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Oculis Holding AG Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements Table of Contents Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim: Statements of Financial Position as of

Key Takeaway: Oculis Holding AG has released its unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the first quarter of 2024. The company's total assets have decreased to 98,713, significantly down from 114,353 in the previous year. Oculis reported an operating loss of 15,328, a notable decline compared to the previous year's loss of 44,824. Additionally, cash and cash equivalents fell sharply from 38,327 to 24,361, indicating potential liquidity challenges.

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  • The total assets decreased from 114,353 to 98,713.
  • Operating loss for Q1 2024 is at 15,328 compared to 44,824 in Q1 2023.
  • Cash and cash equivalents significantly declined from 38,327 to 24,361.
  • Accumulated losses increased from 199,780 to 215,873.

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim:
Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 3
Statements of Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 4
Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 5
Statements of Changes in Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 6
Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 7
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements 8
Oculis Holding AG, Zug
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
As of March 31, As of December 31,
Note 2024 2023
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property and equipment, net 259 288
Intangible assets 6 12,206 12,206
Right-of-use assets 719 755
Other non-current assets 87 89
Total non-current assets 13,271 13,338
Current assets
Other current assets 8 4,371 8,488
Accrued income 8 1,138 876
Short-term financial assets 10 55,572 53,324
Cash and cash equivalents 10 24,361 38,327
Total current assets 85,442 101,015
TOTAL ASSETS 98,713 114,353
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Shareholders' equity
Share capital 367 366
Share premium 288,387 288,162
Reserve for share-based payment 9 7,520 6,379
Actuarial loss on post-employment benefit obligations (1,072 ) (1,072 )
Cumulative translation adjustments (296 ) (327 )
Accumulated losses (215,873 ) (199,780 )
Total equity 79,033 93,728
Non-current liabilities
Long-term lease liabilities 411 431
Long-term payables 378 378
Defined benefit pension liabilities 738 728
Total non-current liabilities 1,527 1,537
Current liabilities
Trade payables 1,174 7,596
Accrued expenses and other payables 12 8,358 5,948
Short-term lease liabilities 182 174
Warrant liabilities 11 8,439 5,370
Total current liabilities 18,153 19,088
Total liabilities 19,680 20,625
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 98,713 114,353
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Oculis Holding AG, Zug
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Loss
(in CHF thousands, except loss per share data)
For the three months ended March 31,
Note 2024 2023
Grant income 7. (A) / 8 222 229
Operating income 222 229
Research and development expenses 7. (B) (10,856 ) (6,148 )
General and administrative expenses 7. (B) (4,694 ) (4,042 )
Merger and listing expense 2 / 7. (B) - (34,863 )
Operating expenses (15,550 ) (45,053 )
Operating loss (15,328 ) (44,824 )
Finance income 7. (C) 581 33
Finance expense 7. (C) (41 ) (1,279 )
Fair value adjustment on warrant liabilities 7. (C) / 11 (3,069 ) 422
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) 7. (C) 1,794 (243 )
Finance result (735 ) (1,067 )
Loss before tax for the period (16,063 ) (45,891 )
Income tax expense (30 ) (124 )
Loss for the period (16,093 ) (46,015 )
Loss per share:
Basic and diluted loss attributable to equity holders 15 (0.44 ) (3.57 )
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Oculis Holding AG, Zug
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Loss
For the three months ended March 31,
2024 2023
Loss for the period (16,093) (46,015)
Other comprehensive profit/(loss):
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Actuarial gains/(losses) of defined benefit plans - (53)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Foreign currency translation differences 31 (1,994)
Other comprehensive profit/(loss) for the period 31 (2,047)
Total comprehensive loss for the period (16,062) (48,062)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Oculis Holding AG, Zug
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, 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 2 487,951 (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 - - - - - - - - - - (46,015 ) (46,015 )
Other comprehensive profit:
Actuarial gain on post-employment benefit obligations - - - - - - - - - (53 ) - (53 )
Foreign currency translation differences - - - - - - - - (1,994 ) - - (1,994 )
Total comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - - - - (1,994 ) (53 ) (46,015 ) (48,062 )
