compliance with IFRS. Indeed, FRS
101 prohibits such a statement of compliance and an FRS
101 statement of compliance is required instead; and
information about capital and how it is managed.
Adoption of new and revised standards
No new IFRS standards have been adopted by the Company in
2024.
Foreign currency translation
Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated
using exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions.
Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement
of foreign currency transactions and from the translation at
year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the
incomestatement.
Taxation
The tax charge/credit is based on the result for the year and
takes into account taxation deferred due to timing differences
between the treatment of certain items for taxation and
accounting purposes. Deferred tax liabilities are provided for in
full and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that
they are considered recoverable.
A deferred tax asset is considered recoverable if it can be
regarded as more likely than not that there will be suitable
taxable profits against which to recover carried-forward tax
losses and from which the future reversal of underlying timing
differences can be deducted.
Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to
apply in the periods in which the timing differences are
expected to reverse, based on tax rates and laws that have been
enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis.
Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiaries are stated at the lower of cost and
their recoverable amount, which is determined as the higher of
fair value less cost to sell and value in use.
A review of the potential impairment of an investment is carried
out by the Directors if events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying value of the investment may not be
recoverable. Such impairment reviews are performed in
accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand, current
balances with banks and similar institutions, and highly liquid
investment with original maturities of less than three months.
Financial instruments
The Company only enters into basic financial instrument
transactions that result in the recognition of basic financial
assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, and
receivables, payables and loans to and from related parties.
These transactions are initially recorded at fair value and
subsequently recognized at amortized cost. See Note 15 to the
Group financial statements for more information on the Group’s
policies on financial instruments.
Accounting estimates and judgments
In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, the
Directors are required to make some estimates and assumptions
about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not
readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and
associated assumptions are based on historical experience and
other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results
may differ from these estimates. See Note 2 of the Parent
Company financial statements for key judgments and
assumptions used in assessing the carrying value of the
Company's investments.
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1. Accounting policies continued
b.The requirements of paragraphs 17 and 18 of IAS 24 Related-
Party Disclosures to disclose information about key
management personnel compensation and related party
transactions entered into between two or more members of a
group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the
transaction is wholly owned by such a member.
c. The requirements of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flow to prepare
a cash flow statement for any qualifying entity.
d.The requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures.
e. The requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of
Financial Statements’ to present comparative information in
respect of paragraph 79(a)(iv) of IAS 1.
f. The requirements of IAS12 paragraphs 88(c) and 88(d) to not
present the Pillar II impact for qualifying entities.
g. The requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 10(f), 16, 38, 38A-D, 40A-
D, 111, 134-6 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
topresent:
a statement of financial position and related notes at the
beginning of the earliest comparative period whenever an
entity applies an accounting policy retrospectively, makes a
retrospective restatement, or when it reclassifies items in
its financial statements;
an explicit statement of compliance with IFRS. Indeed, FRS
101 prohibits such a statement of compliance and an FRS
101 statement of compliance is required instead; and
information about capital and how it is managed.
Adoption of new and revised standards
No new IFRS standards have been adopted by the Company in
2024.
Foreign currency translation
Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated
using exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions.
Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement
of foreign currency transactions and from the translation at
year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the
incomestatement.
Taxation
The tax charge/credit is based on the result for the year and
takes into account taxation deferred due to timing differences
between the treatment of certain items for taxation and
accounting purposes. Deferred tax liabilities are provided for in
full and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that
they are considered recoverable.
A deferred tax asset is considered recoverable if it can be
regarded as more likely than not that there will be suitable
taxable profits against which to recover carried-forward tax
losses and from which the future reversal of underlying timing
differences can be deducted.
Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to
apply in the periods in which the timing differences are
expected to reverse, based on tax rates and laws that have been
enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis.
Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiaries are stated at the lower of cost and
their recoverable amount, which is determined as the higher of
fair value less cost to sell and value in use.
A review of the potential impairment of an investment is carried
out by the Directors if events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying value of the investment may not be
recoverable. Such impairment reviews are performed in
accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand, current
balances with banks and similar institutions, and highly liquid
investment with original maturities of less than three months.
Financial instruments
The Company only enters into basic financial instrument
transactions that result in the recognition of basic financial
assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, and
receivables, payables and loans to and from related parties.
These transactions are initially recorded at fair value and
subsequently recognized at amortized cost. See Note 15 to the
Group financial statements for more information on the Group’s
policies on financial instruments.
Accounting estimates and judgments
In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, the
Directors are required to make some estimates and assumptions
about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not
readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and
associated assumptions are based on historical experience and
other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results
may differ from these estimates. See Note 2 of the Parent
Company financial statements for key judgments and
assumptions used in assessing the carrying value of the
Company's investments.
