Abivax presents third quarter 2024 key financial information
14 November 2024 - 10:01PM
Abivax presents third quarter 2024 key
financial information
PARIS, France, November 14, 2024, 10:00
p.m. CET – Abivax SA (Euronext Paris: FR0012333284 – ABVX
/ Nasdaq – ABVX) (“Abivax” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage
biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics that
harness the body’s natural regulatory mechanisms to modulate the
inflammatory response in patients with chronic inflammatory
diseases, announces today its key financial information for the
quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Abivax provided the following updates on its
business and operational goals in press releases published:
- On July 15, 2024 press release
titled “Abivax provides operational and key program update”
- On August 6, 2024 press release
titled “Abivax Announces ABTECT Phase 3 Trial Achieves Key
Enrollment Milestone”
- On September 9, 2024 press release
titled “Abivax presents first-half 2024 financial results”
- On September 25, 2024 press release
titled “Abivax Provides Update on Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
Combination Therapy Program Strategy and Announces Early
Preclinical Combination Data of Obefazimod and Etrasimod in
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Mouse Model”
- On October 3, 2024 press releases
titled “Abivax Reports Positive Interim Efficacy and Safety
Analysis of Once-Daily 25mg Obefazimod in Moderate to Severe
Ulcerative Colitis Patients After 2-Years of Open-Label
Maintenance” and “Abivax Announces First Patient Enrolled in
ENHANCE-CD, the Phase 2b Trial of Obefazimod in Crohn’s
Disease”
- On October 7, 2024 press release
titled “Abivax Congratulates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun on Their
Nobel Prize for the Discovery of microRNA and its Role in
Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation”
Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights
Preliminary Results(Consolidated, unaudited results)
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
Abivax had cash and cash equivalents of EUR
180.5 million as of September 30, 2024. Based on the current
operating plan and financial projections, the Company expects to be
able to fund its operations into Q4 2025.
Principal Debt Outstanding:
Abivax had total principal debt outstanding of
EUR 106.3 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to EUR 108.4
million as of June 30, 2024.
Principal Debt Outstanding* |
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in millions of euros |
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30/09/2024 |
30/06/2024 |
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Change |
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Debt Facility |
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Kreos/Claret Financing |
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75.0 |
75.0 |
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0.0 |
Heights Convertible Notes |
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26.3 |
28.4 |
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-2.1 |
BPI Conditional Advances |
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2.5 |
2.5 |
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0.0 |
State Guaranteed Loan - “PGE” |
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2.5 |
2.5 |
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0.0 |
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Total Principal Debt Outstanding |
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106.3 |
108.4 |
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-2.1 |
*Principal debt consists of principal cash owed
for each respective instrument, excluding impact of fair-value
adjustments and/or derivatives.
The preliminary financial data included in this
press release has been prepared by, and is the responsibility of,
Abivax's management. PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit has not audited,
reviewed, examined, compiled, nor applied agreed-upon procedures
with respect to the preliminary financial data. Accordingly,
PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit does not express an opinion or any
other form of assurance with respect thereto.
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About Abivax
Abivax is a clinical-stage biotechnology company
focused on developing therapeutics that harness the body’s natural
regulatory mechanisms to stabilize the immune response in patients
with chronic inflammatory diseases. Based in France and the United
States, Abivax’s lead drug candidate, obefazimod (ABX464), is in
Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of moderately to severely
active ulcerative colitis. More information on the Company is
available at www.abivax.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and on X,
formerly Twitter, @ABIVAX.
Contacts:
Abivax Investor RelationsPatrick
Malloypatrick.malloy@abivax.com+1 847 987 4878
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