Newron Shareholders Confirm Company Management

All AGM Motions Accepted by Vast Majorities of Represented Shareholders

Milano, Italy - 28 March 2017 - Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. ("Newron"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for patients with diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and pain, announces that shareholders approved all motions on the agenda of its shareholders' meeting held in Bresso (MI), Italy, today.

Motions on the agenda of the AGM included the re-election of all current directors to the board of directors for a three-year term, effective until the 2020 AGM, and the approval of the Company's financial statements as of 31 December 2016. 31.1% of Newron's total capital of 15,778,543 shares were represented at the meeting.

At the meeting, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ulrich Köstlin underlined the successes Newron has achieved during 2016 and recently, with the approval of Xadago® by the FDA in the USA for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, as well as the publication of promising results from a Phase IIa study with Evenamide. Ulrich Köstlin commented: "We are delighted to see that Xadago® is being made available to patients suffering from Parkinson's disease in the European Union and in Switzerland by our partner, Zambon. We are looking forward to seeing this new treatment option soon become available to patients in the USA. Our sincere thanks go to our shareholders for their support and their continued expression of trust evidenced in today's meeting."

Stefan Weber, CEO of Newron commented: "We are successfully recruiting patients in our first potentially pivotal efficacy study performed in patients with Rett Syndrome, a debilitating rare disease in girls and women. Currently, we expect recruitment to complete this year. If successful, Sarizotan could become the first therapy to be commercialized directly by Newron. In parallel to that efficacy study, we are performing a burden of disease study aimed at delivering data and analytics to quantify the physical, emotional and financial challenges of Rett syndrome. These learnings can help identify improved intervention programs and services designed to complement the Rett care pathway."

He continued: "We presented, last weekend at ICOSR in San Diego, exciting safety, tolerability and efficacy data from a Phase IIa study with Evenamide in patients with positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Evenamide is a voltage-gated sodium channel blocker being developed in that indication as add-on therapy. We are looking forward to the next development steps with the compound taken forward by either Newron or a potential partner."


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