SAVA Cassava Sciences Inc

Exhibit 99.1

Cassava Sciences Announces Dividend Distribution of Warrants to Shareholders

AUSTIN, Texas, December 12, 2023 -- Cassava Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAVA) ("Cassava Sciences" or the "Company") today announced a pro rata dividend distribution of warrants to holders of the Company's common stock as of December 22, 2023 (the “Record Date”). Shareholders will receive 4 warrants for each 10 shares of common stock held as of the Record Date, subject to rounding. Cassava Sciences will distribute the warrants to shareholders on or about January 3, 2024 (the “Distribution Date”). After the Distribution Date, the warrants are expected to list and trade on Nasdaq, separate from Cassava Sciences’ common stock, under the ticker SAVAW.

“Many parties are deeply vested in the long-term success of Cassava Sciences, including its directors, management and employees,” said Remi Barbier, President & CEO. “We believe a warrant distribution underscores the inherent strength of the Company. It allows our shareholder base to participate in a process of raising capital. We intend to use the cash proceeds from the exercise of the warrants to support our ongoing Phase 3 clinical development of oral simufilam in people with Alzheimer’s disease.”

Details of Warrant Distribution

Stockholders will receive 4 warrants for each 10 shares of common stock held as of the Record Date, rounded down to the nearest whole number for any fractional warrant. As an example, a shareholder who owns 1,000 shares of Cassava Sciences will receive 400 warrants plus, as applicable and as described below, the Bonus Share Fraction. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase, at the holder’s sole and exclusive election, one share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $33.00 per share plus, as applicable and as described below, the Bonus Share Fraction.

After the Distribution Date, warrant holders may cash-exercise their warrants, or they may sell their warrants on the open market. The Company will receive cash proceeds only from warrant holders who exercise their warrants. Warrant holders may exercise their warrants as will be specified under the terms of a warrant agreement that is expected to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on or about January 3, 2024.

All warrants will expire on Friday, November 15, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. New York City time, unless redeemed by the Company before that date. The warrants will be redeemable by the Company on or after April 15, 2024, upon 20 calendar days’ notice.

A Q&A regarding this warrant distribution has been posted in the Investor’s section of the Company’s website, https://www.CassavaSciences.com

Details of Bonus Share Program

The Bonus Share Fraction entitles a holder to receive an additional 0.5 of a share of common stock for each warrant exercised (the “Bonus Share Fraction”) without payment of any additional exercise price. After the Distribution Date, the right to receive the Bonus Share Fraction will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time (the “Bonus Share Expiration Date”) upon the earlier of (i) the first business day following the last day of the first 30 consecutive trading day period in which the daily volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the shares of common stock has been at least equal to a specified price, initially $26.40 per share, for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) (the “Bonus Price Condition”) and (ii) the date specified by the Company upon not less than 20 business days’ public notice. Any warrant exercised after the Bonus Share Expiration Date will not be entitled to the Bonus Share Fraction.

The Company will make a public announcement of the Bonus Share Expiration Date (i) prior to market open on the Bonus Share Expiration Date in the case of a Bonus Price Condition and (ii) at least 20 business days prior to such date, in the case of the Company setting a Bonus Share Expiration Date.

The distribution of the warrants has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), because the issuance of a distribution in the form of a warrant for no consideration is not a sale or disposition of a security or interest in a security for value pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Securities Act. The Company expects to file with the SEC a prospectus supplement, under its existing shelf registration statement, registering the shares of common stock underlying the warrants.

B. Dyson Capital Advisors is serving as exclusive financial advisor on our distribution of warrants.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is serving as legal advisor to the Company.

About Cassava Sciences, Inc.

Cassava Sciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Austin, Texas. Our mission is to detect and treat neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Our novel science is based on stabilizing—but not removing—a critical protein in the brain. Simufilam, our lead product candidate, is in clinical testing in a pair of Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with Alzheimer’s disease dementia. Our product candidates have not been approved by any regulatory authority, and their safety, efficacy or other desirable attributes have not been established.

For more information, please visit: https://www.CassavaSciences.com

For More Information Contact:

Eric Schoen, Chief Financial Officer

(512) 501-2450

ESchoen@CassavaSciences.com

The foregoing press release does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the warrant distribution related agreements to be filed with the SEC.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This Press Release and the Q&A referenced in it contain forward-looking statements, including statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that may include but are not limited to: the development of new treatment options for people with Alzheimer’s disease; the long-term success of the Company; the Company’s ability to raise additional capital while protecting stockholders from excessive dilution; the design, scope, completion, intended purpose, or future results of our warrant distribution; any expected clinical results of our on-going Phase 3 studies of simufilam in Alzheimer’s disease; the treatment of people with Alzheimer’s disease dementia; the safety or efficacy of simufilam in people with Alzheimer’s disease dementia; expected cash use of proceeds from the warrant distribution, if any; whether warrants will be traded on Nasdaq, the price of those warrants and the existence of a market for those warrants; whether and when warrants will be redeemed by the Company; whether the distribution of a warrant is a taxable event; comments made by our employees regarding the warrant distribution, simufilam, and potential benefits, if any, of our product candidates. These statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” and other words and terms of similar meaning.

