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Pear Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial ResultsPear Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEAR), the leader in developing and commercializing software-based medicines called prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2022. "Our momentum in 2021 continued into 2022 with strong revenue and prescription volume growth in the first quarter," said Corey McCann, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Pear Therapeutics. "We continue to expand the reach of our products with advances such as the availability of reSET® and reSET-O® in Spanish, expansion into new states like Oklahoma and Michigan, and recognition from CMS via a HCPCS code establishing an important reimbursement milestone for PDTs. We also continue to advance our payor value proposition with 12-month and 24-month health economic data demonstrating durability of clinical outcomes and long-term reduction in healthcare resource utilization." First Quarter 2022 Financial and Operational Performance Metrics Results First quarter revenue grew to $2.7 million, up from $1.3 million in Q4 2021, and compared with $376 thousand for the first quarter of 2021.
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Internet Posting of Information Pear routinely posts information that may be important to investors in the "Investors" section of its website at www.peartherapeutics.com. The company encourages investors and potential investors to consult its website regularly for important information about the company, including its investor presentation. Conference Call and Webcast Information Pear management team will host a conference call and live webcast today, May 16, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the live conference call via telephone, please dial [(877) 814-6630 (US callers) or (409) 216-0625 (international callers) and provide passcode 6975673. A live webcast will be available in the Investors section of the company's website at www.peartherapeutics.com. A replay of the audio webcast will be available in the Investors section of the company's website at www.peartherapeutics.com approximately two hours after completion of the call and will be archived for up to 30 days. For additional information about reported results, investors will be able to access Pear's Form 10-Q on the company's website at www.peartherapeutics.com or on the Securities and Exchange Commission website, www.sec.gov. The conference call may include forward-looking statements. See the cautionary information about forward-looking statements in the Forward-Looking Statements section of this press release. About Pear Therapeutics Pear Therapeutics, Inc., which is traded on Nasdaq as PEAR, is the parent company of Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc. Pear is the leader in developing and commercializing software-based medicines, called prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs). Pear aims to redefine care through the widespread use of clinically validated software-based therapeutics to provide better outcomes for patients, smarter engagement and tracking tools for clinicians, and cost-effective solutions for payers. Pear has the first end-to-end platform to discover, develop, and deliver PDTs to patients and a pipeline of products and product candidates across therapeutic areas, including the first three PDTs with disease treatment claims from the FDA. Pear's product, reSET®, for the treatment of substance use disorder, was the first PDT to receive marketing authorization from the FDA to treat disease. Pear's second product, reSET-O®, for the treatment of opioid use disorder, was the first PDT to receive Breakthrough Designation. Pear's third product, Somryst® for the treatment of chronic insomnia, was the first PDT submitted through FDA's traditional 510(k) pathway while simultaneously reviewed through FDA's Software Precertification Pilot Program. For more information, visit Pear at www.peartherapeutics.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events involving, or future performance of, Pear. For example, Pear's operating and financial guidance for full year 2022, whether Pear will advance its payor value proposition with 12-month and 24-month health economic data, whether Pear will develop a digital therapeutic for sleep/wake disorders for the Japanese market or develop digital therapeutics for other international markets, whether the Spanish-language availability of reSET and reSET-O will address health equity and health care disparities and expand access for those in the Hispanic American community living with SUD and OUD, and statements regarding its ability to advance its product candidates are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "guidance", "may", "should", "could", "might", "plan", "possible", "project", "strive", "aim", "budget", "forecast", "expect", "intend", "will", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "predict", "potential", "target", or "continue", or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Pear and its management are inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: (i) Pear's ability to meet its full year 2022 revenue forecast or other 2022 guidance, (ii) Pear's ability to advance the development, clinical testing or regulatory pathway of its AUD or depression assets; (iii) Pear's ability to successfully commercialize its PDTs; (iv) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (v) the possibility that Pear may be adversely affected by other economic, business, regulatory, and/or competitive factors; (vi) Pear's estimates of expenses and profitability; (vii) the evolution of the markets in which Pear competes; (viii) the ability of Pear to implement its strategic initiatives and continue to develop its existing products; (ix) the ability of Pear to defend its intellectual property and satisfy regulatory requirements; (x) the ability of Pear to issue equity or equity-linked securities in the future or otherwise raise capital to fund its operations; (xi) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Pear's business; and (xii) other risks and uncertainties set forth in Pear's filings with the SEC (including those described in the Risk Factors section). These filings will identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are based only on information currently available to us and speak only as of the date of this release. Pear assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required by law. Pear gives no assurance that Pear will achieve its expectations. ___________________________________
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