Management Reports • Mar 20, 2025
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| 1.1 | Business overview __________________________________________________ | ||
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| 1.2 Our competitive strengths _____________________________________________ | 18 | ||
| 1.3 Our strategy ____________________________________________________ | 19 | ||
| 1.4 | Our solution ___________________________________________________ | ||
| 1.4.1 Overview of the Genio system ____________________________________ |
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| 1.4.2 Components of the Genio system __________________________________ |
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| 1.4.3 Benefi ts of the Genio system __________________________________________ |
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| 1.4.4 Treating patients with the Genio system _______________________________ |
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| 1.5 | Clinical results and studies _________________________________________ | 25 | |
| 1.5.1 BLAST OSA trial _________________________________________________ |
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| 1.5.2 BETTER SLEEP trial ___________________________________________ |
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| 1.5.3 EliSA trial __________________________________________________ |
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| 1.5.4 Pivotal DREAM trial __________________________________________ |
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| 1.5.5 ACCCESS trial _________________________________________________ |
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| 1.6 Sales and marketing ____________________________________________ | 31 | ||
| 1.7 | Research and development __________________________________________ | 32 | |
| 1.8 Manufacturing and supply __________________________________________ | 33 | ||
| 1.9 Intellectual property _________________________________________________ | 33 | ||
| 1.10 Post balance sheet events __________________________________________ | 35 | ||
| 1.11 Financial review of the year ending December 31, 2024 ____________________________ | 35 | ||
| 1.11.1 Analysis of the consolidated statements of loss and other comprehensive loss _______________ | 35 | ||
| 1.11.2 Analysis of the consolidated balance sheets _____________________________ | 37 | ||
| 1.11.3 Analysis of the consolidated net cash burn rate ____________________________ | 39 | ||
| 1.12 Personnel __________________________________________________ | 40 | ||
| 1.13 Environment __________________________________________________ | 41 | ||
| 1.14 Risks and uncertainties ____________________________________________ | 41 | ||
| 1.15 Going concern ____________________________________________________ | 41 | ||
| 1.16 Events and circumstances that could have a signifi cant impact on the future | |||
| development of the Company ___________________________________________ | 41 |
| 2.1 General _____________________________________________________ | 44 | |
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| 2.2 Board of Directors _____________________________________________ | 44 | |
| 2.2.1 | Composition of the Board of Directors ___________________________________ | 44 |
| 2.2.2 Director Independence ____________________________________________ | 48 | |
| 2.2.3 Committees within the Board of Directors __________________________________ | 49 | |
| 2.2.4 | Meetings of the Board and the committees _______________________________ | 51 |
| 2.3 Executive management ____________________________________________ | 53 | |
| 2.4 Confl icts of interest _________________________________________________ | 54 | |
| 2.5 Related party transactions ___________________________________________ | 58 | |
| 2.6 Deviations from the Belgian Code on Corporate Governance ___________________ | 59 | |
| 2.7 Diversity policy __________________________________________________ | 60 | |
| 2.8 Remuneration policy ____________________________________________ | 60 | |
| 2.9 Remuneration report _____________________________________________ | 61 | |
| 2.9.1 | Introduction _______________________________________________ | 61 |
| 2.9.2 | Total remuneration __________________________________________ | 64 |
| 2.9.3 | Share based remuneration _______________________________________ | 68 |
| 2.9.4 | Severance payment ______________________________________________ | 72 |
| 2.9.5 | Use of the right to reclaim ________________________________________ | 72 |
| 2.9.6 Derogations from the remuneration policy ________________________________ | 72 | |
| 2.9.7 | Evolution of the remuneration and the performance of the Company _________________ | 72 |
| 2.9.8 Vote of the shareholders' meeting on the 2023 remuneration report _____________________ | 74 | |
| 2.10 Internal control and risk management ___________________________________ | 74 | |
| 2.11 Description of the principal risks associated with the activities of the Company ______________ | 76 | |
| 2.11.1 Risks related to our fi nancial position _________________________________ | 76 | |
| 2.11.2 Risks related to development of our products and product candidates _______________ | 78 | |
| 2.11.3 Risks related to our dependence on third parties and on key personnel __________________ | 82 | |
| 2.11.4 Risks related to manufacturing ____________________________________ | 84 | |
| 2.11.5 Risks related to legal and regulatory compliance matters _______________________ | 85 | |
| 2.11.6 Risks related to intellectual property _________________________________ | 92 | |
| 2.11.7 Risks related to the ordinary shares _____________________________________ | 96 |
| 3.1 | Group structure _________________________________________________ 100 | ||
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| 3.2 Share capital and shares ____________________________________________ 100 | |||
| 3.2.1 | Capital increases and issuance of shares in 2024 _____________________________ 100 | ||
| 3.2.2 | Outstanding subscription rights ______________________________________ 101 | ||
| 3.2.3 | Number, form and transferability of shares _________________________________ 102 | ||
| 3.2.4 | Rights attached to the shares _________________________________________ 102 | ||
| 3.2.5 | Procedure for changes in share capital ___________________________________ 102 | ||
| 3.2.6 The Company's authorised capital __________________________________ 103 | |||
| 3.2.7 | Purchase and sale of own shares _______________________________________ 103 |
| 3.2.9 Material contracts containing change of control clauses ________________________ 105 | ||
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| 3.3.1 | Major shareholders __________________________________________ 106 | |
| 3.3.2 | Agreements between shareholders of the Company ___________________________ 107 | |
| 3.3.3 | Agreements between the Company and major shareholders _____________________ 107 | |
| 3.2.10 Procedure for amending the Company's articles of association __________________ 106 3.3 Shareholders ____________________________________________________ 106 |
| 4.1 Statement by the Board of Directors ____________________________________ 110 | |
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| 4.2 Consolidated balance sheets ___________________________________________ 111 | |
| 4.3 Consolidated statements of loss and other comprehensive loss __________________ 113 | |
| 4.4 Consolidated statements of changes in equity _______________________________ 114 | |
| 4.5 Consolidated statements of cash fl ow __________________________________ 116 |
| 5.2 Material accounting policies _______________________________________ 121 | ||
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| 5.2.1 | Basis of preparation and going concern ________________________________ 121 | |
| 5.2.2 | New and amended standards and interpretations applicable ______________________ 121 | |
| 5.2.3 | Basis of consolidation ____________________________________________ 122 | |
| 5.2.4 | Foreign currency translations ________________________________________ 122 | |
| 5.2.5 | Intangible assets ______________________________________________ 123 | |
| 5.2.6 | Property, plant and equipment _________________________________________ 123 | |
| 5.2.7 | Impairment of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment ___________________ 124 | |
| 5.2.8 Financial assets ____________________________________________ 124 | ||
| 5.2.9 Financial liabilities _______________________________________________ 124 | ||
| 5.2.10 Inventory ________________________________________________ 125 | ||
| 5.2.11 Cash and cash equivalents ______________________________________ 125 | ||
| 5.2.12 Income taxes _____________________________________________ 125 | ||
| 5.2.13 Employee benefi ts ____________________________________________ 126 | ||
| 5.2.14 Share-based compensation ________________________________________ 127 | ||
| 5.2.15 Leases _____________________________________________________ 127 | ||
| 5.2.16 Revenue ___________________________________________________ 128 | ||
| 5.2.17 Provisions ____________________________________________________ 129 | ||
| 5.2.18 Recoverable cash advances and other government grants _______________________ 129 | ||
| 5.2.19 Segment reporting ___________________________________________ 131 | ||
| 5.2.20 Signifi cant events and transactions of the reporting period ______________________ 131 |
| 5.3 | Capital management ______________________________________________ 131 | |
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| 5.4 | Management of financial risks ______________________________________ 132 | |
| 5.4.1 Credit risk ____________________________________________________ 132 |
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| 5.4.2 Market risk _________________________________________________ 132 |
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| 5.4.3 Liquidity risk __________________________________________________ 133 |
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| 5.4.4 Fair value _________________________________________________ 134 |
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| 5.5 | Critical accounting estimates and assumptions _________________________________ 135 | |
| 5.5.1 Critical judgments _____________________________________________ 135 |
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| 5.5.2 Critical accounting estimates and assumptions _____________________________ 136 |
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| 5.6 | Subsidiaries _________________________________________________ 137 | |
| 5.7 | Property, plant and equipment _________________________________________ 138 | |
| 5.8 | Intangible assets ______________________________________________ 139 | |
| 5.9 | Right of use assets and lease liabilities ___________________________________ 140 | |
| 5.10 Other long-term receivables ____________________________________________ 142 | ||
| 5.11 Inventory ____________________________________________________ 143 | ||
| 5.12 Trade and other receivables __________________________________________ 143 | ||
| 5.13 Cash and cash equivalents ________________________________________ 144 | ||
| 5.14 Financial assets ___________________________________________________ 144 | ||
| 5.15 Share capital, share premium, reserves __________________________________ 144 5.15.1 Share capital and share premium _____________________________________ 144 |
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| 5.15.2 Reserves ___________________________________________________ 147 | ||
| 5.16 Share-based compensation _________________________________________ 147 | ||
| 5.16.1 Description of the equity-settled share-based incentive plans ______________________ 148 | ||
| 5.16.2 Accounting for equity-settled share-based payment ________________________ 153 5.16.3 Fair value ____________________________________________________ 154 |
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| 5.17 Financial debt ___________________________________________________ 157 | ||
| 5.17.1 Financial debt related to recoverable cash advances ____________________________ 157 |
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| 5.17.2 Financial debt related to loan facility agreement and synthetic warrants agreement _________ 160 | ||
| 5.17.3 Other loans ______________________________________________ 160 | ||
| 5.18 Provisions _______________________________________________________ 161 | ||
| 5.19 Trade payables ________________________________________________ 161 | ||
| 5.20 Other liabilities _______________________________________________ 161 | ||
| 5.20.1 Foreign currency swaps and forwards _________________________________ 162 | ||
| 5.21 Revenue and cost of goods sold ________________________________________ 163 | ||
| 5.22 Operating expenses ____________________________________________ 164 | ||
| 5.23 Research and development expenses _____________________________________ 165 | ||
| 5.24 Selling, general and administrative expenses _________________________________ 166 | ||
| 5.25 Other operating income and expenses ______________________________________ 166 | ||
| 5.26 Employee benefits __________________________________________________ 167 | ||
| 5.27 Pension schemes ________________________________________________ 168 | |
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| 5.27.1 Defi ned contribution plan _________________________________________ 168 | |
| 5.27.2 Defi ned benefi t plan ____________________________________________ 168 | |
| 5.28 Financial income __________________________________________________ 171 | |
| 5.29 Financial expense ________________________________________________ 171 | |
| 5.30 Income taxes and deferred taxes _______________________________________ 172 | |
| 5.31 Loss per share (EPS) ____________________________________________ 175 | |
| 5.32 Other commitments _______________________________________________ 176 | |
| 5.32.1 Capital commitments _____________________________________________ 176 | |
| 5.32.2 Lease expenses ____________________________________________ 176 | |
| 5.32.3 Other commitments ___________________________________________ 176 | |
| 5.33 Related parties ________________________________________________ 176 | |
| 5.33.1 Remuneration of key management _____________________________________ 176 | |
| 5.33.2 Relationship and transactions with non-executive directors and holders of more than 3% of our share capital: ____________________________________________ 177 |
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| 5.33.3 Relationship and transactions with members of key management ____________________ 178 | |
| 5.34 Events after the balance-sheet date ______________________________________ 179 | |
| 5.35 Statutory auditor services and performance of exceptional activities or execution of special instructions performed by the auditor __________________________________ 179 |
| 6.1 Independent auditor's report to the general meeting of Nyxoah SA for the year ended | |
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| 31 December 2024 _______________________________________________ 182 |
| 7.1 | Balance sheet ___________________________________________________ 188 | |
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| 7.2 | Profi t and loss account ___________________________________________ 192 | |
| 7.3 | Appropriation account _____________________________________________ 194 | |
| 7.4 | Valuation rules ___________________________________________________ 194 |

This Annual Report contains all required information as per the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations ("CCA"). It was approved by the Board of Director of Nyxoah SA on March 19, 2025.
In this Annual Report, Nyxoah SA and its affiliates will be collectively referred to as the "Company", the "Group", "Nyxoah", "we" or "us".
The Company publishes its Annual Report in French (in accordance with Belgian law) and English. In case of an inconsistency between the French and the English version, the French version shall prevail. The French version in the European single electronic format (ESEF) of the Annual Report shall prevail over any other version.
To obtain a copy of this Annual Report free of charge, please contact: [email protected].
An electronic version of this Annual Report is available on the Company website: https://investors.nyxoah.com/financials
In addition to historical facts and statements of current condition, this Annual Report contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the securities laws of certain jurisdictions. In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words "believes", "estimates", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will", "plans", "continue", "ongoing", "potential", "predict", "project", "target", "seek" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategies, plans, objectives, targets, goals, future events or intentions. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company's intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, its results of operations, prospects, growth, strategies and the industry in which it operates.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. No undue reliance should be placed on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this Annual Report and the Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update forward-looking statements set forth in this Annual Report, unless required by law.
Many factors may cause the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and the development of the industries in which the Company competes to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section "Risk Factors". The risks described under "Risk Factors" are not exhaustive. New risks can emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all such risks, nor can it assess the impact of all such risks on the business or the extent to which any risks, or combination of risks and other factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, forward-looking statements cannot be relied upon as a prediction of actual results.
We are pleased to present to you the 2024 Annual Report relating to Nyxoah's consolidated fi nancial statements as of December 31, 2024 prepared in accordance with International Financing Reporting Standards (IFRS) as endorsed by the European Union. The companies included in the consolidated fi nancial statements are Nyxoah SA, Nyxoah Ltd, Nyxoah Pty Ltd, Nyxoah Inc and Nyxoah GmbH.
We are a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or OSA. Our lead solution is the Genio system, a CE-Marked, patient-centric, minimally invasive, next generation hypoglossal neurostimulation, or HGNS, therapy for the treatment of moderate to severe OSA. OSA is the world's most common sleep disordered breathing condition and is associated with increased mortality risk and comorbidities including cardiovascular diseases, depression and stroke. Our innovative technology platform is a fi rst-of-its-kind HGNS device designed to treat OSA through bilateral stimulation, by maintaining an open airway for a restful night's sleep. We started generating revenue from the sale of the Genio system in Europe in July 2020, and we are currently conducting our DREAM pivotal trial designed to support marketing authorization in the United States. We announced on March 19, 2024 that the DREAM pivotal trial has achieved its primary endpoints. We are developing a signifi cant body of clinical evidence to further support the strong value proposition of the Genio system and its ability to improve the health and quality of life of OSA patients.
OSA occurs due to the relaxation of the soft tissue, throat and tongue muscles in a patient's airway, which causes an obstruction that temporarily prevents breathing during sleep. In patients with OSA, the airway repeatedly becomes partially or completely blocked, thereby limiting the airfl ow reaching the lungs from suffi ciently oxygenating the blood. Approximately 425 million people between the ages of 30 and 69 globally suff er from moderate to severe OSA. This chronic disease negatively aff ects a patient's health and quality of life.
Published scientifi c literature estimates that there are currently approximately 23.8 million individuals with moderate to severe OSA in our initial target markets in Europe. Based on published scientifi c literature, we estimate that approximately 2.6 million patients are diagnosed annually in those countries and that approximately 80% of diagnosed patients are prescribed a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, device. Published scientifi c literature reports non-compliance rates to CPAP between 29% and 83%. Based on these data, and for purposes of calculating the total addressable market in Europe for the Genio system, we estimate that approximately 35% of patients that are prescribed CPAP in those countries are not compliant with the therapy. Additionally, certain patients possess anatomical characteristics, including higher body-mass-index or increased tongue fat deposition that make them ineligible for HGNS. Taking that into account, we estimate that approximately 70% of those noncompliant patients are eligible for HGNS based on their anatomical characteristics. As a result, we believe the total addressable market in Europe for the Genio system is at least 515,000 patients which represents an estimated annual market opportunity of approximately \$10 billion based on our current pricing for the Genio system. We also plan to enter the United States market, assuming we obtain marketing authorization in the United States, where published scientific literature estimates that there are approximately 23.7 million individuals with moderate to severe OSA. Based on the same assumptions set out above, we estimate a target market of approximately 510,000 patients in the United States, which represents an estimated annual total addressable market of approximately \$10 billion based on our current pricing for the Genio system.
The standard of care first-line therapy for patients with moderate to severe OSA is CPAP. CPAP is a treatment whereby air, at a constant or automated pressure, is pushed into the upper airway via a facial or nasal mask that the patient must wear during sleep. Despite its proven efficacy, CPAP has been associated with many limitations, making compliance a serious challenge. Second-line treatments, such as mandibular oral devices, are more suitable to treat mild-to-moderate OSA, and other therapies, such as anatomical surgical procedures, are highly invasive. In recent years, neurostimulation technology has emerged as a viable second-line therapy to treat patients suffering from moderate to severe OSA. This technology is centered on stimulating the hypoglossal nerve, which activates the genioglossus muscle resulting in a forward protrusion of the tongue. HGNS therapies have proven to be a safe and effective treatment for those suffering from moderate to severe OSA. Systems competing with our Genio system consist of multiple incisions and implantable components, including an implantable pulse generator with a battery and one or more leads. In addition, competing systems exclude a substantial subset of the OSA patient population. OSA patients diagnosed with complete concentric collapse at the level of the soft palate, or CCC, are currently contraindicated for other HGNS OSA therapies. Unlike other HGNS technologies indicated for treating OSA that provide unilateral stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve, our Genio system provides bilateral stimulation that we believe results in a stronger muscle contraction, a more symmetric tongue movement and a wider opening of the airway, which we believe has the potential to provide better clinical outcomes. Further, we believe that bilateral stimulation enables the Genio system to potentially address moderate to severe OSA patients with CCC, who are currently contraindicated for, or unable to be treated with, existing HGNS OSA therapies.
In order to diagnose CCC, a drug induced sleep endoscopy, or DISE, procedure is required. During this procedure, the patient receives propofol and/or midazolam to artificially induce sleep, and the pharyngeal collapse patterns are visualized using a flexible fiber optic nasopharyngoscope, a soft and flexible endoscope which is inserted in the patient's nose to visualize the pharyngeal area and assess the level, direction and degree of the collapsed area. Currently, the only HGNS therapy approved in the United States requires all patients seeking HGNS OSA therapy to undergo a DISE procedure. It is estimated that approximately 35% of moderate to severe OSA patients are affected by CCC and are therefore unable to receive currently available neurostimulation treatment in the United States.
Our Genio system includes the first battery-free, leadless and minimally invasive neurostimulator, capable of delivering bilateral HGNS for moderate to severe OSA patients who did not tolerate, have failed or refused conventional positive airway pressure, or PAP, therapy. We developed the Genio system with a patient-centric approach, designed for comfort and safety, to increase compliance and improve quality of life. The Genio system includes a single implanted device that can be placed through a minimally invasive, single-incision surgery under the chin. The power source for the stimulator is external. Unlike competing HGNS therapies, the lack of an implantable battery or additional leads limits the need for complex tunneling and only requires a single incision for implantation. This minimally invasive procedure is typically completed in approximately one hour and allows patients to recover quickly and resume normal activities typically within a week. Patients return to the physician approximately six weeks later for device titration, which typically involves an in-lab sleep trial to analyze breathing frequency. Further, the external activation chip eliminates the need for additional surgical procedures to replace depleted batteries and enables software, firmware or external hardware updates and upgrades to be implemented without the need for surgical intervention thereby limiting potential infection risk due to an additional procedure.
We continue to develop a substantial body of clinical evidence on the Genio system. In 2019, we completed our BiLAteral hypoglossal nerve STimulation for treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or BLAST OSA, trial, a prospective, open label, non-randomized, single arm treatment trial involving 27 implanted participants. Twenty-two patients completed the protocol, and the trial met all primary, secondary and exploratory endpoints. In the six-month data, the mean individual reduction in the Apnea-Hypopnea Index, or AHI, events per hour was 47.3%. Participants' AHI decreased from 23.7±12.2 to 12.9±10.1, representing a mean change of 10.8 events per hour. The results of the trial were published in the European Respiratory Journal in October 2019 and were the basis for receiving CE-Mark on the Genio system.
We are seeking to expand indications of the Genio system by obtaining clinical evidence through our ongoing multicenter, prospective, open-label BilatEral Hypoglossal Nerve StimulaTion for TreatmEnt of ObstRuctive SLEEP Apnoea With and Without Complete Concentric Collapse clinical trial in Australia and New Zealand, or the BETTER SLEEP trial, to evaluate the effectiveness of the Genio system for patients suffering from CCC. We believe that positive results from this trial may eliminate the need for Genio system patients to be selected based on a DISE procedure prior to implantation of the Genio system, thereby leading to a potential indication expansion in Europe. In June 2021, we announced initial top-line results from the six-month data for the BETTER SLEEP trial. Based on this data, in October 2021, the EU Notified Body granted CE-Marked indication to include OSA patients with CCC for the Genio system in Europe, which should eliminate the need for a DISE procedure. Additionally, in September 2021, we received breakthrough device designation in the United States for the Genio system from the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for the treatment of OSA with CCC, based on the initial clinical evidence from the BETTER SLEEP trial. We plan to continue to obtain authorization in additional target markets and are currently conducting our Dual-sided Hypoglossal neRvE stimulAtion for the treatMent of Obstructive Sleep Apnea clinical trial, or DREAM trial, a multicenter, prospective, open-label, pivotal Investigational Device Exemption, or IDE, trial designed to support marketing authorization in the United States. Additionally, we presented 12-month data on the first 34 DREAM patients reaching 12-month follow-up as a late-breaking abstract at SLEEP 2023, a joint meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society, demonstrating a 65% AHI responder rate, a 76% ODI responder rate and safety in line with expectations. These data are preliminary and not conclusive of final success of the DREAM trial. On March 19, 2024, we issued a press release announcing that the DREAM pivotal trial met its primary endpoints. For more information see "-Clinical Results and Studies-Pivotal DREAM Trial" below. We expect to obtain marketing authorization in the United States and be commercially available in the United States in the first quarter of 2025.
In July 2022, we announced that the FDA approved an IDE to enable us to initiate a clinical trial, called ACCCESS, to evaluate the use of the Genio system for the treatment of adult patients with moderateto-severe OSA with CCC that have failed, did not tolerate, or refused PAP. In the ACCCESS trial, we plan to implant up to 106 subjects with co-primary efficacy endpoints of AHI responder rate, per the Sher criteria, and ODI responder rate, both assessed at twelve months post-implant. Enrollment is ongoing and we anticipate completing enrollment in 2025.
We are initially targeting markets in Europe where we have identified a country-specific reimbursement pathway or execution strategy. We began our commercial launch in Germany in July 2020. After obtaining reimbursement approval in Germany through the existing HGNS special innovation funding program, or NUB, we generated our first revenue in the second half of 2020. In 2021, we successfully obtained reimbursement in Germany under a dedicated DRG code for HGNS and obtained reimbursement under an OSA-specific DRG code in Switzerland from the Federal Statistic Office, or BFS. The reimbursement coverage in both Germany and Switzerland includes the cost of the Genio system, implant procedure, hospital stay and follow-up care. In 2021, we began marketing products in Switzerland and also secured first revenue in Spain and we began commercialization in Finland in 2022. We generated our first revenue in Austria in 2023. In December 2024, we began commercialization in England and obtained coverage under the NHS Specialised Services Devices Programme, or SSDP. Based on market access activities conducted by us over the past several years, we have developed tailored reimbursement strategies using assessments of the local requirements of target countries. In countries where there is existing reimbursement coverage in place, we plan to piggyback on existing coding and reimbursement, acting as a fast follower. In countries where there is no existing reimbursement coverage, we will seek to be the first in that market to obtain reimbursement coverage. In countries without existing reimbursement coverage, the strategy could include (i) making the Genio system commercially available for patients through country specific innovation funding pathways for procedures and products that would not yet be covered by an existing code, (ii) supporting case-by-case funding submission in focus hospitals that can use their budget to fund the therapy, (iii) entering into specific commercial deals with privately funded hospital groups, or (iv) out-of-pocket payment.
We have established a systematic approach to commercializing the Genio system in our target markets, focusing on active engagement, education and market development across patients, physicians and hospitals. We currently market our therapy to physicians and hospitals where ear, nose, and throat doctors, or ENTs, sleep doctors and general practitioners see, diagnose and treat patients with OSA. We are actively expanding our current European sales and marketing organization with country-specific sales teams established in connection with obtaining reimbursement for all our current and future products including disposable patches. Our sales teams are focused on prioritizing high volume ENT centers and sleep centers, and on building long-standing relationships with key physicians such as sleep doctors, ENTs and general practitioners who have strong connections to the OSA patient population that may be eligible for our therapy. We also seek to establish long-term partnerships with key opinion leaders, or KOLs, and patient associations that are oriented towards the needs of our patients. Our sales and marketing organization is focused on building physician awareness through referral network development, education, targeted KOL development and training, and direct-to-consumer marketing.
In addition to our ongoing clinical studies, we are also committed to continuing our research and development efforts related to the Genio system, with an emphasis on improving clinical outcomes, optimizing patient adoption and comfort, increasing access for a greater number of patients, and allowing more physicians to perform the implantation procedure. The primary focus of our research and development efforts in the near-term will be the continued technological advancement of the Genio system. Some of these improvements include features aimed at enhancing a physician's ability to monitor patient compliance and therapeutic efficacy. The Genio 2.1 system further reflects such improvements and is designed to improve patient comfort and compliance with a new smartphone application and an upgraded external activation chip. The Genio 2.1 system offers patients daily feedback on therapy usage and the autonomy to adjust stimulation amplitude within pre-defined boundaries. Physicians can also fine-tune stimulation amplitude to determine the optimal level of comfort for patients without compromising therapy efficacy. In the long term, including through our partnership with Vanderbilt University, we intend to provide new neurostimulation technologies for OSA patients. We continue to enhance our scalable technology platform to allow for quick and streamlined release of new features and functionalities through software, firmware and hardware updates and upgrades and therapy enhancement, and anticipate making regulatory submissions relating to our Genio 3.1 system in the course of 2025.
We are focused on transforming the lives of patients who suffer from moderate to severe OSA by continuing to develop, clinically validate, manufacture and commercialize our innovative Genio system. We believe the Genio system offers a compelling solution for a large and significantly underpenetrated global patient population and that our focus and experience in treating patients with OSA, combined with the following strengths, will allow us to build our business and potentially expand our market opportunity:
We specifically designed the Genio system with the goal of advancing a therapy to treat moderate to severe OSA and providing a safe and effective patient-centric solution offering significant benefits to address the unmet needs of patients. The Genio system includes the first battery-free, leadless, neurostimulator designed to be implanted in a minimally invasive procedure using a single incision. The Genio system delivers bilateral HGNS for patients who suffer from moderate to severe OSA and did not tolerate, failed or refused standard first-line therapy, including CPAP. We believe that bilateral stimulation could lead to better therapeutic performance and address more therapeutic indications compared to other HGNS-based technologies. While other commercially available neurostimulation platforms require implantation of leads and a pulse generator containing a battery, our Genio system only requires implantation of a battery-free neurostimulator. Due to its unique design, the Genio system's implantable stimulator is the only neurostimulation-based OSA therapy that has received CE-Mark conditional labeling for both 1.5T and 3T full-body MRI scans. CE-Mark conditional labeling for MRI scans have become more and more important for physicians and patients due to the growing need and incidence of MRI scans. Implantable medical devices that have not been tested and approved with MR conditional labeling are considered as MR unsafe, and MR scans are contra-indicated for these patients. We believe our Genio system technology has the potential to become the leading neurostimulation solution for many of the estimated 425 million diagnosed and undiagnosed OSA patients worldwide suffering from moderate to severe OSA.
The Genio system is predicated on a well-established mechanism of action of electrically stimulating the hypoglossal nerve. Our BLAST OSA trial provided positive data for the Genio system, demonstrating that treatment with the Genio system resulted in statistically significant improvements in sleep apnea symptoms and quality of life measures. These data results were also associated with high therapy compliance. The trial's results supported receipt of the CE-Mark in 2019 and have been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the European Respiratory Journal. We are continuing our clinical research to evaluate the efficacy of the Genio system on a longer-term basis through our post- market clinical trial for the treatment of OSA in adults, or the EliSA trial. In December 2020, we implanted the first patient in the DREAM trial, which is designed to support marketing authorization in the United States. In addition, in June 2021, we announced initial top-line results from the six-month data for the BETTER SLEEP trial. Based on this data, in October 2021, we expanded the CE-Marked indication to include OSA patients with CCC, which should eliminate the need for a DISE procedure. In September 2021, we received breakthrough device designation in the United States for the Genio system from the FDA for the treatment of OSA with CCC, based on the initial clinical evidence from the BETTER SLEEP trial. Further, in June 2022, we announced that the FDA approved the use of our next generation Genio 2.1 system for use in the DREAM trial. In June 2023, we presented 12-month data on the first 34 DREAM patients reaching 12-month follow-up as a late-breaking abstract at SLEEP 2023, a joint meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society, demonstrating a 65% AHI responder rate, a 76% ODI responder rate and safety in line with expectations. On March 19, 2024, we issued a press release announcing that the DREAM pivotal trial met its primary endpoints. For more information see "-Clinical Results and Studies-Pivotal DREAM Trial" below. These data are preliminary and not conclusive of final success of the DREAM trial. Additionally, in July 2022, we announced that the FDA approved an IDE to enable us to initiate a clinical trial, called ACCCESS, to evaluate the use of the Genio system for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe OSA with CCC that have failed, did not tolerate, or refused PAP.
The Genio system is a scalable-technology platform that allows for future external hardware, software and firmware updates to enhance therapeutic capabilities without requiring additional surgical procedures. We continue to invest in improving the Genio system to develop next generation products with features designed to improve patient comfort and compliance, efficacy and patient and market acceptance. Some of these improvements include features aimed at enhancing the physician's ability to monitor patient compliance and therapeutic efficacy, including sensor technology to monitor a patient's sleep position. We are also committed to expanding current treatment options for moderate to severe OSA patients by developing next generation neurostimulation-based technologies. We previously entered into a licensing agreement with Vanderbilt University pursuant to which we are exploring additional neurostimulation technologies. Under the agreement, we have an exclusive, worldwide license to make, use, sell or distribute products for treating sleep disordered breathing covered by certain patent rights owned, or that may be owned, by Vanderbilt. We will also work together with Vanderbilt University to continue prosecution of patent applications made by Vanderbilt.
Our platform technology is supported by a strong and growing portfolio of intellectual property rights, which includes utility and design patents, know-how and trade secrets, including therapy protocols, electrodes and methods. As of December 31, 2024, we had 265 granted patents (with 49 allowed U.S. patents), and 57 pending patent applications, 16 of which are U.S. pending patent applications and hold six trademark registrations (with three U.S. trademark registrations). Additionally, we operate a manufacturing facility responsible for silicone overmolding and select assembly of external components, which provides us with enhanced proprietary know-how and control of the supply chain to meet future demand.
Our senior management team has many years of experience in the healthcare and medical device industry. Specifically, our team has extensive operating experience in product development, clinical, regulatory approval and commercialization activities as well as established relationships with industry leaders in the academic, clinical and commercial neuromodulation industries. Members of our management team have served in leadership positions with well-regarded medical technology companies such as St. Jude Medical Inc., Medtronic Inc., Stryker Corp and Nevro Corp. Since our founding, we have been supported by a seasoned Board of Directors with extensive industry and public company experience and a Scientific Advisory Committee that consists of industry-relevant KOLs.
Our mission is to become a global leader in providing innovative, clinically proven solutions to treat patients suffering from OSA. The key elements of our strategy to achieve this goal and promote future growth include:
We are conducting clinical trials to further evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Genio system for treating patients with moderate to severe OSA. We are currently conducting the DREAM trial, a pivotal
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trial designed to support marketing authorization for the Genio system in the United States via a premarket approval, or PMA, application. The DREAM trial is a multicenter, prospective, open-label trial designed to enroll 115 patients in approximately 20 centers in the United States and internationally. The trial aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Genio system to treat patients with moderate to severe OSA who either did not tolerate, failed or refused first-line PAP therapy. In June 2022, we announced that the FDA approved the use of our next generation Genio 2.1 system for use in the DREAM trial. On March 19, 2024, we issued a press release announcing that the DREAM pivotal trial met its primary endpoints. For more information see "-Clinical Results and Studies-Pivotal DREAM Trial" below. We filed the fourth and final module of the PMA application at the end of the second quarter 2024. We expect to obtain marketing authorization in the United States and be commercially available in the United States in the first quarter of 2025.
We believe that the Genio system has the potential to become the leading neurostimulation solution for moderate to severe OSA patients. To accomplish this, we intend to raise market awareness and educate physicians, payors and patients on the negative impact of OSA and position the Genio system as a safe and effective treatment for moderate to severe OSA patients. We currently offer education and training programs to sleep centers and surgeons, which we believe provide a better understanding of the Genio system's benefits and increase surgeons' confidence implanting our technology. In addition, we provide programs targeted towards patients who use the Genio system to promote and increase their engagement, long-term observance, quality of life and well-being. We intend to establish long-term partnerships with KOLs, ENTs and sleep scientific societies and patient associations that are built on mutual trust and oriented towards the needs of OSA patients and their families. Finally, we intend to establish relationships with government and commercial payors to help reduce barriers to treating OSA by highlighting our clinical data, costs affiliated with untreated OSA patients and the clinical benefit of the Genio system. We plan to build upon this multi-pronged approach with direct-to-consumer marketing initiatives that help to educate patients and can frequently result in patient leads.
We continue to invest in our solutions and services to further improve the implantation procedure and enhance the patient experience and product features. Potential feature improvements could include design alterations, information driven integrated capabilities, diagnostics or monitoring, sleep apnea testing or various other technological advancements. We believe that bilateral stimulation could lead to better therapeutic performance and address more therapeutic indications compared to other hypoglossal nerve stimulation-based technologies. In June 2021, we announced initial top-line results from the six-month data for the BETTER SLEEP clinical trial. Based on this data, in October 2021, the EU Notified Body granted CE-Marked indication to include OSA patients with CCC for the Genio system in Europe. Currently, CCC patients are contraindicated for other HGNS OSA therapies. Further, in June 2022, we announced that the FDA approved the use of our next generation Genio 2.1 system for use in the DREAM trial. In July 2022, we obtained the CE-Mark for the Genio 2.1 system. In addition, we may look for strategic opportunities, including partnerships or collaborations, to broaden our capabilities and expertise in line with our patient-centric vision.
While there is general consensus among physicians and payors of the medical necessity to treat OSA and increase the number of HGNS therapy coverage decisions, we continue to develop further clinical evidence intended to demonstrate a long-term meaningful improvement in health outcomes for patients meeting the specified criteria. We are initially targeting markets in Europe where we have identified a clear reimbursement pathway or execution strategy. In Germany, we have successfully obtained reimbursement under a dedicated DRG code for HGNS. In Switzerland, we obtained reimbursement under an OSA-specific DRG code by the Federal Statistic Office, or BFS. Each of these reimbursement coverages includes the cost of the Genio system, implant procedure, hospital stay and follow-up care. We expect that the outcomes of the ongoing pivotal DREAM trial, if positive, will support marketing authorization and reimbursement in the United States. We believe that establishing and maintaining reimbursement will be important in achieving broad acceptance of our system by healthcare providers in these markets.
We have grown our commercial team to include a sales and marketing organization of over a dozen representatives with substantial medical device sales, education and clinical experience to support commercialization of the Genio system. Our initial strategy is to employ a targeted approach to increase therapy penetration within specific physician practice groups instead of a broad outreach strategy to physicians in general. Our sales and marketing organization is focused on prioritizing high volume centers that are strategically located and building long-standing relationships with key physicians with strong connections to the population of OSA patients indicated for the Genio system. We are focusing our efforts on developing Centers of Excellence in each of our commercial markets, where we plan to invest in developing the Genio system as the preferred treatment option for indicated moderate to severe OSA patients. Using a direct commercialization model in most of our target countries, we plan to utilize account managers to support these Centers of Excellence to strengthen the referral physician network, guiding new patients to these Centers of Excellence. We expect to gradually scale up our commercial organization in line with market entry and access in the various countries that we are targeting. Based on our experience gained from the commercial roll-out in Europe, but also taking into account particular dynamics of the local markets, we will determine and prepare what we believe to be the optimal sales and marketing structure for commercial launch in the United States if we obtain marketing authorization.
In anticipation of obtaining marketing authorization in the United States, we expect to hire approximately 50 people in our commercial organization in the United States. Of this total, we expect that approximately half will be sales representatives or territory managers and supported by clinical education specialists, pre-authorization and reimbursement support personnel, marketing resources and leadership.
We developed the Genio system to provide patients suffering from moderate to severe OSA with an alternative HGNS system that addresses their unmet needs. We believe our minimally invasive and clinically proven solution has the potential to become the leading neurostimulation solution for many patients suffering from moderate to severe OSA, including patients with CCC. The Genio system has obtained CE-Mark and we are currently pursuing FDA marketing authorization.
The Genio system is the first neurostimulation system for the treatment of OSA to include a battery-free and leadless neurostimulator capable of delivering bilateral HGNS. The system includes an implanted component that can be implanted in a minimally invasive procedure requiring only a single incision. We developed the system using a patient-centric approach to offer patients a convenient alternative design to overcome the limitations of competing neurostimulation devices.
The implantable stimulator consists of a saddle-like antenna with two legs, each containing two metal pads, called paddle electrodes. The paddle electrodes are placed in contact with both branches of the hypoglossal nerve and deliver bilateral stimulation to the hypoglossal nerve. Pulses from the stimulator trigger a slight forward movement of the posterior portion of the tongue in order to maintain an open airway throughout the night. The implantable stimulator is FDA and CE labeled as MR conditional for 1.5T and 3T full body MRI scans.
The activation chip is a detachable, external power source for the implantable stimulator and is composed of a chipset, which provides the patient's personalized therapy program, and a rechargeable battery. The chipset is programmable, which allows us to make future updates and upgrades, or to provide additional services to the Genio system without having to replace the implantable stimulator during an additional surgery. We advise that patients charge the activation chip with the charging unit after use.
The disposable patch is a single-use, medical grade adhesive patch, which also contains a transmitting coil. The patch is placed on the skin under the chin each time before the patient goes to sleep. The patient attaches the activation chip to the disposable patch, which then activates the implantable stimulator. After use, the patient detaches the activation chip from the chin, places it in the charging unit, and disposes of the patch.
The charging unit and its power adapter are used to charge the activation chip's battery. A fully depleted activation chip can be charged on the charging unit within 3 hours.
In addition to the patient-use components described above, the system includes an external stimulator which is a disposable single-use device that is used during the implantation procedure by the surgeon to test activation and function of the implantable stimulator.
We designed the Genio system to advance patient care and provide a convenient treatment option to the large and underpenetrated patient population suffering from OSA. We believe the following factors offer meaningful benefits for patients, physicians and payors that have the potential to drive broad adoption of our system:
The results of our BLAST OSA trial demonstrated safety and effectiveness of the Genio system for patients suffering from moderate to severe OSA, and the data were sufficient to obtain a CE-Mark from the European Notified Body. These results showed significant benefits in the following patient-centered outcomes:
• Attractive safety profile. The results from the BLAST OSA trial demonstrated that the Genio system was well tolerated with no device-related serious adverse events, or SAEs, reported during the first 6 months of the trial.
The Genio system was designed to provide bilateral stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve. We believe bilateral stimulation results in a stronger muscle contraction, a more symmetric tongue movement and a wider opening of the airway, which we believe has the potential to provide better clinical outcomes. We also believe that the bilateral stimulation of the Genio system has the potential to treat moderate to severe OSA in patients with CCC. These patients are currently contraindicated for other HGNS systems.
The Genio system only has one implantable, low-profile component, which is leadless and battery-free, and only requires a single incision for implantation. The surgical implantation occurs during an outpatient procedure that lasts approximately one hour. Importantly, our system relies on our proprietary duty cycle stimulation algorithm to control the frequency and strength of the neurostimulation. As a result, our system does not require the implantation of a sensing lead to monitor breathing. We believe that the minimally invasive procedure enables patients to recover quickly and resume normal activities within a week. We also believe that our single-incision implantation process will facilitate adoption by a growing number of physicians and surgeons.
The Genio system's power source is located in the external activation chip, requiring no battery to be implanted in the patient. Similarly, the external activation chip also includes the software for each user's personalized therapy and can be updated or upgraded without the need for an additional surgical intervention. By eliminating the need for additional surgeries to replace a depleted battery and by enabling updates without additional surgeries, we believe the Genio system may offer a potential reduction in systematic healthcare costs.
Under CE-Mark approval, the Genio system is indicated for adult patients suffering from moderate to severe OSA with an AHI equal to or greater than 15, but less than 65 events/hour. The Genio system is intended as a second-line therapy for patients who do not tolerate, or who fail or refuse CPAP therapy.
A variety of considerations are required to assess if a patient is eligible for the Genio system. Patients may only have a body mass index, or BMI, of up to 35kg/m². Additionally, patients cannot have any medical illness or condition that contraindicates a surgical procedure under general anesthesia or that would prevent the implantation. Current contraindications for the device include: major craniofacial abnormalities that narrow the airway or the implantation site or that would impair the functioning of the hypoglossal nerve stimulator and congenital malformations of the larynx, tongue and throat.
Once a patient is diagnosed with moderate to severe OSA and either fails, does not tolerate or refuses CPAP treatment, they become eligible for HGNS.
A surgeon implants the implantable stimulator of the Genio system during a minimally invasive procedure that requires only one incision and typically lasts approximately one hour in an out-patient setting under general anesthesia. During implantation, the surgeon makes a small curvilinear incision approximately six centimeters in length under the chin to expose the genioglossus muscle and the left and right hypoglossal nerve branches through dissection of multiple muscle layers. The Genio system's specifically designed and unique paddle electrodes allow the surgeon to position the implant stimulator over both genioglossus muscles facing both medial left and right branches of the hypoglossal nerve to allow bilateral stimulation. During surgery, the surgeon applies the disposable, single use external stimulator to test activation and function of the implantable stimulator. Once function is verified, the surgeon sutures the implantable stimulator to the muscle to secure fixation. After fixing the stimulator, the physician closes the incision. Patients are typically discharged the same day. While patients may experience mild discomfort or swelling at the incision site, often associated with minimally invasive procedures, this can be managed with over-the-counter pain medications. Patients can return home after completion of the procedure and generally recover within a few days and are able to resume normal activities within a week.
Within approximately six weeks following implantation, the patient returns to the physician for a follow-up visit where the physician activates the Genio system. The physician also provides appropriate patient training on how to use the different components of the device and to activate the therapy. Once activated, the patient can start using the Genio system during sleep.
The exact level of stimulation varies between patients based on the response of their hypoglossal nerve to the Genio system. Once activated, the patient enters the first phase of the therapy process, during which the device operates using low stimulation parameters that allow the patient to acclimate to the sensation and tongue movement of stimulation. Once the patient is acclimated to therapy, the second phase of therapy begins. This phase is designed to identify the patient's individual and specific therapeutic levels and patterns of stimulation during wakeful titration and studies performed in a sleep lab. The goal of the wakeful titration is to identify the optimal tongue contraction characteristics including direction and intensity using nasal endoscopy. Therapy titration is typically completed in one or two visits. The Genio system delivers stimulation at a programmed rate determined by the physician based on the patient's breathing frequency. To determine the appropriate rate, the patient's breathing frequency is initially analyzed during an in-lab sleep trial, and the stimulation pattern is adjusted using our proprietary duty cycle algorithm, which provides timely, alternative cycles of stimulation with patient-specific targeted therapy. Once the physician determines the desired titration and stimulation pattern, the physician programs the Genio activation chip to deliver patient-specific therapy based on those levels and patterns. At the optimal titration setting, the physician aims to keep the upper airway open during sleep resulting in blood oxygen saturation, and sleep continuity without waking the patient.
The figure below illustrates the algorithmic, alternating stimulation cycle that is designed to maximize the Genio system's efficacy.

Once the Genio system is activated and optimized, the patient uses the system at home while asleep to alleviate the symptoms of their moderate to severe sleep apnea. We recommend that the patient visit their physician once a year for a routine follow up where therapy efficacy can be evaluated and adjustments made as needed.
We continue to invest in developing a substantial body of clinical evidence to support the safety and efficacy of the Genio system. Our clinical strategy consists of obtaining authorization in our target markets, demonstrating long-term clinical data for the Genio system and expanding authorized indications to reach a broader patient population, including patients with CCC. We have completed one clinical trial and are conducting three clinical trials globally with the goal of generating compelling and reproducible results with the Genio system for the large and underpenetrated population of patients with moderate to severe OSA.
The BLAST OSA trial was a prospective, open-label, non-randomized, multicenter, single-arm trial initiated in April 2017 with enrollment completed in February 2018. The objective of this trial was to evaluate and assess the safety, performance and efficacy of the Genio system in adult patients with moderate to severe OSA. The trial measured safety and efficacy endpoints at six months following five months of treatment. The primary safety endpoint was the incidence of device-related SAEs recorded during the trial over a period of six months post implantation. The primary efficacy endpoint was the mean change in the AHI score from baseline to six months post implantation measured by the number of apneas and hypopneas events per hour during an overnight sleep trial. The secondary performance endpoint was the change in the ODI score from baseline to six months post implantation. ODI score was measured by the number of desaturation episodes per hour during an overnight sleep trial. A desaturation period occurs when the patient stops breathing resulting in a decrease in blood oxygen.
