Waverley Pharma Announces Filing of Two Abbreviated New Drug Applications in the United States

June 27, 2018

Waverley Pharma Inc. ("Waverley Pharma" or the "Company") (TSXV:WAVE), an emerging Canadian pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned Barbados subsidiary, Waverley Pharma International Inc., has submitted abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) with the United States Food and Drug Administration for two high value anti-cancer generic drugs. The products were in-licensed and developed under a collaboration between Waverley Pharma International Inc. and Reliance Life Sciences Private Limited. The ANDA filings are the result of an exclusive product supply and development agreement executed on August 30, 2017, under which Waverley Pharma holds all commercial rights to the products in the United States, Canada and the European Union (excluding the United Kingdom, where Waverley Pharma has non-exclusive rights).

About Reliance Life Sciences

Reliance Life Sciences (RLS) is part of the Promoter Group of Reliance Industries Limited. RLS was established to develop business opportunities in medical biotechnology with key initiatives in biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, regenerative medicine, clinical research and molecular diagnostics. The Reliance Group is India’s largest private sector enterprise, with annual revenues of US$ 66.8 billion. The Group’s flagship company, Reliance Industries Limited is India’s largest private sector company and a Fortune Global 500 company. RLS is a fully-integrated life sciences industry player with in-house capabilities in research, pre-clinical and clinical development, process development, commercial-scale manufacturing and marketing.

About Waverley Pharma

WaverleyPharma is an emerging pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of safe, effective, and affordable cancer therapeutics in theEU, United Kingdom and North American market. The Company, through its subsidiary, is currently selling three generic oncology products in the UnitedKingdom, namely capecitabine, temozolomide and erlotinib. In addition, theCompany is developing two generic oncology products in Europe, namely pemetrexedand bortezomib and additional products in the United States. Waverley Pharma is committed to providing patients with affordable prescription medicines that lower healthcare costs and provide a better quality of life.

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