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GenSight Biologics S.A.

Quarterly Report Sep 8, 2017

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JUNE 30, 2017 HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 HALF-YEAR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS –
JUNE 30, 2017
3
2 ACTIVITY REPORT 19
A. Operating income 20
B. Operating expenses 20
1. Research and Development 20
2. General and Administrative 20
C. Financial income (loss) 21
D. Net income (loss) 21
E. Non-current assets 21
F. Current assets 21
G. Changes in shareholder's equity 22
H. Analysis of cash flow 22
3 TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN RELATED PARTIES 23
4 RISK FACTORS 25
5 STATUTORY AUDITORS' REVIEW REPORT
ON THE 2017 HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
27
6 DECLARATION BY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE 2017 HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT
29

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HALF-YEAR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – JUNE 30, 2017

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As of December 31, As of June 30,
(Amounts in K€) Note 2016(1) 2017
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 4 204 194
Property, plant and equipment 5 858 899
Other non-current financial assets 6 103 80
Total non-current assets 1,165 1,173
Current assets
Trade accounts receivable 30
Other current assets 7 4,053 9,281
Cash and cash equivalents 8 53,982 63,618
Total current assets 58,066 72,898
TOTAL ASSETS 59,231 74,071

(1) The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 corresponds to GenSight Biologics SA's, as the company had no consolidated subsidiary as this date.

As of December 31, As of June 30,
(Amounts in K€) Note 2016(1) 2017
LIABILITIES
Shareholders' equity 9
Share capital 485 588
Premiums related to the share capital 91,230 112,088
Reserves (16,293) (36,294)
Net income (loss) (22,082) (10,113)
Total shareholders' equity 53,340 66,269
Non-current liabilities
Conditional advances - non-current portion 10 2,922 2,701
Non-current provisions 11 73 62
Total non-current liabilities 2,995 2,763
Current liabilities
Conditional advances - current portion 10
Trade accounts payable 1,734 3,944
Other current liabilities 12 1,161 1,095
Total current liabilities 2,895 5,039
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 59,231 74,071

(1) The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 corresponds to GenSight Biologics SA's, as the company had no consolidated subsidiary as this date.

STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

For the six-month period ended June 30,
(Amounts in K€) Note 2016(1) 2017
Operating income
Revenues
Other income 14 1,874 1,988
Total Operating Income 1,874 1,988
Operating expenses
Research and development 15 8,601 7,699
General and administration 15 2,593 4,377
Total Operating expenses 11,194 12,076
Operating income (loss) (9,320) (10,088)
Financial income 17 18 14
Financial expenses 17 (14) (39)
Financial income (loss) 4 (25)
Income tax
Net income (loss) (9,316) (10,113)
Basic/Diluted earnings per share (€ / share) 20 (0.68) (0.51)

(1) The condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) as of June 30, 2016 corresponds to GenSight Biologics SA's, as the company had no consolidated subsidiary as this date.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

For the six-month period ended June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016(1) 2017
Net income (loss) (9,316) (10,113)
Actuarial gains and losses on employee benefits, net of income tax 19 24
Foreign currency translation differences, net of income tax 2
Total comprehensive income (loss) (9,297) (10,086)

(1) The condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) as of June 30, 2016 corresponds to GenSight Biologics SA's, as the company had no consolidated subsidiary as this date.

STATEMENTS OF CONDENSED CASH FLOWS

For the six-month period ended June 30,
(Amounts in K€) Note 2016(1) 2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Net profit (loss) (9,316) (10,113)
Reconciliation of net profit (loss) and the cash used for operating activities
Amortization and depreciation 99 107
Retirement pension obligations 16 13
Expenses related to share-based payments 16 1,434 2,175
Other financials items 5 20
Operating cash flows before change in working capital (7,761) (7,799)
Accounts receivable 8 30
Accounts payable, net of prepayments (1,663) (1,191)
Other receivables (1,441) (1,949)
Other current liabilities 8 (303)
Change in working capital (3,087) (3,412)
Net cash flows from operating activities (10,849) (11,211)
Cash flows from investment activities
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment (146) (139)
Acquisitions of intangible assets (1)
Acquisitions/reimbursement of non-current financial assets 8 24
Acquisitions/reimbursement of current financial assets - 120
Net cash flows from investment activities (139) 5
Cash flows from financing activities
Conditional advances received
Treasury shares (120)
Warrants issuance 216
Capital increases, net of transaction costs 9 20,745
Net cash flows from financing activities 20,840
(Decrease)/Increase in cash and cash equivalents (10,988) 9,634
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 30,060 53,982
Effect of changes in exchange rates on Cash and cash equivalents 1
Cash and cash equivalents at the close of the period 19,072 63,618

