Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Investors Purchase $1.1 Million in Preferred Shares at Market

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: NAVB) (“Navidea” or the “Company”), a company focused on the development of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics, today announced the sale of Preferred Shares totaling $1.1 million to new existing investors, further supporting the Company’s Fix, Fund, Propel approach and helping to advance Navidea’s innovative technology to market.

Funding Adds Confidence and Fuel for Progress

Supported by G2G Ventures, executive consultants to Navidea with demonstrated expertise in building infrastructure, rigorous process, and proven growth strategies, the Company’s stated Fix, Fund, Propel framework to implement change initiatives which drive effective processes, improve liquidity, and create growth continue to take shape with the recent promotion of Michael Blue, M.D., FACEP to Chief Medical Officer and the sale of $1.1 million in preferred shares to new existing shareholders in the Company. The announced sale provides additional capital to fuel Navidea’s focused efforts to advance the Company’s NAV3-32 and NAV3-33 clinical trials toward completion.

“The additional investment from new existing investors signals growing optimism from our shareholders in the progress we are making to refocus on strategic priorities,” said Dr. Michael Blue, Chief Medical Officer of Navidea. “With G2G’s guidance, and continued support from our partners and shareholders, our experts remain focused on delivering Navidea’s transformative technology to market. We’re making good progress, and staying true to our Fix, Fund and Propel approach. Our opportunity is to improve lives around the world while providing value to our stakeholders, and we expect to continue working to reach those goals.”

About Navidea

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: NAVB) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics. Navidea is developing multiple precision-targeted products based on its Manocept platform to enhance patient care by identifying the sites and pathways of disease and enable better diagnostic accuracy, clinical decision-making, and targeted treatment. Navidea’s Manocept platform is predicated on the ability to specifically target the CD206 mannose receptor expressed on activated macrophages. The Manocept platform serves as the molecular backbone of Tc99m tilmanocept, the first product developed and commercialized by Navidea based on the platform. Navidea’s strategy is to deliver superior growth and shareholder return by bringing to market novel products and advancing the Company’s pipeline through global partnering and commercialization efforts. For more information, visit www.navidea.com.