Performance measures included changes in the sleep-related quality of life, evaluated by the level of daytime sleepiness using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, or ESS, and the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire, or FOSQ-10, as well as supplementary objective measures evaluated in an in-lab sleep trial, such as therapy response rate. The ESS measures the propensity for daytime sleepiness and the FOSQ-10 questionnaire measures sleep-related quality of life. Therapy response was defined based on the Sher success criteria as a reduction in AHI from baseline to six months of 50% or more, a remaining AHI score at six months of less than 20. The study also evaluated the change in the percentage of time spent at an oxygen desaturation state below 90% (SaO2<90%). Response rate was a percentage of patients passing the Sher success criteria at six months. Sleep partner-reported snoring and nightly usage of the system were also evaluated.
In 2019, the BLAST OSA trial protocol was amended to include a long-term safety follow-up phase. All participants who received the Genio system were eligible to enroll in the long-term follow-up phase of the trial. While the long-term follow-up phase was not initiated, subjects were nevertheless followed up for an additional 36 months before the study was closed out.
The BLAST OSA results were published in the European Respiratory Journal in October 2019. Screening exclusion criteria included in-lab sleep study test results, AHI that was above 60 or below 20 based on the 2014 American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommended scoring guidelines, or a patient having a non- supine AHI less than 10. Another 18% of patients were excluded from the trial due to CCC. A total of 27 participants underwent the implantation procedure of the Genio system. Of these participants, 63% (17/27) were men with a mean age of 55.9±12.0 years and a mean body mass index of 27.4±3.0 kg/m2. Twenty-two patients completed the protocol, and the trial met all primary, secondary and exploratory endpoints. In the six-month data, the mean individual reduction in AHI events per hour decreased 47.3%. Participants' AHI decreased from 23.7±12.2 to 12.9±10.1, representing a mean change of 10.8 events/ hour (p-value<0.0001). In statistics, a p-value is a number calculated from a statistical test. It provides the probability that a null hypothesis (e.g., there is no treatment effect) is true for the particular set of observations being tested. The smaller the p-value (typically < 0.05), the stronger the evidence that the null hypothesis should be rejected in favor of an alternative hypothesis (e.g., there is a treatment effect greater than a given threshold). A p-value less than 0.05 is said to be statistically significant. It indicates strong evidence against the null hypothesis, as there is less than a 5% probability that the null hypothesis is correct.
Four SAEs related to the surgical procedure (but not device-related) were reported in three of the 27 patients implanted during the six-month post-implantation period. These included two participants at the same hospital who developed local infections at the surgical site that resulted in removal of the implanted device. The fourth SAE was impaired swallowing, which led to one day prolongation of implantation-related hospitalization. Two patients were kept in the hospital for overnight observation. All SAEs were successfully resolved. The most frequent procedure-related adverse events, or AEs, that occurred in implanted patients were impairment or painful swallowing (30% of participants), dysarthria, or speech- slurring, (26% of participants), hematoma (19% of participants) and swelling or bruising around the incision site (19% of participants).
No device-related SAEs occurred during the six-month post-implantation period. The majority of device- related AEs were reported as mild and resolved within days. The most frequent device-related AE was a temporary and mild local skin irritation due to use of the disposable patch (30% of participants). This AE was generally resolved with the application of skin lotion to the irritated skin, and there was no discontinuation of therapy within implanted devices. Additional device related AEs that occurred in 11% of the patients included tongue abrasion, tongue fasciculation, discomfort due to electrical stimulation and abnormal scarring. The adverse reaction to stimulation discomfort was typically resolved by reprogramming the stimulation parameters.
Six months post-implantation, the mean individual reduction in AHI events per hour decreased 47.3%. Participants' mean AHI decreased from 23.7±12.2 to 12.9±10.1, representing a mean change of 10.8 events/ hour (p-value<0.0001).


A reduction in the ODI score was demonstrated between baseline and six-month post-implantation, dropping from a mean of 19.1±11.2 to 9.8±6.9, representing a mean change of 9.3 events/hour (p-value<0.001).
Both the propensity for daytime sleepiness, as measured by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and sleep-related quality of life, as assessed using FOSQ-10, significantly improved. The ESS decreased from 11.0±5.3 to 8.0±5.4, representing a mean change of 3.3 units (95% CI 0.8-5.7, p-value=0.0113), whereas the FOSQ-10 score increased from 15.3±3.3 to 17.2±3.0, representing a mean change of 1.9 units (95% CI 0.4-3.4, p-value=0.0157). The FOSQ-10 objective is to demonstrate a change in sleep-related quality of life at the 6-month visit compared to baseline. A FOSQ-10 score greater than 17 is considered clinically significant. A score below 8 for the Epworth Sleepiness Scale is considered clinically significant. Finally, the arousal index (measures shift from deep sleep to light sleep) significantly decreased from 28.7±11.5 to 16.0±8.0 (p- value<0.0001), representing a mean change of 12.7 events per hour.
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| Outcome | Baseline (n=22) | 6-months (n=22) | Difference (95% CI) | P-value |
| AHI, events/hour | 23.7 ± (12.2) | 12.9 ± (10.1) | 10.8 ± (14.6 to 7.0) | <0.0001 |
| ODI, events/hour | 19.1 ± (11.2) | 9.8 ± (6.9) | 9.3 ± (13.1 to 5.5) | <0.0001 |
| FOSQ-10 | 15.3 ± (3.3) | 17.2 ± (3.0) | 1.9 ± (0.4 to 3.4) | 0.0157 |
| ESS | 11.0 ± (5.3)* | 8.0 ± (5.4) | 3.0 ± (5.7 to 0.8) | 0.0113 |
| SaO2<90%, % time | 5.0 ± (6.0) | 2.1 ± (3.0) | 2.9 ± (4.6 to 1.3) | 0.0015 |
| Arousal Index, events per hour | 28.7 ± (11.5) | 16.0 ± (8.0) | 12.7 ± (16.6 to 8.9) | <0.0001 |
| Sleep efficiency (%) | 84.0 ± (10.8) | 87.3 ± (8.9) | 3.2 ± (0-01 to 6.4) | 0.0494 |
| Responder rate (Sher Criteria) at 6-month |
11 patients out of 22 (50%) |
The following chart sets forth the various outcome measures for the intent to treat patient population:
Legend: Data are mean (Standard Deviation) unless otherwise specified. Arousal Index is the number of arousals and awakenings registered during the sleep trial. SaO2 < 90% is the proportion of the night spent at an oxygen saturation below 90%. Sleep efficiency is the ratio of total time spent asleep in a night compared to the total amount of time spent in bed. ESS is the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. FOSQ10 is the 10 — item Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire. * means n=21.
The reported snoring intensity was reduced, with 65.0% of patients' sleep partners reporting no snoring or soft snoring at the six-month post-implantation visit compared to only 4.2% at baseline. Additionally, 91% of patients reported using the Genio system more than five days a week, of whom 77% reported a nightly use of more than five hours per night.
The BLAST OSA trial demonstrated that the Genio system's therapy was well-tolerated, met its performance endpoints, and was associated with high compliance. The trial showed significant reduction of OSA severity and improvement of sleepiness and quality of life, while being well-tolerated.
We are currently conducting the BETTER SLEEP trial, a multicenter, prospective, open-label, two-group clinical trial, designed to assess the long-term safety and performance of the Genio system for the treatment of adult OSA patients with and without CCC over a period of 36 months post- implantation. The BETTER SLEEP trial includes a subgroup of CCC patients, which is a patient population that is contraindicated for unilateral HGNS.
Patients with moderate to severe AHI scores (15 ≤ AHI < 65) and aged between 21 and 75 years were eligible for enrollment if they failed, refused or did not tolerate PAP treatment. Patients with a body mass index above 32 kg/m² were excluded. The trial has been authorized by the Australian and New Zealand regulatory authorities and is being conducted in eight local medical centers.
In the BETTER SLEEP trial, 42 patients were implanted with the Genio system, 18 of which have CCC (or 42.9% of the total implanted population) and 24 who were classified as non-CCC. Three patients in each arm did not complete their six-month polysomnography, and as a result, the analysis was calculated based on 36 patients (15 CCC, 21 non-CCC). Of these 36 patients, there were 23 responders (64%), including nine of the 15 CCC patients (60%) and 14 of the 21 non-CCC patients (67%), at six months.
The primary safety endpoint included the incidence of device-related serious adverse events (SAEs) from consent to 6 months post-implant.
Primary and exploratory efficacy endpoints were defined as a mean reduction in AHI (4% oxygen desaturation AHI4) at six months post-implant for the entire cohort and for the CCC subgroup, respectively. Scoring followed the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2014 acceptable guidelines. Secondary efficacy endpoints included the oxygen desaturation index scored at 4% desaturation (ODI4). Statistical significance was assessed at p<0.05 using paired t-tests.
The overall reduction was statistically significant with an 11-point reduction (p<0.001), with statistically significant reductions of 10 points (p=0.001) in the CCC cohort and 11 points (p<0.001) in the non-CCC cohort. In addition, mean AHI4 reduction exceeded 70% among responders in both CCC and non-CCC cohorts. These results are subject to final review and validation.
With respect to the primary safety endpoint, no device-related SAEs up to six months post-implant were reported by the site investigators. The clinical events committee (CEC) identified two device-related SAEs (device migration, infection). Final review and adjudication of SAEs and AEs have not yet been completed by an independent CEC and as a result the characterization of SAEs or AEs could be subject to change.
We expect to announce additional data with respect to the trial as further analyses are conducted and we seek to publish the full data set from the trial in a peer-reviewed publication. There will be no additional enrollment in the BETTER SLEEP trial. However, we will continue to monitor patients in the evaluable patient population and plan to continue evaluating over the course of three years following implantation.
In October 2021, Nyxoah received CE-mark indication approval to treat OSA patients with CCC, based on clinical evidence from the BETTER SLEEP trial.
Additionally, in September 2021, we received breakthrough device designation in the United States for the Genio system from the FDA for the treatment of OSA with CCC, based on the initial clinical evidence from the BETTER SLEEP trial.
After having obtained certification in Europe for the Genio system in March 2019, we initiated the EliSA post-marketing trial in Europe for the treatment of OSA in adult patients with moderate to severe OSA. The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the long-term safety and clinical efficacy of the Genio system in adult patients suffering from moderate to severe OSA. The trial is expected to follow patients over a five-year period. EliSA is a multicenter prospective single-arm post market clinical follow-up trial and is expected to enroll at least 110 patients across approximately 25 investigational centers in Europe.
In June 2020, the FDA approved our IDE application, allowing us to commence our pivotal DREAM trial of the Genio system. In June 2022, we announced that the FDA approved the use of the Genio 2.1 system in our DREAM trial. Our DREAM trial is a multicenter, prospective, open-label trial in which each participant who undergoes implantation of the Genio system will be followed for five years postimplantation to assess the safety and efficacy of the system in patients with moderate to severe OSA. We initiated the DREAM trial as an IDE pivotal trial to support an application seeking FDA marketing authorization and ultimately, reimbursement in the United States for bilateral HGNS for the treatment of moderate to severe OSA. The trial enrolled 115 patients who have all been implanted as of the date of this Annual Report, with 12-month effectiveness endpoints and safety objectives. We identified 22 centers for the trial, including 16 in the United States. As of December 2024, 16 sites were active, of which 15 in the United States.
The primary safety endpoint is incidence of device-related SAEs at 12 - months post implantation. One of the co-primary effectiveness endpoints is the percentage of responders with at least a 50% reduction in AHI with hypopneas associated with a 4% oxyhemoglobin desaturation and a remaining AHI with hypopneas associated with a 4% oxyhemoglobin desaturation less than 20, together with a 25% reduction of ODI between baseline and 12month visits. Patients with moderate to severe OSA (AHI score between 15 and 65) and aged between 22 and 75 years are eligible for enrollment if they failed, did not tolerate or refused PAP treatment. Patients with a body mass index above 32 kg/m², a CCC observed during a drug induced sleep endoscopy and combined central and mixed AHI above 25% at baseline polysomnography are to be excluded. - We presented 12-month data on the first 34 DREAM patients reaching 12-month follow-up as a late-breaking abstract at SLEEP 2023, a joint meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society, demonstrating a 65% AHI responder rate, a 76% ODI responder rate and safety in line with expectations. These data are preliminary and not conclusive of final success of the DREAM trial.
On March 19, 2024, we announced that our DREAM pivotal trial achieved a statistically significant reduction in the co-primary endpoints of 12-month AHI responder rate, per the Sher criteria, and ODI responder rate, both on an ITT basis. Study participants entered the DREAM trial with a mean AHI of 28.0, mean ODI of 27.0 and mean body mass index of 28.5. At 12 months, 73 subjects were determined to be AHI responders, per the Sher criteria, resulting in an ITT AHI responder rate of 63.5% (p=0.002), and 82 subjects were determined to be ODI responders, resulting in an ODI responder rate of 71.3% (p<0.001). Subjects demonstrated a median 12-month AHI reduction of 70.8%, with similar AHI improvements in supine and non-supine sleeping positions. The safety results for the investigational treatment were favorable, with 11 serious SAEs in ten subjects resulting in an SAE rate of 8.7%. Out of the 11 SAEs, three were device related and there were three explants.
Objective secondary outcomes were assessed in the 89 participants who completed the 12 month PSG. Clinically significant changes were observed in the AHI (-18.3±11.8 events/h, p<0.001), ODI (-17.7±14.6 events/h, p<0.001), and T 90 (-6.9±10.7%, p<0.001). All other secondary metrics also demonstrated clinically significant improvement (p<0.001). FOSQ-10 increased from 16.0±2.3 to 18.2±1.9. ESS decreased from 9.7±5.6 to 6.2±4.1 and SNORE-25 decreased from 1.6±0.9 to 0.6±0.6 .
Snoring improved, with those reporting bedpartner leaving the room, very loud and loud snoring reduced from 83.5% at baseline to 30.4% at 12 months At 12 months, participants' satisfaction scores were reported as extremely satisfied (58.0%), somewhat satisfied (31.8%), somewhat dissatisfied (9 .1%), and extremely dissatisfied (1.1%).
No changes in total sleep time or sleep stage distribution were observed in the exploratory analyses (p> 0.05). Total supine sleep time approached two hours but was reduced compared to baseline (p< 0.001). REM (27.6±24.2 to 8.3±12.2 events/h) and supine AHI (48.9±19.6 to 22.7±19.9 events/h) were reduced at 12 months (p<0.001). Mean per participant percent reduction of total AHI was -66.1±28.7% (median: 70.8%, p<0.001), and mean per participant percent reduction of supine AHI was -55.1 ± 36.5 % (median: 66.6%, p<0.001).
Nightly usage was greater than 4 hours in more than 70% of nights in 84.3% (59/70) of the participants completing diary entries in the 3 months preceding the 12-month visit. The device was used over 70% of the nights by 85.9% (61/71) of the participants.
In July 2022, we announced that the FDA approved an IDE to enable us to initiate a clinical trial, called ACCCESS, to evaluate the use of the Genio system for the treatment of adult patients with moderateto-severe OSA with CCC that have failed, did not tolerate, or refused PAP. In the ACCCESS trial, we plan to implant up to 106 subjects with co-primary efficacy endpoints of AHI responder rate, per the Sher criteria, and ODI responder rate, both assessed at twelve months post-implant. Enrollment is ongoing and we anticipate completing enrollment in 2025.
We have grown our European commercial team to more than 20 individuals (18.9 full-time equivalents), including sales representatives, field engineers and marketing professionals, who collectively bring substantial medical device sales, education and clinical experience to support commercialization of the Genio system. We are initially targeting markets in Europe where we have identified a clear reimbursement pathway or execution strategy. In Germany, we have successfully obtained reimbursement under a dedicated DRG code for HGNS, and, in Switzerland, we recently obtained reimbursement under an OSA-specific DRG code by the BFS. Each of these reimbursement coverages includes the cost of the Genio system, implant procedure, hospital stay and follow-up care. We began our commercial launch of the Genio system in July 2020. Our sales team in Germany consists of one country director and several representatives and field engineers, with support provided by our corporate team. We began marketing products in Switzerland and also secured first revenue in Spain in 2021 and we began commercialization in Finland in 2022 and in Austria in 2023. In December 2024, we began commercialization in England and obtained coverage under the SSDP. At the end of 2024, we had 50 active implant centers in the DACH region (i.e. Germany, Austria and Switzerland), three in Spain, one in Finland and one in the United Kingdom.
We have established a systematic approach to commercializing the Genio system in select European countries which centers on active engagement and market development across patients, physicians and hospitals. Our Genio System has CE-Mark for OSA in patients with moderate to severe OSA in Europe. We market our Genio System to physicians and hospitals where ENTs, sleep doctors and general practitioners see, diagnose and treat patients with OSA. We have developed a methodical marketing strategy to educate and develop the market and a commercial strategy tailored to suit local market needs in order to maximize therapy penetration and patient base expansion.
Our initial strategy is to employ a targeted approach to increase therapy penetration within specific physician practice groups instead of a broad outreach strategy to physicians. Our sales and marketing organization is focused on prioritizing high volume centers that are strategically located and building long-standing relationships with key physicians with strong connectivity to the population of OSA patients indicated for the Genio system. We are focusing our efforts on developing "Centers of Excellence", where we plan to invest in developing the Genio system as the preferred treatment option for appropriate moderate to severe OSA patients in need of an alternative to conventional first-line therapies. Using a direct commercialization model in most of our target countries, we plan to utilize account managers to support the Centers of Excellence to strengthen the referral physician network, guiding new patients to these Centers of Excellence. We expect to gradually scale up in line with market entry and access in the various countries that we are targeting. Based on our experience we will have gained from our initial commercial roll-out in Europe, but also taking into account particular aspects of local markets, we will determine and prepare what we believe to be the optimal sales and marketing structure for commercial launch in the United States if we obtain U.S. marketing authorization.
Our direct sales representatives and field engineers, which we refer to as our market development team, generally have substantial experience, specifically with patients, physicians and payors in the ENT or neurostimulation space. Our market development team is focused on prioritizing high volume ENT centers, sleep centers, and building long-standing relationships with key physicians such as sleep doctors, ENT and general practitioners who have strong connectivity to the OSA patient population that may be eligible for the Genio system. Additionally, we target cardiac electrophysiologists, cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and dentists, which are a second OSA patient referral base for ENT physicians. We support our physicians through all aspects of the patient journey, starting from initial diagnosis through surgical support and post implantation patient follow-up.
We seek to establish long-term partnerships with key opinion leaders and patient associations that are built on mutual trust and oriented towards the needs of our patients and customers. Our marketing organization is focused on building physician awareness through referral network development, education, and targeted KOL development and training. Additionally, we have established and implemented a dedicated direct-to-patient marketing strategy aligned with local regulations in selected countries. Through targeted digital and offline media campaigns, we are raising awareness, engaging and driving patients eligible to the Genio system to our active centers of excellence. We have developed dedicated education and training programs leading to a certification delivered by an approved proctor. These education and training programs offer sleep centers and implanting surgeons excellent training pertaining to the Genio system technology, the latest and most up-to-date insights on the implantation procedure and on therapy optimization as well as on the subject of HGNS science. Additionally, these education and training programs promote a better understanding of OSA, which we believe will result in maximizing outcomes for Genio users, a better understanding of the technology's benefits and risks and increasing confidence in the safety of the technology.
Additionally, we build awareness of the Genio system through digital social networks. The objective of this outreach is to target these patients and make them aware of our education webinars and website, where they can find a wealth of information on OSA and the purpose and benefits of the Genio system, based on our approved labeling. In addition to driving broad awareness and increasing physician and patient education, our marketing team has developed the in-house resources necessary to assist patients and physicians in the process of obtaining reimbursement approval for their procedures.
In anticipation of obtaining marketing authorization in the United States, we expect to hire approximately 50 people in our commercial organization in the United States. Of this total, we expect that approximately half will be sales representatives or territory managers and supported by clinical education specialists, pre-authorization and reimbursement support personnel, marketing resources and leadership.
In addition to our ongoing clinical studies, we are also committed to continuing our research and development efforts related to the Genio system, with an emphasis on improving clinical outcomes, optimizing patient adoption and comfort, increasing access for a greater number of patients and allowing more physicians to perform the procedure. The primary focus of our research and development efforts in the near-term will be the continued technological advancement of the Genio system. Some of these improvements include features aimed at enhancing a physician's ability to monitor patient compliance and therapy efficacy. We continue to enhance our scalable technology platform to potentially enable quick and streamlined release of new features and functionalities through software, firmware, hardware updates and upgrades and therapy enhancement. In January 2021, we entered into an exclusive license agreement with Vanderbilt University in order to further develop new neurostimulation technologies for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing conditions. We expect that these potential new treatments will focus on stimulating the ansa cervicalis, the efferent fiber of the glossopharyngeal nerve or nerves that innervate the palatoglossus and/or the palatopharyngeus muscle. Additionally, in June 2022, we announced that the FDA approved the use of our next generation Genio 2.1 system, which is designed to improve patient comfort and compliance with a new smartphone application and an upgraded external activation chip, for use in the DREAM trial. In July 2022, we obtained the CE-Mark for the Genio 2.1 system.
Further improvements or a next generation product may also bring additional features or services to the Genio system, potentially opening opportunities to generate revenue from data collected. For example, we expect the future generation of our products to focus on the capability to assess variables related to the patient's sleep quality including monitoring patient respiratory flow, snoring, movement and sleep position as well as the ability for the Genio system to be connected to the cloud. We believe this information may enable us to monitor and better understand the patient's quality of sleep and respiratory status, which we could consider sharing with key stakeholders. For example, we are considering developing solutions designed to enhance patient compliance by letting patients follow up regularly regarding the quality of the treatment received with healthcare connectivity tools. We are also exploring future tools that would provide sleep specialists with access to detailed patient therapy status via a digital care management platform, enabling them, on a remote and potentially reimbursable basis, to assess patient status and adjust Genio system treatment parameters. We believe the Genio system's location close to the airway is optimal for detection and analysis of sleep and respiratory variables.
The next-generation Genio system is expected to involve -among other things- improvements in the user experience and a decreased disposable patch footprint, making the system more environmentally friendly. For instance, we plan to introduce a bedside hub that will be able to connect to the cloud, enabling real-time data streaming from the patient. This innovation is expected to support remote therapy management, allowing physicians to monitor and adjust treatment parameters without requiring the patient to visit a clinic. By integrating these features, we aim to further enhance patient convenience, improve accessibility to care, and create a more sustainable, cost-effective solution.
We intend to build a scalable technology platform allowing quick and streamlined release of new features and functionalities through software, firmware, hardware updates and upgrades and therapy enhancement. We believe that the external Genio system Activation Chip could allow for external enhancements to the Genio system without the need for additional surgical intervention.
We rely on third-parties to manufacture and supply all the components of the Genio system to our specifications. Most components are supplied by single-source suppliers. Our principal suppliers of components are Meko, Medistri, Resonetics, VSI Parylene, Reinhardt Microtech (Cicor), Abatec (previously Lust Hybrid), Specialty Coating Systems (SCS), VSI Parylene, and Swisstronics (Cicor). The raw materials used by our suppliers are purchased in the open market. We continue to look for additional or replacement suppliers for the currently single-source components and we plan to maintain a sufficient level of inventory of such components to enable continued production for a limited period, such as during a supplier transition phase.
For some parts of the Genio system, the initial assembly of the different components is done by external suppliers, with the final assembly being done in our facilities in Belgium. For other parts of the Genio system, we have fully outsourced the assembly of the components. For the parts where our facilities in Belgium are involved in the assembly, the capacity of these facilities is expected to cover our expected clinical and European commercial product demand for 2025. We work with a U.S. third party manufacturer to cover our expected future U.S. commercial product demand.
Our intellectual property and the rights underlying the same are valuable and important in the medical device and health tech industry in which we operate. Our success depends, in part, on our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates, to defend and enforce our intellectual property rights, to preserve the confidentiality of our know-how and proprietary information, and to operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others. We seek to protect our products and product candidates by, among other methods, filing U.S. and foreign patent applications related to our proprietary technology, inventions and improvements that are important to the development of our business. We rely heavily on our patent and design portfolio to maintain competitive technological advantage, as well as on our trademarks that support our brand identity.
We have implemented an intellectual property protection policy with the objective of obtaining protection for key aspects of the technology embodied in the Genio system and certain methods of use.
We may, from time to time, file patent applications for inventions that may be of importance to our future business. We may license or acquire rights to patents, patent applications, or other intellectual property owned by third parties, academic partners or commercial companies which are of interest to us. Further, we may decide, from time to time, to license our intellectual property to other parties, for example, in exchange for cash, marketing collaboration, or other valuable consideration to us.
We continuously review our development activities to assess the novelty and patentability of new intellectual property being developed. In addition to patents, we also rely on a combination of trade secrets, design rights, copyright laws, non-disclosure agreements and other contractual provisions and technical measures that help us maintain and develop our competitive position with respect to intellectual property. Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights, third parties might invalidate, engineer around these or challenge our rights in court or patent offices.
Our policy is that our employees and contractors execute a propriety information and inventions assignment agreement, which protects proprietary information, and which assigns to us all inventions created by an employee during the term of employment. Where possible and appropriate, agreements with third parties (e.g. consultants and vendors) contain language designed to protect our intellectual property and confidential information, and to assign to us new inventions related to our business.
As of December 31, 2024, we have 322 granted or pending patent applications (both utility and design) comprised of 49 issued or allowed U.S. patents, 16 pending U.S. non-provisional applications, no pending international patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, or PCT, and 41 pending patent applications and 216 granted patents in jurisdictions outside the United States, including Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Israel and Japan. The exclusivity terms of our patents depend upon the laws of the countries in which they are obtained. In the countries in which we currently file, the patent term is 20 years from the earliest date of filing of a non-provisional patent application. Current issued patents and patent applications covering our Genio system will expire on dates ranging from 2032 to 2034, if the applications are issued.
In addition to the patent portfolio owned by us, we hold exclusive licenses granting us a fully paid-up, transferrable and sub-licensable, worldwide, irrevocable license and royalty free in the field of sleep disordered breathing in relation to multiple inventions, including but not limited to inventions generally related to implantable flexible neuro-stimulators. Such licenses were granted to us by Man & Science SA (a company held and governed by Robert Taub, TOGETHER Partnership, Jürgen Hambrecht and Noshaq SA). We also hold an exclusive worldwide license from Vanderbilt University, to develop, use, grant sublicense and commercialize products, with a different mechanism of action than the Genio system, in the field of sleep disordered breathing conditions and comorbidities of such conditions. We will also work together with Vanderbilt University to continue prosecution of patent applications made by Vanderbilt. Under the agreement, we paid to Vanderbilt an upfront license issue fee of approximately \$650,000. We may be required to pay earned royalties in the mid-single digits on net sales of licensed products that are covered by the patent rights owned by Vanderbilt. After the second anniversary of the agreement, we may terminate the obligation to pay further earned royalties to Vanderbilt on net sales of licensed products in exchange for a one-time royalty buyout payment. A first annual royalty payment of \$250,000 was due in relation to 2024. We may be required to make additional annual royalty payments to Vanderbilt of up to \$250,000 in relation to 2025, up to \$500,000 in relation to 2026 and 2027, and up to \$1,000,000 in relation to 2028 and each year thereafter, which are creditable against the earned royalties owed to Vanderbilt for the same calendar year. Additionally, Vanderbilt may be entitled to milestone payments of up to an aggregate of \$15,750,000 in connection with patent issuance, clinical studies, regulatory approvals and net sales milestones, with a minimum of \$1,000,000 due in 2025 and \$1,000,000 due in 2026. We may also be required to pay Vanderbilt a low to mid double-digit percentage, not to exceed 40% of any non-royalty sublicensing revenue we receive. The Vanderbilt Agreement, including the royalty obligations thereunder, will continue on a licensed product-bylicensed product and country-by-country basis until the expiration date of the last-to expire licensed patent in each country. Either we or Vanderbilt may terminate the Vanderbilt Agreement in connection with the other party's insolvency. Vanderbilt may also terminate the Vanderbilt Agreement in the event we fail to make a payment to Vanderbilt, breach or default our diligence obligations or breach or default on any other material term, and if we fail to make such payment or cure such breach or default within 60 days of written notice from Vanderbilt. We may terminate the agreement by providing 120 days' advance notice to Vanderbilt.
With respect to trademarks, we use our corporate name, Nyxoah, and associated logo as well as the tagline, in creating awareness of our expertise and in marketing our Genio system technology. We use the trademark Genio to identify our Genio system. We have obtained registration for the Nyxoah name and the Genio trademark in seven jurisdictions around the globe.
On January 30, 2024, the Company issued 805,000 warrants under a new 2025 ESOP warrants plan.
The table below sets forth the Company's audited consolidated income statement, ending up with a €58.0 million net loss for the year ended December 31, 2024, and comparative information for the year 2023.
| For the year ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Revenue | 4 521 | 4 348 | |
| Cost of goods sold | (1 552) | (1 656) | |
| Gross Profit | 2 969 | 2 692 | |
| Research and development expense | (34 325) | (26 651) | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | (28 461) | (21 687) | |
| Other income/(expense) | 1 008 | 544 | |
| Operating loss for the period | (58 809) | (45 102) | |
| Financial income | 7 447 | 4 174 | |
| Financial expense | (5 070) | (3 729) | |
| Loss for the period before taxes | (56 432) | (44 657) | |
| Income taxes | (2 804) | 1 445 | |
| Loss for the period | (59 236) | (43 212) | |
| Basic and diluted Loss Per Share (in EUR) | (1.809) | (1.545) |
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company generated revenue for the amount of €4.5 million compared to €4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company began recording a portion of the selling price for a Genio system related to disposable patches as deferred revenue and recognized €0.6 million in the quarter. See note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The sales were generated in Germany, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and UK. The total cost of goods sold is amount of €1.6 million compared to €1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The increase in operating loss from €45.1 million in 2023 to €58.8 million in 2024, or a change by €13.7 million, is due to the increase of activities in all departments. The Company is currently conducting four clinical trials to continue gathering clinical data and obtain regulatory approvals. The Company continues investing in research and development to improve and develop the next generation of the Genio system and preparing for scaling up of production capacities.
Research and development expenses consist primarily of product development, engineering to develop and support our products, testing, consulting services and other costs associated with the next generation of the Genio system. These expenses primarily include employee compensation, consulting and contractor's fees and outsourced development expenses. Before capitalization of €4.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and €8.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, research and development expenses increased by €4.1 million or 11.7 % from €35.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, to €39.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. This increase was primarily driven by higher R&D activities and clinical expenses, mainly reflected in the 'Consulting and contractors' fees' line, along with an overall rise in manufacturing and outsourced development costs, which includes a €1.9 million cost to further develop our strategic R&D projects. These impacts were partially offset by lower manufacturing expenses due to higher inventory value resulting from yield improvements. Additionally, the increase was mitigated by a reduction in IT costs following the initiation of a new ERP implementation in 2023. See note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and personnel related costs, consulting and spending related to support the commercialization of the Genio system in Europe and to finance, information technology and human resource functions. Other general and administrative expenses include travel expenses, professional services fees, audit fees, insurance costs and general corporate expenses, including facilities-related expenses. Selling, General and Administrative expenses increased by €6.8 million, or 31.2 % from €21.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to €28.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 mainly due to an increase of costs to support the commercialization of Genio® system in Europe and scale up of the Company. As from 2024, consulting and contractor fees also include a provision in the amount of €0.7 million recognized under IAS 37 for the estimated future costs related to the replenishment of certain consumable components, reflecting a constructive obligation arising from business practices. This increase was partly offset by decrease in insurance and other. See note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The table below sets forth the Company's audited consolidated balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2024, and comparative information as at December 31, 2023.
| As of December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| ASSETS | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 4 753 | 4 188 | |
| Intangible assets | 50 381 | 46 608 | |
| Right of use assets | 3 496 | 3 788 | |
| Deferred tax asset | 76 | 56 | |
| Other long-term receivables | 1 617 | 1 166 | |
| 60 323 | 55 806 | ||
| Current assets | |||
| Inventory | 4 716 | 3 315 | |
| Trade receivables | 3 382 | 2 758 | |
| Other receivables | 2 774 | 3 212 | |
| Other current assets | 1 656 | 1 318 | |
| Financial assets | 51 369 | 36 138 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 34 186 | 21 610 | |
| 98 083 | 68 351 | ||
| Total assets | 158 406 | 124 157 |
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||
| Capital and reserves | ||
| Capital | 6 430 | 4 926 |
| Share premium | 314 345 | 246 127 |
| Share based payment reserve | 9 300 | 7 661 |
| Other comprehensive income | 914 | 137 |
| Retained Earnings | (217 735) | (160 829) |
| Total equity attributable to shareholders | 113 254 | 98 022 |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Financial debt | 18 725 | 8 373 |
| Lease liability | 2 562 | 3 116 |
| Employee benefits | - | 9 |
| Provisions | 1 000 | 185 |
| Deferred tax liability | 19 | 9 |
| Contract liability | 472 | - |
| Other payables | 845 | - |
| 23 623 | 11 692 | |
| Current liabilities | ||
| Financial debt | 248 | 364 |
| Lease liability | 1 118 | 851 |
| Trade payables | 9 505 | 8 108 |
| Current tax liability | 4 317 | 1 988 |
| Contract liability | 117 | - |
| Other payables | 6 224 | 3 132 |
| 21 529 | 14 443 | |
| Total liabilities | 45 152 | 26 135 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 158 406 | 124 157 |
The Company started recognizing the development expenditure as an asset since March 2019 triggered by obtaining CE mark and as from July 2020, the Company started recognizing the development expenditure as an asset for the improved second generation of the Genio system. Development costs primarily include employee compensation and outsourced development expenses. Amortization for the first generation of the Genio system started in 2021 and is recognized in the R&D department. In 2024 and 2023, the Company capitalized developments costs for an amount of €4.9 million and €7.6 million, respectively. The net book value of the capitalized development costs in 2024 is €50.4 million. See note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Property, plant & equipment shows a total additional net book value of €0.6 million at balance sheet date consequently to US production line under construction, laboratory equipment followed by furniture and office equipment. See note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Right of use assets shows a total additional increase by €0.7 million due to new lease agreements mainly related to new contracts of buildings in US, which is offset by depreciation. See note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cash, cash equivalents and financial assets (term deposits) amount to €85.6 million as of December 31, 2024 compared to €57.7 million as of December 31, 2023. Cash and cash equivalents show a total increase of €12.6 million mainly due to cash generated in financing activities of €77.4 million and offset by cash used in operating activities by €49.2 million and investing activities by € 16.3 million. See notes 13 and 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The share capital and the share premium show a total increase of €70.0 million mainly due to capital increases in cash (including as a result of the exercise of warrants). See note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Lease liabilities show a total decrease of €287,000 mainly due to payments made during the year and offset by new lease agreements mainly related to new contracts of buildings in US. See note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Provisions show a total increase of €0.8 million mainly due to constructive obligation related to the ongoing replenishment of certain consumable components, based on business practices and customer expectations. See note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Contract liability shows a total of €0.6 million due to revenue attributed to the additional replenishment of disposable patches which is recognized when control of the patches is transferred to the customer or patient. See note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The increase in total trade payables of €1.4 million as at December 31, 2024 is due to an increase in invoices to be received of €1.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in payables of €353,000. See note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Other current payables have increased by €3.1 from €3.1 million to €6.2 million is mainly due to an increase of €1.7 million in payroll related liabilities, an increase of €0.9 million in other payables and an increase of €263,000 in the fair value of the foreign currency swaps and forwards. See notes 19 and 19.1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The net cash burn rate is the net amount of cash and cash equivalents which have decreased over the year. The net cash burn rate equals the change in the cash and cash equivalents between December 31, 2023 and 2024.
The table below summarizes the net cash burn rate of the Company for the year 2024.
| For the year ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (49 226) | (44 778) | |
| Net cash from investing activities | (16 325) | 32 011 | |
| Net cash from financing activities | 77 439 | 16 858 | |
| Effects of exchange rate changes | 688 | (369) | |
| Change in Cash and cash equivalents | 12 576 | 3 722 |
The net cash burn rate for 2024 is a net cash inflow amounting to €12.6 million compared to a net cash outflow of €3.7 million for 2023.
The cash outflow resulting from operating activities amounted to €49.2 million in 2024 compared to €44.8 million in 2023. The increase of cash used in operations of €4.4 million was primarily due to higher losses of €10.5 million that were mainly attributable to increased research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative general expenses, as described in more detail above. This increase was offset by a negative variation in the working capital and other non-cash adjustments.
Cash flow from investing activities represented a net cash outflow of €16.3 million for 2024. The change of €48.3 million compared to 2023 is mainly due to a increase in the purchase of term accounts by €17.9 million and an decrease in term accounts that reached their maturity by €35.4 million (after which the term deposit is held as cash). In addition, the cash outflow includes €5.0 million of investments in intangible assets primarily related to development activities, and €1.2 million of purchases of property, plant and equipment to support operational infrastructure. See note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The increase in cash inflow from financing activities is primarily derived from several capital increases during 2024. See note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
As at December 31, 2024, the Nyxoah Group employed 183.6 full-time equivalents, including employees and consultants. The following table presents a breakdown of the Company's full-time equivalents as at December 31, 2024.
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales, General & Administration | 56.5 | 40.4 |
| Of which: Sales & Marketing (incl. Market Access) | 32.9 | 18.5 |
| Research & Development (incl. Operations, Clinical, Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Regulatory, Quality) |
127.1 | 106.4 |
| Total | 183.6 | 146.8 |
As at December 31, 2024, the Nyxoah Group had 82.4 full-time equivalents located in Europe (Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom) (of which 18.9 in Sales & Marketing), 45.2 full-time equivalents located in Israel, 3 full-time equivalents located in Australia and 53 full-time equivalents located in the United States (of which 14 in Sales & Marketing).
The Company is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all its employees, contractors and visitors. This commitment also extends to ensuring that its operations do not place local communities or the environment at risk of injury, illness or damage. The Company has not been the subject of any significant environmental prosecutions for violating environmental regulations, licenses or other requirements in recent years.
Reference is made to section 2.9 ("Description of the principal risks associated with the activities of the Company").
The Company has consistently operated with deficits and sustained negative cash flows since its inception considering the significant research and development expenses incurred for the development and regulatory approval of the Genio device. As at December 31, 2024, the Company's statement of financial position includes an accumulated loss of €217.7 million and total assets of €158.4 million. Current assets as of December 31, 2024, total €98.1 million, comprising €34.2 million in available cash and cash equivalents, and €51.4 million in marketable securities, primarily derived from previous public offerings. Based on cash flow forecasts for the upcoming years, which include significant expenses and cash outflows in relation to -among others- the ongoing clinical trials, the continuation of research and development projects, and the scaling-up of the Company's manufacturing facilities, in support of the Company's commercial launch of its Genio product in the United States, the Company believes that this cash position will be sufficient to meet the Company's capital requirements and fund its operations for at least 12 months as from the date of this Consolidated Financial Statements. In view of the above, and notwithstanding a loss brought forward of €217.7 million as of December 31, 2024, the Board of Directors has decided, after due consideration including risks associated with potential delays in FDA approval or slower than expected US commercial success, that the application of the valuation rules in the assumption of a "going concern" is justified.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company has not identified any events or circumstances that could have a significant impact on the future development of the Company in addition to the risks described in section 2.9 ("Description of the principal risks associated with the activities of the Company").
Report of the Board of Directors

This section gives an overview of the rules and principles on the basis of which the corporate governance of the Company is organized pursuant to the Belgian CCA, the Company's Articles of Association and the Company's Corporate Governance Charter adopted in accordance with the Belgian Code on Corporate Governance published by the Belgian Corporate Governance Committee on May 9, 2019 (the "2020 Code").
The Articles of Association and the Corporate Governance Charter are available on the Company's website (www.nyxoah.com) under the Investors/Corporate Governance tab.
The text of the 2020 Code is available on the website of the Corporate Governance Committee at: https://www.corporategovernancecommittee.be/en/over-de-code-2020/2020-belgian-codecorporate-governance.
The Company is committed to following the ten corporate governance principles listed in the 2020 Code, but in view of the activities of the Company, its size and the specifi c circumstances in which it operates, the Board is of the opinion that the Company can justify its deviation from certain provisions of the 2020 Code. These deviations are further detailed in section 2.6.
The Company has a "one tier" governance structure whereby the Board of Directors is the ultimate decision making body, with the overall responsibility for the management and control of the Company, and is authorized to carry out all actions that are considered necessary or useful to achieve the Company's purpose. The Board of Directors has all powers except for those reserved to the general shareholders' meeting by law or the Articles of Association. The Board of Directors acts as a collegiate body.
Pursuant to the Company's Corporate Governance Charter, the role of the Board of Directors is to pursue the long term success of the Company by providing entrepreneurial leadership and enabling risks to be assessed and managed. The Board of Directors decides on the Company's values and strategy, its risk appetite and key policies.
Pursuant to the Belgian CCA and the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors must consist of at least three directors. The Company's Corporate Governance Charter provides that the composition of the Board of Directors should ensure that decisions are made in the corporate interest. It should be determined on the basis of diversity, as well as complementary skills, experience and knowledge. Pursuant to the 2020 Code, a majority of the directors must be non-executive and at least three directors must be independent in accordance with the criteria set out in the 2020 Code. By January 1, 2026, at least one third of the members of the Board of Directors must be of the opposite gender.
The directors are elected by the Company's general shareholders' meeting. The term of the directors' mandates cannot exceed four years. Resigning directors can be re-elected for a new term. Proposals by the Board of Directors for the appointment or re-election of any director must be based on a recommendation by the nominating and corporate governance committee. In the event the office of a director becomes vacant, the remaining directors can appoint a successor temporarily filling the vacancy until the next general shareholders' meeting.
The general shareholders' meeting can dismiss the directors at any time.
The Board of Directors shall meet as frequently as the interest of the Company requires and at least four times per year, or at the request of two or more directors. The decisions of the Board of Directors are made by a simple majority of the votes cast. In case votes are tied, the chairperson of the Board of Directors will have a casting vote.
As at the date of this Annual Report, the Board of Directors consists of eight members, one of which is an executive director (the Chief Executive Officer) and seven of which are non-executive directors, including five independent directors, as detailed in the table below.
| Name | Position | Start of Term |
End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robelga SRL (represented by Robert Taub) (1) |
Non-executive Director / Chairman of the Board of Directors |
2024 | Annual general shareholders' meeting of 2025 |
| Jürgen Hambrecht | Independent Non-executive Director | 2020 | Annual general shareholders' meeting of 2025 |
| Kevin Rakin | Independent Non-executive Director | 2020 | Annual general shareholders' meeting of 2025 |
| Rita Johnson-Mills | Independent Non-executive Director | 2021 | Annual general shareholders' meeting of 2025 |
| Virginia Kirby | Independent Non-executive Director | 2022 | Annual general shareholders' meeting of 2025 |
| Wildman Ventures LLC (represented by Danial Wildman) |
Independent Non-executive Director | 2023 | Annual general shareholders' meeting of 2025 |
| Pierre Gianello | Non-executive Director | 2020 | Annual general shareholders' meeting of 2025 |
| Olivier Taelman | Executive Director / CEO | 2020 | Annual general shareholders' meeting of 2025 |
(1) As of June 12, 2024; until June 12, 2024, Robert Taub was non-executive director and chairman of the Board.
The following paragraphs contain brief biographies of each of the directors or, in case of a legal entity being a director, its permanent representative.
Robelga SRL, permanently represented by Robert Taub, has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since June 2024. Mr. Taub is the founder of our company and has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since our inception in July 2009 until June 2024. He also served as our Chief Executive Officer from July 2009 to September 2016. Mr. Taub is an entrepreneur, investing in the pharmaceutical and medical fields. Prior to founding our Company, he co-founded and co-managed Octapharma AG, a human plasma protein company, from 1983 to 1995. He also founded and managed Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. through its initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq and its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in 2008, and he brings decades of experience in life sciences, guiding companies from startup to global success. Mr. Taub holds an MBA from INSTEAD (Fontainebleau, France) and a BA in Languages from the University of Antwerp. Currently, Mr. Taub is the Chairman of Aya Gold and Silver (TSX: AYA.TO) and of Space Applications Services, a privately held space company.
Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Ph.D. served as a non-executive director from 2016 to 2017, and re-joined our Board of Directors in 2020. Dr. Hambrecht served BASF SE, a German company, in various responsibilities around the world for almost 45 years, lastly as CEO then Chairman of the Supervisory Board until 2020. He has been member of the Supervisory Boards of Daimler AG, Daimler Truck AG, Fuchs Petrolub SE, Trumpf SE, Bilfinger SE and Lufthansa AG a.o. Dr. Hambrecht is member of the Board of AYA Gold&Silver (TSX: AYA.TO) and of Blaize Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BZAI). He earned his doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Tuebingen, Germany.
Kevin Rakin has served as a non-executive director since June 2016. Since October 2013, Mr. Rakin has been a co-founder and partner of HighCape Capital and he brings more than 30 years of experience as an executive and investor in the life sciences industry. He served as the President of Shire Regenerative Medicine, Inc. from June 2011 to November 2012. Mr. Rakin was the chairman and chief executive officer of Advanced BioHealing from 2007 until its acquisition by Shire in 2011. Before that, he served as an Executive-in-Residence at Canaan Partners, a venture capital firm. Until its merger with Clinical Data in 2005, Mr. Rakin was the co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmacogenomics company. He is currently on the boards of a number of private companies as well as Elutia, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELUT), where he serves as the chairman of the board and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ: QSI). Mr. Rakin received an MBA from Columbia University and a B.Com. (Hons) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Rita Johnson-Mills has served as a non-executive director since August 2021. Since January 2018, Ms. Johnson-Mills has been a founder and Chief Executive Officer of consulting firm RJM Enterprises and she brings a combined 30 years of direct health care experience from the federal, state and private industry, 15 years of which she was directly responsible for profitability and growth of healthcare organizations. Rita also currently serves as Regional President for CINQCARE, a Washington, D.C.-based health and wellbeing organization. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee from August 2014 to December 2017, after having previously served as Senior Vice President, Performance Excellence and Accountability for UnitedHealthcare Community & State since 2006. Before that, she served as the Director of Medicaid Managed Care for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and as Chief Executive Officer of Managed Health Services Indiana and Buckeye Health Plan, wholly owned subsidiaries of Centene Corporation. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Quest Analytics, LLC, Ellipsis Health Inc., and Ownes & Minor, Inc. and previously served on the Board of Directors of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Ms. Johnson-Mills received dual Master's degrees from Ohio State University, Master of Public Policy and Master of Labor/Human Resources. She is also a Hogan certified executive coach and a National Association of Corporate Directors Governance Fellow.
