KELOWNA, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) (the "Company" or "Lexaria"), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms is providing the following update.

Lexaria is in a strong cash position following both its recently announced Australian tax refund and recent institutional financing priced at US$12.92/share. The combined net proceeds from these two items totaled US$7.9 million. With only 2.1 million shares currently issued and outstanding, the US$7.9 million in fresh new capital plus our pre-existing cash balance represents approximately US$4.60/share in current cash on hand.

"Despite the positive achievements we have recently reported across all aspects of our business: clinical results, business development, and funding - our stock price has been under significant pressure by what can only be described as aggressive/perplexing trading activity," said Rich Christopher, CEO of Lexaria Bioscience Corp. "We will weather the storm and offset this predatory trading behavior through continued execution of our business strategy. We are extremely frustrated by these market conditions and are certainly thankful to our existing retail shareholder base for their patience during this trying time.

"The US$7.9 million in fresh new capital extends Lexaria's cash runway through 2027 and provides us with the strong financial footing needed to execute on our business plans. We have no intention of pursuing any additional equity or debt financings in 2026," Christopher continued. "In parallel, we have made significant progress on the business development front and as a result, we expect to spend less of our own resources to fund R&D efforts in 2027. Our intent is to continue to pursue additional business development relationships and effectively transfer certain R&D costs to our partners."

Lexaria will have progress updates on its ongoing 2026 R&D programs soon, and will also have guidance towards our 2027 R&D programs now that the financing activities are complete and budgets can be assembled.

About Lexaria Bioscience Corp. & DehydraTECH

DehydraTECH™ is Lexaria's patented drug delivery formulation and processing platform technology which improves the way a wide variety of drugs enter the bloodstream, always through oral delivery. DehydraTECH has repeatedly evidenced the ability to increase bio-absorption, reduce side-effects, and deliver some drugs more effectively across the blood brain barrier. Lexaria operates a licensed in-house research laboratory and holds a robust intellectual property portfolio with 66 patents granted and additional patents pending worldwide. For more information, please visit www.lexariabioscience.com.

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INVESTOR CONTACT:
George Jurcic - Head of Investor Relations
ir@lexariabioscience.com
Phone: 250-765-6424, ext. 202

SOURCE: Lexaria Bioscience Corp.