ADC Therapeutics SA: ADC Therapeutics Regains Compliance with NYSE Continued Listing Standards

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE: ADCT) today announced that it received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 2, 2024 that the Company has regained compliance with the continued listing minimum price criteria set forth in Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual and, as a result, will be removed from the NYSE's noncompliant issuers list. The Company previously received a notice from the NYSE that it was not in compliance with the continued listing minimum price criteria, as the average closing price of its common shares was below $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. As closing price of the common shares on December 29, 2023 and the average closing price of the common shares over the 30 trading-day period ending on December 29, 2023 were both above $1.00, the deficiency was cured.

About ADC Therapeutics

ADC Therapeutics (NYSE: ADCT) is a commercial-stage global leader and pioneer in the field of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). The Company is advancing its proprietary ADC technology to transform the treatment paradigm for patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors.

ADC Therapeutics' CD19-directed ADC ZYNLONTA (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) received accelerated approval by the FDA and conditional approval from the European Commission for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. ZYNLONTA is also in development in combination with other agents and in earlier lines of therapy. In addition to ZYNLONTA, ADC Therapeutics has multiple ADCs in ongoing clinical and preclinical development.

ADC Therapeutics is based in Lausanneand follow the Company on LinkedIn.

ZYNLONTA^® is a registered trademark of ADC Therapeutics SA.

Forward-Looking Statements

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