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2. Investments in subsidiaries
2024
$m
2023
$m
At January 1 1,551 1,550
Capital contributions in respect of share-based payments, net 1 1
Additions
At December 31 1,552 1,551
Capital contributions in respect of share-based payments, net, relate to the grant by the Company of awards in its equity
instruments to the employees of subsidiary undertakings in the Group.
Impairment of investments in subsidiaries and sensitivity analysis
At the end of the year, the Directors evaluated internal and external factors and other triggering events that may give rise to a
potential impairment.The Group's enterprise value (market capitalization less net cash) during December 2024 was lower than the
carrying value of the Company's investments in subsidiaries value of $1,552m (2023: $1,551m), which is an impairment indicator.
Management prepared a value in use (“VIU”) model to determine whether the carrying value of the investment was impaired. The
VIU model is based on the cash flows of the underlying trading subsidiaries discounted at 11.7%, and is consistent with models used
in the going concern and viability assessments for the periods in which the models overlap. For conservatism, in later periods, the
VIU model considers early generic entry against SUBLOCADE in the U.S. and only development costs of INDV-2000 and INDV-6001,
with no commercial revenues. No reductions in planned operating expenses were modeled. The VIU model shows that no
impairment occurred as at December 31, 2024. This is consistent with external brokers reports and target share prices, which also
support the investment carrying value. Based upon this VIU model and corroborating evidence, the Directors have concluded the
investment in subsidiaries balance was fully recoverable, and no impairment was required as of December31, 2024.
Sustaining the recoverable value will require the Group to perform at a level reasonably consistent with its forecasts considered
above. If such performance cannot be achieved and the Group does not make corresponding cost-reduction actions, impairment of
the investment in subsidiaries is reasonably possible. The maximum impairment would approximate the difference between the
carrying value and the Group’s market capitalization, depending upon the value of other net assets held by the Company.
The key estimates and assumptions included in the base analysis are listed below, together with the changes to those assumptions
at which point the recoverable amount would equal the carrying value of the Investments in Subsidiaries.
Original
Assumption
Sensitivity
Analysis
CAGR (7yr) 7.3 % 6.6 %
Discount Rate 11.7 % 14.7 %
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2. Investments in subsidiaries continued
Subsidiaries
The subsidiaries as at December31, 2024, all of which are included in the consolidated financial statements, are shown below, in
accordance with s410 of the Act.
Name
Country of
incorporation or
registration and
operation
Registered office
Principal activity
Effective % of share
capital held by the
Group
Indivior Canada Limited
Canada
333 Bay Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2T6, Canada
Operating company
Common shares 100
Indivior Deutschland GmbH
Germany
Hermsheimer Straße 3, 68163 Mannheim, Germany
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior España S.L.U.
Spain
Paseo de la Castellana 135-planta 7a 28406 Madrid Spain
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior EU Limited
England and
Wales
The Chapleo Building, Henry Boot Way, Priory Park, Hull, HU4 7DY,
United Kingdom
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Europe Limited
Ireland
27 Windsor Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Finance LLC
1
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Finance company
Common stock 100
Indivior Finance (2014) LLC
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Holding and
finance company
U.S. $1 shares 100
Indivior Finance S.àr.l
2
Luxembourg
28 Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, L-1330 Luxembourg
Finance company
U.S. $100 shares 100
Indivior France SAS
France
7 Avenue de la Cristallerie, 92310 Sèvres, France
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Global Holdings Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Holding and
operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Inc.
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Operating company
Common stock 100
Indivior Israel Limited
Israel
6th Habanai St. Modiin, 7178365
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Italia S.r.l
Italy
Corso di Porta Romana 68, 20122 Milano, Italy
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Jersey Finance LLC
3
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808, United States
Finance company
Membership
interests
Indivior Jersey Finance (2021)
Limited
Jersey
28 Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QA, Jersey
Finance company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Nordics ApS
Denmark
c/o Lundgrens Advokatpartnerselskab, Tuborg Boulevard 12, 4.,
2900 Hellerup, Denmark
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Manufacturing LLC
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808, United States
Operating company
Membership
interests
Opiant Pharmaceuticals UK
Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Pty Limited
Australia
Pod B.02, Level 3, 78 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113,
Australia
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Schweiz AG
Switzerland
Neuhofstrasse 5A, 6340, Baar, Switzerland
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior SMTM LLC
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Finance company
Membership
interests
Indivior Solutions Inc.
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Dormant company
Common stock 100
Indivior South Africa (Pty)
Limited
4
South Africa
Building 21 C, Woodlands Office Park, 20 Woodlands Drive,
Woodmead, 2191, South Africa
Operating company
Common stock 100
Indivior Treatment Services, Inc.
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Operating company
Common stock 100
Indivior UK Limited
England and
Wales
The Chapleo Building, Henry Boot Way, Priory Park, Hull, HU4 7DY,
United Kingdom
Holding and
operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior UK Finance No 1
Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Finance company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior UK Finance No 2
Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Finance company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior UK Finance No 3
Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Finance company
Company limited by
guarantee
Indivior US Holdings Inc.