Virginia Kirby has served as a non-executive director since June 8, 2022. Ms. Kirby is currently the Vice President of Global Regulatory and Clinical Affairs at xDot Medical, Inc, serving in this role since June 2024. Ms. Kirby is also a consultant with Virginia M. Kirby Consulting, a strategic consulting company that provides advisory services in clinical and regulatory strategy and operations, and has served in such role since April 2013. Additionally, Ms. Kirby is an Executive-in-Residence for the Officer of Technology Commercialization, Discovery Launch Pad at the University of Minnesota, and has served in such role since March 2020. Prior to serving in such roles, she served as the Senior Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs for Huinno, Inc. from March 2016 to October 2017, the Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs at Apnex Medical, Inc. from 2007 to 2013, and the Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Reimbursement at both EnteroMedics, Inc. from 2005 to 2006, and at ev3, Inc. from 2003 to 2005. She also held various roles of increasing seniority at Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) from 1997 to 2003, and at 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) from 1983 to 1996. Ms. Kirby currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, a non-profit cardiovascular research and education foundation, and has served in such role since April 2021. Ms. Kirby received a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Minnesota, a Master of Science degree in Psychoacoustics/Audiology from Purdue University and a Master of Science degree in Management of Technology from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management/Institute of Technology.
Wildman Ventures LLC, permanently represented by Daniel Wildman, has served as a non-executive director since January 8, 2023. Mr. Wildman is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wildman Ventures, LLC, a strategic consulting company that provides advisory services to several medical device and pharmaceutical companies, and has served in such role since January 2019. Additionally, Mr. Wildman is the Chairman of the Board of Progenerative Medical, Inc., where he has served in such role since March 2022, and is also an Independent Director for PanTher Therapeutics, Inc., where he has served in such role since February 2024. Prior to serving in such roles, Mr. Wildman served in various roles at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), or J&J, from 2000 to January 2019, where he most recently led the Digital Surgery Strategy Initiative that developed an integrated strategy for robotic surgery. From 1990 to 2000, Mr. Wildman served in a variety of sales, marketing, operations and strategic planning roles at Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX). Mr. Wildman has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Urogen Pharma, Ltd. (NASDAQ: URGN) since November 2022 and previously served as an Independent Director of Precision Healing, Inc. from June 2020 to April 2022. Mr. Wildman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from St. Lawrence University.
Pierre Gianello, M.D. has served as a non-executive director since 2018, and as a medical advisor to the Company since 2010. Dr. Gianello is the general coordinator of Research of the Health Sciences Sector at the Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, or UCL, and councilor of the vice-rector at the UCL up to sept 2022. In 1997, Dr. Gianello became head of the Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Transplantation at Université Catholique de Louvain and in 2005, he obtained the title of full Professor. From 2006 to 2009, he served as Dean of Research and from 2009 to 2011 as Vice-Rector. Professor Gianello has received ten scientific awards, including the Horlait-Dapsens Foundation (1986), Association "Professor Jean Morelle" Award (1989), "Claude Simon" Award (1989), Euroliver Foundation Prize (2001), Saint-Luc "Foundation" (2012). He is the author of more than 250 published manuscripts in peer reviewed scientific journals. Dr. Gianello was awarded a Doctor in Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics at the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium), worked as a transplant surgeon at Clinic Saint Luc, Brussels and completed his post-doc training at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in the Transplant Biology Research Centre managed by Prof. David Sachs.
Olivier Taelman has served as an executive director since September 2020 and our Chief Executive Officer since November 2019. Mr. Taelman joined our company in July 2019 as Chief Operating and Commercial Officer. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Taelman was Vice President Europe at Autonomic Technologies, Inc., a U.S. medical device company, from December 2015 to June 2019, where he focused on clinical, market access and commercialization of SPG Neuromodulation to treat patients with severe headache and developed strong relationships with global key opinion leaders and managed investor relations. From November 2013 to December 2015, Mr. Taelman was Business Director, Neuromodulation at Nevro, Corp. (NYSE: NVRO) a neuromodulation company, where he led the development of the company's European commercial structure. Prior to Nevro, Mr. Taelman served for 10 years in various roles at Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), leading the neuromodulation department in Western European countries. Mr. Taelman holds an executive MBA from the Wharton University and a bachelor's degree in Biology and Physics from Hasselt University.
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In accordance with article 7:87 of the Belgian CCA, a director of a listed company is considered as independent if he does not entertain a relation with the Company or an important shareholder of the Company the nature of which could put his independence at risk. If the director is a legal entity, the independence must be assessed both in respect of the legal entity and its permanent representative. In order to verify if a candidate director fulfils those conditions, the independence criteria set out in provision 3.5 of the 2020 Code are applied, which can be summarized as follows:
a) Not be an executive, or exercising a function as a person entrusted with the daily management of the company or a related company or person, and not have been in such a position for the previous three years before their appointment. Alternatively, no longer enjoying stock options of the company related to this position.
b) Not have served for a total term of more than twelve years as a non-executive board member.
c) Not be an employee of the senior management (as defined in article 19,2° of the law of September 20, 1948 regarding the organization of the business industry) of the company or a related company or person, and not have been in such a position for the previous three years before their appointment. Alternatively, no longer enjoying stock options of the company related to this position.
d) Not be receiving, or having received during their mandate or for a period of three years prior to their appointment, any significant remuneration or any other significant advantage of a patrimonial nature from the company or a related company or person, apart from any fee they receive or have received as a non-executive board member.
e) Not hold shares, either directly or indirectly, either alone or in concert, representing globally one tenth or more of the company's capital or one tenth or more of the voting rights in the company at the moment of appointment.
f) Not having been nominated, in any circumstances, by a shareholder fulfilling the conditions covered under e).
g) Not maintain, nor have maintained in the past year before their appointment, a significant business relationship with the company or a related company or person, either directly or as partner, shareholder, board member, member of the senior management (as defined in article 19, 2° of the law of September 20, 1948 regarding the organization of the business industry) of a company or person who maintains such a relationship.
h) Not be or have been within the last three years before their appointment, a partner or member of the audit team of the company or person who is, or has been within the last three years before their appointment, the external auditor of the company or a related company or person.
i) Not be an executive of another company in which an executive of the company is a non-executive board member, and not have other significant links with executive board members of the company through involvement in other companies or bodies.
j) Not have, in the company or a related company or person, a spouse, legal partner or close family member to the second degree, exercising a function as board member or executive or person entrusted with the daily management or employee of the senior management (as defined in article 19, 2° of the law of September 20, 1948 regarding the organization of the business industry), or falling in one of the other cases referred to in a) to i) above, and as far as point b) is concerned, up to three years after the date on which the relevant relative has terminated their last term.
Jürgen Hambrecht, Kevin Rakin, Rita Johnson-Mills, Virginia Kirby and Wildman Ventures LLC (represented by Daniel Wildman) are the Company's independent directors.
The Company is of the view that the independent directors (including their permanent representatives, if applicable) comply with each of the criteria of the Belgian CCA and 2020 Code.
The Board of Directors has established four board committees, which are responsible for assisting the Board of Directors and making recommendations in specific fields: (a) the audit committee (in accordance with article 7:99 of the Belgian CCA and provisions 4.10 and following of the 2020 Code), (b) the remuneration committee (in accordance with article 7:100 of the Belgian CCA and provisions 4.17 and following of the 2020 Code), (c) the nominating and corporate governance committee (in accordance with provisions 4.19 and following of the 2020 Code) and (d) the science & technology committee. The terms of reference of these board committees are primarily set out in the Company's Corporate Governance Charter.
The audit committee consists of three directors. According to the Belgian CCA, all members of the audit committee must be non-executive directors, and at least one member must be independent within the meaning of provision 3.5 of the 2020 Code. The 2020 Code requires that a majority of the members of the audit committee are independent.
As at the date of this Annual Report, the following directors are the members of the audit committee: Kevin Rakin (chair), Jürgen Hambrecht and Wildman Ventures LLC (represented by Daniel Wildman), all independent non-executive directors.
The members of the audit committee must have a collective competence in the business activities of the Company as well as in accounting, auditing and finance, and at least one member of the audit committee must have the necessary competence in accounting and auditing. According to the Board of Directors, the members of the audit committee satisfy this requirement, as evidenced by the different senior management and director mandates that they have held in the past and currently hold.
The role of the audit committee is to:
The audit committee meets at least four times a year.
The remuneration committee consists of at least three directors. In line with the Belgian CCA and the 2020 Code (i) all members of the remuneration committee are non-executive directors, (ii) the remuneration committee consists of a majority of independent directors and (iii) the remuneration committee is chaired by the chairperson of the Board of Directors or another non-executive director appointed by the committee.
As at the date of this Annual Report, the following directors are the members of the remuneration committee: Wildman Ventures LLC (represented by Daniel Wildman) (chair), Jürgen Hambrecht and Rita Johnson-Mills, all independent non-executive directors.
Pursuant to the Belgian CCA, the remuneration committee must have the necessary expertise in terms of remuneration policy, which is evidenced by the experience and previous roles of its current members.
The role of the remuneration committee is to make recommendations to the Board of Directors with regard to the remuneration of directors and members of the executive management and, in particular, to:
The remuneration committee meets at least twice a year.
The nominating and corporate governance committee consists of at least three directors. In line with the 2020 Code (i) the nominating and corporate governance committee consists of a majority of independent directors and (ii) the nominating and corporate governance committee is chaired by the chairperson of the Board of Directors or another non-executive director appointed by the committee.
As at the date of this Annual Report, the following directors are the members of the nominating and corporate governance committee: Rita Johnson-Mills (chair), Robelga SRL (represented by Robert Taub) and Jürgen Hambrecht. Robelga SRL (represented by Robert Taub) is non-executive director and chairman of the Board of Directors. Jürgen Hambrecht and Rita Johnson-Mills are both independent non-executive directors.
The role of the nominating and corporate governance committee is to:
The nominating and corporate governance committee meets at least twice a year.
The science & technology committee consists of at least three directors.
The following directors are the members of the science & technology committee: Pierre Gianello (chair), Robelga SRL (represented by Robert Taub) and Virginia Kirby.
The role of science & technology committee is to assist the Board in all matters:
The science & technology committee meets at least twice a year.
In 2024, the Board of Directors held thirteen (13) meetings, including two meetings in the presence of a Belgian notary public (relating to the issuance of shares and the issuance of subscription rights). One of the meetings held in the presence of a notary public was attended by Olivier Taelman in person and Pierre Gianello via call. During this meeting, Robert Taub was absent in view of a conflict of interest as further detailed in section 2.4 and the other five directors were represented by proxy. The other meeting held in the presence of a notary public was attended by Olivier Taelman in person and Robelga SRL (represented by Robert Taub) via call. The other six directors were represented by proxy during this meeting.
Attendance for the other eleven (11) board meetings is shown in the following table.
| Board members | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Robert Taub (1) | 5 out of 5 meetings |
| Robelga SRL (Robert Taub) (2) | 6 out of 6 meetings |
| Jürgen Hambrecht | 10 out of 11 meetings |
| Kevin Rakin | 11 out of 11 meetings |
| Rita Johnson-Mills | 11 out of 11 meetings |
| Virginia Kirby | 11 out of 11 meetings |
| Wildman Ventures LLC (Daniel Wildman) | 10 out of 11 meetings |
| Pierre Gianello | 10 out of 11 meetings |
| Olivier Taelman | 10 out of 11 meetings |
(1) Board member and chairman until June 12, 2024.
(2) Board member and chairman as of June 12, 2024.
In 2024, the audit committee held four (4) meetings.
Attendance for these meetings is shown in the following table.
| Audit committee members | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Kevin Rakin (chair) | 4 out of 4 meetings |
| Jürgen Hambrecht | 4 out of 4 meetings |
| Wildman Ventures LLC (Daniel Wildman) | 3 out of 4 meetings |
In 2024, the remuneration committee held two (2) meetings.
| Remuneration committee members | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Robert Taub (chair) (1) | 1 out of 1 meeting |
| Jürgen Hambrecht (2) | 1 out of 1 meeting |
| Rita Johnson-Mills | 2 out of 2 meetings |
| Wildman Ventures LLC (Daniel Wildman) (chair) (3) | 2 out of 2 meetings |
(1) Member and chair until June 12, 2024.
(2) Member as of June 13, 2024.
(3) Chair as of June 13, 2024.
In 2024, the nominating and corporate governance committee held two (2) meetings.
| Nominating and corporate governance committee members |
Attendance |
|---|---|
| Robert Taub (1) | N/A |
| Robelga SRL (Robert Taub) (2) | 1 out of 2 meetings |
| Jürgen Hambrecht | 2 out of 2 meetings |
| Rita Johnson-Mills (chair) | 2 out of 2 meetings |
(1) Member until June 12, 2024.
(2) Member as of June 12, 2024.
| Science & technology committee members | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Robert Taub (1) | 0 out of 1 meeting |
| Robelga SRL (Robert Taub) (2) | 0 out of 1 meeting |
| Virginia Kirby | 2 out of 2 meetings |
| Pierre Gianello (chair) | 2 out of 2 meetings |
(1) Member until June 12, 2024.
(2) Member as of June 12, 2024.
The executive management is charged with running the Company in accordance with the values, strategies, policies, plans and budgets endorsed by the Board. The executive management has all powers except for the determination of the Company's strategy, the supervision of the executive management, and the powers reserved to the Board of Directors and the general shareholders' meeting by law, the Articles of Association and the Company's Corporate Governance Charter.
The executive management shall meet at least once a month.
At the date of this Annual Report, the executive management of the Company consists of the following members:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Olivier Taelman | Chief Executive Officer |
| John Landry (1) | Chief Financial Officer |
| Scott Holstine (2) | Chief Commercial Officer |
| Bruno Onkelinx | Chief Technology Officer |
(1) Since November 4, 2024; until November 4, 2024, Loïc Moreau was CFO of the Company. (2) Since July 15, 2024.
The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company. He may be granted additional well-defined powers by the Board of Directors. He has direct operational responsibility for the Company and oversees the organization and day-to-day management of subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the execution and management of the outcome of all decisions of the Board of Directors.
The Chief Executive Officer leads the executive management within the framework established by the Board of Directors and under its ultimate supervision. The Chief Executive Officer is appointed and removed by the Board of Directors and reports directly to it.
The following paragraphs contain brief biographies of the current members of the executive management or, in case of a legal entity being a member of executive management, its permanent representative.
Olivier Taelman – Reference is made to section 2.2.1.
John Landry has served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 2024. From July 2020 to October 2024, Mr. Landry served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Vapotherm Inc., and from August 2012 to July 2022, Mr. Landry served as Vapotherm Inc.'s Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer. Previously, Mr. Landry served as Director of International Marketing at Medtronic, Inc. from 2011 to 2012 following its acquisition in August 2011 of Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc., where Mr. Landry held certain leadership roles from 2004 to 2011, including VP Accounting & Controller and VP Global Business Development. Prior to his time at Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc., he served in various financial leadership roles at Bottomline Technologies from 2000 to 2004, Hussey Seating Company from 1997 to 2000 and Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Landry currently serves on the board of directors of Liberate Medical, Inc. Mr. Landry graduated summa cum laude from Bentley College with a BS in Accountancy and is a certified public accountant (inactive status).
Scott Holstine has served as our Chief Commercial Officer since July 2024. Prior to joining Nyxoah, Mr. Holstine served as the Founder and Executive Director of Ibex Passage, a consulting firm, from July 2023 to June 2024 where he continues to serve as non-executive director in a non-operational role. From June 2021 to June 2023, Mr. Holstine served as President and General Manager of Teleflex Interventional, a global business focused primarily in interventional cardiology. Additionally, from June 2019 to May 2021, he served as General Manager of Amplifon sPa, where he was responsible for managing the Elite Hearing Network that focused on the otolaryngology and audiology market. Mr. Holstine received his MBA from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis, Minnesota and his BS from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
Bruno Onkelinx has served as our Chief Technology Officer since May 2021. Prior to joining Nyxoah, Mr. Onkelinx served as the Director of Incubation Operations at Cochlear from January 2020 to May 2021 where he was responsible for global incubation operations serving start-ups and scale-ups. Prior to serving as Director of Incubation Operations at Cochlear, Mr. Onkelinx also served as President of Cochlear Boulder (US), where he managed design and manufacturing for the organization, and Head of Acoustic Implant Development and Manufacturing at Cochlear, where he was responsible for global design and manufacturing activities for acoustic implants. Mr. Onkelinx received two Master's Degrees in Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Business Economics from KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium.
Directors and members of executive management are expected to arrange their personal and business affairs so as to avoid conflicts of interest with the Company. Any director with a conflicting financial interest (as contemplated by article 7:96 of the Belgian CCA) on any matter before the Board of Directors must bring it to the attention of the fellow directors, and take no part in any deliberation or voting related thereto. The Corporate Governance Charter contains the procedure for transactions between the Company and directors or members of executive management which are not covered by the legal provisions on conflicts of interest.
In 2024, four conflicts of interests were declared, as set out below.
"Prior to the circulation of these written resolutions:
The other members of the Board declare by signing these written resolutions that they have no financial interest that directly or indirectly conflicts, in the sense of Article 7:96 CCA, with the resolutions to be taken by the Board.
"RESOLUTION TWO: Application of the procedure relating to conflicts of interest concerning a director
The board of directors has taken note of the declaration made on behalf of Mr. Robert Taub, director of the Company, in accordance with article 7:96 of the CSA, concerning his conflict of interests in participating in the Offer referred to in the agenda above and, if applicable, in acquiring Offered Shares or Optional Shares.
As part of the ABB process, eligible interested investors may express to the Underwriters their interest to subscribe to Offered Shares, as well as the number of Offered Shares and the Issue Price at which they are willing to subscribe to the Offered Shares. The Issue Price (including the issue premium) will be determined by the board of directors (or, if applicable, by the board of directors' special authorized representative(s)) in consultation with the Underwriters, taking into account, inter alia, the results of the ABB process. The Shares to be Issued and the Optional Shares to be Issued under the Offer (if any) will be ordinary shares and will rank pari passu with all other shares of the Company and will carry dividend rights for the entire current financial year in which they are issued and for subsequent financial years.
The Capital Increase and the Capital Increase by Over-Allotment are expected to result in a significant dilution of existing shareholders' participations in the Company. As is also the case for their voting power and their share in the Company's capital and net assets, the proportional right of existing shareholders to participate in the Company's profits and, as the case may be, in the liquidation bonus will be diluted.
The actual impact of the Capital Increase and the Capital Increase by Over-Allotment on the economic and corporate rights of existing shareholders will depend on the Issue Price and the Option Price respectively, and the number of Shares to be Issued and the number of Optional Shares to be Issued respectively (but it is impossible at present to calculate precisely the dilution to which the Capital Increase and the Capital Increase by Over-Allotment will give rise, given that no exact data are currently available concerning the Issue Price (and therefore also the Option Price) and the number of Shares to be Issued and the number of Optional Shares to be Issued).
Mr. Robert Taub would not be entitled to a guaranteed allocation of Offered Shares or Optional Shares.
The board of directors considers that the Capital Increase and the Capital Increase by Over-Allotment referred to in the agenda above are in the interest of the Company, as they would strengthen the Company's cash position to support the execution of the Company's strategy. In addition, the ABB process is a customary method for determining the market value of shares in a subsequent offering of shares in the United States of America and outside the United States of America, including within the European Union. In the current market environment, it is difficult to raise funds on the financial markets, and the speed with which one must act to seize opportunities on the financial markets does not allow to wait for the expiry of the deadlines that must be taken into account in a capital increase with preferential subscription rights. Eliminating the preferential subscription rights enables the Company to respond rapidly to potential opportunities on the financial markets, and thus (i) to access additional financing quickly and efficiently, and (ii) to mitigate the risks associated with market volatility."
"Prior to the circulation of these written resolutions:
The other members of the Board declare by signing these written resolutions that they have no financial interest that directly or indirectly conflicts, in the sense of Article 7:96 CCA, with the resolutions to be taken by the Board.
"Prior to the circulation of these written resolutions:
The other members of the Board declare by signing these written resolutions that they have no financial interest that directly or indirectly conflicts, in the sense of Article 7:96 CCA, with the resolutions to be taken by the Board.
Nyxoah has the intention to collaborate with M&S to develop a miniaturized injectable neuromodulation lead intended for use across various therapeutic areas (…). M&S is to lead the development of this innovative device and Nyxoah is to provide its expertise and knowhow in the field of R&D, Clinical and Regulatory for up to 225 hours per month (i.e. the equivalent of up to 1.5 FTE) for a period of two years. The value of the input and support that Nyxoah will contribute to the intended collaboration is estimated at EUR 660,000 over the full two years' duration of the collaboration (calculated as the total gross cost to the Company of said 1.5 FTE for two years), or approximately EUR 330,000 per year. In exchange Nyxoah is to receive from M&S an exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, transferable and sub-licensable license to use, develop and commercialize the developed technology in the field of obstructive sleep apnea (the "Proposed License").
On May 23, 2024, an announcement was made pursuant to article 7:97, §4/1 of the Belgian CCA in respect of related party transactions. The announcement was part of the May 23, 2024 press release that can be found on the Nyxoah website: https://investors.nyxoah.com/press-releases.
The Company applies the ten corporate governance principles contained in the 2020 Code and complies with the corporate governance provisions set forth in the 2020 Code, except in relation to the following:
6 In deviation of provision 7.12 of the 2020 Code, the board of directors does not include, in the contracts with the CEO and other members of executive management, provisions that would enable the Company to recover variable remuneration paid, or withhold the payment of variable remuneration, and specify the circumstances in which it would be appropriate to do so, insofar as enforceable by law. The Company believes that this provision of the 2020 Code is not appropriate and adapted to take into account the realities of companies in the life sciences industry that are still in a development phase nor considers that it is necessary, except as provided in the Company's Clawback Policy pursuant to applicable U.S. securities laws, to apply claw-back provisions as (i) the pay-out of the short-term variable remuneration, based on the achievement of one or more individual objectives and one or more Company objectives as set by the board of directors, is paid only upon achievement of those objectives, and (ii) the Company does not apply any other performance-based remuneration or variable compensation. Furthermore, the ESOP warrants plans set up by the Company contain bad leaver provisions that can result in the unexercised share options, whether vested or not, automatically and immediately becoming null and void if the agreement or other relationship between the holder and the (relevant subsidiary of the) Company is terminated for "cause". Notwithstanding the Company's position that warrants are not to be qualified as variable remuneration (when not depending on performance criteria), the board of directors is of the opinion that such bad leaver provisions sufficiently protect the Company's interests and that it is therefore currently not necessary to provide for additional contractual provisions that give the Company a contractual right to reclaim any (variable) remuneration from the members of the executive management. For those reasons, there are no contractual provisions in place between the Company and the members of the executive management that give the Company a contractual right to reclaim from said executives any variable remuneration that would be awarded.
The Company has not adopted a diversity policy. This is explained by the size of the Company. As the Company will grow and become more mature over time, the Board will assess whether and when it will be deemed appropriate to adopt a diversity policy.
As far as gender diversity is concerned, one fourth of the members of the Company's management team (which is a wider team than the executive management) are women and, as of December 31, 2024, 45% of the total work force of the Company were women.
At the level of the Board of Directors, two of our eight board members are currently female. By January 1, 2026, at least one third of the members of the Board of Directors must be of the opposite gender. The Board (and in particular the nominating and corporate governance committee within the Board) will take appropriate action to ensure to timely comply with this requirement.
The Company's remuneration policy is designed to attract, motivate and retain the expert individuals that the Company needs in the board of directors and the executive management to design and implement the strategy to achieve the Company's mission of becoming a global leader in providing innovative, clinically proven solutions to treat patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. It aims to promote sustainable value creation and to reward performance in order to motivate directors and members of executive management to deliver increased shareholder value through superior business results.
The Company intends to propose certain changes to the remuneration policy and to submit such proposed changes to the June 11, 2025 shareholders' meeting for approval. The proposed changes are mostly intended to adapt certain provisions of the remuneration policy to the Company's extended executive management.
In line with the Company's remuneration policy, non-executive directors receive a fixed annual remuneration in cash in consideration for their membership of the Board of Directors, regardless of the number of meetings that are held in a certain year. In addition, non-executive directors who are members of one or more committees of the Board of Directors may receive a fixed annual remuneration for their membership of such committee(s).
Non-executive directors do not receive a variable remuneration in cash. They may receive share-based remuneration in the form of a grant of warrants or the grant of "restricted share units" (as described further in this remuneration report). In addition, the Company may from time to time offer non-executive directors the opportunity to subscribe to newly issued shares in the Company at a subscription price that may be substantially lower than the market value of the shares at that time, subject to conditions as set out in the Company's remuneration policy.
Finally, non-executive directors are entitled to reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including travel and hotel expenses).
Executive directors do not receive any remuneration in consideration for their membership of the Board of Directors. They will receive remuneration as members of the executive management.
| Remuneration component |
Short description of main provisions | |
|---|---|---|
| Base remuneration |
Chairperson of the Board – Non-executive director |
Annual fixed fee of €82,000 |
| Non-executive directors | Annual fixed fee of €45,000 | |
| Chairperson of the audit committee | Annual fixed fee of €18,000 | |
| Members of the audit committee | Annual fixed fee of €9,000 | |
| Chairpersons of the remuneration committee, the nominating and corporate governance committee and the science & technology committee |
Annual fixed fee of €9,000 | |
| Members of the remuneration committee, the nominating and corporate governance committee and the science & technology committee |
Annual fixed fee of €4,500 | |
| Executive directors | Not remunerated for mandate as executive director; remunerated as member of executive management |
|
| Fringe benefits | Non-executive directors | Reimbursement of reasonable out-of pocket expenses (including travel and hotel expenses) |
Board fees applicable to 2024 are included in the tables below.
The remuneration of the members of executive management consists of three main elements: (a) a fixed annual base remuneration, (b) a short-term variable remuneration (or short-term incentive, "STI") consisting of a cash bonus, and (c) a long-term incentive ("LTI") consisting of warrants.
For the CEO, the target proportion of these three elements is: 1/3 fixed annual base remuneration, 1/3 short-term variable remuneration (annual performance bonus in cash) and 1/3 long-term incentives (warrants). For the other members of executive management, the target short-term variable remuneration (annual performance bonus) is either set at a percentage of the fixed annual base remuneration (whereby that percentage can range from 30% to 100%) or set as a fixed amount (whereby that fixed amount would fall within said 30%-100% range).
The fixed annual base remuneration of the members of executive management is determined by the Board of Directors on the basis of proposals from the remuneration committee. The Board of Directors can decide to delegate to the CEO the determination of the fixed annual base remuneration of some or all of the other members of executive management on the basis of guidance from the remuneration committee.
The short-term variable remuneration (annual performance bonus in cash) of the members of executive management is based on company and/or individual performance. More precisely, the short-term variable remuneration of the members of executive management is based on the achievement of one or more Company objectives and/or one or more individual objectives. The Company objectives are established annually by the board of directors upon the advice of the remuneration committee. The individual objectives of the members of executive management are established annually by the board of directors upon the advice of the remuneration committee, whereby the Board of Directors can decide to delegate to the CEO the annual establishment of the individual objectives of all or some of the members of executive management.
Both the Company objectives and the individual objectives of the members of executive management are set in such a way that they are a challenge to be achieved. They relate to areas that are crucial for the Company to achieve its mission of becoming a global leader in providing innovative, clinically proven solutions to treat patients suffering from OSA, thereby contributing to the Company's business strategy, long-term interests and sustainability. Such areas can include: progress in research & development, clinical trial results, commercial milestones, corporate development, cash position, etc.
The assessment of whether and to what extent the Company objectives and the individual objectives of the members of executive management are achieved is established at the end of each year by the Board of Directors upon the recommendation of the remuneration committee, by comparing effective performance against the objectives. The Board of Directors can decide to delegate to the CEO the annual assessment of the achievement of the individual objectives of some or all of the members of executive management.
More detail regarding the remuneration of the members of executive management is out in the table below.
| Remuneration component | Short description of main provisions |
|---|---|
| Base remuneration | Fixed amount |
| Fringe benefits | May include: company car/car allowance, laptop, phone, office allowance, representation allowance, meal vouchers |
| Age and risk provisions | May include: pension plan (fixed contribution); health insurance |
| Short term incentive (STI) | Yearly performance bonus, as further detailed below |
| Long term incentive (LTI) | Participation in share option plans, as further detailed below |
| Main provisions | Short description |
|---|---|
| Performance cycle | One calendar year |
| Target bonus | NA |
| Performance criteria and corresponding payout levels |
One or more individual or Company performance criteria (objectives) are determined. For each objective, a target and corresponding payout level are determined: • If objective is 100% achieved: payout of targeted payout level • If objective is achieved <100% or >100%: in principle, pro rata payout of targeted payout level, unless the Board decides otherwise |
| Calculation of bonus | The total bonus is composed of the sum of the payout levels related to the various performance criteria (if more than one) |
| Payment modalities | Payment in cash or equivalent (but not in Company warrants) 100% of the bonus is paid at once |
| Main provisions | Short description |
|---|---|
| Frequency of offer | No pre-set frequency |
| Performance cycle | NA |
| Target number of offered share options NA | |
| Exercise price | Value of underlying shares at date of offer of share options |
| Exercise period | Grants prior to August 2, 2024: five years from date of offer of share options Grants as from August 2, 2024: ten years from date of issuance of share options |
| Performance criteria and corresponding offering levels |
NA |
| Calculation of number of offered share options |
NA |
| Vesting | Share options issued prior to 2021: vesting in three tranches: • 1/3 of offered share options vests upon offer • 1/3 of offered share options vests on first anniversary of offer • 1/3 of offered share options vests on second anniversary of offer Share options issued since 2021: vesting in four tranches: • 1/4 of offered share options vests upon offer • 1/4 of offered share options vests on first anniversary of offer • 1/4 of offered share options vests on second anniversary of offer • 1/4 of offered share options vests on third anniversary of offer |
| Retention | NA |
As the Company only became a listed company in September 2020, and therefore the obligation to draw up a remuneration report pursuant to Article 3:6, §3 CCA (as amended effective as of May 16, 2020) was not applicable to the Company before such time, the Company does not have readily available the information for the financial years prior to 2020. Hence, in this remuneration report, only a comparison to 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 is made. As from next year, the remuneration report will include information relating to additional years prior to the reported year (with a maximum of five years prior to the reported year and with the year 2020 being the earliest year in the comparison).
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| Table 1 - Total remuneration directors | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed remuneration | Variable remuneration |
|||||||||
| Name, position | Base remunera tion |
Attendance fees |
Fringe benefits |
One year variable |
Multi year variable (e) |
Extra ordinary items |
Pension expense |
Total remuneration |
Proportion of fixed and variable remuneration |
|
| Robert Taub Non-executive director, Chairman |
45 055(a) | 0 | 10 781(c) | 0 | 31 095 | 0 | 0 | 86 931 | Fixed: Variable: |
64% 36% |
| Robelga SRL Non-executive director, Chairman |
50 000(a) | 0 | 16 141(c) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 141 | Fixed: Variable: |
100% 0% |
| Jürgen Hambrecht Non-executive director |
60 973(a) | 0 | 3 601(c) | 0 | 31 095 | 0 | 0 | 95 669 | Fixed: Variable: |
67% 33% |
| Kevin Rakin Non-executive director |
63 000(a) | 0 | 3 479(c) | 0 | 31 095 | 0 | 0 | 97 574 | Fixed: Variable: |
68% 32% |
| Rita Johnson Mills Non-executive director |
58 500(a) | 0 | 6 676(c) | 0 | 31 095 | 0 | 0 | 96 271 | Fixed: Variable: |
68% 32% |
| Virginia Kirby Non-executive director |
49 500(a) | 0 | 8 988(c) | 0 | 31 095 | 0 | 0 | 89 583 | Fixed: Variable: |
65% 35% |
| Wildman Ventures LLC Non-executive director |
60 973(a) | 0 | 8 718(c) | 0 | 31 095 | 0 | 0 | 100 786 | Fixed: Variable: |
69% 31% |
| Pierre Gianello - Employee |
107 393(b) 0 | 597(d) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 990 | |||
| - Non-executive director |
54 000(a) | 0 | 4 731(c) | 0 | 31 095 | 0 | 0 | 89 826 | ||
| Pierre Gianello TOTAL |
161 393 | 0 | 5 328 | 0 | 31 095 | 0 | 0 | 197 816 | Fixed: Variable: |
84% 16% |
| Olivier Taelman (*) Executive director, CEO |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
(*) Olivier Taelman is not remunerated for the performance of his mandate as executive director as such; he is remunerated as member of the executive committee (see below).
(a)Fixed board fees composed as set out in the following table:
| 2024 board fees | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair of the board |
Non executive director |
AC chair |
AC member |
RC chair |
RC member |
NCGC chair |
NCGC member |
STC chair |
STC member |
Total | |
| Robert Taub | 36 945 | 4 055 | 2 027 | 2 027 | 45 055 | ||||||
| Robelga SRL | 45 055 | 2 473 | 2 473 | 50 000 | |||||||
| Jürgen Hambrecht |
45 000 | 9 000 | 2 473 | 4 500 | 60 973 | ||||||
| Kevin Rakin |
45 000 | 18 000 | 63 000 | ||||||||
| Rita Johnson Mills |
45 000 | 4 500 | 9 000 | 58 500 | |||||||
| Virginia Kirby | 45 000 | 4 500 | 49 500 | ||||||||
| Wildman Ventures LLC |
45 000 | 9 000 | 4 945 | 2 027 | 60 973 | ||||||
| Pierre Gianello |
45 000 | 9 000 | 54 000 |
Key:
AC = Audit committee
RC = Remuneration committee
NCGC = Nominating and corporate governance committee
STC = Science & technology committee
(b) Salary pursuant to employment agreement between Pierre Gianello and the Company for the role of Pierre Gianello as medical director of the Company one day per week.
(c) Fringe benefits consist of the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses (mostly travel related).
(d) Meal vouchers.
(e) The "multi-year variable" remuneration corresponds to the warrant expense under IFRS 2.
| Table 2 - Total remuneration members of executive management (a) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed remuneration | Variable remuneration |
|||||||||
| Name, position | Base remunera tion |
Atten dance fees |
Fringe benefits (b) |
One year variable (c) |
Multi year variable (d) |
Extra ordinary items (e) |
Pension expense (f) |
Total remunera tion |
Proportion of fixed and variable remuneration |
|
| Olivier Taelman CEO |
424 283 | NA | 18 381 | 298 029 | 1 540 614 | 12 188 | 19 860 | 2 313 355 | Fixed: | 19.99% |
| Variable: 80.01% | ||||||||||
| Other members of executive management (g) |
Fixed: | 37.41% | ||||||||
| 693 546 | NA | 58 494 | 348 138 | 773 689 | 184 672 | 28 962 | 2 087 501 | Variable: 62.59% |
Notes:
(a) The amounts in this table are expressed in euros. Many of these amounts, both the amounts relating to the remuneration of Olivier Taelman and the amounts relating to the remuneration of the other members of executive management, are the sum of amounts originally denominated in euros and the euro conversion of amounts originally denominated in dollars.
(b) Fringe benefits consist of (as applicable): company car/car allowance, laptop, mobile phone, office allowance, representation allowance, health insurance, sectoral premium, eco-vouchers, meal vouchers.
(c) The "one-year variable" remuneration corresponds to the yearly performance bonus as detailed in Table 3 below.
(d) The "multi-year variable" remuneration corresponds to the warrant expense under IFRS 2.
(e) Extraordinary items consist of sign-on bonuses.
(f) Defined contribution pension plan.
(g) The remuneration of the other members of executive management is disclosed on an aggregated basis. This includes remuneration paid to Loic Moreau until November 4, 2024 and to John Landry as of November 4, 2024.
The 2024 Company objectives were comprised of: regulatory and operations objectives (relative weight of 50%), finance and corporate objectives (relative weight of 30%), and commercial objectives (relative weight of 20%). Upon the recommendation of the remuneration committee, the Board of Directors determined that these objectives were achieved for 70%, 83% and 50% respectively, resulting in an overall achievement of the 2024 Company objectives of 70% (out of a maximum of 100%) as further set out in Table 3 below.
For the CEO, whose target short-term variable remuneration equals his fixed annual base remuneration, this resulted in a variable remuneration for 2024 of 70% of the 2024 fixed annual base remuneration.
For the other members of executive management (except for John Landry, who only joined the Company in November 2024, and therefore was not entitled to receive a variable remuneration for 2024), 50% of their variable remuneration was based on Company performance, with the other 50% of their variable remuneration being based on individual performance. Upon the recommendation of the remuneration committee, the CEO determined that the individual objectives of the other members of executive management were achieved for percentages ranging from 85% to 90%, resulting in variable remunerations for 2024 ranging from 77.5% to 80% of the target short-term variable remuneration of the individual members of executive management as further set out in Table 3 below.
| Table 3 - Performance (one-year variable remuneration) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance criteria | Relative weight of performance criteria |
a) Measured performance b) Corresponding remuneration (EUR) |
||||||
| Olivier Taelman CEO |
Company objectives: regulatory & operations |
50% | a) 70% b) 149 015 |
|||||
| Company objectives: finance & corporate |
30% | a) 83% b) 106 439 |
||||||
| Company objectives: commercial |
20% | a) 50% b) 42 576 |
||||||
| Total | 298 029 | |||||||
| Other members of executive management |
Company objectives: see above | 50% | a) 70% b) 154 728 |
|||||
| Department/personal objectives | 50% | a) 85-90% b) 193 410 |
||||||
| Total | 348 138 |
The total amount of the remuneration of the non-executive directors and the members of executive management is consistent with the Company's remuneration policy as it is based on the principles laid down in the remuneration policy of the Company.
In particular the fixed part of the remuneration and the long-term share-based remuneration allow the Company to attract, motivate and retain the expert individuals that the Company needs in the board of directors and the executive management to design and implement the strategy to achieve the Company's mission of becoming a global leader in providing innovative, clinically proven solutions to treat patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea.
The annual performance bonus of the members of executive management is designed and deemed to reward performance and to motivate the members of executive management to deliver increased shareholder value through superior business results.
This way, the total amount of the remuneration of the non-executive directors and the members of executive management is deemed to contribute to the long-term performance of the Company.
| Table 4 - Remuneration in share options | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name, position |
Main conditions of the share option plans | Information regarding the reported financial year | ||||||||
| Opening balance During the year |
Closing balance |
|||||||||
| Identifi cation of the plan |
Date of offer |
Date of vesting of last tranche |
End of holding period |
Exercise period (from - to) |
Exercise price |
Number of share options held but not yet vested at the beginning of the year |
a) Number of share options offered b) Value of underlying shares @ date of offer |
a) Number of share options vested b) Value of underlying shares @ date of vesting c) Value @ exercise price d) Surplus value @ date of vesting |
Share options not yet vested |
|
| Robert Taub Non executive director, Chairman |
ESOP 2021 |
14 Jun 2023 |
12 Jun 2024 |
NA | 12 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2028 |
7.19 | 25 000 | a)0 b)0 |
a)25 000 b)195 500 c)179 750 d)15 750 |
0 |
| Jürgen Hambrecht Non executive director |
ESOP 2021 |
14 Jun 2023 |
12 Jun 2024 |
NA | 12 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2028 |
7.19 | 25 000 | a)0 b)0 |
a)25 000 b)195 500 c)179 750 d)15 750 |
0 |
| Kevin Rakin Non executive director |
ESOP 2021 |
14 Jun 2023 |
12 Jun 2024 |
NA | 12 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2028 |
7.19 | 25 000 | a)0 b)0 |
a)25 000 b)195 500 c)179 750 d)15 750 |
0 |
| Rita Johnson Mills Non executive director |
ESOP 2021 |
14 Jun 2023 |
12 Jun 2024 |
NA | 12 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2028 |
7.19 | 25 000 | a)0 b)0 |
a)25 000 b)195 500 c)179 750 d)15 750 |
0 |
| Virginia Kirby Non executive director |
ESOP 2021 |
14 Jun 2023 |
12 Jun 2024 |
NA | 12 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2028 |
7.19 | 25 000 | a)0 b)0 |
a)25 000 b)195 500 c)179 750 d)15 750 |
0 |
| Wildman Ventures LLC Non |
ESOP 2021 |
14 Jun 2023 |
12 Jun 2024 |
NA | 12 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2028 |
7.19 | 11 398 | a)0 b)0 |
a)11 398 b)89 132 c)81 952 d)7 181 |
0 |
| executive director |
ESOP 2022 |
14 Jun 2023 |
12 Jun 2024 |
NA | 12 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2028 |
7.19 | 13 602 | a)0 b)0 |
a)13 602 b)106 368 c)97 798 d)8 569 |
0 |
| Pierre Gianello Non executive director |
ESOP 2021 |
14 Jun 2023 |
12 Jun 2024 |
NA | 12 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2028 |
7.19 | 25 000 | a)0 b)0 |
a)25 000 b)195 500 c)179 750 d)15 750 |
0 |
| Olivier Taelman CEO |
ESOP 2021 |
17 Sep 2021 |
17 Sep 2024 |
NA | 17 Sep 2024 17 Sep 2026 |
25.31 | 8 310 | a)0 b)0 |
a)8 310 b)61 494 c)210 326 d)-148 832 |
0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESOP 2021 |
24 Mar 2023 |
24 Mar 2026 |
NA | 24 Mar 2023 24 Mar 2028 |
5.42 | 18 750 | a)0 b)0 |
a)6 250 b)89 063 c)33 875 d)55 188 |
12 500 | |
| ESOP 2022 |
1 Feb 2024 |
1 Feb 2027 |
NA | 1 Feb 2024 1 Feb 2029 |
5.24 | 0 | a)50 000 b)498 000 |
a)12 500 b)124 500 c)65 500 d)59 000 |
37 500 | |
| ESOP 2022 |
2 Aug 2024 |
2 Aug 2024 |
NA | 2 Aug 2024 28 Dec 2032 |
7.88 | 0 | a)258 894 b)1 957 239 |
a)258 894 b)1 957 239 c)2 040 085 d)-82 846 |
0 | |
| ESOP 2024 |
2 Aug 2024 |
2 Aug 2024 |
NA | 2 Aug 2024 31 Jul 2034 |
7.88 | 0 | a)111 106 b)839 961 |
a)111 106 b)839 961 c)875 515 d)-35 554 |
0 | |
| Loïc Moreau CFO until Nov 4, 2024 |
ESOP 2021 |
21 Feb 2022 |
21 Feb 2025 |
NA | 21 Feb 2022 24 Mar 2028 |
5.42 (*) |
15 000 | a)0 b)0 |
a)7 500 b)100 500 c)40 650 d)59 850 |
7 500 |
| ESOP 2021 |
21 Feb 2022 |
21 Feb 2026 |
NA | 21 Feb 2025 21 Feb 2027 |
17.76 | 15 000 | a)0 b)0 |
a)0 b)0 c)0 d)0 |
15 000 | |
| ESOP 2021 |
21 Feb 2022 |
21 Feb 2024 |
NA | 21 Feb 2023 24 Mar 2028 |
5.42 (**) |
7 500 | a)0 b)0 |
a)7 500 b)100 500 c)40 650 d)59 850 |
0 | |
| ESOP 2021 |
24 Mar 2023 |
24 Mar 2026 |
NA | 24 Mar 2023 24 Mar 2028 |
5.42 | 11 463 | a)0 b)0 |
a)3 821 b)54 449 c)20 710 d)33 739 |
7 642 | |
| ESOP 2022 |
1 Feb 2024 |
1 Feb 2027 |
NA | 1 Feb 2024 1 Feb 2029 |
5.24 | 0 | a)20 000 b)199 200 |
a)5 000 b)49 800 c)26 200 d)23 600 |
15 000 | |
| ESOP 2024 |
18 Sep 2024 |
18 Sep 2027 |
NA | 18 Sep 2024 31 Jul 2034 |
7.20 | 0 | a)50 000 b)377 000 |
a)12 500 b)94 250 c)90 000 d)4 250 |
37 500 | |
| John Landry CFO as of Nov 4, 2024 |
ESOP 2024 |
25 Nov 2024 |
25 Nov 2027 |
NA | 25 Nov 2024 31 Jul 2034 |
7.69 | 0 | a)300 000 b)2 400 000 |
a)75 000 b)600 000 c)576 750 d)23 250 |
225 000 |
| Scott Holstine CCO |
ESOP 2024 |
2 Aug 2024 |
2 Aug 2027 |
NA | 2 Aug 2024 31 Jul 2034 |
7.88 | 0 | a)50 000 b)378 000 |
a)12 500 b)94 500 c)98 500 d)-4 000 |
37 500 |
| Bruno Onkelinx CTO |
ESOP 2021 |
17 Sep 2021 |
17 Sep 2024 |
NA | 17 Sep 2021 24 Mar 2028 |
5.42 (*) |
7 500 | a)0 b)0 |
a)7 500 b)55 500 c)40 650 d)14 850 |
0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESOP 2021 |
21 Feb 2022 |
21 Feb 2025 |
NA | 21 Feb 2022 21 Feb 2027 |
17.76 | 5 000 | a)0 b)0 |
a)2 500 b)33 500 c)44 400 d)-10 900 |
2 500 | |
| ESOP 2021 |
24 Mar 2023 |
24 Mar 2026 |
NA | 24 Mar 2023 24 Mar 2028 |
5.42 | 13 559 | a)0 b)0 |
a)4 519 b)64 396 c)24 493 d)39 903 |
9 040 | |
| ESOP 2022 |
1 Feb 2024 |
1 Feb 2027 |
NA | 1 Feb 2024 1 Feb 2029 |
5.24 | 0 | a)20 000 b)199 200 |
a)5 000 b)49 800 c)26 200 d)23 600 |
15 000 |
(*) The initial exercise price was EUR 25,31. The exercise price was reset to EUR 5,42 on March 24, 2023. (**) The initial exercise price was EUR 17,76. The exercise price was reset to EUR 5,42 on March 24, 2023.
