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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FTC Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FTCI), a leading provider of solar tracker systems, software, and engineering services, announced today that it has entered into an amended credit agreement with its lenders, relating primarily to the principal prepayment terms and the financial covenants that would have applied during the remainder of 2026.

Key terms of the amendment include the following:

• Deferral of $5 million cash repayment requirement that was otherwise due September, 30, 2026 to March 31, 2027
• No financial covenants apply to the third quarter of 2026 and will not apply to the fourth quarter of 2026
• Future cash balance covenant adjusted to $15 million and will be tested starting January 4, 2027
• Removal of full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA covenant
• Introduction of first quarter 2027 adjusted EBITDA covenant of $2 million
• Other financial covenants (revenue, direct margin, purchase order amounts) begin to apply at the end of the first quarter of 2027

“We’re pleased to announce this amendment, which reflects the strength of our partnership with our lenders, and the progress we continue to make as a company,” said Anthony Carroll, CEO of FTC Solar. “These adjustments provide us with greater flexibility to execute our business strategy and position the company for sustainable, long-term growth, while allowing that growth to develop organically.”

Additional information related to the amended agreement can be found in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed today with SEC.

About FTC Solar Inc.
Founded in 2017 by a group of renewable energy industry veterans, FTC Solar is a leading provider of solar tracker systems, technology, software, and engineering services. Solar trackers significantly increase energy production at solar power installations by dynamically optimizing solar panel orientation to the sun. FTC Solar’s innovative tracker designs provide compelling performance and reliability, with an industry-leading installation cost-per-watt advantage.

FTC Solar Investor Contact:
Bill Michalek 
Vice President, Investor Relations 
FTC Solar
T: (737) 241-8618 
E: IR@FTCSolar.com

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MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TELA Bio, Inc. (“TELA Bio” or the “Company”), a commercial-stage medical technology company focused on providing innovative soft-tissue reconstruction solutions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for the Company’s Liora Monofilament Scaffold (“Liora”) product.

Liora is a fully resorbable surgical mesh device for soft tissue reinforcement that will enable TELA Bio to expand its footprint in the soft tissue reconstruction market and is the first implant to be fully developed in the Company’s ISO 8 certified cleanroom in Malvern, PA.

“FDA 510(k) clearance is a significant milestone for TELA Bio as Liora is the first fully resorbable synthetic product in our portfolio to be designed and produced in-house by our team of innovative engineers,” said Heather Getz, CEO of TELA Bio. “The addition of Liora to our portfolio expands the options available to surgeons and patients for their soft tissue reconstruction needs.”

The Company will provide more details on the upcoming third quarter earnings call, expected to be hosted in early November.

About TELA Bio, Inc.

TELA Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: TELA) is a commercial-stage medical technology company focused on providing innovative technologies that optimize clinical outcomes by prioritizing the preservation and restoration of the patient’s own anatomy. The Company is committed to providing surgeons with advanced, economically effective soft-tissue reconstruction solutions that leverage the patient’s natural healing response while minimizing long-term exposure to permanent synthetic materials. For more information, visit www.telabio.com.

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These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially and adversely from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to statements relating to the anticipated benefits and commercial opportunity arising from the 510(k) clearance of the Liora Monofilament Scaffold; the impact to our business from macroeconomic conditions, including recessionary concerns, banking instability, increasing market interest rates, monetary policy changes, changes in trade policies, including tariffs and trade protection measures, and inflationary pressures, potentially impacting our ability to market our products, including the launch of new products; demand for our products related to changes in volumes or frequency of surgical procedures, including due to outbreak of illness or disease, cybersecurity events impacting hospital operations, potential hospital closures, labor and hospital staffing shortages, supply chain disruptions to critical surgical and hospital supplies, pricing pressures or any other applicable adverse healthcare economic factors; our ability to achieve or sustain profitability; our ability to gain market acceptance for our products and to accurately forecast and meet customer demand; our ability to compete successfully; our ability to successfully reduce our operating expenses through our cost reduction initiatives and to realize the anticipated benefits from such initiatives; that data from earlier studies related to our products and interim data from ongoing studies may not be replicated in later studies or indicative of future data; our ability to enhance our product offerings, including successful launch of new products; our ability to maintain expanded market access; product development and manufacturing problems; capacity constraints or delays in production of our products; maintenance of coverage and adequate reimbursement for procedures using our products; and product defects or failures. These risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Any forward-looking statements that we make in this announcement speak only as of the date of this press release, and TELA Bio assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this press release, except as required under applicable law.

Investor Contact
Louisa Smith
ir@telabio.com

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in defense, national security, and global markets, today announced multiple contract awards totaling over $100 million to develop prototype mission applications and cyber capabilities providing space intelligence data in support of joint operations across the space and cyberspace domains.

Work under the contracts will provide warfighters with capabilities to collect and process complex radio frequency (RF) signals, develop intelligence on the operational environment and support the joint targeting cycle – the process used to identify, prioritize and target assets. The prototype systems will support electronic warfare and offensive cyber operations, including capabilities for access and battle damage assessment.

