IMUNON Announces Up to $10 Million Cash Financing Includes up-front issuance of preferred stock for $2.5 million and secured promissory notes for $7.72 million Uniquely structured, flexible financing supports IMUNON's Hi

Announces Up to $10 Million Cash Financing

up-front issuance of preferred stock for $2.5 million and secured

notes for $7.72 million

structured, flexible financing supports IMUNON's Highly Anticipated Phase 3 OVATION 3 Study of IMNN-001 in advanced ovarian cancer

N.J., June 4, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - IMUNON, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMNN), a clinical-stage company in Phase 3 development

with its DNA-mediated immunotherapy, today announced that the Company has entered into definitive agreements with expected aggregate

gross proceeds to the Company in the amount of $10 million. The transaction includes 250 shares of non-redeemable, non-convertible preferred

stock for $2.5 million and two secured promissory notes in the principal amounts of $2.72 million and $5.0 million. The promissory notes

accumulate interest at a rate of 8% and 5%, respectively, per annum and mature 18 months after the issuance date. Interest will be partially

offset with interest earned via bank deposit. IMUNON intends to use the net proceeds to support continued enrollment of the pivotal Phase

3 OVATION 3 clinical trial in patients newly diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer.

recently reported updated Phase 2 clinical data showing continued improvement in median overall survival (OS) in women with newly diagnosed

advanced ovarian cancer treated with its investigational therapy IMNN-001 in combination with standard of care (SoC) chemotherapy. The

increase in median OS rose from the previously reported 11.1 months to 14.7 months following final data analysis. Patients treated with

PARP inhibitors in addition to IMNN-001 and SoC chemotherapy demonstrated median increase in OS of 24.2 months compared to SoC chemotherapy

investor-friendly structured financing avoids the highly dilutive discounts and warrants common to straight equity financings and traditional

registered direct offerings. It provides IMUNON with company controlled access to capital needed to achieve our patient enrollment targets

in the Phase 3 OVATION 3 study, strengthens our balance sheet, and provides meaningful potential to minimize dilution for existing shareholders.

Unlike those conventional approaches, this creative structure does not include warrants and is designed to enhance shareholder value,"

said Stacy R. Lindborg, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of IMUNON. "We believe this financing will improve our equity

profile, reduce potential market overhang and lower dilution pressure. This approach is fully consistent with our objective to be shareholder

friendly while advancing our Phase 3 trial goals."

Lindborg added "The final clinical results from our Phase 2 OVATION 2 Study of IMNN-001, demonstrating a 14.7-month extension in

median overall survival in treated patients compared to standard of care chemotherapy alone, reinforce our confidence in IMNN-001's

potential to transform care for women with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer. This represents a meaningful and sustained observed

clinical benefit with a highly favorable, well-tolerated safety profile in the frontline treatment setting - an area of medicine

that has seen very little progress in recent decades. The flexible, shareholder-friendly capital financing now positions us even better

to sustain this clinical momentum and complete enrollment in our pivotal Phase 3 OVATION 3 study."

the Phase 3 OVATION 3 Study

3 is an ongoing Phase 3 pivotal study to evaluate the dosing, safety, efficacy and biological activity of intraperitoneal administration

of IMNN-001 in combination with neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy (N/ACT) of paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients newly diagnosed

with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. Treatment in the neoadjuvant period is designed to activate

the patient's immune system to recognize and eliminate tumor cells, while also shrinking the tumor as much as possible for optimal

surgical removal after three cycles of chemotherapy. Following N/ACT, patients undergo interval debulking surgery, followed by three

additional cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy plus IMNN-001 to further stimulate anti-tumor immunity and treat any residual tumor. This

randomized controlled study will enroll 500 patients, who will be randomized 1:1 and evaluated for safety and efficacy to compare N/ACT

plus IMNN-001 versus standard-of-care N/ACT. In accordance with the study protocol, patients randomized to the IMNN-001 treatment arm

can receive up to 17 weekly doses of 100 mg/m2 in addition to N/ACT. The primary endpoint of the trial is overall survival.

Additional endpoints include objective response rate, chemotherapy response score, surgical response and time to second line therapy.

The trial includes two interim analyses for assessment of efficacy, and which could potentially serve as opportunities for early registration.

