Immune Pharmaceuticals Announces Private Placement of up to $3.4 Million

NEW YORK, May 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: IMNP) ("Immune" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with several institutional investors for a private placement of up to $3.4 million of convertible debentures. The debentures are convertible at any time into up to 1,245,675 shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $2.89 per share, subject to adjustment.  In addition, the investors will receive up to 680,000 shares of the Company's common stock.

The sale of the debentures will be implemented in multiple closings. The Company will sell $1.5 million of convertible debentures to the investors at the initial closing of the transaction and the remaining $1.9 million to the investors in subsequent closings linked to the achievement of certain milestones. The initial closing of the transaction is expected to take place on or about May 9, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Maxim Group LLC is acting as the sole placement agent for the offering.

The securities offered in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or any state securities law.  Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy such common stock, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.

About Immune Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IMNP) applies a personalized approach to treating and developing novel, highly targeted antibody therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with inflammatory diseases and cancer. Immune's lead product candidate, bertilimumab, is in Phase II clinical development for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis as well as for bullous pemphigoid, an orphan autoimmune dermatological condition. Other indications being considered for development include atopic dermatitis, Crohn's disease, severe asthma and Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis (NASH), an inflammatory liver disease. Immune recently expanded its portfolio in immuno-dermatology with topical nano-formulated cyclosporine-A for the treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Immune's oncology subsidiary, Cytovia, plans to develop Ceplene for maintenance remission in AML in combination with IL-2. Additional oncology pipeline products include Azixa® and crolibulin, Phase II clinical stage vascular disrupting agents, and novel technology platforms; bispecific antibodies and NanomAbs™. Maxim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Immune's pain and neurology subsidiary, houses AmiKet™ and AmiKet™ Nano™, pipeline products for the treatment of neuropathic pain. For more information, visit Immune's website at www.immunepharma.com, the content of which is not a part of this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

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