(1) The condensed consolidated statement of cash flows as of June 30, 2016 corresponds to GenSight Biologics SA's, as the company had no consolidated subsidiary as this date.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Share Capital Premiums Reserves Net income Total
(Amounts in K€) Number
of shares
Amount related to the
share capital
(loss) Shareholders'
Equity
At January 1, 2016(1) 13,609,122 340 49,796 (7,156) (13,654) 29,326
Net income (loss) (9,316) (9,316)
Other comprehensive
income
19 19
Total comprehensive
income (loss)
19 (9,316) (9,297)
Allocation of prior period
net income (loss)
(13,654) 13,654
Share-based payments 1,434 1,434
At June 30, 2016(1) 13,609,122 340 49,796 (19,356) (9,316) 21,464
At January 1, 2017 19,409,701 485 91,230 (16,293) (22,082) 53,340
Net income (loss) (10,113) (10,113)
Other comprehensive
income
27 27
Total comprehensive
income (loss)
27 (10,113) (10,086)
Allocation of prior period
income (loss)
(22,082) 22,082
Capital increase
by issuance of Ordinary
shares
3,750,000 94 22,406 22,500
Capital increase
transaction costs
(1,755) (1,755)
Capital increases related
to exercises of warrants
374,552 9 206 216
Treasury shares (120) (120)
Share-based payments 2,175 2,175
At June 30, 2017 23,534,253 588 112,088 (36,294) (10,113) 66,269

(1) The condensed consolidated statement of change in shareholder's equity as of June 30, 2016 corresponds to GenSight Biologics SA's, as the company had no consolidated subsidiary as this date.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1: General information about the Company

Founded in 2012, GenSight Biologics (hereinafter referred to as the "Company" and together with its subsidiary as the "Group") is a clinical-stage biotechnology group discovering and developing novel therapies for neurodegenerative retinal diseases and diseases of the central nervous system. GenSight Biologics' pipeline leverages two core technology platforms, the Mitochondrial Targeting Sequence (MTS) and optogenetics, to help preserve or restore vision in patients suffering from severe degenerative retinal diseases. The Group focus is in ophthalmology where it develops product candidates to restore eyesight to patients suffering from retinal diseases that would otherwise lead to blindness.

Note 2: Significant events during the period

2.1 Capital increase

On June 23, 2017, the company operated a capital increase whose gross proceeds amounted to €22.5 million, by means of a private placement reserved to a category of persons, US and European institutional investors specialized in healthcare and biotechnology. The majority of the new shares were allocated to US investors. This increase corresponds to 3,750,000 new shares, par value €0.025 each.

The funds raised will be allocated to prepare for the commercial launch of GS010 in Europe and the United States, notably initiating marketing and market access activities, as well as the establishment of a marketing infrastructure. The funds will strengthen the cash position of the Company and enhance the Company's financial visibility until Q1 2019.

2.2 Activity

On January 31, 2017, GenSight Biologics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to the Company's product candidate GS030 for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa.

On February 21, 2017, GenSight Biologics announced that enrollment in REVERSE, a Phase III clinical trial of GS010 in the treatment of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), has been successfully completed.

On June 14, 2017, the company reported additional promising clinical trial results with GS010 after 96 weeks of follow-up in its Phase I/II study. These results confirm the long-term positive sustained visual acuity gain after 2 years with a single intravitreal injection of GS010 in patients with Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), especially in those with less than 2 years of disease onset.

2.3 Changes in consolidation scope

On April 28, 2017, the Company created its first subsidiary, GenSight Biologics Inc., registered and located in the United States of America. This US-based subsidiary is held at 100% by GenSight Biologics S.A. and is fully consolidated.

These financial statements are therefore the first consolidated financial statements of the group thus formed.

The financial information as at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2016 corresponds to the information previously published and includes only business flows unique to the parent company GenSight Biologics S.A., which had no equity interest in a subsidiary over the periods in question.

Note 3: Accounting principles and compliances

3.1 Preliminary remarks

The presented condensed financial statements are expressed in thousands of euros, unless stated otherwise. The Reporting date forthecondensedconsolidatedaccounting statements is June 30, and covers a six- month period. The individual statements of consolidated subsidiaries are prepared at the same Reporting date, i.e. June 30, and cover the same period.

The semi-annual condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2017 have been approved on July 27, 2017 by the Board of Directors.

3.2 Accounting principles and Statement of compliance

In compliance with European regulation n° 1606 / 2002 adopted on July 19, 2002 by the European Parliament and the European Council, the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2016 were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as endorsed by the European Union on the date of preparation.

The IFRS as adopted by the European Union differ in certain aspects with the IFRS published by the IASB. Nevertheless, the Group ensured that the financial information for the periods presented would not have been substantially different if it had applied IFRS as published by the IASB. International accounting standards include International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), as well as the interpretations issued by the Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC), and the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC).

The notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements at June30,2017were prepared in accordancewith IAS34– Interim Financial Reporting, as endorsed by the European Union, which requires the disclosure of selected notes only. The condensed financial statements do not include all disclosures required for annual financial statements and should therefore be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for year ended December 31, 2016.

All the texts adopted by the European Union are available on the European Commission's website: http://ec.europa.eu/internal\_ market/accounting/ias/index\_fr.htm IFRS

The condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and methods used by the Group for the 2016 financial statements and described in note 3 to consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016. Furthermore, the condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in compliance with other standards and interpretations in force as of January 1, 2017, with the exception of the application of the new standards and interpretations described below.

