Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Announces Leadership Change - Seite 2

“It is a privilege to have the opportunity to lead the experienced management team at Eiger at this important time for the company,” said Dr. Apelian. “We have a number of promising opportunities across our commercial and clinical platforms, and I look forward to partnering with the Board in leading the entire organization as we evaluate our portfolio of assets to fulfill the promise of advancing our high-potential drug candidates for patients with serious diseases and ensuring access to Zokinvy for patients with Progeria."

Mr. Cory added, “It has been a pleasure seeing the company grow. I’m proud to have been a part of a great team and look forward to seeing future successes at Eiger.”

About Eiger

Eiger is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies for HDV and other serious rare diseases. The Eiger HDV platform includes two first-in-class therapies in Phase 3 that target critical host processes involved in viral replication. All five Eiger rare disease programs have been granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation.

For additional information about Eiger and its clinical programs, please visit www.eigerbio.com.

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our executive search to identify candidates to serve as a permanent CEO, our program prioritization assessment, our ability to enhance long-term shareholder value, our ability to advance our drug candidates and provide access to Zokinvy for patients, and our business strategy and plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are our current statements regarding our intentions, beliefs, projections, outlook, analyses or current expectations concerning, among other things, the timing of our ongoing and planned clinical development; the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and investments to fund our operations; the likelihood of identifying qualified CEO candidates; our capability to provide sufficient quantities of any of our product candidates to meet anticipated full-scale commercial demands; our ability to finance, independently or through collaborations, the continued advancement of our development pipeline; and the potential for success of any of our products or product candidates. Various important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that Eiger makes, including additional applicable risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" sections in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and Eiger's subsequent filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on information currently available to Eiger and speak only as of the date on which they are made. Eiger does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.