OVATION 3 is currently enrolling at multiple sites throughout the US.

the Phase 2 OVATION 2 Study

2 evaluated the dosing, safety, efficacy and biological activity of intraperitoneal administration of IMNN-001 in combination with neoadjuvant

and adjuvant chemotherapy (N/ACT) of paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients newly diagnosed with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian

tube or primary peritoneal cancer. Treatment in the neoadjuvant period is designed to shrink the tumors as much as possible for optimal

surgical removal after three cycles of chemotherapy. Following N/ACT, patients undergo interval debulking surgery, followed by three

additional cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy to treat any residual tumor. This open-label study enrolled 112 patients who were randomized

1:1 and evaluated for safety and efficacy to compare N/ACT plus IMNN-001 versus standard-of-care N/ACT. In accordance with the study

protocol, patients randomized to the IMNN-001 treatment arm could receive up to 17 weekly doses of 100 mg/m2 in addition to

N/ACT. As a Phase 2 study, OVATION 2 was not powered for statistical significance. Additional endpoints included objective response rate,

chemotherapy response score and surgical response.

IMNN-001 Immunotherapy

using IMUNON's proprietary TheraPlas platform technology, IMNN-001 is an IL-12 DNA plasmid vector encased in a nanoparticle

delivery system that enables cell transfection followed by persistent, local secretion of the IL-12 protein. IL-12 is one of the most

active cytokines for the induction of potent anticancer immunity acting through the induction of T-lymphocyte and natural killer cell

proliferation. IMUNON previously reported positive safety and encouraging Phase 1 results with IMNN-001 administered as monotherapy or

as combination therapy in patients with advanced peritoneally metastasized primary or recurrent ovarian cancer and completed a Phase

1b dose-escalation trial (the OVATION 1 Study) of IMNN-001 in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel neoadjuvantly in patients with

newly diagnosed ovarian cancer. IMUNON previously reported positive results from the recently completed Phase 2 OVATION 2 Study, which

assessed IMNN-001 (100 mg/m2 administered intraperitoneally weekly) plus neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy (N/ACT) of

paclitaxel and carboplatin compared to standard-of-care N/ACT alone in 112 patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer.

Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

ovarian cancer is the sixth deadliest malignancy among women in the U.S. There are approximately 20,000 new cases of ovarian cancer every

year and approximately 70% are diagnosed in advanced stage III/IV. Epithelial ovarian cancer is characterized by dissemination of tumors

in the peritoneal cavity with a high risk of recurrence (75%, stage III/IV) after surgery and chemotherapy. Since the five-year survival

rates of patients with stage III/IV disease at diagnosis are poor (41% and 20%, respectively), there remains a need for a therapy that

not only reduces the recurrence rate but also improves overall survival. The peritoneal cavity of advanced ovarian cancer patients contains

the primary tumor environment and is an attractive target for a regional approach to immune modulation.

is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing a portfolio of innovative treatments that harness the body's natural

mechanisms to generate safe, effective and durable responses across a broad array of human diseases, constituting a differentiating approach

from conventional therapies. IMUNON is developing its non-viral DNA technology across its modalities. The first modality, TheraPlas ,

is developed for the gene-based delivery of cytokines and other therapeutic proteins in the treatment of solid tumors where an immunological

approach is deemed promising. The second modality, PlaCCine , is developed for the gene delivery of viral antigens that can elicit

a strong immunological response.

Company's lead clinical program, IMNN-001, is a DNA-based immunotherapy for the localized treatment of advanced ovarian cancer

that has completed multiple clinical trials including one Phase 2 clinical trial (OVATION 2) and is currently conducting a Phase 3 clinical

trial (OVATION 3). IMNN-001 works by instructing the body to produce safe and durable levels of powerful cancer-fighting molecules, such

as interleukin-12 and interferon gamma, at the tumor site. Additionally, the Company has completed dosing in a first-in-human study of

its COVID-19 booster vaccine (IMNN-101). The Company will continue to leverage these modalities and to advance, either directly or through

partnership, the technological frontier of plasmid DNA to better serve patients with difficult-to-treat conditions. For more information,

please visit www.imunon.com.

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of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including, but not

limited to, statements regarding expectations regarding the use of proceeds from the financing, the timing and enrollment of the Company's

clinical trials, the potential of any therapies developed by the Company to fulfill unmet medical needs, the market potential for the

Company's products, if approved, the potential efficacy and safety profile of our product candidates, and the Company's plans

and expectations with respect to its development programs more generally, are forward-looking statements. We generally identify forward-looking

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limitation, uncertainties relating to unforeseen changes in the course of research and development activities and in clinical trials,

including the fact that interim results are not necessarily indicative of final results; the uncertainties of and difficulties in analyzing

interim clinical data; the significant expense, time and risk of failure in conducting clinical trials; the need for IMUNON to evaluate

its future development plans; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed

from time to time in IMUNON's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. IMUNON assumes no obligation, except to the

extent required by law, to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information