Interim / Quarterly Report • Sep 23, 2022
Interim / Quarterly Report
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This report is prepared in accordance with article 13 of the Royal Decree of 14 November 2007.
Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA (hereinafter "Mithra" or the "Company") has prepared its interim financial report in French and in English. In case of discrepancies between both versions, the French version shall prevail.

Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA/NV,
A limited liability company (société anonyme / naamloze vennootschap) incorporated under Belgian law, with its registered office at rue Saint-Georges 5, 4000 Liège (enterprise number 0466.526.646)
| Interim management report 5 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Corporate presentation 5 | |
| 2. Operational Highlights including post-period end5 | |
| 3. Financial highlights6 | |
| 4. Corporate Governance 7 | |
| Capital and shares7 | |
| Shareholders & Shareholder structure 9 | |
| Change and/or renewal in the composition of corporate bodies 10 | |
| 5. Principal risks and uncertainties 11 | |
| 6. Related party transactions 24 | |
| Interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2022 26 | |
| 1. Interim consolidated statement of profit or loss 26 | |
| 2. Interim consolidated statement of comprehensive loss 27 | |
| 3. Interim consolidated statement of financial position 28 | |
| 4. Interim consolidated statement of changes in equity 29 | |
| 5. Interim consolidated statement of cash flow 30 | |
| 6. Notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements 31 | |
| 6.1. Significant changes in the current reporting period 31 | |
| 6.2. Summary of significant accounting policies 31 | |
| 6.3. Segment and revenue information 33 | |
| 6.4. Profit and loss information 34 | |
| 6.5. Intangible assets and goodwill 35 | |
| 6.6. Property, plant and equipment and right of use assets 35 | |
| 6.7. Inventories 36 | |
| 6.8. Contract assets 36 | |
| 6.9.Trade and other receivables 37 | |
| 6.10. Equity 37 | |
| 6.11. Financial liabilities 39 | |
| 6.12. Fair value measurement of financial instruments 40 | |
| 6.13. Trade and other payables 43 | |
| 6.14. Deferred tax assets and liabilities 43 | |
| 6.15. Share-based payments 44 | |
| 6.16. Commitments 45 | |
| 6.17. Events after reporting period 45 | |
| 6.18. Alternative performance measures 46 | |
| III. Statement of the responsible persons 49 | |
| IV. Statutory auditor's report 51 |
Mithra (Euronext: MITRA) is a Belgian biotech company dedicated to transforming Women's Health by offering new choices through innovation, with a particular focus on contraception and menopause. Mithra's goal is to develop products offering better efficacy, safety and convenience, meeting women's needs throughout their life span. Mithra explores the potential of the unique native estrogen estetrol in a wide range of applications in women health and beyond. After having successfully launched the first estetrol-based product in 2021, the contraceptive pill ESTELLE® , Mithra is now focusing on its second product DONESTA® , the next-generation hormone therapy. Mithra also develops and manufactures complex therapeutics in the areas of contraception, menopause and hormone-dependent cancers. It offers partners a complete spectrum of research, development and specialist manufacturing at its technological platform Mithra CDMO.
Active in more than 100 countries around the world, Mithra has an approximate headcount of about 300 collaborators and is headquartered in Liège, Belgium.
Mithra has pursued its deliverables' achievements in the first six months of 2022 both with regards to its estetrol unique native estrogen pipeline and its Complex Therapeutics business.
Key financial figures for the first half of 2022, compared with the first half of 2021, are presented below 1 :
| Thousands of Euro (€) | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11,357 | 12,142 |
| Gross profit | 4,516 | 3,897 |
| Research and development expenses | (22,714) | (32,880) |
| Other net operating expenses | (3,028) | (2,429) |
| REBITDA | (21,226) | (31,412) |
| Loss from operations | (27,537) | (36,534) |
| Net fair value gains/(losses) | 4,332 | (19,164) |
| Financial result | (5,748) | (4,780) |
| Loss before taxes | (28,952) | (60,478) |
| NET LOSS FOR THE PERIOD | (31,247) | (54,894) |
At reporting date, key financial elements can be summarized as follows:
1 These are management figures. Please refer to note 6.18 Alternative performance measures.
2 Mithra's press release, 01/10/2019
During the period under review, several capital increases took place:
The shares have no nominal value, but they represent the same fraction of the Company's capital, which is denominated in euros. Each share entitles its holder to one voting right.
In addition, the Company still has a number of subscription rights that are exercisable into ordinary shares, consisting of:
Since the end of the reporting period, the Company announced on the 8th August that is has entered into a senior secured convertible facilities agreement with funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management LLC and fund managed by Whitebox Advisers LLC for a three years term in an amount of up to EUR 100 million to be drawn in three tranches, with a maximum amount outstanding at any time not greater than EUR 65 million or, depending on the satisfaction of certain conditions, EUR 75 million. The first tranche shall be for a maximum amount of EUR 50 million and drawn at the time of execution, and the second and third tranches shall each be for an amount of up to EUR 25 million. The loans will carry interest of in principle 7.50% per annum.
Following the first drawdown, six conversion notices were sent by Highbridge Capital Management LLC and Whitebox Advisers LLC:
On 5 September 2022, another portion of the loans (including accrued interest, as relevant, and an option payment amount) was contributed in kind for an aggregate amount of EUR 748,840.19 through the issuance of 118,704 new shares at an issue price of ca. EUR 6.31 per share;
On 14 September 2022, another portion of the loans (including accrued interest, as relevant, and an option payment amount) was contributed in kind for an aggregate amount of EUR 641,438.27 through the issuance of 97,670 new shares at an issue price of ca. EUR 6.57 per share.
Based on both the manager's transactions and the transparency declarations the Company has received, the significant shareholders of the Company (i.e. above 3% of the voting rights linked to outstanding shares) as at 30 June 2022 are:
| Shareholder | Address | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| François Fornieri1 | 10,993,960 | 21.73 % | |
| NOSHAQ SA | Rue Lambert-Lombard, 3, B-4000 Liège, Belgium | 5,488,257 | 10.85 % |
| Marc Coucke2 | 4,474,219 | 8.85 % | |
| Glenernie Capital Ltd | Smithson Plaza, 13th Floor, 25 St. James's Street, London SW1A 1HA |
2, 205,776 | 4.36 % |
| Bart Versluys3 | 2,028,985 | 4.01% | |
| Free float | 25,390,928 | 50.20 % |
François Fornieri, Alychlo NV and Noshaq NV jointly holds 300,000 additional warrants.
Marc Coucke holds his shareholding partially through Alychlo NV, which he controls.
Bart Versluys holds his shareholding through himself and through Scorpiaux BVBA, controlled by him.
Since the end of the reporting period, due to conversions which occurred in light of the Highbridge/Whitebox facility, the shareholding participations have changed.
Therefore, at the date of the present report, the shareholding of major shareholders is as follows:
| Shareholder | Address | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| François Fornieri1 | 10,993,960 | 20.76 % | |
| NOSHAQ SA | Rue Lambert-Lombard, 3, B-4000 Liège, Belgium | 5,488,257 | 10.36% |
| Marc Coucke2 | 4,474,219 | 8.45% | |
| Glenernie Capital Ltd | Smithson Plaza, 13th Floor, 25 St. James's Street, London SW1A 1HA |
2,205,776 | 4.16 % |
| Bart Versluys3 | 2,028,985 | 3.83 % | |
| Free float | 27,771,865 | 52.44% |
François Fornieri, Alychlo NV and Noshaq NV jointly holds 300,000 additional warrants.
Marc Coucke holds his shareholding partially through Alychlo NV, which he controls.
Bart Versluys holds his shareholding through himself and through Scorpiaux BVBA, controlled by him.
All percentages are calculated on the basis of the current total number of voting rights.
No other shareholders, alone or in concert with other shareholders, notified the Company of a participation or an agreement to act in concert in relation to 3% or more of the current total existing voting rights attached to the voting securities of the Company.
The most recent transparency declarations, including the abovementioned declarations, are available on the company's website (www.mithra.com).
On 20 June 2022, Mr. François Fornieri resigned from his non-executive director mandate of the Company. Following the resignation with immediate effect of Mr. Fornieri, Mithra's Board of Directors was composed of 9 directors, including 5 women directors and 4 men directors, 5 independent and 4 non-independent directors. These directors were appointed in May 2021 for a two-year term.
Post period, on 6 July 2022, the Company announced a change in its Board of Directors' Chairmanship. Following the resignation with immediate effect of Sunathim BV (represented by Mr. Ajit Shetty) for personal reasons non-related to the Company, the Board of Directors approved, on the proposal of the outgoing Chairman and the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the appointment of Selva Luxembourg Sàrl (represented by Mr. Christian Moretti) as Chairman, as well as that of TicaConsult BVBA (represented by Mr. Erik Van Den Eynden) as Vice-Chairman. These functions will be exercised until the next Company's Shareholders Meeting.
Therefore, the new Board of Directors counts 9 Directors: 5 women Directors and 4 men Directors, as well as 4 independent Directors and 5 non-independent Directors.
| Name | Position | Term 1 | Nature of Mandate |
Board of Directors Committee Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selva Luxembourg Sàrl (permanent representative : Mr Christian Moretti) |
Director Chairman |
2023 | Non-Executive | Nomination and Remuneration Committee |
| TicaConsult BV (permanent representative: Mr. Erik Van Den Eynden) |
Director (Vice Chairman) |
2023 | Independent | Risk and Audit Committee (Chair) |
| Noshaq SA (permanent representative: Mr. Gaëtan Servais) |
Director | 2023 | Non-Executive | Risk and Audit Committee |
| Eva Consulting SRL (permanent representative: Mr. Jean-Michel Foidart) |
Director | 2023 | Executive | |
| Mrs. Liesbeth Weynants | Director | 2023 | Independent | |
| Mrs. An Cloet | Director | 2023 | Independent | |
| Mrs. Amel Tounsi | Director | 2023 | Non-Executive | Nomination and Remuneration Committee |
| Mrs. Patricia van Dijck | Director | 2023 | Independent | Nomination and Remuneration Committee (Chair) |
| Alius Modi SRL (permanent representative: Mrs. Valérie Gordenne) |
Director | 2023 | Non-Executive | Risk and Audit Committee |
Until the General Meeting to be held in 2023, the composition of the Board is as follows:
The members of the Executive Committee as of 30 June 2022 are listed in the table below:
| Name/ Designation | Function |
|---|---|
| Van Rompay Management BV (permanent representative: Mr. Leon Van Rompay) |
Chief Executive Officer (Chair) |
| Eva consulting SRL (permanent representative: Pr. J.M Foidart) |
Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board |
| CMM&C SRL (permanent representative: Mr. Christophe Maréchal) |
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
| Novafontis SRL (permanent representative: Mr. Jean-Manuel Fontaine) |
Chief Commercial and External Affairs Officer (CBO) |
| GD Lifescience SRL (permanent representative: Mr. Graham Dixon) |
Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) |
| BGL Consulting SRL (permanent representative: Mr. Benjamin Brands) |
Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) |
| MAREBA BVBA (permanent representative: Mr. Renaat Baes) |
CDMO Site Director |
| Mr. Benoit Mathieu | Group Investor Relations Manager (IRO) |
| Mr. Cédric Darcis | Chief Legal Officer (CLO) |
| Acta Group SA (permanent representative: Mrs. Laurence Schyns) |
Chief Human Ressources Officer (CHRO) |
| Mrs. Maud Vanderthommen | Group Communication Manager |
| Mr. Frédéric Constant | Group Quality Manager |
| T Mundi BV (permanent representative: Mr. Stijn Vlaminck) |
Group IT Manager |
The Board of Directors considers that in light of the current global biotech situation, an update on the main risk factors is useful and necessary.
The Group's exposure to price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk are detailed in note 9.3 of the 2021 Annual Report (Financial Risk Management).
The Group has a business structure; built on:
(i) a development portfolio which includes the development of Estetrol-based product candidates in contraception and menopause indications as well as other potential indications such as wound healing, NHIE, and Complex Therapeutics;
Therefore, the risk factors related to each of these pillars are presented separately (as each has a different set of risks associated with it). As Mithra further transitions towards a commercial biopharma company in 2022, most focus is on the development portfolio and products' commercial launch.
