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Oxurion NV Audit Report / Information 2021

Apr 1, 2022

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Phone: +32 (0)2 778 01 00 Fax: +32 (0)2 771 56 56 www.bdo.be

The Corporate Village Da Vincilaan 9, Box E.6 Elsinore Building B-1930 Zaventem

OXURION NV

Statutory auditor's report to the general meeting for the year ended 31 December 2021 (Consolidated financial statements)

Phone: +32 (0)2 778 01 00 Fax: +32 (0)2 771 56 56 www.bdo.be

The Corporate Village Da Vincilaan 9, Box E.6 Elsinore Building B-1930 Zaventem

STATUTORY AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE GENERAL MEETING OF OXURION NV FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 (CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS)

In the context of the statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements of Oxurion NV ('the Company') and its subsidiaries (together referred to as 'the Group'), we hereby present our statutory auditor's report. It includes our report of the consolidated financial statements and the other legal and regulatory requirements. This report is an integrated whole and is indivisible.

We have been appointed as statutory auditor by the general meeting of 7 May 2019, following the proposal formulated by the board of directors issued upon recommendation of the Audit Committee. Our statutory auditor's mandate expires on the date of the General Meeting deliberating on the financial statements closed on 31 December 2021. We have performed the statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements of Oxurion NV for twelve consecutive years.

REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Unqualified opinion

We have performed the statutory audit of the Group's consolidated financial statements, which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2021, and the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income , the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and which is characterised by a consolidated statement of financial position total of 18.876 (000) EUR and for which consolidated income statement and other comprehensive income shows a loss for the year of 29.595 (000) EUR.

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In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the Group's net equity and financial position as at 31 December 2021, as well as of its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union and with the legal and regulatory requirements applicable in Belgium.

Basis for unqualified opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA) as applicable in Belgium. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the 'Statutory auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements' section in this report. We have complied with all the ethical requirements that are relevant to the audit of consolidated financial statements in Belgium, including those concerning independence.

BDO Bedrijfsrevisoren BV / BTW BE 0431.088.289 / RPR Brussel BDO Réviseurs d'Entreprises SRL / TVA BE 0431.088.289 / RPM Bruxelles BDO Bedrijfsrevisoren - BDO Réviseurs d'Entreprises BV/SRL, a company under Belgian law in the form of a private limited liability company, is a member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms.

We have obtained from the administrative body and company officials the explanations and information necessary for performing our audit.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Material uncertainty related to going concern

We draw attention to section 5.5.3 (B) in the Consolidated Financial Statements, which indicates that the actual cash position of the Group is not sufficient to finance its operations during the next twelve months. The Group describes its action plan to safeguard its continuity during the next twelve months, and decided to maintain its valuation rules in the assumption of going concern. This is only justified if the Group will be successful in the timely and effective realization of its action plan. These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key audit matters

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 year. 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 we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Issuance and valuation of convertible bonds under the Negma Group Ltd. issuance and subscription agreement

Description of the Matter

As described in Note 5.7.11 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company entered into an agreement whereby Negma Group Ltd. as investor can subscribe to, up to 12,000 mandatory convertible bonds with each a nominal value of 2,500 euro, in several tranches of minimum 200 and maximum 1,000 bonds for a total committed amount up to 30 million euro. The initial cash received amounted to 2.5 million euro of which a total of 1.350 million euro was converted into shares before December 31, 2021. The Company evaluated and determined that the convertible bonds described meets the definition of a derivative financial liability, and designated the entire instrument at fair value through profit and loss. The fair value of the outstanding convertible loan amount of 1.675 million euro as per December 31, 2021 is determined at 1.809 million euro with changes in the fair value recorded in profit and loss as fair value gains and losses on the convertible loan.

We identified the accounting and the valuation of the issuance of the convertible bonds as a key audit matter. Auditing the following elements involved especially challenging and complex auditor judgment with respect to (i) the Company's accounting assessment related to the financial instrument and (ii) the calculation of the valuation related to the financial liability.

Procedures performed

Our audit procedures included, amongst others:

  • We have analyzed and read the convertible transaction, issuance and subscription, agreement, to create an understanding of the impact on the financial statements and its disclosures.
  • We have utilized personnel with specialized knowledge and skill at our firm in accounting to evaluate the appropriateness of management's application of accounting guidance for complex financial instruments as adopted by the Company in accordance with IFRS.
  • We have utilized personnel with specialized knowledge and skill in valuation at our firm to assist in evaluating the appropriateness of the methodology and the reasonableness of assumptions used by the Company's valuation of the financial liability.
  • We assessed the adequacy of the Company's disclosures in the notes of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Issuance and valuation of convertible bonds under the Kreos Capital VI Ltd and Pontifax Medison Finance LP loan facility agreement

Description of the Matter

As described in Note 5.7.11 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company entered into an agreement whereby Kreos Capital VI Ltd. together with Pontifax Medison Finance L.P. as investors can subscribe to convertible bonds with each a nominal value of 0.1 million euro, in two tranches of each 10 million euro for a total committed amount up to 20 million euro. The convertible bonds accrue interest in the amount of 7.95% per year. The initial cash received amounted to 10 million euro as per December 31, 2021. The Company evaluated and determined that the convertible bonds described meets the definition of a derivative financial liability, and designated the entire instrument at fair value through profit and loss. The fair value as per December 31, 2021 is determined at 10.025 million euro with changes in the fair value recorded in profit and loss as fair value gains and losses on the convertible loan.

