Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Sep 29, 2023
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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In order to be valid, this voting by mail form duly completed, dated and signed must reach MITHRA PHARMACEUTICALS SA no later than the 24th October 2023, as described in the convening notice. This vote can be sent by regular mail to the address of the registered office of the Company, by fax or by e-mail (see useful information hereafter). Votes arriving late or not complying with the required formalities may be rejected.
The undersigned:
First Name, Last name /name of the company: (please complete)
(for legal persons) represented by: (please complete)
Residing at/having its registered office at: (please complete)
Owner of (please complete) ……………………… shares of Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA, with registered office at Rue Saint-Georges 5, 4000 Liège,
Hereby declare its willingness to vote as follows on the items on the agenda of the special and extraordinary general meetings of Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA to be held on 30th October 2023.

Proposed resolution: The general shareholders' meeting resolves to confirm the appointment by cooptation, following the resignation of Mrs. Inge Beernaert, of Inge Beernaert BV, represented by Mrs. Inge Beernaert as permanent representative, as an independent director of the Company within the meaning of article 7:87 of the Companies and Associations Code and provision 3.5 of the Belgian Corporate Governance Code 2020, for a period up to and including the closing of the ordinary general shareholders' meeting to be held in 2025 and which will approve the financial statements for the financial year ending on 31 December 2024. The director's remuneration will be as set out in the Company's remuneration policy, as approved from time to time by the general meeting of shareholders and (subject to the provisions of the remuneration policy) as decided by the general meeting from time to time.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Proposed resolution: The general shareholders' meeting resolves to approve that the directors be entitled to the following remuneration (without prejudice to other forms of compensation approved from time to time by the general meeting of shareholders and in addition to the coverage of the directors' costs and expenses in connection with the performance of their duties as director):
The rules set out in paragraphs (a) to (f) apply with retrospective effect as of 25 May 2023, and are in addition to the insurance policies (and other similar arrangements) which the Company is authorised to take out to cover the liability, activities and obligations of the directors and other members of the personnel of the Company and its subsidiaries (as defined in article 1:27 of the Companies and Associations Code) to the fullest extent permitted by law.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Proposed resolution: The general meeting of shareholders resolves to approve the revised remuneration policy.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Proposed resolution: The general shareholders' meeting resolves to approve and ratify, in accordance with article 7:151 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code, all clauses of the Amended Agreements (including, but not limited to, (i) clause 8.1 of the Amended Convertible Loans Agreement, and (ii) the paragraph (b) of the definition of "Adjustment Event" and clause 6 of the Amended Conversion Agreement) that are applicable at the time a change of control occurs and which fall or could be considered to fall within the scope of article 7:151 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code (relating to the granting of rights to third parties that substantially affect the Company's assets and liabilities, or give rise to a substantial debt or commitment on its behalf, when the exercise of these rights is subject to the launching of a public takeover bid on the shares of the Company or to a change in the control exercised over it). The general shareholders' meeting also grants a special power of attorney to each of the Company's directors, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel, the Compliance Officer and the Company's Corporate Secretary, each such person acting individually and with possibility of sub-delegation and the power of subrogation, to complete the formalities required by article 7:151 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code with regard to this resolution, including, but not limited to, the execution of all documents and forms required for the publication of this resolution in the annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Review of the special report prepared by the board of directors in accordance with article 7:199 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code regarding the proposal to renew the authorised capital
Communication, consideration and discussion of the special report of the board of directors in accordance with article 7:199 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code in relation to the proposal to renew the powers granted to the board of directors under the authorised capital, as set out below under items 2. and 3. of the agenda of the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting, and setting out the specific circumstances in which the board of directors will be able to use of its powers under the authorised capital, and the purposes that it should pursue.
Proposed resolution: The general shareholders' meeting resolves to renew the authorisation to the board of directors to increase the share capital in one or several times, during a period of five (5) years as from the publication in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette of this authorisation, with an aggregate total amount equal to up to 100% of the amount of the Company's share capital, and this in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the special report of the board of directors prepared in accordance with article 7:199 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code, as referred to under item 1. of the agenda of this general shareholders' meeting. Accordingly, the general shareholders' meeting resolves to delete article 7A. of the Company's articles of association and to replace it with the following text (whereby the date referred to in the sub-section between square brackets shall be the date of the general shareholders' meeting approving the renewed authorised capital, and the amount referred to in the sub-section between square brackets shall be the amount of the Company's share capital at the time of the general shareholders' meeting approving the authorised capital):
"A. The board of directors is authorised to increase the capital in one or more instances within the limits set by law, in particular by issuing convertible bonds, and subscription rights, and any other right or security convertible or exercisable for shares, up to a maximum amount of [100% of the Company's capital at the time of adoption of the new authorised capital]. The board of directors is expressly authorised to use this authorisation for the following operations:
- Capital increases or issues of convertible bonds, or subscription rights, and any other right or security convertible or exercisable for shares, with cancellation or limitation of the preferential subscription rights of the existing shareholders;
- Capital increases or the issuance of convertible bonds, or subscription rights, and any other right or security convertible or exercisable for shares, with cancellation or limitation of the preferential subscription rights of the existing shareholders for the benefit of one or more specific persons who are not part of the personnel of the Company or its subsidiaries;
- Capital increases carried out by incorporation of reserves.
