HANALL BIOPHARMA

l  Repurchasing up to one percent of total issued shares to reinforce shareholder value by June 10

l  HanAll is confident in the future growth potential and will continue to enhance the investment in R&D while returning value to the shareholders  

 

HanAll Biopharma (KRX: 009420.KS) today announced its plans to undertake a share buyback of 10 billion Korean won to enhance shareholder value. The program intends to repurchase total 543,479 shares starting from March 11 to June 10.

 

“The decision to launch share buyback program reflects our confidence in future growth along with the success of leading pipeline candidates” said Sean Jeong, M.D., MBA, CEO of HanAll Biopharma. “We will continue to enhance our R&D investment to make meaningful contributions to patients’ lives, alongside our capital allocation to return benefit to our shareholders” he added.

 

HanAll Biopharma is confident with the future growth potential based on its leading pipeline assets.  Last year, HanAll Biopharma delivered solid operational performance with two-digit growth through increased milestone revenues and sales growth in major products.

 

HanAll Biopharma also announced its plan to consider dividend worth approximately ten percent of its free cash flow (FCF) after 2025, when the pipeline candidates are commercialized.

 

 

About HanAll Biopharma Co., Ltd.

 

HanAll Biopharma (KRX: 009420.KS) is a global biopharmaceutical company founded in 1973 with a mission of making meaningful contributions to patients’ lives by introducing innovative, impactful therapies to address severe unmet medical needs. HanAll has been operating a portfolio of pharmaceutical products in areas of endocrine, circulatory, and urologic diseases for more than 48 years. HanAll is now focused on autoimmune disease, ophthalmology, oncology, and neurology to discover and develop innovative medicines for patients with diseases for which there are no effective treatments. Its leading pipeline asset, HL161 (INN: batoclimab), an anti-FcRn antibody drug, is in Phase 3 and Phase 2 trials across the world for the treatment of rare autoimmune disorders. Another main asset, HL036 (INN: tanfanercept), an anti-TNF alpha protein drug, is in Phase 3 clinical trials in the US and China for the treatment of dry eye disease.

 

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HanAll IR/PR team (ir@hanall.co.kr)

 

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