The filed complaint alleges that PepGen Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company’s lead product candidate, PGN-EDO51, was less effective and safe than defendants had led investors to believe; (ii) phase two, CONNECT2 study was dangerous or otherwise deficient for purposes of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval; (iii) as a result of all the foregoing, PepGen was likely to halt the CONNECT2 study, and PGN-EDO51’s clinical, regulatory, and commercial prospects were overstated; and (iv) as a result, defendants’ public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.