Any such capital increase may take any and all forms ,including but not limited to, contributions in cash or in kind, with or without share premium, at issue prices below or above the fractional value of the outstanding shares, as well as by incorporation of reserves and/or share premium and/or profits carried forward, to the maximum extent permitted by the law. This authorisation is granted to the board of directors for a period of five (5) years as from the date of publication in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette of an extract from the minutes of the extraordinary shareholders' meeting of [date of the extraordinary general meeting approving the renewal of the authorised capital]."
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
3. Renewal of the authorisation to the board of directors to increase the capital within the framework of the authorised capital after the FSMA has notified the Company of a public takeover bid on the Company's shares
Proposed resolution: The general shareholders' meeting resolves to renew the authorisation to the board of directors to use the authorisation granted under item 2. of the agenda, for a period of three (3) years from the date of this general shareholders' meeting, after the Company has been notified by the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) of a public takeover bid on the Company's shares, subject to the provisions of article 7:202 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code. Consequently, the general shareholders' meeting resolves to delete article 7 B. of the Company's articles of association and to replace it with the following text (whereby the date referred in the subsection between square brackets shall be the date of the general shareholders' meeting approving the renewed authorised capital):
"B. The board of directors is expressly authorised to make use of the authorisation granted under A. even after the Company has received notification from the Authority for Financial Services and Markets that it has received a notice of a public takeover bid for the Company, under the mandatory conditions set forth in article 7:202 of the Companies and Associations Code. This authorisation is granted to the board of directors for a period of three (3) years as from the extraordinary shareholders' meeting of [date of the extraordinary general meeting approving the renewal of the authorised capital]. It is renewable."
Communication, consideration and discussion of the following reports:
4.1 the report of the Company's board of directors in accordance with articles 7:179 and 7:197 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code with respect to the proposal of the board of directors to increase the Company's share capital, in one or more transactions, with a maximum amount of EUR 105,000,000.00 (including issue premium, as the case may be) (the "Authorised Amount") by contributions in kind of receivables (whatever their origin, whether as principal, interest, amount related to the prepayment of an option, or commission, or otherwise) due by the Company under the Senior Se-

cured Convertible Facilities Agreement of 8 August 2022 as amended, adjusted, modified or restated from time to time, including on 20 June 2023 following the public announcement of the Company on 25 May 2023 and on 23 August 2023 in connection with the private placement publicly announced by the Company on 24 August 2023 (the "Amended Convertible Loans Agreement") and the Conversion Agreement of 8 August 2022 as amended, adjusted, modified or restated from time to time, including on 20 June 2023 following the public announcement of the Company on 25 May 2023 and on 23 August 2023 in connection with the private placement publicly announced by the Company on 24 August 2023 (the "Amended Conversion Agreement" and together with the Amended Convertible Loans Agreement (as amended, adjusted, modified or restated from time to time), the "Amended Agreements"), both of which were entered into by the Company with funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management LLC (collectively, "Highbridge"), funds managed by Whitebox Advisors LLC (collectively, "Whitebox", and together with Highbridge, each a "Lender"), and certain agents, and the issuance of new shares in consideration of such contributions in kind, the maximum number and issue price of which are yet to be determined in accordance with the Amended Agreements.
4.2 the report of the Company's statutory auditor in accordance with articles 7:179 and 7:197 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code with respect to the proposal of the board of directors to increase the Company's share capital, in one or more transactions, with a maximum amount up to the Authorised Amount (including issue premium, as the case may be) by contributions in kind of receivables due by the Company under the Amended Agreements, and the issuance of new shares in consideration of such contributions in kind, the maximum number and issue price of which are yet to be determined in accordance with the Amended Agreements.