In addition to the information included in Table 4 above, during 2024:
The Company does not facilitate the entering into of derivative contracts related to share options, nor does the Company cover any risks related to share options.
The key features of the various share option plans are largely the same, and can be summarized as follows:
In addition to the above, in 2024, each non-executive director was granted 14,806 "restricted share units" or "RSUs", whereby each RSU represents the obligation of the relevant non-executive director to subscribe for one new ordinary share of the Company at a subscription price of EUR 0.1718 per share (irrespective of the market value of the share at that time).
The key features of the RSUs can be summarized as follows:
During 2024, no severance payments were due or paid to any director or member of executive management.
The Company does not have any right to reclaim variable remuneration, hence the Company did not use such right in 2024.
During 2024, no derogations were made from the Company's remuneration policy, except that the effective proportion of the fixed annual base remuneration, the short-term variable remuneration and the long-term incentive of certain members of executive management was not in accordance with the target proportion (resulting among others in a lower short-term remuneration for these members of executive management than the short-term remuneration they would have been entitled to if the effective proportion of the three main elements of remuneration would have been in accordance with the target proportion). The Company intends to propose certain changes to the remuneration policy and to submit such proposed changes to the June 11, 2025 shareholders' meeting for approval. The proposed changes affect among others the target proportion of the three main elements of remuneration of the members of executive management.
As set out in the introduction of this remuneration report, the Company does not have readily available the information related to previous financial years prior to 2020. Therefore, this remuneration report includes the information related to 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 only. Going forward, the remuneration report will each year include information relating to one additional previous year (with a maximum of five years prior to the reported year and with the year 2020 being the earliest year in the comparison).
| Yearly remuneration (1) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-executive directors | |||||
| Total remuneration (all non-executive directors collectively) (2) |
383 654 | 304 097 | 421 710 | 552 447 | 549 393 |
| Members of executive management (3) | |||||
| Fixed remuneration (all members of executive management collectively) (4) |
516 473 | 673 152 | 736 223 | 790 476 | 1 243 526 |
| Variable remuneration (all members of executive management collectively) (5) (6) |
1 666 010 | 287 381 | 212 000 | 509 303 | 843 027 |
| Total remuneration (all members of executive management collectively) (7) |
2 182 483 | 960 533 | 948 223 | 1 299 779 | 2 086 553 |
(1) The information in this table is derived from the information in this section 2.9 ("Remuneration report").
(2) The total remuneration of the non-executive directors for 2020 comprises: board fees (annualized for directors who were only entitled to receive board fees as from September 21, 2020), fee pursuant to consultant agreement between MINV SA and the Company, and salary pursuant to employment agreement between Pierre Gianello and the Company.
The total remuneration of the non-executive directors for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 comprises: board fees paid to directors (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses) and salary pursuant to employment agreement between Pierre Gianello and the Company. It excludes the "multi-year variable" remuneration included in Table 1 in section 2.9.2.
| Company performance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price (Euronext Brussels) at December 31 | 15.8 | 18.6 | 5.14 | 4.26 | 8.26 |
| Cash position at December 31 (consolidated) (KEUR) | 92 300 | 135 509 | 17 888 | 21 610 | 34 186 |
| Net profit (net loss) (consolidated) (KEUR) | (12 245) | (27 619) | (31 225) | (43 212) | (57 975) |
| Average remuneration of employees on a full-time equivalent basis |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees of the consolidated group | 86 550 | 90 799 | 111 699 | 120 419 | 140 570 |
The average remuneration is calculated as follows:
| Ratio highest remuneration / lowest remuneration | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest remuneration of the members of executive management (1) (2) |
1 913 149 | 730 533 | 631 184 | 831 092 | 772 741 |
| Lowest remuneration (in full-time equivalent) of the employees |
30 587 | 27 645 | 21 639 | 39 910 | 34 999 |
| Ratio highest remuneration / lowest remuneration | 62.55 | 26.43 | 29.17 | 20.82 | 22.08 |
(1) For 2021: not taking into account the extraordinary variable compensation received by Fabian Suarez Gonzalez (acting via ActuaRisk Consulting SRL) in the amount of €3,709,285.99 triggered by the Company's IPO on Euronext Brussels in September 2020.
(2) As from 2024: excluding the "multi-year variable" remuneration included in Table 2 in section 2.9.2.
On June 12, 2024, the shareholders' meeting of the Company approved the 2023 remuneration report with a majority of 88.38% of the votes that were validly cast.
In addition, the same shareholders' meeting approved the current version of the remuneration policy which introduced the grant of "restricted share units" to non-executive directors with a majority of 94.17%.
The Company considers these approval rates as signs of confidence and confirmation that the remuneration of the non-executive directors and the members of executive management is perceived as appropriate. As the 2023 remuneration of the non-executive directors and the members of executive management (as detailed in the 2023 remuneration report) was in line with the then applicable version of the remuneration policy, and the only change made to the remuneration policy in 2024 was the introduction of "restricted share units" for non-executive directors, the Company intends to continue basing the remuneration of the non-executive directors and the members of executive management on the principles laid down in the current version of the remuneration policy. The proposed changes to the remuneration policy that will be submitted for approval to the June 11, 2025 shareholders' meeting are mostly intended to adapt certain provisions of the remuneration policy to the Company's extended executive management, as in 2024 the executive management was extended to not only include the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, but also the Chief Commercial Officer and the Chief Technology Officer, while the remuneration policy was not yet fully set up for that.
Internal control is a key aspect of risk management.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB. We have a program for the review of our internal control over financial reporting to ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
Risk management is considered important for achieving our operational targets.
We have established internal risk management and control systems. The audit committee has an active role in monitoring the effectiveness of these internal risk management and control systems. The purpose of these systems is to manage the risks to which the Company may be exposed.
The internal risk management and control systems are designed to:
The identification and analysis of risks is an ongoing process that is a critical component of internal control. As the Company's shares are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Company needs to comply with relevant requirements of the U.S Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In that framework, the Company performs a quarterly scoping exercise to identify which entities and processes fall within the scope of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements. This exercise defines the Financial Statement Line Items ("FSLIs") that are in scope at balance sheet level and at profit and loss level. Based on the FSLI scoping, the key risks and corresponding mitigating controls (key controls) are registered, and the effectiveness of the controls is monitored. If our assessment shows the necessity to modify the controls, we will do so. This could be the result of changes in the external environment, in laws and regulations, or in the Company's strategy.
The financial risks of the group are managed centrally by the finance department. For further reference on financial risk management, see note 4 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements. We also refer to Section 2.11.1 ("Risks related to our financial position").
Our internal control over financial reporting includes, controls over business processes, entity level controls (at company level) and controls over relevant IT systems that impact financial reporting.
Pursuant to applicable requirements of the U.S Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Company needs to assess the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.
In that respect, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013). Based on the evaluation performed, management concluded that the material weaknesses that were reported in previous years still existed as of December 31, 2024. These material weaknesses are related to:
To address the material weaknesses identified, we have taken, and continue to take, several remedial actions, including the engagement of an external professional advisor who has been evaluating and validating, and who continues to evaluate and validate, the design effectiveness of our internal control framework. Based on the outcomes of the evaluation performed so far, we formalized a risk assessment and scoping exercise and designed and implemented an internal control framework to cover risks identified as part of such risk assessment. Accordingly, our remediation plan is underway. However, while the remediation plan is underway, it had not sufficiently advanced by December 31, 2024 to resolve the material weaknesses. Therefore, remediation is ongoing.
Notwithstanding these material weaknesses, our management believes that the consolidated financial statements contained in this Annual Report present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with IFRS.
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The principal risks associated with the Company's business include (without being limited to) the risks described below.
We were incorporated in 2009, obtained certification (CE-Mark) for our Genio system in March 2019, and had our first commercial sales in Germany in July 2020. In 2024 we generated €4,5 million of sales from the Genio system compared to €4.3 million in 2023. We have incurred operating losses and negative operating cash flows in each period since we were incorporated in 2009, including operating losses of €58.8 million and €45.1 million and negative operating cash flows of €49.2 million and €44.8 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of €217.7 million. These losses have resulted primarily from costs incurred in the development of our Genio system, as well as from general and administrative costs associated with our operations and manufacturing.
We expect that our operating expenses will continue to increase as we fund the continued development of our technology and the Genio product line, seek to expand manufacturing and sales and marketing capabilities, seek further regulatory clearances, certifications, approvals and marketing authorizations, particularly in the United States, for the Genio system, and as we incur the additional costs associated with being a public company in the United States. In June 2020, we obtained approval from the FDA under an investigational device exemption, or IDE, to begin our pivotal trial, the dual-sided hypoglossal nerve stimulation for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, or DREAM, trial. The aim of the DREAM trial, if the data are positive, is to support market authorization of the Genio system in the United States, as well as to support obtaining coverage and reimbursement more generally. We also plan to conduct additional clinical trials, and as a result, we expect clinical expenses will increase significantly over the next several years.
As a result, we expect to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future, and we may never achieve profitability, which could impair our ability to sustain operations or obtain any required additional funding. Furthermore, even if we do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on an ongoing basis. If we do not achieve or sustain profitability in the future, we may suffer net losses or negative operating cash flows in subsequent periods.
The Genio system is currently our only commercial product, which we market in certain European countries, and our success depends entirely upon its market acceptance and adoption by physicians, payors and patients. The Genio system may not gain commercial acceptance in target markets. If we fail to gain and maintain commercial market acceptance of the Genio system in our target markets, for instance, because of insufficient price and reimbursement levels from government and third-party payors, competition, or the inability to demonstrate the benefits and cost-effectiveness of the Genio system compared to other products available on the market, the amount of revenue generated from sales of the Genio system in the future could continue to be limited, and could even decrease over time. In addition, the Genio system has not received marketing authorization in the United States, and our future financial performance will depend on the successful completion of our DREAM pivotal trial, which is intended to support an application for market authorization to commercialize the Genio system in the United States.
These and other factors present obstacles to commercial acceptance of the Genio system in target markets and could lead to our failure, or a substantial delay, in gaining significant market acceptance of the Genio system in target markets, which could affect our ability to generate revenue. Any failure of the Genio system to achieve meaningful market acceptance will harm our business and future prospects.
We expect to incur significant expenses and operating losses over the next few years, and we may need to raise additional capital in the future. We have so far been financed primarily by funds invested by our shareholders, including in connection with our initial public offering on Euronext Brussels in September 2020, the listing of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Market in July 2021, the issuance of ordinary shares in a public offering in May 2024 and the sale of ordinary shares via an at the market offering in October 2024. Additionally, in July 2024, we entered into a €37.5 million loan facility agreement with the European Investment Bank. Based on our current operating plan and our existing cash and cash equivalents of €34.2 million and financial assets of €51.2 million as of December 31, 2024, we expect to be able to fund our operations for at least 12 months as from the date of this Annual Report. However, we have based these estimates on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, and we could spend our financial resources much faster than currently expected. Our future success depends on our ability to raise capital and/or execute our current operating plan. Any future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including without limitation:
Any additional equity or debt financing that we raise may contain terms that are not favorable to us or our shareholders. If we raise additional funds by selling additional ordinary shares or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ordinary shares, the issuance of such securities will result in dilution to our shareholders.
In addition, any future debt financing into which we enter may impose upon us covenants that restrict our operations, including limitations on our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends, repurchase our ordinary shares, make certain investments and engage in certain merger, consolidation or asset sale transactions. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements with third parties, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our technologies or products, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us.
Furthermore, we cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. We have no committed source of additional capital other than our at-the-market facility. If we do not have, or are not able to obtain, sufficient funds, we may have to delay development or commercialization of our products or license to third-parties the rights to commercialize products or technologies that we would otherwise seek to commercialize ourselves. We also may have to reduce marketing, customer support or other resources devoted to our products or cease operations, or even terminate our operations, which may involve seeking bankruptcy protection.
Since September 2011, we have received financial support from the Walloon Region in the form of recoverable cash advances and subsidies. In March 2018, in accordance with Section 27A of the Australian Industry Research and Development Act 1986, the Australian Government gave notice to Nyxoah Pty Ltd, our Australian subsidiary, of registration for the research and development, or R&D, tax incentive from the 2017/2018 income year. This incentive represents 43.5% of the yearly eligible R&D expenditure. In October 2023, we received confirmation from the Walloon Region that we can apply tax credits in Belgium on eligible R&D investments.
All these subsidies and reimbursable cash advances increased our financial resources to support R&D and clinical development projects. However, we cannot predict whether we or our subsidiaries will continue to benefit from such incentives and/or advantages and/or to what extent. The repayment obligations with respect to the financial support from the Walloon Region will also have the effect of reducing our profitability until fully repaid.
Even though we have obtained certification, a CE-Mark, in Europe for the Genio system based on positive results from our initial clinical trial, there is no assurance that we will be able to maintain this certification or to obtain additional certification or marketing authorizations in other jurisdictions, including the United States, or that the results from our ongoing and planned clinical trials will be sufficient for us to obtain or maintain such certifications or authorizations.
Even though we have obtained certification (CE-Mark) in Europe for the Genio system based on positive results from our BiLAteral hypoglossal nerve stimulation for treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or BLAST, clinical trial, there is no assurance that ongoing or future clinical trials we may conduct to support further marketing authorizations, certifications or clearances (or to maintain existing ones) will be successful or that the Genio system will perform as intended. We may be required to develop more clinical evidence than we currently anticipate before we are able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FDA or other regulatory authorities that the Genio system is safe and effective for its intended use, if ever. To obtain a certificate of conformity, manufacturers need to comply with the essential requirements of the EU Medical Devices Directive (Council Directive 93/42/EEC), the Active Implantable Medical Devices Directive (Council Directive 90/385/EEC) or Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament, and in particular to demonstrate that devices are designed and manufactured in such a way that they will not compromise the clinical condition or safety of patients, or the safety and health of users and others (that the potential benefits outweigh potential risks). In addition, medical devices must achieve the performance intended by the manufacturer and be designed, manufactured and packaged in a suitable manner. However, if the Genio system causes or contributes to consumer injuries or other harm or other serious issues arise, we could face significant regulatory and legal challenges, including the potential loss of certification or authorization, and damage our reputation as a company, and it may be necessary to conduct further clinical trials to confirm the device can perform safely and effectively.
In particular, even if certification has been obtained in Europe, there is no guarantee for success in the United States of a pivotal trial to support a premarket submission to the FDA or for future U.S. marketing authorization. The FDA's standard of review differs significantly from that required to obtain a CE-Mark in Europe, which only indicates that the device in question complies with European legislation. Medical devices certified for marketing in the European Union need notably to demonstrate that they are designed and manufactured in such a way that it will not compromise the clinical condition or safety of patients, or the safety and health of users and others. In contrast, before a medical device can receive FDA approval in the United States, the device must not only be proven to be safe, but also effective for its intended use, or in the case of a 510(k) clearance, substantially equivalent to a predicate device.
Expanding indications for our Genio system and developing new products is expensive and timeconsuming and could divert management's attention away from our core business. We plan to continue to invest in pursuing additional indications for our Genio system and in improving the Genio system to develop next generation versions designed to improve patient comfort, efficacy and convenience. For example, in July 2022, we received FDA approval for an IDE to enable us to initiate a clinical trial, called ACCCESS, to evaluate the use of the Genio system for the treatment of adult patients with moderateto-severe OSA with complete concentric collapse (CCC).
The success of any such product development efforts will depend on several factors, including our ability to do the following:
If we are not successful in expanding indications and developing and commercializing new products and product enhancements, our ability to increase our revenue in the future may be impaired.
Even if the Genio system receives marketing authorization or certification from the appropriate regulatory authorities or Notified Bodies, it may nonetheless fail to gain sufficient market acceptance by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the medical community. Our efforts to educate the medical community and third-party payors regarding the benefits of the Genio system are expected to require significant resources and may not be successful.
Acceptance of the Genio system will depend on physicians being convinced of the distinctive characteristics, clinical performance, benefits, safety and cost-effectiveness of the device and being prepared to undertake special training in certain cases. Furthermore, physicians will likely only adopt the Genio system if they determine, based on experience, clinical data, and published peer-reviewed journal articles that the Genio system is an attractive treatment solution, and that third-party payors, such as government programs and private health insurance plans, will provide coverage and adequate reimbursement for its use. Regarding the Genio system, two articles related to the BLAST OSA trial have been published in the European Respiratory Journal and Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. Two additional articles have since been published – a case report on complete concentric collapse (CCC) published in Clinical Case Reports and a comparative analysis of the first 10 patients of each of Inspire and Nyxoah's hypoglossal nerve stimulation systems in Otolaryngology Open journal.
The degree of market acceptance of the Genio system and any other product candidates we develop will depend on a number of social, psychological, economic and other factors and concerns, including:
Taking into account our current financial and managerial resources, we will have to carefully prioritize the order in which we address our target European markets for commercialization of the Genio system, based on parameters such as market size, market readiness, and competition, and then allocate our financial and managerial resources accordingly. In order to identify our primary target markets, we make projections on the number of people by target market. These projections are derived from a variety of sources, including, but not limited to, scientific literature, governmental statistics and market research, and are highly contingent on a number of variables that are difficult to predict and may prove to be too high. If as a result of these or other factors the market for the Genio system does not develop as currently anticipated, our ability to generate revenue could be materially adversely affected. Further, if we use our financial and managerial resources to promote a particular indication expansion that is not ultimately sufficiently commercially successful, this could result in a smaller population of patients who could benefit from the Genio system than we anticipate which would result in lower potential revenue.
The medical technology industry is highly competitive, subject to change and significantly affected by new product introductions and other activities of industry participants. Our competitors have historically dedicated and will continue to dedicate significant resources to promoting their products or developing new products or methods to treat moderate to severe OSA. We compete as a second line therapy in the OSA treatment market for patients with moderate to severe OSA.
We consider other companies that have designed hypoglossal nerve stimulation technologies to treat OSA as direct competitors. We are aware of only one currently marketed nerve stimulation device for the treatment of OSA, the Inspire Medical system marketed by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., and one other nerve stimulation system for the treatment of OSA currently not actively commercialized in Europe from ImThera/ LivaNova PLC. The Inspire Medical system is currently the only neuro stimulation system approved to treat moderate to severe OSA in the United States. Additionally, we also consider, as indirect competition, invasive surgical treatment options such as uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and maxillomandibular advancement surgery and, to a lesser extent, mandibular advancement devices, which are primarily used in the treatment of mild to moderate OSA.
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1s"), a class of drug initially indicated for diabetes and obesity, gained popularity as a weight-loss drug beginning in 2023. In 2024, GLP-1s, also received a clinical indication for the treatment of OSA. Although we believe that there could be a benefit to our business as a result of GLP-1s, there can be no assurance of such benefit. If GLP-1s are successful in treating OSA, demand for our Genio system could be reduced.
In Europe, the Genio system is CE-Mark certified for use as a second-line therapy in the treatment of moderate to severe OSA in patients who do not tolerate, refused or failed positive airway pressure, or PAP, therapy. If one or more PAP device manufacturers successfully develop a PAP device that is better tolerated and demonstrates significantly higher compliance rates, or if improvements in other secondline therapies make them more effective, cost effective, easier to use or otherwise more attractive than the Genio system, these therapies could have a material adverse effect on our sales, financial condition and results of operations.
Companies against which we compete, directly or indirectly, may have competitive advantages with respect to primary competitive factors in the OSA treatment market, including:
The commercial availability of any approved competing product could potentially inhibit recruitment and enrollment in our clinical trials. We may successfully conclude our clinical trials and obtain final regulatory authorization or certification, and nevertheless may fail to compete against competitors or alternative treatments that may be available or developed for the relevant indication. Alternative treatments include devices and surgery, as well as potential pharmacological treatments, among others. New treatment options may emerge yielding clinical results better than or equal to those achieved with the Genio system, possibly at a lower cost. Emergence of such new therapies may inhibit our ability to develop and grow the market for the Genio system. Furthermore, new entrants into the markets in which we operate could also decide to more aggressively compete on price, requiring us to reduce prices to maintain market share.
Public health crises such as pandemics or similar outbreaks could adversely impact our business. Notably, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our operations or those of our collaborators, vendors and other material business relations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the outbreak, new information that will emerge concerning the severity of the virus and the actions to contain it or treat its impact, among others.
A loss or degradation in performance of the suppliers on which we depend for services and components used in the production and assembly of the Genio system could have a material effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Genio system requires customized components and services that are currently available from a limited number of sources. If these suppliers decide not to supply, are unable to supply, or if they provide us with components or services of insufficient quality, this could harm our reputation and business by affecting, for example, product availability and performance. Our suppliers might not be able or willing to continue to provide us with the components or services we need, at suitable prices or in sufficient quantity or quality. If any of our existing suppliers is unable or unwilling to meet our demand for components or services, or if the services or components that they supply do not meet quality and other specifications, clinical trials or sales of the Genio system could be delayed or halted, which could prevent us from achieving or maintaining profitability. For instance, we currently rely on a single source supplier for a number of critical components to the Genio system. We are seeking to qualify additional suppliers for certain of our components. The addition of a new supplier to the production process generally requires extensive evaluations, testing and regulatory approval, making it difficult and costly for us to diversify our exposure to single source suppliers. In addition, if we have to switch to a replacement supplier for any of our product components or for certain services required for the production and assembly of the Genio system such as, for example, the sterilization and coating of the product components, or if we have to commence our own manufacturing to satisfy market demand, we may face delays, and the manufacturing and delivery of the Genio system could be interrupted for an extended period of time, which could delay completion of our clinical trials or commercialization and prevent us from achieving or maintaining profitability. Alternative suppliers may be unavailable, may be unwilling to supply, may not have the necessary regulatory approvals or certifications, or may not have in place an adequate quality management system. Furthermore, modifications to a service or component made by a third-party supplier could require new approvals or certifications from the relevant regulatory authorities before the modified service or component may be used.
If we are required to change the manufacturer of a critical component of our implant systems, we will be required to verify that the new manufacturer maintains facilities, procedures and operations that comply with our quality specifications and applicable regulatory requirements, which could further impede our ability to manufacture our implant systems in a timely manner. If we encounter demand for our system in excess of our inventory and we need to contract with these additional suppliers, we will face challenges in meeting that demand. Transitioning to a new supplier could be time-consuming and expensive, may result in interruptions in our operations and product delivery, could affect the performance specifications of our implant systems or could require that we modify the design of those systems. If the change in manufacturer results in a significant change to any product, new marketing authorizations or certification from the FDA or similar regulatory authority may be necessary before we implement the change, which could cause substantial delays. The occurrence of any of these events could harm our ability to meet the demand for our products in a timely or cost-effective manner.
In addition, our suppliers may discontinue their supply of components or services upon which we rely before the end of the product life of the Genio system. The timing of a discontinuation may not allow us sufficient time to develop and obtain any regulatory authorizations or certifications as required for replacement components or services before we exhaust our inventory. If suppliers discontinue their supply of components or services, we may have to pay premium prices to our suppliers to keep their production or service lines open or to obtain alternative suppliers, buy substantial inventory to last until the scheduled end of life of the Genio system or through such time as we have an alternative component developed and authorized by the regulatory authorities, or temporarily cease supplying the Genio system once our inventory of the affected component is exhausted.
Any of these interruptions to the supply of services or components could result in a substantial reduction in our available inventory and an increase in our production costs.
Given our current state of development, reliance on the expertise and experience of our board of directors, management and other key employees, as well as contractors, in management, engineering, manufacturing, clinical and regulatory matters, sales and marketing, and other functions is crucial. The departure of any of these individuals without timely and adequate replacement or the loss of any of our senior management or other key employees would make it difficult for us to achieve our objectives in a timely manner, or at all. We might not be able to find and attract other individuals with similar levels of expertise and experience or similar relationships with commercial partners and other market participants. In addition, our competitive position could be compromised if a member of senior management transferred to a competitor.
We expect to expand our operations and grow our clinical development, manufacturing, administrative and commercial operations. This will require hiring a number of qualified clinical, scientific, commercial and additional administrative, sales and marketing personnel. Competition for skilled personnel is intense and may limit our ability to hire and retain highly qualified personnel on acceptable terms or at all. Competitors may have greater financial and other resources, different risk profiles and a longer history than we do. If we are unable to identify, attract, retain and motivate these highly skilled personnel, we may be unable to continue our development, commercialization or growth. Failure to retain or attract key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and/or prospects.
We rely, and may rely in the future, on third parties to conduct certain clinical trials, perform data collection and analysis and provide marketing, manufacturing, regulatory advice and other services that are crucial to our business. In particular, our technology and product development activities or clinical trials conducted in reliance on third parties may be delayed, suspended, or terminated if the third parties do not devote a sufficient amount of time or effort to our activities or otherwise fail to successfully carry out their contractual duties or to meet regulatory obligations or expected deadlines; if we replace a third party; 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; or if the third party becomes bankrupt or enters into liquidation.
We may not always have the ability to control the performance of third parties in their conduct of their activities. Our agreements with these third parties generally allow the third party to terminate the agreement at any time, subject to standard notice terms. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or regulatory obligations or meet expected deadlines, or agreements with such third parties are terminated for any reason, we would be required to find a replacement third party to conduct the required activities. We may be unable to enter into a new agreement with another third party on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. Furthermore, if the quality or accuracy of the data obtained by the third party is compromised, or if data are otherwise lost, we would be required to repeat the affected trial. Third-party performance failures may therefore increase our development costs, delay our ability to obtain regulatory approval, and delay or prevent the commercialization of the Genio system in target markets. In addition, our third-party agreements usually contain a clause limiting such third party's liability, such that we may not be able to obtain full compensation for any losses that we may incur in connection with the third party's performance failures.
Expedited, reliable shipping is essential to our operations since the components of the Genio system are manufactured to our specifications by third-party suppliers in various jurisdictions. While the initial assembly of the different electronic components is done by different external suppliers, the final assembly of certain components is performed in our facilities in Belgium. Expedited, reliable shipping is also essential to ship our products to our customers. As a result, we rely heavily on providers of transport services for reliable and secure point-to-point transport of the key components of the Genio system to our facility and for tracking of these shipments, as well as for reliable transport of our product to our customers. Should a carrier encounter delivery performance issues such as loss, damage or destruction of any components, it would be costly to replace such components in a timely manner and such occurrences, if they resulted in delays to the assembly and shipment of the completed Genio system to customers, may damage our reputation and lead to decreased demand for the Genio system and increased cost and expense to our business. In addition, any significant increase in shipping rates could adversely affect our operating margins and results of operations. Similarly, strikes, severe weather, natural disasters or other service interruptions affecting delivery services we use would adversely affect our ability to process orders for the Genio system on a timely basis.
Our revenue and other operating results will depend, in large part, on our ability to manufacture and sell the Genio system in sufficient quantities and quality, in a timely manner, and at a cost that is economically attractive.
We expect to be required to significantly increase manufacturing volumes as clinical trials on the Genio system are expanded and the Genio system is commercialized. The capacity of our manufacturing facility in Milmort, Belgium, along with our contract manufacturer in the United States, is expected to cover the Genio Implantable Stimulator demand for 2025. Manufacturing of the Genio Activation Chip, the Genio Charging Unit and the Genio External Stimulator is mostly outsourced to third party contract manufacturing organizations. In order to support future demand for the Genio system, we may need to expand our manufacturing capacity, which could require opening a new facility or additional outsourcing to a third-party contract manufacturing organization. For example, if we obtain regulatory authorization to market the Genio system in the United States we would likely have to significantly increase our manufacturing capabilities in order to satisfy anticipated demand. We expect that this could include opening a manufacturing facility in the United States. Opening a new manufacturing facility could involve significant additional expenses, including for the construction of a new facility, the movement and installation of key manufacturing equipment, the modification of manufacturing processes and for the recruitment and training of new team members. In addition, we must also notify,
and in most cases obtain approval from, regulatory authorities regarding any changes or modifications to our manufacturing facilities and processes, and the regulatory authorities might not authorize us to proceed or might delay the process significantly.
In addition, our current business expectation is that the cost of goods sold will decline over time as (i) internal efficiencies increase and (ii) the cumulative volume of Genio systems manufactured grows. However, we or our suppliers might not be able to increase yields and/or decrease manufacturing costs with time, and in fact costs may increase, which could prevent us from achieving or maintaining profitability.
To ensure adequate inventory supply of the Genio system in general and its components, we must forecast inventory needs and place orders with our suppliers based on our estimates of future demand for the Genio system and its components. To date, we have only commercialized the Genio system in limited quantities, mostly in Germany, and our ability to accurately forecast demand for our Genio system could be negatively affected by many factors, including failure to accurately manage our expansion strategy, product introductions by competitors, an increase or decrease in customer demand for the Genio system or for products of our competitors, failure to accurately predict customer acceptance of new products, unanticipated changes in general market conditions or regulatory matters, and weakening of economic conditions or consumer confidence in future economic conditions. Inventory levels in excess of customer demand may result in inventory write-downs or write-offs, which would cause our gross margin to be adversely affected and could impair the strength of the Genio brand. Conversely, if we underestimate customer demand for the Genio system, our third-party contract manufacturers may not be able to deliver products to meet our requirements, and this could result in damage to our reputation and customer relationships. In addition, if we experience a significant increase in demand, additional supplies of raw materials or additional manufacturing capacity may not be available when required on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, or suppliers or third-party manufacturers might not be able to allocate sufficient capacity in order to meet our increased requirements, which could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet customer demand for the Genio system.
We intend to maintain sufficient levels of inventory in order to protect ourselves from supply interruptions. As a result, we will be subject to the risk that a portion of our inventory will become obsolete or expire, which could affect our earnings and cash flows due to the resulting costs associated with the inventory impairment charges and costs required to replace such inventory.
Applications for prior regulatory authorization in the countries where we intend to sell or market the Genio system and any other products we develop may require extensive non-clinical, clinical and performance testing, all of which must be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of regulations established by the relevant regulatory agencies, which are complex and have become more stringent over time. We may be adversely affected by potential changes in government policy or legislation applicable to implantable medical devices. At the date of this Annual Report, we have received certification to market the Genio system and the Genio 2.1 system in the EU member states through CE-Marking and Israeli Medical Devices and Accessories, or AMAR. CE-Marking is also valid in the European Economic Area, or EEA (which consists of the 27 EU member states plus Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland).
In the United States, we are in the process of seeking FDA marketing authorization. We have submitted to the FDA all four modules of our PMA application for the Genio system, and the agency is currently reviewing the complete submission. Even though we have submitted the PMA application, the Genio system may not successfully obtain marketing authorization. In addition, there may be substantial and unexpected delays in the process, for example the FDA may request additional information or data relating to the Genio system, or even further clinical trials, as a condition for granting approval.
Since the Genio system is a wireless medical device, additional complications may arise with respect to obtaining marketing authorization in the United States. For example, the Federal Communications Commission must also determine that wireless medical devices, such as the Genio system, are compatible with other uses of the spectrum on which the device operates, and that power levels and the frequency spectrum of the wireless energy transfer comply with applicable regulations.
We currently manufacture the Genio system and have entered into relationships with third-party suppliers to manufacture and supply certain components of the Genio system. Our manufacturing practices and the manufacturing practices of our third-party suppliers are subject to ongoing regulation and periodic inspection. In the United States, the methods used in, and the facilities used for, the manufacture of medical devices must comply with the FDA's Quality System Regulation, or QSR, which is a complex regulatory scheme that covers the procedures and documentation of the design, testing, production, process controls, quality assurance, labeling, packaging, handling, storage, distribution, installation, and servicing of medical devices. Furthermore, we will be required to verify that our suppliers maintain facilities, procedures and operations that comply with our quality standards and applicable regulatory requirements. The FDA enforces the QSR through periodic announced or unannounced inspections of medical device manufacturing facilities, which may include the facilities of subcontractors. The Genio system is also subject to similar state regulations and various laws and regulations of other countries governing manufacturing.
Any failure to follow and appropriately document adherence to regulatory requirements (including maintaining an adequate quality management system in line with the most up-to-date standards and regulations) by us or our third-party suppliers may lead to significant delays in the availability of the Genio system for commercial sale or clinical trials, may result in the termination or suspension of a clinical trial, or may delay or prevent filing or approval or maintenance of marketing applications for the Genio system.
In the United States, the FDA and other federal and state agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, closely regulate compliance with all requirements governing medical device products, including requirements pertaining to marketing and promotion of devices in accordance with the provisions of the approved labeling and manufacturing of products in accordance with cGMP requirements. Violations of such requirements may lead to investigations alleging violations of the FDCA and other statutes, including the False Claims Act and other federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws as well as state consumer protection laws. Our failure to comply with all regulatory requirements, and later discovery of previously unknown adverse events or other problems with our products, manufacturers or manufacturing processes, may yield various results, including:
Any of the foregoing actions could significantly and negatively affect supply of the Genio system, if authorized for sale by the FDA, and be detrimental to our reputation or result in significant costs or loss of revenues. If any of these events occurs, we could be exposed to product liability claims and we could lose customers and experience reduced sales and increased costs.
Devices on the market in the EU that have been granted a CE-Mark under the AIMD Directive (AIMDD) will need to be re-evaluated and re- certified in accordance with the MDR. Any modification to an existing CE-Marked medical device will also require review and certification under the MDR.
The MDR also requires a re-designation of the Notified Bodies, the organizations designated by the EU member state in which they are based that are responsible for assessing whether medical devices and manufacturers of medical devices meet the applicable regulatory requirements in the EU. To be re-designated, Notified Bodies must demonstrate increased technical expertise in their scope of designation, as well as improved quality management systems. This re-designation process has caused backlogs in the assessment of medical devices and medical device manufacturers during the transition period leading up to May 26, 2021, the effective date of the MDR. In the European Union, currently 50 Notified Bodies have been re-designated, including one for Belgium.
The CE-Mark obtained in 2019 under the AIMDD for our Genio system was re-certified under the MDR prior to the deadline of December 31, 2027. Significant modifications to the Genio system, if any, will require certification under the MDR and cannot be implemented during the transition period from the AIMDD to the MDR.
Any third-party entities that we rely upon for distribution of our products in the EU, such as our local distributor in Spain, also need to be compliant with the MDR. If a distributor in the EU fails to meet the MDR requirements, on a timely basis or at all, the marketing and sale of our Genio products by such distributor may be temporarily or permanently prohibited.
Any delay or failure to comply with the MDR could result in the sale of our Genio products being temporarily or permanently prohibited in EU member states and affect our reputation, business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
We have developed and maintain a quality management system for medical devices intended to ensure quality of our products and activities. The system is designed to be in compliance with regulations in many different jurisdictions, including the QSR mandated by the FDA in the United States and the requirements of the AIMDD in the European Union, including the international standard ISO 13485 required by the member states in Europe that recognize the CE-Mark, as well as Israel, New Zealand and Australia. The FDA issued a final rule on January 31, 2024 describing revisions to the QSR to harmonize it with ISO 13485:2016. The harmonized regulations, which will be called the Quality Management System Regulation, or QMSR, will become effective on February 2, 2026.
Compliance with regulations for quality management systems for medical device companies is time consuming and costly, and there are changes in such regulations from time to time. For example, the latest version of ISO 13485, ISO 13485:2016, aims to harmonize the requirements of ISO 13485 with the requirements of the AIMDD. While management believes that we are compliant with existing quality management system regulations for medical device companies as of the date of this Annual Report, it is possible that we may be found to be noncompliant with new or existing regulations in the future. In addition, we may be found to be noncompliant as a result of future changes in, or interpretation of, the regulations for quality systems. If we do not achieve compliance or subsequently become noncompliant, the regulatory authorities may require that we take appropriate action to address non- conformance issues identified in a regulatory audit, and may, if we do not take such corrective actions in a timely manner, withdraw marketing clearance, or require product recall or take other enforcement action.
Our external vendors must, in general, also comply with the quality systems regulations and ISO 13485. Any of our external vendors may become noncompliant with quality systems regulations or ISO 13485, which could result in enforcement action by regulatory authorities, including, for example a warning letter from the FDA or a requirement to withdraw from the market or suspend distribution, or export or use of products manufactured by one or more of our vendors.
Any change or modification to a device (including changes to the manufacturing process) may require supplemental filings to regulatory authorities or new submissions for marketing authorization or certification (depending on the jurisdiction) and must be made in compliance with appropriate quality system regulations (such as the QSR for the United States and the AIMDD and the MDR for Europe), which may cause interruption to or delays in the marketing and sale of our products. Regulations and laws regarding the manufacture and sale of AIMDs are subject to future changes, as are administrative interpretation and policies of regulatory agencies. If we fail to comply with such laws and regulations where we would intend to market the Genio system, we could be subject to enforcement action including recall of our device, withdrawal of approval, authorization, certification or clearance and civil and criminal penalties. If any of these events occur, it may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
The Genio system is a medical device with complex electronic circuits and software and includes a component that is implanted in the patient through a surgical procedure. It is not possible to design and build electronic implantable medical devices that are 100% reliable, since all electronic devices carry a risk of failure. Furthermore, all surgical procedures carry risks, and the effectiveness of any medical therapy varies between patients. The consequences of failure of the Genio system include complications arising from product use and associated surgical procedures and could range from minor to life-threatening effects and even death.
All medical devices have associated risks. Regulatory authorities regard active implantable medical devices, or AIMDs, as the highest risk category of medical devices and, accordingly, AIMDs are subject to a high level of scrutiny when seeking regulatory approval or other marketing authorization. The Genio system was reviewed, classified and issued a certificate of conformity as an AIMD by our European Notified Body allowing us to affix the CE-Mark. A CE-Mark in Europe indicates that the device in question is in full compliance with European legislation. Medical devices authorized for marketing in the European Union need to comply with the essential requirements laid down in the AIMDD and in particular to demonstrate that they are designed and manufactured in such a way that it will not compromise the clinical condition or safety of patients, or the safety and health of users and others (that the potential benefits outweigh potential risks). In addition, medical devices must achieve the performance intended by the manufacturer and be designed, manufactured, and packaged in a suitable manner. Devices authorized first in the European Union may be associated with an increased risk of post-marketing safety alerts and recalls. On the other hand, before FDA premarket approval of a medical device in the United States, a device must be shown to be safe and effective for its intended use. The risks associated with medical devices and the therapy delivered by them, include, among others, risks associated with any surgical procedure, such as infection, allergic reaction, and consequences of anesthesia and risks associated with any implantable medical device such as device movement, electromagnetic interference, device failure, tissue damage including nerve damage, pain and psychological side effects associated with the therapy or the surgical procedure.
Adverse events associated with these risks may lead some patients to blame us, the physician or other parties for such occurrences. This may result in product liability lawsuits, medical malpractice lawsuits, investigations by regulatory authorities, adverse publicity, criminal charges or other harmful circumstances for us. Any of those circumstances may have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business, to continue selling the Genio system, to achieve revenue objectives, or to develop future products.
AIMDs are characterized by a complex manufacturing process, requiring adherence to demanding product specifications. The Genio system uses many disciplines including electrical, mechanical, software, biomaterials, and other types of engineering. Device failures discovered during the clinical trial phase may lead to suspension or termination of the trial. In addition, device failures and malfunctions may result in a recall of the product, which may relate to a specific manufacturing lot or may affect all products in the field. Recalls may occur at any time during the life cycle of a device after regulatory authorization has been obtained for the commercial distribution of the device. For example, engineers employed by us undertaking development or manufacturing activities may make an incorrect decision or make a decision during the engineering phase without the benefit of long-term experience, and the impact of such wrong decisions may not be felt until well into a product's life cycle.
The FDA and foreign regulatory bodies have the authority to require the recall of commercialized medical devices in the event of material deficiencies or defects in design or manufacture of a device or in the event that a device poses an unacceptable risk to health. The FDA's authority to require a recall must be based on a finding that there is reasonable probability that the device could cause serious injury or death. We may also choose to voluntarily recall any of our devices if any material deficiency or risk associated with such devices is found. A government-mandated or voluntary recall by us could occur as a result of an unacceptable risk to health, component failures, malfunctions, manufacturing defects, labeling or design deficiencies, packaging defects or other deficiencies or failures to comply with applicable regulations. Product defects or other errors may occur in the future.
Recalls of the Genio system would divert managerial and financial resources and could result in damaged relationships with regulatory authorities and lead to loss of market share to competitors. In addition, any product recall may result in irreparable harm to our reputation. Any product recall could impair our ability to produce our devices in a cost-effective and timely manner in order to meet customer demand. We may also be required to bear other costs or take other actions that may have a negative impact on future revenue and could prevent us from achieving or maintaining profitability.
Our business exposes us to the risk of product liability claims that are inherent in the testing, manufacturing and marketing of medical devices. The Genio system is designed to be implanted in the body and to affect important bodily functions and processes. As with any other complex medical device, there exists the reasonable certainty that, over time, one or more components of some Genio systems will malfunction. As a medical device manufacturer, we are exposed to the product liability claims arising from the Genio system failures and malfunctioning, product use and associated surgical procedures. This risk exists even if the Genio system is certified or authorized for commercial sale by regulatory authorities or Notified Bodies and manufactured in facilities licensed and regulated by the applicable regulatory authority or Notified Body. The medical device industry has historically been subject to extensive litigation over product liability claims, and we may face product liability suits if the Genio system causes, or merely appears to have caused, patient injury or death. In addition, an injury that is caused by the activities of our suppliers, such as those who provide us with components and raw materials, may be the basis for a claim against us. Product liability claims may be brought against us by patients, healthcare providers or others selling or otherwise being exposed to the Genio system, among others. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims, we will incur substantial liabilities and reputational harm. In addition, regardless of merit or eventual outcome, product liability claims may result in one or more of the following:
Although we maintain product liability and clinical trial liability insurance at levels we believe are appropriate, this insurance is subject to deductibles and coverage limitations. Our current product liability insurance may not continue to be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all, and, if available, coverage may not be adequate to protect us against any future product liability claims. If we are unable to obtain insurance at an acceptable cost or on acceptable terms or otherwise protect against potential product liability claims, we could be exposed to significant liabilities, including claims for amounts in excess of insured liabilities. As of the date of the Annual Report, there are no product liability claims against us.
We bear the risk of warranty claims on the Genio system. We may not be successful in claiming recovery under any warranty or indemnity provided to us by our suppliers or vendors in the event of a successful warranty claim against us by a customer, and any such recovery from a vendor or supplier may be inadequate to fully compensate us. In addition, warranty claims brought by our customers related to third-party components may arise after our ability to bring corresponding warranty claims against such suppliers expires, which could result in costs to us. As of the date of the Annual Report, there are no warranty claims against us.
We are subject to various federal, state and local laws pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse laws, including anti-kickback, false claims and transparency laws. Many EU member states have adopted specific anti-gift statutes that further limit commercial practices for medical devices, in particular vis-à-vis healthcare professionals and organizations. Additionally, there has been a recent trend of increased regulation of payments and transfers of value provided to healthcare professionals or entities. In addition, many EU member states have adopted national "Sunshine Acts" which impose reporting and transparency requirements (often on an annual basis) on medical device manufacturers, similar to the requirements in the United States. For instance, pursuant to the Belgian Act of December 18, 2016 and its implementing Royal Decree of June 14, 2017, which entered into force on June 23, 2017, manufacturers of medical devices are required to document and disclose all direct or indirect premiums and benefits granted to healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations and patient organizations with a practice or a registered office in Belgium. Also, under Article 10 of the Belgian Act of March 25, 1964, it is prohibited (subject to limited exceptions) in the context of the supply of medical devices to offer or grant any advantage or benefit in kind to amongst others healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations. In addition, certain countries also mandate implementation of commercial compliance programs.
Efforts to ensure that our business arrangements with third parties will comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations will involve substantial costs. It is possible that governmental authorities will conclude that our business practices, including our financial arrangements with physicians, some of whom receive compensation in the form of stock options, which could be viewed as influencing the purchase of or use of our products in procedures they perform and may not comply with current or future statutes, regulations or case law involving applicable fraud and abuse or other healthcare laws and regulations.
