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Biotest AG Interim / Quarterly Report 2022

Nov 14, 2022

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Biotest AG

Nine Month 2022 Results Conference call

November 14, 2022

  • This document contains forward-looking statements on overall economic development as well as on the business, earnings, financial and asset situation of Biotest AG and its subsidiaries. These statements are based on current plans, estimates, forecasts and expectations of the company and thus are subject to risks and elements of uncertainty that could result in deviation of actual developments from expected developments.
  • The forward-looking statements are only valid at the time of publication. Biotest does not intend to update the forward-looking statements and assumes no obligation to do so.
  • All comparative figures relate to the corresponding last year´s period, unless stated otherwise.

Biotest Group – Great News

IgG Next Generation now:

Approval by Paul Ehrlich Institute

Yimmugo®

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Yimmugo®

Higly tolerable replacement therapy, sustainably delivered 1-3

  • Yimmugo® is a 10% immunoglobulin preparation for intravenous treatment 4,5
  • Yimmugo® is not only produced through an innovative and unique manufacturing process resulting in an IgG with high efficacy and tolerability 1,2 , it is also made sustainably3
    • Proven high efficacy
    • Well tolerated with a favourable safety profile
    • Convenient dosing schedule, rapid infusion rate
    • Innovative and sustainalble manufacturing process

1. Krivan et al. Efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of a new 10% normal human immunoglobulin for intravenous infusion, BT 595, in children and adults with primary immundeficienc diseases. Vox Sanguinis. 2022;117:1153-1162 2. Demeter et al.Efficacy and safety of Yimmugo® (10% IVIg) in adult patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), Transfusion medicine. Manuscript submitted for publication.

3. Declaration of compliance of Biotest AG with German Sustainability Code DNK.2021

4. Biotest: Biochemical characterization and stability of IgG Next Generation. 2022. Manuscript in preparation.

5. Yimmugo® SmPC

*: Infusion rate: (up to 6mL/kg/h in immunomodulation, 8 mL/kg/h in replacement) is as high, or higher than common European competitor IVIgGs 1,2,5, IgG, Immunglobulin G, Intravenous immunglobulin G.

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Yimmugo®: First product produced for the market in Biotest Next Level

Expansion of global capacity started in 2013 Launch of first BNL product: Yimmugo®

Biotest Next Level – state of the art production plant

  • Yimmugo® is produced in Biotest's new, state of the art production plant Biotest Next Level
  • The innovative production process allows a high product quality and safety while producing more sustainably than before
    • BNL is constructed as green building with low pollution and low emission materials
    • A top-down multi-storey system uses gravity to conserve energy
    • Many environmentally friendly chemicals are used where possible
    • Optimized processes maximizes yields of the donor plasma
    • A cogeneration plant uses waste heat for air conditioning
    • Less water is needed and less waste is produced

Yimmugo® provides an important contribution to the future profitability of Biotest

Income statement (€ million)

Q1-Q3
2021
Q1-Q3
2022
Sales 371.4 360.8
Therapy
thereof:
329.8 317.8
Plasma & Services 36.3 38.5
Other
Segments
5.3 4.5
Operating costs & expenses -382.6 -379.8
Operating profit (EBIT) -11.2 -19.0
Financial result, taxes -17.1 -15.2
Earnings after tax (EAT) Biotest
Group
-28.3 -34.2

Sales development of sales regions (€ million)

  • Therapy sales: strong growth in Central Europe (+7.9%) and in Intercontinental region of +11.9%.
  • Segment Plasma & Services: Increase of 6.1% due to higher toll manufacturing

EBIT reported and adjusted (€ million)

Q1-Q3
2021
Q1-Q3
2022
EBIT
reported
-11.2 -19.0
Biotest
Next Level facility costs
27.7 33.6
Biotest Next Level R&D costs* 29.3 29.8
Biotest Next Level administration
costs
0.5 0.5
EBIT
adjusted
46.3 44.9

*: R&D costs for BNL development projects

Reconciliation EBIT Q1-Q3 2021 – EBIT Q1-Q3 2021 (€ million)

EBIT Q1-Q3
2021
-11.2
Higher
BNL ramp-up costs
-5.9
Higher
BNL R&D costs
-0.5
Others -1.2
EBIT Q1-Q3
2022
-19.0