Simufilam is our investigational product candidate. It is not approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction and its safety, efficacy or other desirable attributes have not been established in patients.

Drug development and commercialization involve a high degree of risk, and only a small number of research and development programs result in commercialization of a product. Clinical results and analyses of our previous studies should not be relied upon as predictive of Phase 3 studies or any other study. Our clinical results from earlier-stage clinical trials may not be indicative of full results or results from later-stage or larger scale clinical trials and do not ensure regulatory approval. You should not place undue reliance on these statements or any scientific data we present or publish.

Forward looking statements are based largely on our current expectations and projections about future events. Such statements speak only as of the date of this news release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to, those risks relating to the ability to conduct or complete clinical studies on expected timelines, to demonstrate the specificity, safety, efficacy or potential health benefits of our product candidates, any unanticipated impacts of the warrant distribution on our business operations, and including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and future reports to be filed with the SEC. The foregoing sets forth many, but not all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations in any forward-looking statement. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements and events discussed in this Press Release and in the Q&A referenced in it are inherently uncertain and may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Except as required by law, we disclaim any intention or responsibility for updating or revising any forward-looking statements contained in this news release. For further information regarding these and other risks related to our business, investors should consult our filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

No Offer or Solicitation

This Press Release and the Q&A referenced in it shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. A Form 8-A registration statement and prospectus supplement describing the terms of the warrants will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and will be available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Holders of Company common stock should read the prospectus supplement carefully, including the Risk Factors section included and incorporated by reference therein. This press release contains a general summary of the warrants. Please read the warrant agreement when it becomes available as it will contain important information about the terms of the warrants.

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Exhibit 99.2

Dear Stockholder –

I’m pleased to inform you that on December 12, 2023, Cassava Sciences announced a pro rata distribution of warrants to its stockholders. The warrants will allow the holder to purchase additional shares of Cassava Sciences common stock, if they wish to do so.

With this Q&A, I would like to make the warrant distribution a subject of conversation, and answer some of your questions.

But first, I’d like to address the strategic rationale for the warrant distribution. As you know, Cassava Sciences is a biotechnology company with an unwavering commitment to develop a new treatment option for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Many parties are deeply vested in the long-term success of Cassava Sciences, including its directors, management and employees. We believe a warrant distribution underscores the inherent strength of the Company. It allows our stockholder base to participate in a process of raising capital. We intend to use any proceeds from the exercise of warrants to support our ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials of oral simufilam in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

As with any Q&A, this one won’t answer all your questions, nor is it intended to. For full information, carefully read the warrant agreement to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and all other SEC filings that pertain to our Company and its current operations.

Please reach out if you have questions. I’d love to hear from you.

You may email questions directly to me to: WarrantQuestions@CassavaSciences.com

We’ll do our best to respond to respectful inquiries, within limits. Given the volume of expected emails, we may not be able to reply to all questions.

As we approach the holiday season, I also want to say how much I appreciate your support. It takes a monumental effort to develop a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease. It gives me tremendous joy to know you’re with us on the journey.

Respectfully,

Remi Barbier

Founder, Chairman of the Board

President & CEO

In 2024 and beyond, Cassava Sciences’ strategic goal is to complete the clinical development of simufilam, our drug candidate for people with Alzheimer’s disease. In approximately December 2024, we expect to have top-line clinical results for one of two on-going Phase 3 trials of simufilam in Alzheimer’s disease.

The warrants allow the holder to purchase shares of common stock on terms and conditions as set forth in the warrant agreement to be filed with the SEC on or about January 3, 2024 (the “Distribution Date”). The warrant agreement will also be posted in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.CassavaSciences.com. You should carefully read the warrant agreement and the other documents filed with the SEC by Cassava Sciences.

Cassava Sciences’ stockholders will receive, free of charge, a certain number of warrants. That amount is proportional (“pro-rata”) to the holder’s existing ownership of Cassava Sciences common stock. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase, at the holder’s sole and exclusive election, at the exercise price, one share of common stock. Warrant holders may exercise their warrants, or they may sell their warrants on the open market for cash. It’s your choice.

A warrant gives the holder the right – but not the obligation – to buy shares of common stock of the issuer at a specified price for a specific period. Important terms and conditions for our warrant distribution will be fully disclosed in the warrant agreement that will be filed with the SEC. You should carefully read the warrant agreement and the other documents filed with the SEC by Cassava Sciences.

