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Annual General Meeting
June 25, 2015
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1. Preliminary formalities
2. Introduction
3. Company overview
4. 2014 business highlights & recent newsflow
5. Valneva 2014 financials & outlook
6. Answers to written questions
7. Auditors ‘ reports
8. Presentation and discussion of resolutions; voting
9. Conclusion
Table of contents
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Introduction
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Trust! Team!
1. Preliminary formalities
2. Introduction
3. Company overview
4. 2014 business highlights & recent newsflow
5. Valneva 2014 financials & outlook
6. Answers to written questions
7. Auditors ‘ reports
8. Presentation and discussion of resolutions; voting
9. Conclusion
Table of contents
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Preliminary formalities
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+ Attendance sheet
+ Agenda
+ Validation of the Quorum
+ AGM committee appointment
+ Documents filed with the AGM committee
1. Preliminary formalities
2. Introduction
3. Company overview
4. 2014 business highlights & recent newsflow
5. Valneva 2014 financials & outlook
6. Answers to written questions
7. Auditors ‘ reports
8. Presentation and discussion of resolutions; voting
9. Conclusion
Table of contents
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About Valneva
European Vaccines Biotech company with global
reach developing, manufacturing and commercializing
innovative vaccines to protect people from life-
threatening infectious diseases.
Independent, publicly listed S.E. with ambition to grow
to become the single largest, stand-alone vaccines
company beside the big 4.
Long-term shareholders support strategy to become a
profitable, fully integrated player beyond the four
dominating Pharma companies.
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We have already proven success on our strategic pillars:
In-house developed product
+
Acquired products
Own R&D to licensure
+
Partnered programs
Global partnering
+
Competence leveraging
Commercialized Vaccines Technologies & Services Vaccines candidates 1 2 3
Vaccine market
Global trends drive the continued growth of the vaccine market
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1 Vaccines overview Marketed Drugs, Datamonitor 2013, Visiongain 2011
Market development1 ($bn)
30.2 33.6
38.7 42.9
48.0 53.1
57.5 61.8
66.7 72.0
77.9
85.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Market expected to grow with a CAGR of 9.9% to $85bn in 2022
Key Market drivers
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Health economics increase focus on prevention of
diseases (instead of treatment)
Growing target population due to increasing mobile
lifestyles
Ageing population
Long product life and limited generic competition
High potential for vaccination in emerging markets
Increased prevention awareness resulting in a
higher vaccination rate
Vaccine market Valneva is a pure-player targeting the lucrative market segment of specialised
vaccines
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[conclusion]
+ ~70% of global sales are divided amongst 5 major players*
+ ~30% of global sales are primarily generated by players with:
+ Specialized portfolios
+ Focus on limited geographies / local markets
Market segmentation1 Valneva’s position
+ Vaccines within big pharma organizations require
commercial scale to get:
+ Necessary focus
+ Investments and subsequent growth
+ Creates opportunities for focused players that target the
‘high-margin/small-volumes’ segment, often neglected by big
pharma
+ Those players can unlock the further growth potential of
such assets by increased attention and focused strategic
investments
+ Valneva is well positioned to play a prominent role in this
segment
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1 Global revenues of 2012, World Vaccines Market 2012-2011
* GSK, Novartis, Sanofi Pasteur, Merck and Pfizer
Big Pharma*
70%
Other Players
30%
Opportunity for mid-size pure-play companies with a
specialised portfolio and a global focus
Companies following Valneva’s strategy in the past have
proven to be successful and often became cornerstones for
big pharma’s entering or expanding the prevention field
+ Number of ordinary shares*: 74,663,099
+ Market cap: ~ EUR 300M (June 22, 2015)
+ ISIN: FR0004056851
+ Shareholder Structure*:
Free Float1
Bpifrance Participations
Groupe Grimaud
Management & employees
+ Created in May 2013 through the merger of
Vivalis SA and Intercell AG; expanded its
business by acquiring a commercial product
from Crucell/Janssen in February 2015
+ Focus on development, manufacturing and
commercialization of vaccines
+ Incorporated in Lyon, France
+ Approximately 400 employees
+ Principal sites in:
- Vienna, Austria
- Nantes, France
- Solna, Sweden
- Livingston, Scotland
+ Listed on NYSE Euronext Paris and Vienna
Stock Exchange
Valneva SE company overview
A European biotech company focused on vaccines development &
commercialization
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Corporate profile Stock information
* Excluding 17.8m preferred shares which convert into approximately 9.4m ordinary shares following approval of the Pseudomonas vaccine candidate
1.0%
16.2%
70.8% 10.0%
2.0% Other
registered
shareholders
June 2015
1 other shareholders with up to 5%
Valneva’s management team
Dedicated and committed to the future growth of Valneva
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Thomas Lingelbach