Other than Estelle®, which has been approved to date in various countries worldwide, mainly in North America and Europe, Mithra's estetrol-based product candidates have not been approved or commercialized. Notwithstanding the approval of Estelle® in these jurisdictions, all of Mithra's estetrol-based product candidates will be subject to extensive pre-clinical and clinical trials to demonstrate safety and efficacy in humans before Mithra can apply for the necessary regulatory approval potentially to obtain marketing authorizations from the relevant regulatory authorities. In particular, Mithra's Donesta® Phase 3 Clinical Program is ongoing, with topline efficacy results having been reported in January and in April 2022 and primary safety data anticipated by the end of 2022 for the C302 trial (North America) and the end of the second half of 2023 for the C301 trial (EU, Russia, Latin America, United States and Canada).
Prior to initiating a clinical trial, Mithra requires regulatory and ethical approval from the competent authority in each relevant country. Mithra and the relevant regulatory authorities may not agree on a clinical trial design or, if a clinical trial design is accepted, one or more clinical trial endpoints may not be achieved, and that may undermine support for regulatory approval. Clinical trials remain subject to ongoing review and monitoring throughout their duration, and with certain exceptions, changes made to the trial protocols after approval is received must also be approved prior to implementation. Failure to obtain or maintain the approvals required to conduct a clinical trial for Donesta® or any other estetrol-based products could significantly delay or prevent the completion of such trials, necessitate additional testing or a re-design of the clinical trial, incur significant additional time and costs and/or prevent Mithra from achieving or maintaining profitability.
Regulators may also require Mithra to amend ongoing trials or perform additional trials, which could result in significant delays and additional costs or may be unsuccessful.
Furthermore, clinical trials may not produce the anticipated clinical efficacy outcomes or may uncover previously unknown safety issues or risks. Interim results of clinical trials do not necessarily predict final results, and success in pre-clinical testing and early clinical trials does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful. Further trials may uncover issues not yet discovered by previous pre-clinical or clinical testing, which could lead to delays or suspension of the clinical trials.
Mithra cannot predict with certainty how long it will take to complete necessary clinical trials or obtain regulatory approvals of its current or future products. The time needed to complete clinical trials and obtain regulatory approvals varies by product, indication, and country.
If Mithra's clinical trials are delayed, or if they do not produce the anticipated clinical efficacy outcomes, this could prevent it from achieving the commercialization of Donesta® or any of its other estetrol-based products in the expected timeframe, which would in turn delay the timing of expected revenues from these products or prevent Mithra from ever earning revenues from these products.
Even if Mithra obtains marketing authorizations for Donesta® or any other estetrol-based products, future clinical trials may uncover previously unknown safety issues or risks or suggest that these products do not significantly improve clinical outcomes. Such results would slow or possibly stop the adoption of these products, or potentially lead to market authorization suspension or withdrawal by regulatory authorities.
Further trials designed to support additional indications for an authorized product may not achieve targeted clinical outcomes. This would jeopardize anticipated further/wider adoption of the product.
Performing clinical trials requires the engagement of many hospitals, clinics, and clinicians. In particular, Mithra must engage a physician at each clinical trial centre to maintain overall responsibility for conduct of the clinical trial. Each Investigator may have additional physicians working under his or her direction to conduct a trial. Furthermore, Mithra is required to obtain necessary approvals from the trial sites where it conducts its clinical trials, including approvals from institutional review boards ("IRBs")/ethics committees ("ECs") and local competent agencies ("CAs"), which are required for clinical trials such as the trials related to Donesta®.
Mithra may not be able to attract sufficient qualified Investigators to conduct clinical trials within an adequate timeframe, and those investigators may not be able to attract or enrol sufficient subjects to meet Mithra's clinical trial objectives. Any difficulties in enrolling a sufficient number of subjects, failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements or the approved trial protocols or difficulty obtaining approvals from trial sites for any of its clinical trials could result in significant delays or suspension of the trial and could require Mithra to abandon one or more clinical trials altogether. Any such delays may result in increased development costs that may exceed the resources available to Mithra and in delays to commercially launching Donesta® and/or any future products in target markets, if approved.
Mithra has entered into a number of contracts through which it "out-licenses" to customers the intellectual property it has developed related to drugs that have not yet received regulatory approval. Generally, under the terms of these licenses, the licensee can further develop the intellectual property and can manufacture and/or sell the resulting commercialised product. Mithra typically receives an upfront fee, milestone payments for specific clinical or other development-based outcomes, and sales-based milestones or royalties as consideration for the relevant license. Some arrangements also include ongoing involvement by Mithra, which may provide research and development and/or manufacturing services relating to the licensed intellectual property.
During 2021, Mithra collected cash in relation to two major Estelle® out-licensing milestones with Mayne Pharma, in the amount of USD 11 million, and Gedeon Richter, in the amount of EUR 15 million, although the revenue was already recognised in 2019 in accordance with IFRS 15. During the year, Mithra also received 85.8 million ordinary shares of Mayne Pharma, resulting in the Company becoming the largest shareholder of Mayne Pharma, an Australia-listed company on ASX. Approximately EUR 288 million in cash remains to be collected for Estelle® out-licensing and sales related milestones as at 30 June 2022.
Under the U.S. License and Supply contract signed with Mayne Pharma and well as Mithra's other licensing arrangements, milestone payments can be suspended based on a review of available pre-clinical and clinical data, the estimated costs of continued development, market considerations and other factors. For that reason, if the commercialisation of Estelle® does not proceed as anticipated by Mithra, it may not receive the EUR 288 million that remains to be collected under the contract in the timeframe it expects or at all. The achievement of the commercial milestones under the contract will depend on the performance of Mithra's commercial partners in their respective markets, which are described under " — Risks relating to commercialisation". In addition, Mithra is subject to foreign exchange risk in relation to the U.S. License and Supply contract due to the payments thereunder being payable in U.S. Dollars, as well as the Australian listing of Mayne Pharma. See " — Risks relating to Mithra's financial situation — Changes in currency exchange rates could have a material negative impact on the profitability of Mithra".
Mithra is subject to similar risks in relation to its future product candidates, including Donesta®, with respect to which it is considering entering into a licensing agreement to fund its future clinical development.
Mithra depends on third party suppliers for manufacturing, pharmaceutical ingredients and other raw materials and any disruption of the supply chain or unavailability of third-party services could have a material adverse effect on Mithra. Currently Mithra relies on a key E4 tolling supplier and it has signed binding heads of terms in order to secure alternative options for the transformation of estetrol in the future. If current negotiations do not result in commercially favourable terms for Mithra, this could impact its cost of goods and thus the profitability of Estelle®. Moreover, if the difficult market conditions arising from the outbreak of COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine persist and impact its supply prices or if this results in a shortage of raw materials, Mithra might not be able to comply with its supply commitments regarding its partners. See " — Risks relating to the Mithra's dependence on third parties and on key personnel".
Mithra does not have a commercial organisation in place to launch its product candidates on its own. Before the commercialisation of Estelle®, Mithra had never marketed a product outside of the Benelux region and it therefore has limited experience in sales, marketing and distribution in other markets. Mithra does currently not intend to deploy itself as a sales and distribution organisation anywhere in the world and will rely for the distribution of its products on license and supply deals with commercial partners.
Moreover, Mithra plans to enter into a strategic alliance or commercial partnership for the further development and commercialisation of Donesta® as well as its future product candidates. Such arrangements may require Mithra to incur additional expenses, increase its capital expenditures, issue securities that dilute its shareholders or disrupt its management and business. In addition, Mithra faces significant competition in seeking appropriate strategic partners and the negotiation process can with such parties be time consuming and complex. Additionally, Mithra may not be successful in its efforts to establish a partnership or other strategic alliance for Donesta® or its other future product candidates because these products may be deemed to be at too early development stage for collaborative effort and third parties may hence not view them as having the requisite potential. Furthermore, Mithra cannot be certain that, following any strategic alliance or commercial partnership, it will achieve the level of revenues that would justify such an agreement. Any delays in entering into new strategic partnership agreements related to Donesta® and/or future product candidates could also delay their development and commercialisation and reduce their competitiveness even if they reach the market.
If Mithra is unable to identify a strategic alliance or commercial partnership for a particular product, it would need to complete the clinical and manufacturing development, proceed with the associated regulatory filings on its own and commercialise the product through its own sales force. In that event, Mithra might need to invest significant financial and management resources. Furthermore, its sales force might not be well equipped to market these products, which could adversely affect the revenues Mithra is able to earn from them.
Mithra has, to date, received approvals for Estelle® in various countries worldwide, mainly in North America and Europe and the product is being commercialised progressively around the world. Nevertheless, it remains at the early stages of commercialisation. Furthermore, Mithra is still pursuing the development of its other estetrol-based products, such as its development programs in menopause, neuroprotection for the treatment of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy ("HIE") in neonates and wound healing. Mithra is dedicating the majority of its available cash resources to the development of its product candidates. The development, registration and commercialisation of these products present significant new challenges. In preparation, Mithra has expanded and continues to expand its organisation and has attracted and continues to attract a number of experienced collaborators. However, it may not be able to successfully integrate their experience and know-how, and to continue to further successfully expand its organisation and successfully conclude every development step. Any failure to do so could cause delays in the clinical development and/or the regulatory approval process for these products, which could ultimately delay or even prevent the commercialisation of Mithra's innovative product candidates.
If Mithra is unsuccessful in developing, commercialising and/or identifying partners with respect to its estetrol-based products, the nature of Mithra's pipeline would comprise the continued commercialisation of Estelle®, as well as the development (either directly or indirectly) of complex therapeutics products and injectables. The market opportunities for these products is significantly more limited in scope than the market opportunity offered by Mithra's estetrol pipeline. Accordingly, if Mithra is forced to shift its focus to complex therapeutics and injectables and away from estetrol-based products, management expects that Mithra's revenues and profitability would be severely impacted.
On 23 April 2020, the Company, LDA Capital (as defined below), LDA Capital, LLC, and the Share Lending Shareholders (as defined below) entered into the LDA Put Option Agreement (as defined below), pursuant to which (as amended), LDA Capital agreed to commit a maximum amount of EUR 75,000,000.00 in cash within a maximum of five years in exchange for new ordinary Shares in the Company. This amount is to be released, based on drawdowns by the Company in the form of put options which the Company has the right to exercise at its sole discretion (via so-called "put option notices"). At the date of this Report, four put options have been exercised and settled (two of which were settled in 2022), for a total amount of EUR 21,027,121.00, the remaining amount committed by LDA Capital under the LDA Put Option Agreement to be (potentially) invested in the Company by LDA Capital being EUR 53,972,879.00. It is, however, noted that, in accordance with the undertakings given by the Company under the GSI Financing Agreement (as defined below), the Company does not in principle intend to send any new put option notice until the expiration of the GSI Financing Agreement, save exceptions and with prior approval of GSI (as defined below).
On 4 February 2022, the Company and GSI entered into the GSI Financing Agreement pursuant to which the Company may require GSI (subject to certain conditions) to provide financing to the Company in an aggregate amount of up to EUR 100,000,000.00, by way of several drawings and against issuance of new Shares. At the date of the Report, two drawdowns have been made and settled for a total amount of EUR 15,000,000.06, the remaining amount committed by GSI under the GSI Financing Agreement to be (potentially) converted into shares, being EUR 84,999,999.94. It is, however, noted that one of the conditions for the Company to be able to make a drawdown under the GSI Financing Agreement is that the lowest daily volume weighted average trading price of the Company's shares during the 10 trading days preceding the date of the Company's drawdown request must not be less than EUR 10.00 per share.
On 24 June 2022, Mithra announced that it had successfully raised an amount of EUR 23.5 million in gross proceeds by means of a private placement of 3,871,491 new Shares at an issue price of EUR 6.07 per share.
On 8 August 2022, the Company and the Lenders (as defined below) entered into the Facilities Agreement (as defined below), pursuant to which, the Lenders agreed to provide, for a period of three years from the date of the Facilities Agreement, a financing by loans convertible into Shares to the Company for a maximum aggregate principal amount of EUR 100,000,000.00, to be drawn in several tranches (subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions), with an outstanding amount at any time not greater than EUR 65,000,000.00 or, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, EUR 75,000,000.00, the loans bearing interest in principle at a rate of 7.5% per annum. At the date of this Report, the Company already drawn down the first tranche in the amount of EUR 50,000,000.00. Part of the proceeds of the loan has been used to repurchase outstanding convertible bonds of the Company held by the Lenders for a principal amount of EUR 34.1 million at a discount.