Any action brought against us for violations of these laws or regulations, even if successfully defended, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and divert our management's attention from the operation of our business. We may be subject to private qui tam actions brought by individual whistleblowers on behalf of the federal or state governments, with potential liability under the federal False Claims Act including mandatory treble damages and significant per-claim penalties. If our operations are found to be in violation of any of these laws or any other governmental regulations that may apply to us, we may be subject to significant civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, fines, imprisonment, exclusion of products from government funded healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations. If any of the physicians or other healthcare providers or entities with whom we expect to do business is found to be not in compliance with applicable laws, they may be subject to criminal, civil or administrative sanctions, including exclusions from government funded healthcare programs. Any of the foregoing consequences will negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We and certain third parties that we rely on for our operations collect and store confidential and sensitive information, and our and their operations are highly dependent on information technology systems, including internet-based systems, which may be vulnerable to damage or interruption from earthquakes and hurricanes, fires, floods and other natural disasters, and attacks by computer viruses,
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unauthorized access, terrorism, and war, as well as telecommunication and electrical failures. Damage or extended periods of interruption to our corporate, development or research facilities due to fire, natural disaster, power loss, communications failure, unauthorized entry or other events could also cause us to cease or delay our manufacturing of the Genio systems. If such an event were to occur and cause interruptions in our operations, it could have a material adverse effect on our business. For example, the loss of clinical trial data from completed, ongoing or planned trials could result in delays in our regulatory approval efforts and significantly increase our costs to recover or reproduce the data. Since the Genio system is a wireless medical device, additional complications may arise with respect to the wireless, RF, technology used for the communication between the system parts. While we have reviewed and determined the integrity of the Genio system and the communication protocol, use of wireless technology imposes a risk that third parties might attempt to access our system. An additional risk is related to interruption or distortion of communication by other devices that might be used in the vicinity of the system, especially when in use by the user, which might have an effect on the effectiveness of the therapy delivered by the system. Any disruption or security breach or other security incident that resulted in a loss of or damage to our data or applications, or the inappropriate access to or disclosure of personal, confidential, or proprietary information could delay our product development, clinical trials, or commercialization efforts, result in increased overhead costs and damage our reputation, all of which could negatively affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
Our success will depend significantly on our ability to protect our proprietary and licensed in rights, including in particular the intellectual property and trade secrets related to the Genio system. We rely on a combination of patent(s) (applications), trademarks, designs and trade secrets, and use nondisclosure, confidentiality and other contractual agreements to protect our technology. If we are unable to obtain and maintain sufficient intellectual property protection for the Genio system or other product candidates that we may identify, or if the scope of the intellectual property protection obtained is not sufficiently broad, our competitors and other third parties could develop and commercialize product candidates similar or identical to ours, and our ability to successfully commercialize the Genio system and other product candidates that we may pursue may be impaired.
We generally seek patent protection where possible for those aspects of our technology and products that we believe provide significant competitive advantages. However, obtaining, maintaining, defending and enforcing patents is costly, time consuming and complex, and we may not be able to file and prosecute all necessary or desirable patent applications, or maintain, enforce and license any patents that may issue from such patent applications, at a reasonable cost or in a timely manner. It is also possible that we will fail to identify patentable aspects of our research and development output before it is too late to obtain patent protection. Under certain of our license or collaboration agreements, we may not have the right to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of patent applications, or to maintain the rights to patents licensed to or from third parties. Further, we cannot be certain that patents will be issued with respect to our pending or future patent applications. In addition, we do not know whether any issued patents will be upheld as valid or proven enforceable against alleged infringers or whether they will prevent the development of competitive patents or provide meaningful protection against competitors or against competitive technologies.
The patent position of medical device companies generally is uncertain, involves complex legal, technological and factual questions. In addition, the laws of foreign countries may not protect our rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, or vice versa. As a result, the issuance, scope, validity, enforceability, and commercial value of our patent rights are highly uncertain. The subject matter claimed in a patent application can be significantly reduced before the patent is issued, and its scope can be reinterpreted after issuance. Therefore, our pending and future patent applications may not result in patents being issued in relevant jurisdictions that protect the Genio system or our product candidates, in whole or in part, or which effectively prevent others from commercializing competitive product candidates, and even if our patent applications issue as patents in relevant jurisdictions, they may not issue in a form that will provide us with any meaningful protection for our product candidates or technology, prevent competitors from competing with us or otherwise provide us with any competitive advantage. Additionally, our competitors may be able to circumvent our patents by developing similar or alternative product candidates or technologies in a non-infringing manner.
The issuance of a patent is not conclusive as to its inventorship, scope, validity or enforceability, and our patents may be challenged in the courts or patent offices in the United States and abroad. We may be subject to a third-party preissuance submission of prior art to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or the USPTO, or become involved in opposition, derivation, revocation, reexamination, inter partes review, post-grant review or interference proceedings challenging our patent rights or the patent rights of others, or other proceedings in the USPTO or applicable foreign offices that challenge priority of invention or other features of patentability. An adverse determination in any such submission, proceeding or litigation could result in loss of exclusivity or freedom to operate, patent claims being narrowed, invalidated or held unenforceable, in whole or in part, limit the scope or duration of the patent protection of the Genio system or our product candidates, all of which could limit our ability to stop others from using or commercializing similar or identical product candidates or technology to compete directly with us, without payment to us, or result in our inability to manufacture or commercialize product candidates or approved products (if any) without infringing third-party patent rights. In addition, if the breadth or strength of protection provided by our patents and patent applications is threatened, regardless of the outcome, it could dissuade companies from collaborating with us to license, develop or commercialize current or future product candidates, or could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise funds necessary to continue our research programs or clinical trials. Such proceedings also may result in substantial cost and require significant time from our scientists and management, even if the eventual outcome is favorable to us.
In addition, our intellectual property rights might be challenged, invalidated, circumvented or rendered unenforceable. Our competitors or other third parties may successfully challenge and invalidate or render unenforceable our issued patents, including any patents that may be issued in the future. This could prevent or limit our ability to stop competitors from marketing products that are identical or substantially equivalent to the Genio system. In addition, despite the broad definition of our concepts and inventions in our portfolio, as is common in technological progress, competitors may be able to design around our patents or develop products that provide outcomes that are comparable to the Genio system but that are not covered by our patents. Much of our value is in our intellectual property, and any challenge to our intellectual property portfolio (whether successful or not) may affect our value.
The medical device industry is characterized 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 and/or a process 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 we are unaware that are inadvertently infringed by the Genio system. We cannot guarantee that any of our patent searches or analyses, including the identification of relevant patents, the scope of patent claims or the expiration of relevant patents, are complete or thorough, nor can we be certain that we have identified each and every third-party patent and pending patent application in the United States and abroad that is relevant to or necessary for the commercialization of our product candidates in any jurisdiction. Patent applications in the United States and elsewhere are published approximately 18 months after the earliest filing for which priority is claimed, with such earliest filing date being commonly referred to as the priority date. Therefore, patent applications covering our product candidates could have been filed by third parties without our knowledge. Additionally, pending patent applications that have been published can, subject to certain limitations, be later amended in a manner that could cover our product candidates or the use of our product candidates. The scope of a patent claim is determined by an interpretation of the law, the written disclosure in a patent and the patent's prosecution history. Our interpretation of the relevance or the scope of a patent or a pending application may be incorrect, which may negatively impact our ability to market our product candidates.
We may incorrectly determine that our product candidates are not covered by a third-party patent or may incorrectly predict whether a third party's pending application will issue with claims of relevant scope. Our determination of the expiration date of any patent in the United States or abroad that we consider relevant may be incorrect, which may negatively impact our ability to develop and market our product candidates. Our failure to identify and correctly interpret relevant patents may negatively impact our ability to develop and market the Genio system and our product candidates.
Any infringement claim against us, even if without merit, may cause us to incur substantial costs, and could place a significant strain on our financial resources and/or divert the time and efforts of management from the conduct of our business. In addition, any intellectual property litigation could force us to do one or more of the following: (i) stop selling the Genio system or using technology that contains the allegedly infringing intellectual property; (ii) forfeit the opportunity to license our patented technology to others or to collect royalty payments based upon successful protection and assertion of our intellectual property rights against others; (iii) pay substantial damages to the party whose intellectual property rights we may be found to be infringing; or (iv) redesign those products that contain or utilize the allegedly infringing intellectual property. As of the date of this Annual Report, there is no intellectual property litigation pending against us.
Additionally, competitors and other third parties may infringe or otherwise violate our issued patents or other intellectual property or the patents or other intellectual property of our licensors. In addition, our patents or the patents of our licensors may become involved in inventorship or priority disputes. Our pending patent applications cannot be enforced against third parties practicing the technology claimed in such applications unless and until a patent issues from such applications. To counter infringement or other unauthorized use, we may be required to file infringement claims, which can be expensive and time- consuming. Our ability to enforce patent rights also depends on our ability to detect infringement. It may be difficult to detect infringers who do not advertise the components or methods that are used in connection with their products and services. Moreover, it may be difficult or impossible to obtain evidence of infringement in a competitor's or potential competitor's product or service. Any claims we assert against perceived infringers could provoke these parties to assert counterclaims against us alleging that we infringe their patents or that our patents are invalid or unenforceable. In a patent infringement proceeding, a court may decide that a patent of ours is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, construe the patent's claims narrowly or refuse to stop the other party from using the technology at issue on the grounds that our patents do not cover the technology. An adverse result in any litigation proceeding could put one or more of our owned or licensed patents at risk of being invalidated, held unenforceable or interpreted narrowly. We may find it impractical or undesirable to enforce our intellectual property against some third parties.
We rely upon unpatented confidential and proprietary information, including technical information, know- how, and other trade secrets to develop and maintain our competitive position with respect to the Genio system. While we generally enter into non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements with our employees and other third parties to protect our intellectual property and trade secrets, we cannot guarantee that we have entered into such agreements with each party that may have or has had access to our proprietary information. Further, despite these efforts, any of these parties may breach the agreements and disclose our proprietary information, and we may not be able to obtain adequate remedies for such breaches. Unauthorized parties may also attempt to copy or reverse engineer certain aspects of our product candidates that we consider proprietary. Monitoring unauthorized uses and disclosures is difficult, and we do not know whether the steps we have taken to protect our proprietary information will be effective. If any of our proprietary information is disclosed to or independently developed by a competitor or other third party, our competitive position would be materially and adversely harmed.
We rely on licensing agreements providing us exclusivity in the field of our practice. While we have ensured through multiple robust agreements acquisition of exclusive licenses and freedom to operate for our technology, as with any agreement, under unexpected or unpredictable circumstances, these could be under a risk of being terminated despite companies' efforts and diligence in ensuring integrity of the agreement. Should the agreements be found invalid or licenses revoked and the licensor decide to sue us for infringement of its patents rights, this could expose us to risks of litigation. In addition, any intellectual property litigation could force us to do one or more of the following: (i) stop selling the Genio system or using technology that contains the allegedly infringing intellectual property; (ii) forfeit the opportunity to license our patented technology to others or to collect royalty payments based upon successful protection and assertion of our intellectual property rights against others; (iii) pay substantial damages to the party whose intellectual property rights we may be found to be infringing; or (iv) redesign those products that contain or utilize the allegedly infringing intellectual property. The requirement to obtain licenses to third party intellectual property could also arise in the future. If we need to license in any third-party intellectual property, we could be required to pay lump sums or royalties on our products. In addition, if we are required to obtain licenses to third party intellectual property, we might not be able to obtain such licenses on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
We may be subject to claims by third parties asserting that we or our employees have infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise violated their intellectual property rights, or claiming ownership of what we regard as our own intellectual property.
Although we try to ensure that our employees, consultants and advisors do not use the proprietary information or know-how of others in their work for us, we may be subject to claims that we or these individuals have used or disclosed intellectual property, including trade secrets or other proprietary information, of any such individual's former employer. We may also be subject to claims that patents and applications we have filed to protect inventions of our employees, consultants and advisors, even those related to one or more of our product candidates, are rightfully owned by their former or concurrent employer. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims.
If we fail in prosecuting or defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel. Even if we are successful in prosecuting or defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs, delay development of our product candidates and be a distraction to management. Any of the foregoing events would harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Our ordinary shares trade on both Euronext Brussels and the Nasdaq Global Market. Trading of the ordinary shares in these markets will take place in different currencies (U.S. dollars on the Nasdaq Global Market and € on Euronext Brussels), and at different times (resulting from different time zones, different trading days and different public holidays in the United States and Belgium). The trading prices of our ordinary shares on these two markets may differ due to these and other factors. Any decrease in the price of our ordinary shares on Euronext Brussels could cause a decrease in the trading price of the ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Market. Investors could seek to sell or buy our ordinary shares to take advantage of any price differences between the markets through a practice referred to as arbitrage. Any arbitrage activity could create unexpected volatility in both the trading prices on one exchange and the ordinary shares available for trading on the other exchange. However, the dual listing of the ordinary shares may reduce the liquidity of these securities in one or both markets and may adversely affect the development of an active trading market for the ordinary shares in the United States.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our shares, and we intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and expansion of our business. Therefore, you are not likely to receive any dividends on your ordinary shares for the foreseeable future and the success of an investment in ordinary shares will depend upon any future appreciation in their value. Consequently, investors may need to sell all or part of their holdings of ordinary shares after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investment. There is no guarantee that the ordinary shares will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which our investors have purchased them. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase the ordinary shares.
We have become increasingly subject to the risks arising from adverse changes in market and economic and political conditions, both domestically and globally, including trends toward protectionism and nationalism, other unfavorable changes in economic conditions as well as disruptions in global credit and financial markets, such as inflation, failures and instability in U.S. and international banking systems, downgrades of the U.S. credit rating, rising interest rates, slower economic growth or a recession, and other events beyond our control, such as natural disasters, pandemics such as the COVID-19 (coronavirus), epidemics, political instability, and armed conflicts and wars, including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the war between Israel and Hamas.
Increases in inflation could raise our costs for commodities, labor, materials and services and other costs required to grow and operate our business, and failure to secure these on reasonable terms may adversely impact our financial condition. Additionally, increases in inflation, along with the uncertainties surrounding geopolitical developments and global supply chain disruptions, have caused, and may in the future cause, global economic uncertainty and uncertainty about the interest rate environment. A failure to adequately respond to these risks could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In response to high levels of inflation and recession fears, the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of England have raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates and implement fiscal policy interventions. Even if these interventions lower inflation, they may also reduce economic growth rates, create a recession, and have other similar effects.
If the equity and credit markets deteriorate, it may make any necessary equity or debt financing more difficult to secure, more costly or more dilutive. Failure to secure any necessary financing in a timely manner and on favorable terms could harm our growth strategy, financial performance and stock price and could require us to delay or abandon plans with respect to our business, including clinical development plans. Further, recent developments in the banking industry could adversely affect our business. We cannot predict the impact that the high market volatility and instability of the banking sector more broadly could have on economic activity and our business in particular. In addition, there is a risk that one or more of our current service providers, manufacturers or other third parties with which we conduct business may not survive difficult economic times, including the current global situation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the war between Israel and Hamas, the instability of the banking sector, and the uncertainty associated with current worldwide economic conditions, which could directly affect our ability to attain our operating goals on schedule and on budget.
Our research and development facility is located in Tel Aviv, Israel. Accordingly, political, economic and military conditions in Israel, including the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, may directly adversely affect our business. Any armed conflicts, terrorist activities, political instability in the region or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners could adversely affect our business conditions in general and harm our results of operations. Our commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of an event associated with the security situation in the Middle East. Although Israeli legislation requires the Israeli government to cover the reinstatement value of direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure that this government coverage will be maintained, or if maintained, will be sufficient to fully compensate us if any damages are incurred. Any losses or damages incurred by us could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The effects of current and future economic and political conditions and other events beyond our control on us, patients, our third party vendors, including clinical trial sites, and our partners could severely disrupt our operations and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. If a natural disaster, power outage or other event occurred that prevented us from using all or a significant portion of our headquarters, that damaged critical infrastructure, such as the manufacturing facilities of our third-party contract manufacturers, or that otherwise disrupted operations, it may be difficult or, in certain cases, impossible for us to continue our business for a substantial period of time. The disaster recovery and business continuity plans we have in place may prove inadequate in the event of a serious disaster or similar event. We may incur substantial expenses as a result of the limited nature of our disaster recovery and business continuity plans, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We believe that climate change has the potential to negatively affect our business and results of operations, cash flows and prospects. We are exposed to physical risks (such as extreme weather conditions or rising sea levels), risks in transitioning to a low-carbon economy (such as additional legal or regulatory requirements, changes in technology, market risk and reputational risk) and social and human effects (such as population dislocations and harm to health and well-being) associated with climate change. These risks can be either acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term).
The adverse impacts of climate change include increased frequency and severity of natural disasters and extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornados, wildfires (exacerbated by drought), flooding, and extreme heat. Extreme weather and sea-level rise may pose physical risks to our facilities as well as those of our suppliers. Such risks may include losses incurred as a result of physical damage to facilities, loss or spoilage of inventory, and business interruption caused by such natural disasters and extreme
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weather events. Other potential physical impacts due to climate change may include reduced access to high-quality water in certain regions and the loss of biodiversity, which could impact future product development. These risks could potentially disrupt our operations and supply chains, which may result in increased costs.
New legal or regulatory requirements may be enacted to prevent, mitigate, or adapt to the implications of a changing climate and its eff ects on the environment. These regulations, which may diff er across jurisdictions, could potentially result in us being subject to new or expanded carbon pricing or taxes, increased compliance costs, restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions, investment in new technologies, increased carbon disclosure and transparency, upgrade of facilities to meet new building codes, and the redesign of utility systems, which could increase our operating costs, including the cost of electricity and energy used by us. Our supply chain would likely be subject to these same transitional risks and would likely pass along any increased costs to us.
While we believe that the potential risks and impacts of climate change could eff ect us, we believe that currently these potential risks and impacts are not material to the Company's business and operations.
Under Belgian law and our constitutional documents, shareholders have a waivable and cancellable preferential subscription right to subscribe pro rata to their existing shareholdings to the issuance, against a contribution in cash, of new ordinary shares or other securities entitling the holder thereof to new ordinary shares, unless such rights are limited or cancelled by resolution of our general shareholders' meeting or, if so authorized by a resolution of such meeting, our board of directors. The exercise of preferential subscription rights by certain shareholders not residing in Belgium (including those in the United States, Australia, Israel, Canada or Japan) may be restricted by applicable law, practice or other considerations, and such shareholders may not be entitled to exercise such rights, unless the rights and ordinary shares are registered or qualifi ed for sale under the relevant legislation or regulatory framework. In particular, we may not be able to establish an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act, and we are under no obligation to fi le a registration statement with respect to any such preferential subscription rights or underlying securities or to endeavor to have a registration statement declared eff ective under the U.S. Securities Act. Shareholders in jurisdictions outside Belgium who are not able or not permitted to exercise their preferential subscription rights in the event of a future preferential subscription rights, equity or other off ering may suff er dilution of their shareholdings.

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The Group is composed of Nyxoah SA and its wholly owned subsidiaries:
The following chart represents the Group's structure at the date of this Annual Report:

The Company does not carry out any activities through a branch offi ce.
On January 1, 2024, the share capital of the Company amounted to EUR 4,925,869.05 and was represented by 28,673,985 shares.
On March 6, 2024, the Company issued 8,650 shares pursuant to an exercise of subscription rights.
On April 17, 2024, the Company issued 3,000 shares pursuant to an exercise of subscription rights.
On May 28, 2024, the Company issued 5,374,755 shares pursuant to a capital increase by way of contributions in cash in the framework of a public off ering in the United States, which included shares sold in a private off ering to certain qualifi ed or institutional investors outside the United States, including within the European Union.
On June 3, 2024, the Company issued 300,000 shares pursuant to a capital increase by way of contributions in cash following the partial exercise of the "greenshoe" in connection with the abovementioned public off ering.
On June 24, 2024, the Company issued 12,625 shares pursuant to an exercise of subscription rights.
On September 3, 2024, the Company issued 13,750 shares pursuant to an exercise of subscription rights.
On September 25, 2024, the Company issued 2,250 shares pursuant to an exercise of subscription rights.
On October 9, 2024, the Company issued 3,000,000 shares pursuant to a capital increase by way of contributions in cash in the framework of the Company's "at the market" ("ATM") facility.
On November 15, 2024, the Company issued 38,250 shares pursuant to an exercise of subscription rights.
Consequently, on December 31, 2024, the Company's registered capital amounted to EUR 6,429,682.56, represented by 37,427,265 shares.
The Company has currently outstanding ESOP Warrants (subscription rights) pursuant to five outstanding share based incentive plans, namely (i) the ESOP Warrants that were granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the 2020 Warrants plan (the "2020 ESOP Warrants"), (ii) the ESOP Warrants that were granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the 2021 Warrants plan (the "2021 ESOP Warrants"), (iii) the ESOP Warrants that were granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the 2022 Warrants plan (the "2022 ESOP Warrants"), (iv) the ESOP Warrants that were granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the 2024 Warrants plan (the "2024 ESOP Warrants"), and (v) the ESOP Warrants that were issued and/or granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the 2025 Warrants plan (the "2025 ESOP Warrants").
The following table provides an overview of the ESOP Warrants that are granted and outstanding (i.e. still exercisable) as of December 31, 2024.
| Type of ESOP Warrants Plan |
Number of ESOP Warrants issued |
Number of ESOP Warrants lapsed, exercised or no longer available for grant |
Number of ESOP Warrants granted and outstanding |
Issue date |
Expiration date |
Exercise Price ESOP Warrant (€) |
Number and type of Shares issuable per ESOP Warrant |
Aggregate number and type of Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding ESOP Warrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ESOP Warrants |
550 000 | 520 000 | 30 000 | 21 Feb 2020 |
21 Feb 2030 |
11.94 | 1 common share per ESOP Warrant |
30 000 common shares |
| 2021 ESOP Warrants |
1 400 000 | 469 125 | 930 875 | 8 Sep 2021 |
8 Sep 2031 |
25.31 a 17.76 b 13.82 c 12.95 d 9.66 e 5.42 f 7.19 g |
1 common share per ESOP Warrant |
930 875 common shares |
| 2022 ESOP Warrants |
700 000 | 56 125 | 643 875 | 28 Dec 2022 |
28 Dec 2032 |
7.19 h 5.92 i 5.24 j 9.04 k 7.88 l |
1 common share per ESOP Warrant |
643 875 common shares |
| 2024 ESOP Warrants |
1 000 000 | 0 | 653 569 | 31 Jul 2024 |
31 Jul 2034 |
7.88 m 7.20 n 8.04 o 7.69 p |
1 common share per ESOP Warrant |
653 569 common shares |
| Total | 2 258 319 common shares |
Notes:
Of the 37,427,265 shares of Nyxoah SA outstanding at the end of 2024, 22,139,057 shares were registered shares and 15,288,208 shares were dematerialized shares. All shares are fully paid up and are of the same class (common shares).
The articles of association of the Company do not contain any restriction on the transfer of the shares.
The Company is not aware of shareholders' agreements that may give rise to restrictions on the transfer of shares.
Each share (i) entitles its holder to one vote at Nyxoah SA's shareholders' meetings; (ii) has the same rights and obligations, (iii) equally shares in the profit of Nyxoah SA; and (iv) gives its holder a preferential subscription right to subscribe to new shares, convertible bonds or warrants in proportion to the part of the share capital represented by the shares already held. The preferential subscription right can be restricted or cancelled by a resolution approved by the shareholders' meeting, or by the Board of Directors subject to an authorization of the shareholders' meeting, in accordance with the provisions of the Belgian CCA and the Company's articles of association.
The articles of association of the Company do not contain any restriction on voting rights.
The Company is not aware of shareholders' agreements that may give rise to restrictions on the exercise of voting rights.
There are no holders of securities with special control rights in the Company, nor are there any control mechanisms in case of an employee shareholding system.
In principle, changes to the share capital are decided by the shareholders. The general shareholders' meeting may at any time decide to increase or reduce the share capital of the Company. Such resolution requires the presence or representation of at least 50% of the share capital of the Company and a majority of at least 75% of the votes cast (whereby abstentions are not included in the numerator nor in the denominator). In the event where the required quorum is not present or represented at the first meeting, a second meeting needs to be convened through a new notice. The second general shareholders' meeting may validly deliberate and decide regardless of the number of shares present or represented, but a resolution still requires a majority of at least 75% of the votes cast.
Subject to the same quorum and majority requirements, the general shareholders' meeting may authorize the board of directors, within certain limits, to increase the Company's share capital without any further approval of the shareholders. This is the so-called authorized capital (see below). This authorization needs to be limited in time (i.e. it can only be granted for a renewable period of maximum five years) and scope (i.e. the authorized capital may not exceed the amount of the registered capital at the time of the authorization).
On September 7, 2020, the Company's general shareholders' meeting authorized the Board of Directors to increase the share capital of the Company within the framework of the authorized capital with a maximum of 100% of its amount as at the closing of the IPO (i.e. EUR 3,680,297.39). The Company's general shareholders' meeting decided that the Board of Directors, when exercising its powers under the authorized capital, will be authorized to restrict or cancel the statutory preferential subscription rights of the shareholders (within the meaning of article 7:188 and following of the Belgian CCA). This authorization includes the restriction or cancellation of preferential subscription rights for the benefit of one or more specific persons (whether or not employees of the Company or its subsidiaries) and the authority to increase the Company's capital after having been notified by the FSMA that the Company is the subject of a public takeover bid.
This authorization was valid until November 10, 2025 (i.e. for a term of five years as from the date of the publication of the authorization in the Annexes to the Belgian State Gazette on November 10, 2020).
In 2024, the Company made use of the authorized capital under this authorization on May 22, 2024, in connection with a public offering in the United States, which included shares sold in a private offering to certain qualified or institutional investors outside the United States, including within the European Union.
On June 12, 2024, the Company's general shareholders' meeting renewed the authorization to the Board of Directors to increase the share capital of the Company within the framework of the authorized capital with an aggregate amount equal to EUR 3,436,000. The Company's general shareholders' meeting decided that the Board of Directors, when exercising its powers under the authorized capital, will be authorized to restrict or cancel the statutory preferential subscription rights of the shareholders (within the meaning of article 7:188 and following of the Belgian CCA). This authorization includes the restriction or cancellation of preferential subscription rights for the benefit of one or more specific persons (whether or not employees of the Company or its subsidiaries) and the authority to increase the Company's capital after having been notified by the FSMA that the Company is the subject of a public takeover bid.
The authorization is valid until June 24, 2029 (i.e. for a term of five years as from the date of the publication of the authorization in the Annexes to the Belgian State Gazette on June 24, 2024).
In 2024, the Company made use of the authorized capital under the renewed authorization on July 31, 2024, in connection with the issuance of subscription rights.
The Company may acquire, pledge and dispose of its own shares, profit certificates or associated certificates at the conditions provided for by articles 7:215 and following of the Belgian CCA. These conditions include a prior special shareholders' resolution approved by at least 75% of the votes validly cast at a general shareholders' meeting (whereby abstentions are not included in the numerator nor in the denominator) where at least 50% of the share capital and at least 50% of the profit certificates, if any, are present or represented. Furthermore, shares can only be acquired with funds that would otherwise be available for distribution as a dividend to the shareholders and the transaction must pertain to fully paid-up shares or associated certificates. Finally, an offer to purchase shares must be made by way of an offer to all shareholders under the same conditions. Shares can also be acquired by the Company without offer to all shareholders under the same conditions, provided that the acquisition of the shares is effected in the central order book of the regulated market of Euronext Brussels or, if the transaction is not effected via the central order book, provided that the price offered for the Shares is lower than or equal to the highest independent bid price in the central order book of the regulated market of Euronext Brussels at that time.
Generally, the general shareholders' meeting or the Articles of Association determine the amount of shares, profit certificates or certificates that can be acquired, the duration of such an authorization which cannot exceed five years as from the publication of the proposed resolution as well as the minimum and maximum price that the Board of Directors can pay for the shares.
The prior approval by the shareholders is not required if the Company purchases the shares to offer them to the Company's personnel, in which case the shares must be transferred within a period of 12 months as from their acquisition.
The Board of Directors may also expressly be authorised to dispose of the Company's own shares to one or more specific persons other than employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, in accordance with the provisions of the Belgian CCA.
The authorizations referred to above (if any) shall extend to the acquisition and disposal of shares of the Company by one or more of its direct subsidiaries, within the meaning of the legal provisions relating to the acquisition of shares in their parent company by subsidiaries.
The Company's general shareholders' meeting did not grant such authorization to the Board of Directors.
As of the date of this Annual Report, the Company does not hold any own Shares.
Public takeover bids for shares and other securities giving access to voting rights (such as subscription rights or convertible bonds, if any) are subject to supervision by the FSMA. Any public takeover bid must be extended to all of the Company's voting securities, as well as all other securities giving access to voting rights. Prior to making a bid, a bidder must publish a prospectus which has been approved by the FSMA prior to publication.
The Belgian Act of April 1, 2007 on public takeover bids, as amended (the "Belgian Takeover Act") provides that a mandatory bid must be launched if a person, as a result of its own acquisition or the acquisition by persons acting in concert with it or by persons acting for their account, directly or indirectly holds more than 30% of the voting securities in a company having its registered office in Belgium and of which at least part of the voting securities are traded on a regulated market or on a multilateral trading facility designated by the Belgian Royal Decree of April 27, 2007 on public takeover bids, as amended (the "Belgian Takeover Decree"). The mere fact of exceeding the relevant threshold through the acquisition of shares will give rise to a mandatory bid, irrespective of whether the price paid in the relevant transaction exceeds the current market price. The duty to launch a mandatory bid does not apply in certain cases set out in the Belgian Takeover Decree such as (i) in case of an acquisition if it can be shown that a third party exercises control over the Company or that such party holds a larger stake than the person holding 30% of the voting securities or (ii) in case of a capital increase with preferential subscription rights decided by the Company's general shareholders' meeting.
There are several provisions of Belgian company law and certain other provisions of Belgian law, such as the obligation to disclose significant shareholdings and merger control, that may apply towards the Company and which may create hurdles to an unsolicited tender offer, merger, change in management or other change in control. These provisions could discourage potential takeover attempts that other shareholders may consider to be in their best interest and could adversely affect the market price of the shares. These provisions may also have the effect of depriving the shareholders of the opportunity to sell their shares at a premium.
In addition, pursuant to Belgian company law, the board of directors of Belgian companies may in certain circumstances, and subject to prior authorization by the shareholders, deter or frustrate public takeover bids through dilutive issuances of equity securities (pursuant to the "authorized capital") or through share buy-backs (i.e. purchase of own shares). In principle, the authorization of the Board of Directors to increase the share capital of the Company through contributions in kind or in cash with cancellation or limitation of the preferential subscription right of the existing shareholders is suspended as of the notification to the Company by the FSMA of a public takeover bid on the securities of the Company. The general shareholders' meeting can, however, under certain conditions, expressly authorize the Board of Directors to increase the capital of the Company in such case by issuing shares in an amount of not more than 10% of the existing Shares at the time of such a public takeover bid.
The Articles of Association do not provide for specific protective mechanisms against public takeover bids.
The Company did not enter into any agreement with its directors or employees providing for compensation when, as a result of a public takeover bid, the directors resign or have to resign without valid reason or the employment of employees is terminated.
On June 30, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Novallia SA in the amount of € 500,000 for a duration of eight years. The agreement is subject to a change of control provision pursuant to which Novallia SA may terminate the credit agreement and claim repayment of all outstanding amounts in the event of a change in the shareholder structure.
On July 3, 2024, the Company entered into a loan facility agreement (the "Loan Agreement") and a synthetic warrant agreement (the "Warrant Agreement") with the European Investment Bank (the "EIB"). The Loan Agreement provides that the Company shall promptly inform the EIB if a Change-of-Control Event has occurred or is likely to occur. In such case, the Company shall, on request of the EIB, consult with the EIB as to the impact of such event. If 30 days have passed since the date of such request and the EIB is of the opinion that the effects of such event cannot be mitigated to its satisfaction, or in any event if a Change-of-Control Event has actually occurred, the EIB may by notice to the Company, cancel the undisbursed portion of the credit and/or demand prepayment of the amounts disbursed from time to time by the EIB under the Loan Agreement that remain outstanding, together with accrued interest and all other amounts accrued or outstanding. In this context, a "Change-of-Control Event" means (a) any person or group of persons acting in concert gaining Control of the Company or of any entity directly or ultimately Controlling the Company; or (b) the Company being delisted from both Euronext Brussels and Nasdaq, and "Control" or "Controlling" means the power to direct the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting capital, by contract or otherwise and, for the avoidance of doubt, owning more than 50% (fifty per cent.) of the shares of an entity would constitute Control. Similarly, the Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the EIB shall be entitled to exercise its warrant rights relating to the relevant tranche as from the moment of immediate notification by the Company in writing about the occurrence of a Trigger Event. In this context, a "Trigger Event" means, among others, a Prepayment Event, whereby in accordance with Article 4.7.2 of the Loan Agreement a Change-of-Control Event (as defined in the Loan Agreement and as further described above) shall be considered a Prepayment Event.
Amendments to the Company's articles of association (other than an amendment of the corporate purpose), require the presence or representation of at least 50% of the share capital of the Company and a majority of at least 75% of the votes cast (whereby abstentions are not included in the numerator nor in the denominator). An amendment of the Company's corporate purpose requires the approval of at least 80% of the votes cast at a general shareholders' meeting (whereby abstentions are not included in the numerator nor in the denominator), which can only validly pass such resolution if at least 50% of the share capital of the Company and at least 50% of the profit certificates, if any, are present or represented. In the event where the required quorum is not present or represented at the first meeting, a second meeting needs to be convened through a new notice. The second general shareholders' meeting may validly deliberate and decide regardless of the number of Shares present or represented. The special majority requirements, however, remain applicable.
Based on the transparency notifications received by the Company and relevant SEC filings in the U.S., the shareholders' structure of the Company (including all shareholders owning 3% or more of Nyxoah SA's shares) on December 31, 2024 was as follows:
| Shareholder | Number of shares declared in most recent public filing (1) |
% of shares based on denominator at time of triggering event (2) |
% of shares (simulation) based on denominator on December 31, 2024 (3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Investments Pty Ltd (4) | 5 631 319 | 15.06% | 15.05% |
| Robert Taub + Robelga SRL + BMI Estate (5) | 3 975 994 | 11.67% | 10.62% |
| Vestal Point Capital (6) | 3 000 688 | 8.03% | 8.02% |
| Together Partnership (7) | 2 940 258 | 8.63% | 7.86% |
| Cooperatieve Gilde Healthcare III Sub-Holding UA + Cooperatieve Gilde Healthcare III Sub-Holding 2 UA (8) |
2 936 890 | 8.62% | 7.85% |
| Resmed Inc. (7) | 1 727 864 | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| FMR LLC (9) | 1 698 402 | 4.99% | 4.54% |
| Jürgen Hambrecht + JH Capital GmbH (10) | 1 344 000 | 3.91% | 3.59% |
| BlackRock (11) | 1 124 630 | 3.00% | 3.00% |
| Others (12) | 13 047 220 | 34.86% | |
| Total (denominator) on December 31, 2024 | 37 427 265 | 100.00% |
(1) As a result of transactions that do not need to be disclosed to Nyxoah or filed with the SEC, the numbers mentioned in this column might not be the actual numbers of shares held by the relevant shareholders at the date of this Annual Report.
(2) Percentages based on number of shares and denominator at time of event that triggered transparency notification or SEC filing.
(3) Percentages based on number of shares at time of event that triggered transparency notification or SEC filing but on current denominator.
(4) Cochlear Investments Pty Ltd is 100% held by Cochlear Limited. Cochlear Limited is not controlled.
On the date of this Annual Report, the Company has no knowledge of the existence of any shareholders' agreements between its shareholders.
The Company and Cochlear Limited ("Cochlear") have entered into a collaboration agreement, dated November 7, 2018, under which the Company and Cochlear agree to collaborate to further develop and progress commercialization of implantable treatments for sleep disordered breathing conditions. Cochlear has significant expertise in the development of implantable devices and this agreement can therefore be considered as material.
The specific contributions and services to be used, applied and provided by both parties are further detailed in a document called "Statement of Work" that may be agreed upon by the parties from time to time. The initial Statement of Work was agreed upon by the Company and Cochlear on November 7, 2018. According to this Statement of Work, Cochlear would evaluate three packaging technologies (i.e. Titanium, Ceramic and Hybrid) and support the Company in the assessment of the Company's encapsulation technologies. The objectives of this initial Statement of Work have been met. Additional Statements of Work were entered into on June 8, 2020 and January 30, 2023 and were both completed in 2023.
As no new Statement of Work was entered into and parties do not currently have the intention to enter into additional Statements of Work, the collaboration agreement can be considered as ended.
The Company, Man & Science SA (a company held and controlled by Robert Taub, TOGETHER Partnership, Jürgen Hambrecht and Noshaq SA), Cephalix SA1 , Glucobel SA, Surgical Electronics SA and Dr. Adi Mashiach have entered into a multiparty agreement2 regarding their respective ownership and licensing rights in relation to multiple inventions, including but not limited to inventions generally related to implantable fl exible neuro-stimulators and inventions for specifi c medical indications including sleep disordered breathing, head pain, glucose monitoring, hypertension and other indications. This agreement provides that (i) the Company fully owns all rights in relation to the inventions specifi cally related to the sleep disordered breathing fi eld and (ii) Man & Science SA is the owner of the generic inventions and granted a fully paid-up, exclusive and worldwide, license with respect to these inventions to several parties, including the Company in the fi eld of sleep disordered breathing. On June 23, 2016, the Company, Cephalix SA, Surgical Electronics SA, and Man & Science SA entered into a confi rmatory addendum, aiming to confi rm that (i) the Company fully owns all rights in relation to the inventions specifi cally related to the sleep disordered breathing fi eld as further detailed in the agreement, (ii) Man & Science SA granted an exclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty free and transferable license to the Company in the "Shared Patents" in the Sleep Disordered Breathing fi eld inventions and (iii) the Company granted an exclusive, fully paid-up, royalty free, transferable license to use the patents as listed in the schedules to the agreement outside the sleep disordered breathing fi eld, namely to Cephalix SA in the head pain fi eld, Surgical Electronics SA in the hypertension fi eld and Man & Science SA outside the head pain fi eld and the hypertension fi eld.
In February 2020, the Company entered into a clarifi cation of the confi rmatory addendum with Man & Science SA. The clarifi cation confi rms that the license granted to the Company by Man & Science SA under the agreement and the confi rmatory addendum are irrevocable, transferable, fully paid up, royalty-free and include the right to grant sublicenses in the sleep disordered breathing fi eld, which are retroactive as from the fi ling date of the oldest of the patents and patent applications and will continue in eff ect until the last to expire patent, which is expected to occur in 2032 (excluding any potential patent term extension). The Company does not have current or future fi nancial obligations to Man & Science SA pursuant to the agreement.
Eff ective October 1, 2024, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Man & Science SA to develop a miniaturized injectable neuromodulation device. M&S is to lead the development of this innovative device and Nyxoah is to provide its expertise and knowhow in the fi eld of R&D, Clinical and Regulatory for a period of two years. Nyxoah is to receive from M&S an exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, transferable and sub-licensable license to use, develop and commercialize the developed technology in the fi eld of obstructive sleep apnea.
1 Pursuant to a notarial deed of December 19, 2018, Man & Science SA was merged into Cephalix SA, which resulted in a transfer under universal title of all assets and liabilities of Man & Science SA to Cephalix SA. At the same time Cephalix SA changed its corporate name to Man & Science SA.
2 This agreement is undated.

The Board of Directors, represented by all its members, hereby certifi es that, to the best of its knowledge,
a. the consolidated fi nancial statements, prepared in accordance with the applicable standards for fi nancial statements, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, fi nancial position and results of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and
b. this Annual Report of the Board of Directors provides a true and fair overview of the development, results and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, as well as a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.
Mont-Saint-Guibert, March 19, 2025.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Robelga SRL Olivier Taelman (permanently represented by Robert Taub) CEO Chairman
| As at December 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Notes | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| ASSETS | |||||
| Non-current assets | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 7 | 4 753 | 4 188 | ||
| Intangible assets | 8 | 50 381 | 46 608 | ||
| Right of use assets | 9 | 3 496 | 3 788 | ||
| Deferred tax asset | 29 | 76 | 56 | ||
| Other long-term receivables | 10 | 1 617 | 1 166 | ||
| € 60 323 | € 55 806 | ||||
| Current assets | |||||
| Inventory | 11 | 4 716 | 3 315 | ||
| Trade receivables | 12 | 3 382 | 2 758 | ||
| Other receivables | 12 | 2 774 | 3 212 | ||
| Other current assets | 1 656 | 1 318 | |||
| Financial assets | 14 | 51 369 | 36 138 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 13 | 34 186 | 21 610 | ||
| € 98 083 | € 68 351 | ||||
| Total assets | € 158 406 | € 124 157 | |||
| As at December 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Notes | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||||
| Share capital and reserves | |||||
| Share capital | 15 | 6 430 | 4 926 | ||
| Share premium | 15 | 314 345 | 246 127 | ||
| Share based payment reserve | 16 | 9 300 | 7 661 | ||
| Other comprehensive income | 15 | 914 | 137 | ||
| Retained loss | (217 735) | (160 829) | |||
| Total equity attributable to shareholders | € 113 254 | € 98 022 | |||
| LIABILITIES | |||||
| Non-current liabilities | |||||
| Financial debt | 17 | 18 725 | 8 373 | ||
| Lease liability | 9 | 2 562 | 3 116 | ||
| Pension liability | 26 | − | 9 | ||
| Provisions | 18 | 1 000 | 185 | ||
| Deferred tax liability | 30 | 19 | 9 | ||
| Contract liability | 21 | 472 | − | ||
| Other liabilities | 20 | 845 | − | ||
| € 23 623 | € 11 692 | ||||
| Current liabilities | |||||
| Financial debt | 17 | 248 | 364 | ||
| Lease liability | 9 | 1 118 | 851 | ||
| Trade payables | 19 | 9 505 | 8 108 | ||
| Current tax liability | 30 | 4 317 | 1 988 | ||
| Contract liability | 21 | 117 | − | ||
| Other liabilities | 20 | 6 224 | 3 132 | ||
| € 21 529 | € 14 443 | ||||
| Total liabilities | € 45 152 | € 26 135 | |||
| Total equity and liabilities | € 158 406 | € 124 157 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| For the year ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Notes | 2024 | 2023 |
| Revenue | 21 | € 4 521 | € 4 348 |
| Cost of goods sold | 21 | (1 552) | (1 656) |
| Gross profit | € 2 969 | € 2 692 | |
| Research and Development Expense | 23 | (34 325) | (26 651) |
| Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 24 | (28 461) | (21 687) |
| Other income/(expense) | 25 | 1 008 | 544 |
| Operating loss for the period | (58 809) | (45 102) | |
| Financial income | 28 | 7 447 | 4 174 |
| Financial expense | 29 | (5 070) | (3 729) |
| Loss for the period before taxes | (56 432) | (44 657) | |
| Income taxes | 30 | (2 804) | 1 445 |
| Loss for the period | (59 236) | (43 212) | |
| Loss attributable to equity holders | (59 236) | (43 212) | |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) | |||
| Items that may not be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss (net of tax) |
|||
| Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations, net of tax | 27 | 11 | 81 |
| Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss (net of tax) |
|||
| Currency translation differences | 766 | (120) | |
| Total other comprehensive income/(loss) | € 777 | € (39) | |
| Total comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax | € (58 459) | € (43 251) | |
| Loss attributable to equity holders | € (58 459) | € (43 251) | |
| Basic loss per share (in EUR) | 31 | € (1.809) | € (1.545) |
| Diluted loss per share (in EUR) | 31 | € (1.809) | € (1.545) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| Attributable to owners of the parent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Notes | Common shares |
Share premium |
Share based payment reserve |
Other comprehensive income |
Retained loss | Total |
| Balance at January 1, 2023 |
€ 4 440 | € 228 275 | € 5 645 | € 176 | € (118 212) | € 120 324 | |
| Loss for the period | − | − | − | − | (43 212) | (43 212) | |
| Other comprehensive loss for the period |
− | − | − | (39) | − | (39) | |
| Total comprehensive loss for the period |
− | − | − | € (39) | € (43 212) | € (43 251) | |
| Equity-settled share based payments |
|||||||
| Granted during the period |
16 | − | − | 2 611 | − | − | 2 611 |
| Exercised during the period |
16 | 2 | 60 | (18) | − | 18 | 62 |
| Expired during the period |
16 | − | − | (577) | − | 577 | − |
| Transaction cost | 15 | − | (340) | − | − | − | (340) |
| Issuance of shares for cash |
15 | 484 | 18 132 | − | − | − | 18 616 |
| Total transactions with owners of the company recognized directly in equity |
486 | 17 852 | 2 016 | − | 595 | 20 949 | |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 |
€ 4 926 | € 246 127 | € 7 661 | € 137 | € (160 829) | € 98 022 |
| (in thousands) | Notes | Common shares |
Share premium |
Share based payment reserve |
Other comprehensive income |
Retained loss | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at January 1, 2024 |
€ 4 926 | € 246 127 | € 7 661 | € 137 | € (160 829) | € 98 022 | |
| Loss for the period | − | − | − | − | (59 236) | (59 236) | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period |
− | − | − | 777 | − | 777 | |
| Total comprehensive loss for the period |
- | - | - | € 777 | € (59 236) | € (58 459) |
|
| Equity-settled share based payments |
|||||||
| Granted during the period |
16 | − | − | 3 969 | − | − | 3 969 |
| Expired during the period |
16 | − | − | (1 848) | − | 1 848 | − |
| Exercised during the period |
16 | 13 | 426 | (482) | − | 482 | 439 |
| Transaction cost | 15 | − | (3 730) | − | − | − | (3 730) |
| Issuance of shares for cash |
15 | 1 491 | 71 522 | − | − | − | 73 013 |
| Total transactions with owners of the company recognized directly in equity |
1 504 | 68 218 | 1 639 | − | 2 330 | 73 691 | |
| Balance at December 31, 2024 |
€ 6 430 | € 314 345 | € 9 300 | € 914 | € (217 735) | € 113 254 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| For the year ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Notes | 2024 | 2023 |
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Loss before tax for the year | € (56 432) | € (44 657) | |
| Adjustments for | |||
| Finance income | 28 | (7 447) | (4 174) |
| Finance expenses | 29 | 5 070 | 3 729 |
| Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets |
7,9 | 1 752 | 1 398 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 8 | 966 | 962 |
| Share-based payment transaction expense | 16 | 3 968 | 2 611 |
| Remeasurement of recoverable cash advances | 17 | (561) | (324) |
| Increase in provisions | 817 | 216 | |
| Other non-cash items | 214 | (256) | |
| Cash used before changes in working capital | € (51 653) | € (40 495) | |
| Increase in inventory | (1 401) | (2 433) | |
| (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables | (751) | (1 540) | |
| Increase in trade and other payables | 5 114 | 479 | |
| Cash used from changes in operations | (48 691) | (43 989) | |
| Interest received | − | − | |
| Income tax paid | (535) | (789) | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (49 226) | (44 778) |
| For the year ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Notes | 2024 | 2023 |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 7 | (1 165) | (2 500) |
| Capitalization of intangible assets | 8 | (4 907) | (8 462) |
| Disposal of PPE | 7 | − | |
| Purchase of financial assets - current | (97 831) | (80 018) | |
| Proceeds from sale of financial assets - current | 85 312 | 120 681 | |
| Interest income on financial assets | 2 259 | 2 310 | |
| Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities | € (16 325) | € 32 011 | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Payment of principal portion of lease liabilities | 9 | (1 208) | (757) |
| Repayment of other loan | 17 | (63) | (83) |
| Interest paid | (496) | (192) | |
| Repayment of recoverable cash advance | 17 | (254) | (396) |
| Proceeds from other loans | 10 000 | − | |
| Proceeds from issuance of shares, net of transaction costs | 15 | 69 722 | 18 337 |
| Other financial costs | (262) | (51) | |
| Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities | 77 439 | 16 858 | |
| Movement in cash and cash equivalents | € 11 888 | € 4 091 | |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 688 | (369) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 | 13 | € 21 610 | € 17 888 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at December 31 | 13 | 34 186 | 21 610 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Nyxoah SA (the "Company") is a public listed company with limited liability (naamloze vennootschap/ société anonyme) incorporated and operating under the laws of Belgium and is domiciled in Belgium. Nyxoah SA is registered with the legal entities register (Brabant Walloon) under enterprise number 0817.149.675. The Company's registered offi ce is in Rue Edouard Belin 12, 1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium.
