SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired shares of XBiotech, Inc. (NASDAQ: XBIT ) between April 15, 2015 and April 20, 2017 . You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky has commenced the class action Price v. XBiotech, Inc., et al. (Case No. 1:17-cv-01023) in the USDC for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. Click here to view the complaint. To get more information go to :

http://www.zlk.com/pslra-sbm/xbiotech-inc?wire=3

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com 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) the results of its European Phase III trial for the treatment of colorectal cancer with Xilonix were inconclusive; (2) the Company misrepresented the endpoint used in the European Study; (3) the Company’s claim of a 76% increase in improvement was misleading and represented a relative improvement rate; (4) ultimately, the Companies’ studies would not support the approval of the application with the EMA; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ statements about its business and operations were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

If you suffered a loss in XBiotech you have until December 26, 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, and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Joseph E. Levi, Esq. 30 Broad Street - 24th Floor New York, NY 10004            Tel: (212) 363-7500 Toll Free:  (877) 363-5972 Fax: (212) 363-7171 www.zlk.com