Notwithstanding the above, taking into account its available cash and cash equivalents, Mithra could not have sufficient working capital to meet its present requirements and cover the working capital needs for a period of at least 12 months as of the date of this Report.
Furthermore, over the longer term, should Mithra not be able to enter into one or multiple Donesta® license and supply agreement(s) as described above, Mithra's existing capital resources would be insufficient to fund, among other things, the completion of the clinical development of Donesta® required to bring it to market in Europe and the United States, as well as its other research and development and general and administrative expenses.
Equity and/or debt financing might not be available when needed or, if available, might not be available on commercially favourable terms, particularly if the difficult market conditions arising from the outbreak of COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine persist. If the necessary funds are not available, Mithra may seek funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, at an earlier stage than originally planned, at terms that are less favourable than those it might otherwise have obtained or at terms which may require it to reduce or relinquish significant rights to its programmes.
Mithra has incurred net losses and negative operating cash flows in each period since 2020. As of 30 June 2022, Mithra has a loss brought forward of EUR 367.9 million. These losses have resulted principally from costs incurred in research and development and general administrative costs. Mithra intends to continue its clinical trial programme for its candidate products (including in particular Donesta®), conduct pre-clinical trials in support of clinical development and regulatory compliance activities, which, together with anticipated general and administrative expenses, will result in Mithra incurring further significant expenses for the next several years.
On the other hand, the revenues associated with Mithra's current clinical development activities are not expected to materialise for a significant period of time. Mithra launched its Estelle® product during 2021 and launched its Myring® product since 2019, with launch in the United States expected in the beginning of 2023. However, other than license revenue, it does not expect to recognise revenue from its Donesta® product until 2024. Mithra's revenues from Estelle® and Myring®, which were EUR 13.9 million and EUR 2.5 million in 2021 and EUR 7.7 million and EUR 1.4 million in the six months ended 30 June 2022, respectively, have not been not sufficient to compensate for its research and development and general and administrative expenses, which were EUR 85.2 million and EUR 12.5 million in 2021 and EUR 27.5 million and EUR 7.0 million in the six months ended 30 June 2022, respectively, resulting in a loss from operations of EUR 87.9 million and EUR 27.5 million for the year ended 31 December 2021 and the six months ended 30 June 2022, respectively. For that reason, Mithra might continue to incur further losses for the next few years. If the revenues associated with the launch of its future products do not materialise at the level expected by management, Mithra's ability to sustain its operations may be impaired.
At the date of this report, Estelle® is the only estetrol-based product that has been commercialised by Mithra.
Furthermore, Estelle® only received regulatory approval from the FDA relatively recently, in 2021. Estelle® has been approved in various countries worldwide, mainly in North America and Europe as of the date of this Report and will be rolled out commercially in other countries in the coming years. Estelle® and other products launched by Mithra may not gain commercial acceptance in target markets. If Mithra fails to gain and maintain commercial market acceptance of these products in its target jurisdictions, the amount of revenue generated from sales of Estelle® and other products in the future could fail to grow as management expects and could even decrease. In addition, Donesta® has not yet received marketing approval in any jurisdictions and Mithra's future financial performance will depend on the successful completion of its planned clinical trials on Donesta® and its ability to secure strategic partnerships and alliances.
Many factors can influence market acceptance of Mithra's products, including:
These and other factors present obstacles to commercial market acceptance of Mithra's products in target markets. Moreover, once these products gain commercial acceptance, there is a risk that they will subsequently become obsolete, due to the rapid development of technology in the sphere in which Mithra operates and changes to the operations of its suppliers. Failure, or any substantial delay, in gaining significant commercial market acceptance of Mithra's products in target markets, on a timely basis or at all, or the obsolescence of any of these products could limit the revenues Mithra is able to earn from sales of its products.
The existence of coverage and adequate reimbursement for Mithra's products by government and/or private payers will be important to market adoption for its products. If Mithra's products do not receive adequate reimbursement, potential users of its products may be unwilling to pay for these products themselves.
In many countries, payment for Mithra's products will be dependent on obtaining a "reimbursement code" for the product. For details of the reimbursement arrangements in the countries in which Mithra has commercialised or plans to commercialise its products, refer to "Business — Government Regulation —Reimbursement". Obtaining a reimbursement code can be a lengthy process (months to years) and Mithra may not be able to obtain such a code at satisfactory levels, or at all. Following the grant of a "reimbursement code" payers (e.g. national healthcare systems or health insurance companies) have to agree to provide coverage for the relevant product. Failure to obtain attractive reimbursement may adversely affect Mithra's business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
The price that Mithra may receive for, and the marketability of, the products for which Mithra has received or will receive regulatory approval may suffer if government and/or third-party payers fail to provide adequate coverage and reimbursement or if further governmental cost containment or other health reform initiatives are adopted or implemented. From time to time, legislation is enacted that could significantly change the statutory provisions governing the clearance or approval, manufacture, marketing or taxation of Mithra's products. In addition, regulations and guidance are often revised or reinterpreted in ways that may significantly affect Mithra's products. It is impossible to predict whether legislation changes will be enacted, or regulations, guidance or interpretations changed, and what the impact of such changes, if any, may be. Mithra cannot predict what healthcare programmes and regulations will be ultimately implemented at the U.S. federal or state level, or at the E.U. level, or within the implementing legislation of the individual E.U. Member States, or the effect of any future legislation or regulation. However, these types of provisions, as adopted, could materially change the way healthcare is delivered and financed, and may materially impact numerous aspects of Mithra's business. Increasing downward pressure on healthcare pricing and/or any changes that lower reimbursements for Mithra's products could result in product revenues generated from sales of Mithra's products being lower than anticipated. As a result, Mithra could fail to achieve or maintain reimbursement levels sufficient to support a commercial infrastructure or realise an appropriate return on its investment in product development, which could materially and adversely affect Mithra's business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Mithra may also experience pricing pressures in connection with the sale of its products. Generally, governments and third-party payers are increasingly exerting downward pressure on pricing and reviewing the cost-effectiveness of medical products, therapies and services. With this global pressure on healthcare costs, payers are attempting to contain costs by, for example, limiting coverage of and the level of reimbursement for new therapies.
If Mithra is unable to obtain or maintain reimbursement for its products in its key markets, this would compromise its ability to commercialise these products on a large scale, which would in turn limit its opportunities to achieve profitability.
The success of Estelle® and Mithra's other products will require acceptance and adoption by physicians and other stakeholders (healthcare professionals, payers, etc.). Such acceptance will depend on physicians being convinced of the distinctive characteristics, clinical performance, benefits, safety and cost-effectiveness of Estelle® and Mithra's other products. Furthermore, physicians will most likely not adopt Estelle® or Mithra's other products unless they determine, based on experience, clinical data and published peer-reviewed journal articles, that these products are an attractive solution for patients.
Even if the safety and efficacy of Mithra's products is established, physicians and other healthcare personnel, may be hesitant to change their medical treatment practices or accept and adopt Mithra's products, including for the following reasons:
Economic, psychological, ethical and other concerns may also limit general acceptance and adoption of Mithra's products. Lack of acceptance and adoption of Mithra's products by a sufficient number of relevant physicians and other healthcare professionals would substantially reduce Mithra's ability to achieve its sales forecasts and prevent Mithra from achieving or maintaining profitability.
Mithra will need to expand its internal sales and marketing organisation to commercialise its products in markets that it will target directly. There are risks involved with expanding Mithra's own sales, marketing and distribution capabilities. For example, recruiting and training a sales force is expensive and time-consuming and could delay launch. In addition, Mithra may experience challenges in recruiting qualified sales and marketing personnel.
Furthermore, Mithra intends to enter into additional licensing agreements to distribute its products in other markets. If Mithra is unable to find suitable partners, loses these partners or if Mithra's partners fail to sell its products in sufficient quantities, on commercially viable terms or in a timely manner, the commercialisation of Mithra's products could be materially harmed, which could prevent Mithra from achieving or maintaining profitability.
Further factors that may inhibit Mithra's efforts to commercialise its products in target markets include the inability of sales personnel to obtain access to physicians or persuade adequate numbers of physicians to prescribe any of Mithra's future products, and the lack of complementary products to be offered by sales personnel, which may put Mithra at a competitive disadvantage relative to companies with more products.
If Mithra is unable to expand its own sales, marketing and distribution capabilities or enter into arrangements with other third parties to perform these services, Mithra's revenue and profitability may be negatively affected.
Mithra is subject to the risk of increasing raw material prices, particularly in relation to solvents used in the synthesis of estetrol.
Prices of certain common raw materials, such as solvents (e.g. THF and DCM) used in the synthesis of estetrol, have been increasing significantly since 2021 in the European Union due to lower availability of their feedstocks. Since it remains unclear when feedstocks will become more readily available, Mithra may continue to experience pricing pressure for these solvents. In addition, palladium is used as a catalyst in the production of estetrol. Palladium prices have doubled over the last several years, with a sharp surge in March 2022. As Russia is a dominant player in the global production of palladium, the war in Ukraine could continue to have a negative effect on the availability of palladium in the global market. Since June and July of 2022, prices have come down to the same level as that which prevailed at the end of 2021 and early 2022 but have remained volatile, leading to significant financial risk for Mithra. Mithra is working on mitigation plan in order to reduce the amounts of these raw materials used in the synthesis of estetrol in order to optimise its manufacturing costs.
Mithra mitigates the risk that raw materials prices could increase to high levels, such as that it experienced in March 2022 for palladium, through mid- and long-term contracts with suppliers, including, among others, setting maximum prices in the renegotiation of contracts. Moreover, Mithra considers new synthesis pathways and internally monitors raw material prices on a continuous basis.
As the world is evolving, the use of raw materials is heavier than in the past, which could lead to a risk of disappearance of raw materials, in particular due to natural disasters which can have an impact on the production of certain raw materials. Furthermore, inflation may generally affect the cost of raw materials in Mithra's supply chain. Inflation has been rampant during the past year due in part to government spending deployed to abate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 and 2021, as well as to rising energy prices due to the conflict in Ukraine. If Mithra is unable to address the risk of inflation across its supply chain through contractual arrangements, its profitability may be adversely affected
Mithra relies on third parties across is operations, including in relation to manufacturing, pharmaceutical ingredients and other raw materials. In relation to its CDMO, it has entered into several partnerships, namely in the injectables industry. In addition, it has entered into partnerships for the sourcing of raw materials, including essential active pharmaceutical ingredients such as estetrol. Therefore, Mithra's ability to meet its production targets depends on its sourcing arrangements and its partners' compliance with their own obligations. Mithra was informed by its estetrol sourcing partner that it would have difficulties delivering the contractually defined quantities for the year 2021/2022. In order to mitigate these potential delivery delays, Mithra currently relies on a key estetrol tolling supplier and has signed binding heads of terms in order to secure alternative options for the transformation of estetrol in the future. However, Mithra may not be able to secure such alternative supply.
In addition, third party suppliers may be subject to circumstances which impact their ability to supply, including enforcement action by regulatory authorities, natural disasters (e.g. hurricanes, earthquakes, disease and terrorism), epidemics (e.g. the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak), industrial action (e.g. strikes), financial difficulties including insolvency, among a variety of other internal or external factors. Any such supply disruptions could in turn result in production disruptions for an extended period of time, which could delay production and/or commercialisation of its products and prevent Mithra from achieving or maintaining profitability. Alternative suppliers may be unavailable, may be unwilling to supply and may not have the necessary regulatory approvals.
Any disruptions in manufacturing or in the supply of pharmaceutical ingredients and other raw materials could result in production delays and could compromise Mithra's ability to meet its obligations to its customers and/or strategic partners, which could in turn adversely affect its revenues and cash flows as well as its reputation.
Mithra relies, and will rely in the future, on medical institutions, Investigators, contract research organisations ("CROs"), contract laboratories and collaborators to perform data collection and analysis and to carry out Mithra's clinical trials. Mithra's development activities or clinical trials conducted in reliance on third parties may be compromised if the third parties do not devote a sufficient amount of time or effort to Mithra's activities or otherwise fail to successfully carry out their contractual duties or to meet regulatory obligations or expected deadlines. Furthermore, if the quality or accuracy of the data obtained by third parties is compromised due to their failure to adhere to clinical protocols, regulatory requirements, or for other reasons including the loss of data, this could adversely affect clinical results or require Mithra to repeat the affected trial. In addition, Mithra's third-party agreements usually contain a clause limiting such third party's liability, such that Mithra may not be able to obtain full compensation for any losses that Mithra may incur in connection with the third party's performance failures.