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Holding company
Class A and Class B
common stock 100
RBP Global Holdings Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Holding and
Finance company
Ordinary shares 100
1. Indivior Finance LLC is registered in the U.S. state of Delaware but also has a U.K. establishment.
2. Indivior Finance S.ar.I was dissolved effective December 31, 2024.
3. Indivior Jersey Finance LLC is registered in the U.S. state of Delaware, but also has a principal place of business in Jersey.
4. Indivior South Africa (Pty) Limited is in liquidation.
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2. Investments in subsidiaries continued
Subsidiaries
The subsidiaries as at December31, 2024, all of which are included in the consolidated financial statements, are shown below, in
accordance with s410 of the Act.
Name
Country of
incorporation or
registration and
operation
Registered office
Principal activity
Effective % of share
capital held by the
Group
Indivior Canada Limited
Canada
333 Bay Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2T6, Canada
Operating company
Common shares 100
Indivior Deutschland GmbH
Germany
Hermsheimer Straße 3, 68163 Mannheim, Germany
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior España S.L.U.
Spain
Paseo de la Castellana 135-planta 7a 28406 Madrid Spain
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior EU Limited
England and
Wales
The Chapleo Building, Henry Boot Way, Priory Park, Hull, HU4 7DY,
United Kingdom
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Europe Limited
Ireland
27 Windsor Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Finance LLC
1
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Finance company
Common stock 100
Indivior Finance (2014) LLC
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Holding and
finance company
U.S. $1 shares 100
Indivior Finance S.àr.l
2
Luxembourg
28 Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, L-1330 Luxembourg
Finance company
U.S. $100 shares 100
Indivior France SAS
France
7 Avenue de la Cristallerie, 92310 Sèvres, France
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Global Holdings Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Holding and
operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Inc.
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Operating company
Common stock 100
Indivior Israel Limited
Israel
6th Habanai St. Modiin, 7178365
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Italia S.r.l
Italy
Corso di Porta Romana 68, 20122 Milano, Italy
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Jersey Finance LLC
3
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808, United States
Finance company
Membership
interests
Indivior Jersey Finance (2021)
Limited
Jersey
28 Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QA, Jersey
Finance company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Nordics ApS
Denmark
c/o Lundgrens Advokatpartnerselskab, Tuborg Boulevard 12, 4.,
2900 Hellerup, Denmark
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Manufacturing LLC
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808, United States
Operating company
Membership
interests
Opiant Pharmaceuticals UK
Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Pty Limited
Australia
Pod B.02, Level 3, 78 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113,
Australia
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior Schweiz AG
Switzerland
Neuhofstrasse 5A, 6340, Baar, Switzerland
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior SMTM LLC
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Finance company
Membership
interests
Indivior Solutions Inc.
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Dormant company
Common stock 100
Indivior South Africa (Pty)
Limited
4
South Africa
Building 21 C, Woodlands Office Park, 20 Woodlands Drive,
Woodmead, 2191, South Africa
Operating company
Common stock 100
Indivior Treatment Services, Inc.
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Operating company
Common stock 100
Indivior UK Limited
England and
Wales
The Chapleo Building, Henry Boot Way, Priory Park, Hull, HU4 7DY,
United Kingdom
Holding and
operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior UK Finance No 1
Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Finance company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior UK Finance No 2
Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Finance company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior UK Finance No 3
Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Finance company
Company limited by
guarantee
Indivior US Holdings Inc.
U.S.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
Holding company
Class A and Class B
common stock 100
RBP Global Holdings Limited
England and
Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United Kingdom
Holding and
Finance company
Ordinary shares 100
1. Indivior Finance LLC is registered in the U.S. state of Delaware but also has a U.K. establishment.
2. Indivior Finance S.ar.I was dissolved effective December 31, 2024.
3. Indivior Jersey Finance LLC is registered in the U.S. state of Delaware, but also has a principal place of business in Jersey.
4. Indivior South Africa (Pty) Limited is in liquidation.
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Notes to the Parent Company Financial Statements continued
2. Investments in subsidiaries continued
In addition to the fully-owned subsidiaries listed above, the Company has established an Employee Benefit Trust (EBT), which
supports fulfillment of share-based compensation plans and other employee benefits, and a separate account within Meridian
Insurance Company Limited, which serves facilitates risk management for the Group’s self-insurance and was formed with a capital
contribution of £26m.
In March 2023, Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Opiant Pharmaceuticals UK Limited were acquired by the Group (refer to Note 27 to
the Group financial statements). In November 2023, the Group acquired RAL Manufacturing LLC, which was renamed Indivior
Manufacturing LLC upon acquisition.
With the exception of Indivior Global Holdings Limited, none of the subsidiaries are held directly by Indivior PLC.
Indivior Finance S.ar.I was dissolved effective December 31, 2024.
