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Oragenics, Inc. Regains Compliance with NYSE American

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Oragenics, Inc. (NYSE American: OGEN) announced that it has regained compliance with NYSE American’s continued listing standards as of February 1, 2023. The company received formal notice from NYSE American confirming that it resolved a prior deficiency related to its low stock price. The compliance indicator will no longer appear, and Oragenics is removed from the noncompliant issuers list. CEO Kimberly Murphy expressed satisfaction with the swift resolution and emphasized ongoing research and development efforts.

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TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oragenics, Inc. (NYSE American: OGEN) (“Oragenics” or the “Company”), a biotech company dedicated to fighting infectious diseases including COVID-19, today announced that the Company has received formal notice from the NYSE American, LLC (“NYSE American”) stating that the Company has regained compliance with the NYSE American’s continued listing standards.

The notice the Company received from NYSE American on February 1, 2023 indicated that the Company resolved the continued listing deficiency with respect to its low selling price as described in Section 1003(f)(v) of the NYSE American Company Guide. The notice further stated that the below compliance (“.BS) indicator will no longer be disseminated and the Company has been removed from the NYSE American noncompliant issuers on the NYSE American’s website.

Commenting on the matter, President and CEO Ms. Kimberly Murphy stated: “We are pleased that we have been able to quickly regain compliance with the NYSE American’s continued listing standards as we continue to focus on our research and development efforts.”

About Oragenics, Inc.

Oragenics, Inc. is a development-stage company dedicated to fighting infectious diseases, including those caused by coronaviruses and multidrug-resistant organisms. Its lead product is NT-CoV2-1, an intranasal vaccine candidate to prevent COVID-19 and variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The NT-CoV2-1 program leverages coronavirus spike protein research licensed from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) with a focus on reducing viral transmission and offering a more patient-friendly intranasal administration. Its lantibiotics program features a novel class of antibiotics against bacteria that have developed resistance to commercial antibiotics. For more information about Oragenics, please visit www.oragenics.com.

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This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and information currently available. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. Investors should be cautious in relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the Company’s ability to advance the development of its vaccine candidate and lantibiotics candidate under the timelines and in accord with the milestones it projects; the Company’s ability to obtain funding, non-dilutive or otherwise, for the development of the vaccine and lantibiotic product candidates, whether through its own cash on hand, or another alternative source; the regulatory application process, research and development stages, and future clinical data and analysis relating to vaccines and lantibiotics, including any meetings, decisions by regulatory authorities, such as the FDA and investigational review boards, whether favorable or unfavorable; the potential application of our vaccine candidate to variants and other coronaviruses; the Company’s ability to obtain, maintain and enforce necessary patent and other intellectual property protection; the nature of competition and development relating to COVID-19 immunization and therapeutic treatments and demand for vaccines and antibiotics; the Company’s expectations as to the outcome of preclinical studies, nasal administration, transmission, manufacturing, storage and distribution; other potential adverse impacts due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, such as delays in regulatory review, interruptions to manufacturers and supply chains, adverse impacts on healthcare systems and disruption of the global economy; the ability to sustain compliance with our listing requirements; and general economic and market conditions and risks, as well as other uncertainties described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information set forth in this press release is as of the date hereof. You should consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements included in this press release and not place undue reliance on such statements. We do not assume any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by law.

Oragenics, Inc.

Kimberly Murphy, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: 813-286-7900

kmurphy@oragenics.com

or

LHA Investor Relations

Tirth T. Patel

Tel: 212-201-6614

tpatel@lhai.com

Source: Oragenics, Inc.

FAQ

What recent announcement did Oragenics (OGEN) make regarding NYSE compliance?

Oragenics announced that it has regained compliance with NYSE American's continued listing standards on February 1, 2023.

What deficiency did Oragenics resolve to regain NYSE compliance?

The deficiency was related to Oragenics' low selling price as outlined in NYSE American's Company Guide.

Who commented on Oragenics' compliance status?

CEO Kimberly Murphy commented on the company's swift resolution of the compliance issue.

When was the compliance notice issued to Oragenics?

The compliance notice was issued on February 1, 2023.

What does it mean for Oragenics to regain NYSE compliance?

Regaining NYSE compliance means that Oragenics will no longer be listed among noncompliant issuers and can continue trading on the NYSE American.

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