The work leverages the KnownSpace^® Network, Kratos’ global RF collection infrastructure consisting of more than 190 strategically placed sensors around the world, along with RF data and capabilities provided by KnownSpace Recon+™, Kratos’ field-portable space domain awareness (SDA) terminals. In addition, the contracts will leverage Kratos’ software products, analytics and expertise in RF, signal processing, cybersecurity and software development, establishing a proven technology base that can be adapted and integrated to meet emerging space and cyber mission requirements.

“Kratos brings decades of space experience together with proven commercial technology and agile engineering to solve some of today’s most complex mission challenges,” said Greg Caicedo, Senior Vice President at Kratos. “Our systems, software and hardware support missions across SDA, command & control, satellite operations and cybersecurity. By building on proven technology and rapidly adapting it to emerging mission needs, we can deliver new capabilities faster and keep pace as the space environment changes.”

The Kratos KnownSpace family of SDA products and services which support these awards provide deep insights for global, sovereign, and tactical operations. Built on more than 30 years of satellite monitoring and RF expertise, the KnownSpace family combines global RF sensing, software, managed operations and deployable systems to detect, characterize and understand satellite and terrestrial activity. Solutions include enterprise software applications, portable form factors that can be deployed anywhere and persistent global RF signal monitoring and geolocation through its KnownSpace Network of over 20 locations and 190 sensors worldwide—the largest commercially owned, commercially operated (COCO) RF sensor network.

Due to security related, competitive and other considerations, no additional information will be provided.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology, products, system and software company addressing the defense, national security, and commercial markets. Kratos makes true internally funded research, development, capital and other investments, to rapidly develop, produce and field solutions that address our customers’ mission critical needs and requirements. At Kratos, affordability is a technology, and we seek to utilize proven, leading-edge approaches and technology, not unproven bleeding edge approaches or technology, with Kratos’ approach designed to reduce cost, schedule and risk, enabling us to be first to market with cost effective solutions. We believe that Kratos is known as an innovative disruptive change agent in the industry, a company that is an expert in designing products and systems up front for successful rapid, large quantity, low- cost future manufacturing which is a value-add competitive differentiator for our large traditional prime system integrator partners and also to our government and commercial customers. Kratos intends to pursue program and contract opportunities as the prime or lead contractor when we believe that our probability of win (PWin) is high and any investment required by Kratos is within our capital resource comfort level. We intend to partner and team with a large, traditional system integrator when our assessment of PWin is greater or required investment is beyond Kratos’ comfort level. Kratos’ primary business areas include virtualized ground systems for satellites and space vehicles including software for command & control (C2) and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C), jet powered unmanned aerial drone systems, hypersonic vehicles and rocket systems, propulsion systems for drones, missiles, loitering munitions, supersonic systems, space craft and launch systems, C5ISR and microwave electronic products for missile, radar, missile defense, space, satellite, counter UAS, directed energy, communication and other systems, and virtual & augmented reality training systems for the warfighter. For more information, visit www.KratosDefense.com and follow Kratos on LinkedIn and X.

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Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended December 29, 2025, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by Kratos.

Press Contact:
Claire Cantrell
claire.cantrell@kratosdefense.com

Kratos Investor Information:
877-934-4687
investor@kratosdefense.com

— Global, first-in-human study underway designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, and initial clinical efficacy of PM577a —

— PM577a is designed as a one-time therapy to correct the H1069Q mutation in ATP7B, the most prevalent Wilson disease-causing mutation in North
America and Europe‌ —

— PM577 granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation by the U.S. FDA —

— Initial clinical data expected in 2027 —

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prime Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRME), a biotechnology company committed to delivering a new class of differentiated one-time curative genetic therapies, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Company’s global Phase 1/2 clinical trial of PM577a, an investigational in vivo Prime Editor for H1069Q-mutated Wilson disease. The milestone marks the initiation of the first clinical study of an in vivo Prime Editing therapy from Prime Medicine, as well as the first clinical evaluation of the company’s liver franchise. The company also announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Rare Pediatric Disease (RPD) designation to PM577 for Wilson disease.

“Dosing the first patient with PM577a is a meaningful step toward our goal of delivering a transformative, one-time treatment for people living with Wilson disease,” said Allan Reine, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Prime Medicine. “We’ve seen strong interest from patients and physicians that, together with our patient identification and prescreening efforts, positions us well for efficient enrollment. More broadly, PM577a reflects the modularity of our platform. While this initial candidate is designed to correct H1069Q, the most prevalent disease-causing mutation in the United States and Europe, the same shared LNP delivery approach provides a path to expand into additional Wilson disease patient populations globally, beginning with our follow-on candidate designed to correct the R778L mutation, the most common mutation in East Asian populations.”

“Wilson disease is a serious, progressive genetic disorder with no approved curative therapy. Current pharmacologic treatments require lifelong management and can be limited by tolerability and adherence challenges,” said Mohammed Asmal, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of Prime Medicine. “PM577a is designed to correct the H1069Q mutation at its genetic root through a single administration, with the potential to offer patients a one-time curative treatment, ideally before irreversible liver and neurological damage occur. Because Wilson disease frequently presents during childhood and adolescence, we are particularly encouraged by the FDA’s Rare Pediatric Disease designation for PM577, which underscores the significant unmet need for therapies capable of altering the course of disease early in life.”

Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial

The Phase 1/2 clinical trial is an open-label, global, first-in-human study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary clinical efficacy of ascending doses of PM577a in adults and adolescents with Wilson disease containing at least one p.H1069Q allele in the ATP7B gene. The study will initially enroll adults who are clinically stable on standard-of-care therapy. Initial efficacy measures may include copper efflux by ⁶⁴Cu PET, serum ceruloplasmin, non-ceruloplasmin-bound copper, and 24-hour urinary copper excretion, among others. The trial will also evaluate discontinuation of baseline standard-of-care therapies.

Additional information about the trial is available at ClinicalTrials.gov under identifier NCT07748403.

Rare Pediatric Disease Designation

FDA grants Rare Pediatric Disease designation to investigational therapies intended to treat serious or life-threatening diseases that primarily affect individuals from birth through 18 years of age and affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. Under the FDA’s Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) program, a sponsor that receives an approval for a New Drug Application (NDA) or Biologics License Application (BLA) for a rare pediatric disease may qualify for a voucher that can be redeemed to receive a priority review for a subsequent marketing application, or it can be sold or transferred to another company.

About PM577

PM577 is a family of lipid nanoparticle-formulated Prime Editing products designed to correct pathogenic ATP7B mutations in hepatocytes through a single intravenous infusion. Prime Medicine’s initial candidate, PM577a, targets the ATP7B H1069Q mutation, the most prevalent Wilson disease-causing allele in North America and Europe. PM577a has been granted Rare Pediatric Disease designation by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of Wilson disease. The Company intends to develop additional products to address the majority of pathogenic variants on a global basis. A follow-on candidate is in preclinical development targeting R778L, the most common mutant allele in East Asian populations.

About Wilson Disease

Wilson disease is a rare, serious and progressive genetic disorder of hepatic copper transport caused by loss-of-function mutations in the ATP7B gene. Impaired biliary excretion drives progressive copper accumulation in the liver, followed by multiorgan involvement, including the brain, kidneys and cornea. Current pharmacologic therapies, including copper chelators and zinc salts, are non-curative, require lifelong daily treatment and carry tolerability and adherence challenges. Liver transplantation remains the only curative option but is constrained by organ availability and carries substantial procedural risk. PM577a is designed to offer patients with H1069Q-mutated Wilson disease a one-time therapy that corrects the disease at its genetic root.

About Prime Medicine

Prime Medicine is a leading biotechnology company dedicated to creating and delivering the next generation of gene editing therapies to patients. The Company is deploying its proprietary Prime Editing platform, a versatile, precise and efficient gene editing technology, to develop a new class of differentiated one-time curative genetic therapies. Designed to make only the right edit at the right position within a gene while minimizing unwanted DNA modifications, Prime Editors have the potential to repair almost all types of genetic mutations and work in many different tissues, organs and cell types. Taken together, Prime Editing’s versatile gene editing capabilities could unlock opportunities across thousands of potential indications.

Prime Medicine is currently progressing a diversified portfolio of investigational therapeutic programs organized around its core areas of focus: liver, lung, and immunology and oncology. Across each core area, Prime Medicine is focused initially on a set of high-value programs, each targeting a disease with well-understood biology and a clearly defined clinical development and regulatory path, and each expected to provide the foundation for expansion into additional opportunities. For more information, please visit www.primemedicine.com.

© 2026 Prime Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. PRIME MEDICINE, the Prime Medicine logos, and PASSIGE are trademarks of Prime Medicine, Inc. All other trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, without limitation, implied and express statements about Prime Medicine’s beliefs and expectations regarding: the potential of PM577a to correct the causative mutations of, and to cure, H1069Q-mutated Wilson disease; the global Phase 1/2 clinical trial of PM577a, including the efficiency of patient enrollment, trial design, and timing of initial clinical data in 2027; the continued development and advancement of the Company’s Wilson disease program, including the development of follow-on candidates; the significance and potential benefits of the RPD designation for PM577a; the modularity of the Prime Editing platform and its LNP and the benefits thereof; and the potential of Prime Editing to unlock opportunities across thousands of potential indications.

Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, risks associated with: uncertainties related to Prime Medicine’s product candidates entering clinical trials; the authorization, initiation, and conduct of preclinical and IND-enabling studies and other development requirements for potential product candidates, including uncertainties related to opening INDs and obtaining regulatory approvals; risks related to the development and optimization of new technologies, the results of preclinical studies, or clinical studies not being predictive of future results in connection with future studies; the scope of protection Prime Medicine is able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering its Prime Editing technology; Prime Medicine’s ability to identify and enter into future license agreements and collaborations; Prime Medicine’s expectations regarding the anticipated timeline of its cash runway and future financial performance; and general economic, industry and market conditions. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Prime Medicine’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as any subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Prime Medicine’s views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Prime Medicine explicitly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements subject to any obligations under applicable law. No representations or warranties (expressed or implied) are made about the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements.

Investor and Media Contacts

Gregory Dearborn
Prime Medicine
857-209-0696
gdearborn@primemedicine.com

Hannah Deresiewicz
Precision AQ
212-362-1200
hannah.deresiewicz@precisionaq.com

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sofwave Medical Ltd (“the Company”) (TASE: SOFW), an emerging leader in energy-based non-invasive, aesthetic medical devices for practitioners worldwide, today announced that Louis Scafuri, Chief Executive Officer, and Assaf Korner, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the Jefferies Private MedTech Virtual Summit on October 7 – 8, 2026.

