NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETX) between March 16, 2015 and February 3, 2017. You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky has commenced the class action Dezi v. Aratana Therapeutics, Inc., et al. (Case No. 1:17-cv-01446) in the USDC for the Southern District of New York. To get more information go to:

http://www.zlk.com/pslra/aratana-therapeutics-inc

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Aratana did not have manufacturing contracts in place sufficient to support manufacturing of ENTYCE at a commercial scale; (2) therefore, ENTYCE was not likely to be commercially available until late 2017; (3) accordingly, Aratana had misled investors regarding the probable timeline for a commercial launch of ENTYCE; and (4) consequently, Aratana’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

If you suffered a loss in Aratana you have until April 7, 2017 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, California, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. The firm’s attorneys have extensive expertise and experience representing investors in securities litigation involving financial fraud, and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

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