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Key Takeaway: Oculis Holding AG reported its unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ending June 30, 2023. The company experienced a significant increase in operating losses, climbing to CHF 55,570, up from CHF 14,390 in the same period of the previous year. Comprehensive losses also rose sharply, totaling CHF 62,458, which includes high research and development expenses. Overall, the financial results reflect ongoing challenges within the company despite a slight increase in grant income and operating income.

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim:
Statements of Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 3
Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 4
Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 5
Statements of Changes in Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 6
Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 7
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements 8
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Loss
(in CHF thousands, except loss per share data)
For the three months ended June 30, For the six months ended June 30,
Note 2023 2022 2023 2022
Grant income 7. (A) / 8 250 240 479 496
Operating income 250 240 479 496
Research and development expenses 7. (B) (6,198 ) (6,702 ) (12,346 ) (10,743 )
General and administrative expenses 7. (B) (4,797 ) (2,776 ) (8,840 ) (4,143 )
Merger and listing expense 7. (B) - - (34,863 ) -
Operating expenses (10,995 ) (9,478 ) (56,049 ) (14,886 )
Operating loss (10,745 ) (9,238 ) (55,570 ) (14,390 )
Finance income 7. (C) 216 7 253 8
Finance expense 7. (C) (17 ) (1,665 ) (1,297 ) (3,285 )
Fair value adjustment on warrant liabilities 7. (C) / 12 (2,625 ) - (2,203 ) -
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net 7. (C) 408 (1,406 ) 161 (1,832 )
Finance result, net (2,018 ) (3,064 ) (3,086 ) (5,109 )
Loss before tax for the period (12,763 ) (12,302 ) (58,656 ) (19,499 )
Income tax expense (114 ) (42 ) (236 ) (64 )
Loss for the period (12,877 ) (12,344 ) (58,892 ) (19,563 )
Loss per share:
Basic and diluted loss attributable to equity holders 16 (0.38 ) (3.64 ) (2.53 ) (5.84 )
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Loss
For the three months ended June 30, For the six months ended June 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Loss for the period (12,877 ) (12,344 ) (58,892 ) (19,563 )
Other comprehensive loss
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Actuarial gains/(losses) of defined benefit plans (223 ) 779 (275 ) 779
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Foreign currency translation differences (1,313 ) 9 (3,291 ) 11
Other comprehensive profit/(loss) for the period (1,536 ) 788 (3,566 ) 790
Total comprehensive loss for the period (14,413 ) (11,556 ) (62,458 ) (18,773 )
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
As of June 30, As of December 31,
Note 2023 2022
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property and equipment, net 321 365
Intangible assets 6 12,206 12,206
Right-of-use assets 835 758
Other non-current assets 113 74
Total non-current assets 13,475 13,403
Current assets
Other current assets 8 6,063 2,959
Accrued income 8 1,296 912
Short-term financial assets 10 72,078 -
Cash and cash equivalents 10 41,932 19,786
Total current assets 121,369 23,657
TOTAL ASSETS 134,844 37,060
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Shareholders' equity
Share capital 15 364 39
Share premium 15 286,696 10,742
Reserve for share-based payment 9 4,136 2,771
Actuarial loss on post-employment benefit obligations (539 ) (264 )
Treasury shares 15 - (1 )
Cumulative translation adjustments (3,591 ) (300 )
Accumulated losses (169,870 ) (110,978 )
Total equity 117,196 (97,991 )
Non-current liabilities
Long-term lease liabilities 539 491
Long-term financial debt 11 - 122,449
Defined benefit pension liabilities 305 91
Total non-current liabilities 844 123,031
Current liabilities
Trade payables 3,920 3,867
Accrued expenses and other payables 13 8,407 8,011
Short-term lease liabilities 177 142
Warrant liabilities 12 4,300 -
Total current liabilities 16,804 12,020
Total liabilities 17,648 135,051
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 134,844 37,060
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity
(in CHF thousands, except share numbers)
Legacy Oculis share capital Legacy Oculis treasury shares Oculis share capital
Note Shares Share capital Shares Treasury shares Shares Share capital Share premium Reserve for share-based payment Cumulative translation adjustment Actuarial loss on post-employment benefit obligations Accumulated losses Total
Balance as of December 31, 2021 (as previously reported) 3,353,271 335 (100,000 ) (100 ) - - 10,434 1,967 (303 ) (1,008 ) (72,280 ) (60,955 )
Retroactive application of the recapitalization due to the business combination 2 / 3 (B) 480,288 (297 ) (14,323 ) 99 - - 198 - - - - -
Balance as of January 1, 2022 (effect of the recapitalization) 3,833,559 38 (114,323 ) (1 ) - - 10,632 1,967 (303 ) (1,008 ) (72,280 ) (60,955 )
Loss for the period - - - - - - - - - - (19,563 ) (19,563 )
Other comprehensive profit:
Actuarial gain on post-employment benefit obligations - - - - - - - - - 779 - 779
Currency translation differences - - - - - - - - 11 - - 11
Total comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - - - - 11 779 (19,563 ) (18,773 )
Share-based compensation expense 9 - - - - - - - 465 - - - 465
Stock option exercised 9 61,163 1 - - - - 110 - - - - 111
Balance as of June 30, 2022 (effect of the recapitalization) 3,894,722 39 (114,323 ) (1 ) - - 10,742 2,432 (292 ) (229 ) (91,843 ) (79,152 )
Balance as of December 31, 2022 (as previously reported) 3,406,771 340 (100,000 ) (100 ) - - 10,540 2,771 (300 ) (264 ) (110,978 ) (97,991 )
Retroactive application of the recapitalization due to the business combination 2 / 3 (B) 487,951 (301 ) (14,323 ) 99 - - 202 - - - - -
Balance as of January 1, 2023 (effect of the recapitalization) 3,894,722 39 (114,323 ) (1 ) - - 10,742 2,771 (300 ) (264 ) (110,978 ) (97,991 )
Loss for the period - - - - - - - - - - (58,892 ) (58,892 )
Other comprehensive loss:
Actuarial loss on post-employment benefit obligations - - - - - - - - - (275 ) - (275 )
Currency translation differences - - - - - - - - (3,291 ) - - (3,291 )
Total comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - - - - (3,291 ) (275 ) (58,892 ) (62,458 )
Share-based compensation expense 9 - - - - - - - 1,365 - - - 1,365
Conversion of Legacy Oculis ordinary shares and treasury shares into Oculis ordinary shares 2 / 15 (3,894,722 ) (39 ) 114,323 1 3,780,399 38 - - - - - -
Conversion of Legacy Oculis long-term financial debt into Oculis ordinary shares 11 16,496,603 165 124,637 - - - - 124,802
Issuance of ordinary shares to PIPE investors 2 - - - - 7,118,891 71 66,983 - - - - 67,054
Issuance of ordinary shares under CLA 2 - - - - 1,967,000 20 18,348 - - - - 18,368
Issuance of ordinary shares to EBAC shareholders 2 - - - - 3,370,480 33 35,492 - - - - 35,525
Transaction costs related to the business combination 2 - - - - - - (4,821 ) - - - - (4,821 )
Proceeds from sale of shares in public offering 2 3,654,234 36 38,143 - - - - 38,179
Transaction costs related to the public offering 2 - - (3,361 ) - - - - (3,361 )
Issuance of shares in connection with warrant exercises 12 47,825 1 533 - - - - 534
Balance as of June 30, 2023 - - - - 36,435,432 364 286,696 4,136 (3,591 ) (539 ) (169,870 ) 117,196
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
For the six months ended June 30,
Note 2023 2022
Operating activities
Loss before tax for the period (58,656 ) (19,499 )
Non-cash adjustments:
- Net financial result 3,289 (572 )
- Depreciation of property and equipment, net 67 67
- Depreciation of right-of-use assets 73 82
- Share-based compensation expense 9 1,365 465
- Interest expense on Series B and C preferred shares 11 1,266 3,228
- Interests on lease liabilities 21 24
- Post-employment (benefits)/loss (62 ) (66 )
- Non-realized foreign exchange differences 3 2,615
- Fair value adjustment on warrant liabilities 12 2,203 -
- Merger and listing expense 2 34,863 -
Working capital adjustments:
- De/(Increase) in other current assets 9 (2,867 ) 369
- De/(Increase) in accrued income 9 (384 ) (514 )
- (De)/Increase in trade payables (130 ) 470
- (De)/Increase in accrued expenses and other payables 13 (9,781 ) 1,786
- (De)/Increase in other operating assets/liabilities (34 ) -
Interest received 124 8
Interest paid (27 ) (56 )
Taxes paid (182 ) (20 )
Net cash outflow from operating activities (28,849 ) (11,613 )