Jefferies Private MedTech Virtual Summit
Presentation Format: Corporate overview
Presentation Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Presentation Time: 11:30 a.m. ET
Webcast: Click Here

About Sofwave Medical Ltd.
Sofwave Medical Ltd. (TASE: SOFW) is a global regenerative aesthetics company advancing non-invasive technologies for skin and body. Its proprietary SUPERB™ (Synchronous Ultrasound Parallel Beam) technology delivers controlled ultrasound energy to the mid-dermis to stimulate the body’s natural regenerative response and is FDA-cleared for the treatment of facial lines and wrinkles, lifting the eyebrow and lax submental and neck tissue, improving the appearance of skin laxity on the upper arms, short-term improvement in the appearance of cellulite, and treatment of acne scars.

Sofwave’s portfolio also includes Pure Impact™, which utilizes electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) technology for muscle strengthening, toning and firming. Together, Sofwave’s technologies provide physicians with clinically supported, non-invasive solutions for the evolving needs of aesthetic patients worldwide.

Investor Contact:
Brian Ritchie
LifeSci Advisors LLC
(212) 915-2578
britchie@lifesciadvisors.com

Milestone advances Phase 3 program toward topline results expected in mid 2027

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — vTv Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: VTVT), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing cadisegliatin, a novel oral investigational therapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D), today announced that the Company has completed enrollment of its Phase 3 Cadisegliatin as Adjunctive Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes (CATT1) study. A total of 166 patients have been randomized in the study evaluating cadisegliatin, a potential first-in-class oral, liver-selective glucokinase activator that has received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunctive therapy to insulin for the treatment of T1D.

“Completing enrollment for the CATT1 study is a significant milestone for vTv, and we’re deeply grateful to the study participants whose commitment made this possible,” said Paul Sekhri, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of vTv Therapeutics. “Cadisegliatin has the potential to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia, which remains a significant unmet need for people living with T1D, and we look forward to completing the study and reporting topline results in mid 2027.”

An estimated 9.5 million people worldwide live with T1D, and this number is projected to reach 14.7 million by 2040.ⁱ Despite advances in diabetes technology, significant gaps persist in achieving optimal day-to-day glycemic control,ⁱⁱ and hypoglycemia remains a daily burden on the lives of people living with T1D. The CATT1 study is evaluating the potential of cadisegliatin to reduce clinically significant hypoglycemia while improving overall glycemic control.

“This milestone is an important step forward for the cadisegliatin program,” said Thomas Strack, MD, Chief Medical Officer of vTv Therapeutics. “Our focus now is maintaining the quality and integrity of the study through completion and continuing the important work of advancing cadisegliatin development toward potential approval.”

About the Phase 3 CATT1 Study
Cadisegliatin as Adjunctive Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes (CATT1) (NCT06334133) is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of cadisegliatin over six months in individuals with T1D 18 years or older who are on multiple daily insulin injections or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, along with continuous glucose monitoring. Participants were randomized to receive cadisegliatin 800 mg once daily, cadisegliatin 800 mg twice daily, or placebo. The primary efficacy endpoint will assess the incidence of level 2 and level 3 hypoglycemic events. Secondary endpoints include changes in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), time in target glucose range, and the incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis in cadisegliatin-treated participants compared with placebo. Additional information about the study is available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06334133.

About Cadisegliatin
Cadisegliatin (TTP399) is a novel, oral small-molecule, glucokinase activator being investigated in the U.S. as a potential first-in-class adjunctive treatment for T1D. In nonclinical studies, cadisegliatin acted selectively on the liver and increased the activity of glucokinase independently of insulin. These studies support clinical investigation of whether cadisegliatin can improve glycemic control through hepatic glucose uptake and glycogen storage. Cadisegliatin has been granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Cadisegliatin is under investigation, and its safety and efficacy have not been established. There is no guarantee that this product will receive health authority approval or become commercially available for the use being investigated.

About vTv Therapeutics
vTv Therapeutics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing oral, small molecule drug candidates intended to help treat people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. vTv’s clinical pipeline is led by cadisegliatin, a potential first-in-class oral glucokinase activator being investigated in a U.S. Phase 3 study for the treatment of T1D. vTv and its development partners are investigating multiple molecules across different indications for chronic diseases. Learn more at vtvtherapeutics.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

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Investor Contact
John Fraunces
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
jfraunces@lifesciadvisors.com

Media Contact
Caren Begun
TellMed Strategies
201-396-8551
caren.begun@tmstrat.com

ⁱ Ogle G, Wang F, Haynes A, et al, Global type 1 diabetes prevalence, incidence, and mortality estimates 2025: Results from the International diabetes Federation Atlas, 11th Edition, and the T1D Index Version 3.0. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2025; 225. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112277.
ⁱⁱ Jacobs PG, Levy CJ, Brown SA, et al. Research Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities in Automated Insulin Delivery Systems. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2025;19(4):937-949. doi: 10.1177/19322968251338754.