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Président du Directoire
+ CEO of Intercell since 2011
+ Managing Director for Novartis
Vaccines & Diagnostics Germany
+ Vice President Global Industrial
Operations Chiron Vaccines
+ More than 25 years of experience in
Pharma/Vaccine industry
Franck Grimaud
Deputy CEO,
Directeur Général
+ CEO and co-founder of Vivalis since 1999
+ Formerly responsible for Groupe Grimaud’s
development in China, Malaysia and Thailand
+ 22 years professional experience in Life Science
industries and Business Development
Reinhard Kandera
Chief Financial Officer,
Directeur Financier
+ CFO of Intercell since 2009
+ Formerly at Deutsche Bank
+ 18 years professional experience
in Finance and Life Science
industries
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Valneva builds on commercial revenues and R&D upside
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COMMERCIAL R&D AND TECHNOLOGIES
Japanese Encephalitis
Vaccine (JEV)
Cholera (ETEC)
Vaccine Ph I / II
Research &
pre-clinical Ph II / III
Pseudomonas
Clostridium Difficile
Lyme/Borreliosis
Cell-based platform EB66®
IC31® adjuvant
Vaccines research & laboratory services
Third party products
distribution Nordics
EUR 10.8 m (2014)
EUR 28.1 m (2014) EUR 25.6 m (2014)
* viral / travel
New targets*
Valneva’s Strategy Valneva’s strategy is to grow revenues through marketed products as well as
existing and future technology and product partnering licenses and deals,
and to invest into vaccines development
Medium-term objective Options articulated to reach this objective
+ Maximising the value from existing commercial vaccines
+ Developing in-house clinical candidates to their next value
inflection points and new vaccines to market
+ Leveraging the potential of its main technology platforms
(EB66®, IC31® adjuvant) internally or through commercial
collaborations
+ Improving the financial performance by focusing on selected
development programs and targeting the profitability of each
business line
+ Complementing its existing value proposition with additional,
marketed vaccines (“roll-up” strategy)
Financial
Self Sustainability
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Valneva takes direct control over marketing and distribution of IXIARO® Significant improvement of sales margin and profitability
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Valneva terminates the IXIARO®-related Marketing & Distribution agreement with GSK
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Distribution agreements with established local
partners in other countries
Valneva to commercialize IXIARO® through its
own sales & marketing teams (US Military,
Canada, Nordics and select countries)
+
Development of the Group’ sale force, in support
of its strategy to build a leading, independent
vaccines biotech company
Significant improvement of IXIARO® sales margin and profitability from 2016 (IXIARO® net sales revenue expected > EUR 50M post transition period vs ~ EUR 30M previously)
Opportunity to leverage synergies with recently
acquired vaccine Dukoral® and distribution
infrastructure in the Nordics
+ Improved distribution margins compared to
previous contract with GSK
+ Capacity to enter new markets in countries
where IXIARO ® is approved but not
marketed today
1. Preliminary formalities
2. Introduction
3. Company overview
4. 2014 Business highlights & recent newsflow
5. Valneva 2014 financials & outlook
6. Answers to written questions
7. Auditors ‘ reports
8. Presentation and discussion of resolutions; voting
9. Conclusion
Table of contents
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Valneva‘s 2014 business highlights (1/2)
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December 2014
+ Valneva announces start of Phase II Clinical Trial of its Clostridium difficile vaccine
candidate
+ Valneva and BliNK Therapeutics announce launch of new biotech company in innovative antibody
discovery. The new company has already secured first round of financing.
+ Valneva announces publication of first Phase II data of Tuberculosis vaccine candidate formulated
with IC31® adjuvant: clinical trial in HIV-infected adults Showed good safety and immunogenicity.
November 2014
+ Valneva announces publication of pre-clinical data for its Lyme/ Borrelia vaccine candidate in
International Scientific Journal PLOS ONE; Publication shows vaccine candidate can provide
protection against the majority of Borrelia species pathogenic for Humans
+ Valneva wins two Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards and the PME Finance/Morningstar Futur 40
Award, joins EnterNext PEA-PME 150 Index
+ Valneva announces two new EB66® cell line research license Agreements in Japan
+ Valneva welcomes the Texas A&M inauguration of EB66®-based Influenza vaccine facility in Texas,
on track for 2016 start-up phase
August 2014
+ Valneva announces a new EB66® cell line clinical development license agreement with GeoVax
July 2014
+ Valneva announces a new antibody discovery collaboration with a leading animal health company
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May 2014
+ Valneva announces the first ever marketing approval in Europe for a vaccine produced in
the EB66® Cell Line
April 2014
+ Valneva and Adimmune partner to commercialize Japanese Encephalitis vaccine in Taiwan
+ Valneva announces publication of first Phase II data of Tuberculosis vaccine candidate formulated
with IC31® adjuvant: clinical trial in HIV-infected adults Showed good safety and immunogenicity.