*: a positive sign is favorable to EBIT, an negative sign is unfavorable to EBIT

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1. BNL facility costs: € 33.6 million;

Biotest Next Level costs in Q1-Q3 2022

  • Facility costs (energy, building costs, maintenance, etc.)
  • Depreciation
  • Personnel costs (for ramp-up, commissioning etc.)
  • Project administration

2. BNL R&D costs in total: € 29.8 million; thereof:

  • € 5.6 million IgG Next Generation
  • € 16.1 million Trimodulin (IgM concentrate)
  • € 8.1 million Fibrinogen

Total BNL costs: € 63.9 million in Q1-Q3 2022

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Ramp-up of BNL: for IgG Next Generation the routine production has started in May 2022. For Trimodulin and Fibrinogen the commissioning of the production lines is being prepared.

Acceleration of phase III R&D projects Trimodulin and Fibrinogen

Q1-Q3 2022 at a glance

  • Sales increase in Central Europe and Intercontinental compared to the previous year
  • Q1-Q3 EBIT 2022 lower compared to Q1-Q3 2021
  • Q1-Q3 2022 EBIT includes Biotest Next Level expenses of € 63.9 m (Q1-Q3 2021: € 57.5 m)
  • Q1-Q3 adjusted EBIT: € 44.9 m (-3.0%) vs. Q1-Q3 2021 adjusted EBIT of € 46.3 m

Statement of financial position as of 30 September 2022 (€ million)

Cash flow from operating activities January – September 2022 (€ million)

Outlook 2022: Sales & risks - Status as of 24 March, 2022

Sales

No decline in demand or medical necessity

BUT increased risk:

  • The general economic situation may reduce the "purchasing power" of health systems
  • Slowdown or interruption of production
    • COVID-19-related staff shortage
    • Delayed delivery of plasma
    • Limited availability of spare parts and essential tools
    • Energy shortages

Outlook 2022: EBIT – Status as of 24 March, 2022

Outlook 2022: EBIT – Our todays assessment

Sustainability

Can there be anything more sustainable than just securing and protecting the livelihoods of future generations and those of today?

  • Based on products made from renewable raw materials
  • Low environmental impact
  • Climate-neutral production (scope 1 and 2)
    • By switching to green electricity and
    • Voluntary compensation measures for all greenhouse gas emissions

Goal: Complete climate neutrality of the Biotest Group by 2035 at the latest

R&D in the three Therapeutic areas

New products New indications/ LcM
Clinical
Immunology
Intratect®,Hepatect®C
Zutectra®, Fovepta®
Cytotect®CP, Varitect®
Yimmugo
(IgG Next Gen)
Marketing authorization
Cytotect®CP: phase III in CMV in pregnancy
Real Life
Cytotect®CP: CMV in Heart and Lung TX
Data
Varitect®: Herpes Zoster
Zutectra®/Hepatect®CP: Chronic HBV Infection
(ISS)
*
Haematology
Haemoctin®
Haemonine®
Fibrinogen
Phase III congen. fibrinogen def. completed
Phase III acquired fibrinogen deficiency
Intensive Care
Pentaglobin®
Human Albumin
Biseko®
Trimodulin
(IgM Conc.)
Phase III in COVID-19
Phase III in sCAP
: Non-Interventional
Studies (NIS)
*: Investigator
Sponsored Study

R&D pipeline progress in Q1-Q3 2022

Status of
R&D development
IgG Next Generation A further study with high-dose therapy in the dermatological field is being planned
for Europe and US.
Fibrinogen The interim analysis in Phase III (acquired) trial (AdFirst
Study) was successful. A
-
further interim analysis to confirm the planned patient number will take place after
data of 80% evaluable patients are available.
Trimodulin
(IgM
Concentrate)
The submissions of two Phase III studies in COVID-19 (TRICOVID) and sCAP
(ESsCAPE) are ongoing.
Cytotect®CP A phase III clinical trial (PreCyssion) to prevent transmission of maternal CMV
infection to the unborn child is currently in the treatment phase.
Cytotect®CP, Varitect®
,
Zutectra®
, Hepatect®CP
interventional studies (Real life data) and ISS: Cytotect®CP
Non-
in in Heart
and Lung TX; Varitect®
in Herpes Zoster; Zutectra®
and Hepatect®CP
in
chronic HBV infection treatment.

