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Purple Biotech Announces Plan to Implement ADS Ratio Change
ADS Will Begin Trading Reflecting the Ratio Change on March 2, 2026 REHOVOT, Israel, Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purple Biotech Ltd. ("Purple Biotech" or the "Company") (NASDAQ/TASE: PPBT), a clinical-stage company developing a next-generation immunotherapy platform designed to maximize anti-cancer potency while minimizing toxicity, today announced that it intends to change the ratio of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) to its ordinary shares, no par value per share (the “ADS Ratio”), fr
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