March 2014
+ Valneva announces the first ever marketing authorization for a human vaccine produced in
the EB66® Cell Line
+ Valneva announces continuation of the Phase II/III clinical trial for its Pseudomonas
Aeruginosa Vaccine
+ Valneva Announces the Approval and Launch in South America of a Second Veterinary
Vaccine Produced in the EB66® Cell Line
+ Aeras initiates Phase II clinical trial of a tuberculosis vaccine candidate using IC31® adjuvant
+ Valneva announces a new research agreement and transfer of an existing commercial agreement
to Emergent BioSolutions for the development of vaccines in the EB66® Cell Line
February 2014
+ Valneva initiates fourth antibody discovery program for Sanofi Pasteur on its VivaScreen® Platform
Valneva‘s recent Newsflow
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+ Valneva takes direct control over Marketing & Distribution of IXIARO® to increase margin and
profitability
May 2015
+ Valneva reports strong Q1 2015 financial results and provides operational update
March 2015
+ Valneva announces approval of an EB66®-based prototype Influenza vaccine in Japan
+ Valneva announces signing of an exclusive EB66® license agreement for Human and veterinary
vaccines in People’s Republic of China
+ Valneva announces two new deals on its EB66® vaccine cell line Platform (New EB66® research
license agreement with Merial; new EB66® commercial license agreement with an undisclosed
European company.
+ GSK completes acquisition of Novartis global vaccines business and becomes a strategic partner
for Valneva
February 2015
+ Valneva closes acquisition of Dukoral® vaccine
+ Valneva announces the successful completion of its EUR 45 million capital increase
Janvier 2015
+ Valneva grants exclusive worldwide license to Immune Targeting Systems for the development of
Hepatitis B vaccines in combination with the IC31® Adjuvant
1. Introduction
2. Preliminary formalities
3. Company overview
4. 2014 Business highlights & recent newsflow
5. Valneva 2014 financials & outlook
6. Answers to written questions
7. Auditors ‘ reports
8. Presentation and discussion of resolutions; voting
9. Conclusion
Table of contents
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Valneva financials
Major improvements in 2014 bottom line results
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Revenues (EUR m)
EBITDA (EUR m) Net loss (EUR m)
R&D Expenses (EUR m)
43.7* 42.4
2013 2014
-2.9%
- 20.0*
- 17.1
2013 2014
+14.3% - 30.8*
- 22.2
2013 2014
+27.8%
- 11.7
- 20.4*
- 7.4
2013 2014
+63.9%
40.2
29.5
05/07/1905 06/07/1905
Pro forma* FY 2013
- 24.1
-16.5
- 21.4 36.0
COGS (EUR m)
- 24.1
- 38.9*
- 26.3
2013 2014
+32.5%
IFRS actual reported
Cash position (EUR m)
2013/12/31 2014/12/31
* for detailed explanation of pro forma assumptions and reconciliation to IFRS results see notes to Valneva‘s consolidated financia l statements available on the Company‘s webpage
www.valneva.com
FY 2014 Profit & Loss
IFRS, audited
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* calculated as operating loss deducting amortization, depreciation & impairment; **for detailed explanation of proforma assumptions and reconciliation to IFRS results see notes to
Valneva‘s consolidated financial statements available on the Company‘s webpage www.valneva.com
EUR in thousands Actual
Year ended Dec 31,
Pro forma** Year ended
Dec 31, 2014 2013 2013
Product sales 28,124 23,239 27,212
Revenues from collaborations and licensing, grants 14,305 12,752 16,472
Revenues and Grants 42,429 35,991 43,684
Cost of goods and services (17,144) (16,508) (20,003)
R&D expenses (22,242) (21,423) (30,786)
S,G&A expenses (14,142) (14,720) (20,790)
Other income and expenses, net (395) 1,157 1,820
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets (12,323) (5,353) (6,469)
OPERATING LOSS (23,817) (20,856) (32,543)
Finance & tax expenses, net (2,455) (3,117) (6,222)
Loss from discontinued operations - (137) (137)
LOSS FOR THE YEAR (26,272) (24,110) (38,902)
EBITDA* (7,364) (11,709) (20,402)
Full Year 2014 Balance Sheet
2014 IFRS reported figures
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EUR in thousands IFRS December 31,
2014 2013
Non-current assets 166,567 191,045
Intangible assets & goodwill 105,204 125,403
Property, plant & equipment 41,611 45,067
Other non-current assets 19,753 20,575
Current assets 52,967 63,346
Inventories, trade & other assets 23,498 23,180
Cash and current financial assets 29, 468 40,167
Assets held for sale 7,982 -
TOTAL ASSETS 227,517 254,391
Equity 124,444 144,111
Non-current liabilities 75,704 82,181
Current liabilities 26,387 28,100
Borrowings & financial liabilities 7,117 6,381
Trade, tax & other, provisions 19,269 21,719
Liabilities held for sale 982 -
TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES 254,391 254,391
Outlook
Striving towards break-even and self-sustainability
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Revenues
Net loss / EBITDA
+ 2015 to be impacted by non-cash
acquisition accounting effects
+ Break-even to be reached earlier
than Valneva on a stand-alone basis
following Dukoral ® acquisition
+ Acceleration towards financial self-
sustainability
+ Significant additional value creation
by taking direct commercial
ownership
+ Potential additional R&D milestones
and royalties
+ Growing revenues from both
traveller’s vaccines from 2016
+ 2015 revenues and grants expected
at ~ EUR 75M
1. Preliminary formalities
2. Introduction
3. Company overview
4. 2014 Business highlights & recent newsflow
5. Valneva 2014 financials & outlook
6. Answers to written questions
7. Auditors ‘ reports
8. Presentation and discussion of resolutions; voting
9. Conclusion
Table of contents
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1. Preliminary formalities
2. Introduction
3. Company overview
4. 2014 Business highlights & recent newsflow
5. Valneva 2014 financials & outlook
6. Answers to written questions
7. Auditors‘ reports
8. Presentation and discussion of resolutions; voting
9. Conclusion
Table of contents
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Statutory auditors’ report