The Company is a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or OSA. Our lead solution is the Genio® system, a CE-Marked, patient-centric, minimally invasive, next generation hypoglossal neurostimulations therapy for OSA. OSA is the world's most common sleep disordered breathing condition and is associated with increased mortality risk and comorbidities including cardiovascular diseases, depression and stroke.
The Genio® system is the fi rst neurostimulation system for the treatment of OSA to include a batteryfree and leadless neurostimulator capable of delivering bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation to keep the upper airway open. The product is intended to be used as a second-line therapy to treat moderate to severe OSA patients who have either not tolerated, failed or refused conventional therapy, including Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, or CPAP, which, despite its proven effi cacy, is associated with many limitations, meaning compliance is a serious challenge. In addition, other second-line treatments are more suitable to treat mild to moderate OSA (such as oral devices) or highly invasive. Compared to other hypoglossal nerve stimulation technologies for the treatment of OSA, the Genio® system is a disruptive, diff erentiating technology that targets a clear unmet medical need thanks to its minimally invasive and quick implantation technique, its external battery and its ability to stimulate the two branches of the hypoglossal nerve.
Obstructive sleep apnea is the world's most common sleep disordered breathing condition. OSA occurs when the throat and tongue muscles and soft tissues relax and collapse. It makes a person stop breathing during sleep, while the airway repeatedly becomes partially (hypopnea) or completely (apnea) blocked, limiting the amount of air that reaches the lungs. During an episode of apnea or hypopnea, the patient's oxygen level drops, which leads to sleep interruptions.
Nyxoah SA has four wholly owned subsidiaries: Nyxoah Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company since October 21, 2009 (located in Israel and incorporated on January 10, 2008 under the name M.L.G. Madaf G. Ltd), Nyxoah Pty Ltd since February 1, 2017 (located in Australia), Nyxoah Inc. since May 14, 2020 (located in the USA) and Nyxoah GmbH since July 26, 2023 (located in Germany).
These consolidated fi nancial statements have been authorized for issue on March 19, 2025 by the Board of Directors of the Company.
The Company's consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and as endorsed by the European Union.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for derivative financial instruments that have been measured at fair value. The consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of Euros (€) and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand, except when otherwise indicated (e.g. € million).
In order to be consistent with the current period's presentation, an immaterial correction has been made to certain comparatives on the face of the consolidated statement of financial position. Accrued expenses of € 1.9 million have been reclassified from Other liabilities to Trade payables since these balances are similar in nature to Invoices to be received that are already presented as Trade payables. We refer to note 19 and 20.
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Company's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, are areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Please refer to note 5.1 for the detailed explanation of the going concern.
The Company confirms that despite the conflict between Israel and countries in the region, operations are continuing notably regarding R&D and production with no major impact and the assets are currently safeguarded. The Company is not suffering impact of this conflict.
The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.
Several amendments and interpretations apply for the first time in 2024, but do not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company:
• Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current and Non-current Liabilities with Covenants (applicable for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024)
The Group is in the process of the assessment of the potential impact on its financial statements resulting from the application of the above mentioned IFRS standards issued, but not yet effective .
The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) over which the Company has control. The Company controls an entity when the Company is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Company. They are deconsolidated from the date control ceases.
Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated.
The consolidated financial statements are presented in Euro, which is the Company's functional and presentation currency. For each subsidiary, the Company determines the functional currency. Items included in the financial statements of each subsidiary are measured using that functional currency.
Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at their respective foreign exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the closing date. Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on reporting monetary items at rates different from those at which they were initially recorded during the period or in previous periods, are recognized in the consolidated income statement in the line item "financial expense" or "financial income" . Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates as at the date of the initial transactions.
On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into euros at the rate of exchange prevailing at the reporting date and the income statement per quarter is translated at the average rate of the respective quarter. The exchange differences arising on the translation are recognized in other comprehensive income. On disposal of a foreign operation, the component of other comprehensive income relating to that particular foreign operation is recognized in the income statement.
Patents relate to direct attributable expenditure incurred for obtaining patent rights related to the Genio® system and are carried at costs less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Patents costs are amortized as from January 2021 together with the related Genio® system capitalized development costs.
Research costs are expensed as incurred. Development expenditures on an individual project are recognized as an intangible asset when the Company can demonstrate:
The Company started recognizing the development expenditure as an asset since March 2019 triggered by obtaining CE mark for the first generation of the Genio® system. As from July 2020, the Company started recognizing the development expenditure as an asset for the improved second generation of the Genio® system. The asset is carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Development costs include employee compensation and outsourced development expenses. Amortization of the asset begins when development is complete and the asset is available for use. The asset is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of 14 years. During the period of development, the asset is tested for impairment annually. Amortization for the first generation of the Genio® system started in 2021 and is recognized in the R&D and Clinical departments. See note 8
Property, plant and equipment are initially recorded in the statement of financial position at their acquisition cost, which includes the costs directly attributable to the acquisition and installation of the asset.
Property, plant and equipment are subsequently measured at their historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment, if any.
Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life. The estimated useful life of each category of property, plant and equipment is as follows:
| • | IT equipment | 3 years |
|---|---|---|
| • | Furniture and office equipment | 5 to 15 years |
| • | Laboratory equipment | 15 years |
| • | Leasehold improvements | The shorter of lease term and 10 years |
Assets under construction are not depreciated until the date that the asset is available for use.
Property, plant and equipment are derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the asset, which is the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, is included in the income statement when the asset is derecognized.
The residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.
At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether there is an indication that property, plant and equipment and intangible assets with a definite useful life may be impaired. If an indication of impairment exists, or at least annually when impairment test is required in case of intangible assets with an indefinite useful life or intangible assets not yet ready for use, the Company estimates the asset's recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of the assets or cash-generating units (CGU) fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.
The recoverable amount is determined based on the value in use of the individual asset or the CGU. In assessing value in use, the estimated future pre-tax cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.
A previously recognized impairment loss is reversed only if there has been a change in the assumptions used to determine the asset's recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognized. The reversal is limited so that the carrying amount of the asset does not exceed its recoverable amount, nor exceeds the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss has been recognized for the asset in prior years. Such reversal is recognized in the consolidated income statement.
Financial assets mainly include trade receivables, other receivables (which gives a contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset from another entity), term accounts with an initial maturity longer than 3 months but less than 12 months and cash and cash equivalents, and are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less impairment allowance. Interest income is recognized by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the effect of discounting is immaterial.
A financial asset is derecognized when the contractual rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired or when the Company transferred its rights to receive cash flows and substantially all risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset to another party.
The financial liabilities include financial debt, derivative liabilities, trade payables and other payables.
Those financial liabilities, except for the derivative liabilities, are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the effective interest rate. The effective interest rate amortization is included as financial cost in the consolidated income statement. When the estimated contractual cash flows are changed, the entity recalculates the gross carrying amount of the financial liability as the present value of the changed cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate. The difference between the recalculated carrying amount and the initial carrying amount is included in other operating income & expense in the consolidated income statement.
The Company has derivative liabilities consisting of foreign currency options to hedge its contingency risk exposure to certain foreign currencies. Those derivative financial instruments are initially recorded at fair value and derivative financial instruments are subsequently remeasured at their fair value with changes in fair value recorded in the income statement under "Financial income/financial expenses". Any transactions costs incurred are immediately recognized in the consolidated income statement.
The Company does not apply hedge accounting to those derivative financial liabilities.
The fair value of a hedging derivative financial instrument is classified as a non-current liability when the remaining maturity of the hedged item is more than 12 months and as a current liability when the remaining maturity of the hedged item is less than 12 months. The fair value is recorded in the consolidated balance sheet under "Other payables".
The Company has entered in a finance agreement with the European Investment Bank ("EIB"). This agreement is a hybrid financial instrument consisting out of a host financial loan and 3 embedded derivatives (i.e. prepayment option, partial settlement option and synthetic warrants). The prepayment option derivative held by the Company, the Synthetic Warrants issued in favor of EIB as well as the partial settlement option to settled in Warrants instead of in cash are considered to be embedded derivatives not closely related to the host financial instrument and are accounted for separately from the host contract. The Synthetic Warrants as well as the partial settlement option derivatives are however considered to be closely related to each other and are considered as one embedded derivative to be valued hereafter named Synthetic Warrants jointly. The prepayment option is accounted for at fair value through profit and loss. The fair value is determined by management using valuation techniques which are dependent on inputs such as credit ratings, probability of (a change in) the credit rating and discount rates.Synthetic Warrants are valued on basis of a binomial tree model and accounted for at fair value through profit and loss. The fair value of the Synthetic Warrants, which are not traded in an active market, is determined by management using valuation techniques which are dependent on inputs such as share prices, share volume, discount rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The effective interest rate method considers the transaction cost of the loan as well as the initial fair value of the non-closely related embedded derivatives that are separated from the host financial instrument.
Inventories consist of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods of the Genio® System and related components. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Costs incurred in bringing each product to its present location and condition are accounted for as follows: cost of direct materials and labor and a proportion of manufacturing overheads based on the normal operating capacity, but excluding borrowing costs. The cost is assigned using the FIFO ("first-in-first-out") method. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term deposits with a maturity of or less than 3 months, and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
Income taxes include current income tax and deferred income tax.
Current income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the tax authorities. Tax rates and tax laws that are considered to determine the amount of tax assets or liabilities are those that are enacted or substantially enacted, at the reporting date.
The current income tax liability includes a liability for tax positions subject to uncertainty over income tax treatment when it is probable that an outflow of economic resources will occur. Measurement of the liability for tax positions subject to uncertainty over income tax treatment is based on either the most likely amount method or the expected value method based on the Company's best estimate of the underlying risk.
A deferred tax effect is booked on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes at reporting date.
A deferred tax liability shall be recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except to the extent that the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction which (i) is not a business combination; (ii) at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting profit nor taxable profit (tax loss); and (iii) at the time of the transaction, does not give rise to equal taxable and deductible temporary differences.
A deferred tax asset shall be recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary difference can be utilised, unless the deferred tax asset arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination; at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting profit nor taxable profit (tax loss); and at the time of the transaction, does not give rise to equal taxable and deductible temporary differences. A deferred tax asset shall be recognised for the carryforward of unused tax losses and unused tax credits to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the unused tax losses and unused tax credits can be utilised.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilized. Unrecognized deferred tax assets are re-assessed at each reporting date and are recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profits will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.
Deferred tax assets and tax liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxation authority.
Short-term employee benefits include salaries and social security taxes, paid vacation and bonuses. They are recognized as expenses for the period in which employees perform the corresponding services. Outstanding payments at the end of the period are presented within current liabilities (other payables).
Post-employment benefits include pensions and retirement benefits for employees, which are covered by contributions of the Company.
The Company has set up a pension plan for its employees which qualifies as Defined Benefit pension plan under IAS 19. In the view of the minimum legal returns guaranteed under such scheme, those plans qualify as Defined Benefits plans. Such pension scheme is treated in accordance with IAS 19 "Employee Benefits" as a defined benefit plan. For defined benefit plans, the amount recognized in the Statement of financial position as a net liability (asset) corresponds to the difference between the present value of future obligations and the fair value of the plan assets.
The present value of the obligation and the costs of services are determined by using the "projected unit credit method" and actuarial valuations are performed at the end of each reporting period. The actuarial calculation method implies the use of actuarial assumptions by the Company, involving the discount rate, evolution of wages, employee turnover and mortality tables. These actuarial assumptions correspond to the best estimations of the variables that will determine the final cost of post-employment benefits. The discount rate reflects the rate of return on high quality corporate bonds with a term equal to the estimated duration of the post-employment benefits obligations. The actuarial calculations of post-employment obligations are performed by independent actuaries.
Remeasurement, comprising actuarial gains and losses, the effect of the changes to the asset ceiling (if applicable) and the return on plan assets (excluding interest), is reflected immediately in the consolidated statement of financial position with a charge or credit recognized in other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur. Remeasurement recognized in other comprehensive income is reflected immediately in retained loss and will not be reclassified to profit or loss.
The Company operates an equity-based compensation plan, whereby warrants are granted to directors, management and selected employees and non-employees. The warrants are accounted for as equitysettled share-based payment plans since the Company has no legal or constructive obligation to repurchase or settle the warrants in cash.
Each warrant gives the beneficiaries the right to subscribe to one or several common share of the Company. The warrants are granted for free and have an exercise price which is determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.
The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the grant of stock options or warrants is determined at the grant date using a Black & Scholes valuation model.
The costs of equity-settled transactions are recognized in employee benefit expense. The total amount to be expensed over the vesting period, if any, with a corresponding increase in the « share-based payment reserve » within equity, is determined by reference to the fair value of the stock options or warrants granted, excluding the impact of any non-market vesting conditions. The cumulative expense recognized for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the entity's best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. At each closing date, the entity revises its estimates of the number of stock options that are expected to become exercisable. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, if any, is recognized in profit or loss such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to reserves.
The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transaction costs are credited to share capital when the stock options or the warrants are exercised. When warrants granted under a share-based compensation plan are exercised or when they are not exercised and have expired, the amount previously recognized under the share-based payment reserve is reclassified to the caption retained loss, within equity.
The Company assesses at contract inception whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. That is, if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
The Company recognizes right-of-use assets at the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the underlying asset is available for use). Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognized, initial direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received. Unless the Company is reasonably certain to obtain ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease
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term, the recognized right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of its estimated life and the lease term. Right-of-use assets are subject to impairment, but no impairment has been identified in fiscal year 2023 and 2024.
At the commencement date of the lease, the Company recognizes lease liabilities measured at the present value of lease payments to be made over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments) less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, and amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees. The lease payments also include the exercise price of a purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised by the Company and payments of penalties for terminating a lease, if the lease term reflects the Company exercising the option to terminate. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are recognized as expense in the period in which the event or condition that triggers the payment occurs.
In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease term, a change in the in-substance fixed lease payments or a change in the assessment to purchase the underlying asset.
The Company applies the short-term lease recognition exemption to its short-term leases of machinery, equipment and buildings (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the lease of low-value assets recognition exemption to leases of office equipment and bicycles that are considered of low value (i.e., below €5,000). Lease payments on short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. See note 32.2.
The Company generates revenue from the sale of its Genio® system, which is commercialized primarily in Europe through direct sales to hospitals and via distributors in regions where the Company does not have a direct commercial presence. Revenue is recognized based on the satisfaction of performance obligations identified in customer contracts.
Performance obligations are satisfied when control of the Genio® system is transferred to the customer, either upon shipment or delivery, depending on contractual terms. Historically, the Genio® system, delivered as a bundled kit, was treated as a single performance obligation, recognized at a point in time. However, due to evolving commercial arrangements, the Company has identified a separate performance obligation related to the delivery of additional Disposable Patches (DPs) beyond the initial shipment. Accordingly, the transaction price is allocated between the initial components and the subsequent DP deliveries based on their relative standalone selling prices. To establish the relative standalone selling price of the subsequent DP deliveries, the Company used the perceived commercial value of the full selling price. A contract liability is recognized for the payment received from a customer which is attributed to the additional replenishment of disposable patches. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue when control of the patches is transferred to the customer or patient quarterly following the patient implants.
Revenue is adjusted for variable consideration, including volume-based rebates and other factors influencing the transaction price. In certain cases, customers may qualify for a volume discount, whereby a free Genio® system is granted upon meeting or exceeding a specified purchase volume over a 12-month period. The Company allocates a portion of the transaction price to the free Genio® system based on its relative standalone selling price, unless it is highly probable that the purchase volume threshold will not be met.
In accordance with IFRS 15, the Company includes variable consideration in the transaction price only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur once uncertainty related to that consideration is resolved.
The Company provides customers with a limited right of return for products in case of non-conformity or performance issues. Given the historically immaterial volume of returns, no revenue reduction has been recorded related to variable considerations for returns.
The Company provides a three-year assurance-type warranty on the Genio® system for defects that existed at the time of sale. These warranties are accounted for as provisions under IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets. These warranties does not give rise to a separate performance obligations as they do not represent a distinct service-type warranty. The impact of these warranty obligations is immaterial.
A provision is recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of past events, when it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and when a reliable estimate of the amount can be made.
The Company has a constructive obligation arising from its business practices related to the replenishment of certain consumable components. While no contractual obligation exists, new business practices have created a valid expectation among customers that these components will continue to be supplied past the agreed contractual terms. As a result, a provision has been recognized to reflect the estimated future costs associated with fulfilling this obligation until reimbursement mechanisms are formalized. The cost is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated income statement.
The provision is measured based on management's best estimate of the expected costs required to settle the obligation, considering available historical data and anticipated future developments. The Company will reassess the provision at each reporting date to reflect changes in expected usage, cost assumptions, and regulatory developments.
The Company received the support from a governmental agency, in this case the Walloon Region ("Region"), under the form of recoverable cash advances. Recoverable cash advances are aimed at supporting specific development programs. As part of this support, an agreement is concluded with the Region consisting in three distinct phases being a research phase, a decision phase and an exploitation phase. During the research phase, the Company receives funds from the Region based on eligible expenses incurred by the Company.
At the end of the research phase, there is a decision phase of six months, allowing the Company to decide whether or not it will use the results of the research phase.
At inception, recoverable cash advances are recognized as financial liability at fair value when received. To determine the fair value of the cash advances received, the Company estimates future cash outflows considering (i) assumptions regarding the estimation of the timing and the probability of the future sales or (ii) the probability that the Company will notify the Walloon Region whether it will decide or not to use the results of the research phase and (iii) an appropriate discount rate.
At inception, if the fair value of the liability exceeds the amounts of the cash received, the difference is recognized in the income statement as operating expenses. If the amount of cash received would exceed the fair value of the liability, the difference would be considered as a government grant, being recognized in the income statement as operating income on a systematic basis in order to match the expenses incurred.
Subsequently, at each closing date, the financial liability is measured at amortized cost. When the estimated contractual cash flows are changed, the entity recalculates the gross carrying amount of the financial liability as the present value of the adjusted cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate. The difference between the recalculated carrying amount and the initial carrying amount is included in the caption "other operating income/expenses" in the consolidated income statement and in the financial expenses for the impact of the discounting. When changing the estimated contractual cash flows, the Company reviews if there are indicators, either positive or negative, influencing the estimation of the timing and level of the future sales of the products benefiting from the support of the Walloon Region.
When repayment of recoverable cash advances may be forgiven, the liability component of recoverable cash advances is treated as a government grant and taken to income only when there is reasonable assurance that the entity will meet the terms for forgiveness of the advance.
Government grants are recognized where there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with. When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognized as income on a systematic basis over the periods that the related costs, for which it is intended to compensate, are expensed. When the grant relates to an asset, it is deducted from the carrying amount of the asset and is reflected in the income statement as a reduction in the amortization expense of the asset concerned on a systematic basis over the life of the asset.
Based on the organizational structure, as well as the nature of financial information available and reviewed by the Company's chief operating decision makers to assess performance and make decisions about resource allocations, the Company has concluded that its total operations represent one reportable segment. The chief operating decision maker is the CEO.
On May 28, 2024, the Company issued 5,374,755 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €45.9 million (including share premium) in the framework of an underwritten public offering in the United States, which included shares sold in a private offering to certain qualified or institutional investors outside the United States. 1,996,187 shares were subscribed to in euro at a share price of €8.54 per share. 3.378.568 shares were subscribed to in US dollars, at a share price of U.S. \$9.25 per share.
On June 3, 2024, the Company issued 300,000 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €2.6 million (including share premium) as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of the May 28, 2024 capital increase to exercise their option to purchase additional shares ("greenshoe"). All 300,000 shares were subscribed to in US dollars U.S.\$9.25 per share.
The proceeds of the May 28 and June 3, 2024 capital increases will be used for general corporate purposes.
On July 3, 2024 the Company has signed a €37.5 million loan facility agreement with the European Investment Bank ("EIB"). The agreement is backed by the European Commission's InvestEU program. The Company plans to use the funding for research and development, and for scaling-up its manufacturing capacity to meet demand in Europe and the U.S. The €37.5 million facility is divided into three tranches: €10 million for the first tranche ("Tranche A"), €13.75 million for the second tranche ("Tranche B") and €13.75 million for the third tranche ("Tranche C"). Disbursement under the various tranches is subject to certain conditions. Tranche A carries an annual 5% cash and 5% capitalized interest rate, and features a five-year bullet repayment schedule. The various tranches do not contain revenue or liquidity covenants. The first tranche A for an amount of €10 million, was disbursed on July 26, 2024
On October 9, 2024, the Company issued 3,000,000 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €24.6 million (including share premium). The Company raised \$27.0 million in gross proceeds pursuant to the Company's \$50 million at-the-market ("ATM") program established on December 22, 2022 at an issue price equal to the market price on the Nasdaq Global Market at the time of the sale. The proceeds reinforce the US focus of Nyxoah and are strengthening the financial position in view of the launch of Genio® in the United States.
The Company's objectives when managing capital are to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet its working capital requirements and fund capital investment in order to safeguard its ability to continue operating as a going concern. The capital structure of the Company consists of equity attributable to the shareholders, such as share capital, share premium, reserves and retained loss, and of borrowings. The capital of Nyxoah SA amounts to €6.4 million at December 31, 2024 (2023: €4.9 million). Total cash and cash equivalents amount to €34.2 million at December 31, 2024 (2023: €21.6 million). Term account amounts to €51.4 million at December 31, 2024 (2023: €36.1 million). The current cash situation and the anticipated cash generation are the most important parameters in assessing the capital structure. The Company's policy is to maintain a strong capital base in order to maintain investor confidence in its capacity to support the future development of its operations.
The Company monitors capital regularly to ensure that its ability to continue operating as a going concern (we refer to 5.1) and the legal capital requirements are met and may propose capital increases to the Shareholders' Meeting to ensure the necessary capital remains intact.
The Company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks. The Company's finance department identifies and evaluates the financial risks in co-operation with the operating units.
The credit risk arises mainly from trade receivables, cash and cash equivalents and deposits with banks and financial institutions. The Company's trade receivables primarily consist of amounts due from reputable hospitals and medical institutions across the different regions in which they are selling. These institutions are well-established within the healthcare industry, presenting a low credit risk profile. The Company maintains stringent credit assessment procedures and closely monitors receivables to ensure timely collections. Historically, the Company has experienced no default rates, further underscoring the low risk associated with this customer base. Given the financial stability and strong reputations of these counterparties, the expected credit losses are assessed to be immaterial, and accordingly, no provision has been made as of the reporting date.
Furthermore, the Company is not exposed to any material credit risk from other receivables. Other receivables are mainly the tax incentives in Australia and Belgium and there is limited risk associated to these receivables.
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. The Company's activities may expose it to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company is not exposed to any equity price risk or commodity price risk as it does not invest in these classes of investments.
The Company is exposed to currency risk primarily due to the expected future USD, AUD and NIS expenses that will be incurred as part of the ongoing and planned marketing, clinical trials and other related expenses. A financial risk management policy has been approved to i) generate yields on liquidity and ii) reduce the exposure to currency fluctuations with a timeline up to 24 months and by means of foreign currency swaps. The Company currently does not hedge its operational foreign exchange (FX) risk, as it is partly covered by expected future cash outflows. These outflows in USD, NIS, and AUD are forecasted or budgeted for marketing, clinical trials, and related expenses. Additionally, the Company does not hedge the risk on outstanding balances in currencies other than its functional currency.
Additionally, earnings variability arises from the translation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the Company's subsidiaries at the rate of exchange at each closing date, the impact of which is reported as a foreign exchange gain or loss in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
| 2024 rates | 2023 rates | ||||
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| Currency | Closing | Average | Closing | Average | |
| NIS | 3.78850 | 4.00670 | 3.97763 | 3.98960 | |
| AUD | 1.67720 | 1.63971 | 1.62033 | 1.63002 | |
| USD | 1.03890 | 1.08238 | 1.10377 | 1.08242 |
Based on the Company's foreign currency exposures at the level of the consolidated income statement, varying the above foreign exchange rates to reflect positive and negative changes of 5% of the NIS, AUD and USD would have the following impact:
| (in EUR 000) | Effect on loss (before tax) | Effect on pretax equity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in foreign exchange rate | NIS | USD | AUD | NIS | USD | AUD | |
| 2024 | 5% | (32) | (79) | (20) | (191) | (156) | (431) |
| -5% | 35 | 87 | 22 | 211 | 173 | 477 | |
| 2023 | 5% | (27) | - | (33) | (130) | (54) | (319) |
| -5% | 30 | - | 36 | 143 | 59 | 352 |
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cashflows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company's exposure to interest rate risk is remote as both the EIB Finance Agreement and the term deposits and US Treasury bills have fixed interest rates.
The Company's main sources of cash inflows are obtained through capital increases, recoverable cash advances and grants and the EIB finance agreement. Cash is invested in low risk investments such as short-term bank deposits or savings accounts. The Company mainly makes use of liquid investment in current accounts (in Euro) or short-term deposit accounts.
The ability of the Company to maintain adequate cash reserves to support its activities in the medium term is highly dependent on the Company's ability to raise additional funds through the EIB Finance Agreement, additional capital increases or other new borrowings. As a consequence, the Company is exposed to significant liquidity risk in the medium term.
On July 3, 2024 the Company has signed a €37.5 million loan facility agreement with the European Investment Bank ("EIB"). The €37.5 million facility is divided into three tranches: €10 million for the first tranche ("Tranche A"), €13.75 million for the second tranche ("Tranche B") and €13.75 million for the third tranche ("Tranche C"). Disbursement under the various tranches is subject to certain conditions. Tranche A carries an annual 5% cash and 5% capitalized interest rate, and features a five-year bullet repayment schedule. The various tranches do not contain revenue or liquidity covenants. The first tranche A for an amount of €10 million, was disbursed on July 26, 2024.
Please refer to note 5.1 on going concern consideration.
Contractual undiscounted maturities of financial liabilities at December 31, are as follows:
| As at December 31 | ||||||
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| 2023 | ||||||
| (in EUR 000) | Lease Liability | Financial Debt |
Trade & Other Liabilities |
Lease Liability |
Financial Debt |
Trade & Other Liabilities |
| Less than 1 year | 1 235 | 801 | 15 392 | 990 | 378 | 11 240 |
| 1 - 5 years | 2 221 | 21 080 | 963 | 2 729 | 8 488 | − |
| 5+ years | 620 | 7 042 | − | 748 | 4 608 | − |
| Total | 4 076 | 28 923 | 16 355 | 4 467 | 13 474 | 11 240 |
Balances due within 12 months equal their carrying balances, because the impact of discounting is not significant.
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, other receivables, financial assets and other current assets approximate their value due to their short-term character.
The carrying value of current liabilities approximates their fair value due to the short-term character of these instruments. The fair value of non-current liabilities (financial debt and other non-current liabilities), excluding the derivative financial liabilities, is evaluated based on their interest rates and maturity date. These instruments have fixed interest rates and their fair value measurements are subject to changes in interest rates. The fair value measurement is classified as level 3. Please refer to note 2.9 for information on the valuation of non-current liabilities. The sensitivity on the fair value measurements of the recoverable cash advances are further detailed in note 17.1.
The derivative financial liabilities and assets which consists of foreign currency swaps are measured at fair value through profit and loss. Fair value is determined by the financial institution and is based on foreign currency swap rates and the maturity of the instrument.
The synthetic warrants are measured at fair value through profit and loss. The fair value is determined using a binomial tree with 240 monthly periods (20 years) and the following key unobservable input:
• Volatility of 60.625%, estimated based on the median of the annualized 90-day standard deviation of daily volatility of Nasdaq stock prices over the period from January 2022 to December 2024.
A 5% increase in volatility would result in an increase in fair value by €73,000, while a 5% decrease in volatility would result in a decrease in fair value by €85,000.
The prepayment option is measured at fair value through profit and loss.
There were no changes in the Group's valuation processes, valuation techniques, and types of inputs used in the fair value measurements during the period, except for the synthetic warrants and prepayment option. There were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 fair value measurements during the period and no transfers into or out of level 3 fair value measurements, except for the initial recognition and subsequent measurement of the synthetic warrants and prepayment option in level 3.
| Carrying value | Fair value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at December 31 | As at December 31 | |||||
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Financial Assets | ||||||
| Other long-term receivables (level 3) | 395 | 167 | 395 | 167 | ||
| Prepayment option (level 3) | 112 | − | 112 | − | ||
| Trade and other receivables (level 3) | 4 293 | 3 246 | 4 293 | 3 246 | ||
| Foreign currency swaps (level 2) | − | 343 | − | 343 | ||
| Other current assets (level 3) | 739 | 661 | 739 | 661 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents (level 1) | 34 186 | 21 610 | 34 186 | 21 610 | ||
| Financial Assets (level 2) | 51 369 | 36 138 | 51 369 | 36 138 |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial liabilities (level 3) | − | 63 | − | 60 |
| Loan facility agreement (level 3) | 6 898 | − | 7 151 | − |
| Synthetic warrants (level 3) | 3 204 | − | 3 204 | − |
| Foreign currency swaps (level 2) | 353 | 90 | 353 | 90 |
| Recoverable cash advances (level 3) | 8 871 | 8 674 | 8 871 | 8 674 |
| Trade and other liabilities (level 1 and 3) | 15 193 | 10 234 | 15 193 | 10 234 |
When preparing the consolidated financial statements, judgments, estimates and assumptions are made that affect the carrying amount of certain assets, liabilities and expenses. These include the going concern assessment, the share-based payment transactions, the accounting for research and development expenses, the recoverable cash advances and deferred taxes. These judgments, estimates and assumptions have been reviewed for each year and are reviewed on a regular basis, taking into consideration past experience and other factors deemed relevant under the then prevailing economic conditions. Changes in such conditions might accordingly result in different estimates in the Company's future consolidated financial statements.
As at December 31, 2024, the Company's statement of financial position includes an accumulated loss of €217.7 million and total assets of €158.4 million. Current assets as of December 31, 2024, total €98.1 million, comprising €34.2 million in available cash and cash equivalents, and €51.4 million in marketable securities, primarily derived from previous public offerings. Based on cash flow forecasts for the upcoming years, which include significant expenses and cash outflows in relation to -among othersthe ongoing clinical trials, the continuation of research and development projects, and the scaling-up of the Company's manufacturing facilities, in support of the Company's commercial launch of its Genio product in the United States, the Company believes that this cash position will be sufficient to meet the Company's capital requirements and fund its operations for at least 12 months as from the date of this Consolidated Financial Statements. In view of the above, and notwithstanding a loss brought forward of €217.7 million as of December 31, 2024, the Board of Directors has decided, after due consideration including risks associated with potential delays in FDA approval or slower than expected US commercial success, that the application of the valuation rules in the assumption of a "going concern" is justified.
The tax laws applicable to the Company are complex and are subject to changes in tax landscapes, new laws, guidance, and rulings issued by the tax authorities. The Company may need to make a significant judgment whether certain tax positions taken in the tax filings are uncertain and whether it is probable that those tax positions may be challenged by the tax authorities in case of a tax audit. In making this judgment, the Company considers also third-party tax advice it has obtained.
When measuring the tax liability for uncertain tax positions, the Company need to assess the likelihood that the tax position will be challenged and determine the most likely amount (or expected value amount) that may have to be paid when the tax position is not accepted, considering any penalties and late interest payable.
The Company benefits from recoverable cash advances granted by the Walloon Region. These are in substance financial liabilities of the Company towards the Region. The determination of the amount of the financial liability is subject to a high degree of subjectivity and requires the Company to make estimates of the future sales it will derive in the future from the products that benefited from the support of the Region.
Based on these estimates, it may be concluded that the amount of the cash advance that the Company has received from the Region exceeds the amount of the financial liability estimated by the Company. In such a situation, the difference is considered as a government grant. Subsequent re-estimation of the timing of the cash outflows of the financial liability is accounted for in profit and loss.
At each closing date, the financial liability is measured at amortized cost. When the contractual cash flows estimated by management are changed, the entity recalculates the gross carrying amount of the financial liability as the present value of the modified cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate. The fixed part to be reimbursed has been discounted with a discount rate of 5.0% and the variable part (based on sales forecasts) with a discount rate of 12.5%. Refer also to note 17.1 When changing the estimated contractual cash flows, the Company reviews if there are indicators, either positive or negative, influencing the estimation of the timing and level of the future sales of the products benefiting from the support of the Walloon Region
The Company capitalizes costs for product development projects. Initial capitalization of costs is based on management's judgement that technological and economic feasibility is confirmed, usually when a product development project has reached a defined milestone according to an established project management model.
At December 31, 2019, for the first time the Company capitalized amount of development costs for the first generation of the Genio® System. This amount includes costs related to the development of the Genio® System which received CE Mark approval in March 2019 and related improvements. Therefore, the Company is of the opinion that, from March 2019, development expenditures do meet capitalization criteria. The Company uses an estimate for certain research and development expenses related to the Genio® System and related improvements to determine the amount to be capitalized or recorded as an expense. Accordingly, the costs incurred for the first generation of the Genio® System have been recognized as development assets for a total amount of €11.4 million. No additional costs have been capitalized since July 2020. In addition, the Company started capitalizing the development costs for the improved second generation of the Genio® System and additional clinical studies as from July 2020. The total capitalized cost for the improved second generation and the additional clinical studies amounts to €42.0 million as of December 31, 2024 (2023: €37.3 million). See note 8.
The development expenses capitalized have to be tested annually for impairment during the development period, prior to the start of its amortization. The Company performs the impairment test on the smallest group of assets to which it belongs for which there are separately identifiable cash flows: its cashgenerating units ("CGU's"). Where the carrying value of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount (i.e. the higher of value in use and fair value less costs to sell), the asset is written down accordingly. The Company is a one product line company and the capitalized development expenses are only related to this product (Genio® System).The Company determined that it has two cash generating units, Genio® system launched in Europe and Genio® system launched in the United States, for which a value in use analysis has been performed.
When performing the impairment test, management needs to make significant judgments, estimates and assumptions. The Company bases its impairment calculation on detailed budgets and forecast calculations generally covering a period of three years (since the Company is in an early commercial stage). For longer periods, a growth rate is calculated and applied to future cash flows projected. See note 8.
The Company has equity-settled share-based payment plans in place. Estimating fair value for sharebased payment transactions requires determination of the most appropriate valuation model, which is dependent on the terms and conditions of the option plan. This estimate also requires determination of the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including the expected life of the share option, volatility and dividend yield and making assumptions about them. The assumptions and models used for estimating the fair-value for share-based payment transactions are disclosed in note 16.
The Company has entered in a finance agreement with the European Investment Bank ("EIB"). This agreement is a hybrid financial instrument consisting out of a host financial loan and 3 embedded derivatives (i.e. prepayment option, partial settlement option and synthetic warrants). The Synthetic Warrants as well as the partial settlement option derivatives are however considered to be closely related to each other and are considered as one embedded derivative to be valued hereafter named Synthetic Warrants jointly.
The prepayment option is accounted for at fair value through profit and loss. The fair value is determined by management using valuation techniques which are dependent on inputs such as credit ratings, probability of (a change in) the credit rating and discount rates.
Synthetic Warrants are valued on basis of a binomial tree model and accounted for at fair value through profit and loss. The fair value of the Synthetic Warrants, which are not traded in an active market, is determined by management using valuation techniques which are dependent on inputs such as share prices, share volume, discount rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The effective interest rate method considers the transaction cost of the loan as well as the initial fair value of the non-closely related embedded derivatives that are separated from the host financial instrument.
The recognition of provisions under IAS 37 requires management to make significant judgments regarding the existence and measurement of constructive obligations. The Company has a constructive obligation related to the ongoing replenishment of certain consumable components, based on business practices and customer expectations. The provision is estimated based on expected future costs, historical usage of disposable patched, and anticipated reimbursement timelines. Given the evolving commercial and regulatory landscape, the estimate is subject to periodic reassessment and may be adjusted as new information becomes available.
For all years ended as at December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company owns 100% of the shares of Nyxoah Ltd, an Israeli company located in Tel-Aviv that was incorporated in 2009 and has a share capital of NIS 1.
The Company also owns 100% of the shares of Nyxoah Pty Ltd, an Australian company located in Collingwood that was incorporated in 2017 and has a share capital of AUD 100.
The Company also owns 100% of the shares of Nyxoah Inc, an American company located in Delaware that was incorporated in May 2020 and has a share capital of USD 1.
The Company also owns 100% of the shares of Nyxoah GmbH, a German company located in Eschborn that was acquired in July 2023 and has a share capital of € 25,000.
| (in EUR 000) | Furniture and office equipment |
Leasehold improvements |
Laboratory equipment |
Assets under construction |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | |||||
| Opening Gross value January 1, 2023 |
1 080 | 704 | 1 250 | 718 | 3 752 |
| Additions | 127 | 55 | 141 | 2 055 | 2 378 |
| Transfers | − | 578 | 140 | (718) | − |
| Other | − | − | (7) | − | (7) |
| Exchange differences | (25) | (23) | (23) | − | (71) |
| Cost at December 31, 2023 | 1 182 | 1 314 | 1 501 | 2 055 | 6 052 |
| Additions | 142 | 11 | 314 | 692 | 1 159 |
| Disposals | − | − | (28) | − | (28) |
| Transfers | − | 488 | − | (488) | − |
| Other | − | − | 93 | − | 93 |
| Exchange differences | 32 | 23 | 22 | − | 77 |
| Cost at December 31, 2024 | 1 356 | 1 836 | 1 902 | 2 259 | 7 353 |
| Depreciation | |||||
| Opening accumulated depreciation January 1, 2023 |
(677) | (302) | (313) | − | (1 292) |
| Depreciation charge | (160) | (145) | (297) | − | (602) |
| Exchange differences | 17 | 8 | 5 | − | 30 |
| Depreciation at December 31, 2023 |
(820) | (439) | (605) | − | (1 864) |
| Depreciation charge | (164) | (219) | (327) | − | (710) |
| Disposals | − | − | 21 | − | 21 |
| Exchange differences | (23) | (13) | (11) | − | (47) |
| Depreciation at December 31, 2024 |
(1 007) | (671) | (922) | − | (2 600) |
| Net book value at December 31, 2023 |
362 | 875 | 896 | 2 055 | 4 188 |
| Net book value at December 31, 2024 |
349 | 1 165 | 980 | 2 259 | 4 753 |
In 2024, acquisitions were mainly related to the US production line under construction for an amount of €0.7 million (2023: €2.1 million), laboratory equipment for an amount of €314,000 (2023: €141,000) and furniture and office equipment for an amount of €142,000 (2023: €127,000). The total amount of purchases of property, plant and equipment in the consolidated statements of cash flow is higher than the additions due to the tax incentive relating to investments of 2024 amounting to €6,000 (2023: €122,000).
There has been a transfer from assets under construction for an amount of €488,000 to leasehold improvement (2023: €0.6 million).
The line Other in 2024 includes a correction of the tax incentive in Belgium on the investments of 2023 for an amount of €93,000. The line Other in 2023 relates to tax incentives in Belgium on the investments of 2022. We refer to note 10 for more details.
The depreciation charge amounts to €0.7 million in 2024 and to €0.6 million in 2023.
| Patents and | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | Development cost | licenses | Total |
| Cost | |||
| Opening value at January 1, 2023 | 41 073 | 591 | 41 664 |
| Additions | 8 085 | − | 8 085 |
| Other | (487) | − | (487) |
| Cost at December 31, 2023 | 48 671 | 591 | 49 262 |
| Additions | 4 739 | − | 4 739 |
| Cost at December 31, 2024 | 53 410 | 591 | 54 001 |
| Amortization | |||
| Opening amortization at January 1, 2023 | (1 608) | (84) | (1 692) |
| Amortization | (920) | (42) | (962) |
| Amortization at December 31, 2023 | (2 528) | (126) | (2 654) |
| Amortization | (924) | (42) | (966) |
| Amortization at December 31, 2024 | (3 452) | (168) | (3 620) |
| Net book value at December 31, 2023 | 46 143 | 465 | 46 608 |
| Net book value at December 31, 2024 | 49 958 | 423 | 50 381 |
There is only one development project: The Genio® system. The Company started amortizing the firstgeneration Genio® system in 2021. The costs incurred for the first generation of the Genio® System have been recognized as development assets for a total amount of €11.4 million. No additional costs have been capitalized since July 2020. The amortization amounted to €1.0 million for 2024 (2023: €1.0 million) and is included in Research and development expenses. The remaining amortization period of this development asset is 10 years.
The Company continues to incur in 2024 development expenses with regard to the improved secondgeneration Genio® system and clinical trials to obtain additional regulatory approvals in certain countries or to be able to sell the Genio® System in certain countries. The total capitalized development expenses amounted to €4.7 million and €8.1 million for 2024 and 2023, respectively. The total amount of capitalization of intangible assets in the consolidated statements of cash flow is higher than the additions due to the tax incentive relating to investments of 2024 amounting to €168,000. The total capitalized cost for the improved second generation and the additional clinical studies amounts to €42.0 million as of December 31, 2024 (2023: €37.3 million). The development of the second-generation Genio® system and clinical trials is expected to be finalized in 2025.
The line Other in 2023 relates to tax incentives in Belgium on the investments of 2022. We refer to note 10 for more details.
In accordance with the accounting principle, the intangible assets are tested annually for impairment during the development period. The Genio® system is currently a unique product line developed by the Company and the Company determined that it has two cash generating units, Genio® system in Europe and Genio® system in the United States, for which a value in use analysis has been performed. Based on the current operating budget as approved by the Board of Directors, the Company's management prepared cash flow forecasts, which covers a 4-year period and an appropriate extrapolation of cash flows beyond 2028.
Growth rates over the forecast period are based on past performance and management's expectations of market development. Growth rates used to extrapolate cash flows beyond the budget period are consistent with forecasts included in industry reports.
Discount rates represent the current market assessment of the risks specific to each CGU, taking into consideration the time value of money and individual risks of the underlying assets that have not been incorporated in the cash flow estimates. The discount rate calculation is based on the specific circumstances of the Company and is derived from its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The WACC takes into account both debt and equity. The cost of equity is derived from the expected return on investment by the Company's investors. The cost of debt is based on the interest-bearing borrowings the Company is obliged to service. Segment-specific risk is incorporated by applying individual beta factors. The beta factors are evaluated annually based on publicly available market data. Adjustments to the discount rate are made to factor in the specific amount and timing of the future tax flows in order to reflect a pre-tax discount rate. The discount rates over the expected term that the assets will generate economic benefits are:
| Europe | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discount rate | 9.7% | 10.5% |
A sensitivity analysis has been performed concluding that a reasonable change in the WACC and/or forecasted growth rate would not lead to an impairment. The carrying amount of these intangibles assets are recoverable.
The Company has lease contracts for buildings and vehicles used in its operations. Leases of building have lease terms between one and eighteen years, while motor vehicles generally have lease terms between three and five years. Future cash outflows (potentially exposed and not reflected in the measurement of lease liabilities) arising from extension options amount to €329,000. The Company's obligations under its leases are secured by the lessor's title to the leased assets. Generally, the Company is restricted from assigning and subleasing the leased assets and some contracts require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios. The Company also has certain leases of office equipment and bicycles with low value and machinery, equipment and buildings for a short term. The Company applies the "short-term lease" and "lease of low-value assets" recognition exemptions for these leases. We refer to note 32.2 for the impact on income statement for these "short-term leases" and "leases of low-value assets".
