Press Release // May 15, 2019

Formycon Reports Successful 2018 Financial Year
 

- Group turnover increases and reaches around Euro 43 million

- Annual surplus rises to around Euro 7.1 million

- Equity ratio above average at 83.9 percent
 

Munich - The biosimilars company Formycon (ISIN: DE000A1EWVY8/ WKN: A1EWVY) has today published its 2018 Annual Report and has recorded a successful financial year.

The Group's turnover rose compared to last year (Euro 29 million) by 48 percent to around Euro 43 million, exceeding forecasts. The earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization on fixed and immaterial assets (EBITDA) were Euro 8 million (previous year Euro -0.8 million), which is significantly higher than last year's figure. The significant rise in the earnings with an annual surplus of Euro 7.1 million (previous year Euro -1.6 million) resulted from a one-off effect from the FYB202 development project which impacted turnover and earnings, but not liquidity.
 

As part of the joint venture founded in 2017 with Aristo Pharma GmbH, a company within the Strüngmann Group, Formycon is developing the FYB202 biosimilar candidate for the reference drug Stelara(R)* (ustekinumab). The amount posted by Formycon from 2013 to 2016 and therefore before the contribution to the FYB202 project was Euro 8.5 million, and this was taken into account in the first quarter of 2018 in the financial obligations committed to the joint venture. With the conclusion of the pilot phase, and with 24.9 percent of the shares in FYB 202 GmbH & Co. KG, Formycon will bear the previous and future development costs in accordance with its shareholding quota. To date, Formycon has invested around Euro 21 million in the development of FYB202.
 

As in previous years, turnover was essentially generated from ongoing remuneration for product development services which were delivered on behalf of licensing partners. The Group's revenue, adjusted for the special effect of the joint venture, is Euro 34.5 million (previous year Euro 23.1 million), reflecting the advancing development of the biosimilar candidates FYB201 and FYB203.
 

The balance sheet total of the Formycon Group which, aside from the AG consists of both subsidiaries Formycon Project 201 GmbH and Formycon Project 203 GmbH, increased by 28.6% to around Euro 39.6 million (previous year: Euro 30.8 million). At the same time, the equity ratio rose to 83.9 percent (previous year 82.9 percent). Current assets are largely made up of cash and cash equivalents. Liquid assets, including securities, stood at Euro 12.3 million on the day of reporting (previous year Euro 15.5 million). Including short-term receivables from deliveries and services worth Euro 5.2 million and other assets, Formycon holds liquid assets of around Euro 17.5 million (previous year: Euro 26 million). The company has no financial liabilities.
 

Formycon AG, as the Group's actual operational unit, achieved a turnover of Euro 29.6 million (previous year: Euro 16.4 million) and improved its EBITDA significantly to Euro 8.2 million (previous year: Euro -0.7 million). Accordingly, this resulted in highly positive earnings for the period of Euro 7.3 million (previous year Euro -1.5 million).
 

2018 was again shaped by a noticeable increase in staffing levels in several operational areas, with the number of employees rising from 83 to 95.


Dr. Nicolas Combé, Financial Director of Formycon AG, reflects on a successful 2018 financial year and had this to say about the results: "We can be very satisfied with the 2018 financial year. In terms of both operations and overall company development, we made good progress. One particular milestone in 2018 was the successful conclusion of the clinical phase III study for FYB201, which was conducted under the responsibility of Formycon's licensing partner Bioeq IP AG. Thanks to the special effect of the joint venture, we have delivered a strongly positive year-end result. For the current financial year, we anticipate a turnover volume that will be within the framework of the revenue adjusted for the special effect. We believe we are confirmed in our business model and we look forward optimistically to the future which will mainly be marked by the further development of our existing and the initiation of new projects in order to broaden our pipeline."
 

The 2018 Annual Report can be found on our website at https://www.formycon.com/en/investor-relations/financial-reports/
 

* Stelara(R) is a registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson

About Formycon:
Formycon is a leading, independent developer of high-quality follow-on products for biopharmaceutical medicines known as biosimilars. The company focuses on treatments in ophthalmology, immunology and on other key chronic diseases, covering the entire value chain from technical development to the clinical phase III as well as the preparation of dossiers for marketing approval. With its biosimilars, Formycon is making a major contribution towards providing as many patients as possible with access to vital and affordable medicines. Formycon currently has four biosimilars in development.


About Biosimilars:
Since their introduction in the 1980s, biopharmaceuticals have revolutionized the treatment of serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and eye diseases. In the coming years, many of these biotech drugs will lose their patent protection - and by 2020, medications with revenues of approximately USD 100 billion will be off patent. Biosimilars are follow-on versions of biopharmaceuticals, for which exclusivity has expired. They are approved via stringent regulatory pathways in highly regulated markets (such as EU, US, Japan, Canada, Australia) based on proven similarity of the biosimilar with the originator biopharmaceutical reference product. While the global market for biosimilars is currently more than USD 5.0 billion, industry experts expect this figure to grow up to USD 30 billion by the year 2025.



Contact:
Sabrina Müller
Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Formycon AG
Fraunhoferstr. 15
82152 Martinsried/Planegg/Germany
phone +49 (0) 89 - 86 46 67 149
fax + 49 (0) 89 - 86 46 67 110
[email protected] // www.formycon.com


Disclaimer:
This press release may contain forward-looking statements and information which are based on our current expectations and certain assumptions. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, performance of the company, development of the products and the estimates given here. Such known and unknown risks and uncertainties comprise, among others, the research and development, the regulatory approval process, the timing of the actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental authorities, clinical results, changes in laws and regulations, product quality, patient safety, patent litigation, contractual risks and dependencies from third parties. With respect to pipeline products, Formycon AG does not provide any representation, warranties or any other guarantees that the products will receive the necessary regulatory approvals or that they will prove to be commercially exploitable and/or successful. Formycon AG assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or to correct them in case of developments which differ from those anticipated. This document neither constitutes an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for securities of Formycon AG. No public offering of securities of Formycon AG will be made nor is a public offering intended. This document and the information contained therein may not be distributed in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other jurisdictions, in which such offer or such solicitation would be prohibited. This document does not constitute an offer for the sale of securities in the United States.