We identified the accounting and the valuation of the issuance of the convertible bonds as a key audit matter. Auditing the following elements involved especially challenging and complex auditor judgment with respect to (i) the Company's accounting assessment related to the financial instrument and (ii) the calculation of the valuation related to the financial liability.

Procedures performed

Our audit procedures included, amongst others:

  • We have analyzed and read the convertible, loan facility, agreement, to create an understanding of the impact on the financial statements and its disclosures.
  • We have utilized personnel with specialized knowledge and skill at our firm in accounting to evaluate the appropriateness of management's application of accounting guidance for complex financial instruments as adopted by the Company in accordance with IFRS.
  • We have utilized personnel with specialized knowledge and skill in valuation at our firm to assist in evaluating the appropriateness of the methodology and the reasonableness of assumptions used by the Company's valuation of the financial liability.

• We assessed the adequacy of the Company's disclosures in the notes of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Responsibilities of the administrative body for the drafting of the consolidated financial statements

The administrative body is responsible for the preparation of consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union and with the legal and regulatory provisions applicable in Belgium, and for such internal control as the administrative body determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the administrative body is responsible for assessing the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the administrative body either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Statutory auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a statutory auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but it is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with

ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are 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.

When executing our audit, we respect the legal, regulatory and normative framework applicable for the audit of the consolidated financial statements in Belgium. However, a statutory audit does not guarantee the future viability of the Group, neither the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the Group by the administrative body. Our responsibilities regarding the continuity assumption applied by the administrative body are described below.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control;
  • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group's internal control;

on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 4.

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the administrative body;

  • Conclude on the appropriateness of the administrative body's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our statutory 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 the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our statutory auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern;
  • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation;
  • Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the management, the supervision and the performance of the Group audit. We assume full responsibility for the auditor's opinion.

We communicate with the Audit Committee regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings,

including any significant deficiencies in internal control identified during the audit.

We also provide the audit committee with a statement that we respected the relevant ethical requirements relating to independence, and we communicate with them about all relationships and other issues which may influence our independence, and, if applicable, about the related measures to guarantee our independence.

From the matters communicated with the Audit Committee, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current year, and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our statutory auditor's report, unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter.

OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

Responsibilities of the administrative body

The administrative body is responsible for the preparation and the contents of the management report on the consolidated financial statements and for the other information included in the annual report on the consolidated financial statements.

Responsibilities of the statutory auditor

In the context of our mission and in accordance with the Belgian standard (version revised 2020) which is complementary to the International Standards on Auditing (ISA) as applicable in Belgium, it is our responsibility to verify, in all material aspects, the management report on the consolidated financial

statements and the other information included in the management report on the consolidated financial statements, as well as to report on this element these elements.

Aspects relating to the management report on the consolidated financial statements and to the other information included in the annual report on the consolidated financial statements

In our opinion, after having performed specific procedures in relation to the management report, this report is consistent with the consolidated financial statements for the same financial year, and it is 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 for considering, in particular based on the knowledge we have obtained during the audit, whether the management report on the consolidated financial statements and the other information included in the annual report on the consolidated financial statements, namely:

  • Chapter 3.1 Key Figures
  • Chapter 3.3 Comments to Consolidated Financial Statements
  • Chapter 3.5 Description of the Principal Characteristics of the Company's Risks

contain a material misstatement, i.e. information which is inadequately disclosed or otherwise misleading. Based on the procedures we have performed, there are no material misstatements we have to report to you.

Statement concerning independence

  • Our audit firm and our network did not provide services which are incompatible with the statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements and our audit firm remained independent of the Group during the terms of our mandate.
  • The fees related to additional services which are compatible with the statutory audit as referred to in article 3:65 of the Code of companies and associations were duly itemised and valued in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

European Single Electronic Format (ESEF)

In accordance with the standard on auditing the conformity of financial statements with the European Single Electronic Format (hereinafter "ESEF"), we are required to verify whether the ESEF format complies with the regulatory technical standards established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815 of 17 December 2018 (hereinafter: "Delegated Regulation").

The managing body is responsible for preparing, in accordance with ESEF requirements, the consolidated financial statements in the form of an electronic file in ESEF format (hereinafter "digital consolidated financial statements") included in the annual financial report.

It is our responsibility to obtain sufficient and appropriate supporting information to conclude that the format and mark-up language of the digital consolidated financial statements comply in all material aspects with the ESEF requirements under the Delegated Regulation.

The annual financial report and the digital consolidated financial statements have not yet been delivered to us on the date of this report.

If, when auditing the digital consolidated financial statements, we conclude that there is a material misstatement, we will be required to report the matter to the managing body and ask it to make the necessary changes. Failing that, we will be required to amend this report to the effect that the format and marking of information in the official version of the digital consolidated financial statements included in the annual financial report of Oxurion NV comply in all material aspects with the ESEF requirements under the Delegated Regulation.

Other statements

• This report is in compliance with the contents of our additional report to the Audit Committee as referred to in article 11 of regulation (EU) No 537/2014.

Zaventem, 25 March 2022

Digitaal ondertekend door Gert Claes (Signature) DN: cn=Gert Claes (Signature), c=BE Gert Claes (Signature)

BDO Réviseurs d'Entreprises SRL Statutory auditor Represented by Gert Claes Auditor