VBL Plc

Board/Management Information • Apr 24, 2024

VBL Plc (C56012)

("the Company")

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Board Meeting for Approval of Financial Statements Held

Date: 24 April 2024 Ref. VBL03/2024

This is a Company Announcement made by the Company in compliance with the Capital Markets Rules.

Reference is made to the company announcement issued by the Company on the 16 April 2024 (Ref: VBL01/2024) in which the Board of Directors of the Company announced that it was scheduled to meet on the 24 April 2024.

The Board of Directors met and approved for publication, the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023, and resolved to propose the same for the approval of the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the financial statements are available for viewing on the Company's website at https://vbl.com.mt/investors/. Attached to this Company Announcement is a Directors' Declaration on ESEF Annual Financial Reports.

Further details concerning the Annual General Meeting will be provided in due course.

Dr Mikiel Calleja Company Secretary

54, Marsamxett Road, Valletta, VLT 1853, Malta

DIRECTORS' DECLARATION ON ESEF ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS

We, Dr. Geza Szephalmi and Dr. Andrei Imbroll, in our capacity as Directors of VBL Plc with registration number C 56012, hereby certify:

• i. That the Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and is hereby being made available to the public.
• ii. That the Annual Financial Report has been prepared in terms of the applicable rules and regulations, including the Commission Delegated Regulation on the European Single Electronic Format ("ESEF")1 and the Capital Markets Rules2.
• iii. That the Audit Report on the ESEF Annual Financial Report is an exact copy of the original signed by the auditor and that no alterations have been made to the audited elements of the Annual Financial Report including the annual financial statements.
• iv. That the Annual Financial Report shall serve as the official document for the purposes of the Capital Markets Rules and, where the issuer is registered in Malta, the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta).

Dr. Geza Szephalmi Director 24 April 2024

Dr/Andrei Imbroll Director 24 April 2024

1 Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/815 on the European Single Electronic Format, as may be further amended from time to time.

1. Marsamxett Road. Valletta, VLT 1853, Malta Tel .: +356 27 133 344 Web: www.vbl.com.mt

² Capital Markets Rules as issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).