Other standards and interpretations that became applicable as of January 1, 2017

The mandatory standards, amendments and interpretations published by the IASB and applicable as of January 1, 2017 are listed below:

  • On May 28, 2014, the IASB issued IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers which specifies how and when to recognize revenue as well as requiring entities to provide users of financial statements with more informative and relevant disclosures. The standard supersedes IAS 18 Revenue, IAS 11 Construction Contracts and a number of revenue-related interpretations. This standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The Company is still in the process of assessing whether there will be a material change to its financial statements upon adoption of this new standard.
  • On July 24, 2014, the IASB issued the final version of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (2014) which replaces IAS 39 Financial instruments:recognition andmeasurement("IAS 39"), bringing together the classification and measurement, impairment and hedge accounting. IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is still in the process of assessing whether there will be a material change to its financial statements upon adoption ofthis new standard.
  • On December 8, 2016, the IASB issued Annual improvements to IFRSs (2014-2016) which includes various amendments to IFRSs. The company does not expect that the adoption of these amendments will be materialto its financial statements.
  • On January 13, 2016, the IASB issued IFRS16 Lease which specifies howan IFRS reporterwillrecognize,measure, present and disclose leases. The company is still in the process of assessingwhethertherewill be amaterial change to its financial statements upon adoption of this standard.

• The IASB also issued various amendments and clarifications to IAS7, IAS12, IAS28 and IFRS10, IAS40, IFRS2, IFRS4 and IFRS15.The company is still intheprocessof assessingwhether there will be a material change to its financial statements upon adoption of these amendments.

A review of these amendments showed that their application had a non-material impact on the Group's interim financial statements, which – consequently – were notrestated.

3.3 Methods of consolidation

Subsidiaries under the exclusive control of the Group are consolidated using the full consolidation method. When the accounting policies applied by subsidiaries are not consistent with those used by the Group, the necessary changes are made to the financial statements of those companies to make them compatible with the accounting policies adopted by the Group.

3.4 Functional Currency and Translation of Financial Statements in Foreign Currency

The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in euros, which is also the functional currency of the parent Company GenSight Biologics S.A. The statements of financial position of consolidated entities having a functional currency different from the euro are translated into euros at the closing exchange rate (spot exchange rate at the statement of financial position date), and the statements of income, statements of comprehensive income and statement of cash flow of such consolidated entities are translated at the average period to date exchange rate. The resulting translation adjustments are included in equity under the caption "Cumulative translation adjustment" in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.

3.5 Conversion of Foreign Currency Transactions

Foreign currency transactions are converted to euros at the rate of exchange applicable on the transaction date. At period-end, foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities are converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on that date. The resulting exchange gains or losses are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income in "Financial income (loss)".

3.6 Use of estimates

In the course of preparing its interim financial statements, GenSight Biologics' management made estimates, judgments and assumptions impacting the application of accounting principles and methods as well as the carrying value of assets and liabilities and income and expense items. The main sources of uncertainty with respectto key estimates and judgments made were identical to those applied in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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Note 4: Intangible assets

The intangible assets are broken down as follows:

As of
December
31,
As of
June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Patents, licenses, trademarks 275 275
Software 10 10
Total historical cost 285 285
Accumulated amort. of patents,
licenses, and trademarks
72 81
Accumulated depreciation of
softwage packages
10 10
Accumulated amortization
and depreciation
82 91
Net total 204 194

An intangible asset was recognized at December 31, 2013 as a result of the license agreement signed with Novartis. The initial recognition cost amounted to €275 K and was determined by reference to the fair value of the 670,588 ordinary shares, €0.41 per ordinary share, issued as consideration for the license.

There has been no recognition of impairment losses in application of IAS 36 Impairment of Assets over the periods presented.

Note 5: Property, plant and equipment

Changes in PPE gross book values and accumulated depreciation are presented in the following table:

(Amounts in K€) As of January 1,
2017
Increase Decrease As of June 30,
2017
Technical equipment and installations 687 41 728
Leasehold improvement 143 39 182
Office and computer equipment 102 18 120
Furniture 256 41 297
Total gross property, plant and equipment 1,188 139 1,327
Accumulated depreciation of technical equipment
and installations
108 27 135
Accumulated depreciation of leasehold improvement 67 31 98
Accumulated depreciation of office and computer
equipment
62 13 75
Accumulated depreciation of furniture 93 26 119
Total accumulated depreciation 330 98 427
Total net property, plant and equipment 858 41 899

Note 6: Non-current financial assets

The non-current financial assets correspond to the deposit paid to the lessor for the registered offices of the Company.

As of
December
31,
As of
June 30
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Guarantee deposits 103 80
Total non-current financial
assets
103 80

The decrease in guarantee deposits as of June 30, 2017 relates to the amendment made on April 25, 2017 to the lease contract for the head office in Paris, France. Pursuant to the new terms and conditions, less square meters are used and as a result, both the rental fees and the guarantee deposit have been reduced accordingly.