on the statutory & consolidated financial statements
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Opinion from the statutory auditors:
+ On the consolidated financial statements (excerpt from the Statutory auditors’ report on the
consolidated financial statements, March 19, 2015)
« In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets
and liabilities and of the financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2014 and of the
results of its operations for the year then ended in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the
European Union. »
+ On the statutory financial statements (excerpt from the Statutory auditors’ report on the
statutory financial statements, March 19, 2015)
«In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities
and of the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2014 and of the results of
its operations for the year then ended in accordance with French accounting principles. »
Statutory auditors’ special report
on regulated agreements and commitments
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Agreements and commitments authorised in 2014
+ Guarantor Services Agreement with Valneva Austria GmbH:
In relation with the loan subscribed on 20 December 2013 with Biopharma Secured Investment III Holdings Cayman LP,
transaction agreed by a Supervisory Board decision on 13 December 2013, your Company is jointly liable for obligations of its
subsidiary Valneva Austria Gmbh under the above-mentioned loan agreement. Total amount of the loan was paid to Valneva
Austria GmbH and after a previous authorization by the Supervisory Board on 4 February 2014, it was decided that the
Company had to be remunerated for this joint liability, on 0.77% rate based on principal amount outstanding.
+ Framework Agreement for the Provision of Services with Valneva Austria GmbH
A service contract was previously authorized by the Supervisory Board on 20 November 2014 between Valneva SE and
Valneva Austria Gmbh with retrospective effect from 28 May 2013, merger date between companies Vivalis SA and Intercell AG.
Services agreed between both companies Valneva SE and Valneva Austria GmbH, as part of the service contract involve both
Business Support Services (Management, Accounting, Human Resources, Legal, Business Development, Intellectual Property,
Communications), as well as research and development services.
Statutory auditors’ special report
on regulated agreements and commitments
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Agreements and commitments approved in previous years which remained in force
during the year ended 31 December 2014
+ The guarantee by Grimaud La Corbière Group for different loans for a global amount of
EUR 4 000 000 remained in force. The 2014 expense recognised by the Company with
respect to these guarantees amounted to EUR 9,586.45.
+ Management Agreement, previously authorized by the Supervisory Board on 31 May 2013
and approved by the Annual General Meeting on 26 June 2014, specifies compensations
and benefits of Mr. Franck Grimaud as a member of the Management Board and Chief
Executive Officer remained in force. The expense recognized in the Company’s accounts
over the year in accordance with the agreement amounted to EUR 700,833.91,of which
EUR 490,152.74 were paid by the company.
Statutory Auditors’ Report prepared in accordance with Article L. 225-235 of the French Commercial
Code on the Report of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Auditors’ procedures mainly consisted in:
+ “obtaining an understanding of the internal control and risk management procedures
relating to the preparation and processing of financial and accounting information on which
the information presented in the Chairman's report is based, and the existing
documentation;
+ obtaining an understanding of the work performed to support the information given in the
report and the existing documentation;
+ determining whether any material weaknesses in the internal control procedures relating
to the preparation and processing of financial and accounting information that we may
have identified in the course of our work are properly disclosed in the Chairman’s report.”
Conclusion (excerpt from the Statutory Auditors’ Report, March 19, 2015):
+ “On the basis of our work, we have no matters to report on the information given on
internal control and risk management procedures relating to the preparation and
processing of financial and accounting information, set out in the report of the Chairman of
the Supervisory Board, prepared in accordance with Article L. 225-68 of the French
Commercial Code.”
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1. Preliminary formalities
2. Introduction
3. Company overview
4. 2014 Business highlights & recent newsflow
5. Valneva 2014 financials & outlook
6. Answers to written questions
7. Auditors‘ reports
8. Presentation and discussion of resolutions; voting
9. Conclusion
Table of contents
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Resolutions agenda and voting
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Some of the resolutions shown on the following slides have been summarized. For the full
text and for voting purposes, please refer to the print-outs that have been distributed.
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Resolutions agenda and voting
Resolution 1 – Approval of the statutory financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2014
The shareholders, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority voting requirements
applicable to Ordinary General Meetings of Shareholders, after having reviewed the annual
parent company financial statements and the reports of the Management Board, the
Supervisory Board and the Joint Statutory Auditors, hereby approve the annual parent
company financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 as presented, as well
as the transactions reflected in these financial statements or summarized in these reports,
showing a loss of EUR 14 883 482.38.