Proposed resolution: The extraordinary shareholders' meeting resolves (i) as far as needed and applicable to ratify and to renew (x) the resolutions passed by the board of directors on 8 August 2022 within the framework of the authorised capital, and by the extraordinary shareholders' meeting of 21 October 2022, to increase the share capital of the Company in connection with the original Senior Secured Convertible Facilities Agreement and the original Conversion Agreement, entered into on 8 August 2022 by and between the Company and the Lenders (the "Previous Agreements"), and (y) the resolutions taken by the board of directors on 21 June 2023 within the framework of the authorised capital to increase the share capital of the Company in connection with the Amended Agreements (the aforementioned resolutions of 8 August 2022, 21 October 2022 and 21 June 2023 will be referred to as the "Previous Resolutions"), and (ii) to increase the capital of the Company, in one or more transactions, with a maximum amount up to the Authorised Amount (including issue premium, as the case may be) by contributions in kind of receivables (whatever their origin, whether as principal, interest, amount related to the prepayment of an option, or commission, or otherwise) due by the Company under the Amended Agreements, and the issuance of new shares in consideration of such contributions in kind, the maximum number and issue price of which are yet to be determined in accordance with the Amended Agreements, subject to the following terms and conditions (as amended from time to time, as the case may be):
5.2 Contributions in kind: The capital increase will be carried out through contributions in kind, in one or more transactions, of receivables (whatever their origin, whether as principal, interest, amount related to the prepayment of an option, or commission, or other, as provided for in the Amended Agreements) which have been or will be created and which have become or will become due by the Company as a result of the drawdowns by the Company of loans made available to the Company by the Lenders in accordance with the Amended Agreements.
5.3 Number of new shares to be issued and issue price of the new shares: The number of new shares to be issued in the framework of the capital increase in consideration of the respective contributions in kind of the receivables due by the Company and the issue price of these new shares (representing the share capital of the Company for the amount equal to the fractional value and, as the case may be, the issue premium for what would exceed the fractional value) will be determined by the board of directors or the Committee (as defined below) at the moment of the realisation of the respective contributions in kind in accordance with the provisions of the Amended Agreements, as summarised in the report of the board of directors referred to in item 4.1 of the agenda.
5.5 Nature and form of the new shares: All the new shares to be issued in connection with the capital increase will be the same, and will be of the same nature as the existing and outstanding shares of the Company. The new shares will not have a nominal value, have the same rights and benefits, and rank pari passu in all respects, including in relation to the rights to dividends and other distributions, with the other existing and outstanding shares of the Company at the time of their issuance, and will be entitled to dividends and other distributions in relation to which the registration date or maturity date falls on or after the issuance date of the new shares. A new share will represent the same fraction of the Company's share capital as the other existing shares of the Company.
5.6 Admission to listing and trading of the new shares: All new shares, upon their issuance, must be admitted to listing and trading on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels. To this end, the Company will make the necessary applications, and implement all measures as appropriate, including the preparation of a listing and trading prospectus or a supplement thereto in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended from time to time (the "Prospectus Regulation"), in order to have the new shares to be issued (as the case may be, in several tranches) in the framework of the Amended Agreements admitted to listing and trading on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations.
5.9 Amendment of the articles of association: Following each capital increase and the issuance of new shares as provided for above, the articles of association of the Company will be amended and restated to reflect the resulting share capital and the number of existing and outstanding shares.
5.10 Appointment of a Committee: Subject to the provisions of the foregoing resolutions, and without prejudice to the resolutions previously passed by the board of directors or the extraordinary general meeting, the shareholders' meeting hereby appoints a committee (the "Committee") consisting of at least two persons, of whom (x) one will be the Chief Executive Officer (currently Mr. David Horn Solomon) (or another director not subject to a conflict of interest, if the Chief Executive Officer is not available), and (y) the other will be the Chief Financial Officer (currently CMM&C SRL, represented by Mr. Christophe Maréchal) (or another director not subject to a conflict of interest if the Chief Financial Officer is not available). The board of directors and the Committee will each have the power and ability to implement the capital increase, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 5.1 to 5.9 above, including (without limitation) the power:
The board of directors and the Committee are each authorised to sub-delegate (in whole or in part) the exercise of the powers conferred upon each of them by this resolution. The Committee will be validly represented by each member of the Committee, acting individually.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
6. Communication, consideration and discussion of the following reports concerning the proposed issuance of subscription rights
Communication, consideration and discussion of the following reports:
Proposed resolution: The general meeting of shareholders resolves to approve the issue of 10,000,000 new subscription rights for shares of the Company, with a term of 5 years, called the "2023 Investor Warrants", and to cancel, in the interest of the Company, the preferential subscription right of the Company's existing shareholders and, to the extent necessary, the current holders of share options and/or convertible bonds of the Company, in favour of the Investor. To this end, the general meeting of shareholders resolves as follows:
7.3 Admission to listing and trading of the underlying shares: All new shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants, when issued, must be admitted to listing and trading on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels. For this purpose, the Company will submit the necessary applications, and implement all measures as appropriate, including (if such is not yet the case) the preparation of a listing and trading prospectus or a supplement in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation, in order to have the new shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants admitted to listing and trading on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations.