If the third parties upon which Mithra depends do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or regulatory obligations or meet expected deadlines, or in the event of a default, bankruptcy or shutdown of, or a dispute with, a third party, Mithra would be required to find a replacement third party or acquire a CRO, to conduct the required activities. Mithra may be unable to enter into a new agreement with another third party on commercially acceptable terms. While Mithra believes that there are alternative sources to provide these services, in the event that Mithra seeks such alternative sources, Mithra may not be able to enter into replacement arrangements without incurring delays or additional costs.
If the third parties upon whom Mithra depends fail to perform to the required standard or if Mithra is required to replace such third parties, this could result in delays in the regulatory approval for Donesta® and its other products.
Mithra directly holds various families of patents for the Estelle® E4/DRSP pill and the menopause product candidate, Donesta®. Extensions (from three to five years) of the indication patent end date have been requested (and some have already been already granted) for the United States, Canada and some European countries based on the initial marketing authorization for E4/DRSP in those territories. For the Donesta® product candidate, several new patent applications have been filed to strengthen the protection of the product and product candidate, the outcome and scope of which are still undetermined. Mithra also holds six families protecting different synthesis pathways for E4, whose main patents expire in 2032. Mithra will also seek to protect market exclusivity once marketing authorisation is granted (where applicable) through market/data exclusivity systems (between three and ten years maximum depending on the territory).
In addition to patents, Mithra relies on a combination of trade secrets, design rights, copyright laws, non-disclosure agreements and other contractual provisions and technical measures that help maintain and develop its competitive position with respect to intellectual property. Mithra may be unable to obtain the patents it applies for or to adequately protect its intellectual property rights or may become subject to a claim of infringement or misappropriation, which it is unable to settle on commercially acceptable terms. Mithra cannot be certain that patents will be issued with respect to Mithra's pending or future patent applications. In addition, Mithra does not know whether any issued patents will be upheld as valid or proven enforceable against alleged infringers or that they will prevent the development of competitive patents or provide meaningful protection against competitors or against competitive technologies.
Mithra's intellectual property rights may also be challenged, invalidated, circumvented or rendered unenforceable. Mithra's competitors or other third parties may successfully challenge and invalidate or render unenforceable Mithra's issued patents, including any patents that may be issued in the future. This could prevent or limit Mithra's ability to stop competitors from marketing products that are identical or substantially equivalent to Estelle®, Donesta® and/or its other products. In addition, competitors may be able to design around Mithra's patents or develop products that provide outcomes that are comparable to Estelle®, Donesta® and/or its other products but that are not covered by its patents. Much of Mithra's value is in its intellectual property, and any challenge to Mithra's intellectual property portfolio (whether successful or not) may impact its value.
Mithra decides on a case-by-case basis the countries in which to seek patent protection. It is not economically feasible or practical to seek patent protection in every country, and it is possible that one or more third parties may develop and market products similar or identical to Estelle®, Donesta® and/or its other products in countries where Mithra has not obtained patent protection. Mithra may not be able to prevent such third-party action, which may limit Mithra's ability to pursue those markets.
The pharmaceuticals industry is characterised by rapidly changing products and technologies and there is intense competition to establish intellectual property and proprietary rights covering the use of these new products and the related technologies. This vigorous pursuit of intellectual property and proprietary rights has resulted and will continue to result in extensive litigation and administrative proceedings over patent and other intellectual property rights. Whether a product infringes a patent involves complex legal and factual issues, and the outcome of such disputes is often uncertain. There may be existing patents of which Mithra is unaware that are inadvertently infringed by Estelle®, Donesta® and/or its other products. Competitors may have or develop patents and other intellectual property that they assert are infringed by Estelle®, Donesta® and/or its other products.
Any infringement claim against Mithra, even if without merit, may cause Mithra to incur substantial costs, and could place a significant strain on Mithra's financial resources and/or divert the time and efforts of management from the conduct of Mithra's business. In addition, any intellectual property litigation could force Mithra to do one or more of the following: (i) stop selling Estelle®, Donesta® and/or its other products or using technology that contains the allegedly infringing intellectual property; (ii) forfeit the opportunity to license Mithra's technology to others or to collect royalty payments based upon successful protection and assertion of its intellectual property rights against others; (iii) pay substantial damages to the party whose intellectual property rights Mithra may be found to be infringing; or (iv) redesign those products that contain or utilise the allegedly infringing intellectual property. Any of these circumstances may materially and adversely affect Mithra's business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
The requirement to obtain licenses to third party intellectual property could also arise in the future. If Mithra needs to license any third-party intellectual property, it could be required to pay lump sums or royalties on its products. In addition, if Mithra is required to obtain licenses to third party intellectual property, it may not be able to obtain such licenses on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
The degree of protection afforded by Mithra's intellectual property rights is uncertain because intellectual property rights are limited and may not adequately protect Mithra's business or permit it to maintain its competitive advantage or its ability to sell its products. For example:
Since December 2019 and as of the date of this report, there is an ongoing outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) which was initially primarily concentrated in China but has affected countries globally. The outbreak resulted in restrictions on non-essential medical procedures and on non-essential travel for Mithra's employees and consultants and has necessitated the introduction of mitigation measures, particularly in relation to enrolment in clinical trials. Enrolment has been affected by the following factors:
In particular, Mithra's Donesta® Phase III Clinical Program is ongoing, with topline efficacy results having been reported in January and April 2022 and primary safety data anticipated by the end of 2022 for the C302 trial (North-America) and the end of the second half of 2023 for the C301 trial (EU, Russia, Latin America, United States and Canada). While Mithra was able to avoid material delays to its clinical trials through the implementation of a global Safety Management plan, any future delays could result in delays to the approval of Donesta® in the United States and Europe, which is currently expected in the first half of 2024 and the second half of 2024, respectively. The potential resurgence of COVID-19 cases, including as a result of the emergence new variants, may result in further restrictions which could in turn result in further delays to Mithra's clinical trials. Any other global or regional disease may result in similar or greater restrictions and delays to Mithra's clinical trials as compared to COVID-19.
In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19 has already had an adverse effect on supply chains globally and Mithra's supply chain may be similarly affected. While Mithra was able to maintain its production schedule at Mithra CDMO during 2020 and 2021 notwithstanding the impact of COVID-19 restrictions, it may encounter future supply chain issues. Mithra also relies on a relatively small work force and if COVID-19 were to spread across its work force, this could have a disproportionate impact on it compared to other companies with larger work forces and/or greater financial resources. Any supply chain or human resources disruption arising from the COVID-19 outbreak could exacerbate the delays it is already experiencing arising from restrictions on non-essential medical procedures and hospital visits.
Moreover, the COVID-19 outbreak has had a severe impact on global macroeconomic conditions, with the global economy having contracted significantly. While the IMF is forecasting global growth of 3.2% in 2022, this projected growth may be derailed, in particular due to the environment of rising interest rates, as central banks take action to combat inflation arising in part from the deployment of funds for COVID-19 relief by governments during the pandemic. This may have a broader impact on Mithra's business, given the impact any decline in growth might have on the resources of government and/or private payers and their willingness to reimburse costs associated with Mithra's products. There may also be other infectious disease outbreaks or other serious public health issues, any of which could disrupt Mithra's business or adversely affect demand for its products.
If the outbreak of COVID-19 does not abate, this could require Mithra to delay its clinical trials, which could prevent it from achieving the commercialisation of the Donesta® and other products in the expected timeframe, which would in turn delay the timing of expected revenues from these products or prevent Mithra from ever earning revenues from the sale of these products.
During 2021, tensions between Russia and Western countries in relation to Ukraine escalated, with Russia's military presence near the Ukrainian border increasing. In January 2022, tensions escalated further when the United States and NATO refused Russia's demand to pledge (among other things) never to admit Ukraine into NATO. On 22 February 2022, President Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of two separatist republics in the Donbass region of Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, and Russian troops moved into the region. On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the conflict remains ongoing. The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union (among others) imposed sanctions against Russia in response to these events targeting certain Russian banks and individuals. These sanctions included restrictions on such banks' access to the SWIFT international payment system as well as restrictions on reserves of the Russian Central Bank. In addition, Germany announced the freezing of the Nordstream 2 pipeline project, which is being built to transport gas from Russia to the rest of Europe.
While Russia and Ukraine represent a relatively small portion of Mithra's revenue (expected to be approximately 1% in 2022), Mithra's management is continuing to monitor the situation. The conflict is expected to result in delays of launches of various products in these countries, including the launch of Estelle® in Russia, which had been planned for the second half of 2022. In addition, approximately 10% of the recruitment sites for Mithra's Donesta® Phase 3 Clinical Program were located in Russia and Mithra was required to activate a mitigation plan in order to replace these sites with other sites in the United States and Europe and to avoid any delay in the submission to the European Medicines Agency (the "EMA"). While this did not result in material delays to the clinical trial, for which topline results were reported in January and in April 2022, if the situation escalates, there may further adverse impacts to Mithra.
Moreover, the conflict could have an adverse impact on global macroeconomic conditions generally, including due to the increase in oil and gas prices resulting from the conflict. This could in turn result in suppressed demand for Mithra's products as well as in higher research and development costs for new products due to an increase in energy prices.
All complex therapeutics products will be subject to bioequivalence, pharmacodynamic or other studies (as deemed fit by the relevant regulatory agencies), to demonstrate that the relevant generic product is bioequivalent to the previously approved innovative drug, before they can receive the necessary regulatory approval to enter the market. In 2016, Mithra demonstrated bioequivalence for two complex therapeutics products, Tibelia® and Myring®. Mithra was involved in the development of Tibelia® from the research phase to approval from regulatory authorities. Mithra launched Tibelia® in several markets including Canada, where Tibelia® is the first tibolone-based hormone treatment to be available. Mithra launched Myring® in 2019 in Europe and the rest of the world, with launch in the United States expected in the beginning of 2023. In June 2021, Mithra signed an agreement with SVR Invest BV for the full global licensing and distribution rights for the Zoreline® implant. Zoreline® is currently under development by Mithra and has not yet received any regulatory approval, which is currently expected in 2025. Any delays in completing studies for complex therapeutics to demonstrate bioequivalence, will delay Mithra's ability to generate revenues from product sales of complex therapeutic products.
In addition, in the event Mithra enters the market too late in the cycle for a particular product, that product will suffer from reduced market share and hence reduced revenues and cash flows compared to management's initial expectations. Management considers that the point of market saturation is the point at which between three and five generic products have been approved.
In November 2021, Mithra acquired the rights relating to two development programs led by the Belgian company, BCI Pharma, on innovative inhibitors of CSF1R kinase. These CSF1R inhibitors are part of a new innovative class of immune-modulatory drugs with established clinical tolerability and proven efficacy. They act on the CSF1 receptor, which is involved in many inflammatory processes and is over-expressed in many pathologies, in particular cancers, neurological disorders and autoimmune diseases. Under the terms of the contract, Mithra has an option to acquire patents covering the CSF1R inhibitor series with an upfront payment of EUR 2.25 million on exercise of the option, following the first results reported by BCI Pharma. Mithra will fund the pre-clinical and clinical development, with a focus on female cancers and endometriosis, while potentially targeting other orphan indications, such as metastatic breast cancer (TNBC). BCI Pharma is expected to initiate clinical development in 2023, with marketing authorisations expected in 2031. This project diversifies Mithra's portfolio in terms of chemistry and indication. It also provides the opportunity to obtain composition of matter intellectual property on the compounds themselves. However, the project might not deliver the benefits expected by management in the cancer or endometriosis indications on which Mithra is focused. While other opportunities exist in therapeutic indications outside of women's health (e.g. pain, inflammatory disease and neurodegenerative disorders), these indications may not be relevant to Mithra's core business. In addition, two distinct chemical series are being proposed to reduce the risk of relying on only one series. If the project does not deliver the expected benefits in the area of cancer and endometriosis, Mithra's revenue potential in connection with the project may not materialise at the expected level or at all and Mithra may not realise what it considers to be an adequate return on its investment.