~ Acceptance into ETP enables early FDA engagement to support development of the RaniPill® platform technology ~

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RANI), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on oral delivery of biologics, today announced that the RaniPill^® Capsule™ platform technology has been accepted into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emerging Technology Program (ETP).

The FDA’s Emerging Technology Program, administered within the Agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), is designed to support the development and implementation of innovative approaches to pharmaceutical product design and manufacturing. Technologies accepted into the program must demonstrate the potential to improve pharmaceutical product quality and incorporate novel elements for which the FDA has limited review or inspection experience. Participation provides Rani with early, direct engagement with the FDA’s Emerging Technology Team to address technical and regulatory considerations related to the RaniPill platform, including through pre-submission meetings and potential site visits. Importantly, these interactions can address the broader applicability of the underlying technology rather than being limited to individual drug products.

“Our acceptance into the FDA’s Emerging Technology Program reflects the Agency’s recognition of the RaniPill^® platform as a novel and innovative approach to the oral delivery of biologics,” said Talat Imran, Chief Executive Officer of Rani Therapeutics. “This program enables direct, collaborative access to the FDA on a technology as novel as Rani’s, and we expect that engagement to be especially valuable as we work to automate our vertically integrated manufacturing process in anticipation of broader clinical use. Combined with our rare disease, immunology, and obesity focused partnerships with Chugai, ProGen and PegBio, this milestone reflects our continued confidence in the RaniPill platform’s potential as an alternative to injectable biologics. We look forward to working closely with the FDA as we continue to advance the platform.”

About Rani Therapeutics
Rani Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on advancing technologies to enable the development of orally administered biologics and drugs. Rani has developed the RaniPill^® Capsule™, a novel, proprietary and patented platform technology, intended to replace subcutaneous injection or intravenous infusion of biologics and drugs with oral dosing. Rani has successfully conducted several preclinical and clinical studies to evaluate safety, tolerability and bioavailability using RaniPill^® Capsule technology.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the potential of Rani’s RaniPill^® platform to convert injectable biologics into oral therapies, and to address unmet needs in the treatment of patients requiring injectable biologics, the anticipated value of Rani’s engagement with the FDA under the Emerging Technology Program, Rani’s plans to automate its vertically integrated manufacturing process in anticipation of broader clinical use, Rani’s expectations regarding its partnerships with Chugai, ProGen and PegBio and the continued development of the RaniPill platform. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Words such as “continue,” “intend,” “look forward to,” “potential,” “expect,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Rani’s current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with Rani’s business in general and the other risks described in Rani’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Rani’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and subsequent filings and reports by Rani. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made and are based on management’s assumptions and estimates as of such date. Rani undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.

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Continued purchases and organic accumulation drive approximately 11% growth in SOL holdings since the Company’s August 12 Earnings Update

Preliminary September 30 estimates indicate double-digit SPS growth and NAV per share growth of more than 100%, both measured from August 12

In Q3, SOL outperformed the Nasdaq-100 by 56%, and DFDV outperformed SOL by 1.5x over that same period

CHAD brings Digital Credit 2.0 to income investors: a 13% annual dividend rate supported by a productive SOL treasury

BOCA RATON, FL, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company” or “DeFi Dev Corp.”), the first U.S. public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana (“SOL”), today announced that it has added approximately 26,203 SOL to its treasury since September 28, 2026, bringing total holdings to approximately 2,564,212 SOL and SOL equivalents worth $302M.

The latest increase brings total SOL and SOL equivalents growth to approximately 11% since the Company’s Q2 earnings report on August 12. With the recently established $300 million CHAD ATM providing an additional source of growth capital, the Company believes its SOL accumulation flywheel is continuing to gain momentum.

Preliminary Q3 Estimates: Per-Share Growth Metrics and Stronger Liquidity
Alongside continued accumulation, the Company expects to report substantial growth in its per-share metrics and a stronger balance sheet as of September 30, 2026. Based on preliminary estimates, the Company expects to report the following changes as of September 30, 2026, compared with August 12, 2026:

• Double-digit growth in SOL per share (“SPS”).
• More than 100% growth in net asset value (“NAV”) per share.
• Double-digit growth in total SOL and SOL equivalents.
• A reduction in notional SOL-denominated borrowings.
• More than 100% growth in cash and cash equivalents.

These preliminary estimates reflect roughly seven weeks of rapid progress in expanding the Company’s SOL treasury, increasing SOL exposure per common share, and strengthening liquidity.

“The DFDV ship is flying at lightning speed. We have continued buying SOL and have grown our treasury by 11% since August 12,” said Joseph Onorati, Chief Executive Officer of DeFi Development Corp. “Those gains are adding up. We expect to report double digit growth in SOL per share and more than a doubling of NAV per share since our August update. Our focus remains on making each common share represent more SOL over time.”

The Company intends to continue accumulating SOL through disciplined capital deployment and organic treasury growth, while putting its holdings to work through staking and validator operations. Its capital allocation strategy remains focused on accretive growth for common shareholders alongside prudent management of liabilities and liquidity.

The anticipated September 30 metrics are preliminary, remain subject to finalization, and may differ from the Company’s final reported results. See the forward-looking statements and supplemental metric disclosures at the end of this press release.

