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Oxurion NV Major Shareholding Notification 2023

Oct 30, 2023

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Major Shareholding Notification

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Oxurion Receives Transparency Notifications from Atlas Special Opportunities LLC

October 30, 2023

Regulated Information

Leuven, BELGIUM, Boston, MA, US – October 30, 2023 – 8.00 AM CET Oxurion NV (Euronext Brussels: OXUR), a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation standard of care ophthalmic therapies, with clinical stage assets in vascular retinal disorders, today announced that, pursuant to Belgian Transparency legislation1 it has received transparency notifications as follows:

Oxurion received a first transparency notification on October 27, 2023, from Atlas Special Opportunities, LLC indicating that as of October 20, 2023, it held 124,268,139 shares of the then outstanding 2,879,124,260 shares, and therefore crossed above the threshold (3%) by virtue of the acquisition of voting securities. See Annex 1.

Oxurion received a second transparency notification on October 27, 2023, from Atlas Special Opportunities, LLC indicating that as of October 23, 2023, it held 31,523,659 shares of the then outstanding 2,879,124,260 shares, and therefore crossed under the threshold (3%) by virtue of the sale of voting securities. See Annex 2.

About Oxurion

Oxurion (Euronext Brussels: OXUR) is a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation standard of care ophthalmic therapies, which are designed to improve and better preserve vision in patients with retinal disorders including diabetic macular edema (DME), the leading cause of vision loss in working-age people, as well as other conditions. Oxurion intends to play an important role in the treatment of retinal disorders, including the successful development of THR-149, its novel therapeutic for the treatment of DME. THR-149 is a potent plasma kallikrein inhibitor being developed as a potential new standard of care for the up to 50% of DME patients showing suboptimal response to anti-VEGF therapy. Oxurion is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, with corporate operations in Boston, MA. More information is available at www.oxurion.com.

Important information about forward-looking statements

Certain statements in this press release may be considered "forward-looking". Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, and, accordingly, entail and are influenced by various risks and uncertainties. The Company therefore cannot provide any assurance that such forward-looking statements will materialize and does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or any other reason. Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties affecting the business and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement is contained in the Company's Annual Report. This press release does not constitute an offer or invitation for the sale or purchase of securities or assets of Oxurion in any jurisdiction. No securities of Oxurion may be offered or sold within the United States without registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or in compliance with an exemption therefrom, and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.

For further information please contact:

Oxurion NV US
Tom Graney Conway Communications
Chief Executive Officer Mary T. Conway
Tel: +32 16 75 13 10 [email protected]
[email protected]
Michael Dillen
Chief Business Officer
Tel: +32 16 75 13 10
[email protected]

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1. Article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings.

FSMA
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND
MARKETS AUTHORITY
Transparency notification
Form TR-1 BE
PART I
1) Status of the notification
Final
2) Issuer
Name OXURION
Identification number 0881-620-924
3) Reason for the notification
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
4) Notification by
A person that notifies alone
5) Persons subject to the notification requirement
Name Address (for legal entities)
Atlas Special Opportunities LLC 2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 401, Purchase, NY 10577
6) Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)
Name Address (for legal entities)
persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6 Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the
Part II
7) Date on which the threshold is crossed
20/10/2023 (DD/MM/YYYY)
8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)
If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers in Section 10

9) Denominator

2,879,124,260 Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

10) Notified details

A) Voting rights Previous notification After the transaction
# of voting rights % of voting rights
# of voting rights
Holders of voting rights Linked to securities Not linked to the
securities
Linked to securities Not linked to the
securities
Atlas Special Opportunities LLC 52.513.222 124.268.139 4.32% 0.00%
TOTAL 124,268,139 4.32% 0.00%

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Sign Envelope ID: 2DA63517-76BC-4E81-98B1-87322EA2DD2B

B) Equivalent financial instruments After the transaction
Holders of equivalent
financial instruments
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise period or
date
# of voting rights
that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised
% of voting rights Settlement
TOTAL O $0.00\%$

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TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
CALCULATE 124,268,139 4.32%

11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

will cease to hold /
Holder
voting rights as of
will hold again
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13) Additional information

On 20 October 2023, Atlas Special Opportunities LLC held 3,495,193 shares (= 1.27%, numerator = 2,758,351,314) in Oxurion NV. On the same day, Atlas Special Opportunities converted 120,772,946 shares in
Oxurion NV, as a result of which its shareholding increased to 124,268,139 (= 4.32%, numerator = 2,879,124,260).
Done at New York
On 25/10/2023 (DD/MM/YYYY)
Name & capacity Patrick Vance, proxyholder

ANNEX 2

FSMA
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND
MARKETS AUTHORITY
Transparency notification
Form TR-1 BE
PARTI
1) Status of the notification
Final
2) Issuer
Name OXURION
Identification number 0881-620-924
3) Reason for the notification
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Downward crossing of the lowest threshold
4) Notification by
A person that notifies alone $+$
5) Persons subject to the notification requirement
Name Address (for legal entities)
Atlas Special Opportunities LLC 2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 401, Purchase, NY 10577 $+$
6) Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)
Name Address (for legal entities)
Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the
persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6
Part II
7) Date on which the threshold is crossed
23/10/2023 (DD/MM/YYYY)
8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)
w If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers in Section 10

9) Denominator

2,879,124,260

Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

10) Notified details

A) Voting rights Previous notification After the transaction
# of voting rights % of voting rights
# of voting rights
Holders of voting rights Linked to securities Not linked to the
securities
Linked to securities Not linked to the
securities
Atlas Special Opportunities LLC 124,268,139 31,523,659 1.09% 0.00%
TOTAL 31,523,659 1.09%

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Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with $\Sigma$ , and then finish with the persons who are "alone".
For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.
The totals, subtotals and % will be

Sign Envelope ID: 2DA63517-76BC-4E81-98B1-87322EA2DD2B

B) Equivalent financial instruments After the transaction
Holders of equivalent
financial instruments
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise period or
date
# of voting rights
that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised
% of voting rights Settlement
÷
TOTAL

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TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
CALCULATE 31,523,659 1.09%
Atlas Special Opportunities LLC is not a controlled entity.

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

(DD/MM/YYYY)
Holder will cease to hold /
will hold again
voting rights as of

13) Additional information

On 20 October 2023, Atlas Special Opportunities LLC held 124,268,139 shares (= 4.32%) in Oxurion NV. On the same day, Atlas Special Opportunities LLC sold 3,495,193 shares in Oxurion NV, as a result of
which its shareholding decreased to 120,772,946 shares (= 4.18%). On the same day, Atlas Special Opportunities LLC sold 19,520,671 shares in Oxurion NV, as a result of which its shareholding decreased to
101.252.275 shares (= 3.51%). On 23 October 2023, Atlas Special Opportunities LLC sold 69,728,616 shares in Oxurion NV, as a result of which its shareholding decreased to 31,523,659 shares (= 1.09%).

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