• Ensuring patients have access to the medicines they need through long-term commitment to patients and scientific innovation
• Building on long-standing U.S. presence, expanded investments in research, manufacturing infrastructure, and highly skilled jobs will strengthen economic growth
• For nearly a century, UCB's investment in differentiated science has fueled a robust pipeline of innovation, advancing the breakthroughs of tomorrow

BRUSSELS and ATLANTA, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of people living with severe diseases, today announced that they've come to an agreement with the U.S. government that will continue to support patient access to important medicines while enabling significant investment in the research, development, and manufacturing of medicines for people living with severe neurological and immunological diseases.

"At UCB, we are guided by a clear purpose: to create value for patients now and into the future," said UCB's CEO Jean-Christophe Tellier: "Working with the U.S. Government reflects our commitment to support access to medicines for people who need them, while continuing to advance the science and innovation that can make a meaningful difference for people living with severe diseases. These priorities, and our contribution to the United States through research, manufacturing, and highly skilled jobs, are essential to our long-term commitment to patients."

UCB will:

• Take a more balanced pricing approach for future medicine launches across developed nations
  
  
• Participate in the Government's GENEROUS program
  
  
• Continue its onshore manufacturing investment to serve patients with medicines made in the United States

Earlier this year, UCB committed to expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint, anchored by a new biologics manufacturing facility in Georgia — the largest manufacturing investment in the company's history. The facility is expected to generate approximately $5 billion in U.S. economic impact and create approximately 330+ permanent, highly skilled jobs, helping to strengthen domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain resilience of recently approved and future pipeline medicines in immunology and rare disease.

The agreement supports UCB's ability to execute our strategy and continue delivering innovative medicines to patients in the U.S. and around the world. As a result, UCB will not be subject to Section 232 Pharmaceutical tariffs on all current products or future pricing mandates. Specific terms remain confidential.

Separately, UCB will donate Keppra^® (levetiracetam), which is recognized by the FDA as an Essential Medicine, active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and tablets to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response's (ASPR) National Stockpile. This donation will help strengthen the resilience of the U.S. essential medicines supply chain, support national preparedness efforts, and help safeguard access to a critical treatment for patients when it is needed most.

About UCB in the U.S.
UCB has maintained a significant U.S. presence for decades, including its U.S. headquarters and eight offices across six communities in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Washington, and Washington, D.C. With nearly 2,000 U.S. employees focused on research, development, and commercial operations across the country, UCB is adding a U.S. biomanufacturing campus in Georgia, which will create 330+ new, highly skilled jobs. UCB has increased its U.S. workforce by more than 70% since 2017, with over 25% of U.S. employees dedicated to R&D. Over the last decade, UCB has made significant investments in U.S. companies through acquisitions and partnerships and has achieved 15 FDA approvals, advancing innovation, supporting high-quality jobs, and delivering meaningful progress for patients.

About UCB 
UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines and solutions to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases of the immune system or of the central nervous system. With more than 9 000 people in approximately 40 countries, the company generated revenue of € 7.7 billion in 2025. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB).

For further information, contact UCB:

Investor Relations
Yvonne Naughton
T +44-750-057 0135
email yvonne.naughton@ucb.com  

Sahar Yazdian
T +32.2.559.91.37
email sahar.yazdian@ucb.com  

Corporate Communications
Laurent Schots
T +32.2.559.92.64
Email laurent.schots@ucb.com

U.S. Communications
Erica Puntel
T 404.938.5359
Email erica.puntel@ucb.com

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