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Resolution 2 – Approval of consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2014
The shareholders, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority voting requirements
applicable to Ordinary General Meetings of Shareholders, after having reviewed the
consolidated financial statements and the reports of the Management Board, the
Supervisory Board and the Joint Statutory Auditors, hereby approve the annual parent-
company financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 as presented, as well
as the transactions reflected in these financial statements or summarized in these reports,
showing a loss of EUR 26 271 649.67.
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Resolutions agenda and voting
Resolution 3 – Discharge of Management Board and Supervisory Board members for
the performance of their duties
The shareholders, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority voting requirements
applicable to Ordinary General Meetings, after having reviewed the reports of the
Management Board, the Supervisory Board and the Joint Statutory Auditors, grant full and
unconditional discharge to the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory
Board for the performance of their duties for the period ended December 31, 2014.
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Resolution 4 – Appropriation of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014
+ The shareholders, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority requirements
applicable to Ordinary General Meetings, resolve to allocate the loss of EUR
14,883,482.38 for the year to retained earnings, thereby increasing it from EUR -
43,832,409.55 to EUR -58,715,891.93.
+ The shareholders note for the record, pursuant to article 243 bis of the French General
Tax Code, that no dividend has been distributed over the last three financial years.
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Resolution 5 – Agreements entered into or remaining in force during the year ended
December 31, 2014
The shareholders, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority requirements
applicable to Ordinary General Meetings of Shareholders, after having reviewed the
Statutory Auditors’ special report on the regulated agreements referred to in articles L.225-
86 et seq. of the French commercial code, approve said report and the agreements
mentioned therein.
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Resolution 6 – Authorization and powers to be given to the Management Board for
purchase by the Company of its own shares
+ The Company may:
+ purchase its own shares up to a maximum of 5% of the share capital, at a price per share not
exceeding EUR10.
+ sell, assign or transfer all or part of the shares so acquired; or
+ cancel said shares by reducing the share capital.
+ For purposes of:
+ ensuring market liquidity through a liquidity contract;
+ remitting such shares as payment or for financial transactions or acquisitions;
+ cancelling acquired shares, subject to approval of resolution 7;
+ covering share option plans for employees or corporate officers.
+ The maximum amount of funds earmarked for this programme is set at fifteen million euros.
+ This authorisation supersedes and cancels any prior authorisation having the same purpose.
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Resolution 7 – Authorization granted to the Management Board for cancellation by the
Company of its own shares
+ The shareholders authorise the Management Board, for a period of eighteen months from
this meeting, to cancel, at its sole discretion, on one or more occasions, any Company
shares acquired by the Company, up to a maximum of 10% of the Company’s share
capital, per 24-month period and to reduce the share capital by the corresponding amount.
+ This authorisation supersedes and cancels any prior authorisation having the same
purpose
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39 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Resolution 8 – Issuance of equity warrants
The shareholders, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority requirements
applicable to Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders and pursuant to the
provisions of Articles L.228-91, L.228-92, L.225-129-1 and L.225-138 of the French
commercial code, after having reviewed the Management Board's report and the Statutory
Auditors' report, resolve, subject to approval of the next resolution concerning cancellation of
the preferential subscription right for the benefit of a defined category of persons, to issue
250,000 detachable equity warrants of the Company (“BSA 26 equity warrants”)
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
40 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 9 – Cancellation of preferential subscription rights for the
benefit of selected categories of persons;
The shareholders, in accordance with the conditions of quorum and majority that apply at Extraordinary
General Meetings, after having reviewed the Management Board’s report and the Statutory Auditors'
special report, and subject to adoption of the eighth resolution, resolve:
+ in accordance with the provisions of article L.225-138 of the French commercial code, to cancel the
preferential subscription right of shareholders to the issue of BSA 26 equity warrants for the benefit of
categories of persons having the following characteristics:
natural persons who are not employees of the Company and are members of the
Company’s Supervisory Board;
+ to delegate to the Management Board, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the present Meeting,
responsibility for drawing up, on one or more occasions, the list of grantees in the categories defined
above and the number of BSA 26 equity warrants to be allotted to each of them;
+ that the Management Board will report to the next Ordinary General Meeting of the Company on the
final conditions for issuing the BSA 26 equity warrants in a supplementary report to be certified by the
Auditors.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
41 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 10 – Grant of authority to the the Management Board to increase the share capital by issuing ordinary shares or any securities giving access to the capital while maintaining the preferential subscription right; The General Meeting:
+ Delegates to the Management Board, for a maximum period of twenty-six months from the present
Meeting, the power to decide to carry out increases in capital by issuing ordinary shares or any
securities giving access to the capital of the Company;
+ Decides that the nominal amount of increases may not exceed an aggregate amount of four
million five hundred thousand euros (EUR 4,500,000);
+ Decides that shareholders may exercise their preferential rights to subscribe for ordinary shares
and securities on the basis of revocable entitlement (à titre réductible);
+ Decides that the securities giving access to shares in the Company thereby issued may consist of
debt security or may be associated with the issue of such securities, or allow the issue thereof as
intermediate securities. The maximal nominal amount of debt securities thereby issued cannot
exceed a hundred and twenty-five million euros (EUR 125,000,000);
+ Delegates all powers to the Management Board to set the issue price and conditions, set the amount
of the issue, set the date of record of the securities to be issued and proceed with the listing of the
securities to be issued;
+ Notes that this delegation automatically entails, in favour of the owners of securities giving access to
the capital of the Company, a waiver by the shareholders of their preferential right to subscribe for
shares to which these securities could give a right.