Investing activities
Payment for purchase of property and equipment, net (24 ) (21 )
Payment for short-term financial assets 9 (72,078 ) -
Payment for purchase of intangible assets - (1,500 )
Net cash outflow from investing activities (72,102 ) (1,521 )
Financing activities
Proceeds from the shares issued to PIPE investors 2 67,054 -
Proceeds from the shares issued to CLA investors 2 18,368 -
Proceeds from EBAC non-redeemed shareholders 2 12,014 -
Transaction costs related to the business combination 2 (4,544 ) -
Proceeds from sale of shares in public offering 2 38,179
Transactions costs related to equity issuance in public offering 2 (2,747 )
Proceeds from exercise of warrants 11 494
Proceeds from stock options exercised 15 - 112
Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares, classified as liabilities 10 - -
Principal payment of lease obligation (70 ) (77 )
Net cash inflow from financing activities 128,748 35
(De)/Increase in cash and cash equivalents 27,797 (13,099 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 9 19,786 46,277
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes (5,651 ) 620
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 10 41,932 33,798
Net cash and cash equivalents variation 27,797 (13,099 )
Supplemental Non-Cash Financing Information
Transaction costs related to equity issuance in accrued expenses and other payables/trade payables 656 -
Capital expenditures recorded in accrued expenses - 1,982
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.CORPORATE INFORMATION
Oculis Holding AG ( the Company or Oculis ) is a stock corporation ( Aktiengesellschaft ) with its registered office at Bahnhofstrasse 7, CH-6300, Zug, Switzerland. It was incorporated under the laws of Switzerland on October 31, 2022.
The Company controls seven wholly-owned subsidiaries: Oculis SA ( Legacy Oculis ), which was incorporated in Lausanne, Switzerland on December 11, 2017, Oculis ehf ( Oculis Iceland ), which was incorporated in Reykjavik, Iceland on October 28, 2003, Oculis France SARL ( Oculis France ) which was incorporated in Paris, France on March 27, 2020, Oculis US, Inc. ( Oculis US ), which was incorporated in Delaware, USA, on May 26, 2020, Oculis HK, Limited ( Oculis HK ) which was incorporated in Hong Kong, China on June 1, 2021, Oculis Operations GmbH ( Oculis Operations ) which was incorporated in Zug, Switzerland on December 27, 2022 and Oculis Merger Sub II Company ( Merger Sub 2 ) which was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on January 3, 2023. The Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries form the Oculis Group (the Group ). Prior to the Business Combination (as defined in Note 2), Legacy Oculis and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Oculis Iceland, Oculis France, Oculis US and Oculis HK formed the Oculis group.
The purpose of the Company is the research, study, development, manufacture, promotion, sale and marketing of biopharmaceutical products and substances as well as the purchase, sale and exploitation of intellectual property rights, such as patents and licenses, in the field of ophthalmology. As a global biopharmaceutical company, Oculis is developing treatments to save sight and improve eye care with breakthrough innovations. The Company's differentiated pipeline includes candidates for topical retinal treatments, topical biologics and disease modifying treatments.
2.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE CURRENT REPORTING PERIOD
Business combination with European Biotech Acquisition Corp ( EBAC )
On March 2, 2023, the Company consummated a business combination with EBAC (the Business Combination ) pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement ( BCA ) between Legacy Oculis and EBAC dated as of October 17, 2022. The Company received gross proceeds of CHF 97.6 million or $103.7 million comprising CHF 12.0 million or $12.8 million of cash held in EBAC's trust account and CHF 85.6 million or $90.9 million from private placement ( PIPE ) investments and conversion of notes issued under Convertible Loan Agreements ( CLA ) into Oculis' ordinary shares. In connection with the Business Combination, Oculis was listed on the Nasdaq Global Market with the ticker symbol OCS for its ordinary shares and OCSAW for its public warrants.