7.4 Cancellation of preferential subscription rights in favour of the Investor: The general meeting of shareholders resolves, in accordance with articles 7:191 and 7:193 of the Companies and Associations Code, to cancel, in the interest of the Company, the preferential subscription right of existing shareholders of the Company and, insofar as necessary, of current holders of share options and/or convertible bonds of the Company, in favour of the Investor, as explained in further detail in the report of the board of directors referred to in item 6.1 of the agenda.

and forms required for the publication of this resolution in the annexes of the Belgian Official Gazette.
7.8 Special powers: The board of directors is authorized to implement and execute the resolutions adopted by the general meeting of shareholders in connection with the Warrants, and to take all measures and carry out all formalities that will be required under the Warrants Terms, the Company's articles of association and applicable law in order to issue or transfer the shares upon exercise of the Warrants. In addition, each of the directors of the Company, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel, the Compliance Officer and the Corporate Secretary, each acting individually and with the possibility of sub-delegation and power of subrogation, shall have the power (i) upon exercise of the Warrants, to record (A) the capital increase and the issue of new shares resulting from such exercise, (B) the distribution of the capital and (if applicable) of the issue premium, and (C) the amendment of the Company's articles of association to reflect the new capital and number of shares outstanding following the exercise of the Warrants (ii) to sign and deliver, on behalf of the Company, the relevant Euroclear, Euronext and banking documentation, the share register and all necessary documents in connection with the issuance and delivery of the shares to the beneficiary, and (iii) to do all things that may be necessary or useful (including, but not limited to, the preparation and execution of all documents and forms (including a listing and trading prospectus)) for the admission of the shares issued upon exercise of the Warrants to trading on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels (or any other market on which the Company's shares will then be traded).
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Proposed resolution: The general meeting of shareholders resolves to approve the issue of 10,000,000 new subscription rights for shares in the Company, with a term of 18 months, known as the "2023 Investment Options", and to cancel, in the interest of the Company, the preferential subscription right of the Company's existing shareholders and, to the extent necessary, the current holders of share options and/or convertible bonds of the Company, in favour of the Investor. To this end, the general meeting of shareholders resolves as follows:
8.1 Terms and conditions of the subscription rights: The terms and conditions of the Investment Options will be in accordance with Appendix II of the report of the board of directors referred to in item 6.1 of the agenda (for the purposes of this resolution, the "Investment Options Terms"), a copy of which will remain attached to the minutes reflecting this resolution. The main terms and conditions of the Investment Options may, for information purposes, be summarized as follows:
(c) Term: The Investment Options have a term of eighteen (18) months as from the later of (i) the issuance date of the Investment Options and (ii) the date of approval by the FSMA of a listing prospectus pursuant to which new shares of the Company will be issued upon exercise of the Investment Options, and will expire in the events mentioned in the Investment Options Terms.

Options and issuance of new shares, the total amount of the exercise price of the Investment Options will be recorded as capital of the Company. To the extent that the amount of the exercise price of the Investment Options per share to be issued upon exercise of the Investment Options exceeds the fractional value of the existing shares of the Company immediately prior to the issue of the new shares concerned, a portion of the exercise price per share to be issued upon exercise of the Investment Options equal to this fractional value will be recorded as capital, the balance being recorded as issue premium. Following the capital increase and the issue of new shares, each new and existing share will represent the same fraction of the Company's capital.

distribution of the capital and (if applicable) of the issue premium, and (C) the amendment of the Company's articles of association to reflect the new capital and number of shares outstanding following the exercise of the Investment Options (ii) to sign and deliver, on behalf of the Company, the relevant Euroclear, Euronext and banking documentation, the share register and all necessary documents in connection with the issuance and delivery of the shares to the beneficiary, and (iii) to do all things that may be necessary or useful (including, but not limited to, the preparation and execution of all documents and forms (including a listing and trading prospectus)) for the admission of the shares issued upon exercise of the Investment Options to trading on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels (or any other market on which the Company's shares will then be traded).
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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Provided he/she/it has completed the formalities referred to in the convening notice to that effect, and unless otherwise instructed, the undersigned notes that he/she/it will vote at the special and extraordinary general meetings for the total number of shares it owns in the shareholders register or has notified the ownership on the record date at midnight (Belgian time), on 16th October 2023.
If, after the effective date of this form, new items are added to the agenda, or new motions for a resolution relating to items on the agenda or to be added to the agenda are added at the request of shareholders in compliance with article 7:130 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code, the shareholder:
(*) strike out the option not chosen. If none is stricken out, the shareholder will have to abstain from voting on the new items added to the agendas.
Signed in……………………………………………………….., on………………………………………………………………….
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