A warrant and a share of common stock are different. A share of common stock represents equity ownership. A warrant entitles the holder to purchase, at the holder’s sole and exclusive election, at the exercise price, one share of common stock.

Each stockholder will receive 4 warrants for each 10 shares of Cassava Sciences common stock held as of the Record Date (that is, 0.4 times the number of shares owned on the Record Date, rounded down to the nearest whole number). Any stockholder owning at least 3 shares on the record date will receive at least 1 warrant.

We expect that the warrants will list and trade on Nasdaq separate from Cassava Sciences’ common stock. Once the warrants are listed on Nasdaq, the market will determine any market value of the warrants based on supply and demand or other factors. We cannot provide any assurances that an active trading market for the warrants will develop or continue or that there will be liquidity in the trading market for the warrants, or the price at which the warrants will be able to be resold.

We don’t know yet. There are too many variables to accurately predict how much cash, if any, Cassava Sciences may raise through this distribution of warrants. Some key variables are beyond the control of the Company, such as the market value of warrants after they list on the Nasdaq exchange, how many warrant holders will exercise vs sell in the open market, the timing of cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants, etc.

We intend to use any proceeds from the exercise of warrants to support our ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials of oral simufilam in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Cassava Sciences will not issue any shares of common stock at the time of the warrant distribution. However, the Company will issue shares of common stock to warrant holders who exercise their warrants for cash. Each warrant is exercisable for one share of our common stock. Stockholders who choose to exercise during a certain period will receive an additional 0.5 of a share of common stock per warrant, without any additional cost (see question #13).

All warrants will expire at 5:00 pm New York City time on Friday, November 15, 2024.

Importantly, however, the Company has the option of redeeming the warrants earlier than November 15, 2024, as will be set forth in the warrant agreement to be filed with the SEC and to be made publicly available in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.CassavaSciences.com. You should carefully read the warrant agreement and the other documents filed with the SEC by Cassava Sciences.

Each warrant will initially allow holders to purchase one share of Cassava Sciences common stock for an exercise price of thirty-three dollars ($33.00) per warrant, plus, during the Bonus Share Fraction period, the Bonus Share Fraction. The Exercise Price must be paid only in cash and only via your financial institution. If you choose to exercise warrants, please do not send cash or checks to the Company, or to any party other than your financial institution.

We are offering a Bonus Share program to attract further investment in the Company and to reward stockholders who exercise warrants early on.

Stockholders can choose to exercise their warrants early, that is, during the defined Bonus Share Fraction period. Those who do so will receive an additional 0.5 of a common share per warrant as a “bonus” share, without additional cost. Holders who exercise their warrants early and receive a Bonus Share Fraction will have paid an effective price of approximately $22.00 per share of Cassava Sciences common stock.

The Bonus Share Fraction period begins on the Distribution Date of the warrants, which we anticipate will be on or about January 3, 2024.

The Bonus Share Expiration Date will be the earlier of (i) the first business day following the first 30 consecutive trading day period in which the daily volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of the shares of common stock has been at least equal to a specified price (initially, $26.40) for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) and (ii) the date specified by the Company upon not less than 20 business days’ notice. The full details of the Bonus Share feature will be set forth in the warrant agreement, which will be made available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.CassavaSciences.com. You should carefully read the warrant agreement and the other documents filed with the SEC by Cassava Sciences.

No warrants will be issued to any stockholder owning fewer than 3 shares on the Record Date. No fractional warrants will be issued.

We also will not issue fractional shares of common stock or pay cash in lieu thereof. If you are entitled to receive a non-whole number of shares of common stock upon exercise of the Warrants, we will round down the total number of shares of common stock to the nearest whole number. A whole number is any non-negative number, including zero, that is not a fraction or decimal. The Company’s calculation shall be determinative.

Cassava Sciences will distribute warrants at no cost to stockholders who hold at least three shares on the Record Date.

All holders of record of at least three shares of common stock as of Friday, December 22, 2023 will automatically receive the warrants in book-entry form on or about January 3, 2024. If you hold your shares through a brokerage account, bank or financial institution and are a holder in street name, contact your broker for further information. If your shares are held in a registered account with Cassava Science’s transfer agent, contact Client Services at Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 150 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021 for further information.

Yes, you can sell the warrants and pocket the proceeds. The warrants are transferable and are expected to be listed and trade on Nasdaq, as set forth in the warrant agreement to be filed with the SEC and to be made publicly available in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.CassavaSciences.com. You should carefully read the warrant agreement and the other documents filed with the SEC by Cassava Sciences.