CHAD: First Dividend Marks a Milestone in Digital Credit 2.0
On October 1, 2026, DFDV paid CHAD’s first dividend, marking a milestone for its Nasdaq-listed variable-rate preferred stock. CHAD currently carries a 13% annual dividend rate on its $10 stated amount, equivalent to $1.30 per share annually at the current rate, with dividend payments continuing each business day when declared.

With payments underway, the Company is focused on expanding investor awareness, market access, and liquidity as it works toward establishing CHAD at its $10 stated amount and scaling it as a source of capital for DFDV’s next phase of growth.

The Company views CHAD as Digital Credit 2.0: preferred equity supported by a productive treasury. Through staking and validator operations, DFDV’s SOL holdings generate recurring rewards and fees, providing an organic source of income to support dividend obligations. The Company continues to maintain ample dividend coverage, while additional SOL accumulation can expand the treasury’s earning capacity over time.

“CHAD is fuel for the DFDV engine and central to our next phase of growth,” said Joseph Onorati, Chief Executive Officer of DeFi Development Corp. “It opens our strategy to income investors and gives us another source of capital to accumulate SOL and expand the treasury’s earning power. Our focus now is on building investor awareness, deepening liquidity, and establishing CHAD at its $10 stated amount.”

“We see a significant opportunity to scale CHAD from here,” continued Onorati. “Trading at par would position us to raise additional perpetual capital on terms that support accretive growth for common shareholders, while offering CHAD holders a compelling income stream. That is the next phase we are working toward.”

Learn more about CHAD at www.defidevcorp.com/chad.

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About DeFi Development Corp.
DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) has adopted a treasury policy under which the principal holding in its treasury reserve is allocated to SOL. Through this strategy, the Company provides investors with direct economic exposure to SOL, while also actively participating in the growth of the Solana ecosystem. In addition to holding and staking SOL, DeFi Development Corp. operates its own validator infrastructure, generating staking rewards and fees from delegated stake. The Company is also engaged across decentralized finance (DeFi) opportunities and continues to explore innovative ways to support and benefit from Solana’s expanding application layer.

The Company is also an AI-powered online platform that connects the commercial real estate industry by providing value-add services and software subscriptions to multifamily and commercial property professionals, as the Company connects the increasingly complex ecosystem that stakeholders have to manage. The Company’s data and software offerings are generally offered on a subscription basis as software as a service.

Forward Looking Statements and Metrics
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expected September 30, 2026 metrics and growth in SPS, NAV per share, SOL holdings and cash balances; anticipated changes in borrowings and liquidity; future SOL accumulation and per-share accretion; capital raising and deployment, the anticipated issuance price of shares under the CHAD ATM program, the CHAD dividend rate, the declaration and payment of CHAD dividends, the intended use of proceeds, and the Company’s ability to expand its SOL treasury and increase revenue, and can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on the Company’s current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the future of its business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict, many of which are outside of the Company’s control. The Company’s actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements.

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: (i) fluctuations in the market price of SOL and any associated losses that the Company may incur as a result of a decrease in the market price of SOL; (ii) a failure for the demand for SOL, or activity on the SOL network, to continue to develop and grow we anticipate or at all; (iii) volatility in our stock price, including due to future issuances of common stock and securities convertible into common stock; (iv) the effect of and uncertainties related to the ongoing volatility in interest rates; (v) our ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future; (vi) the impact on our business of the regulatory environment and complexities of complying with such environment, including changes in securities laws or other laws or regulations; (vii) changes in the accounting treatment relating to the Company’s SOL holdings; (viii) our ability to respond to general economic conditions; (ix) our ability to manage our growth effectively and our expectations regarding the development and expansion of our business; (x) our ability to access sources of capital, including debt financing and other sources of capital to finance operations and growth; and (xi) the risk that the Company’s preliminary estimates as of September 30, 2026 differ materially from its final results; (xii) risks relating to CHAD, including that the dividend rate may be adjusted, that dividends are payable only when declared, that CHAD may trade below its stated amount and that staking and validator rewards may be insufficient to support dividend payments; (xiii) other risks and uncertainties more fully described in the section captioned “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports we file with the SEC.

As a result of these matters, changes in facts, assumptions not being realized, or other circumstances, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from the expected results discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

SPS and NAV per share are supplemental analytical measures used by management to assess the Company’s treasury strategy and economic exposure attributable to common shareholders. For purposes of this release, NAV reflects the value of SOL and SOL equivalents, plus cash and cash equivalents, less SOL-denominated liabilities, outstanding principal of out-of-the-money convertible debt, other debt, and the aggregate notional amount of preferred equity. NAV per share reflects that amount divided by adjusted common shares outstanding, which includes ordinary shares outstanding, shares underlying restricted stock units and vested options, and applicable dilution from assumed exercise of in-the-money warrants and conversion of in-the-money convertible securities. Related adjustments to NAV reflect assumed warrant exercise proceeds and the removal of debt assumed converted, as applicable, to avoid double counting. SPS expresses the corresponding net SOL exposure per adjusted common share, with the SPS growth comparison applying the updated, liability-adjusted methodology and a SOL reference price to both measurement dates. These measures depend on valuation and capital structure assumptions and do not represent GAAP book value per share, liquidation proceeds, or shareholder investment returns. Preliminary estimates are not audited and remain subject to completion of the Company’s financial close and verification of underlying balances and share counts, and final results may differ materially.