Yimmugo® (IgG Next Generation): Polyspecific immunoglobulin

Intratect®

Maintain:

  • Excellent efficacy in immunodeficiency and autoimmune diseases
  • Excellent safety
  • Highest quality

Yimmugo ® (IgG Next Generation)

Further improve:

  • Increased user-friendliness
  • Higher tolerability
  • Optimised yield
  • Suitable for worldwide commercialisation

Yimmugo ®: Marketing Authorization as of Nov. 2022

Clinical phase III trials in congenital and acquired Fibrinogen deficiency

Congenital
FD1
Phase I/III study: Largest clinical trial in congenital fibrinogen deficiency worldwide
Treatment of adults and children
Results confirm high expectations regarding efficacy and safety…

Expected pharmaco
-kinetics and -dynamics (Phase I), excellent efficacy and safety (Phase III)

175 bleeding events (BEs) treated in 36 patients of all age groups

Overall hemostatic response assessments of 175 BEs demonstrated a treatment success in nearly all cases

Study completed
Acquired
FD1
Phase III study in
severe spinal surgery and
pseudomyxoma peritonei (tumor) surgery

Non-inferiority study compared to standard of care (fresh
frozen plasma or cryoprecipitate)

Interim analysis with 120 patients (June '22) confirms
planned patient number

Recruitment ongoing –
168
of 200 evaluable patients
treated

Other interim analysis to define final sample size
expected in Q1 2023
Spinal surgery
Tumor surgery
decision to
treat
major blood
loss
Fibrinogen
Fresh frozen plasma
Fibrinogen
Cryoprecipitate

Two Trimodulin phase III trials in COVID-19 and sCAP*

Clinical phase III trial with Cytotect® CP in preventing maternal-fetal transmission of CMV*

Objective PreCyssion trial: Prevention of maternal-fetal Cytomegalovirus transmission Demonstrate efficacy and safety of Cytotect® CP in preventing maternal-fetal transmission of CMV

Study Design

  • Pivotal, clinical Phase III
  • Open-label
  • Single-arm
  • Prospective
  • Multicenter
  • With historical control group
  • 80 patients – 22 of 80 patients recruited (as of Nov 7, 2022). Recruitment dependent on the course of the pandemic (hygiene measures reduce CMV transmissions).

* CMV: Cytomegalovirus

Global IgG demand growth expected to remain strong

Global IgG market development [t]

Source: Biotest based on MRB (2021), PPTA, internal analysis

  • IgG market development expected to remain strong and limited by supply rather than demand
  • IgG Demand did not decline significantly during COVID-19 pandemic due to mostly chronic patients
  • The human Albumin market is expected to continue growing driven by strong Chinese demand

Global human Albumin market dev. [t]

2020 2027 Source: Biotest based on MRB (2022) and MarketsAndMarkets (2020)

Impact of COVID-19 on commercial plasma collections in the US and EU

US Plasma Collections [mn L]

  • 60% of the world's plasma is collected in the USA

  • Strong and persistent impact of COVID-19 on plasma collections in the USA in 2020 and 2021
  • US collections speeding up through 2022 and back at prepandemic levels. Additional upside expected from reopening of US-Mexican boarder
  • Plasma/production costs expected to remain high due to inflation, increased donor fees, energy and labor costs.
  • Due to long lead times, resulting product supply will only be available in H1 2023, earliest.
  • Collected plasma volumes by Biotest in Europe (GER, CZ and HU) in 2021 were back on the 2019 levels, despite a difficult market environment
  • In Q1-Q3 2022 Biotest plasma volume showed strong growth vs. Q1-Q3 2021 despite two Corona waves

Expansion of plasma collection centres – incl. access to US Plasma

Europe: 34 plasma collection centres

• 7 new centres in 2022 as of Nov. 14, 2022

Access to US Plasma

  • Establishment of own centres
  • Long-term supply contracts with Grifols

Financial calendar 2023 and contact

Financial calendar 2023

  • 23 Mar 2023 FY 2022
  • 04 May 2023 Q1 Report
  • 10 Aug 2023 H1 Report
  • 02 Nov 2023 Q1-Q3 Report

Investor Relations Public Relations

Dr. Monika Buttkereit Dirk Neumüller Tel.: +49-6103-801-4406 Tel.: +49-6103-801-269 [email protected] [email protected]