Under the terms of the BCA, EBAC formed four new legal entities (i) Oculis, (ii) Merger Sub 1, (iii) Merger Sub 2 and (iv) Oculis Operations. After two consecutive mergers between Merger Sub 1 and EBAC, and EBAC and Merger Sub 2, EBAC and Merger Sub 1 ceased to exist and Merger Sub 2 was the surviving company and remains a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oculis. On July 6, 2023, Legacy Oculis merged with and into Oculis Operations. Oculis Operations is the surviving company and remains a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oculis. Refer to Note 18.
As a result of the BCA and as of the acquisition closing date on March 2, 2023:
-Each issued and outstanding share of EBAC Class A ordinary shares (including those held by the PIPE investors) and share of EBAC class B ordinary shares were converted into one ordinary share of Oculis.
-Each issued and outstanding EBAC public warrant and EBAC private placement warrant ceased to be a warrant with respect to EBAC ordinary shares and were assumed by Oculis as warrants with respect to ordinary shares on substantially the same terms.
-Each issued and outstanding ordinary share and preferred share of Legacy Oculis before the closing of the Business Combination were converted into ordinary shares at the then effective exchange ratios determined in accordance with the BCA and giving effect to the accumulated preferred dividends.
-Oculis assumed the CLAs and the investors exercised their conversion rights in exchange for ordinary shares at CHF 9.42 or $10.00 per share, on the same terms as the PIPE investors.
-All outstanding and unexercised options to purchase Legacy Oculis ordinary shares were assumed by Oculis and each option was replaced by an option to purchase ordinary shares of Oculis (the Converted Options ) and additional earnout options. The Converted Options continue to be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions except that the number of ordinary shares of Oculis issuable and related exercise prices were adjusted by the effective exchange ratio with all other terms remaining unchanged.
-The redemption of 11,505,684 shares of EBAC Class A ordinary shares resulted in a reduction of CHF 110.7 million or $117.5 million in cash and cash equivalents in the EBAC trust prior to the consummation of the transactions at a redemption price of approximately CHF 9.62 or $10.21 per share. The proceeds from non-redeemed shareholders amounted to CHF 12.0 million or $12.8 million.
-The EBAC sponsor forfeited 727,096 shares of EBAC Class B ordinary shares upon signing the BCA and an additional 795,316 shares of EBAC Class B ordinary shares as a result of the level of redemptions by EBAC public shareholders. The fair value of the total forfeited shares as of the acquisition closing date of March 2, 2023 was CHF 16.0 million.
PIPE and CLA financing
In connection with the BCA, EBAC entered into subscription agreements with the PIPE investors for an aggregate of 7,118,891 shares of EBAC Class A ordinary shares at CHF 9.42 or $10.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of CHF 67.1 million or $71.2 million.
In connection with the BCA, Legacy Oculis and the investor parties thereto entered into CLAs pursuant to which the investor lenders granted Legacy Oculis a right to receive an interest free convertible loan with certain conversion rights with substantially the same terms as the PIPE investors. Following the mergers, Oculis assumed the CLAs and the lenders exercised their conversion rights in exchange for 1,967,000 ordinary shares at CHF 9.42 or $10.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of CHF 18.5 million or $19.7 million.
Together, the PIPE and CLA financing resulted in aggregate gross cash proceeds of CHF 85.6 million or $90.9 million to Oculis in exchange for 9,085,891 ordinary shares.
Merger and listing expense
The Business Combination is accounted for as a capital re-organization. As EBAC does not meet the definition of a business in accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations, the BCA is accounted for within the scope of IFRS 2 Share-based Payment.
The Business Combination is treated as the equivalent of the Company issuing shares for the net assets of EBAC as of the acquisition closing date, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of EBAC are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Any excess of the fair value of the Company's shares issued considering a fair value of CHF 10.54 or $11.19 per share (price of EBAC ordinary share at the closing date) over the fair value of EBAC's identifiable net assets acquired represents compensation for the service of a stock exchange listing for its shares.
This expense was incurred in the first quarter of 2023 and amounted to CHF 34.9 million, which was expensed to the statement of loss as operating expenses, Merger and listing expense . The expense is non-recurring in nature and represents a share-based payment made in exchange for a listing service and does not lead to any cash outflows.
