Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Wins Dismissal of Platinum Loan Litigation

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DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: NAVB) (“Navidea” or the “Company”), a company focused on the development of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics, is pleased to announce that on September 2, 2020 the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County (the “Court”) has dismissed with prejudice Platinum-Montaur Life Sciences LLC’s (“Platinum-Montaur”) law suit against the Company.

In the case, Platinum-Montaur asserted several theories as to why it believed the Company owed it a balance of approximately $1,900,000. The Court rejected Platinum-Montaur's claims and instead found that any interest asserted by Platinum-Montaur was unambiguously assigned away several years ago. As such, the Court ruled that Platinum-Montaur had failed to state any claim under which it was entitled to money from Navidea.

Platinum-Montaur has the right to seek appellate review of the Court’s dismissal of its claims. Platinum-Montaur's intent with respect to an appeal has not been determined.

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.

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Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jed Latkin, CEO
614-973-7490
jlatkin@navidea.com

Joel Kaufman
Head of Strategy and Business Development
614-822-2372
jkaufman@navidea.com

Source: Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Released September 2, 2020