The carrying amounts of right-of-use assets recognized and the movements during the period is as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | Building | Motor vehicles |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | |||
| Opening value at January 1, 2023 | 3 624 | 1 009 | 4 633 |
| Additions | − | 396 | 396 |
| Disposal | − | (34) | (34) |
| Lease modification | 1 093 | 12 | 1 105 |
| Exchange difference | (113) | − | (113) |
| Cost at December 31, 2023 | 4 604 | 1 383 | 5 987 |
| Additions | 326 | 332 | 658 |
| Disposal | − | (173) | (173) |
| Lease modification | (11) | (17) | (28) |
| Exchange difference | 139 | 2 | 141 |
| Cost at December 31, 2024 | 5 058 | 1 527 | 6 585 |
| Depreciation | |||
| Opening accumulated depreciation at January 1, 2023 | (1 163) | (311) | (1 474) |
| Depreciation charge | (535) | (261) | (796) |
| Disposal | − | 34 | 34 |
| Exchange difference | 37 | − | 37 |
| Depreciation at December 31, 2023 | (1 661) | (538) | (2 199) |
| Depreciation charge | (674) | (368) | (1 042) |
| Disposal | − | 173 | 173 |
| Lease modification | 22 | 36 | 58 |
| Exchange difference | (79) | − | (79) |
| Depreciation at December 31, 2024 | (2 392) | (697) | (3 089) |
| Net book value at December 31, 2023 | 2 943 | 845 | 3 788 |
| Net book value at December 31, 2024 | 2 666 | 830 | 3 496 |
In 2024, the Company did enter into new lease agreements for €0.7 million compared to €396,000 in 2023. The lease modification amounted to a decrease of €28,000 (2023: a rise of €1.1 million, which mainly related to the extension of the contract of buildings in Belgium and Israel). The repayments of lease liabilities amounted to €1.2 million (2023: €0.9 million). The depreciations on the right of use assets amounted to €1.0 million and €0.8 million for 2024 and 2023, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized had no gain or loss on disposal (2023: no gain or loss on disposal).
The maturity analysis of lease liabilities is disclosed in note 4.3.
| (in EUR 000) 2024 |
2023 |
|---|---|
| Lease debt at January 1 3 967 |
3 305 |
| New lease debts 658 |
396 |
| Rent expense paid (1 208) |
(886) |
| Accretion of interest 157 |
129 |
| Lease modification 30 |
1 105 |
| Exchange differences 76 |
(82) |
| Lease debt at December 31 3 680 |
3 967 |
| As at December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Non-current lease liabilities | 2 562 | 3 116 | |
| Current lease liabilities | 1 118 | 851 | |
| Total | 3 680 | 3 967 |
| As at December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| R&D tax incentive | 1 110 | 999 | |
| Prepayment option | 112 | - | |
| Cash guarantees | 395 | 167 | |
| Total other long term receivables | 1 617 | 1 166 |
The other long-term receivables consist of cash guarantees for an amount of €395,000 (2023: €167,000), a prepayment option valued at €112,000 and an R&D tax incentive in Belgium for an amount of €1.1 million (2023: €1.0 million) related to certain development activities and clinical trials. The Company recognizes the research and development incentive as a long-term receivable and as a deduction from the carrying amount of the (in)tangible asset.
For further details regarding the prepayment option, refer to note 17.2.
The R&D tax incentive recorded as at December 31, 2024 pertains to investments made in 2022, 2023 and 2024 in both tangible and intangible assets. These incentives are expected to be received 5 years after the investments are made. However, following the Law of May 12, 2024 (Belgian Gazette May 29, 2024), the Belgian R&D tax credit regime has been amended. As of 2024, the R&D tax incentive will be refunded after 4 years instead of 5 years. The long-term receivable as at December 31, 2024, also includes an adjustment of the R&D tax incentive for investments made in 2023. For further details, refer to note 25.
| As at December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Raw materials | 1 080 | 1 329 | |
| Work in progress | 2 546 | 1 530 | |
| Finished goods | 1 090 | 456 | |
| Total Inventory | 4 716 | 3 315 | |
The increase in inventory is due to increasing activities to prepare for the commercialization in US and further scale-up of the commercialization in EU in 2025.
| (in EUR 000) | As at December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Trade receivables | 3 382 | 2 758 | |
| R&D incentive receivable (Australia) | 155 | 723 | |
| VAT receivable | 741 | 850 | |
| Current tax receivable | 967 | 808 | |
| Foreign currency swaps | − | 343 | |
| Other | 911 | 488 | |
| Total trade and other receivables | 6 156 | 5 970 |
The slight increase of €186,000 in trade and other receivables as at December 31, 2024 is mainly the result of an increase in trade receivables of €0.6 million, as a result of an increase in revenue by the Company, an increase in Other of €423,000, a decrease in R&D incentive receivables by €0.6 million and a decrease in foreign currency swaps of €343,000.
The Company can include unbilled receivables in its accounts receivable balance. Generally, these receivables represent earned revenue from products delivered to customers, which will be billed in the next billing cycle. All amounts are considered collectible and billable. As at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no unbilled receivables included in the trade receivables.
R&D incentive receivables relates to incentives received in Australia as support to the clinical trials and the development of the Genio® system. The decrease in R&D incentive receivables is due to a refund received from ATO.
The current tax receivable relates to excess payment of corporate income tax in Belgium.
We refer to note 20.1 for more details on the foreign currency swaps.
| As at December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Short term deposit | 28 220 | 9 158 |
| Current accounts | 5 966 | 12 452 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 34 186 | 21 610 |
Cash and cash equivalents increased to €34.2 million as at December 31, 2024, compared to €21.6 million as at December 31, 2023 with an increase of short term deposits by €19.1 million which is partially offset by a decrease of current accounts by €6.5 million. The short term deposits relate to term accounts with an initial maturity of 3 months or less, measured at amortized costs.
Current financial assets relate to term accounts with an initial maturity longer than 3 months but less than 12 months measured at amortized costs.
As at December 31, 2024 the current financial assets consists of US\$ 47.4 million (€45.6 million), which could generate a foreign currency exchange gain or loss in the financial results in accordance with the fluctuations of the USD/EUR exchange rate as the Company's functional currency is EUR, and €5.8 million. The total amount of term deposits as at December 31, 2024, amounts to €51.4 million.
In 2024, the Company entered into USD term deposits and US Treasury bills for a total amount of US\$ 77.4 million (€71.6 million) and €26.3 million. During the period ended as at, December 31, 2024, US\$64.4 million (€59.8 million) and €25.5 million reached maturity and is subsequently held as cash.
As at December 31, 2023 the current financial assets consists of US\$34.4 million (€31.1 million), which could generate a foreign currency exchange gain or loss in the financial results in accordance with the fluctuations of the USD/EUR exchange rate as the Company's functional currency is EUR, and €5.0 million. The total amount of term deposits as at December 31, 2023, amounts to €36.1 million.
In 2023, the Company entered into USD term deposits and US Treasury bills for a total amount of US\$75.1 million (€69.0 million) and €11.0 million. During the period ended as at, December 31, 2023, US\$70.8 million (€65.7 million) and €55.0 million reached maturity and is subsequently held as cash.
The number of shares and the par value in the paragraph below take into account resolutions adopted by the shareholders' meeting of February 21, 2020. All existing preferred shares were converted into common shares, and then a share split of 500:1 was approved by the shareholders' meeting. The tables and comments below reflect the number of shares after the share split of 500:1 as of January 1, 2020.
As part of the IPO on September 21, 2020, the Company incurred direct-attributable transaction costs of €6.5 million which have been deducted from the share premium.
As part of the IPO on July 7, 2021, the Company incurred direct-attributable transaction costs of €7.6 million which have been deducted from the share premium.
As of December 31, 2023, the share capital of the Company amounts to €4.9 million represented by 28,673,985 shares, and the share premium amounts to €260.6 million (before deduction of the transaction costs).
As of December 31, 2024, the share capital of the Company amounts to €6.4 million represented by 37,427,265 shares, and the share premium amounts to €332.6 million (before deduction of the transaction costs).
Evolution of the share capital and share premium ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| (Number of shares except otherwise stated) |
Common shares |
Total of shares |
Par value (in EUR) |
Share capital (in EUR 000) |
Share premium (in EUR 000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2023 | 25 846 279 | 25 846 279 | 0.17 | 4 440 | 242 440 |
| March 29, 2023 - Capital increase in cash |
393 162 | 393 162 | 0.17 | 68 | 2 481 |
| March 30, 2023 - Capital increase in cash |
2 047 544 | 2 047 544 | 0.17 | 351 | 12 999 |
| April 17, 2023 - Capital increase in cash |
375 000 | 375 000 | 0.17 | 65 | 2 651 |
| July 14, 2023 - Exercise warrants |
2 000 | 2 000 | 0.17 | − | 10 |
| August 29, 2023 - Exercise warrants |
10 000 | 10 000 | 0.17 | 2 | 50 |
| December 31, 2023 | 28 673 985 | 28 673 985 | 0.17 | 4 926 | 260 631 |
| March 6, 2024 - Exercise warrants |
8 650 | 8 650 | 0.17 | 1 | 61 |
| April 17, 2024 - Exercise warrants |
3 000 | 3 000 | 0.17 | 1 | 16 |
| May 28, 2024 - Capital increase in cash |
5 374 755 | 5 374 755 | 0.17 | 923 | 44 946 |
| June 3, 2024 - Capital increase in cash |
300 000 | 300 000 | 0.17 | 52 | 2 506 |
| June 24, 2024 - Exercise warrants |
12 625 | 12 625 | 0.17 | 2 | 66 |
| September 3, 2024 - Exercise warrants |
13 750 | 13 750 | 0.17 | 2 | 72 |
| September 25, 2024 - Exercise warrants |
2 250 | 2 250 | 0.17 | 1 | 12 |
| October 9, 2024 - Capital increase in cash |
3 000 000 | 3 000 000 | 0.17 | 515 | 24 071 |
| November 15, 2024 - Exercise warrants |
38 250 | 38 250 | 0.17 | 7 | 198 |
| December 31, 2024 | 37 427 265 | 37 427 265 | 0.17 | 6 430 | 332 579 |
On March 29, 2023, the Company issued 393,162 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €2.5 million (including share premium). The Company raised \$2.8 million in gross proceeds pursuant to the Company's \$50 million at-the-market ("ATM") program established on December 22, 2022 at an issue price equal to the market price on the Nasdaq Global Market at the time of the sale. The shares were purchased by historical Nyxoah shareholder Cochlear Limited, and the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
On March 30, 2023, the Company raised €13.35 million private placement financing from the sale of 2,047,544 new ordinary shares at a price per share of €6.52 (approximately U.S. \$7.10 at the March 23, 2023 exchange rate), the closing price on Euronext Brussels on March 23, 2023. Gross proceeds total €13.35 million (approximately U.S. \$15 million at the March 23, 2023 exchange rate) and will be used for general corporate purposes.
On April 17, 2023, the Company issued 375,000 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €2.7 million (including share premium). The Company raised \$3.0 million in gross proceeds pursuant to the Company's \$50 million at-the-market ("ATM") program established on December 22, 2022 at an issue price equal to the market price on the Nasdaq Global Market at the time of the sale. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
As part of above capital increases, the Company incurred direct-attributable transaction costs of €340,000 which have been deducted from the share premium. The proceeds from the capital increase net of transaction costs amounted to €18.3 million.
On July 14, 2023, pursuant to the exercise of warrants, the Company issued 2,000 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €10,000 (including share premium).
On August 29, 2023, pursuant to the exercise of warrants, the Company issued 10,000 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €52,000 (including share premium).
On March 6, 2024, pursuant to the exercise of warrants, the Company issued 8,650 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €62,000 (including share premium).
On April 17, 2024, pursuant to the exercise of warrants, the Company issued 3,000 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €17,000 (including share premium).
On May 28, 2024, the Company issued 5,374,755 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €45.9 million (including share premium) in the framework of an underwritten public offering in the United States, which included shares sold in a private offering to certain qualified or institutional investors outside the United States. 1,996,187 shares were subscribed to in euro at a share price of €8.54 per share. 3.378.568 shares were subscribed to in US dollars, at a share price of U.S. \$9.25 per share.
On June 3, 2024, the Company issued 300,000 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €2.6 million (including share premium) as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of the May 28, 2024 capital increase to exercise their option to purchase additional shares ("greenshoe"). All 300,000 shares were subscribed to in US dollars U.S.\$9.25 per share.
The proceeds of the May 28 and June 3, 2024 capital increases will be used for general corporate purposes.
On June 24, 2024, pursuant to the exercise of warrants, the Company issued 12,625 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €68,000 (including share premium).
On September 3, 2024, pursuant to the exercise of warrants, the Company issued 13,750 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €74,000 (including share premium).
On September 25, 2024, pursuant to the exercise of warrants, the Company issued 2,250 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €13,000 (including share premium).
On October 9, 2024, the Company issued 3,000,000 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €24.6 million (including share premium). The Company raised \$27.0 million in gross proceeds pursuant to the Company's \$50 million at-the-market ("ATM") program established on December 22, 2022 at an issue price equal to the market price on the Nasdaq Global Market at the time of the sale. The proceeds will be used to meet demand in Europe and the U.S.
On November 15, 2024, pursuant to the exercise of warrants, the Company issued 38,250 new shares for an aggregate capital increase of €205,000 (including share premium).
As part of above capital increases, the Company incurred direct-attributable transaction costs of €3.7 million which have been deducted from the share premium. The proceeds from the capital increase net of transaction costs amounted to €71.5 million.
The reserves include the share-based payment reserve (see note 16), other comprehensive income and the retained loss. Retained loss is comprised of primarily of accumulated losses, other comprehensive income is comprised of currency translation reserves and remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations.
The movement in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is detailed in the table below:
| (in EUR 000) | Currency translation reserve |
Post employment benefit obligations |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening value at January 1, 2023 | 174 | 2 | 176 |
| Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss (net of tax) |
|||
| Currency translation differences | (120) | - | (120) |
| Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations | - | 81 | 81 |
| Total other comprehensive income at December 31, 2023 | 54 | 83 | 137 |
| Currency translation differences | 766 | - | 766 |
| Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations | - | 11 | 11 |
| Total other comprehensive income at December 31, 2024 | 820 | 94 | 914 |
As per December 31, 2024, the Company has four outstanding equity-settled share-based incentive plans, including (i) the 2020 warrants plan (the 2020 plan), (ii) the 2021 warrants plan (the 2021 plan), (iii) the 2022 warrants plan (the 2022 plan) and (iv) the 2024 warrants plan (the 2024 plan). For the 2016 and 2018 warrants plan, no warrants were outstanding anymore as per December 31, 2024. The Company had an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on February 21, 2020, where it was decided to achieve a share split in a ratio of 500:1. Per warrant issued before February 21, 2020, 500 common shares will be issuable. For presentation purposes the tables and comments below reflect the number of shares the warrants give right to across all plans.
In accordance with the terms of the various plans, all warrants that had not yet vested before, vested on September 7, 2020, i.e. ten business days prior to the closing of the IPO on September 21, 2020.
The changes of the year for the equity-settled warrant plans are as follows:
| Number of shares (after share split) warrants give right to across all plans | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at January 1 | 1 635 606 | 1 416 490 |
| Granted | 1 297 713 | 518 116 |
| Forfeited | (474 000) | (165 125) |
| Exercised | (78 525) | (12 000) |
| Expired | (122 475) | (121 875) |
| Outstanding at December 31 | 2 258 319 | 1 635 606 |
| Exercisable at December 31 | 1 453 727 | 1 034 835 |
On November 3, 2016, the shareholders' meeting of the Company approved the issuance of 1,500 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company before share split (500 shares after the share split). Under this plan, up to 1,500 warrants can be issued. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 1,500 common shares before share split (750,000 shares after the share split) if all warrants are exercised.
The total amount of warrant holders under the 2016 Plan cannot exceed 150 persons. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2016 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2016 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The exercise price of each warrant cannot be less than €2,585.32. Taking into consideration the share split, this would result in an exercise price of €5.17 per share. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2016 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share before share split (500 shares after the share split), (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 34.0 % at the grant date, 33.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 33.0 % at the second anniversary. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. All 1 500 warrants were granted throughout the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. As a result of the IPO, all warrants that had not yet vested before, vested on September 7, 2020, i.e. ten business days prior to the closing of the IPO on September 21, 2020.
The status of the 2016 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:
| Number of shares (after share split) warrants give right to for Plan 2016 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at January 1 | - | 27 500 |
| Granted | - | - |
| Forfeited | - | - |
| Exercised | - | (10 000) |
| Expired | - | (17 500) |
| Outstanding at December 31 | - | - |
| Exercisable at December 31 | - | - |
There are no outstanding warrants as per December 31, 2024.
On December 12, 2018, the shareholders' meeting of the Company approved the issuance of 525 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company before share split (500 shares after the share split). Under this plan, up to 525 warrants can be issued. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 525 common shares before the share split (262,500 shares after the share split) if all warrants are exercised.
The total amount of warrant holders under the 2018 Plan cannot exceed 150 individuals. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2018 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2018 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The exercise price of each warrant cannot be less than €3,259.91. Taking into consideration the share split, this would result in an exercise price of €6.52 per share. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2018 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share before share split (500 shares after the share split), (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 34.0 % at the grant date, 33.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 33.0 % at the second anniversary. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. As a result of the IPO, all warrants that had not yet vested before, vested on September 7, 2020, i.e. ten business days prior to the closing of the IPO on September 21, 2020.
In April 2020, 33 warrants were granted under the 2018 Plan with an exercise price of €5,966.59 (exercise price of €11.93 per share after the share split) while the previous warrants of the 2018 Plan have an exercise price of €3,259.91 (exercise price of €6.52 per share after the share split).
The status of the 2018 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:
| Number of shares (after share split) warrants give right to for Plan 2018 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at January 1 | 50 000 | 50 000 |
| Granted | - | - |
| Forfeited | (50 000) | - |
| Exercised | - | - |
| Expired | - | - |
| Outstanding at December 31 | - | 50 000 |
| Exercisable at December 31 | - | 50 000 |
The remaining warrants as per end December 31, 2023 were forfeited during 2024. There are no outstanding warrants as per December 31, 2024.
On February 21, 2020, 550,000 warrants were issued, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 550,000 common shares if all warrants are exercised.
The total number of warrant holders under the 2020 Plan cannot exceed 150 persons. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2020 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2020 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2020 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share, (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 34.0 % at the grant date, 33.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 33.0 % at the second anniversary. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. As a result of the IPO, all warrants that had not yet vested before, vested on September 7, 2020, i.e. ten business days prior to the closing of the IPO on September 21, 2020. The exercise price of each warrant amounts to €11.94.
The status of the 2020 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:
| Number of shares/warrants give right to for Plan 2020 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at January 1 | 410 500 | 450 500 |
| Granted | - | - |
| Forfeited | (330 500) | - |
| Exercised | (2 400) | - |
| Expired | (47 600) | (40 000) |
| Outstanding at December 31 | 30 000 | 410 500 |
| Exercisable at December 31 | 30 000 | 410 500 |
In 2024, 330,500 warrants were forfeited and 47,600 warrants have been expired because the warrants were not exercised by employees within 3 months after having left the company. The remaining number of warrants as per December 31, 2024 equals 30,000 representing 30,000 shares.
On September 8, 2021, the Board of Directors, within the framework of the authorized capital, issued 1,400,000 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 1,400,000 common shares if all warrants are exercised.
The total number of warrant holders under the 2021 Plan cannot exceed 150 persons. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2021 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2021 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2021 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share, (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date,, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 25.0 % at the grant date, 25.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the second anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the third anniversary of the grant date. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. The exercise price of the 2021 ESOP Warrants granted in 2021 amounts to €25.31.
On September 17, 2021, 319,240 warrants were granted from which 29,500 warrants were not accepted. On October 27, 2021 111,500 warrants were granted which were all accepted.
On February 21, 2022, 219,000 warrants were granted from which 5,000 warrants were not accepted. On May 14, 2022 and June 8, 2022 respectively 72,500 and 175,000 warrants were granted which were all accepted. On August 8, 2022, 75,000 warrants were granted which were all accepted.
On March 24, 2023, the Company reduced the exercise price of 75% of the warrants previously granted to warrant holders under the 2021 Warrants Plan to 5.42 EUR to reflect the decrease in the company's share price. For the remaining 25% of the warrants previously granted under the 2021 Warrants Plan, the exercise price will remain unchanged. All other terms and conditions of the re-priced warrants remain unchanged to the original option agreement.
On March 24, 2023, 200,862 warrants were granted which were all accepted. On April 12, 2023 and June 14, 2023 respectively 100,000 and 161,398 warrants were granted which were all accepted.
Number of shares/warrants give right to for Plan 2021 2024 2023 Outstanding at January 1 1 119 250 888 490 Granted - 462 260 Forfeited (51 125) (165 125) Exercised (63 625) (2 000) Expired (73 625) (64 375) Outstanding at December 31 930 875 1 119 250 Exercisable at December 31 800 819 563 771
The status of the 2021 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:
In 2024, a total of 63,625 warrants were exercised, 51,125 warrants have been forfeited because the warrants were not vested by employees leaving the company and 73,625 warrants were expired because the warrants were not exercised by employees within 3 months after having left the company. The remaining number of warrants as per December 31, 2024 equals 930,875 representing 930,875 shares.
On December 28, 2022, the Board of Directors, within the framework of the authorized capital, issued 700,000 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 700,000 common shares if all warrants are exercised.
The total number of warrant holders under the 2022 Plan cannot exceed 150 persons. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2022 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2022 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2022 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share, (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors (or the shareholders' meeting if warrants are granted to directors) determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 25.0 % at the grant date, 25.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the second anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the third anniversary of the grant date. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period.
On June 14, 2023 and October 20, 2023 respectively 13,602 and 42,254 warrants were granted and all were accepted. The June grant (of 13,602 warrants granted to the directors) vested for 100% at the first anniversary of the grant.
On February 1, 2024, on April 21, 2024 and on August 2, 2024 respectively 300,250; 85,000 and 258,894 warrants were granted and all warrants were accepted.
| Number of shares/warrants give right to for Plan 2022 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at January 1 | 55 856 | - |
| Granted | 644 144 | 55 856 |
| Forfeited | (42 375) | - |
| Exercised | (12 500) | - |
| Expired | (1 250) | - |
| Outstanding at December 31 | 643 875 | 55 856 |
| Exercisable at December 31 | 376 186 | 10 564 |
The status of the 2022 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:
In 2024, a total of 12,500 warrants were exercised, 42,375 warrants have been forfeited because the warrants were not vested by employees leaving the company and 1,250 warrants were expired because the warrants were not exercised by employees within 3 months after having left the company. The remaining number of warrants as per December 31, 2024 equals 643,875 representing 643,875 shares.
On July 31, 2024, the Board of Directors, within the framework of the authorized capital, issued 1,000,000 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 1,000,000 common shares if all warrants are exercised.
The total number of warrant holders under the 2024 Plan cannot exceed 150 persons. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2024 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2024 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2024 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share, (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date,, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors (or the shareholders' meeting if warrants are granted to directors) determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 25.0 % at the grant date, 25.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the second anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the third anniversary of the grant date. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period.
On August 2, 2024, September 18, 2024 and November 25, 2024 respectively 221,606; 105,000 and 326,963 warrants were granted and all were accepted.
| Number of shares/warrants give right to for Plan 2024 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at January 1 | - | - |
| Granted | 653 569 | - |
| Forfeited | - | - |
| Exercised | - | - |
| Expired | - | - |
| Outstanding at December 31 | 653 569 | - |
| Exercisable at December 31 | 246 722 | - |
The status of the 2024 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:
The fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. As a result of the exercise price reduction on March 24, 2023 of the warrants previously granted to warrant holders under the 2021 Warrants Plan, the Company determined the fair value of the warrants at the date of the modification (March 24, 2023). The incremental fair value of the re-priced warrants is recognised as an expense over the period from the modification date to the end of the vesting period. For the warrants already vested at the date of modification, the incremental fair value is fully recognised as an expense at date of modification.
The share-based compensation expense for all vested warrants recognized in the income statement was €4.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2023 the share-based compensation expense amounted to €2.6 million. The table below details the number of exercisable (vested) warrants and their weighted average exercised price. For presentation purposes the table reflect the number of shares the warrants give right to across all plans.
| Total | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Exercisable Warrants at December 31 | 1 453 726 | 984 935 |
| Shares representing the Exercisable Warrants at December 31 | 1 453 726 | 1 034 835 |
| Weighted average exercise price per share | 8.18 | 10.70 |
| Weighted average share price at the date of exercise | 9.24 | 7.25 |
The fair value of each option or subscription right is estimated on the date of grant using the Black & Scholes model based on the following:
Fair value of the shares is estimated based on the market approach using publicly traded companies and acquisitions of private held companies within the same industry as Nyxoah. (Prior to the initial public offering)
The following table provides the input to the Black-Scholes model for warrants granted in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 related to the 2016 warrant plan, the 2018 warrant plan, the 2020 warrant plan, the 2021 warrant plan, the 2022 warrant plan and the 2024 warrant plan. The table and notes uses as a basis, the number of shares the warrants give right to across all plans.
| Plan 2016 (grant 2018) |
Plan 2018 (grant 2018) |
Plan 2018 (grant 2020) |
Plan 2020 (grant 2020) |
Plan 2021 (grant Sep 17 2021) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return Dividend | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected volatility | 66.92% | 56.32% | 56.32% | 56.32% | 51.30% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 0.35% | -0.20% | -0.20% | -0.20% | -0.36% |
| Expected life | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Exercise price | 5.17 | 6.52 | 11.94 | 11.94 | 25.31 |
| Stock price | 1.09 | 10.24 | 10.20 | 10.20 | 25.75 |
| Fair value | 0.10 | 5.30 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 9.22 |
| Plan 2021 (grant Oct 27 2021) |
Plan 2021 (grant Feb 21 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant Feb 21 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant Feb 21 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant May 14 2022) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return Dividend | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected volatility | 51.50% | 49.80% | 49.80% | 49.80% | 49.80% |
| Risk-free interest rate | -0.18% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 1.06% |
| Expected life | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Exercise price | 25.31 | 17.76 | 25.31 | 17.76 | 13.82 |
| Stock price | 20.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 13.82 |
| Fair value | 5.94 | 6.05 | 4.15 | 6.90 | 4.94 |
| Plan 2021 (grant Jun 8 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant Aug 8 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant Aug 8 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant Mar 24 2023 |
Plan 2021 (grant Apr 12 2023) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return Dividend | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected volatility | 52.60% | 53.71% | 53.97% | 52.00% | 52.00% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.60% | 1.39% | 1.45% | 3.20% | 3.24% |
| Expected life | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Exercise price | 12.95 | 9.66 | 9.66 | 5.42 | 6.36 |
| Stock price | 13.34 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 6.70 | 7.08 |
| Fair value | 5.21 | 3.79 | 4.32 | 3.09 | 3.04 |
| Plan 2021 (grant June 14 2023) |
Plan 2022 (grant June 14 2023) |
Plan 2022 (grant Oct 20 2023) |
Plan 2022 (grant Feb 01 2024) |
Plan 2022 (grant Apr 21 2024) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return Dividend | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected volatility | 51.28% | 51.28% | 50.00% | 62.20% | 65.50% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.36% | 3.36% | 3.55% | 2.63% | 3.08% |
| Expected life | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Exercise price | 7.19 | 7.19 | 5.92 | 5.24 | 9.04 |
| Stock price | 7.10 | 7.10 | 5.60 | 9.96 | 9.20 |
| Fair value | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.07 | 6.26 | 4.40 |
| Plan 2022 (grant Aug 2 2024) |
Plan 2024 (grant Aug 2 2024) |
Plan 2024 (grant Sep 18 2024) |
Plan 2024 (grant Nov 25 2024) |
Plan 2024 (grant Nov 25 2024) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return Dividend | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected volatility | 66.00% | 66.00% | 65.20% | 63.70% | 63.70% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 2.55% | 2.55% | 2.38% | 2.24% | 2.24% |
| Expected life | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Exercise price | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.20 | 7.69 | 8.04 |
| Stock price | 7.56 | 7.56 | 7.54 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| Fair value | 3.47 | 3.47 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.70 |
As a result of the exercise price reduction on March 24, 2023 of the warrants previously granted to warrant holders under the 2021 Warrants Plan, the Company determined the fair value of the warrants at the date of the modification (March 24, 2023). The fair value of the modified warrants was determined using the same models and principles as described above, with the following model inputs:
| Plan 2021 (grant Sep 17 2021) |
Plan 2021 (grant Oct 27 2021) |
Plan 2021 (grant Feb 21 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant Feb 21 2022) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return Dividend | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected volatility | 52.00% | 52.00% | 52.00% | 52.00% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.25% | 3.25% | 3.17% | 3.36% |
| Expected life | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Exercise price | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| Stock price | 6.68 | 6.68 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| Fair value | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.67 | 2.49 |
| Incremental Fair value | 2.38 | 2.40 | 2.23 | 2.38 |
| Plan 2021 (grant Feb 21 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant May 14 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant Aug 8 2022) |
Plan 2021 (grant Aug 8 2022) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return Dividend | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected volatility | 52.00% | 52.00% | 52.00% | 52.00% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.03% | 3.13% | 3.13% | 2.98% |
| Expected life | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Exercise price | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| Stock price | 6.68 | 6.68 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| Fair value | 3.05 | 2.75 | 2.87 | 3.21 |
| Incremental Fair value | 2.23 | 1.92 | 1.28 | 1.19 |
The weighted average fair value of warrants granted during the year was €6.09 in 2024 and €2.85 in 2023. The weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options outstanding as at December 31 was 3.6 in 2024 and 2.9 in 2023.
Financial debt mainly consists of recoverable cash advances, EIB finance agreement and synthetic warrants. The related amounts as at December 31, 2024 and 2023, can be summarized as follows :
| As at December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Recoverable cash advances - Non-current | 8 623 | 8 373 |
| Recoverable cash advances - Current | 248 | 301 |
| Total Recoverable cash advances | 8 871 | 8 674 |
| EIB finance agreement - Non-current | 6 898 | − |
| Synthetic warrants - Non-current | 3 204 | − |
| Other loan - Current | − | 63 |
| Total Other | 10 102 | 63 |
| Non-current | 18 725 | 8 373 |
| Current | 248 | 364 |
| Total Financial Debt | 18 973 | 8 737 |
As at December 31, 2024, the details of recoverable cash advances received can be summarized as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | Contractual advances |
Advances received |
Fixed reimbursements* |
Variable reimbursements* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep apnea device (6472) | 1 600 | 1 600 | 588 | 8 |
| First articles (6839) | 2 160 | 2 160 | 628 | 24 |
| Clinical trial (6840) | 2 400 | 2 400 | 510 | 13 |
| Activation chip improvements (7388) | 1 467 | 1 467 | 88 | 18 |
| Total | 7 627 | 7 627 | 1 814 | 63 |
* Excluding interest
• The Convention 6472 "Sleep apnea device" for a total amount of €1.6 million was signed in 2011. The total amount of the advance has been received before January 1, 2015. The Company has notified its intention to exploit the results of this project before 2015. At December 31, 2024, the Company repaid all fixed reimbursements amounting to €0.6 million (excluding interest). The turnover dependent reimbursement is based on 0.224 % of the sales achieved by June 2037. The Company made a reimbursement of a variable part amounting to €1,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024 (2023: €7,000).
The determination of the amount to be reimbursed to the Walloon Region under the signed agreements is subject to a degree of uncertainty as it depends on the amount of the future sales that the Company will generate or not in the future. To determine the fair value of those advances, management of the Company has considered the possible outcomes of the program currently benefiting from the support of the Walloon Region. Management has considered that the probability to have to reimburse the 30% non-revocable repayment has a probability of 100% to occur. The reimbursement of the variable part, the fair value of which is determined on the basis of the sales forecasts largely depends on external factors such as CE marking, social security programs, post-market studies and expected timing and level of sales.
The Management performed an initial recognition of the financial debt for the variable part using a discount rate of 12.5%.
The table below details the remaining undiscounted cash flows resulting from the reimbursement of the recoverable cash advances. The initial recognition of the liability reflects a reimbursement up to 2 times the amount of cash advance received.
| (in EUR 000) | As at December 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Recoverable cash advances received | 7 627 | 7 627 |
| Amounts to be reimbursed | 15 254 | 15 254 |
| Amounts reimbursed at year-end (interest included) | (1 858) | (1 843) |
| Total Recoverable cash advances (undiscounted) | 13 396 | 13 411 |
Based on expected timing of sales and after discounting, the financial debt related to the recoverable cash advances is as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | As at December 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Contract 6472 | 1 711 | 1 629 |
| Contract 6839 | 2 332 | 2 290 |
| Contract 6840 | 2 819 | 2 818 |
| Contract 7388 | 2 009 | 1 937 |
| Total recoverable cash advances | 8 871 | 8 674 |
| Non-current | 8 623 | 8 373 |
| Current | 248 | 301 |
| Total recoverable cash advances | 8 871 | 8 674 |
The amounts recorded under "Current" caption correspond to the sales-independent amounts (fixed repayment) and sales-dependent reimbursements (variable repayment) estimated to be repaid to the Walloon Region in the next 12-month period. The estimated sales-independent (fixed repayment) as well as sales-dependent reimbursements (variable repayment) beyond 12-months are recorded under "Non-current" liabilities. Changes in the recoverable cash advances can be summarized as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| As at January 1 | 8 674 | 8 431 |
| Advances reimbursed (excluding interest) | (254) | (396) |
| Interest paid | (26) | (27) |
| Initial measurement and re-measurement | (561) | (324) |
| Discounting impact | 1 038 | 990 |
| As at December 31 | 8 871 | 8 674 |
The discounting impact is included and presented in the financial expenses and amounted to €1.0 million (2023: €1.0 million). The initial measurement and re-measurement are included in other operating income and amounted to €0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 (2023: €324,000).
A sensitivity analysis of the carrying amount of recoverable cash advances has been done to assess the impact of a change in assumptions. The Company tested reasonable sensitivity to changes in revenue projections of +/- 25% and in the discount rates of +/- 25%. The table hereunder details the sensitivity results:
| Fair Value of Liabilities as of end of 2024 (in EUR 000) | Variation of revenue projections | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variation of discount rates * | -25% | 0% | 25% |
| -25% | 9 373 | 9 724 | 9 963 |
| 0% | 8 456 | 8 871 | 9 156 |
| 25% | 7 662 | 8 121 | 8 443 |
* A change of -25% in the discount rates implies that the discount rate used for the fixed part of the recoverable cash advances is 3.8 % instead of 5 % while the one used for the variable part is 9.4 % instead of 12.5%.
An increase of 25% of revenue projections implies, if discount rates does not change, an increase of the expected liability as repayment of the liability is accelerated.
An increase of 25% of the discount rate decreases the expected liability if revenue projections remain unchanged.
On July 3, 2024 the Company signed a €37.5 million loan facility agreement with the European Investment Bank ("EIB"). The agreement is backed by the European Commission's InvestEU program. The Company plans to use the funding for research and development, and for scaling-up its manufacturing capacity to meet demand in Europe and the U.S. The €37.5 million facility is divided into three tranches: €10 million for the first tranche ("Tranche A"), €13.75 million for the second tranche ("Tranche B") and €13.75 million for the third tranche ("Tranche C"). Disbursement under the various tranches is subject to certain conditions. Tranche A carries an annual 5% cash and 5% capitalized interest rate, and features a five-year bullet repayment schedule. The various tranches do not contain revenue or liquidity covenants.
The first tranche A for an amount of €10 million, was disbursed on July 26, 2024.
In connection with the loan facility agreement, and as a condition to drawdown thereunder, the Company also entered into a "synthetic warrant agreement" with the EIB. Under the synthetic warrant agreement, in consideration for the facility, in connection with each tranche of the facility, the EIB will be granted "synthetic warrants" with a duration of 20 years. The number and strike price of the synthetic warrants will be calculated based on tranche specific formulas provided for in the synthetic warrant agreement. The synthetic warrants can be exercised as of the maturity date of the relevant tranche of the facility or, in exceptional situations, earlier. Such synthetic warrants will entitle the EIB to receive from the Company a cash consideration equal to the 20-day volume weighted average price of a share in the Company on the stock exchange, reduced by the applicable strike price per synthetic warrant, and multiplied by the number of synthetic warrants that the EIB exercises. In connection with Tranche A, the EIB has been granted 468,384 synthetic warrants with a strike price of €8,54 that the EIB can exercise after the maturity of Tranche A (5 years) or, in exceptional situations, earlier.
Change in loan facility, prepayment option and synthetic warrants can be summarized as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | Loan facility agreement EIB (Level III) |
Prepayment option (Level III) |
Synthetic warrants (Level III) |
|---|---|---|---|
| As at January 1 | − | − | − |
| New debt | 10 000 | − | − |
| Transaction cost related to loans and borrowings | (175) | − | − |
| Separation of non-closely related embedded derivates | (3 042) | (127) | 3 169 |
| Subtotal: Initial recognition | 6 783 | (127) | 3 169 |
| Effective interest rate adjustment | 115 | − | − |
| Fair value adjustment | − | 15 | 35 |
| As at December 31 | 6 898 | (112) | 3 204 |
The Company has contracted a loan of €0.5 million on June 29, 2016 with a maturity of 8 years, repayable as from June 30, 2018 and bearing interest of 1.284 % p.a. The loan is fully reimbursed since June 2024.
| (in EUR 000) | As at December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Provision for constructive obligation | 672 | − | |
| Other provisions | 328 | 185 | |
| Total provisions | 1 000 | 185 |
As at December 31, 2024, the Company has a constructive obligation related to the ongoing replenishment of certain consumable components, based on business practices and customer expectations.
| As at December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Payables | 3 749 | 4 102 |
| Invoices to be received | 5 756 | 4 006 |
| Total trade payables | 9 505 | 8 108 |
The increase in total trade payables of €1.4 million as at December 31, 2024 is due to an increase in invoices to be received of €1.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in payables of €353,000. The increase in invoices to be received reflects higher business activity.
In order to be consistent with the current period's presentation an immaterial correction has been made to certain comparatives on the face of the consolidated statement of financial position. Accrued expenses of € 1.9 million have been reclassified from Other liabilities to Trade payables as at December 31, 2023 since these balances are similar in nature to Invoices to be received that are already presented as Trade payables. We refer to note 2.1 and note 20.
The Company normally settles its trade payables in 30 days.
| (in EUR 000) | As at December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Holiday pay accrual | 903 | 791 | |
| Salary | 3 354 | 1 801 | |
| Accrued expenses | 511 | 250 | |
| Foreign currency swaps and forwards - current | 353 | 90 | |
| Other | 1 103 | 200 | |
| Total other liabilities | 6 224 | 3 132 |
The increase of €3.1 million in other liabilities as at December 31, 2024, compared to December 31, 2023, is mainly due to an increase of €1.7 million in payroll related liabilities, an increase of €0.9 million in other and an increase of €263,000 in the fair value of the foreign currency swaps and forwards. We refer to note 20.1.
At December 31, 2024 there is an outstanding liability related to the continued development of the Company's strategic R&D project of which €0.9 million is recorded as current other liability and €0.8 million as non-current other liability.
In order to be consistent with the current period's presentation an immaterial correction has been made to certain comparatives on the face of the consolidated statement of financial position. Accrued expenses of € 1.9 million have been reclassified from Other liabilities to Trade payables as at December 31, 2023 since these balances are similar in nature to Invoices to be received that are already presented as Trade payables. We refer to note 2.1 and 19.
The Company is exposed to currency risk primarily due to the expected future USD, AUD and NIS expenses that will be incurred as part of the ongoing and planned marketing, clinical trials and other related expenses. A financial risk management policy has been approved to i) generate yields on liquidity and ii) reduce the exposure to currency fluctuations with a timeline up to 24 months and by means of foreign currency swaps and forwards. There have not been any transfers of level 3 categories during the year.
The Company has entered into several foreign currency swaps and forwards for which the notional amounts are detailed in the table below:
| (in EUR 000) | As at December 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Foreign currency swaps EUR - NIS (in EUR) | − | 847 |
| Foreign currency swaps EUR - NIS (in NIS) | − | 3 500 |
| Foreign currency swaps NIS - EUR (in NIS) | − | 14 000 |
| Foreign currency swaps NIS - EUR (in EUR) | − | 3 334 |
| Foreign currency swaps EUR - USD (in EUR) | 5 000 | 18 000 |
| Foreign currency swaps EUR - USD (in USD) | 5 451 | 19 787 |
| Foreign currency forwards EUR - USD (in EUR) | 4 000 | − |
| Foreign currency forwards EUR - USD (in USD) | 4 277 | − |
The following table shows the carrying amount of these derivative financial instruments measured at fair value in the statement of the financial position including their levels in the fair value hierarchy:
| As at December 31, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | Level I | Level II | Level III | Total |
| Financial liabilities | − | |||
| Foreign currency forwards | − | 95 | − | 95 |
| Foreign currency swaps | − | 258 | − | 258 |
The fair value is determined by the financial institution and is based on foreign currency swaps and forwards rates and the maturity of the instrument. All foreign currency swaps and forwards are classified as current as their maturity date is within the next twelve months.
The change in the balance of the financial asset is detailed as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Opening value at January 1 | 343 | 1 |
| Settled contracts | (343) | (1) |
| Fair value adjustments | − | 343 |
| Closing value at December 31 | − | 343 |
The change in the balance of the financial liability is detailed as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Opening value at January 1 | 90 | 10 |
| Fair value adjustments | 353 | 90 |
| Settled contracts | (90) | (10) |
| Closing value at December 31 | 353 | 90 |
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company generated revenue for the amount of €4.5 million compared to €4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Revenue is recognized based on the satisfaction of performance obligations identified in customer contracts. Performance obligations are satisfied when control of the Genio® system is transferred to the customer, either upon shipment or delivery, depending on contractual terms. Prior to 2024, the Genio® system, delivered as a bundled kit, was treated as a single performance obligation, recognized at a point in time. However, as from 2024 due to evolving commercial arrangements, the Company has identified a separate performance obligation related to the replenishment of additional disposable patches beyond the initial shipment. As a result, a portion of the transaction price is now allocated to these future deliveries, with revenue deferred and recognized upon transfer of control.
The contract liability included in the consolidated balance sheet is related to revenue attributed to the additional replenishment of disposable patches which is recognized when control of the patches is transferred to the customer or patient quarterly following the patient implants. The current contract liability amounts to €117,000 while the non-current contract liability amounts to €472,000.
| For the year ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Sales Germany | 4 061 | 3 816 | |
| Sales Finland | − | − | |
| Sales Spain | 72 | 37 | |
| Sales Switzerland | 763 | 373 | |
| Sales Austria | 60 | 122 | |
| Sales Italy | 46 | − | |
| Sales UK | 108 | − | |
| Contract liability | (589) | − | |
| Total sales | 4 521 | 4 348 |
The sales based on country of customer for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company has one customers with individual sales larger than 10% of the total revenue. This client contributed to the turnover for an amount of €0,9 million. (2023: no customer with sales larger than 10% of total revenue.)
Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Purchases of goods and services * | 2 953 | 4 089 |
| Inventory movement | (1 401) | (2 433) |
| Total cost of goods sold | 1 552 | 1 656 |
* Including purchases of raw material, direct labour allocation, indirect labour allocation, fees of subcontractors, warranty and shipping cost (direct)
The tables below detail the operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
| (in EUR 000) | Total cost | Capitalized | Operating expense for the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and development | 39 234 | (4 909) | 34 325 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 28 461 | − | 28 461 |
| Other income and expenses | (1 091) | 83 | (1 008) |
| For the year ended December 31, 2024 | 66 604 | (4 826) | 61 778 |
| (in EUR 000) | Total cost | Capitalized | Operating expense for the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and development | 35 125 | (8 474) | 26 651 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 21 687 | − | 21 687 |
| Other income and expenses | (1 549) | 1 005 | (544) |
| For the year ended December 31, 2023 | 55 263 | (7 469) | 47 794 |
Research and development expenses consist primarily of product development, engineering to develop and support our products, testing, consulting services and other costs associated with the next generation of the Genio® system. These expenses primarily include employee compensation, consulting and contractor's fees and outsourced development expenses.
| (in EUR 000) | For the year ended December 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Staff costs | 13 118 | 13 803 |
| Consulting and contractors' fees | 6 458 | 2 762 |
| Q&A regulatory | 354 | 263 |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 1 428 | 1 314 |
| Travel | 1 282 | 1 179 |
| Manufacturing and outsourced development | 8 586 | 6 458 |
| Clinical studies | 6 102 | 4 929 |
| Other expenses | 1 225 | 1 674 |
| IP costs | 44 | 941 |
| IT | 637 | 1 802 |
| Capitalized costs | (4 909) | (8 474) |
| Total research and development expenses | 34 325 | 26 651 |
Before capitalization of €4.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and €8.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, research and development expenses increased by €4.1 million or 11.7 % from €35.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, to € 39.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. This increase was primarily driven by higher R&D activities and clinical expenses, mainly reflected in the 'Consulting and contractors' fees' line, along with an overall rise in manufacturing and outsourced development costs, which includes a €1.9 million cost to further develop our strategic R&D projects. These impacts were partially offset by lower manufacturing expenses due to higher inventory value resulting from yield improvements. Additionally, the increase was mitigated by a reduction in IT costs following the initiation of a new ERP implementation in 2023.
