PledPharma publishes a supplement to the prospectus

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The Board of Directors of PledPharma AB (publ) (“PledPharma” or “the Company”) has prepared a supplement to the prospectus regarding invitation to acquire shares in the in PledPharma and the admission to trading of new issued shares on Nasdaq Stockholm which was approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority ("SFSA") (Sw. Finansinspektionen) on 5 November, 2020 and published by the Company on the same date. The supplementary prospectus, which has been prepared due to the publishing of the Company's interim-report for the period 1 January – 30 September 2020 yesterday, has today been approved by the SFSA and published on the Company's website.

The supplement has been prepared by reason of PledPharma, during the subscription period in the ongoing preferential rights issue of shares (the "Rights Issue"), on 11 November 2020 published the Company’s interim report for the period 1 January-30 September 2020.

The supplement has been prepared in accordance with Article 23 of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the "Prospectus Regulation") and has today, 12 November 2020, been approved by the SFSA and published on the Company's website. The supplementary prospectus forms a part of the prospectus and shall in all respects be read together with the prospectus. The prospectus and the supplementary prospectus are available on the Company's website (www.pledpharma.se), Pareto Securities’ website (www.paretosec.com) and ABG Sundal Colliers’ website (www.abgsc.com).

Investors who before the publication of the supplement have applied for, or in any other manner consented to, subscription of shares in the Rights Issue have, in accordance with Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation, the right to withdraw their application or consent within two working days from the publication of the supplementary prospectus, i.e. up to and including 16 November 2020. A withdrawal shall be made in writing to Aktieinvest FK, Emittentservice/PledPharma, Box 7415, 103 91 Stockholm. Applications that are not withdrawn within the prescribed time will remain binding and no measure is required for investors wishing to withhold their subscription of shares.

For complete terms and other information about the Rights Issue, please refer to the prospectus and the supplement.

Financial and legal advisors
ABG Sundal Collier and Pareto Securities act as Joint Bookrunners for the Rights Issue. Advokatfirman Lindahl is the legal advisor to PledPharma and Baker McKenzie is the legal advisor to the Joint Bookrunners.

About PledPharma

PledPharma is an innovative, unique and integrated pharmaceutical drug development company, focusing on improving treatments for diseases with substantial unmet medical need. The drug candidate Aladote® is a first in class drug candidate developed to reduce the risk of acute liver injury associated with paracetamol poisoning. A proof of principle study has been successfully completed and the design of the upcoming pivotal Phase IIb/III study for Aladote has been finalized after completed interactions with FDA, EMA and MHRA. Aladote® has been granted Orphan Drug Designation in the US. The Phase III POLAR program for the drug candidate PledOx® was prematurely stopped in Q2 2020. Results from POLAR program will determine if further development of PledOx is warranted via strategic partnerships and is expected to be announced in Q4 2020. Through the acquisition of Rare Thyroid Therapeutics (RTT), the clinical portfolio also includes Emcitate®, for the treatment of MCT8 deficiency, a rare disease with high unmet medical need and no available treatment. A pivotal Phase IIb/III early intervention study is planned to start in Q4 2020. Emcitate has been granted Orphan Drug Designation in the US and EU.

PledPharma (STO: PLED) is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm main market since October 31, 2019. For more information, see http://www.pledpharma.com/

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Information to distributors

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended (“MiFID II”); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the “MiFID II Product Governance Requirements”), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the shares in PledPharma have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the “Target Market Assessment”). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Distributors should note that: the price of the shares in PledPharma may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares in PledPharma offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares in PledPharma is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Rights Issue.

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