The market for pharmaceuticals products is highly competitive. Mithra's competitors in the women's health market include many established pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and chemicals companies, such as Bayer, MSD, Pfizer, Therapeutics MD, Exeltis and Allergan, many of which have substantially larger financial, research and development, marketing and personnel resources than Mithra and could, therefore, adapt more quickly to changes in the marketplace and regulatory environment.
Mithra's competitors may develop new products or adapt existing products for the same patients that Mithra is targeting with Estelle® as well as its other products. Any competitors' products currently in clinical trials or in development or which are developed in the future could have superior clinical results, could be easier to implement clinically, could be more convenient for patients and/or less expensive than Estelle® and Mithra's other products or could reach commercialisation sooner in certain target markets. Competing products may gain faster or broader market acceptance than Mithra's products (if and when marketed) and medical advances or rapid technological development by competitors may result in Mithra's product candidates becoming non-competitive or obsolete before Mithra is able to recover its research and development and commercialisation expenses.
In addition, the commercial availability of any approved competing product could potentially inhibit recruitment and enrolment into Mithra's clinical trials. Mithra may successfully conclude its clinical trials and obtain regulatory approval but may fail to compete against competitors or alternative treatments that may be available or developed for the relevant indication. New products, or modifications of existing products, may emerge which yield clinical results equal to or better than those achieved with Estelle® or Mithra's other products. Emergence of such new products may inhibit Mithra's ability to develop and grow the market for Estelle® and its other products. Furthermore, new entrants into the markets in which Mithra operates could also decide to more aggressively compete on price, requiring Mithra to reduce prices in an effort to maintain market share, which would adversely impact its profitability. There is also a risk that Mithra's competitors have better and more extensive experience in manufacturing and supplying their products, which would provide them with a cost advantage which could in turn impact the profitability of Mithra by requiring it to reduce prices to retain its distribution partners.
On 24 June 2022, the Company carried on a transaction with related parties in accordance with section 7:97 of the companies and association code. For further information, please see the press release dated 24 June 2022.
II. Interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2022
| Thousands of Euro (€) | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | |||
| Revenue | 6.3.2 | 11,357 | 12,142 |
| Cost of sales | (7,083) | (8,246) | |
| Gross profit | 4,275 | 3,897 | |
| Research and development expenses | 6.4 | (27,518) | (36,756) |
| General and administrative expenses | 6.4 | (7,042) | (5,896) |
| Selling expenses | 6.4 | (1,185) | (686) |
| Other operating income | 6.4 | 3,933 | 2,908 |
| Loss from operations | (27,537) | (36,534) | |
| Change in the fair value of contingent consideration payable | 6.12 | 4,332 | (12,813) |
| Net fair value gains/(losses) on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
6.12 | - | (6,351) |
| Financial income | 6.4 | 1,889 | 1,310 |
| Financial expenses | 6.4 | (7,638) | (6,090) |
| Loss before taxes | (28,952) | (60,478) | |
| Income taxes | 6.4 | (2,295) | 5,584 |
| NET LOSS FOR THE PERIOD | (31,247) | (54,894) |
Loss per share Result for the purpose of basic loss per share, being net loss (31,247) (54,894) Weighted average number of shares for the purpose of basic loss per share 45,042,816 43,026,680 Basic loss per share (in Euro) (0.69) (1.28) Diluted loss per share (in Euro) (0.69) (1.28)
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Notes | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net loss for the period | (31,247) | (54,894) | |
| Other comprehensive income or (loss) | (16,022) | (8,749) | |
| Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss: | |||
| Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges | 6.10.2 | (15,906) | (5,949) |
| Income taxes relating to these items | 3,976 | 1,487 | |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: | |||
| Changes in the fair value of equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income or loss |
6.10.2 | (4,093) | (4,287) |
| Total comprehensive loss for the period | (47,269) | (63,642) | |
| Attributable to | |||
| Owners of the parent | (47,269) | (63,642) | |
| Non-controlling interests | - | - | |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE PERIOD | (47,269) | (63,642) |
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Notes | 30 June 2022 | 31 December 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 6.6 | 39,848 | 38,354 |
| Right-of-use assets | 6.6 | 67,293 | 69,322 |
| Goodwill | 6.5 | 5,233 | 5,233 |
| Other intangible assets | 6.5 | 114,880 | 104,954 |
| Deferred income tax assets | 6.14 | 64,529 | 63,456 |
| Contracts assets | 6.8 | 2,638 | 49 |
| Investments in equity securities | 6.12 | 27,805 | 31,898 |
| Other non-current assets | 6.12 | 8,461 | 9,263 |
| Non-current assets | 330,687 | 322,528 | |
| Inventories | 6.7 | 48,212 | 43,852 |
| Contract assets | 6.8 | 14,245 | 12,522 |
| Derivatives financial assets | 6.10.2 | - | 100 |
| Trade and other receivables | 6.9 | 10,058 | 10,044 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 29,299 | 32,872 | |
| Current assets | 101,813 | 99,389 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 432,500 | 421,918 |
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Notes | 30 June 2022 | 31 December 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||
| Share capital | 6.10.1 | 37,031 | 32,250 |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 6.10.1 | 385,058 | 340,769 |
| Other reserves | 6.10.2 | (18,083) | (2,545) |
| Accumulated deficit | (367,881) | (336,633) | |
| Equity attributable to equity holders | 36,125 | 33,840 | |
| Subordinated loans | 6.11 | 11,043 | 11,629 |
| Other loans | 6.11 | 114,535 | 113,608 |
| Lease liabilities | 6.11 | 40,016 | 42,353 |
| Refundable government advances | 6.11 | 11,572 | 12,769 |
| Other financial liabilities | 6.11, 6.12 | 75,413 | 102,675 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | 6.10.2 | 10,859 | 2,897 |
| Provisions | 6.16 | 266 | 266 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 6.14 | 5,268 | 6,089 |
| Non-current liabilities | 268,973 | 292,285 | |
| Current portion of subordinated loans | 6.11 | 940 | 1,314 |
| Current portion of other loans | 6.11 | 47,376 | 45,253 |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 6.11 | 6,184 | 6,561 |
| Current portion of refundable government advances | 6.11 | 1,745 | 1,617 |
| Current portion of other financial liabilities | 6.11, 6.12 | 38,759 | 15,829 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | 6.10.2 | 4,822 | 1,886 |
| Trade and other payables | 6.13 | 27,576 | 23,331 |
| Current liabilities | 127,402 | 95,792 | |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 432,500 | 421,918 |
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Share capital | Additional paid-in-capital |
Other reserves |
Accumulated deficit |
Total equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2021 | 31,271 | 332,535 | 13,690 | (219,759) | 157,737 |
| Net loss for the period | (54,894) | (54,894) | |||
| Losses on cash flow hedges | (4,462) | (4,462) | |||
| Changes in the fair value of equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income or loss |
(4,287) | (4,287) | |||
| Total comprehensive loss for the period | - | - | (8,749) | (54,894) | (63,642) |
| Capital increase exercise of subscription rights 6 May 2021 |
749 | 2,752 | 3,501 | ||
| Share-based payments expense | 485 | 485 | |||
| Balance at 30 June 2021 | 32,020 | 335,286 | 5,426 | (274,652) | 98,080 |
| Balance at 1 January 2022 | 32,250 | 340,769 | (2,545) | (336,633) | 33,840 |
| Net loss for the period | (31,247) | (31,247) | |||
| Losses on cash flow hedges | (11,929) | (11,929) | |||
| Changes in the fair value of equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income or loss |
(4,093) | (4,093) | |||
| Total comprehensive loss for the period | - | - | (16,022) | (31,247) | (47,269) |
| LDA capital increases of 14 February 2022 and 30 June 2022, net of transaction costs |
781 | 11,118 | 11,899 | ||
| Exercises of a Call Option from Goldman Sachs of 21 March 2022, 19 April 2022 and 31 May 2022, net of transaction costs |
1,166 | 12,650 | 13,816 | ||
| Capital increase of 24 June 2022, net of transaction costs | 2,834 | 20,520 | 23,355 | ||
| Share-based payments expense | 485 | 485 | |||
| Balance at 30 June 2022 | 37,031 | 385,058 | (18,083) | (367,881) | 36,125 |
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Notes | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Result from operations | (27,537) | (36,534) | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges | 6.5, 6.6 | 5,828 | 4,637 |
| R&D tax credit | (1,007) | (889) | |
| Share-based payments | 6.15 | 485 | 485 |
| Grant income | (125) | (339) | |
| Gain on derecognition of contingent consideration payable | - | (366) | |
| Write-down of account receivables and inventories | 816 | 657 | |
| Subtotal | (21,541) | (32,349) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables | 6.13 | 721 | (7,884) |
| (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables | 6.9 | 1,634 | (6,617) |
| (Increase)/decrease in inventories | 6.7 | (5,099) | (4,697) |
| (Increase)/decrease in contract assets and liabilities | 6.8 | (3,916) | 20,676 |
| Realized foreign exchange gains/(losses) | 6.10.2 | (5,003) | (677) |
| Net cash (used in)/ provided by operating activities | (33,204) | (31,548) | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Payment for acquisition of tangible fixed assets | 6.6 | (3,585) | (5,298) |
| Proceeds from disposal of tangible fixed assets | 170 | - | |
| Payment for acquisition of intangible fixed assets | 6.5 | (8,708) | (5,117) |
| Other financial liabilities payments | 6.11, 6.12 | - | (33,500) |
| Net cash (used in)/ provided by investing activities | (12,124) | (43,915) | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Repayment of subordinated loans and other loans | 6.11 | (1,592) | (5,213) |
| Repayment of refundable government advances | 6.11 | - | (717) |
| Proceeds from subordinated loans and other loans | 6.11 | 2,425 | 4,300 |
| Lease payments | 6.11 | (3,129) | (4,732) |
| Interests paid | 6.4 | (4,815) | (4,490) |
| Proceeds from issuance of shares (net of issue costs) | 6.10.1 | 35,204 | 3,501 |
| Proceeds from drawing requests under flexible equity financing (net of issue costs) | 6.10.1 | 13,672 | - |
| Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities | 41,765 | (7,352) | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (3,563) | (82,815) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 32,872 | 138,675 | |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (10) | (30) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 29,299 | 55,830 |
The financial position and performance of the Group was particularly affected by the following events and transactions during the reporting period:
• In February, Mithra has entered into a flexible equity financing agreement with Goldman Sachs International, pursuant to which the Company can at its sole discretion require GSI (subject to certain conditions) to provide funding to the Company for an aggregate amount of up to EUR 100,000,000 in return for issuing GSI with call options over the Company's ordinary shares. The arrangement has been entered into for a term of approximately 2 years. The maximum amount that can be drawn on each subsequent occasion will be EUR 5 million or, if certain conditions are satisfied, up to EUR 7.5 million.
• In April, LDA Capital Limited extended its capital commitment agreement with for a period of two additional years, as well as the increase of the commitment amount by EUR 25 million. With this extension and the additional EUR 25 million, the Company can now rely on funds of up to approximately EUR 53.8 million, available until April 2025. Mithra issued two Put Option Notice, on December 2021 and on 13 May 2022, which have been followed by the issuance of 442,191 new shares in February for a total amount of EUR 8,061,142 and of 625,000 new shares for a total amount of EUR 4,133,933 end of June 2022.
• Mithra completed the private placement of 3,871,491 new shares for an aggregate amount of EUR 23.5 million that it had announced on 21 June 2022. As a result of the completion of the Private Placement, the share capital of the Company was increased from EUR 33,739,072.34 to EUR 36,573,390.90 and the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company was increased from 46,085,634 to 49,957,125 ordinary shares, through the issuance of a total of 3,871,491 new shares at an issue price of EUR 6.07 per new share.
• In February, the commercial launch of Mithra's vaginal contraceptive ring Myring® under the brand name Haloette® in Canada has occurred.
• In the first semester of 2022, Mithra collected one Estelle® out-licensing milestones with Gedeon Richter (EUR 1 million), without impact on revenue as already recognized as per IFRS15 previously and recognized EUR 4.0 million out-licensing revenue in the context of the license and supply with Gedeon Richter following the submission of the regulatory file in Latin America for Estelle® .
Note : For more details about the operations during this period, please refer to 6.3 Segment and revenue information and to 6.8 Contract assets.
The condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2022 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting as adopted for use in the European Union.
The financial statements do not include all the information required for annual financial statements and should therefore be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021. The condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of Euro (unless stated otherwise).
The condensed consolidated financial statements were approved for issue by the board of directors of Mithra on 21 September 2022.
The condensed consolidated interim financial information has been reviewed, not audited, by the statutory auditor.
The interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the same accounting policies adopted in the Group's last annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 and are consistent with those of the previous corresponding interim reporting period.
The new standards and interpretations effective for the first time for periods beginning on (or after) 1 January 2022 do not impact the Group's interim consolidated financial statements.
The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the Group for the purposes of preparation of these interim financial statements.
When preparing the interim financial statements, management undertakes a number of judgments, estimates and assumptions about recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The actual results may differ from the judgments, estimates and assumptions made by management, and will seldom equal the estimated results.
The judgments, estimates and assumptions applied in the interim financial statements, including the uncertainty around key sources of estimation uncertainty, were the same as those applied in the Group's last annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021.
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and in accordance with the main accounting principles set out above.
End of June 2022, Mithra has a total of EUR 367.9 million accumulated losses on its balance sheet and realized a consolidated net loss of EUR 31.2 million for the 30 June 2022. Based on going concern accounting principles, the Board is to justify the going concern during twelve months following the issuance of the report. Based on their assessment, the Management and Board of directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Indeed, the assessment is based on following assumptions such as expected R&D clinical results and a commercial deal for Donesta (foreseen in H2 2022) as well as on the monitoring of our funding activities.
In consideration of those above-mentioned assumptions, the Board of directors has analyzed the financial statements and accounting policies and, made the assessment that the current cash position of EUR 29.3 million at 30 June 2022, plus the access to various financing facilities and the ongoing licensing discussions around the Donesta's asset will allow the Group to keep up with operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements at least until September 2023.
We remind that the Company extended the LDA Capital Limited capital commitment agreement for a period of two additional years together with an additional commitment amount of EUR 25 million; and post period secured a convertible loan facilities agreement with funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management LLC and Whitebox Advisers LLC for a three years term in an amount of up to EUR 100 million to be drawn in three tranches.
A number of amended standards became applicable for the current reporting period. The group did not have to change its accounting policies or make retrospective adjustments as a result of adopting these amended standards.
The Group has not applied any new IFRS requirements that are not yet effective as per June 30, 2022.
Furthermore, the new standards and interpretations as well as the amendments to the current standards established by the IASB that will be applicable for the first time in the next 2022 annual accounts should not impact the company's EU-IFRS accounts either because they are not relevant to the company or because the current valuation rules are already adapted in relation to these new developments.
The Group has identified three reportable segments of its business : Product sales for the sales related to Mithra's
complex therapeutic products, E4 products and the remaining portfolio of generic products, Out-licensing business for partnership deals and Others for the R&D services rendered to third parties. Hence, a distinction is being made in the information provided regularly to the chief operating decision maker, being the Chief Executive Officer.
| Thousands of Euro (€) | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Product sales | 6,172 | 8,185 |
| Out-licensing | 4,207 | 3,957 |
| Others | 978 | - |
| Total revenue | 11,357 | 12,142 |
Group revenue amounts to EUR 11.4 million for the six months period ended 30 June 2022.
Approximately 68% of the Group's revenue was derived from Estelle® (52% for the same period in the previous year). During the period, the Group accounted for EUR 3.7 million Estelle® product sales and EUR 4.0 million out-licensing revenue in the context of the license and supply agreement of Estelle® in Latin America with Gedeon Richter :
Sales from generic products in our portfolio, at EUR 2.4 million, increased by 30% compared to last year. The majority of it concerns Myring® sales in Europe and Canada.
Product sales include variable considerations. (We refer to note 6.8 Contract assets).
Finally, during the period, Mithra CDMO rendered several R&D services to third parties (EUR 1 million revenue).
The tables below show the segment information for the reportable segments for the half-year ended 30 June 2022 and 2021, as well as the basis on which revenue is recognized:
| Thousands of Euro (€) | 30 June 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product sales | Out-licensing | Others | |
| Primary Geographic Markets | |||
| Europe | 2,225 | 112 | 978 |
| Outside Europe | 3,947 | 4,095 | - |
| Total | 6,172 | 4,207 | 978 |
| Product type | |||
| Generics | 2,437 | 207 | - |
| E4 Contraception | 3,735 | 4,000 | - |
| E4 Menopause | - | - | - |
| Total | 6,172 | 4,207 | - |
| Timing of transfer of goods and services | |||
| At a point in time | 6,172 | 4,207 | 978 |
| Over time | - | - | - |
| Total | 6,172 | 4,207 | 978 |
Thousands of Euro (€) 30 June 2021
| Product sales | Out-licensing | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Geographic Markets | |||
| Europe | 2,707 | 3,862 | - |
| Outside Europe | 5,478 | 95 | - |
| Total | 8,185 | 3,957 | - |
| Product type | |||
| Generics | 1,875 | 3,957 | - |
| E4 Contraception | 6,310 | - | - |
| E4 Menopause | - | - | - |
| Total | 8,185 | 3,957 | - |
| Timing of transfer of goods and services | |||
| At a point in time | 8,185 | 3,957 | - |
| Over time | - | - | - |
| Total | 8,185 | 3,957 | - |
The Group reported a net loss of EUR 31.2 million for the first half 2022, compared to a net loss of EUR 54.9 million for the first half 2021.
Group revenue was about EUR 11.4 million in the first half 2022. Approximately 68% of it was derived from Estelle® (52% for the same period in the previous year). During the period, the Group accounted for EUR 3.7 million Estelle® product sales, which are lower than previous year due to the safety stock built by our partners for last year's commercial launch, and EUR 4.0 million out-licensing revenue in the context of the license and supply agreement of Estelle® in Latin America with Gedeon Richter. Mithra CDMO rendered several R&D services to third parties (EUR 1 million revenue).
Sales from generic products in our portfolio, at EUR 2.4 million, increased by 30% compared to last year. The majority of it concerns Myring® sales in Europe and Canada.
Research and development expenses decreased by 25% to reach EUR 27.5 million compared to EUR 36.8 million in first half 2021. This decrease is attributable to a timing effect as these expenses should accelerate in the second half of 2022. First half 2021 was still impacted by Covid study, for which no further clinical development is conducted since second half of 2021. This decrease is partially offset by the increase in amortization of other intangible assets (intellectual property rights and internally generated research and development expenses for this project are considered as available for use since the reception of Estelle® Marketing authorization in May 2021).
General and administrative expenses and selling expenses increased by 25%, mainly explained by an increase in insurance costs and salaries indexation.
Other operating expenses (EUR 3.9 million, compared to EUR 2.9 million in first half 2021) are composed of R&D tax credit for EUR 1.0 million and costs reinvoicing for EUR 2.2 million.
The positive impact about EUR 4.3 million of change in fair value gain related to contingent consideration payable Estelle® is mainly the consequence of conservative review of management estimate, namely the updated discount rate (the WACC is 1,5% higher than for previous closing).
Financial income increase is explained by the positive impact of the remeasurement of refundable government advances measured at amortized cost (EUR 1.4 million), following the review of revenue forecasts (slower ramp-up on Estelle® product sales).
Increase of financial expenses is mostly driven by the interest charges, higher than in first half 2021, linked to the higher financial liabilities during the period.
The group recorded a tax loss of EUR 2.3 million for the six months that mainly results of the review of tax impact on temporary differences on contingent consideration payable Estelle® (IFRS liability decreases), partially compensated by the recognition of tax losses carried forward in several entities. The latter are limited compared to previous periods in the view of the tax forecasts and the accumulated losses already recorded on the balance sheet (to be set off against future taxable income).
Goodwill results entirely from the acquisition of Estetra (EUR 3.8 million) and Novalon (EUR 1.4 million).
Other intangible assets consist mainly of a portfolio of acquired product rights, market access fees and development costs. This section primarily includes the intellectual property rights acquired for Estelle® , Zoreline® , Myring® and the Donesta® asset deal, as well as development costs in the framework of E4 activity (the project "E4 synthesis" and the project Estelle® with the development costs which occurred after the application for market authorization).
The increase in intangible assets during the first semester of 2022 (for EUR 13.6 million) is explained by capitalization of development costs related to the project "E4 synthesis" (EUR 9.7 million) and the post-approval complementary studies for Estelle® (EUR 1.5 million), partially compensated with amortization (EUR 1.5 million).
During the period, the Group recorded EUR 3.6 million of additions to tangible fixed assets which were mainly related to machinery and equipment of the production facility for the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals products (Mithra CDMO) and their directly attributable costs for EUR 3.2 million. In order to finance these machines, the Group entered into several leases. Right-of-use assets additions amount to EUR 0.5 million.
| Thousands of Euro (€) | 30 June 2022 | 31 December 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Raw materials & consumables | 42,941 | 38,887 |
| Semi-finished goods | 5,242 | 4,960 |
| Finished goods | 29 | 5 |
| Total | 48,212 | 43,852 |
| Write-down / write-back of inventories during the period | (739) | (72) |
Raw material inventories are still increasing in line with Estelle® commercial launch and forthcoming commercial launch of Myring® in the USA.
Amounts received or milestones to be received in the near future have been recognized as revenue to the extent that it is highly probable that no reversal will be done in the future.
Most of the out-licensing contracts have a single performance obligation which is the grant of the license. Some contracts also contain other performances such as manufacture and supply obligations, which are distinct to the license grant.
An analysis has been conducted in order to determine whether the single performance obligation was satisfied as at 30 June 2022.
The table below presents the roll forward of the related contract assets:
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Contracts assets |
|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2022 | 12,571 |
| Revenue billed during the period already recognised in previous years | (1,294) |
| Revenue recognized during the period | 5,209 |
| Currency translation differences | 396 |
| Balance at 30 June 2022 | 16,883 |
As a result of submitting regulatory file in Latin America for Estelle® , previously unbilled revenue was invoiced, leading to a cash collection about EUR 1.0 million and a revenue recognition about EUR 4.0 million outlicensing revenue in the context of the license and supply agreement of Estelle® in Latin America with Gedeon Richter.
In the framework of "variable supply price", revenue recognized during the period amounts to EUR 1.2 million on Estelle® products that were delivered in 2022 and on which royalties will be due by our partners in the next quarters according to their own sales of Estelle® on their markets. At the opposite, EUR 0.3 million already recognized in previous years were billed during the period.
As at 30 June 2022, the balance of contract assets considers:
Trade and other receivables are steady compared to previous closing.
During the period under review, several capital increases took place with the issuance of 6,530,866 new shares for a total amount of EUR 48,875,834 (net of transaction costs).
As of June 30, 2022, following the completion of the above-mentioned capital increases, the Company's capital consisted of a recognized amount of EUR 37,031,083 with 50,582,125 fully paid-up ordinary shares (each conferring the same rights).
The shares have no nominal value, but they represent the same fraction of the Company's capital, which is denominated in euros. Each share entitles its holder to one voting right.
In addition, the Company has still a number of subscription rights, that are exercisable into ordinary shares. We refer to section 4 and note 6.15.
