Defendant Name: Novartis AG

Defendant Type: Public Company
SIC Code: 2834
CUSIP: 66987V10

Document Reference: 34-89149

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Novartis AG
Document Name Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order
Document Date 25-Jun-2020
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-19835
AAER 4150
Allegation Type Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Document Summary On June 25, 2020, the SEC instituted settled cease-and-desist proceedings against Novartis AG. The SEC stated: "These proceedings arise out of improper activities by subsidiaries and affiliates of Novartis AG, a global pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, to increase the use of products in several geographic markets between 2012 and 2016."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Other Compliance Related Undertaking
Cooperation Before the Resolution
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Monetary Penalties:

Disgorgement

Individual:     $92,300,000.00 Shared:    

Pre-Judgment Interest

Individual:     $20,500,000.00 Shared:    

Total Penalty

Individual:     $112,800,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

2020-144 25-Jun-2020 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
SEC Charges Novartis AG with FCPA Violations
The Commission stated: "Novartis AG, a global pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, has agreed to pay over $112 million to settle charges that it violated the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)."