Indivior South Africa (Pty) is in liquidation.
Exemption from statutory audit by parent guarantee
Certain wholly owned entities within the Group are covered by a guarantee provided by Indivior PLC. Under this guarantee, the
Company guarantees all outstanding liabilities of these entities as at December31, 2024. No liability is expected to arise under this
guarantee. These entities will utilize an exemption under Section 479A of the Act from the requirement for statutory audit of the
individual entity financial statements. The entities covered by this guarantee are listed below.
Name
Country of
incorporation
or registration
andoperation
Registered office
Principal activity
Effective %
of share capital
held by theGroup
Indivior Global Holdings Limited
England and Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire.SL1 4EE, United
Kingdom
Holding and
operating company
Ordinary shares 100
Indivior UK Finance No1 Limited
Indivior UK Finance No2 Limited
Indivior UK Finance No3 Limited
England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United
Kingdom
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United
Kingdom
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United
Kingdom
Finance company
Finance company
Finance company
Ordinary shares 100
Ordinary shares 100
Company limited by
guarantee
Opiant Pharmaceuticals UK
Limited
England and Wales
234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE, United
Kingdom
Operating company
Ordinary shares 100
3. Deferred tax
Deferred tax assets due after one year:
2024
$m
2023
$m
Deferred tax assets 13 19
Deferred tax assets relate primarily to losses carried forward.
4. Debtors due within one year
Debtor balances due within one year have been assessed for recoverability in accordance with IFRS 9 and no impairment was
identified and thus no provision was recorded. In 2024 and 2023 there have been no credit losses.
2024
$m
2023
$m
Amounts owed by subsidiaries 19 1
Corporate tax receivable due from Group members 12
Prepayments and other receivables 4 6
Debtors due within one year 35 7
Amounts owed by Group undertakings are unsecured and repayable on demand.
Corporate tax receivable is due from other group companies in respect to group relief.
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5. Creditors
2024
$m
2023
$m
Amounts falling due after one year:
Amounts owed to third parties (8) (15)
Amounts falling due within one year:
Amounts owed to subsidiaries (9) (17)
Amounts owed to third parties (19) (34)
Creditors (36) (66)
Amounts owed to Group undertakings are payable within one year with a maturity date of December 2024 and bear interest at USD
SOFR plus a spread up to 0.25%. Amounts owed to third parties primarily relate to the settlement agreement between the Group and
Reckitt Benckiser and the Group’s share repurchase program. Further information can be found in Note 19 to the Group financial
statements.
6. Share capital and share premium
Further information on the share capital of the Company including the repurchase and cancellation of ordinary shares can be found
in Note 23 to the Group financial statements. Share premium represents additional paid-in capital or paid-in surplus
(notdistributable). All ordinary shares repurchased under the share repurchase program were canceled resulting in a transfer of the
aggregate nominal value to a capital redemption reserve.
7. Share-based plans
The disclosure relating to the Company is detailed in Note 25 to the Group financial statements. In preparing the Company financial
statements, the Company has applied IFRS 2 ‘Share-Based Payments’. Although the Company does not incur a charge under this
standard, the issuance by the Company to its subsidiaries of a grant of share awards over the Company’s shares represents
additional capital contributions by the Company in its subsidiaries. The additional capital contribution is based on the fair value of
the grant issued, allocated over the underlying grant’s vesting period.
8. Directors and employees
There were no employees of the Company during this or the previous financial year.
Details of the remuneration for the Group’s key management personnel and Directors are given in Note 5 to the Group financial
statements.
9. Auditors’ remuneration
The fee charged for the statutory audit of the Company was $0.1m (2023: $0.05m). Details for the Group audit fees and non-audit fees
are given in Note4 to the Group financial statements.
10. Related party transactions
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption within IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures not to disclose related party
transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries of the Group. There were no other related party transactions.
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5. Creditors
2024
$m
2023
$m
Amounts falling due after one year:
Amounts owed to third parties (8) (15)
Amounts falling due within one year:
Amounts owed to subsidiaries (9) (17)
Amounts owed to third parties (19) (34)
Creditors (36) (66)
Amounts owed to Group undertakings are payable within one year with a maturity date of December 2024 and bear interest at USD
SOFR plus a spread up to 0.25%. Amounts owed to third parties primarily relate to the settlement agreement between the Group and
Reckitt Benckiser and the Group’s share repurchase program. Further information can be found in Note 19 to the Group financial
statements.
6. Share capital and share premium
Further information on the share capital of the Company including the repurchase and cancellation of ordinary shares can be found
in Note 23 to the Group financial statements. Share premium represents additional paid-in capital or paid-in surplus
(notdistributable). All ordinary shares repurchased under the share repurchase program were canceled resulting in a transfer of the
aggregate nominal value to a capital redemption reserve.