The change in the number of shares during the periods ending on 30 June 2022 is as follows:
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Number of shares | Share capital | Additional paid-in-capital | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 31 December 2021 | 44,051,259 | 32,250 | 340,769 | 373,020 |
| LDA capital increase of 14 February 2022, net of transaction costs |
442,191 | 324 | 7,406 | 7,730 |
| Exercise of a Call Option from Goldman Sachs of 21 March 2022, net of transaction costs |
377,198 | 276 | 4,132 | 4,408 |
| Exercise of a Call Option from Goldman Sachs of 19 April 2022, net of transaction costs |
489,686 | 358 | 4,050 | 4,408 |
| Exercise of a Call Option from Goldman Sachs of 31 May 2022, net of transaction costs |
725,300 | 531 | 4,469 | 5,000 |
| Capital increase of 24 June 2022, net of transaction costs |
3,871,491 | 2,834 | 20,520 | 23,355 |
| LDA capital increase of 30 June 2022, net of transaction costs |
625,000 | 458 | 3,712 | 4,169 |
| Balance at 30 June 2022 | 50,582,125 | 37,031 | 385,058 | 422,090 |
The amounts mentioned above are presented net of transaction costs, namely:
The table below presents the breakdown of other reserves within equity:
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Share based payment reserve |
Financial assets at FVOCI and foreign currency translation reserves |
Cash flow hedge reserve |
Total other reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2021 | 15,714 | (9,862) | 7,838 | 13,690 |
| Losses on cash flow hedges | (4,462) | (4,462) | ||
| Changes in the fair value of equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income or loss |
(4,287) | (4,287) | ||
| Total comprehensive loss for the period | - | (4,287) | (4,462) | (8,749) |
| Share-based payments expense | 485 | 485 | ||
| Balance at 30 June 2021 | 16,199 | (14,149) | 3,376 | 5,426 |
| Balance at 1 January 2022 | 16,779 | (16,370) | (2,954) | (2,545) |
| Losses on cash flow hedges | (11,929) | (11,929) | ||
| Changes in the fair value of equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income or loss |
(4,093) | (4,093) | ||
| Total comprehensive loss for the period | 16,779 | (20,463) | (14,884) | (16,022) |
| Share-based payments expense | 485 | 485 | ||
| Balance at 30 June 2022 | 17,264 | (20,463) | (14,884) | (18,083) |
Please refer to note 6.15.
The group has elected to recognize changes in the fair value of certain investments in equity securities in Other comprehensive income or loss, as explained in note 9.17 under Financial Instruments in the 2021 annual report. These changes are accumulated through other comprehensive income or loss and other reserves within equity. The group transfers amounts from this reserve to retained earnings when the relevant equity securities are derecognized.
As at June 30, 2022, the other reserves contain the cumulative changes in fair value of financial assets through other comprehensive income or loss (Mayne shares) for EUR 20.5 million.
In the first quarter of 2020, the Group entered into derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign exchange rate risk arising from operational activities (cash flow hedges). The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments qualifying as cash flow hedges, as well as realized foreign exchange gains or losses, are deferred to equity. Amounts deferred in equity are subsequently released to the income statement in the periods in which the hedged transaction impacts the income statement.
As at June 30, 2022, the cash flow hedge reserve contains the cumulative changes in fair value of hedge instruments (net of tax) for EUR 10.7 million and the cumulative realized foreign exchange losses for EUR 4.2 million. The latter is the result of the swap of transactions to align the settlement with underling sales related milestones.
The maturity table for the foreign currency hedges (forward sale of USD against EUR) is the following:
| Time to maturity | Hedged Amounts (kUSD) | Average Hedge Rate |
|---|---|---|
| < 1 year | 50,000 | 1.180 |
| 1-2 years | 50,960 | 1.160 |
| 2-5 years | 116,000 | 1.205 |
| As at 30 June 2022 | 216,960 | 1.188 |
An overview of the financial liabilities is shown below.
| 30 June 2022 | 31 December 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Total | Current | Non-Current | Total | Current | Non-Current |
| Subordinated loans | 11,983 | 940 | 11,043 | 12,943 | 1,314 | 11,629 |
| Other loans | 161,911 | 47,376 | 114,535 | 158,861 | 45,253 | 113,608 |
| Bank loans | 46,944 | 42,310 | 4,634 | 45,150 | 40,187 | 4,963 |
| Convertible bond | 114,968 | 5,066 | 109,901 | 113,711 | 5,066 | 108,645 |
| Lease liabilities | 46,200 | 6,184 | 40,016 | 48,914 | 6,561 | 42,353 |
| Refundable government advances | 13,317 | 1,745 | 11,572 | 14,386 | 1,617 | 12,769 |
| Sub-total liabilities arising from financing activities |
233,411 | 56,244 | 177,167 | 235,105 | 54,746 | 180,359 |
| Other financial liabilities | 114,172 | 38,759 | 75,413 | 118,504 | 15,829 | 102,675 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | 15,682 | 4,822 | 10,859 | 4,783 | 1,886 | 2,897 |
| Total financial liabilities | 363,264 | 99,826 | 263,439 | 358,392 | 72,461 | 285,931 |
In February, Mithra has entered into a flexible equity financing agreement with Goldman Sachs International. The amount drawn during the period (EUR 15 million before costs) was subsequently contributed to equity. Please refer to the section 6.10 Equity.
EUR 2 million additional were drawn on existing credit facilities in first half 2022.
The evolution of other financial liabilities and derivatives financial liabilities are explained in the section 6.12 Fair value measurement of financial instruments.
Additionally, here is the roll forward of liabilities arising from financing activities:
| Cash flow | Non-cash changes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousands of Euro (€) | 31 December 2021 |
Inflow | Outflow | Exercise of call option |
Additions | Amortized costs adjustments |
30 June 2022 |
| Subordinated loans | 12,943 | - | (961) | - | - | - | 11,983 |
| Other loans | 158,861 | 16,097 | (3,288) | (13,672) | - | 3,913 | 161,911 |
| Bank loans | 45,150 | 2,425 | (632) | - | - | - | 46,944 |
| Convertible bond | 113,711 | - | (2,656) | - | - | 3,913 | 114,967 |
| Flexible equity financing | - | 13,672 | - | (13,672) | - | - | - |
| Lease liabilities | 48,914 | - | (3,129) | - | 416 | - | 46,200 |
| Refundable government advances | 14,386 | - | - | - | - | (1,069) | 13,317 |
| Total | 235,105 | 16,097 | (7,378) | (13,672) | 416 | 2,844 | 233,412 |
The debt component of convertible bond issued in December 2020 is the present value of all cash flows (coupons and redemption) discounted. Cash outflow for this debt consists in an interest payment during the period.
Post period (please refer to section 6.17), the Company announced that is has entered into a senior secured convertible facilities agreement with funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management LLC and fund managed by Whitebox Advisers LLC for a three years term in an amount of up to EUR 100 million. At the date of this Report, the Company already drawn down the first tranche in the amount of EUR 50 million. Part of the proceeds of the loan been used to repurchase outstanding convertible bonds of the Company held by the Lenders for a principal amount of EUR 34.1 million at a discount.
Straight loans ING & BELFIUS are secured with pledges on receivables, receivable pledge mandates, mortgage mandates in respect of the office building owned by the Company and by a mandate to pledge on 50% of Estetra's shares in Mayne Pharma.
The following table presents the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities measured and recognised or unrecognised at fair value at 30 June 2022 :
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Balance at 30 June 2022 |
Recognised fair value measurements |
Fair value measurement hierarchy |
Unrecognised fair value measurements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets | ||||
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | ||||
| Investments in equity securities | 27,805 | 27,805 | Level 1 | - |
| Financial assets at amortised cost | ||||
| Other non-current assets | 8,461 | - | - | 8,461 |
| Contracts assets | 16,883 | - | - | 16,883 |
| Trade and other receivables | 10,058 | - | - | 10,058 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 29,299 | - | - | 29,299 |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
| Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss | ||||
| Other financial liabilities - Estelle ® | 105,672 | 105,672 | Level 3 | - |
| Financial liabilities at fair value through other comprehensive income | ||||
| Derivative financial liabilities | 15,682 | 15,682 | Level 2 | - |
| Liabilities at amortised cost | ||||
| Subordinated loans | 11,983 | - | - | 11,983 |
| Other loans - convertible bond | 114,968 | - | - | 114,968 |
| Other loans - others | 46,944 | - | - | 46,944 |
| Lease liabilities | 46,200 | - | - | 46,200 |
| Refundable government advances | 13,317 | - | - | 13,317 |
| Trade and other payables | 27,576 | - | - | 27,576 |
| Other financial liabilities - Zoreline ® | 8,500 | - | - | 8,500 |
The following table presents the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities measured and recognised or unrecognised at fair value at 31 December 2021 :
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Balance at 31 December 2021 |
Recognised fair value measurements |
Fair value measurement hierarchy |
Unrecognised fair value measurements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets | ||||
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | ||||
| Investments in equity securities | 31,898 | 31,898 | Level 1 | - |
| Derivatives financial assets | 100 | 100 | Level 2 | - |
| Financial assets at amortised cost | ||||
| Other non-current assets | 9,263 | - | - | 9,263 |
| Contracts assets | 12,571 | - | - | 12,571 |
| Trade and other receivables | 10,044 | - | - | 10,044 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 32,872 | - | - | 32,872 |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
| Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss | ||||
| Other financial liabilities - Estelle ® | 110,004 | 110,004 | Level 3 | - |
| Financial liabilities at fair value through other comprehensive income | ||||
| Derivative financial liabilities | 4,783 | 4,783 | Level 2 | - |
| Liabilities at amortised cost | ||||
| Subordinated loans | 12,943 | - | - | 12,943 |
| Other loans - convertible bond | 113,711 | - | - | 113,711 |
| Other loans - others | 45,150 | - | - | 45,150 |
| Lease liabilities | 48,914 | - | - | 48,914 |
| Refundable government advances | 14,386 | - | - | 14,386 |
Fair value of trade and other receivables, other short-term deposits and cash and cash equivalents does not materially differ from carrying amounts. Fair value would typically be measured as Level 2. The fact that their carrying value approximates their fair value is due to the short maturity of these assets.
For a significant part of the loans, the fair values are not materially different to their carrying amounts, since the interest payable on those loans is close to current market rates because they are recent, or the loans have short maturities. For Lease liabilities the incremental borrowing rate has been determined at transition to IFRS 16 on 1 January 2019.
Fair values are measured according to the following hierarchies:
As per 30 June 2022, there is one category of financial assets at fair value: Investments in equity securities.
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Fair value measurement hierarchy | Assets recognized or disclosed at fair value |
|---|---|---|
| Investments in equity securities | Level 1 | 27,805 |
| Assets recognised or disclosed at fair value | 27,805 |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) comprise equity securities which are not held for trading, and which the group has irrevocably elected at initial recognition to recognise in this category. These are strategic investments and the group considers this classification to be more relevant.
Changes in Investments in equity securities relating to Mayne shares are explained by the decrease in Mayne's share price and the increase in AUD / EUR conversion rate as of June 30, 2022.
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Investments in equity securities |
|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2022 | 31,898 |
| Fair value loss through other comprehensive income | (4,093) |
| Balance at 30 June 2022 | 27,805 |
There are two categories of financial liabilities: Other financial liabilities and Derivative financial liabilities. We considered a level 2 or 3 under the fair value measurement hierarchy.
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Fair value measurement hierarchy | Liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value |
|---|---|---|
| Other financial liabilities - Estelle ® | Level 3 | 105,672 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | Level 2 | 15,682 |
| Liabilities recognised or disclosed at fair value | 121,353 |
The roll forward of other financial liabilities measured at fair value is as follow:
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Other financial liabilities - Estelle ® |
|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2022 | 110,004 |
| Payments related to Estelle ® | - |
| Fair value gain through profit or loss | (4,332) |
| Balance at 30 June 2022 | 105,672 |
As a reminder, as at June 30, 2022, other financial liabilities at fair value relates only to Estelle® . In June 2021, the Group renegociated the earnouts relating to Zoreline® and Myring® , with the complete buyout of all remaining contingent payments obligation. In this context, Zoreline® financial liability following the acquisition of full licensing and distribution rights is accounted at amortized cost (EUR 8.5 million liability spread over the next three years).
The fair value of the contingent payments has been determined using a probability weighting approach applied to discounted cash flows. When relevant, a risk-adjusted discounted cash flow model was used where all future cash flows are probabilized and then discounted.
| Contingent considerations relating to Estelle® |
Total cash-out until 2028 |
Partial cash-out until 2028 |
Net Present Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative 1 | 50% | 50% | 85,500 |
| Alternative 2 | 67% | 33% | 105,672 |
| Alternative 3 | 75% | 25% | 110,159 |
| Alternative 4 | 100% | 0% | 125,293 |
Alternatives 1, 3 and 4 are not used for the measurement of the liability but are to be used for disclosing sensitivity of the value to the probability factors used (a level 3 input). Alternative 2 used for the measurement of the liability foresees a weight of 67% on scenarios modelling a complete cash out of the outstanding balance as at reporting date (EUR 185million) and 33% on scenarios modelling a partial cash out of this amount (cases where a cash position would be insufficient until 2028).
The decrease of fair value for the contingent consideration for Estelle® of EUR 4.3 million is mainly the consequence of the updated discount rate.