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and personnel related costs, and spending related to finance, information technology and human resource functions. Other general and administrative expenses include travel expenses, professional services fees, audit fees, insurance costs and general corporate expenses, including facilities-related expenses.
| (in EUR 000) | For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Staff costs | 10 665 | 8 738 | |
| Consulting and contractors' fees | 11 116 | 6 801 | |
| Legal fees | 995 | 776 | |
| Rent | 639 | 317 | |
| Facilities | 166 | 209 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 1 284 | 1 042 | |
| IT | 1 252 | 1 190 | |
| Travel | 1 024 | 934 | |
| Insurance fees | 511 | 985 | |
| Recruitment | 741 | 207 | |
| Other | 68 | 488 | |
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 28 461 | 21 687 |
Selling, General and Administrative expenses increased by €6.8 million, or 31.2 % from €21.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to €28.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 mainly due to an increase in costs to support the commercialization of Genio® system in Europe and scale up of the Company. As from 2024, consulting and contractor fees also include a provision in the amount of €0.7 million recognized under IAS 37 for the estimated future costs related to the replenishment of certain consumable components, reflecting a constructive obligation arising from business practices. This increase was partly offset by decrease in insurance and other.
The Company had other operating income of €1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to €0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The impact of the recoverable cash advances is further detailed in note 17.1.
| (in EUR 000) | For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Recoverable cash advances | |||
| Initial measurement and re-measurement | 561 | 324 | |
| R&D incentives | 530 | 1 376 | |
| Capitalization of R&D incentive | (83) | (1005) | |
| Other income/(expenses) | − | (151) | |
| Total Other Operating Income | 1 008 | 544 |
The other operating income contains the R&D Incentive in Australia and as from 2023 the tax incentive in Belgium as well. The incentives to be received relate to development expenses incurred by the subsidiary in Australia and Belgium. Refer to note 10 for more information on the tax incentive in Belgium. For the year ended December 31, 2024, €83,000 has been deducted from the expenses capitalized and for the year ended December 31, 2023, €1.0 million has been deducted from the expenses capitalized in relation to this R&D Incentive. The R&D incentive and capitalization of R&D incentive for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes a correction of the R&D incentive in Belgium on the investments of 2023 for an amount of €93,000.
| (in EUR 000) | For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Salaries | 16 969 | 16 918 | |
| Social charges | 1 799 | 1 363 | |
| Pension charges | 444 | 497 | |
| Share-based payment (see note 16) | 3 968 | 2 611 | |
| Other | 603 | 1 152 | |
| Total employee benefits | 23 783 | 22 541 |
In order to be consistent with the current period's presentation, comparable figures have been represented which involved aggregation of certain line items based on the nature of employee benefits.
| For the year ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 10 665 | 8 738 | |
| Research & Development expenses | 13 118 | 13 803 | |
| Total employee benefits | 23 783 | 22 541 |
As at December 31, 2024, the Company employed 183.6 (2023: 146.8) full-time equivalents, including white-collar employees and consultants. The following table presents a breakdown of the Company's full-time equivalents as at December, 2024 and 2023:
| As at December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in FTE's) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Selling, General & Administration | 56.5 | 40.4 |
| Research & Development | 127.1 | 106.4 |
| Total | 183.6 | 146.8 |
As at December 31, 2024, the Company had 66.0 full-time equivalents located in Belgium (2023: 47.9), 45.2 full-time equivalents located in Israel (2023: 46.4), 3.0 full-time equivalents located in Australia (2023: 4.0), 53.0 full-time equivalents located in USA (2023: 35.0), 15.4 full-time equivalents located in Germany (2023: 13.5) and 1.0 full-time equivalent located in UK (2023: 0.0).
The Company offers Defined Contribution Plan funded through group insurances to its employees of the Israel entity. The total expense recognized in the consolidated income statement for contributions under this plan amounts to €190,000 (2023: €210,000).
The Company offers a pension plan with a minimum return guaranteed by law to its employees of the Belgian entity. The contributions to this plan amount to minimum 7 % of the salary, partly paid by the employer and partly by the employees. As explained hereafter, this pension plan qualifies as Defined Benefit Plan under IFRS. As a result, no provision (2023: €9,000) has been recorded for the net benefit obligation in 2024.
As a consequence of the law of December 18, 2015, minimum returns guaranteed by the employers are as follows:
The insurance companies managing these plans for the Company also guarantee a minimum return on the reserves as well as on future contributions for some portions of the plan. They have evolved as follows: 4.75 % until 1998, 3.25 % from 1999 till 2012 and between 0.50 % and 2.25 % since 2013. They are currently set between 0.50 % and 1.50 %. The assets of the plan are entirely managed by external insurance companies "qualifying third party" which do not have any link with the Company.
The weighted average duration until the pension age for the Belgian plan is 20 years as at December 31, 2024. The weighted average duration is determined by considering the expected retirement ages of plan participants, adjusted for demographic factors such as mortality rates and turnover rates. Each participant's expected duration is weighted according to their respective projected benefit obligations, ensuring that the calculation reflects the financial impact of each participant on the overall pension liability. In view of the minimum legal returns guaranteed, this pension Plan qualifies as Defined Benefit Plan under IFRS. Indeed, it induces a financial risk for the Company during periods of declining market interest rates when the returns guaranteed by the insurance companies are lower than the minimum legal returns, which is currently the case. In this case, the intervention of the insurance company is limited, and the Company shall fund the balance between the return delivered by the insurance company and the legal return.
A complete actuarial calculation has been performed for this plan by external actuaries based on the "Projected Unit Credit Method without future contribution" according to the IAS 19,115 as follows:
There was no net defined benefit obligation established as of December 31, 2024 (2023: €9,000):
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Net defined benefit liability at January 1 | 9 | − |
| Defined benefit cost included in profit or loss | 251 | 284 |
| Total remeasurement included in OCI | (11) | (81) |
| Employer contributions | (249) | (194) |
| Net defined benefit liability at December 31 | − | 9 |
The gross defined benefit liability is as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross defined benefit liability at January 1 | 764 | 583 |
| Current service cost | 254 | 287 |
| Interest cost | 25 | 24 |
| Administrative expenses | (4) | (3) |
| Taxes on contributions | (11) | (8) |
| Return on plan assets | (53) | − |
| Insurance premiums for risk benefits | (10) | (9) |
| Actuarial gain due to change in financial assumptions | − | 4 |
| Actuarial loss due to change in experience assumptions | 8 | (114) |
| Gross defined benefit liability at December 31 | 973 | 764 |
The fair value of the plan assets is as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Fair value plan assets at January 1 | 755 | 583 |
| Interest income | 28 | 27 |
| Employer contributions | 250 | 194 |
| Administrative expenses | (4) | (3) |
| Taxes on contributions | (11) | (8) |
| Insurance premiums for risk benefits | (10) | (9) |
| Return on plan assets | (53) | − |
| Actuarial gain on fair value of the plan assets | 18 | (29) |
| Fair value plan assets at December 31 | 973 | 755 |
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The number of members and the average age of the members is as follows:
| For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Active members | 47 | 40 |
| Average age | 39 | 39 |
All plan assets are invested in an insurance contract with guaranteed interest rate (branch 21 product). The defined benefit calculation has been performed based on the below assumptions:
| For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Discount rate | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| Inflation rate | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Salary increase (in excess of inflation) | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Withdrawal rate based on age (minimum) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Withdrawal rate based on age (maximum) | 12.0% | 12.0% |
The discount rate was derived from the EIOPA term structure on each valuation date, considering the weighted average duration of liabilities. The inflation rate is based on the long-term objective of the European Central Bank. Retirement age assumption is in line with current legal requirements. The withdrawal rate and the salary increase rate reflect the expectations of the company on a long-term basis.
A sensitivity with reasonable possible changes on the discount rate will impact the net defined benefit liability as follows (positive = increase net defined benefit liability / negative = decrease of net defined benefit liability):
| For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Increase of 0.25% in the discount rate | − | (2) |
| Decrease of 0.25% in the discount rate | − | 3 |
The expected employer contributions for the year 2024 amount to €257,000.
The total expected benefit payments in the next 10 years, with the remainder to be paid in the period thereafter are:
| (in EUR 000) | As at December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|
| In the next 12 months | 23 |
| Between 2 and 5 years | 61 |
| Between 6 and 10 years | 57 |
| (in EUR 000) | For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Interest | 2 502 | 2 571 | |
| Exchange differences | 4 925 | 1 254 | |
| Fair value adjustment foreign currency swaps | − | 343 | |
| Other | 20 | 6 | |
| Total financial income | 7 447 | 4 174 |
The financial income increased by €3.3 million from €4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to €7.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 mainly due to an increase in exchange results.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the exchange gains amount to €4.9 million which consist of €2.9 million realized exchange gains and €2.0 million unrealized exchange gains. The realized exchange result is mainly related to the USD financial assets that came to end in the second half of 2024. The unrealized exchange result is mainly related to the revaluation of both the Company's USD cash balance and USD financial assets (note 14). For the year ended December 31, 2023, the closing rate of USD/ EUR amounted to 1.103765, while as at December 31, 2024, the rate of USD/EUR decreased to 1.0389, resulting in unrealized exchange gains on the USD balances.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the total interest income amounted to €2.5 million (2023: €2.6 million). This interest income relates to the term accounts.
| (in EUR 000) | For the year ended December 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Fair value adjustment foreign currency derivatives | 353 | 90 |
| Fair value adjustment synthetic warrants | 35 | − |
| Fair value adjustment prepayment option | 15 | − |
| Recoverable cash advances, Accretion of interest | 1 037 | 990 |
| Interest and bank charges | 736 | 88 |
| Interest on lease liabilities | 150 | 129 |
| Exchange differences | 2 744 | 2 432 |
| Total Financial expense | 5 070 | 3 729 |
The financial expenses increased by €1.3 million from €3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to €5.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 mainly due to an increase in fair value adjustments (note 20.1), an increase in interest and bank charges and an increase in exchange differences.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, exchange losses amount to €2.7 million which consist of €1.6 million realized exchange losses and €1.1 million unrealized exchange losses. The realized exchange result is mainly related to the USD financial assets that came to end in the first half of 2024. The unrealized exchange result is mainly driven by the monthly revaluation on balance sheet items such as bank balances and vendor payables.
The discounting impact of the recoverable cash advances is further detailed in note 17.1
The fair value adjustment foreign currency derivatives relates to the fair value adjustment on foreign currency swaps and forwards. More information can be found in note 20.1.
The increase in interest and bank charges for the year ended December 31, 2024 can be explained by the interest charge on the EIB financial debt. The fair value adjustments of synthetic warrants and prepayment option are also related to the EIB loan facility agreement. More information can be found in note 17.1.
The major components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
| (in EUR 000) | For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Current tax income/(expense) | (2 811) | 1 442 | |
| which consists of: | |||
| Current tax income/(expense) for the year | (2 963) | 2 152 | |
| Current tax income/(expense) for prior periods | 152 | (710) | |
| Deferred tax income/(expense) | 7 | 3 | |
| Total Income tax income/(expense) | (2 804) | 1 445 |
As of January 1, 2022, new tax regulations are in place in the US in which R&D expenses could no longer be deducted when incurred but instead they should be capitalized only for tax purposes and amortized over a 5 year period. A current tax liability was recognized. During 2023, the Company finalized its R&D tax credit study and reached the conclusion that R&D expenses can be deducted when incurred. The R&D tax credit study concluded that taking into account that the research and development by the US subsidiary was done under the direction of the parent in Belgium and benefited Belgian parent' business, the expenditures in the US should be deducted when incurred. As a result the current tax liability which was outstanding as at December 31, 2022 amounting to €1.6 million was reversed.
The current tax expense mainly relates to (i) accrual of the liability of uncertain tax position for an amount of €2.2 million (2023: reversal of tax liability in US for an amount of €1.6 million) - see more details above) (ii) income tax paid or payable by certain of the Company's subsidiaries for an amount of €638,000 (2023: €185,000).
The current tax liability of €4.3 million includes a liability for uncertain tax positions for an amount of €4.0 million and an income tax liability for an amount of €317,000. The uncertain tax position was recorded following certain public rulings and new guidance issued by tax authorities in one of the jurisdictions that the Company operates in. During the year 2024, the Company reassessed its uncertain tax position in light of new guidance, rulings, and precedents issued by tax authorities in one of the jurisdictions in which it operates. As a result of this reassessment, the Company recorded an updated provision to reflect the updated interpretation of the applicable tax regulations and the associated potential exposure.
The deferred tax relates to subsidiaries where some payroll accruals, right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are temporary differences in the determination of the taxable income. These temporary differences generate deferred tax income/(expense) of € 7,000 in 2024 and € 3,000 in 2023.
The income tax expenses can be reconciled to the Company's Belgian statutory income tax rate of 25% (25% in 2023) as follows:
| For the year ended December 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Loss for the period before taxes | (56 432) | (44 657) |
| Company statutory income tax rate | 25.00% | 25.00% |
| Income tax at company statutory tax rate | 14 108 | 11 164 |
| Foreign tax rate differential | 217 | 93 |
| Unrecognized DTA on tax losses and temporary differences | (13 991) | (10 660) |
| Release of the non-recognition of DTA | 6 | 2 332 |
| Non deductible expenses | (610) | (387) |
| Share based payments | (992) | (653) |
| Income not subject to tax | 269 | 112 |
| Tax adjustments to the previous period | 152 | (710) |
| Local income taxes | (2 173) | 46 |
| Other | 210 | 108 |
| Income tax at company effective tax rate | (2 804) | 1 445 |
| Company effective income tax rate | (4.97%) | 3.24% |
The tax adjustments to the previous period and release of the non-recognition of DTA relates to the reversal of the current tax liability in the US subsidiary due to the R&D tax credit study (see above for more information).
The local income taxes in the effective tax rate reconciliation mainly relates to the theoretical tax exposure on R&D costs in the Australian subsidiary.
The Belgian entity and the Australian entity have historical losses that can be carried forward to future taxable income. The Belgian entity has tax losses for €213.5 million as at December 31, 2024 (2023: €153.6 million). The Australian entity has tax losses for €2.8 million as at December 31, 2024 (2023: €1.8 million). Due to the fact that these entities are not expected to generate significant profits in the near future, no deferred tax assets on tax losses carried forward and temporary differences have been recognized at this stage.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are detailed below by nature of temporary differences for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| As at December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | Assets | Liabilities | Net |
| Intangible assets | 1 242 | - | 1 242 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 9 | (16) | (7) |
| Right-of-use assets | - | (760) | (760) |
| Other current assets | 5 | - | 5 |
| Financial debt (Recoverable Cash Advances, EIB Loan and derivatives) | 2 057 | (805) | 1 252 |
| Lease liabilities | 796 | - | 796 |
| Other current liabilities | 48 | (40) | 8 |
| Other non-current assets | - | (28) | (28) |
| Tax-losses carried forward | 54 100 | - | 54 100 |
| Total gross deferred tax assets/(liabilities) | 58 257 | (1 649) | 56 608 |
| Netting by tax entity | (1 630) | 1 630 | - |
| Unrecognized deferred tax assets | (56 551) | - | (56 551) |
| Total deferred tax assets/(liabilities) | 76 | (19) | 57 |
| (in EUR 000) | Assets | Liabilities | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 1 064 | - | 1 064 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 6 | - | 6 |
| Right-of-use assets | - | (805) | (805) |
| Other current assets | - | (71) | (71) |
| Financial debt (Recoverable Cash Advances and derivatives) | 1 948 | - | 1 948 |
| Lease liabilities | 839 | - | 839 |
| Retirement benefit obligations | 2 | - | 2 |
| Other current liabilities | 49 | (30) | 19 |
| Tax-losses carried forward | 38 886 | - | 38 886 |
| Total gross deferred tax assets/(liabilities) | 42 794 | (906) | 41 888 |
| Netting by tax entity | (897) | 897 | - |
| Unrecognized deferred tax assets | (41 841) | - | (41 841) |
| Total deferred tax assets/(liabilities) | 56 | (9) | 47 |
The Company accumulates tax losses that are carried forward indefinitely for offset against future taxable profits of the Company. As stated above, the entities accumulating tax losses are not expected to generate significant profits in the near future so no deferred tax assets on tax losses carried forward and temporary differences have been recognized at this stage. The recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets of the Company are positions that arise in the subsidiary in Israel and US.
The Basic Earnings Per Share and the Diluted Earnings Per Share are calculated by dividing earnings for the year by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. As the Company is incurring net losses, outstanding warrants have no dilutive effect. As such, there is no difference between the Basic and Diluted EPS.
EPS for December 2024 has been presented in the income statement taking into account resolutions adopted by the shareholders' meeting of February 21, 2020. All existing preferred shares were converted into common shares, and then a share split of 4:1 was approved by the shareholders' meeting.
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| As at December 31, after conversion and share split | ||
| Outstanding common shares at period-end | 37 427 265 | 28 673 985 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 32 743 605 | 27 968 142 |
| Potential number of shares resulting from the exercise of warrants | 2 258 319 | 1 635 606 |
Basic and Diluted EPS for the periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 based on weighted average number of shares outstanding after conversion and share split are as follows:
| For the period ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Loss of year attributable to common holders (in EUR) | (59 236 000) | (43 212 000) | |
| Loss of year attributable to preferred holders (in EUR) | - | - | |
| Loss of year attributable to equity holders (in EUR) | (59 236 000) | (43 212 000) | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in units) | 32 743 605 | 27 968 142 | |
| Basic earnings per share in EUR (EUR/unit) | (1.809) | (1.545) | |
| Diluted earnings per share in EUR (EUR/unit) | (1.809) | (1.545) |
There are no commitments related to capital expenditures at the closing date.
The lease expense recognized in the income statement related to low-value leases and short-term leases amounts to:
| For the year ended December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Expense | 135 | 202 | ||
| Total | 135 | 202 |
The Company has granted in 2022 an amount of €0.5 million for educational grant starting on January 1, 2023 until December 31, 2024. Both installments of €250,000 have been respectively paid out in January 2023 and March 2024.
In addition, in March 2024, the Company has started a Partnership agreement with the American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO) amounting to a yearly fee of \$250,000. The payment has been processed in March 2024 and the cost is spread out over the 12 months of 2024.
Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation and are not disclosed in the notes. Related party transactions are disclosed below.
Key management consists of the members of executive management.
For the period ended December 31, 2024, executive management consisted of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Company. During the period ended December 31, 2024, Olivier Taelman was CEO for the full year, Loic Moreau was CFO until November 4, 2024, John Landry was CFO as from November 4, 2024, Scott Holstine was CCO as from July 15, 2024, and Bruno Onkelinx was CTO for the full year. For the period ended December 31, 2024, the table below includes the remuneration package of all members of executive management.
For the period ended December 31, 2023, executive management consisted of the CEO and the CFO of the Company, and the table below only included the remuneration package of the CEO.
| (in EUR 000) | For the period ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Short-term remuneration & compensation (1) | 2 038 | 732 | ||
| Post-employement benefits | 49 | 33 | ||
| Share based payment (2) | 2 314 | 143 | ||
| Total | 4 401 | 908 |
(1) Includes base remuneration, fringe benefits, short term (one-year) performance related bonus (i.e. variable remuneration), sign-on bonuses.
(2)Warrant expense under IFRS 2.
| For the period ended December 31, 2024 | For the period ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in EUR 000) | Set up of Production Line |
R&D Collaboration |
Board Remuneration |
Set up of Production Line |
R&D Collaboration |
Board Remuneration |
|
| Cochlear | 242 | − | − | 584 | 766 | − | |
| Robelga SRL (formerly MINV SA) |
− | − | 66 | − | − | − | |
| Robert Taub | − | − | 56 | − | − | 129 | |
| Kevin Rakin | − | − | 66 | − | − | 68 | |
| Pierre Gianello | − | − | 59 | − | − | 65 | |
| Jurgen Hambrecht |
− | − | 65 | − | − | 58 | |
| Rita Mills | − | − | 65 | − | − | 64 | |
| Giny Kirby | − | − | 58 | − | − | 59 | |
| Wildman Venturees LLC |
− | − | 70 | − | − | 86 | |
| Total | 242 | − | 505 | 584 | 766 | 529 | |
| Amounts outstanding at year-end |
− | − | 110 | − | − | 110 |
For the period ended December 31, 2024, our non-executive directors were: Robert Taub (until June 12, 2024), Robelga SRL (permanently represented by Robert Taub) (as from June 12, 2024), Jürgen Hambrecht, Kevin Rakin, Rita Johnson-Mills, Virigina Kirby, Wildman Ventures, LLC (permanently represented by Daniel Wildman) and Pierre Gianello. During the period ended December 31, 2024, all our non-executive directors were granted "RSUs" in accordance with the Company's remuneration policy. None of the non-executive directors were granted warrants during the period ended December 31, 2024. The warrant expense under IFRS 2 related to the warrants that were granted to the nonexecutive directors prior to the period ended December 31, 2024 amounted to €218,000 for the period ended December 31, 2024 (€0.7 million for the period ended December 31, 2023).
The Company and Cochlear Limited, or Cochlear, have entered into a collaboration agreement, dated November 2018, under which they agreed to collaborate to further develop and progress commercialization of implantable treatments for sleep disordered breathing conditions. A new Statement of Work was entered into on June 8, 2020. Under this agreement, Cochlear is working with the Company in developing and enhancing the next generation implantable stimulator. This collaboration agreement lead to financial impact of € 182,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023. In January 2023 parties signed an additional statement of work related to the transfer of assets and related support for the setting up of a production line in the US. This additional statement scope of work led to a financial impact of €0.6 million for the year ended December 31,2023 and was recognized as part of assets under construction. All statements of work were completed in 2023.
On September 28, 2023, the Company announced a partnership with ResMed in Germany to increase OSA awareness and therapy penetration in the German market. The Company and ResMed Germany will establish a continuum of care that will educate and guide OSA patients in the German market from diagnosis through treatment. Together, the companies will work to accelerate patient identification and better support patient set-up on the appropriate therapy.
Effective as of October 1, 2024, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Man & Science SA to develop a miniaturized injectable neuromodulation device. The Company retains exclusive rights for its use in treating obstructive sleep apnea.
For the period ended December 31, 2024, our key management consisted of the members of executive management: Olivier Taelman (CEO for the full year), Loic Moreau (CFO until November 4, 2024), John Landry (CFO as from November 4, 2024), Scott Holstine (CCO as from July 15, 2024) and Bruno Onkelinx (CTO for the full year).
From September 1, 2021 until August 19, 2024, Olivier Taelman performed his function as CEO of the Company on a self-employed basis in accordance with a service agreement between Nyxoah SA and Olivier Taelman. As from August 19, 2024, Olivier Taelman temporarily relocated to the U.S. Since then, he performs his function as CEO of the Company partially on a self-employed basis in accordance with a service agreement between Nyxoah SA and Olivier Taelman and partially as employee of Nyxoah Inc.
Loïc Moreau and Bruno Onkelinx are employees of Nyxoah SA. John Landry and Scott Holstine are employees of Nyxoah Inc.
All members of our key management were granted warrants during the period ended December 31, 2024.
On January 30, 2025, the Board of Directors, within the framework of the authorized capital, issued 805,000 warrants giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company.
EY Réviseurs d'Entreprises SRL, organized and existing under the laws of Belgium, with registered office at Kouterveldstraat 7b bus 001, 1831 Diegem, Belgium has been appointed as the statutory auditor of the Company for a term of 3 years ending immediately at the approval by the shareholders' meeting of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The fees are broken down as follows:
1 Audit fees are primarily for audit services including SEC fillings, comfort letters, consents and assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC.
² Tax fees are the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning related services.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements


EY Bedrijfsrevisoren EY Réviseurs d'Entreprises Kouterveldstraat 7b bus 001 B - 1831 Diegem
SA for the year ended 31 December 2024
Statutory Auditor's Report 6.1 Independent auditor's report to the general meeting of Nyxoah
Tel: +32 (0) 2 774 91 11 ey.com
In the context of the statutory audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements of Nyxoah SA (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (together the "Group"), we report to you as statutory auditor. This report includes our opinion on Consolidated Balance Sheets as at 31 December 2024, Consolidated Statements of Loss and Other Comprehensive Loss, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the year ended 31 December 2024 and the disclosures including material accounting policy information (all elements together the "Consolidated Financial Statements") as well as our report on other legal and regulatory requirements. These two reports are considered one report and are inseparable.
We have been appointed as statutory auditor by the shareholders' meeting of 8 June 2022, in accordance with the proposition by the Board of Directors following recommendation of the Audit Committee. Our mandate expires at the shareholders' meeting that will deliberate on the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2024. We performed the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group during 6 consecutive years.
We have audited the Consolidated Financial Statements of Nyxoah SA, that comprise of Consolidated Balance Sheets on 31 December 2024, Consolidated Statements of Loss and Other Comprehensive Loss, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow of the year and the disclosures including, material accounting policy information, which show a consolidated balance sheet total of € 158,406 thousands and of which the consolidated income statement shows a loss for the year of € 59,236 thousands.
In our opinion, the Consolidated Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the consolidated net equity and financial position as at 31 December 2024, and of its consolidated results for the year then ended, prepared in accordance with the IFRS Accounting Standards as adopted by the European Union and with applicable legal and regulatory requirements in Belgium.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing ("ISA's") applicable in Belgium. In addition, we have applied the ISA's approved by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board ("IAASB") that apply at the current
year-end date and have not yet been approved at national level. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the "Our responsibilities for the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements" section of our report.
We have complied with all ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements in Belgium, including those with respect to independence.
We have obtained from the Board of Directors and the officials of the Company the explanations and information necessary for the performance of our audit and we believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the current reporting period.
These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon, and consequently we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
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As at 31 December 2024, the Genio® System intangible assets representing capitalized costs for the development of the system amounted to approximately € 50.4 million. As detailed in notes 2 and 8 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, the intangible assets under development must be tested annually for impairment (in line with IAS36 – Impairment of Assets). The fair value of the assets is determined using assumptions, of which the most significant are revenue growth and the discount rate.
The audit of these assumptions is complex as they are determined by management and are subjective and sensitive in nature. We note that the Genio® System has been approved in Europe, but not yet in other markets, such as the US market and regulatory approval may take longer to obtain than expected. As a result, the revenue growth assumption is sensitive to a higher level of management subjectivity. The audit of the discount rate used by management is also complex, as it depends on the inherent risk of the industry in which the Company operates, as well as the uncertainty associated with the outcome of the research and development process.
• We obtained an understanding of management's process for determining significant assumptions, model selection, and the evaluation of the data used to develop these assumptions.
• With the assistance of our internal specialists, we tested the significant assumptions as described above (revenue growth and discount rate), comparing these assumptions with market and industry data, and the completeness and accuracy of the data used.
• We performed a sensitivity test on these assumptions, again with the help of our internal specialists.
• We tested all revenue growth assumptions against the business plan approved by the Board of Directors, publicly available industry data and other internal information to assess their consistency.
• We read and assessed the minutes of the Board of Directors, including its annexes, to confirm the estimated revenue growth.
• Finally, we have read and assessed the Notes 2 and 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements to verify the completeness of the information described therein.
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with the IFRS Accounting Standards and with applicable legal and regulatory requirements in Belgium and for such internal controls relevant to the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
As part of the preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, and provide, if applicable, information on matters impacting going concern, The Board of Directors should prepare the financial statements using the going concern basis of accounting, unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease business operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance whether the Consolidated Financial Statements are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to express an opinion on these Consolidated Financial Statements based on our audit. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the ISA's will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
In performing our audit, we comply with the legal, regulatory and normative framework that applies to the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements in Belgium. However, a statutory audit does not provide assurance about the future viability of the Company and the Group, nor about the efficiency or
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effectiveness with which the board of directors has taken or will undertake the Company's and the Group's business operations. Our responsibilities with regards to the going concern assumption used by the board of directors are described below.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISA's, we exercise professional judgment and we maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also perform the following tasks:
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation and the content of the Board of Directors' report on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the Consolidated Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on audit evidence obtained up to the date of the auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going-concern;
• evaluating the overall presentation, structure and content of the Consolidated Financial Statements, and evaluating whether the Consolidated Financial Statements reflect a true and fair view of the underlying transactions and events.
We communicate with the Audit Committee within the Board of Directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
Because we are ultimately responsible for the opinion, we are also responsible for directing, supervising and performing the audits of the subsidiaries. In this respect we have determined the nature and extent of the audit procedures to be carried out for group entities.
We provide the Audit Committee within the Board of Directors with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with the Audit Committee within the Board of Directors, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our report, unless the law or regulations prohibit this.
In the context of our mandate and in accordance with the additional standard to the ISA's applicable in Belgium, it is our responsibility to verify, in all material
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respects, the Board of Directors' report on the Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as to report on these matters.
In our opinion, after carrying out specific procedures on the Board of Directors' report, the Board of Directors' report is consistent with the Consolidated Financial Statements and has been prepared in accordance with article 3:32 of the Code of companies and associations.
In the context of our audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements, we are also responsible to consider whether, based on the information that we became aware of during the performance of our audit, the Board of Directors' report contain any material inconsistencies or contains information that is inaccurate or otherwise misleading. In light of the work performed, there are no material inconsistencies to be reported.
Our audit firm and our network have not performed any services that are not compatible with the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements and have remained independent of the Company during the course of our mandate.
The fees related to additional services which are compatible with the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements as referred to in article 3:65 of the Code of companies and associations were duly itemized and valued in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In accordance with the standard on the audit of the conformity of the financial statements with the European single electronic format (hereinafter "ESEF"), we have carried out the audit of the compliance of the ESEF format with the regulatory technical standards set by the European Delegated Regulation No 2019/815 of 17 December 2018 (hereinafter: "Delegated Regulation").
The board of directors is responsible for the preparation, in accordance with the ESEF requirements, of the consolidated financial statements in the form of an electronic file in ESEF format (hereinafter 'the digital consolidated financial statements') included in the
annual financial report available on the portal of the FSMA (https://www.fsma.be/en/stori).
It is our responsibility to obtain sufficient and appropriate supporting evidence to conclude that the format and markup language of the digital consolidated financial statements comply in all material respects with the ESEF requirements under the Delegated Regulation.
Based on the work performed by us, we conclude that the format and tagging of information in the digital consolidated financial statements of Nyxoah SA per 31 December 2024 included in the annual financial report available on the portal of the FSMA (https://www.fsma.be/en/stori) are, in all material respects, in accordance with the ESEF requirements under the Delegated Regulation.
• This report is consistent with our supplementary declaration to the Audit Committee as specified in article 11 of the regulation (EU) nr. 537/2014.
Diegem, 20 March 2025
EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV Statutory auditor Represented by
Carlo-Sébastien D'Addario * Partner *Acting on behalf of a BV/SRL
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This section 7 only contains an abbreviated version of the statutory accounts of Nyxoah SA.
The complete version of the statutory accounts of Nyxoah SA will be fi led with the National Bank of Belgium and will be available, together with the related board report and the related statutory auditor's report, on the Company's website (https://investors.nyxoah.com/fi nancials). A copy of the statutory accounts of Nyxoah SA and the related reports can be obtained free of charge by contacting: [email protected].
The statutory auditor's report on the statutory accounts contains an unqualifi ed opinion on the statutory accounts of Nyxoah SA.
| Notes | Codes | Period | Preceding period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||
| Formation expenses | 6.1 | 20 | 6 857 007 | 6 374 645 |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | 53 753 342 | 49 023 448 | |
| Intangible fi xed assets | 6.2 | 21 | 49 522 387 | 45 388 058 |
| Tangible fi xed assets | 6.3 | 22/27 | 4 153 424 | 3 583 499 |
| Land and buildings | 22 | |||
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | 768 714 | 724 535 | |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | 144 191 | 159 727 | |
| Leasing and other similar rights | 25 | |||
| Other tangible fi xed assets | 26 | 981 871 | 644 607 | |
| Assets under construction and advance payments |
27 | 2 258 649 | 2 054 630 | |
| Financial fi xed assets | 6.4 / 6.5.1 | 28 | 77 530 | 51 891 |
| Affi liated Companies | 6.15 | 280/1 | 29 064 | 29 064 |
| Participating interests | 280 | 29 064 | 29 064 | |
| Amounts receivable | 281 | |||
| Other companies linked by participating interests |
6.15 | 282/3 | ||
| Participating interests | 282 | |||
| Amounts receivable | 283 | |||
| Other fi nancial fi xed assets | 284/8 | 48 466 | 22 827 | |
| Shares | 284 | |||
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | 48 466 | 22 827 |
| Notes | Codes | Period | Preceding Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | 29/58 | 91 660 609 | 62 996 339 | |
| Amount receivable after more than one year | 29 | 1 202 029 | 1 107 072 | |
| Trade debtors | 290 | |||
| Other amounts receivable | 291 | 1 202 029 | 1 107 072 | |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | 4 716 437 | 3 315 191 | |
| Stocks | 30/36 | 4 716 437 | 3 315 191 | |
| Raw material and consumables | 30/31 | 1 080 158 | 1 328 765 | |
| Work in progress | 32 | 2 545 317 | 1 530 363 | |
| Finished goods | 33 | 1 090 962 | 456 062 | |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | |||
| Immovable property intended for sale | 35 | |||
| Advance payments | 36 | |||
| Contracts in progress | 37 | |||
| Amount receivable within one year | 40/41 | 6 435 815 | 4 305 830 | |
| Trade debtors | 40 | 4 086 938 | 2 914 721 | |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | 2 348 877 | 1 391 109 | |
| Current investments | 6.5.1 / 6.6 | 50/53 | 76 013 314 | 45 262 431 |
| Own shares | 50 | |||
| Other investments | 51/53 | 76 013 314 | 45 262 431 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | 1 696 193 | 7 738 387 | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 6.6 | 490/1 | 1 596 820 | 1 267 428 |
| Total Assets | 20/58 | 152 270 957 | 118 394 432 |
| Notes | Codes | Period | Preceding Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity and liabilities | ||||
| Equity | 10/15 | 120 840 502 | 108 601 388 | |
| Contributions | 6.7.1 | 10/11 | 339 009 379 | 265 557 552 |
| Capital | 10 | 6 429 683 | 4 925 869 | |
| Issued capital | 100 | 6 429 683 | 4 925 869 | |
| Uncalled capital | 101 | |||
| Beyond capital | 11 | 332 579 697 | 260 631 682 | |
| Share premium account | 1100/10 | 332 579 697 | 260 631 682 | |
| Other | 1109/19 | |||
| Revaluation surpluses | 12 | |||
| Reserves (+)/(-) | 13 | |||
| Reserves not available | 130/1 | |||
| Legal reserve | 130 | |||
| Reserves not available statutorily | 1311 | |||
| Purchase of own shares | 1312 | |||
| Financial support | 1313 | |||
| Other | 1319 | |||
| Untaxed reserves | 132 | |||
| Available reserves | 133 | |||
| Accumulated profits (losses) (+)/(-) | 14 | -218 168 877 | -156 956 164 | |
| Capital subsidies | 15 | |||
| Advance to shareholders on the distribution of net assets |
19 | |||
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | 4 204 267 | 185 252 | |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | 4 204 267 | 185 252 | |
| Pensions and similar obligations | 160 | |||
| Taxes | 161 | |||
| Major repairs and maintenance | 162 | |||
| Environmental obligations | 163 | |||
| Other liabilities and charges | 6.8 | 164/5 | 4 204 267 | 185 252 |
| Deferred taxes | 168 |
| Notes | Codes | Period | Preceding period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | 27 226 188 | 9 607 792 | |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 6.9 | 17 | 11 814 984 | 642 624 |
| Financial debt | 170/4 | 11 814 984 | 642 624 | |
| Subordinated loans | 170 | 10 497 982 | ||
| Unsubordinated debentures | 171 | |||
| Leasing and other similar obligations |
172 | |||
| Credit institutions | 173 | |||
| Other loans | 174 | 1 317 003 | 642 624 | |
| Trade debts | 175 | |||
| Suppliers | 1750 | |||
| Bills of exchange payable | 1751 | |||
| Advance payments on contracts in progress |
176 | |||
| Other amounts payable | 178/9 | |||
| Amounts payable within one year | 6.9 | 42/48 | 14 246 518 | 8 650 151 |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year falling due within one year |
42 | 144 643 | 301 681 | |
| Financial debt | 43 | |||
| Credit institutions | 430/8 | |||
| Other loans | 439 | |||
| Trade debts | 44 | 6 065 973 | 3 850 620 | |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | 6 065 973 | 3 850 620 | |
| Bills of exchange payable | 441 | |||
| Advance payments on contracts in progress |
46 | |||
| Taxes, remuneration and social security |
6.9 | 45 | 2 199 958 | 1 848 616 |
| Taxes | 450/3 | 183 111 | 183 267 | |
| Remuneration and social security |
454/9 | 2 016 847 | 1 665 349 | |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | 5 835 945 | 2 649 233 | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 6.9 | 492/3 | 1 164 686 | 315 017 |
| Total liabilities | 10/49 | 152 270 957 | 118 394 432 |
191
| Notes | Codes | Period | Preceding period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70/76A | 9 887 572 | 17 014 138 | |
| 6.10 | 70 | 4 531 913 | 4 378 149 |
| 71 | 133 302 | 3 737 884 | |
| 72 | 4 914 647 | 8 437 145 | |
| 6.10 | 74 | 307 709 | 460 960 |
| 6.12 | 76A | ||
| 60/66A | 75 297 333 | 63 611 420 | |
| 60 | 3 756 033 | 1 992 410 | |
| 600/8 | 2 953 027 | 4 089 124 | |
| 609 | 803 006 | -2 096 715 | |
| 61 | 56 596 214 | 46 813 833 | |
| 6.10 | 62 | 8 455 359 | 7 093 200 |
| 630 | 4 541 161 | 4 058 350 | |
| 6.10 | 631/4 | -2 070 950 | 3 401 389 |
| 6.10 | 635/8 | 4 019 015 | 126 235 |
| 6.10 | 640/8 | 501 | 126 005 |
| 649 | |||
| 6.12 | 66A | ||
| 9901 | -65 409 761 | -46 597 282 | |
| Notes | Codes | Period | Preceding Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial income | 75/76B | 7 624 328 | 4 077 994 | ||
| Recurring financial income | 75 | 7 624 328 | 4 077 994 | ||
| Income from financial fixed assets |
750 | 309 499 | 329 639 | ||
| Income from current assets | 751 | 2 446 006 | 2 570 782 | ||
| Other financial income | 6.11 | 752/9 | 4 868 823 | 1 177 572 | |
| Non-recurring financial income | 6.12 | 76B | |||
| Financial charges | 6.11 | 65/66B | 3 505 499 | 3 343 857 | |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | 3 505 499 | 2 707 268 | ||
| Debt charges | 650 | 538 341 | 108 640 | ||
| Amounts written down on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade debtors: additions (write-backs) (+)/(-) |
651 | ||||
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | 2 967 158 | 2 598 629 | ||
| Non-recurring financial charges | 6.12 | 66B | 636 588 | ||
| Profit (Loss) for the period before taxes (+)/(-) |
9903 | -61 290 933 | -45 863 145 | ||
| Transfer from deferred taxes | 780 | ||||
| Transfer to deferred taxes | 680 | ||||
| Income taxes on the result | (+)/(-) | 6.13 | 67/77 | -78 219 | -1 092 326 |
| Taxes | 670/3 | ||||
| Adjustment of income taxes and write-back of tax provisions |
77 | 78 219 | 1 092 326 | ||
| Profit (Loss) of the period | (+)/(-) | 9904 | -61 212 713 | -44 770 819 | |
| Transfer from untaxed reserves | 789 | ||||
| Transfer to untaxed reserves | 689 | ||||
| Profit (Loss) of the period available for appropriation |
(+)/(-) | 9905 | -61 212 713 | -44 770 819 |
| Notes | Codes | Period | Preceding period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (Loss) to the appropriated | (+)/(-) | 9906 | -218 168 877 | -156 956 164 | |
| Profit (Loss) of the period available for appropriation |
(+)/(-) | (9905) | -61 212 713 | -44 770 819 | |
| Profit (Loss) of the preceding period brought forward |
(+)/(-) | 14P | -156 956 164 | -112 185 345 | |
| Transfer from equity | 791/2 | ||||
| From contributions | 791 | ||||
| From reserves | 792 | ||||
| Appropriations to equity | 691/2 | ||||
| To contributions | 691 | ||||
| To legal reserve | 6920 | ||||
| To other reserves | 6921 | ||||
| Profit (loss) to be carried forward | (+)/(-) | (14) | -218 168 877 | -156 956 164 | |
| Shareholders' contribution in respect of losses |
794 | ||||
| Profit to be distributed | 694/7 | ||||
| Compensation for contributions | 694 | ||||
| Directors or managers | 695 | ||||
| Employees | 696 | ||||
| Other beneficiaries | 697 |
The statutory annual accounts have been drawn up in accordance with the Royal Decree of April 29, 2019 regarding the implementation of the Code of Companies and Associations.
The annual accounts give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and results of the Company. The amounts relating to the financial year are established in a consistent way with those of the previous financial year.
Assets and liabilities are valued in accordance with article 3:108 of the Royal Decree of April 29, 2019 on the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern.
Each component of the assets and liabilities is valued separately. Depreciations, write-off and revaluations are specific to each asset to which they relate. Provisions for liabilities and charges are individualized. Valuations, depreciations, write-off and provisions for liabilities and charges meet the requirements of prudence, sincerity and good faith.
Formation expenses will be amortized over a period of 5 years as from the finalization of the capital round.
Intangible fixed assets are stated at net book value, i.e. the acquisition value less depreciations and write-downs recorded. If they were set up by the Company itself, they are recorded at the lower of cost or production cost, or at a conservative estimate of their value in use, with an estimate of future yield acting as a ceiling.
Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis. The following amortization percentage applies: 20%
The development costs are capitalized as intangible asset on the balance sheet if the potential profitability is identifiable and probable. Development expenses will be capitalized for the first time in the year in which the CE mark is obtained.
The development costs are capitalized as intangible asset on the balance sheet if the potential profitability is identifiable and probable. Part of the capitalization will stop following the sales made. Nevertheless, part of the capitalization will continue, i.e.: indirect and direct costs of clinical studies conducted in Europe, the United States and Australia; development costs incurred in Israel.
Research and development costs are amortized over the estimated life of the Genio system based on the expiration of the last patent of this technology. The Company concludes that the useful life of the technology and related improvements is at least 14 years from January 1, 2021.
Fixed assets are stated at net book value, i.e. the acquisition value less depreciations and impairments.
Fixed assets are depreciated using the straight-line method. Additional costs are immediately recognized in the income statement. The following depreciation percentages apply:
Interest expenses are not included in the acquisition value.
Property, plant and equipment that are no longer in use or that have no planned use on a long-term basis for the Company's business are, where applicable, subject to exceptional depreciation or impairment to bring their valuation into line with their probable realizable value.
Financial fixed assets are valued at their acquisition cost and impairments are accounted for in case sustainable minus values are identified considering applicable circumstances, considering expected profitability or perspectives for which the investment or shares are held.
Guarantees are booked at their nominal value.
Write-offs are applied to receivables included in financial fixed assets in the event of uncertainty regarding the payment of those on the due date.
Receivables are recorded in the balance sheet at their nominal value. Receivables are subject to write-off in the event of uncertainty as to the payment of all or part of the receivable on the due date.
Receivables are recorded in the balance sheet at their nominal value taking into consideration liabilities recorded in accruals and deferred income on the basis of pro rata temporis of interest:
Cash and cash equivalents are recorded at their nominal value. Write-offs are applied if their realizable value is lower than their nominal value on the closing date of the financial year. Additional write-offs are booked in the same way as for investments.
Income and expenses relating to the financial year or to the previous financial years are taken into account, regardless of the date of payment or collection of such income and expenses, unless the actual collection of such income is uncertain. If income or expenses are significantly influenced by income or expenses attributable to another financial year, this is mentioned in the notes to the accounts.
Recoverable advances contracted with the Direction Générale d'Aide à la Recherche de la Région Wallonne (DGO6) are recognized as other operating income in the fiscal year in which the Company obtains confirmation of the settlement of the DGO6's claims. When the Company decides to use the results of the research or development project (decision subject to written notification by the Company to DGO6), the portion of the recoverable cash advance that is repayable at the time of the decision to start using the results of the research or development project independently of sales (i.e. 30% of the recoverable advance) will be recognized as a debt on the balance sheet. The remaining 70% of the amount of the recoverable advance, which is repayable based on sales, will be recorded as an off-balance sheet item.
The recognition of provisions under IAS 37 requires management to make significant judgments regarding the existence and measurement of constructive obligations. The Company has a constructive obligation related to the ongoing replenishment of certain consumable components, based on business practices and customer expectations. The provision is estimated based on expected future costs, historical usage of disposable patched, and anticipated reimbursement timelines. Given the evolving commercial and regulatory landscape, the estimate is subject to periodic reassessment and may be adjusted as new information becomes available.
A provision has been recognized to reflect the estimated future costs associated with fulfilling this obligation until reimbursement mechanisms are formalized. The cost is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated income statement.
These debts are valued at their nominal value. These debts do not include any long-term debts, either interest-free or with a low interest rate. If this is the case, a discount must be applied to these debts that should be capitalized.
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate applicable at the date of the transaction.
Non-current assets and shareholders' equity are translated into euros at the historical exchange rate.
Other assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into euros at the exchange rate applicable at the balance sheet date. Realized and unrealized exchange differences are immediately recognized in the income statement.
The effects of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recognized as off-balance sheet commitments and disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. In the case of cash flow hedges (Call & Put; Swaps); premiums received are recorded in an accrual account; changes in financial instruments are recorded in the income statement.
Income and expenses related to the disposal of an asset will be recognized in the year in which the main risks and rewards on the asset are transferred to the purchaser. In principle, the transfer of the main risks and rewards correspond to the transfer of ownership of the asset or, if it is separated from it, to the transfer of the risks of loss or deterioration of the asset.
With respect to the provision of services, the income and expenses related to the provision of services will be allocated to the financial year in which the essential part of the service is performed.
Expenses will be recognized as they are incurred. Invoiced expenses that are related to the following financial year will be accounted for on an deferred charges account on the assets side of the balance sheet.



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