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (“CoreCivic”) announced today that it will release its 2026 third quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. A live broadcast of CoreCivic’s conference call will begin at 10:00 a.m. central time (11:00 a.m. eastern time) on Thursday, November 5, 2026.

To participate via telephone and join the call live, please register in advance. Upon registration at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/si7rqqax/lan/en/, telephone participants will receive a confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number and a unique passcode.

Participants may access the audio-only webcast of the conference call from the Company’s website at www.corecivic.com under the “Events & Presentations” section of the “Investors” page. A replay of the webcast will be available for seven days.

About CoreCivic

CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that help build safer, healthier, and more productive communities one person at a time through residential corrections, detention, and reentry management, complementary service offerings to the corrections industry that include pharmaceutical, transportation, and alternatives to incarceration, and government real estate solutions. We are the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and one of the largest operators of such facilities in the United States. We have been a flexible and dependable partner for government for more than 40 years. Our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good. Learn more at www.corecivic.com.

Contact:

Investors: Jeb Bachmann – Managing Director, Investor Relations – (615) 263-3024 Media: Steve Owen – Vice President, Communications – (615) 263-3107

– Expands patient access to opioid-sparing pain control and advances 5×30 strategy – 

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX), the industry leader in its commitment to deliver innovative, non-opioid pain therapies to transform the lives of patients, today announced a strategic partnership with Molteni Farmaceutici to expand access to opioid-sparing postsurgical pain management across European markets. Through this partnership, Molteni Farmaceutici will receive exclusive rights to distribute and commercialize EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension), Pacira’s long-acting, local analgesic for postsurgical pain management, within the licensed territories.

“We are excited to announce another strategic partnership that advances our 5×30 growth strategy and reinforces our commitment to expanding patient access to best-practice opioid-sparing postsurgical pain management,” said Frank D. Lee, chief executive officer of Pacira BioSciences. “With Molteni Farmaceutici’s longstanding leadership in pain management and extensive distribution network across Europe, they are ideally positioned to unlock EXPAREL’s full potential in key European markets.”

“This agreement is highly complementary with Molteni’s strategic priorities, and represents an important step in Molteni’s international growth and expansion strategy, while adding an innovative and differentiated medicine to our portfolio. We believe EXPAREL represents a compelling opportunity to address the significant unmet need for effective postsurgical pain management across Europe,” said Gianluca Corbinelli, chief executive officer at Molteni Farmaceutici. “We look forward to bringing this important treatment to more patients and healthcare providers across the region.”

Under the terms of the agreement, Pacira will receive an undisclosed upfront payment, a supply price, and royalties on future commercial sales by Molteni Farmaceutici in licensed territories. Pacira will manufacture EXPAREL. Molteni Farmaceutici will lead regulatory, market access, and commercialization activities across the licensed territories, leveraging its established leadership and proven track record in pain management. Molteni Farmaceutici plans to launch EXPAREL sequentially, beginning with Italy, Germany, Austria, and Poland, and pursue approval in Switzerland. The first commercial sale is expected in 2027.

This partnership reflects the companies’ shared commitment to improving postsurgical pain management by combining Pacira’s differentiated product with Molteni Farmaceutici’s strong commercial execution capabilities and deep understanding of local European markets.

Locust Walk acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Pacira in the transaction.

About Molteni Farmaceutici

Molteni Farmaceutici is an Italian pharmaceutical company with a long-standing heritage of over 130 years and a strong focus on specialty care. The company is recognized for its commitment to excellence in pain management, oncology supportive care and hospital-based treatments, delivering high-quality therapies that improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

About Pacira

Pacira delivers innovative, non-opioid pain therapies to transform the lives of patients. Pacira has two commercial-stage non-opioid treatments: EXPAREL^® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension), a long-acting local analgesic for post-surgical pain management and ZILRETTA^® (triamcinolone acetonide extended-release injectable suspension), an extended-release, intra-articular injection indicated for the management of osteoarthritis knee pain. The company is also advancing a pipeline of clinical-stage assets for musculoskeletal pain and adjacencies. Its most advanced product candidate, PCRX-201 (enekinragene inzadenovec), a novel locally administered gene therapy, is in Phase 2 clinical development for osteoarthritis of the knee. To learn more about Pacira, visit www.pacira.com.

About EXPAREL^® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension)

EXPAREL is indicated to produce postsurgical local analgesia via infiltration in patients aged 6 years and older, and postsurgical regional analgesia via an interscalene brachial plexus block in adults, a sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa in adults, and an adductor canal block in adults. The safety and effectiveness of EXPAREL have not been established to produce postsurgical regional analgesia via other nerve blocks besides an interscalene brachial plexus nerve block, a sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa, or an adductor canal block. The product combines bupivacaine with multivesicular liposomes, a proven product delivery technology that delivers medication over a desired time period. EXPAREL represents the first and only multivesicular liposome local anesthetic that can be utilized in the peri- or postsurgical setting. By utilizing the multivesicular liposome platform, a single dose of EXPAREL delivers bupivacaine over time, providing significant reductions in cumulative pain scores with up to a 78 percent decrease in opioid consumption; the clinical benefit of the opioid reduction was not demonstrated. Additional information is available at www.EXPAREL.com.

