On February 9, 2021 Adagene Inc. ("Adagene" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ADAG), a platform-driven, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based cancer immunotherapies, reported that it has priced its initial public offering (the "IPO") of 7,354,000 American depositary shares ("ADSs"), at US$19.00 per ADS (Press release, Adagene, FEB 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234574836]). The aggregate offering size of the IPO is approximately US$140.0 million, assuming the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option to purchase any additional ADSs. Each ADS represents one and one quarter (1.25) ordinary shares of the Company. The ADSs are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on February 9, 2021 under the ticker symbol "ADAG." The IPO is expected to close on February 11, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

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The Company has granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the date of the final prospectus, to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,103,100 additional ADSs to cover over-allotments.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Jefferies LLC are acting as the joint bookrunners of the offering and representatives of the underwriters. China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited is acting as co-manager of the offering.

A registration statement related to these securities has been filed with, and declared effective by, the SEC. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained, when available, by contacting the following underwriters: (1) Goldman & Co L.L.C., Address: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282-2198, by telephone at +1 (866) 471-2526 ; (2) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Address: Prospectus Dept., 180 Varick Street, 2nd floor, New York, New York 10014, by telephone at +1 (866) 718-1649 and (3) Jefferies LLC, Address: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 547-6340.