The WACC used in June 2022 is 12.84%, compared to 11.34% for 2021 year-end closing. At stable WACC, the contingent liability would have been EUR 109.9 million, approximatively the same level of debt as per 31 December 2021.
| Contingent considerations relating to Estelle® |
Total cash-out until 2028 |
Partial cash-out until 2028 |
Net Present Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative 1 | 50% | 50% | 98,542 |
| Alternative 2 | 67% | 33% | 110,004 |
| Alternative 3 | 75% | 25% | 116,888 |
| Alternative 4 | 100% | 0% | 132,927 |
The Group entered into derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign exchange rate risk arising from operational activities (cash flow hedges). The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments qualifying as cash flow hedges is deferred to equity. Amounts deferred in equity are subsequently released to the income statement in the periods in which the hedged transaction impacts the income statement.
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Derivative financial liabilities |
|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2022 | 4,783 |
| Fair value loss through other comprehensive income | 10,899 |
| Balance at 30 June 2022 | 15,682 |
Trade and other payables increased by EUR 4.2 million, which is mainly the result of invoice and payment timing.
| Thousands of Euro (€) | Balance at 30 June 2022 | Balance at 31 December 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Deferred tax asset to be recovered after more than 12 months |
64,529 | 63,456 |
| Deferred tax assets | 64,529 | 63,456 |
Increase of deferred tax assets is the result of temporary difference changes (arising from the difference between the fair value of assets acquired atthe acquisition date and their tax base) and the recognition of tax losses carried forward of the period in several subsidiaries of the Group. The latter are limited compared to previous periods in the view of the tax forecasts and the accumulated losses already recorded on the balance sheet.
Management is convinced that subsidiaries of the Group located in Belgium will generate sufficient profits in the future in order to be able to recover the fiscal losses carried forward recorded on the balance sheet (to be set off against future taxable income).
The total amount of statutory historical tax losses available was exceeding EUR 365 million as per end of June 2022 (EUR 300 million as per 2021 year-end), knowing that about 52% of these losses are valued within the deferred tax assets (60% as per 2021 year-end), we are considering a balance of 48% as non-recoverable in the future.
The roll forward of the number of warrants is as follow:
| 30 June 2022 | 31 December 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted average exercise price (in Euro) |
Number of warrants | Weighted average exercise price (in Euro) |
Number of warrants | |
| Outstanding and granted as of 1st January | 24.3 | 2,710,900 | 18.8 | 2,701,520 |
| Granted | - | - | 19.0 | 10,000 |
| Forfeited | - | - | - | - |
| Exercised | - | - | 5,646.0 | (620) |
| Expired | - | - | - | - |
| Outstanding and granted as of reporting date | 24.3 | 2,710,900 | 24.3 | 2,710,900 |
The fair value of each option is estimated using the Black & Scholes model based on the following assumptions:
| (Grant 1 - 70%) (Grant 1 - 30%) (Grant 2 - 100%) (Grant 3 - 100%) |
|
|---|---|
| Number of warrants granted 799,387 342,595 97,695 67,528 |
|
| Exercise price per warrant EUR 24,05-24,09 EUR 24,05-24,09 EUR 24,09-25,72 EUR 25,5-27,5 |
|
| Expected dividend yield - - - - |
|
| Expected stock price volatility 37.50% 37.50% 37.50% 37.50% |
|
| Risk-free interest rate 0.36% 0.36% 0.36% 0.36% |
|
| Expected duration 5 years 5 years 5 years 5 years |
|
| Fair value at grant date EUR 6,705k EUR 2,918k EUR 753k EUR 586k |
|
| Discount related to market condition - 14.37% - |
|
| Plan 2018 Plan 2020 Plan 2020 Plan 2020 |
Plan 2020 |
| (Grant 4 - 100%) (LDA) (LDA) (Mgmt Grant 1) |
(Mgmt Grant 2) |
| Number of warrants granted 87,695 690,000 300,000 316,000 |
10,000 |
| Exercise price per warrant EUR 16,54 EUR 27 EUR 27 EUR 17,87 |
EUR 18.96 |
| Expected dividend yield - - - - |
- |
| Expected stock price volatility 37.50% 37.50% 37.50% 37.50% |
37,50% |
| Risk-free interest rate 0.36% 0.36% 0.36% 0.36% |
0,36% |
| Expected duration 5 years 3 years 3 years 10 years |
10 years |
| Fair value at grant date EUR 479k EUR 1581k EUR 608k EUR 2552k |
EUR 87k |
During the period, a charge of EUR 485k has been recognized at the consolidated statement of income (same amount as per half year 2021).
No new warrant plan were issued during the first semester of 2022.
Since 2008, Mithra is involved in a legal proceeding against Organon NV (now Merck Sharp and Dohme BV). The proceeding concerns the alleged patent infringement caused by the commercialization by Mithra and its partner DocPharma BVBA (now Mylan) of a generic drug named Heria. Currently, Organon is claiming for provisional damages of EUR 2,770k including actual loss of profit as well as the reimbursement of cost for establishing the infringement attorney's fees and expert's expenses. A first instance judgement was rendered on 11 December 2015 that concluded in a partial infringement of Organon's patent. An expert was appointed by Commercial Court to advise on the damages suffered by Organon and Merck because of the partial infringement. A final report of the judicial expert dated November 22, 2019 assessed that damage at EUR 551k. That amount is, however, questionable in the light of several objective factors. The case is pending at the appeal level and the hearing has not yet been fixed. A provision of EUR 341k has been recorded in the accounts in accordance with management's assessment of the liability that can result.
In July 2022, Mithra announced a change in its Board of Directors' Chairmanship. Following the resignation with immediate effect of Mr. Ajit Shetty for personal reasons nonrelated to the Company, the Board of Directors approved, on the proposal of the outgoing Chairman and the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the appointment of Mr. Christian Moretti as Chairman, as well as that of Mr. Erik Van Den Eynden as Vice-Chairman. These functions will be exercised until the next Company's Shareholders Meeting in May 2023 called to deliberate on the renewal of the Board at the end of the members' terms of office.
In July, Mayne Pharma and Mithra were pleased to announce the launch of NEXTSTELLIS® in Australia. NEXTSTELLIS® will compete in the Australian combined (estrogen plus progestin) oral contraceptive market which is valued at A\$ 60 million (circa EUR 40 million). Combined oral contraceptives continue to be the most common method of contraception with nearly 1 million Australian women using them.
In July, Mithra's U.S. commercial partner, Mayne Pharma, has entered into a new strategic collaboration with GoodRx (Nasdaq: GDRX), a leading consumer-focused digital healthcare platform in the U.S. The collaborative initiative will deliver an enhanced direct-to-consumer (DTC) program aimed at building awareness of NEXTSTELLIS® oral contraceptive availability in the United States.
In August, NEXTSTELLIS® has been nominated for the 2022 Prix Galien USA Award for Best Pharmaceutical Agent. After France and Belgium, the contraceptive developed by Mithra is selected for the third time by the Galien Prize, the most prestigious award of the pharmaceutical research and innovation.
In August, Mayne Pharma and Mithra announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for HALOETTE® vaginal hormonal contraceptive ring. Mayne Pharma anticipates the commercial launch of HALOETTE® ring by early calendar year 2023.
In August, Mithra entered into a senior secured convertible facilities agreement with funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and funds managed by Whitebox Advisors LLC, for a three-year term, in an amount of up to EUR 100 million to be drawn down in three different tranches, while tranches 2 and 3 for a total of 50 million are subject to certain conditions to be fulfilled by Mithra. This facility is subject to an annual interest rate of 7.5% and to a global commitment fee of 2.9 million EUR. At the date of this Report, the Company already drawn down the first tranche in the amount of EUR 50,000,000.00. Part of the proceeds of the loan has been used to repurchase outstanding convertible bonds of the Company held by the Lenders for a principal amount of EUR 34.1 million at a discount. Following the first drawdown by the Company and the several conversions of a portion of the loans from Highbridge and Whitebox, the outstanding principal amount of the loans already drawn is EUR 37,089,161.29. The Company's obligations under the loans will be guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company and will be secured by a business pledge including particularly all intellectual property, data, contracts and assets related to E4 such as Estelle® and Donesta® as well as other assets related to E4, and a pledge on the shares in certain subsidiaries of the Company and on 50% of Estetra's shares in Mayne Pharma.
Also, pursuant to the loan facility and a separate conversion agreement entered into between the Company and the Lenders, the loans plus accrued interest and an option prepayment amount will be convertible into new shares of the Company, either at the option of the respective Lenders or (subject to certain conditions) at the option of the Company, in each case at a discount of 10% to a relevant volume weighted average trading price of the Company's shares prior to conversion. The Company may also voluntary prepay the loans in whole or in part at any time for cash at par plus an option prepayment amount. The interest on the loans and the option prepayment amount are payable in cash or, at the Company's option, in kind in Company shares at a discount of 10% to a relevant volume weighted average trading price of the Company's shares prior to the settlement in shares.
There has been no other subsequent event which occurred between the end of the six-month period ended on June 30, 2022 and the date of approval of these interim financial statements by the Board of Directors.
Mithra decided to use some alternative performance measures (APMs) that are not defined in IFRS but that provide helpful additional information to better assess how the business has performed over the period. Mithra decided to use REBITDA and EBITDA in order to provide information on recurring items, but those measures should not be viewed in isolation or as an alternative to the measures presented in accordance with IFRS.
REBITDA is an alternative performance measure calculated by excluding the non-recurring items and the depreciation & amortization from EBIT (loss from operations) from the consolidated statement of profit or loss prepared in accordance with IFRS. The Group considers share-based payments as non-recurring item above EBITDA.
EBITDA is an alternative performance measure calculated by excluding the depreciation and amortization from EBIT (loss from operations) from the consolidated statement of profit or loss prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Financial Highlights (management figures) are presented as follows in the first part of this report (with a condensed view):
| Thousands of Euro (€) | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11,357 | 12,142 |
| Cost of sales | (6,842) | (8,246) |
| Gross profit | 4,516 | 3,897 |
| Research and development expenses | (22,714) | (32,880) |
| General and administrative expenses | (5,818) | (4,733) |
| Selling expenses | (1,143) | (604) |
| Other operating income | 3,933 | 2,908 |
| REBITDA | (21,226) | (31,412) |
| Share-based payments expenses | (485) | (485) |
| EBITDA | (21,711) | (31,897) |
| Depreciations | (5,826) | (4,637) |
| Loss from operations | (27,537) | (36,534) |
| Change in the fair value of contingent consideration payable | 4,332 | (12,813) |
| Net fair value gains/(losses) on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | - | (6,351) |
| Financial income | 1,889 | 1,310 |
| Financial expenses | (7,638) | (6,090) |
| Loss before taxes | (28,952) | (60,478) |
| Income taxes | (2,295) | 5,584 |
| NET LOSS FOR THE PERIOD | (31,247) | (54,894) |
Please refer to the table below for the reconciliation to loss from operations as presented within consolidated statement of profit or loss:
| Thousands of Euro (€) | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Loss from operations | (27,537) | (36,534) |
| Depreciations | 5,826 | 4,637 |
| Share-based payments | 485 | 485 |
| REBITDA | (21,226) | (31,412) |
| Share-based payments | (485) | (485) |
| EBITDA | (21,711) | (31,897) |
The board of directors of Mithra, represented by all its members, declares that, to its knowledge:
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Selva Luxembourg SA, represented by Van Rompay Management BV, represented by Christian Moretti, Chairman Leon Van Rompay, CEO
CMM&C SPRL, represented by Christophe Maréchal, CFO
Statutory auditor's report to the Board of Directors on the review of consolidated interim financial information
We have reviewed the accompanying interim consolidated statement of financial position of MITHRA PHARMACEUTICALS SA as of 30 June 2022 and the related interim consolidated statements of comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for the six-month period then ended, as well as the explanatory notes. The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation and presentation of this consolidated interim financial information in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting", as adopted by the European Union. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this consolidated interim financial information based on our review.
We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements 2410, "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity". A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying consolidated interim financial information is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting", as adopted by the European Union.
Battice, September 22, 2022
BDO Réviseurs d'Entreprises SRL Statutory auditor Represented by Cédric ANTONELLI
For all additional information, please address to:
[email protected] +32 4 349 28 22
Rue Saint Georges, 5 4000 Liège Belgium +32 (0)4 349 28 22 [email protected]

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