Per share value, in CHF (as of March 2, 2023) Shares March 2, 2023 (In CHF thousands)
Fair value of equity consideration issued by the Company
EBAC public shareholders 10.54 12,754,784 134,435
EBAC sponsor class B 10.54 3,188,696 33,609
EBAC sponsor class A 10.54 455,096 4,797
Redemptions of EBAC public shareholders 10.54 (11,431,606 ) (120,489 )
Sponsors shares forfeiture 10.54 (1,596,490 ) (16,827 )
Total consideration transferred 3,370,480 35,525
Less net assets of EBAC (662 )
Merger and listing expense 34,863
March 2, 2023
(In CHF thousands)
Net assets of EBAC
Cash and cash equivalents 11,547
Public & private warrants (2,136 )
Deferred underwriting fee (3,108 )
Accrued transaction costs (4,400 )
Others (1,241 )
Net assets of EBAC 662
The following summarizes the actual ordinary shares issued and outstanding and the ownership interests of Oculis immediately after the Business Combination:
Shares %
Issuance of ordinary shares to Legacy Oculis shareholders in connection with BCA (2) 20,277,002 61.9 %
Issuance of ordinary shares in connection with closing of the PIPE financing 7,118,891 21.7 %
Issuance of ordinary shares under CLA 1,967,000 6.0 %
Ordinary shares owned by sponsors 2,047,302 6.3 %
Ordinary shares owned by EBAC public shareholders 1,323,178 4.1 %
Total (1) 32,733,373 100.0 %
(1)In addition to the shares already issued, the following contingently issuable shares were granted: 3,793,995 earnout shares, 369,737 earnout options, 1,762,949 shares of outstanding conversion options, 4,251,595 public warrants and 151,699 private warrants. The earnout shares are contingently forfeitable if the price targets are not achieved during the earnout period.
(2)As a result of the BCA, Oculis issued 20,277,002 ordinary shares to Legacy Oculis shareholders in exchange for:
-3,306,771 Legacy Oculis ordinary shares at the exchange ratio of 1.1432 (the Exchange Ratio ), after cancellation of 100,000 Legacy Oculis treasury shares.
-12,712,863 Legacy Oculis preferred shares outstanding immediately prior to the acquisition closing date exchanged at various exchange ratios determined in accordance with the terms of the BCA see below.
Legacy Oculis shares outstanding prior to the Business Combination Exchange ratios Oculis ordinary shares issued to Legacy Oculis shareholders upon closing of Business Combination
Ordinary shares 3,406,771
Treasury shares cancelled (100,000 )
Ordinary shares after cancellation of treasury shares 3,306,771 1.1432 3,780,399
Preferred shares:
Series A 1,623,793 1.1432 1,856,370
Series B1 2,486,188 1.4154 3,518,922
Series B2 T1 1,675,474 1.3900 2,328,872
Series B2 T2 426,378 1.3310 567,508
Series B2 T3 603,472 1.3142 793,082
Series C T1 5,337,777 1.2658 6,756,580
Series C T2 362,036 1.2205 441,854
Series C T3 197,745 1.1804 233,415
Total preferred shares 12,712,863 1.2976 16,496,603
Total 16,019,634 20,277,002
Earnout consideration
As a result of the BCA, Legacy Oculis preferred, ordinary and option holders (collectively equity holders ) received consideration in the form of 3,793,995 earnout shares and 369,737 earnout options with an exercise price of CHF 0.01.
The earnout consideration is subject to forfeiture in the event of a failure to achieve the price targets during the earnout period defined as follows: (i) 1,500,000, (ii) 1,500,000 and (iii) 1,000,000 earned based on the achievement of post-acquisition closing share price targets of Oculis of $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00, respectively, in each case, for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30 trading day period commencing after the acquisition closing date and ending on or prior to March 2, 2028 (the Earnout period ). A given share price target described above will also be deemed to be achieved if there is a change of control, as defined in the BCA, transaction of Oculis during the earnout period.
