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La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Announces Share Repurchase Plan

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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (Nasdaq: LJPC) today announced that it will commence a share repurchase plan for up to $10 million of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases may be made from time to time at the Company’s discretion. The plan has no time limit and can be discontinued at any time. There can be no assurance as to the timing or number of shares of any repurchases.

“The decision to repurchase shares reflects our confidence in our team and the ability to execute against our strategic initiatives for growth, which is supported by the strength of our balance sheet,” said Larry Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer of La Jolla.

About La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company is dedicated to the commercialization of innovative therapies that improve outcomes in patients suffering from life-threatening diseases. GIAPREZA™ (angiotensin II) injection is approved by the FDA as a vasoconstrictor indicated to increase blood pressure in adults with septic or other distributive shock. XERAVA™ (eravacycline) for injection is approved by the FDA as a tetracycline class antibacterial indicated for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) in patients 18 years of age and older. For more information, please visit www.ljpc.com.

Michael Hearne

Chief Financial Officer

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

(617) 715-3598

mhearne@ljpc.com

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La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company is dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative therapies that improve outcomes in patients suffering from life-threatening diseases. In December 2017, GIAPREZA™ (angiotensin II) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a vasoconstrictor indicated to increase blood pressure in adults with septic or other distributive shock. In August 2019, GIAPREZA was approved by the European Commission (EC) for the treatment of refractory hypotension in adults with septic or other distributive shock who remain hypotensive despite adequate volume restitution and application of catecholamines and other available vasopressor therapies. LJPC-0118 (artesunate) is La Jolla's investigational product for the treatment of severe malaria.