At the end of the period, the Group has not yet entered into an office lease contract for its US-based subsidiary.

Note 7: Other current assets

The other current assets are broken down as follows:

As of
December
31,
As of
June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2016
Prepayments 133 3,531
Research tax credit 2,930 4,898
Other taxes receivable 398 465
Liquidity contract 151 31
Prepaid expenses 442 346
Other receivable 10
Total 4,053 9,281

• The significant increase in prepayments primarily refers to an advance payment of €3.5 million to the supplier in charge of manufacturing the lead product GS010 (Novasep). This payment primarily corresponds to reservation fees to secure the process characterization as well as the manufacturing of process performance qualification (PPQ) and first commercial batches.

• The following table shows the changes in the Research Tax Credit receivable during the six-month period ended June 30, 2017:

Amounts
in k€
Opening balance sheet receivable
as of January 1, 2017
2,930
Other operating income 1,968
Payment received
Closing balance sheet receivable
as of June 30, 2017
4,898
  • Other taxes receivable essentially refers to VAT receivables.
  • As of June 30, 2017, prepaid expenses were primarily rental, scientific collaborations and travel expenses.

Note 8: Cash and cash equivalents

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments items are broken down as follows:

As of
December
31,
As of
June, 30
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Cash 53,982 63,618
Cash equivalents
Total cash and cash equivalent
as reported in the statements
of financial position
53,982 63,618
Bank overdrafts
Total net cash and cash
equivalents as reported in the
statements of cash flows
53,982 63,618

Note 9: Capital

9.1 Share capital issued

The share capital as of June 30, 2017 amounts to €588,356.33. It is divided into 23,534,253 fully authorized, subscribed and paidup ordinary shares with a nominal value of €0.025.

The table below shows the changes occurred in the share capital during the six-month period ended June 30, 2017:

(Amounts in K€) Share Capital Share premium Number of shares
Balance as of January 1, 2017 485 91,230 19,409,701
Capital increase by issuance of ordinary shares 94 22,406 3,750
Less cost of issuance of shares (1,755)
Issue of shares upon exercise of subscription warrants(1) 9 206 375
Total as of June 30, 2017 588 112,088 23,534,253

(1) The share premium includes eitherthe subscription price of non-employee warrants and the exercise price in excess of the share nominal value for employee and non-employee warrants.

9.2 Warrants issued and performance shares granted

All the changes relating to employee warrants, non-employee warrants and performance shares, as well as their impact on the profit and loss for the period are detailed in Note 16.

The other movement amounting to €(240) K in the table refers to the balance sheet reclassification between deferred revenue and conditional advances relating to the discount effect of the last receipts.

Note 10: Financial liabilities

10.1 Conditional advances

The following table shows the changes in conditional advances that occurred during the six-month period ended June 30, 2017:

(Amounts in K€)
Balance as of January 1, 2017 2,922
Receipts
Repayments
Unwinding ofthe discount 19
Other (240)
Balance as of June 30, 2017 2,701
Non-current portion 2,701
Current portion

10.2 Maturity dates

Maturity dates of financial liabilities as of June 30, 2017, are as follows:

(Amounts in K€) Gross amount Less than one year One to five years More than five years
Non-current conditional advances 2,701 550 2,151
Trade accounts payable 3,944 3,944
Total financial liabilities 6,645 3,944 550 2,151

Note 11: Non-current provisions

Non-current provisions are exclusively composed of employee benefits relating to a compensation payable to French employees upon their retirement – Indémnités de Fin de Carrière (IFC).

The following table shows the changes in the provision during the six-month period ended June 30, 2017:

(Amounts in K€)
As of December 31, 2016 73
Costs of services rendered
(operating expense)
13
Interest expense 0
Benefit paid
Actuarial gain (loss) (24)
As of June 30, 2017 62

The underlying actuarial assumptions are similar to the one used at end ofDecember 2016, with the exception ofthe discountrate: 1.67% corresponding to the iBoxx Corporates AA 10+ index as of June 30, 2017.

Note 12: Other current liabilities

The following table provides the detail of other current liabilities forthe presented periods:

As of
December
31,
As of
June 30
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Employee-related payable 1,103 827
Other taxes liabilities 17 15
Deferred revenues from
subsidies
33 254
Other current liabilities 7 0
Total other current liabilities 1,161 1,095

Note 13: Financial instruments recognized in the statements of financial position and related effect on the statement of income (loss)

(Amounts in K€) Book value on
the statement of
financial position
Fair value
through profit
and loss(1)
Loans and
receivables(2)
At amortized
cost(3)
Fair Value
As of June 30, 2017
Financial assets
Non-current financial assets 80 80 80
Cash and cash equivalent 63,618 63,618 63,618
Total financial assets 63,697 63,618 80 63,697
Financial liabilities
Conditional advances (non-current portion) 2,701 2,701 2,701
Accounts payable and related payables 3,944 3,944 3,944
Total financial liabilities 6,645 6,645 6,645

(1) The fair value of financial assets classified as fair value through profit and loss corresponds to the market value of the assets.

