Lantern Pharma Announces Extension of Existing Share Repurchase Program

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Lantern Pharma (NASDAQ: LTRN) announced an extension of its share repurchase program through July 31, 2022, allowing for the acquisition of up to $7 million in common stock. Since November 2021, the program has seen the repurchase of 475,157 shares at a cost of approximately $3.4 million. An additional $3.6 million is available for future purchases. As of December 31, 2021, the company reported $70.7 million in cash and equivalents, indicating strong liquidity to support the buyback initiative.

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• Authorization to repurchase up to $7 million in common stock enhances shareholder value.
• Total of 475,157 shares repurchased shows commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
• Company maintains strong liquidity with $70.7 million in cash, providing flexibility for future growth and buybacks.

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• None.

DALLAS, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lantern Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using its proprietary RADR^® artificial intelligence ("A.I.") and machine learning (ML) platform to transform the cost, pace, and timeline of oncology drug discovery and development, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an extension through July 31, 2022 of Lantern's existing share repurchase program to acquire up to $7 million of the Company's common stock.

Since the initiation of the share repurchase program in November 2021, a total of 475,157 shares of common stock have been repurchased pursuant to Lantern's share repurchase program. Total expenditures for share repurchases from the time of initiation of the share repurchase program through March 21, 2022 were approximately $3.4 million, including purchase fees. Lantern is authorized to purchase up to an additional $3.6 million of the Company's common stock pursuant to the repurchase program. As of December 31, 2021, Lantern had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of approximately $70.7 million.

The Company may purchase common stock on the open market, through privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, in compliance with the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements. The timing, amount of shares repurchased and prices paid for the stock under the repurchase program will depend on market conditions as well as corporate and regulatory limitations, including blackout period restrictions. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of shares, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at the Company's discretion.

About Lantern Pharma

Lantern Pharma (NASDAQ: LTRN) is a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary RADR^® A.I. and machine learning platform to discover biomarker signatures that identify patients most likely to respond to its pipeline of genomically-targeted therapeutics. Lantern is currently developing four drug candidates and an ADC program across eight disclosed tumor targets, including two phase 2 programs. By targeting drugs to patients whose genomic profile identifies them as having the highest probability of benefiting from the drug, Lantern's approach represents the potential to deliver best-in-class outcomes.

Contact:
Nicole Leber
Investor Relations Associate
ir@lanternpharma.com

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Website: www.lanternpharma.com
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Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to: future events or our future financial performance; the potential advantages of our RADR^® platform in identifying drug candidates and patient populations that are likely to respond to a drug candidate; our strategic plans to advance the development of our drug candidates and antibody drug conjugate (ADC) development program; estimates regarding the development timing for our drug candidates and ADC development program; our research and development efforts of our internal drug discovery programs and the utilization of our RADR^® platform to streamline the drug development process; our intention to leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning and genomic data to streamline and transform the pace, risk and cost of oncology drug discovery and development and to identify patient populations that would likely respond to a drug candidate; estimates regarding potential markets and potential market sizes; sales estimates for our drug candidates and our plans to discover and develop drug candidates and to maximize their commercial potential by advancing such drug candidates ourselves or in collaboration with others. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including, without limitation, statements that use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "seek," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "target," "objective," "aim," "upcoming," "should," "will," "would," or the negative of these words or other similar expressions) should be considered forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements, such as (i) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, (ii) the risk that our research and the research of our collaborators may not be successful, (iii) the risk that none of our product candidates has received FDA marketing approval, and we may not be able to successfully initiate, conduct, or conclude clinical testing for or obtain marketing approval for our product candidates, (iv) the risk that no drug product based on our proprietary RADR^® A.I. platform has received FDA marketing approval or otherwise been incorporated into a commercial product, and (v) those other factors set forth in the Risk Factors section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2022. You may access our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the investor SEC filings tab of our website at www.lanternpharma.com or on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Given these risks and uncertainties, we can give no assurances that our forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, or that any other results or events projected or contemplated by our forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and we caution investors not to place undue reliance on these statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release represent our judgment as of the date hereof, and, except as otherwise required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

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FAQ

What is the purpose of Lantern Pharma's share repurchase program?

The share repurchase program aims to enhance shareholder value by buying back common stock.

How much stock is Lantern Pharma authorized to repurchase?

Lantern Pharma is authorized to repurchase up to $7 million worth of its common stock.

When does the share repurchase program extension end?

The share repurchase program has been extended through July 31, 2022.

How many shares has Lantern Pharma repurchased to date?

Since the program's initiation in November 2021, Lantern Pharma has repurchased 475,157 shares.

What is Lantern Pharma's cash position?

As of December 31, 2021, Lantern Pharma had approximately $70.7 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.