7. Share-based plans
The disclosure relating to the Company is detailed in Note 25 to the Group financial statements. In preparing the Company financial
statements, the Company has applied IFRS 2 ‘Share-Based Payments’. Although the Company does not incur a charge under this
standard, the issuance by the Company to its subsidiaries of a grant of share awards over the Company’s shares represents
additional capital contributions by the Company in its subsidiaries. The additional capital contribution is based on the fair value of
the grant issued, allocated over the underlying grant’s vesting period.
8. Directors and employees
There were no employees of the Company during this or the previous financial year.
Details of the remuneration for the Group’s key management personnel and Directors are given in Note 5 to the Group financial
statements.
9. Auditors’ remuneration
The fee charged for the statutory audit of the Company was $0.1m (2023: $0.05m). Details for the Group audit fees and non-audit fees
are given in Note4 to the Group financial statements.
10. Related party transactions
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption within IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures not to disclose related party
transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries of the Group. There were no other related party transactions.
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Notes to the Parent Company Financial Statements continued
Income statement
2024
$m
2023
$m
2022
$m
2021
$m
2020
$m
Revenue from continuing operations 1,188 1,093 901 791 647
Operating (loss)/profit (23) (4) (85) 213 (156)
Net finance (expense)/income (20) 5 (10) (23) (17)
(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before tax (43) 1 (95) 190 (173)
Tax (expense)/benefit on profit on ordinary activities (5) 1 42 15 25
Net (loss)/income (48) 2 (53) 205 (148)
Balance sheet
Net (liabilities)/assets (205) 51
203 82
Net working capital
1
(365) (347) (283)
(423) (252)
Statistics
Operating margin - 1 . 9 % -0.4 % -9.4 % 26.9 % -24.1 %
Tax rate -11.6 % -100.0 % 44.2 % -7.9 % 14.4 %
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share (dollars)
2
($0.36) $0.01 ($0.38)
$1.35 ($1.01)
1. Net working capital includes inventory plus trade receivables less trade and other payables.
2. Diluted (loss)/earnings per share for all periods reflect the effect of a 2022 1:5 share consolidation.
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Historical financial information
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Information for Shareholders
Registered address
Indivior PLC
234 Bath Road
Slough
Berkshire, SL1 4EE
United Kingdom
Registered in England and Wales (company number: 09237894)
Website: www.indivior.com
Company Secretary
Kathryn Hudson
Email: cosec@indivior.com
Registrar
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078 U.S.A.
TEL: 1 (866) 644-4127 (in the U.S.)
TEL: 1 (781) 575-2906 (outside the U.S.)
Email: web.queries@computershare.com
Website: www-us.computershare.com/Investor/#Home
Indivior PLC Corporate Sponsored Nominee facility
provider
Computershare Investor Services PLC
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol
BS99 6ZZ
U.K.
TEL: +44 (0) 370 707 1820 (calls to this helpline from outside the
U.K. are charged at the applicable international rates)
Email: web.queries@computershare.com
Website: www-uk.computershare.com/Investor/#Home
Key dates
First quarter financial results announcement April 24, 2025
2025 AGM May 8, 2025
Half year financial results announcement July 31, 2025
Third quarter financial results announcement October 23, 2025
Note: dates may be subject to change.
2025 AGM
The AGM will be held at 12.00pm (U.K. time) on Thursday May 8,
2025 at the Marlborough Theatre, No. 11 Cavendish Square,
London, W1G 0AN. The Notice of Meeting, together with
information regarding the business to be conducted at the
meeting and results of voting, will be available on the
Company’s website at www.indivior.com.
Shareholders are encouraged to submit their votes ahead of the
meeting either by submitting a Form of Proxy, Form of
Instruction or Form of Direction or by voting electronically
(please see the Notice of Meeting for further details regarding
voting at the AGM).
Documents on display
Copies of Directors’ service contracts with the Company and the
terms and conditions of the Non-Executive Directors’
appointments will be available for inspection by shareholders
at the AGM.
Managing your shareholding
Investor Center
Investor Center is Computershare’s self-service website which
allows shareholders to manage their share portfolios easily and
efficiently.
Through the Investor Center website, Indivior PLC shareholders
(including participants in the Indivior PLC Corporate Sponsored
Nominee facility) can do the following:
view share balances and values;
amend personal details;
download printable forms;
view payment and tax information; and
register for eDelivery.
To set up an account in Investor Center, go to www-us.
computershare.com/Investor/#Home (if you are a registered
shareholder) or www-uk.computershare.com/Investor/#Home
(if you are a participant in the Indivior PLC Corporate Sponsored
Nominee facility) and click “Register now”.
eDelivery
We encourage you to join the growing number of our
shareholders who receive shareholder communications and
documents electronically, in place of receiving paper copies by
mail.
