LEIDEN, Netherlands, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharming Group N.V. ("Pharming" or "the Company") (Euronext Amsterdam: PHARM) (NASDAQ: PHAR) is aware that the US Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") issued a joint statement on March 12, 2023 stating that actions have been approved enabling the FDIC to complete its resolution of Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB US") in a manner that fully protects all depositors. The statement further noted that depositors will have access to all of their money starting today.

As a result of these actions, Pharming expects to have access to the US$26 million it has on deposit at SVB US, and to not bear any losses on these deposits.

Pharming continues to actively monitor the situation, including with respect to its US$19 million in deposits at Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited.

About Pharming Group N.V.

Pharming Group N.V. (EURONEXT Amsterdam: PHARM/Nasdaq: PHAR) is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases. Pharming is commercializing and developing an innovative portfolio of protein replacement therapies and precision medicines, including small molecules, biologics, and gene therapies that are in early to late-stage development. Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, and has employees around the globe who serve patients in over 30 markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

For more information, visit www.pharming.com and find us on LinkedIn.

Forward-looking Statements

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For further public information, contact:

Pharming Group, Leiden, The Netherlands

Michael Levitan, VP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

T: +1 (908) 705 1696

Heather Robertson, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Manager

E: investor@pharming.com

FTI Consulting, London, UK

Victoria Foster Mitchell/Alex Shaw/Amy Byrne 

T: +44 203 727 1000

LifeSpring Life Sciences Communication, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Leon Melens 

T: +31 6 53 81 64 27 

E: pharming@lifespring.nl

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