Cipher Pharmaceuticals announces the renewal of its normal course buyback offer

OAKVILLE, ON, September 8, 2021 / CNW / – Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: CPH) (“Encrypt“or the”Society“) announced today that it has filed, and the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX“) has accepted, notice of Cipher’s intention to renew its issuer bid (“NCIB“) for its ordinary shares (the”Ordinary actions“).

The TSX Notice provides that Cipher may, during the 12 month period beginning September 10, 2021 and ending on September 9, 2022, purchase for cancellation under the public tender offer up to 1,541,445 of its ordinary shares, representing 10% of its public free float of 15,414,450 ordinary shares as of August 27, 2021 (a total of 26,485,401 common shares were issued and outstanding at that date).

Purchases under the issuer bid will be made through the facilities of the TSX and / or other Canadian trading systems, if eligible, or by any other means permitted by applicable law. applicable securities, including private agreements. These alternative trading systems in Canada include (i) the NEO Bourse inc., (ii) Alpha TSX Exchange, (iii) Chi-X Canada, (iv) Omega ATS, (v) MATCH Now (d / b / a TriAct) and (vi) Pure Trading. Any purchase made over-the-counter pursuant to a public tender offer exemption order issued by a securities regulatory authority in Canada will generally be at a discount from the prevailing market price as provided in such an exemption order.

Purchases made under the TSX public tender offer will be made in accordance with the rules of the TSX at a price equal to the market price at the time of purchase or at any other price authorized by the TSX. In accordance with TSX rules, any daily repurchase (other than under a block purchase exception) from the TSX as part of the issuer bid is limited to a maximum of 12,084 common shares, which represents 25% of the average daily trading volume on the TSX of 48,336 for the six months ended August 31, 2021.

As part of its current public service offering which began on Aug 17, 2020 and expired on August 16, 2021, Cipher had previously sought and received approval from the TSX to repurchase up to 1,613,592 of its common shares. During this period, Cipher repurchased and canceled 707,300 common shares at an average price of approximately $ 1.29 per common share.

Cipher believes that from time to time common stocks trade in price ranges that do not fully reflect their value. In such circumstances, Cipher believes that the acquisition of Common Shares for cancellation may represent an attractive and desirable use of its available funds. Decisions regarding the amount and timing of future purchases of Common Shares will be based on market conditions, share prices and other factors and will be at the discretion of management. Cipher can choose to modify, suspend or discontinue the NCIB at any time. Repurchases under the public tender offer will be funded with cash from Cipher and all repurchased common shares will be canceled. Cipher intends to enter into an automatic purchase plan to take effect on September 10, 2021 with a broker, which will allow Cipher to provide standard instructions in the future, and then purchase common stock in the open market during self-imposed blackout periods. Outside of these blackout periods, common shares may be purchased at the discretion of management.

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Cipher Pharmaceuticals (TSX: CPH) is a specialty pharmaceutical company with a strong and diverse portfolio of commercial, early and late stage products. Cipher acquires products that address unmet medical needs, manages the required clinical development and regulatory approval process, and currently markets these products either directly in Canada or indirectly through partners in Canada, the we, and South America. For more information, visit www.cipherpharma.com.

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