By registering for eDelivery (electronic communications) you will
receive information by email quickly and efficiently and help us
to reduce both our environmental impact and our costs. You
will receive an email to let you know when and how to access
shareholder documents online. Shareholders who receive
eDelivery are entitled to request hard copy shareholder
documents at any time free of charge and can also revoke their
consent to receive eDelivery at any time.
To register for eDelivery, you will need to set up an account in
Investor Center.
Please see above under “Investor Center” for details on how to
set up an account. Alternatively contact Computershare using
the contact details under “Registrar” or “Indivior PLC Corporate
Sponsored Nominee facility provider” above.
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Dividends
The Board has determined that it does not anticipate the
payment of dividends for the foreseeable future.
Dealing in Indivior securities
Ordinary shares
The Company’s ordinary shares are admitted to listing on the
Official List of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and are
admitted to trading on both the London Stock Exchange and
Nasdaq Global Select Market. Both are regulated markets.
Share price information can be found at www.indivior.com
under “Investors”.
Shareholders wishing to sell or purchase shares in the Company
may do so through a bank or a stockbroker.
Participants in the Indivior PLC Corporate Sponsored Nominee
facility who have set up an account in Computershare’s Investor
Center may also sell or purchase shares through their Investor
Center account. Please go to www.computershare.com/dealing/
uk and select “Share Dealing”. For more information please
contact Computershare using the contact details under “Indivior
PLC Corporate Sponsored Nominee facility provider” above.
Boiler room scams
Shareholders are advised to be wary of any offers of unsolicited
investment advice or offers of free company or research reports.
These are typically from overseas brokers who target U.K.
shareholders offering to sell them what often turn out to be
worthless or high-risk shares in U.S. or U.K. securities.
If you receive any unsolicited investment advice you should
firstly obtain the name of the person and organization and
check that they are properly authorized by the U.K. Financial
Conduct Authority before getting involved. This can be done via
www.fca.org.uk/register.
Using an unauthorized firm to buy or sell shares or other
securities will prohibit access to the U.K. Financial Ombudsman
Service or U.K. Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
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2024 Conference Presentations
1.   Flynn C, Mullen W, Gaiazov S, Fusco N, Farrelly E. Opioid
Treatment Programs, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and
Healthcare Costs Among Patients Initiating Treatment with
Buprenorphine Extended-Release. AAPP 2024: American
Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists April 7-10, 2024;
Orlando, FL.
2.   Gaiazov S, Mullen W, Wheeler A, Munnangi S, Gu Y, DeKoven
M. Emergency Room (ER) Visits Among Opioid Use Disorder
(OUD) Patients. AAPP 2024: American Association of
Psychiatric Pharmacists April 7-10, 2024; Orlando, FL.
3.   Flynn C, Mullen W, Gaiazov S, Fusco N, Farrelly E. Opioid
treatment programs, healthcare resource utilization, and
healthcare costs among patients initiating treatment with
buprenorphine extended release. AMCP Annual 2024:
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy April 15-18, 2024; New
Orleans, LA.
4.   Flynn C, Gaiazov S, Mullen W, Ogbonnaya A, Farrelly E,
Dhuliawala S. Impact of Telemedicine on Medication for
Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Retention during the SARS-
CoV-2 Pandemic Period Among Patients with OUD. ATA
Nexus 2024 Annual Conference: American Telemedicine
Association May 5-7, 2024; Phoenix, AZ.
5.   DeVeaugh-Geiss AM, Reboussin BA, Chilcoat HD. Identifying
Distinct Cannabis Use Disorder Symptom Profiles among
Past-year Cannabis Users in the United States: A Latent
Class Analysis. The College on Problems of Drug
Dependence (CPDD) 86
th
Annual Scientific Meeting, June
15-19, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
6.   Laffont CM, Saini A, Komalapriya C, Rengaswamy M,
Bouchene S, Pendsey N, Purohit P, Horton T, Greenwald MK.
Mechanistic Pharmacological Model to Predict and Inform
Effective Buprenorphine Treatment Induction Strategies in
the Era of Synthetic Opioids. The College on Problems of
Drug Dependence (CPDD) 86
th
Annual Scientific Meeting,
June 15-19, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
7.   Gaiazov S, DeVeaugh-Geiss A, Munnangi S, Pizzicato L,
Mullen W, DeKoven M. Buprenorphine Treatment After an
Emergency Room Visit for Non-fatal Opioid Overdose. The
College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 86
th
Annual Scientific Meeting, June 15-19, 2024; Montreal,
Quebec, Canada.
8.   Tegge A, Garafola P, Ferreira M, Lee K, Marsden J, Farrell M,
Le Moigne A, Gray F, Bickel W. Pain predicts abstinence
during treatment of opioid use disorder for individuals
reporting moderate to severe pain. The College on
Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 86
th
Annual Scientific
Meeting, June 15-19, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
9.   Dobbins R, Huhn AS, Shiwach R, Young MA.
Pharmacodynamic, Safety and Pharmacokinetic Effects of
Co-administration of the selective orexin-1 receptor
antagonist INDV-2000 and Buprenorphine in Treatment
Seeking Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder. The College
on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 86
th
Annual
Scientific Meeting, June 15-19, 2024; Montreal, Quebec,
Canada.