(2) The fair value of loans and receivables corresponds to the value reported in the statement of financial position meaning the value at the transaction date and then tested for impairment on each reporting date.

(3) The book amount of financial liabilities measured at amortized cost was deemed to be a reasonable estimation of fair value.

Note 14: Other income

As of June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Research tax credit
(see note 7)
1,825 1,968
Subsidies 49 20
Total Operating Income 1,874 1,988

Note 15: Operating expenses

15.1 Research and development expenses

The table below shows the breakdown of research and development expenses by cost nature forthe periods presented:

As of June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Personnel expenses(1) 1,853 1,672
Sub-contracting, collaboration
and consultants
4,991 4,848
Licensing and intellectual
property
1,057 114
Offices cost 260 271
Travel and entertainment
expenses
314 551
Depreciation and amortisation
expense
62 88
Other 65 154
Total R&D expenses 8,601 7,699

(1) Includes €539Kand €306Krelated to share-based compensation expense as of June 30, 2016 and 2017 respectively.

15.2 General and administrative expenses

The table below shows the breakdown of research and development expenses by cost nature forthe periods presented:

As of June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Personnel expenses(1) 1,690 2,944
Professional Fees 191 573
Communication and travel
expenses
387 520
Offices cost 168 116
Equipment rental 11 8
Office furniture and small
equipment
28 30
Postal and telecommunication
expenses
23 19
Depreciation and amortisation
expense
37 19
Attendance fees 28 65
Insurances 21 35
Others 8 47
Total G&A expenses 2,593 4,377

(1) Includes €896 K and €1,869 K related to share-based compensation expense as of June 30, 2016 and 2017 respectively.

15.3 Personnel expenses

The Group was employing 29 permanent people as of June 30, 2017 to compare with 26 as of June 30, 2016.

The following table shows the nature of costs included in personnel expenses:

As of June 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2017
(Amounts in K€) R&D G&A TOTAL R&D G&A TOTAL
Wages and salaries 1,006 561 1,568 1,087 786 1,874
Social contributions 294 232 526 267 287 555
Service cost (employee benefit) 14 1 16 12 1 13
Share-based payments 538 896 1,434 306 1,869 2,175
Total 1,853 1,690 3,544 1,672 2,944 4,616

Note 16: Share-based payments

The Board of Directors has been authorized by the general meeting of the shareholders to grant employee warrants (Bons de Souscription de Parts de Créateur d'Entreprise or "BCE"), nonemployee warrants (Bons de Souscription d'Actions or "BSA") and performance shares (Attributions Gratuites d'Actions or"AGA").

16.1 Employee warrants (BCE)

Vesting schedule

All BCE granted may be exercised by the beneficiary on the basis ofthe following vesting schedule:

  • up to 1/4 on the first anniversary of the date of grant;
  • the remaining 75% becoming exercisable up to 1/36 per month from the first anniversary of the date of grant; and
  • atthe latest within 10 years from the date of grant.

Details and main characteristics of the employee warrants (BCE) granted to date

BCE 2013-02 BCE 2013-02 BCE 2014-06 BCE 2015-06
Date of grant July 8, 2013 April 9, 2014 December 3, 2014 July 8, 2015
Plan expiration date July 7, 2023 April 8, 2024 December 2, 2024 July 7, 2025
Number of warrants initially granted 892,000 193,800 60,000 733,298
Share entitlement per warrant 1 1 1 1
Exercise price €0.025 €0.025 €0.025 €3.275
Valuation method Black & Scholes
Expected volatility 42.50% 42.50% 75.21% 76.49%
Expected dividend 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Fair value per warrant €0.44 €0.44 €2.15 €5.56

Changes in the balances of employee warrants (BCE)

BCE 2013-02 BCE 2014-06 BCE 2015-06 Total
Balance outstanding at January 1, 2017 780,478 60,000 733,298 1,573,776
Granted during the period
Exercised during the period (311,120) (64,432) (375,552)
Forfeited during the period (96,867) (96,867)
Balance outstanding at June 30, 2017 469,358 60,000 571,999 1,101,357
Of which exercisable 469,358 60,000 273,563 802,921

16.2 Non-employee warrants (BSA)

Vesting schedule

BSA 2013-02 and BSA 2015-06 granted may be exercised by the beneficiary on the basis ofthe following vesting schedule:

  • up to 1/4 on the first anniversary of the date of grant;
  • the remaining 75% becoming exercisable up to 1/36 per month from the first anniversary of the date of grant; and

• atthe latest within 10 years from the date of grant.

BSA 2016 granted may be exercised by the beneficiary on the basis ofthe following vesting schedule:

  • up to 100% on the first anniversary of the date of grant;
  • atthe latest within 10 years from the date of grant.