You choose what to hold and what to sell. The warrants and the Company’s common stock are separate securities and will trade independent of each other. You may sell your warrants and hold your common stock, or vice versa. You must be a holder of Cassava Sciences common stock as of December 22, 2023 to receive a distribution of warrants. Once you receive warrants, you do not need to be a holder of common stock to exercise, purchase or sell the warrants.

Stockholders may exercise or sell their warrants immediately after the warrants are issued on the Distribution Date.

Yes. You may exercise or sell your warrants at any time before they expire. All warrants are set to expire at 5pm New York City time on Friday, November 15, 2024, if the Company chooses not to redeem them earlier.

However, and this is very important, the Company has the option of redeeming the warrants earlier than November 15, 2024. The warrants cannot be redeemed by the Company with a redemption date prior to April 15, 2024. After April 15, 2024, the Company can choose to redeem the warrants for a nominal amount (.01¢/warrant) upon a 20-calendar days’ notice. Such notice will be given by Company press release, as described in the warrant agreement to be filed with the SEC and to be made publicly available in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.CassavaSciences.com You should carefully read the warrant agreement and the other documents filed with the SEC by Cassava Sciences.

After the warrants expire on November 15, 2024, or upon redemption of the warrants by the Company, whichever comes first, the right to exercise the warrants will no longer exist. At that point the warrants will have zero trading value and are expected to be delisted from Nasdaq. Of course, Cassava Sciences common stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq.

Cassava Sciences intends to structure this warrant distribution as a non-taxable distribution under section 305(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Tax law and accounting rules are complex and can vary from state to state and person-to-person. Cassava Sciences does not provide, and does not offer, any advice regarding the tax or accounting treatment of our warrant distribution or its impact on your personal finances. This Q&A is for informational purposes only, and is not intended, and should not be relied upon, for tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult with and rely only on your tax, legal and accounting advisors prior to engaging in any transaction related to this warrant distribution.

Friday, December 22, 2023.

Additional information regarding the terms of the warrants, including the warrant agreement, will be filed with the SEC on the Distribution Date and will be available in the Investors section of our website at www.CassavaSciences.com. You should carefully read the warrant agreement and the other documents filed with the SEC by Cassava Sciences.

The foregoing Q&A does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the warrant distribution related agreements to be filed with the SEC.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This Q&A contains forward-looking statements, including statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that may include but are not limited to: the development of new treatment options for people with Alzheimer’s disease; the long-term success of the Company; the Company’s ability to raise additional capital while protecting stockholders from excessive dilution; the design, scope, completion, intended purpose, or future results of our warrant distribution; any expected clinical results of our on-going Phase 3 studies of simufilam in Alzheimer’s disease; the treatment of people with Alzheimer’s disease dementia; the safety or efficacy of simufilam in people with Alzheimer’s disease dementia; expected cash use of proceeds from the warrant distribution, if any; whether warrants will be traded on Nasdaq, the price of those warrants and the existence of a market for those warrants; whether and when warrants will be redeemed by the Company; whether the distribution of a warrant is a taxable event; comments made by our employees regarding the warrant distribution, simufilam, and potential benefits, if any, of our product candidates. These statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” and other words and terms of similar meaning.

Simufilam is our investigational product candidate. It is not approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction and its safety, efficacy or other desirable attributes have not been established in patients.

Drug development and commercialization involve a high degree of risk, and only a small number of research and development programs result in commercialization of a product. Clinical results and analyses of our previous studies should not be relied upon as predictive of Phase 3 studies or any other study. Our clinical results from earlier-stage clinical trials may not be indicative of full results or results from later-stage or larger scale clinical trials and do not ensure regulatory approval. You should not place undue reliance on these statements or any scientific data we present or publish.

Such statements are based largely on our current expectations and projections about future events. Such statements speak only as of the date of this news release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to, those risks relating to the ability to conduct or complete clinical studies on expected timelines, to demonstrate the specificity, safety, efficacy or potential health benefits of our product candidates, any unanticipated impacts of the warrant distribution on our business operations, and including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and future reports to be filed with the SEC. The foregoing sets forth many, but not all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations in any forward-looking statement. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements and events discussed in this Q&A are inherently uncertain and may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Except as required by law, we disclaim any intention or responsibility for updating or revising any forward-looking statements contained in this news release. For further information regarding these and other risks related to our business, investors should consult our filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

No Offer or Solicitation

This Q&A shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. A Form 8-A registration statement and prospectus supplement describing the terms of the warrants will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and will be available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Holders of Company common stock should read the prospectus supplement carefully, including the Risk Factors section included and incorporated by reference therein. This press release contains a general summary of the warrants. Please read the warrant agreement when it becomes available as it will contain important information about the terms of the warrants.

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