Pratteln, Switzerland, March 30, 2021 -- Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN) announces that it has issued 2,200,000 treasury shares. On March 29, 2021, 2,200,000 shares were issued out of the existing authorized capital as treasury shares. Santhera expects to use these shares for purposes of its financing arrangements. The new shares will be listed as per March 30, 2021. About Santhera Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN) is a Swiss specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines for rare neuromuscular and pulmonary diseases with high unmet medical need. Santhera has an exclusive license for all indications worldwide to vamorolone, a first-in-class dissociative steroid with novel mode of action, currently investigated in a pivotal study in patients with DMD as an alternative to standard corticosteroids. The clinical stage pipeline also includes lonodelestat (POL6014) to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) and other neutrophilic pulmonary diseases, as well as an exploratory gene therapy approach targeting congenital muscular dystrophies. Santhera out-licensed ex-North American rights to its first approved product, Raxone(R) (idebenone), for the treatment of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) to Chiesi Group. For further information, please visit https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=LVlhrSBqtVn3leTqbWNOjHs0RiNOPbihvJJTAWJ09yyIn_AOQXWyGUFU9dlU0bKrNazz4nqvJM3AyRIJ6-LqTw== www.santhera.com. Raxone(R) is a trademark of Santhera Pharmaceuticals. For further information please contact: https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=XVWk11xNGAfzaqXBTxMxOecqAN_gySvMebX06b5O1wH9WY0kMB4QjwMWHGLK1A-uVjQPeWSAjlD99WpgDbUO2K3DJOXf3NOTjtdvQxq4agvKN3t4OxCt1GSQMzclwqzb public-relations@santhera.com or Eva Kalias, Head External Communications Phone: +41 79 875 27 80 eva.kalias@santhera.com Disclaimer / Forward-looking statements This communication does not constitute an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities of Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG. This publication may contain certain forward-looking statements concerning the Company and its business. Such statements involve certain risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Readers should therefore not place undue reliance on these statements, particularly not in connection with any contract or investment decision. The Company disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. # # # Attachment -- 2021 03 30_CapIncreaseFinancings_e_final https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/570cf055-2b74-495f-a4b8-a0251b2d7f69
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