.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
42 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 11 – Grant of authority to the to the Management Board to
increase the capital by issuing ordinary shares and all securities conferring rights to
the capital, through a public offering, canceling preferential subscription rights, while
including an option for a priority period The General Meeting:
+ Decides to delegate to the Management Board, for a maximum period of twenty-six months from this Meeting, its
power to decide to carry out increases in capital by the issuing of ordinary shares of the Company or of any
securities giving access to the capital of the Company;
+ Decides that the total nominal amount of increases cannot exceed a maximum aggregate amount excluding
issue premium of four million five hundred thousand euros (EUR 4,500,000);
+ Decides that the Company may carry out capital increases through public offerings of its shares;
+ Decides to cancel shareholders’ preferential right to subscribe for shares and securities giving access to the
capital; allowing the Management Board the possibility to grant the shareholders a subscription priority period;
+ Decides that the securities giving access to shares in the Company thereby issued may consist of debt security or
may be associated with the issue of such securities, or allow the issue thereof as intermediate securities. The
maximal nominal amount of debt securities thereby issued cannot exceed a hundred and twenty-five million euros
(EUR 125,000,000).
+ Decides that the issue price of new shares will be determined by the Management Board,
+ Notes that this delegation of power automatically entails, in favour of the owners of securities giving access to the
capital of the Company a waiver by the shareholders of their preferential right to subscribe for shares to which these
securities could give a right.
.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
43 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 12 – Grant of authority to the Management Board in order to
increase the share capital through the capitalization of reserves, earnings or premium
The shareholders, in accordance with the conditions of quorum and majority that apply at Ordinary Shareholders
Meetings, after having reviewed the Management Board's report, and after duly noting that the capital has been fully
paid up:
+ resolve, in accordance with the provisions of L. 225-129-2 of the French commercial code, to grant the Management Board,
for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) months from the date of this meeting, authority to proceed with one or more capital
increases, by capitalizing reserves, earnings, additional paid-in capital or other eligible amounts,whether in the form of the grant
of new restricted shares to be issued or by increasing the par value of existing shares, or a combination thereof;
+ resolve that the overall nominal amount of increases in share capital carried out immediately or in the future pursuant to this
resolution may not under any circumstances exceed a total of four million five hundred thousand euros (EUR 4,500,000).
+ resolve that, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of article L.225-130 of the French commercial code, the
resulting fractional rights shall not be negotiable and the corresponding shares shall be sold. The proceeds from the sale will be
allocated to rights holders within the time frame imposed by regulations or no later than thirty (30) days from the date the whole
number of shares thus granted has been recorded in their account;
+ resolve that the Management Board shall have all powers to implement, if it so decides, this authorization through one or
more transactions, in proportions and at times that it seems fit and to amend the articles of association accordingly.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
44 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 13 – Grant of authority to the Management Board to
increase the share capital by issuing shares and/or securities giving present and/or
future access to the Company's share capital through private placement, with
cancellation of preferential subscription rights
The General Meeting:
+ Delegates to the Management Board, for a maximum period of twenty-six months from this
Meeting, its power to decide to carry out increases in capital by the issuing of ordinary shares or
of securities giving access to the capital, through a private placement;
+ Decides that the total amount of such capital increases may not exceed the maximum amount
provided for by applicable regulation, that is 20% of the capital per year;
+ Decides to cancel shareholders’ preferential right;
+ Decides that the securities giving access to shares in the Company thereby issued may consist of
debt securities or be linked to the issuing of such securities, or enable the issue thereof as
intermediate securities. The maximal nominal amount of debt securities thereby issued cannot
exceed a hundred and twenty five million euros (EUR 125,000,000);
+ Decides that the issue price of new shares will be set by the Management Board;
+ Notes that this delegation of power automatically entails, in favour of the owners of securities
giving access to the capital, a waiver by shareholders of their preferential right to subscribe for
shares to which these securities could give a right.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
45 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 14 – Grant of authority to the Management Board in order to
implement the issue of Company ordinary shares and/or securities giving immediate
and/or later access to the capital of the Company with cancellation of preferential
subscription rights, and to set the issue price in accordance with the rules set by the
General Meeting up to a limit of 10% of the share capital per year The General Meeting:
+ Authorises the Management Board to set the price of a capital increase, decided under the 11th or
13th resolution above, by way of a public offering or targeted offering(s), departing from the price
conditions stipulated in the 11th and 13th resolutions under the following conditions: the issue price
must not be lower than the weighted average share price on NYSE Euronext Paris, calculated over a
period comprising 3 to 90 consecutive trading days preceding the setting of the issue and possibly
reduced by a maximum of 20%;
+ Resolves that the maximum nominal value of the capital increases based on this delegation of
power must not exceed 10% of the Company’s capital up to the maximum amounts set forth in
resolutions 11, 13 and 16;
+ Resolves that this authorisation will be valid for a period of twenty-six (26) months from the date of
this General Meeting.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
