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Tiziana Life Sciences Announces Closing of
Oversubscribed $8.8 Million Registered Direct Offering of Ordinary Shares
BOSTON, MA, January 16, 2026 - Tiziana
Life Sciences, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLSA) ("Tiziana"), a biotechnology company developing its lead candidate, intranasal foralumab,
a fully human, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, announces the closing of its previously announced Company best efforts registered direct
offering ("Offering") of 7,040,000 ordinary shares at an offering price of $1.25 per ordinary share conducted without an underwriter
or placement agent to members of senior management and existing shareholders. The gross proceeds to Tiziana from the Offering, before
deducting estimated Offering expenses payable by Tiziana, were $8.8 million. For every ordinary share subscribed, participants will receive
one warrant entitling the holder to subscribe for one new ordinary share at a price of $1.50 at any time up to and including July 16,
2026 (when the warrants expire) resulting in additional gross proceeds of up to approximately $10.56 million.
The Offering was led by Tiziana's Chief Executive Officer, Ivor Elrifi,
who purchased 2,400,000 ordinary shares, bringing his total holding to 2,757,848 ordinary shares. Executive Chairman and Founder of Tiziana,
Mr. Gabriele Cerrone purchased 1,600,000 ordinary shares in the Offering through Panetta Partners Ltd, an entity in which he has a beneficial
interest, bringing his total holdings to 44,974,830 ordinary shares.
The proceeds from this offering enable the company to complete its
Phase 2 na-SPMS and MSA clinical trials, and achieve top line data readouts in both trials.
The securities described above are being offered and sold pursuant
to a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-286064), including a base prospectus, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on March 24, 2025, and declared effective on March 27, 2025. The Offering is being made only by means
of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, as may be further supplemented by any free writing prospectus and/or
pricing supplement that the Company may file with the SEC. The final prospectus supplement related to the Offering has been filed with
the SEC and is available on the SEC website.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
Foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, is a biologic
candidate that has been shown to stimulate T regulatory cells when dosed intranasally. Currently, 14 patients with Non-Active Secondary
Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (na-SPMS) have been dosed in an open-label intermediate sized Expanded Access (EA) Program (NCT06802328)
with either an improvement or stability of disease seen within 6 months in all patients. In addition, intranasal foralumab is currently
being studied in a Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, dose-ranging trial in patients with non-active
secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (NCT06292923).
Foralumab is the only fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb)
currently in clinical development. Immunomodulation by intranasal foralumab represents a novel avenue for the treatment of neuroinflammatory
and neurodegenerative human diseases.[1],[2]
About Tiziana Life Sciences
Tiziana is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing breakthrough
therapies using transformational drug delivery technologies to enable alternative routes of immunotherapy. Tiziana's innovative
nasal approach has the potential to provide an improvement in efficacy as well as safety and tolerability compared to intravenous (IV)
delivery. Tiziana's lead candidate, intranasal foralumab, which is the only fully human anti-CD3 mAb currently in clinical development,
has demonstrated a favorable safety profile and clinical response in patients in studies to date. Tiziana's technology for alternative
routes of immunotherapy has been patented with several applications pending and is expected to allow for broad pipeline applications.
For more information about Tiziana and its innovative pipeline of therapies,
please visit www.tizianalifesciences.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release may be "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, that concern matters that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those anticipated or projected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather
are based on the Company's current expectations, estimates, and projections about its industry; its beliefs; and assumptions. Words
such as anticipates,' expects,' intends,' plans,' believes,' 'seeks,' estimates,' and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current beliefs and expectations of Tiziana's management and
include statements regarding the closing of the Offering. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control, are difficult to predict, and
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions
security holders and prospective security holders not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the view
of the Company only as of the date of this announcement. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking
statements as a result of various important factors, including: the uncertainties related to market conditions and other factors described
more fully in the section entitled Risk Factors' in Tiziana's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024,
and other periodic reports filed with the SEC from time to time. The forward-looking statements made in this announcement relate only
to events as of the date on which the statements are made. The Company will not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions
or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances, or unanticipated events occurring after the date of this
announcement except as required by law or by any appropriate regulatory authority.
For further inquiries:
Tiziana Life Sciences Ltd
Paul Spencer, Business Development, and Investor Relations
+44 (0) 207 495 2379
email: info@tizianalifesciences.com