Details and main characteristics of the Non-employee warrants (BSA) granted to date

BSA 2013-02 BSA 2013-02 BSA 2015-06 BSA 2016
Date of grant July 8, 2013 April 9, 2014 July 8, 2015 July 26, 2016
Plan expiration date July 7, 2023 April 8, 2024 July 7, 2025 July 25, 2026
Number of warrants initially granted 328,000 33,000 121,000 205,000
Exercise price €0.025 €0.025 €3.275 €8.08
Share entitlement per warrant 1 1 1 1
Valuation method Black & Scholes
Expected volatility 42.50% 42.50% 76.49% 62.46%
Expected dividend 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Subscription price per warrant €0.08 €0.08 €0.25 €0.65
Fair value per warrant
(subscription price deducted)
€0.36 €0.36 €5.31 €2.94

Changes in the balances of Non-employee warrants (BSA)

BSA 2013-02 BSA 2015-06 BSA 2016 Total
Balance outstanding at January 1, 2017 293,040 121,000 205,000 619,040
Granted during the period
Exercised during the period
Forfeited during the period (47,000) (47,000)
Balance outstanding at June 30, 2017 293,040 121,000 158,000 572,040
Of which exercisable 293,040 57,979 351,019

16.3 Performance shares (AGA 2016)

Vesting schedule

The AGA 2016 performance shares granted on July 26, 2016, may be fully acquired at the end of an acquisition period of one year.

In addition, the acquisition of performance shares by Key Managers, including Mr. Gilly, is subordinate to the achievement of the following performance criteria at the latest on July 26, 2018:

  • 50% of AGA 2016 will be acquired at the later of the two following dates, either(i)the expiry of a period of one yearfrom the date of grant or (ii) the completion of enrollment in RESCUE and REVERSE clinical trials;
  • 50% of AGA 2016 will be acquired at the later of the two following dates, either(i)the expiry of a period of one yearfrom the date of grant or (ii) the enrollment of the first patient in a Phase I/II clinicaltrial with GS030 in retinitis pigmentosa.

Details and main characteristics of the performance shares (AGA) granted to date

AGA 2016
Date of grant July 26, 2016
Number of Performance shares
initially granted
766,000
Vesting period (in Years) 1
Grant date Fair-value €8.08
Performance conditions Yes

Changes in the balances of performance shares (AGA)

Total
Balance outstanding at January 1, 2017 763,000
Granted during the period
Exercised during the period
Forfeited during the period (125,000)
Balance outstanding at June 30, 2017 638,000

16.4 Reconciliation with P&L share-based expense

As of June 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2017
(Amounts in K€) R&D G&A TOTAL R&D G&A TOTAL
Non-Employee Warrants (BSA) 80 116 195 266 85 351
Employee Warrants (BCE) 459 780 1,239 (148) 267 120
Performance Shares (AGA) 187 1,517 1,704
Share-based payments expense 538 896 1,434 306 1,869 2,175

Note 17: Financial income and expenses

The financial income and expenses are broken down as follows:

As of June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Income from cash equivalents 1
Foreign exchange gains 17 14
Financial income 18 14
Foreign exchange losses (9) (20)
Unwinding ofthe discount
on conditional advances
(4) (19)
Finance cost on employee
benefits
(1) (0)
Other (0)
Financial expenses (14) (39)
Total 4 (25)

Foreign exchange gains and losses primarily arise from the purchase of services labelled in U.S. dollars.

The increase in the interest expense resulting from the unwinding of the discount on conditional advances is related to the additional conditional advances received in July 2016. The interest expense (unwinding of the discount) has been calculated on the basis of a discountrate of1.44%and is offset by a€20Ksubsidy recognized as "otherincome", in accordance with IAS 20 – Government grants.

Note 18: Commitments

Commitments existing as of December 31, 2016 have not changed significantly at the end of the reporting period, with the exception ofthe following:

• On May 2017, the office lease contract the Group entered on January, 2015 relating to its headquarters in Paris, France, has been amended. The amendment consisted especially in a decreased rent as the Group is using less office space. The associated services (reception, printers and IT, access to meeting rooms…) have also been revised accordingly.

• Car rental contracts have either been terminated or transferred during the period so that at end of June 2017, there is no remaining commitment.

The table belowshows theminimumcontractualfuture payments relating to these contracts as of June 30, 2017:

(Amounts in K€) As of June 30, 2017
2017 267
2018 533
2019 533
2020 533
2021 533
2022 533
2023 533
Total 3,467

In addition, the Group also entered into a new services contract with "Passage de l'innovation" in connection with HR, legal and IP services. According to the contract terms and conditions, the annual cost is fixed at €187 K and each party can terminate the contract after a six-month notice period. Thus, the commitment related forthe second part of 2017 amounts to €94 K.

As of June 30, 2017, the Group has not yet entered into a binding office lease agreement for its US-based subsidiary.

Note 19: Relationships with related parties

The Group did not conclude any new significanttransactions with related parties during the period.

Note 20: Earnings per share

The basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net income for the period attributable to the shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Preferred shares had the same rights and dividends as ordinary shares for purposes of calculating earnings per share. As a result, all outstanding ordinary and preferred shares have been taken into consideration for purposes of calculating basic earnings per share. The weighted average number of shares was 13,609,120 and 19,738,721 in June 2016 and June 2017 respectively.

The diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net income for the period attributable to shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of shares outstanding plus any potentially dilutive shares not yet issued from sharebased compensation plans (see Note 16).

Dilution is defined as a reduction of earnings per share or an increase of loss per share. When the exercise of outstanding share options and warrants decreases loss per share, they are considered to be anti-dilutive and excluded from the calculation of loss per share. Thus, basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are equal as all equity instruments issued, representing 2,311,398 potential additional ordinary shares, have been considered antidilutive.

As of June 30,
2016 2017
Net income (loss) of the
reporting period (in k€)
(9,316) (10,113)
Adjusted weighted average
number of outstanding shares
13,609,120 19,738,721
Basic and diluted earnings
(loss) per share (in Euros)
(0.68) (0.51)

Note 21: Management of financial risks

The assessment of risks has not substantially changed since the Company filed its 2016 registration document. The registration document is available on the company's website: http://www.gensight-biologics.com/uploads/Modules/ InvestorsDocumentation

Note 22: Subsequent events

No significant events, that would have a material impact on the half-year consolidated financial statements occurred subsequent to June 30, 2017.

ACTIVITY REPORT

A. OPERATING INCOME

Our operating income consists of revenues and other income. To date, we have not generated any revenue from the sale of our products. The other income is mainly composed of research tax credit.

The expenditures taken into account for the calculation of this credit only involve research expenses.

This credit meets the definition of a government grant as defined in IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance. As no research and development expenditure is capitalized before obtaining a marketing authorization, this credit related to a research program is entirely recorded as operating income.

We have requested the reimbursement of the 2016 Research tax creditin the amount of €2,930 K which had not yet been received at the date of this half-year financial report.

As of June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Research tax credit
(see note 7)
1,825 1,968
Subsidies 49 20
Total Operating Income 1,874 1,988

B. OPERATING EXPENSES

1. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

From the first half of 2016 to the first half of 2017, the total amount spent by the group for research and development activity decreased from €8,601 K to €7,699 K , or a decrease of -10%.

Our research and development expenses consist principally of external costs, such as manufacturing expenses, non-clinical studies, startup fees paid to investigators, consultants, central laboratories and CROs in connection with our clinical studies, costs related to acquiring and manufacturing clinical study materials and costs related to collaborations.

As of June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Personnel expenses(1) 1,853 1,672
Sub-contracting, collaboration
and consultants
4,991 4,848
Licensing and intellectual
property
1,057 114
Offices cost 260 271
Travel and entertainment
expenses
314 551
Depreciation and amortisation
expense
62 88
Other 65 154
Total R&D expenses 8,601 7,699

(1) Includes €539Kand €306Krelated to share-based compensation expense as of June 30, 2016 and 2017 respectively.

The decreased expenditures from half year to half year resulted from:

  • a 89% decrease in licensing and intellectual property that primarily related to a milestone payment in 2016 in connection with one of ourlicense agreements;
  • a 10% decrease in personnel expenses dedicated to research and development, primarily due to a decrease in share-based compensation expense related to the forfeiture of performance shares and share warrants. Excluding these non-cash sharebased compensation expenses, total personnel expenses dedicated to research and development increased by 4%.

2. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

During the period presented, our general and administrative expenses increased from €2,593 K as of June 30, 2016, to €4,377 K as of June 30, 2017.

Our general and administrative expenses are broken down as follows:

As of June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Personnel expenses(1) 1,690 2,944
Professional Fees 191 573
Communication and travel
expenses
387 520
Offices cost 168 116
Equipment rental 11 8
Office furniture and small
equipment
28 30
Postal and telecommunication
expenses
23 19
Depreciation and amortisation
expense
37 19
Attendance fees 28 65
Insurances 21 35
Others 8 47
Total G&A expenses 2,593 4,377

(1) Includes €896 K and €1,869 K related to share-based compensation expense as of June 30, 2016 and 2017 respectively.

Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs for personnel and travel expenses for our employees in executive, operational, finance, legal and human resources functions, facility-related costs, as well as audit, legal, regulatory and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with Euronext Paris listing and AMF requirements, director and officer insurance premiums, and corporate communications and investor relations costs.

The increased expenditures between the two periods mainly resulted from:

  • a 74% increase in personnel expenses dedicated to General and Administration, primarily due to an increase in sharebased compensation expense related to granting performance shares to employees. Excluding these non-cash share-based compensation expenses, total personnel expenses dedicated to General and Administrative increased by 35%, reflecting the strengthening of management and support functions as a listed company;
  • a 201% increase in professional fees, notably in legal fees as a result of being a listed company, and designing the precommercialization roadmap for the leading product GS010.

C. FINANCIAL INCOME (LOSS)

Our net financial profit (loss) decreased to €(25) K as of June 30, 2017 from €4 K as of June 30, 2016. Our financial expenses increased from €14 K to €39 K primarily due to the foreign exchange losses related to the current accountwith the subsidiary GenSight Biologics Inc. but also to the unwinding of the discount on conditional advances with Bpifrance (Sight Again collaborative project).