Public offering of ordinary shares
On May 31, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with BofA Securities Inc. and SVB Securities, LLC, as representatives of several underwriters, and on June 5, 2023, closed the issuance and sale in a public offering of 3,500,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of CHF 10.45 or $11.50 per share, for total gross proceeds of CHF 36.6 million or $40.3 million before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
In addition, the Company granted the underwriters an option to purchase additional ordinary shares which was partially exercised on June 13, 2023, leading to an additional purchase of 154,234 ordinary shares and gross proceeds of CHF 1.6 million or $1.7 million before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. After giving issuance to these additional shares, Oculis sold a total of 3,654,234 ordinary shares in the offering for aggregate gross proceeds of CHF 38.2 million or $42.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. All of the underwriters' unexercised options of the underwriters to purchase additional shares expired on June 30, 2023.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with its existing resources, to advance its development programs in particular Diabetic Macular Edema and for other ophthalmic indications, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
3.BASIS OF PREPARATION AND CHANGES TO THE GROUP'S ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Group's accounts are prepared on a going concern basis. The Board of Directors believes that with the proceeds from the recent Business Combination and additional public offering (refer to Note 2), the Group has the ability to meet its financial obligations for at least the next 12 months.
The Company is a clinical stage company and is exposed to all the risks inherent to establishing a business. Inherent to the Company's business are various risks and uncertainties, including the substantial uncertainty as to whether current projects will succeed. The Company's success may depend in part upon its ability to (i) establish and maintain a strong patent position and protection, (ii) enter into collaborations with partners in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, (iii) successfully move its product candidates through clinical development, and (iv) attract and retain key personnel. The Company's success is subject to its ability to be able to raise capital to support its operations. Shareholders should note that the long-term viability of the Company is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital to finance its future operations. The Company will continue to evaluate additional funding through public or private financings, debt financing or collaboration agreements. The Company cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, it may have to (i) significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development of one or more product candidates; (ii) seek collaborators for product candidates at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable and on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available; or (iii) relinquish or otherwise dispose of rights to product candidates that the Company would otherwise seek to develop itself, on unfavorable terms.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has caused major macroeconomic disruptions that have impacted global trade and economies. As such increasing inflation around the globe has forced national banks to increase their interest rates, consequently impacting interest yields around the globe. As of today, this conflict has no material impact on the Group's business nor its ability to continue as a going concern.
(B)Statement of compliance
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of June 30, 2023 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 (IAS 34), Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all of the information required for a complete set of financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ( IFRS ) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ( IASB ). In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements present a fair statement of its financial information for the interim periods reported.
Prior to consummation of the Business Combination on March 2, 2023, the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 were issued for Legacy Oculis and its subsidiaries. As described in Note 2, Legacy Oculis became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as a result of the Business Combination. As the operations of the Company are that of its subsidiary Legacy Oculis, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with that of the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 issued for Legacy Oculis and its subsidiaries and included in Form 20-F and filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission ( SEC ) on March 28, 2023.
In accordance with the BCA and described in Note 2, Oculis issued 3,780,399 ordinary shares to Legacy Oculis shareholders in exchange for 3,306,771 Legacy Oculis ordinary shares (after cancellation of 100,000 Legacy Oculis treasury shares) at the Exchange Ratio. The number of ordinary shares, and the number of ordinary shares within the net income (loss) per share held by the shareholders prior to the Business Combination have been adjusted by the Exchange Ratio to reflect the equivalent number of ordinary shares in the Company.
Reclassifications: Certain amounts in the comparative financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
(C)Functional currency
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Group are expressed in Swiss Francs ( CHF ), which is the Company's functional and the Group's presentation currency. The functional currency of the Company's subsidiaries is the local currency except for Oculis Iceland whose functional currency is CHF.
Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into CHF at the rate of exchange prevailing at the reporting date and their statements of profit or loss are translated at average exchange rates. The exchange differences arising on translation for consolidation are recognized in other comprehensive income.
4.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CRITICAL JUDGMENTS AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
(A)Significant accounting policies
Except as described below, there have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies that have been applied by the Group in its audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, included in Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 28, 2023 and available at www.sec.gov.
-Fair value measurements
The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including warrants. Fair value is the price the Company would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with a market participant at the measurement date. The Company uses a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes fair value measurements based on the types of inputs used, as follows:
-Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
-Level 2: either directly or indirectly, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets.
-Level 3: unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that observable inputs are not available in situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.
There was no change in the valuation techniques applied to financial instruments during all periods presented. There were no transfers between levels 1, 2 or 3 for recurring fair value measurements during the year. The Group recognizes transfers into and out of fair value hierarchy levels at the end of the reporting period.
-Cash and cash equivalents and short-term financial assets
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of less than 3 months at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.
