ContraVir Pharmaceuticals to Receive Non-Dilutive Funding through New Jersey Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer (NOL) Program

EDISON, N.J., Nov. 06, 2017 -- ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRV), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of targeted antiviral therapies, announced today it received approval from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA) Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer (NOL) program to sell a percentage of its unused New Jersey net operating losses (NOL’s) and R&D tax credits. As a result, the company expects to receive approximately $1.6 million of net cash proceeds prior to the end of 2017.

"We are pleased to receive additional non-dilutive funding from the NOL program to help support our clinical development programs in HBV,” said James Sapirstein, CEO of ContraVir. “This program serves as an extra source of capital to companies working to save patient lives, and we greatly appreciate the strong support and commitment in promoting innovation in our industry in the state of New Jersey.”

Administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the NOL program enables companies to sell New Jersey net operating losses and R&D tax credits for at least 80 percent of the value of the tax benefits, up to a maximum lifetime benefit of $15 million per business.

About ContraVir Pharmaceuticals

ContraVir is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of targeted antiviral therapies with a specific focus on developing a potentially curative therapy for hepatitis B virus (HBV). The Company is developing two novel anti-HBV compounds with complementary mechanisms of action. TXL™ currently in Phase 2a, is designed to deliver high intrahepatic concentrations of TFV, while minimizing off-target effects caused by high levels of circulating TFV. CRV431, the other anti-HBV compound, is a next-generation cyclophilin inhibitor with a unique structure that increases its potency and selective index against HBV. In vitro and in vivo studies have thus far demonstrated that CRV431 reduces HBV DNA and other viral proteins, including surface antigen (HBsAg). For more information visit www.contravir.com.

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For further information, please contact:

Sharen Pyatetskaya
Director of Investor Relations
[email protected]; (732) 902-4028