D. NET INCOME (LOSS)

The net loss amounts to €(10,113) K as of June 30, 2017 from €(9,316) K as of June 30, 2016. The basic and diluted loss per share (calculated with the adjusted weighted average number of outstanding shares during the period) amounted to €(0.68) and €(0.51) as of June 30, 2016 and 2017 respectively.

E. NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Non-current assets are composed of intangible, tangible assets and non-current financial assets. They remained stable over the period, amounting to €1,165 K as of December 31, 2016 and €1,173 K as of June 30, 2017. However, net tangible assets increased by €41 K due to the reconfiguration of premises and non-current financial assets decreased by €(24) K due to the decrease in guarantee deposits (cf. Note 6).

F. CURRENT ASSETS

Current assets amounted to €58,066Kas of December 31, 2016 and €72,898 K as of June 30, 2017. This significant increase is essentially due to the capital increase that occurred on June 23, 2017 whose gross proceeds amounted to €22.5 million, the advance payment of €3.5 million to the supplier in charge of manufacturing the lead product GS010, and to the accumulated Research tax credit for 2016, still not reimbursed at the date of the present report.

G. CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

The changes in shareholder's equity are primarily due the capital increase in June 2017 and losses of the half-year period. Thus, shareholder's equity amounted to €53,340 K as of December 31, 2016 and €66,269 K as of June 30, 2017.

H. ANALYSIS OF CASH FLOW

For the six-month period
ended June 30,
(Amounts in K€) 2016 2017
Net cash flows from operating
activities
(10,849) (11,211)
Net cash flows from investment
activities
(139) 5
Net cash flows from financing
activities
20,840

The relative stability in cash flows from operating activities is due to an increase in trade accounts payable for €2.2 million, partly offset by the advance payment of €3.5 million to the supplier in charge of manufacturing the lead product GS010.

The positive cash flows from investment activities are due to the acquisition of own shares as part of the liquidity contract set up on the second half of 2016, following the 2016 IPO on Euronext Paris.

The positive cash flows from financing activities are due to the capital increase that occurred on June 23, 2017.

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TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN RELATED PARTIES

TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN RELATED PARTIES 3

The Group did not conclude any new significanttransactions with related parties during the period.

RISK FACTORS

Risk factors are similar to those presented in the section 4 of the 2016 Registration Document (pages 17 to 50) and did not change significantly during the first half-year of 2017. This Registration Document was registered on April 28, 2017, by The French "Autorité des Marchés Financiers" (AMF), with number R.17-0036 and was published on May 2, 2017.

T h i s d o c u m e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e C o m p a n y ' s website: www.gensight-biologics.com and the AMF's website : www.amf-france.org.

STATUTORY AUDITORS' REVIEW REPORT ON THE 2017 HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

BECOUZE Deloitte & Associés 45, rue Boissière 106, cours Charlemagne 75116 Paris 69002 Lyon

GenSight Biologics

Société Anonyme – 74 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine – 75012 PARIS

STATUTORY AUDITORS' REVIEW REPORT ON THE HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1 TO JUNE 30, 2017

To the Shareholders,

In compliance with the assignment entrusted to us by your General Assembly and in accordance with the requirements of article L.451-1- 2-III of the French Monetary and Financial Code ("Code monétaire et financier"), we hereby reportto you on:

  • the review of the accompanying condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements of Gensight Biologics, for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2017,
  • the verification of the information presented in the half-yearly management report.

These condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Board of Directors. Our role is to express a conclusion on these financial statements based on ourreview.

1. Conclusion on the financial statements

We conducted our review in accordance with professional standards applicable in France. A review of interim financial information consists ofmaking inquiries, primarily of persons responsible forfinancial and accountingmatters, and applying analytical and otherreview procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with professional standards applicable in France and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements are not prepared, in all materialrespects, in accordance with IAS 34 - standard of the IFRSs as adopted by the European Union applicable to interim financial information.

2. Specific verification

We have also verified the information presented in the half-yearly management report on the condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements subjectto ourreview. We have no matters to report as to its fair presentation and consistency with the condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements.

Paris and Lyon, July 28, 2017

The Statutory Auditors

BECOUZE DELOITTE & ASSOCIÉS Fabien BROVEDANI Dominique VALETTE

DECLARATION BY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 2017 HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT

"I declare that,to the best ofmy knowledge,the summary consolidated financial statements forthe ending semester have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities, financial position and profit and loss of the Company and all the other companies included in the scope of consolidation, and that this Half-year Activity Report includes a fairreviewofthe important eventswhich occurred during the first sixmonths ofthe year,theirimpact on the half-yearfinancial statements and the main transactions between related parties,together with a description ofthe principalrisks and uncertainties thatthey face in the remaining six months ofthe year."

Paris, July 28, 2016

Bernard Gilly Chief Executive Officer

74, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine 75012 Paris, France

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