46 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 15 – Grant of authority to the Management Board to increase
the share capital by issuing shares and/or securities giving immediate and/or future
access to the capital of the Company, in consideration for contributions in kind for
equity securities or other securities giving access to the capital, with cancellation of
preferential subscription rights
The shareholders, in accordance with the conditions of quorum and majority that apply at Extraordinary Shareholders’
Meetings, having reviewed the Board of Directors’ report and in accordance with article L.225-129, L.225-129-1, L.225-
135 and L.225-147, subsection 6 of the French commercial code:
+ authorize the Management Board, pursuant to the report of the equity auditor(s) to increase the share capital by the issuance
of shares and/or securities giving immediate and/or future access to the capital of the Company as consideration for
contributions in kind granted to the Company and consisting of equity securities or other securities giving access to the
capital, within the limit of 10 % of the share capital adjusted for corporate actions occurring after the General Meeting
affecting this capital, when the provisions of article L.225-148 of the French commercial code are not applicable;
+ resolve to cancel the preferential subscription rights of the shareholders to securities covered by this resolution;
+ set the duration of the authorization provided for under this resolution at twenty-six (26) months from the date of this
resolution;
+ grant all powers to the Management Board, that it may further delegate under the conditions provided for by law, to
implement this authorization
+ duly note that the Management Board will report to the next Ordinary General Meeting, as required by law and regulation, on
the uses made of the authorizations granted under this resolution.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
47 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 16 - Maximum aggregate amount of capital increases
The shareholders, in accordance with the conditions of quorum and majority that apply at Extraordinary
Shareholders Meetings, after having reviewed the Board of Directors’ report, and subject to the
adoption of resolutions ten to fifteen:
+ resolve that the maximum aggregate amount of capital increases that may be carried out, with
immediate effect or in the future, under resolutions ten to fifteen, may not exceed four million five
hundred thousand euros (EUR 4,500,000), it being specified that to this maximum aggregate amount
will be added the supplementary amount of shares or securities to be issued for the purposes of any
adjustments to be made in accordance with applicable legal or regulatory provisions and, if applicable,
with contractual provisions providing for other forms of adjustment, in order to preserve the rights of the
holders of securities or other rights giving immediate and/or future access to the capital of the
Company;
+ duly note for the record that, in accordance with the provisions of article L.225-129-2, subsection 2 of
the French commercial code, the authority granted to the Management Board under resolutions ten to
fifteen and this resolution shall replace and render null and void, only for the future and for the portion
not yet used, the authority having the same purpose granted by resolutions thirteen to eighteen of the
Combined Extraordinary and Ordinary General Meeting of the Company of June 26, 2014.
.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
48 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 17 – Creation of a new class of preferred shares convertible
into ordinary shares following a period of 4 years;
The shareholders, subject to the condition precedent of the adoption of the eighteenth or the
twentieth resolution:
+ Resolve, subject to implementation by the Management Board of the delegation of powers
given to it by the General Meeting by resolution eighteenth or twentieth, to increase the
share capital of the Company by issuing convertible shares, to introduce into the articles
of association of the Company the possibility to create a new class of shares,
(Convertible Preferred Shares")
+ No admission on stock market
+ EUR 0.15 as nominal value
+ No voting rights at AGM, no dividends, no preferential subscription right
+ Conversion ratio to be determined by the MB (but no conversion below 4 euros)
+ Max. 6% of share capital
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
49 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 18 – Grant of authority to the Management Board in order to
increase the share capital by issuing preferred shares convertible into ordinary
shares, and canceling the preferential subscription rights for the benefit of a defined
category of persons;
The shareholders, subject to adoption of resolution seventeen:
+ Decide, subject to approval of the following resolution on canceling the preferential
subscription right for the benefit of a defined category of persons, to delegate to the
Management Board, for a maximum period of eighteen (18) months, its power to decide to
carry out one or more capital increases through the issuance of Convertible Preferred
Shares;
+ decide that the maximum number of Convertible Preferred Shares that may be issued
based on this delegation of power is 2,000 Convertible Preferred Shares and that the
maximum number of ordinary shares that may be created if the Convertible Preferred
Shares are converted is 200,000 ordinary shares;
+ fixes the issue price for each preferred share issued on the basis of this delegation at EUR
161
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
50 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 19 – Cancellation of preferential subscription rights for the
benefit of selected categories of persons
The shareholders, in accordance with the conditions of quorum and majority that apply at Extraordinary
General Meetings, after having reviewed the Management Board’s report and the Statutory Auditors'
special report, and subject to adoption of resolution eighteen, decide:
+ in accordance with the provisions of article L.225-138 of the French commercial code, to cancel the
preferential subscription right of shareholders to subscribe for Convertible Preferred Shares for the
benefit of categories of persons having the following characteristics:
Members of the Company’s Management Board or Executive Committee;
+ to delegate to the Management Board, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the present Meeting,
responsibility for drawing up, on one or more occasions, the list of recipients in the categories defined
above and the number of Convertible Preferred Shares to be allotted to each of said persons;
+ that the Management Board will report to the next Ordinary General Meeting of the Company on the