10. Shiwach R, Le Foll B, Alho H, Strafford S, Zhao Y, Dobbins R,
A Randomized Open-Label Study Comparing Rapid and
Standard Inductions to Injectable Buprenorphine
Extended-Release (BUP-XR) Treatment. The College on
Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 86
th
Annual Scientific
Meeting, June 15-19, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
11. Haji-Noor ZM, Flynn C, Dasgupta S, Chadaram R, Enshaeifar
S, Gaiazov S, Mullen W. Clinical and Treatment
characteristics of American Indian/Alaska Native patients
managing opioid use disorder compared to the general US
population. U.S. Public Health Service Scientific & Training
Symposium (USPHS), June 24-27, 2024; Jacksonville, FL.
12. Ogbonnaya A, Flynn C, Farrelly E, Gaiazov S, Mullen W.
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Associated with
Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) within
Residential Treatment Programs (RTP) and Office-Based
Opioid Treatment Programs (OBOT). BUPE 2024 Virtual
Meeting, August 5, 2024; virtual.
13. Gaiazov S, DeVeaugh-Geiss A, Pizzicato L, Munnangi S,
Mullen W, DeKoven M. Buprenorphine Treatment After An
Emergency Room Visit For Non-fatal Opioid Overdose.
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP),
September 29-October 2, 2024, Las Vegas, NV.
14. Flynn C, Gaiazov S, Mullen W, Ogbonnaya A, Farrelly E,
Dhuliawala S. Impact of Telemedicine on Medication for
Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Retention during the SARS-
CoV-2 Pandemic Period Among Patients with OUD. AMCP
Nexus: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, October 14-17,
2024, Las Vegas, NV.
15. Wolfe C, Gaiazov S, Lutgen-Nieves L, Fiscella K, Johnson N,
Mullen W, Thompson M, Flynn C. An Investigation of
Diversion of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in U.S.
Correctional Facilities: A Proposal. National Commission on
Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Annual Meeting, October
19-23, 2024, Las Vegas, NV.
16. Wolfe C, Flynn C, Thompson M, Mullen W, Kistler K, Gill M,
Stewart F. Outcomes associated with medications for
opioid use disorder in the carceral system: a systematic
literature review. National Commission on Correctional
Health Care (NCCHC) Annual Meeting, October 19-23, 2024,
Las Vegas, NV.
17. Reimer J, Schubert C. Patient-relevant therapy outcomes in
the routine treatment of opioid-dependent patients in
Germany with Suboxone® Sublingual Film [PROFIL]. DGS
Annual Conference, November 1-3, 2024; Germany.
18. Laffont C, Saini A, Komalapriya C, Rengaswamy M, Noack A,
Wojciechowski J, Pendsey N, Purohit P, Horton T, Greenwald
MK. Integrated Quantitative Systems Pharmacology and
Pharmacometric Model to Evaluate Effective Buprenorphine
Induction Treatment Strategies in the Era of Synthetic
Opioids. American Conference on Pharmacometrics (ACoP),
November 10-13, 2024; Phoenix, AZ.
19. Shiwach R, Le Foll B, Alho H, Strafford S, Zhao Y, Dobbins R.
A Randomized Open-Label Study Comparing Rapid and
Standard Inductions to Injectable Buprenorphine
Extended-release (BUP-XR) Treatment. Canadian Society of
Addiction Medicine (CSAM) Annual Meeting, November
14-16, 2024, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
20. Laffont CM, Purohit P, Delcamp N, Gonzalez-Garcia I,
Skolnick P. Comparative Effectiveness of Intranasal
Naloxone and Nalmefene in a Model Assessing Reversal of
Cardiac Arrest Induced by Synthetic Opioid Overdose.
Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) Annual
Meeting, November 14-16, 2024, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
21. Laffont CM, Lapeyra O, Mangal D, Dobbins R. Evaluation of
Alternative Injection Sites for Buprenorphine Extended-
Release Monthly Formulation. Canadian Society of
Addiction Medicine (CSAM) Annual Meeting, November
14-16, 2024, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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22. Ramage M, Bishop B, Mangano V, Mankabady B. Monthly
Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine for Opioid Use
Disorder during Pregnancy. Canadian Society of Addiction
Medicine (CSAM) Annual Meeting, November 14-16, 2024,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
23. Skolnick P, Purohit P, Laffont CM. Comparison of Intranasal
Naloxone and Intranasal Nalmefene in a Translational
Model of Synthetic Opioid Overdose. Trans-Agency
Scientific Meeting, December 17-18, 2024; Rockville, MD.
