Theratechnologies Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

MONTREAL, April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Theratechnologies Inc., or Theratechnologies (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that Paul Lévesque, the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Theratechnologies, was granted 487,421 stock options, or Options, to purchase an aggregate of 487,421 common shares of Theratechnologies under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The grant was made outside of Theratechnologies’ existing share option plan, or Plan, in connection with Mr. Lévesque’s previously-announced employment by Theratechnologies as its President and Chief Executive Officer. The Options were granted as an inducement material to Mr. Lévesque becoming the President and Chief Executive Officer of Theratechnologies on April 6, 2020.

The Options have an exercise price per share equal to $2.87, which was the closing price of Theratechnologies’ common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange on April 14, 2020. The Options have a ten-year term and will vest in equal annual installments over a three-year period beginning on April 15, 2021, subject to Mr. Lévesque’s continued employment by Theratechnologies on the applicable vesting dates. All of the other terms and conditions of the Options are those set forth in Theratechnologies’ Plan.

About Theratechnologies

Theratechnologies (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company addressing unmet medical needs by bringing to market specialized therapies for people with orphan medical conditions, including those living with HIV. Further information about Theratechnologies is available on the Company's website at , on SEDAR at and on EDGAR at .

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