final conditions for issuing the Convertible Preferred Shares in an additional report to be certified by the
auditor.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
51 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 20 – Authorization for the Management Board to freely award
preferred shares of the Company for the benefit of employees and/or corporate
officers of the Company and its subsidiaries, entailing waiver by shareholders of their
preferential subscription right
The shareholders, subject to the adoption of the seventeenth resolution:
+ Authorize the Management Board, to proceed with,free grants of Convertible Preferred
Shares, to employees and/or corporate officers;
+Decide that the total number of Convertible Preferred Shares that may be freely granted
based on this resolution may not represent more than 5.5 % of the Company's share capital
and that the maximum number of ordinary shares that may be created if these freely granted
Convertible Preferred Shares are converted is four million
+ vesting period to be determined by the Management Board, but not be less than two (2)
years;
+ lock-up period to be defined by the Management Board, but not less than two (2) years
from the final allocation of said shares. However, in case the vesting period is set for a
minimum period of four (4) years, the Shareholders authorize the Management Board to
exclude any lock-up period for the said Convertible Preferred Shares
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
52 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 21 – Grant of authority to the Management Board for the
purpose of deciding to carry out a capital increase reserved for employees;
The shareholders resolve to reserve in favour of Company employees a capital increase through
the issue of shares for cash in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 3332-18 et seq. of the
French labour code and, as a result:
+ authorise the Management Board to carry out, within a maximum period of twenty-six months from
the date of the General Meeting of Shareholders, a capital increase with a maximum total face
value of EUR 100,000, by issuing shares for cash reserved for employees who are members of a
company savings plan implemented by the company and carried out in accordance with the
provisions of Articles L. 3332-18 et seq. of the French Labour Code;
+ resolve to cancel shareholders’ pre-emptive subscription right;
+ resolve that the Management Board shall determine the shares’ issue price.
IMPORTANT NOTE: the Management Board recommends that this resolution be rejected
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
53 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 22 – Modification to article 1 of the articles of association;
+ The shareholders, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority requirements
applicable to Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings, after having reviewed the
Management Board’s report, decide to modify the third paragraph of article 1 of the
Company's articles of association which will henceforth be worded as follows:
"Article 1 – Form
[…]
+ On May 28 2013, the Company was transformed into a European Company (Societas
Europaea or SE) with a Management Board and Supervisory Board through a cross-
border merger between Intercell AG, a company governed by Austrian law, with a
share capital of 55,183,961 Euros, with registered office at Campus Vienna Biocenter
3, 1030 Vienna, Austria, formerly entered in the Trade and Companies Register of
Vienna under number FN 166438m and Vivalis SA, a limited liability company
governed by French law with a share capital of 3.224.379,30 Euros, with registered
office at La Corbière - 49450 Roussay, and with the unique identification number 422
497 560 RCS Angers.
[…]"
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
54 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 23 – Modification to article 13.2 of the articles of
association;
The shareholders, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority requirements
applicable to Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings, after having reviewed the
Management Board’s report, decide to eliminate the fourth paragraph of article 13.2 of the
Company's articles of association.
The shareholders decide in consequence to eliminate the fourth paragraph of article 13.2
of the articles of association and to renumber the current fifth paragraph of article 13.2
which will accordingly become the fourth paragraph of article 13.2.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
55 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 24 – Modification to article 22 of the articles of association
+ Articles of association to be made consistent with current legislation regarding
regulated agreements (no more supervisory board approval required for contracts
between a parent and a 100% subsidiary)
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
56 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 25 –Modification to article 27 of the articles of association
The shareholders, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority requirements applicable to
Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings, after having reviewed the Board of Directors’ report:
+ decide to update the articles of association in order to comply with new laws and regulations on the
representation of shareholders at general meetings (and namely articles L.225-86 and L.225-85 of the
French commercial code as amended by articles 4 and 9 of Order No.°2014-1466 of December 8, 2014),
+ decide in consequence to modify article 27 of the Company's articles of association which will henceforth
be worded as follows:
• "Article 27. Admissions to Meetings – powers
• All of the shareholders shall be entitled to take part in the Meetings on providing proof of their identity,
though subject to compliance with the following provisions:
- for holders of registered shares, their registration in the registered share account maintained by the
Company no later than the second day preceding the Meeting date;
- for holders of ordinary bearer shares, issuance of a certificate of participation (attestation de participation)
by an authorized intermediary confirming they are registered in a securities account no later than the
second day preceding the Meeting date.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
57 June 2015
Shareholders annual general meeting, June 25, 2015
Resolutions agenda and voting
Summary of Resolution 26 – Powers for formalities
The shareholders grant all powers to the holder of an original copy, an excerpt or a copy
of these minutes certified as authentic to carry out all necessary processes, filings and
formalities or as required by operation of law.
VALNEVA – Annual General Meeting
58 June 2015
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Thank you
Merci
Danke