On October 24, 2018, XBiotech Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the honorable Judge Dustin M. Howell of the 459th Travis County District Court has issued a letter ruling granting the Company’s Motion to Dismiss the securities class action complaint brought against XBiotech (Case D-1-GN-17-003063). The District Court has directed the parties to prepare a formal order memorializing the ruling. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the event is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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