IPA Announces Closing of Over-Allotment Option Associated with the Recently Completed Bought Deal Offering of Common Shares

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ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd. (IPA) announced the full exercise of the over-allotment option related to its bought deal offering, resulting in the sale of 242,443 additional shares at $13.45 each, generating approximately $3.3 million in gross proceeds. These funds will be allocated towards expanding operations into certified practices, advancing therapeutic discovery programs, enhancing data analysis capabilities, and developing innovative COVID-19 therapeutics. The offering was exclusively conducted in the U.S., with the necessary regulatory filings made in Canada and with the SEC.

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• Raised approximately $3.3 million through the exercise of the over-allotment option.
• Funds will support expansion into Good Laboratory Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice.
• Investment in therapeutic discovery programs and data analysis capabilities.
• Focus on developing innovative therapeutics and vaccines against COVID-19.

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• None.

IMMUNOPRECISE ANTIBODIES LTD. (the “Company” or “IPA”) (NASDAQ: IPA / TSX VENTURE: IPA) a leader in full-service, therapeutic antibody discovery and development, today announced that the over-allotment option (the “Option”) granted in connection with its previously announced bought deal offering of 1,616,293 common shares (the “Common Shares”) in the capital of the Company (the “Offering”), has been fully exercised. H.C. Wainwright & Co. has purchased additional 242,443 shares of the Company (the “Additional Shares”) at the public offering price of $13.45 per Additional Share for additional aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $3.3 million, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as sole book-running manager for the Offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering and the issuance and sale of the Additional Shares for (i) pursuing the Company’s objective of expanding its operations into Good Laboratory Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice-certified; (ii) the development and commercialization of Talem Therapeutics, LLC’s, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, internal and partnered therapeutic discovery programs; (iii) investments in employees, partnerships, cloud computing, data curation and analysis to enable further work toward the development of custom algorithms, cloud computing, large-scale sequence data analysis, and expanded access to next-generation sequencing technologies; (iv) the development of its PolyTope^TM approach to the development of innovative therapeutics and vaccines against the COVID-19; and (v) general corporate and working capital purposes.

In connection with the Offering, the Company filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada (except Quebec), a short form base shelf prospectus dated December 11, 2020. The short form base shelf prospectus was filed on Form F-10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company also filed a preliminary prospectus supplement to the short form base shelf prospectus with the securities regulatory authority in the Province of British Columbia as well as with the SEC as part of a registration statement on Form F-10 under the U.S.-Canada multijurisdictional disclosure system (“MJDS”). The Common Shares were only offered and sold in the United States either directly or through duly registered U.S. broker dealers. No Common Shares were offered or sold to Canadian purchasers.

The Offering was made in the United States only by means of the registration statement, including the base shelf prospectus and applicable prospectus supplement. Such documents contain important information about the Offering. A short form base shelf prospectus and accompanying preliminary prospectus supplement have been filed with the SEC and are available for free on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. Copies of the short form base shelf prospectus and accompanying final prospectus supplement have been filed with the SEC and are available for free on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and registration statement may also be obtained from H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, 430 Park Avenue 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by calling (646) 975-6996 or by emailing placements@hcwco.com.

No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved the contents of this news release. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such province, state or jurisdiction.

About ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd.

IPA is a global technology platform company with end-to-end solutions empowering companies to discover and develop therapies against any disease. The Company's experience and cutting-edge technologies enable unparalleled support of its partners in their quest to bring innovative treatments to the clinic. IPA’s full-service capabilities dramatically reduce the time required for, and the inherent risk associated with, conventional multi-vendor product development. For further information, visit www.immunoprecise.com or contact solutions@immunoprecise.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable United States securities laws and Canadian securities laws (together, the “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "estimates", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the Offering, including the use of proceeds from the Offering. In respect of the forward-looking statements contained herein, the Company has provided such statements and information in reliance on certain assumptions that management believed to be reasonable at the time.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements stated herein to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Offering is subject to numerous factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including but not limited to, market and other conditions and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in the Company’s filings with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada and the SEC. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results, performance, or achievements may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release.

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this release and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf, except as required by applicable law.

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FAQ

What was announced in the ImmunoPrecise Antibodies press release?

ImmunoPrecise Antibodies announced the full exercise of its over-allotment option, raising approximately $3.3 million through the sale of additional shares.

How much did ImmunoPrecise Antibodies raise from the offering?

The company raised approximately $3.3 million from the additional shares sold at $13.45 each.

What are the intended uses of the proceeds from ImmunoPrecise's offering?

The proceeds will be used for expanding operations, advancing therapeutic programs, enhancing data analytics, and developing COVID-19 therapeutics.

Who managed the offering for ImmunoPrecise Antibodies?

H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the sole book-running manager for the offering.

Where can I find more information about ImmunoPrecise's offering?

More information can be found on the SEC's website and in the prospectus filed by the Company.