Hepion Pharmaceuticals Announces Reverse Stock Split

Shares Expected to Begin Trading on Split-Adjusted Basis on March 18, 2025

MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEPA), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that has been developing a treatment for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), hepatocellular carcinoma (“HCC”), and other chronic liver diseases, today announced that it will implement a 1-for-50 reverse split of the issued shares of its common stock, effective at 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time on March 17, 2025. The Company's common stock is expected to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on March 18, 2025, and will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “HEPA.” The new CUSIP number for the common stock will be 426897 401.