Exhibit 99.1

FORTE BIOSCIENCES, INC. ANNOUNCES OVERSUBSCRIBED $53 MILLION PRIVATE
PLACEMENT FROM LEADING HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS TO
ADVANCE FB102 ACROSS AUTOIMMUNE INDICATIONS
DALLAS, TX – November 20, 2024 – Forte Biosciences, Inc. (www.fortebiorx.com) (NASDAQ: FBRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on autoimmune and autoimmune-related diseases, today announced an oversubscribed $53 million equity financing to support the continuing clinical advancement of FB102.
“We are appreciative of the support from new and existing investors including OrbiMed, Janus Henderson Investors, Tybourne Capital Management, Alger, Ikarian Capital, LLC, BVF Partners LP, and The Red Hook Fund LP. This financing by high quality institutional investors is transformative for Forte and highlights the meaningful potential for FB102. As a result of the financing, Forte is well capitalized to continue advancing FB102 across autoimmune indications. As we have previously indicated, the healthy volunteer study has completed and a celiac disease trial is underway with a topline readout projected in the second quarter of 2025. We expect to advance FB102 into additional indications over the next 12 months. 2025 could be an exciting year of clinical milestones for FB102,” said Paul Wagner, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Forte Biosciences.
Forte Biosciences will be hosting an R&D Day on December 3rd with additional details forthcoming.
TD Cowen acted as the lead placement agent for the financing. Guggenheim Securities provided Capital Markets Advisory services to Forte Biosciences. Chardan, Rodman & Renshaw and Brookline Capital Markets acted as co-placement managers for the financing.
About Forte
Forte Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is advancing FB102, which is a proprietary anti-CD122 monoclonal antibody therapeutic candidate with potentially broad autoimmune and autoimmune-related indications.
Financing Disclosures
The securities to be sold in this financing have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state or other applicable jurisdiction’s securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state or other jurisdictions’ securities laws. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, Forte Biosciences has agreed to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register the resale by the investors of the securities sold in the private placement. Any offering of the Forte Biosciences’ Common Stock under the resale registration statement will only be made by means of a prospectus.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security of Forte Biosciences, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of any security of Forte Biosciences in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.