Important Safety Information about EXPAREL for Patients

EXPAREL should not be used in obstetrical paracervical block anesthesia. In studies in adults where EXPAREL was injected into a wound, the most common side effects were nausea, constipation, and vomiting. In studies in adults where EXPAREL was injected near a nerve, the most common side effects were nausea, fever, and constipation. In the study where EXPAREL was given to children, the most common side effects were nausea, vomiting, constipation, low blood pressure, low number of red blood cells, muscle twitching, blurred vision, itching, and rapid heartbeat. EXPAREL can cause a temporary loss of feeling and/or loss of muscle movement. How much and how long the loss of feeling and/or muscle movement depends on where and how much of EXPAREL was injected and may last for up to 5 days. EXPAREL is not recommended to be used in patients younger than 6 years old for injection into the wound, for patients younger than 18 years old, for injection near a nerve, and/or in pregnant women. Tell your health care provider if you or your child has liver disease, since this may affect how the active ingredient (bupivacaine) in EXPAREL is eliminated from the body. EXPAREL should not be injected into the spine, joints, or veins. The active ingredient in EXPAREL can affect the nervous system and the cardiovascular system; may cause an allergic reaction; may cause damage if injected into the joints; and can cause a rare blood disorder.

Pacira BioSciences Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

Today, Pacira announced the granting of inducement awards on October 2, 2026 to two new employees under Pacira’s Amended and Restated 2014 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”) as a material inducement to each employee’s entry into employment with the company. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), the awards were approved by the People & Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) without stockholder approval.

The two employees received stock options to purchase an aggregate of 3,600 shares of Pacira common stock and restricted stock units for an aggregate of 4,200 shares of Pacira common stock. The stock options have a 10-year term and a four-year vesting schedule with 25 percent of the underlying shares vesting on the first anniversary of the recipient’s first day of employment and in successive equal quarterly installments over the 36 months thereafter. The stock options have an exercise price of $25.21 per share, the closing trading price of Pacira common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of grant. Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of Pacira common stock and the restricted stock unit awards vest annually in four equal installments beginning on October 1, 2027.

Vesting of the equity awards is subject to the employee’s continued employment with Pacira. Each equity award is also subject to the terms and conditions of an award agreement.

Forward-Looking Statements 

Any statements in this press release about Pacira’s future expectations, plans, trends, outlook, projections and prospects, and other statements containing the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements related to: the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the divestiture of iovera®°; ‘5×30’, our growth and business strategy, our future outlook, the strength and efficacy of our intellectual property protection and patent terms, our future growth potential and future financial and operating results and trends, our plans, objectives, expectations (financial or otherwise) and intentions, including our plans with respect to the repayment of our indebtedness, anticipated product portfolio and product development programs, strategic alliances, plans with respect to the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (“NOPAIN”) Act, and any other statements that are not historical facts. For this purpose, any statement that is not a statement of historical fact should be considered a forward-looking statement. We cannot assure you that our estimates, assumptions and expectations will prove to have been correct. Actual results may differ materially from these indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including risks relating to, among others: risks associated with acquisitions, such as the risk that the acquired businesses and/or assets will not be integrated successfully, that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected or that the expected benefits of the transaction will not occur; risks associated with divestitures; our manufacturing and supply chain, global and United States economic conditions (including tariffs, inflation and rising interest rates), and our business, including our revenues, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations; the success of our sales and manufacturing efforts in support of the commercialization of EXPAREL and ZILRETTA; the rate and degree of market acceptance of EXPAREL and ZILRETTA; the size and growth of the potential markets for EXPAREL and ZILRETTA and our ability to serve those markets; our plans to expand the use of EXPAREL and ZILRETTA to additional indications and opportunities, and the timing and success of any related clinical trials for EXPAREL, ZILRETTA and any of our other product candidates, including, but not limited to, PCRX-201 and PCRX-2002; the commercial success of EXPAREL and ZILRETTA; the related timing and success of United States Food and Drug Administration supplemental New Drug Applications and premarket notification 510(k)s; the related timing and success of European Medicines Agency Marketing Authorization Applications; our plans to evaluate, develop and pursue additional product candidates utilizing our proprietary high-capacity adenovirus (“HCAd”) vector platform; the approval of the commercialization of our products in other jurisdictions (by either us or our partners); clinical trials in support of an existing or potential HCAd-based product candidate; our commercialization and marketing capabilities; our ability to successfully complete capital projects; the outcome of any litigation; the recoverability of our deferred tax assets; assumptions associated with contingent consideration payments; assumptions used for estimated future cash flows associated with determining the fair value of the Company; the anticipated funding or benefits of our share repurchase program; and factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings that we periodically make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. Important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements, and as such we anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, and readers should not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. These factors include the matters discussed and referenced in the “Risk Factors” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings that we periodically make with the SEC.

Investor Contact: Susan Mesco, (973) 451-4030 susan.mesco@pacira.com

Media Contact: Kim Hamilton, (908) 721-7067 kim.hamilton@pacira.com