Short-term financial assets consist of fixed term bank deposits with maturities between three and six months. Short-term financial assets are held in order to collect contractual cash flows made of payments of principal and interests. Short-term financial assets are measured at amortized cost (approximates fair value) and are subsequently measured using the effective interest method. This method allocates interest income over the relevant period by applying the effective interest rate to the carrying amount of the asset. Gains and losses are recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of loss when the asset is derecognized, modified or impaired.
-Warrant liabilities
The Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. Any change in fair value is recognized in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of loss. The fair value of the public warrants traded in active markets is based on the quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period for such warrants. Since the private placement warrants have identical terms to the public warrants, the Company determined that the fair value of each private placement warrant is equivalent to that of each public warrant. Public warrant instruments are included in Level 1 and private warrants in Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Warrants were classified as short term liabilities given the Company cannot defer the settlement for at least 12 months.
-Earnout consideration
The Company recognizes the earnout consideration as a share-based contingent consideration within the scope of IFRS 2, and therefore equity classified as the earnout consideration ultimately settles in ordinary shares. The Company has determined that the fair value of the earnout shares should be accounted for as a component of the deemed cost of the listing services upon consummation of the Business Combination. The fair value of total consideration transferred included in the calculation of the IFRS 2 share listing service expense will not be subsequently adjusted regardless of whether the price target is achieved or not. The earnout options granted to employees were determined to be compensation for the dilution to their previously held Legacy Oculis equity instruments. No additional compensation charge is recognized under IFRS 2 because no additional fair value was granted as a result of the earnout options.
(B)Critical judgments and accounting estimates
In preparing these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the critical accounting estimates, assumptions and judgments made by management in applying the Company's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those applied and discussed in the audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2022, except for the ones listed below which are related to the Business Combination.
The areas where Oculis makes judgments, estimates and assumptions are related to (i) impairment of intangible assets, (ii) deferred income taxes, (iii) pension benefits and (iv) share-based compensation. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. In relation to the Business Combination, the following critical estimates and judgment were made:
-Determining the accounting acquirer in the Business Combination
Despite EBAC being the legal acquirer, Legacy Oculis was determined to be the accounting acquirer for financial reporting purposes. This determination is primarily based on the fact that subsequent to the Business Combination, i) the shareholders of Legacy Oculis have a majority of the voting interest in the combined company; ii) Legacy Oculis' operations comprise all of the ongoing operations of the combined company; and iii) Legacy Oculis' management comprise all of the senior management of the combined company.
-Business Combination accounted for within the scope of IFRS 2
EBAC was a Special Purpose Acquisition Company and therefore does not meet the definition of a business under IFRS 3 as it has no operations and the related BCA cannot be treated as a business combination. The Business Combination was accounted for as a continuation of Legacy Oculis financial statements with a deemed issuance of shares by the Company accompanied by a recapitalization of the Company's equity. The excess of fair value of the shares deemed issued by the Company over the EBAC's identifiable net assets has been recorded as share-based payment expense in accordance with IFRS 2 and represents a public listing service received by the Company.
-Capitalized transaction costs
Legacy Oculis and EBAC incurred costs such as legal, accounting, auditing, printer fees and other professional fees directly related to the Business Combination ( Transaction costs ). Transaction costs directly associated with equity issuance qualify for capitalization and are accounted for as a deduction of share premium. To capture costs associated with the new equity, the Company allocated capitalizable transaction costs to the various transaction components (equity issuance and listing) at the percentages of 38% and 62% for new shares and old shares, respectively.
(C)Accounting policies, new standards, interpretations, and amendments adopted by the Group
There are no new IFRS standards, amendments to standards or interpretations that are mandatory for the financial year beginning on January 1, 2023, that are relevant to the Group and that have had any impact in the interim period. New standards, amendments to standards and interpretations that are not yet effective, which have been deemed by the Group as currently not relevant, are not listed here.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the operating loss for the last three months?

The operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023, was CHF 10,745.

How much cash and cash equivalents were reported?

As of June 30, 2023, cash and cash equivalents totaled CHF 41,932.

What was the total comprehensive loss for six months?

The total comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was CHF 62,458.

What were the research expenses for the last six months?

Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023, were CHF 12,346.

What were the non-current liabilities as of June 30, 2023?

Total non-current liabilities as of June 30, 2023, were CHF 844.

Last updated: Aug 29, 2023