24. Jerry M, Thu Tran A, Janak JC, Flynn C, Thompson M, Mullen
W. Patient Profiles of Opioid Use Disorder Patients Treated
with Oral Versus Monthly Injectable Buprenorphine Using
U.S. Real-World Medicaid Claims Data. American Society for
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ASCPT) Annual
Meeting, May 28-31, 2025; Washington, DC.
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2024 Peer-Reviewed Publications
1.   Crystal R, Ellison M, Purdon C, Skolnick P. Pharmacokinetic
Properties of an FDA-approved Intranasal Nalmefene
Formulation for the Treatment of Opioid Overdose. Clin
Pharmacol Drug Dev. 2024 Jan;13(1):58-69. https://doi.
org/10.1002/cpdd.1312. Epub 2023 Jul 27. PMID: 37496452;
PMCID: PMC10818017.
2.   Skolnick P. Comment on: Can Intranasal Nalmefene Reduce
the Number of Opioid Overdose Deaths? Clin Pharmacol
Drug Dev. 2024 Jan 30; 13(3):317-318. https://doi.
org/10.1002/cpdd.1382. PMID: 38289195.
3.   Miller EA, DeVeaugh-Geiss AM, Chilcoat HD. Opioid use
disorder (OUD) and treatment for opioid problems among
OUD symptom subtypes in individuals misusing opioids.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. Volume 10, March
2024, 100220 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100220
4.   Walling DP, Shinde SN, Pogoda JM, Kharidia J, Laffont CM. An
Open-Label Study to Assess Monthly Risperidone Injections
(180 mg) Following Switch from Daily Oral Risperidone
(6 mg) in Stable Schizophrenic Patients. Clinical Drug
Investigation. 22 February 2024; 44:251-260. https://doi.
org/10.1007/s40261-024-01347-1
5.   Ellison M, Hutton E, Webster L, Skolnick P. (2024) Reversal of
Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression in Healthy
Volunteers: Comparison of Intranasal Nalmefene and
Intranasal Naloxone. J Clin Pharmacol. https://doi.
org/10.1002/jcph.2421
6.   Carvalho A, Dourado D, Spratt J, Caswell J, Skvortsov T,
Quinn D, Carey J, Moody T. Enzyme Screening and
Engineering for N- and O-Demethylation: Key Steps in the
Synthesis of Buprenorphine. Org Process Res Dev. 2024;28
(3):729-737. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.
oprd.3c00417
7.   Murray CM, Fox JC, Heidbreder C, Young M. A Novel, Non-
Opioid, Selective Orexin-1 Receptor Antagonist for the
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders. Neuroscience
Applied, Volume 3, 2024, 104053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
nsa.2024.104053.
8.   Laffont CM, Purohit P, Delcamp N, Gonzalez-Garcia I,
Skolnick P. Comparison of Intranasal Naloxone and
Intranasal Nalmefene in a Translational Model Assessing
the Impact of Synthetic Opioid Overdose on Respiratory
Depression and Cardiac Arrest. Frontiers in Psychiatry,
2024;15:1399803 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1399803
9.   Heidbreder C, Greenwald MK, Le Foll B, Skolnick P (2024)
Editorial: Discovery, development and implementation of
improved options for treating opioid overdose in the
synthetic opioid era. Front. Psychiatry 15:1443304. https://
doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1443304
10. Rademeyer K, Thompson ML, Mullen W. Examining Current
Policies and Barriers Regarding Medications for Opioid Use
Disorder within the Criminal Justice System. Corrections
Today, Summer 2024 (86:2):24-32.
11. Abdel-Sattar M, Cook S, Wheeler A, Mullen W, Maiese BA,
Heidbreder C, Santoro W (2024) Provider and Payer
Perspectives on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on
Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: Multi-Stakeholder In-
Depth Interviews. American Health & Drug Benefits,
2024 May; Web Exclusives, Original Research, Clinical.
12. Skolnick P, Paavola J, Heidbreder C (2024) Synthetic opioids
have disrupted conventional wisdom for treating opioid
overdose. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, Volume
12, 100268, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100268
13. Rockhill K, Bau G, DeVeaugh-Geiss A, Chilcoat H, Dart R,
Iwanicki J, Black J (2024) Buprenorphine, oxycodone,
hydrocodone, and methadone mortality in the United
States (2010‒2017). J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open,
Volume 5 (5):e13338. https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13338
14. Laffont CM, Lapeyra O, Mangal D, Dobbins R (2024) A Single-
Dose Study to Evaluate the Relative Bioavailability, Safety,
and Tolerability of Monthly Extended-Release
Buprenorphine at Alternative Injection Locations in Adult
Participants with Opioid Use Disorder. Clin Drug Invest. In
Press.
15. Carey J, Byard S (2024). The Identification of Naloxone-
Related Drug Products Degradants. Org Process Res Dev. 28
(9), 3645-3660. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.4c00215.
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