Share-based compensation expense 9 - - - - - - - 145 - - - 145
Conversion of Legacy Oculis ordinary shares and treasury shares into Oculis ordinary shares 2 (3,894,722 ) (39 ) 114,323 1 3,780,399 38 - - - - - -
Conversion of Legacy Oculis long-term financial debt into Oculis ordinary shares 2 - - - - 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 - - - - - - (4,997 ) - - - - (4,997 )
Balance as of March 31, 2023 - - - - 32,733,373 327 251,205 2,916 (2,294 ) (317 ) (156,993 ) 94,844
Balance as of January 1, 2024 - - - - 36,649,705 366 288,162 6,379 (327 ) (1,072 ) (199,780 ) 93,728
Loss for the period - - - - - - - - - - (16,093 ) (16,093 )
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation differences - - - - - - - - 31 - - 31
Total comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - - - - 31 - (16,093 ) (16,062 )
Share-based compensation expense 9 - - - - - - - 1,141 - - - 1,141
Stock options exercised 9 - - - - 90,590 1 225 - - - - 226
Balance as of March 31, 2024 - - - - 36,740,295 367 288,387 7,520 (296 ) (1,072 ) (215,873 ) 79,033
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Oculis Holding AG, Zug
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31,
Note 2024 2023
Operating activities
Loss before tax for the period (16,063) (45,891)
Non-cash adjustments:
- Financial result (1,695) 2,028
- Depreciation of property and equipment 29 35
- Depreciation of right-of-use assets 44 28
- Share-based compensation expense 9 1,141 145
- Interest expense on Series B and C preferred shares - 1,266
- Interests on lease liabilities 9 10
- Post-employment (benefits)/loss 10 (37)
- Non-realized foreign exchange differences 24 54
- Fair value adjustment on warrant liabilities 11 3,069 (422)
- Merger and listing expense 2 - 34,863
Working capital adjustments:
- De/(Increase) in other current assets 8 4,135 94
- De/(Increase) in accrued income 8 (262) (254)
- (De)/Increase in trade payables (6,422) (2,157)
- (De)/Increase in accrued expenses and other payables 12 2,271 (5,389)
- (De)/Increase in other operating assets/liabilities - (16)
Interest received 535 37
Interest paid (10) (13)
Taxes paid (10) -
Net cash outflow from operating activities (13,195) (15,619)
Investing activities
Payment for short-term financial assets, net 10 (2,047) -
Net cash outflow from investing activities (2,047) -
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 - (2,139)
Proceeds from stock options exercised 9 226 -
Principal payment of lease obligation (45) (27)
Net cash inflow from financing activities 181 95,270
Increase/(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (15,061) 79,651
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 10 38,327 19,786
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes 1,095 (2,985)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 10 24,361 96,452
Net cash and cash equivalents variation (15,061) 79,651
Supplemental non-cash financing information
Transaction costs recorded in accrued expenses and other payables 435 2,624
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Oculis Holding AG, Zug
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.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company controlled six wholly-owned subsidiaries: Oculis Operations GmbH ( Oculis Operations ) with its registered office in Lausanne, Switzerland, which was incorporated in Zug, Switzerland on December 27, 2022, Oculis ehf ( Oculis Iceland ), which was incorporated in Reykjavik, Iceland on October 28, 2003, Oculis France S rl ( Oculis France ) which was incorporated in Paris, France on March 27, 2020, Oculis US, Inc. ( Oculis US ) with its registered office in Newton MA, USA, 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 and Oculis Merger Sub II Company ( Merger Sub 2 ) which was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on January 3, 2023 and subsequently dissolved on April 18, 2024. The Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries form the Oculis Group (the Group ). Prior to the Business Combination (as defined in Note 2), Oculis SA ( Legacy Oculis ), which was incorporated in Lausanne, Switzerland on December 11, 2017, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Oculis Iceland, Oculis France, Oculis US and Oculis HK, formed the Oculis group. On July 6, 2023, Legacy Oculis merged with and into Oculis Operations, and the separate corporate existence of Legacy Oculis ceased. Oculis Operations is the surviving company and remains a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oculis.
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.BUSINESS COMBINATION AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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.
PIPE and CLA financing in March 2023
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 was accounted for as a capital re-organization in the first quarter of 2023 within the scope of IFRS 2 Share-based Payment, as EBAC did not meet the definition of a business in accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations. Any excess of the fair value of the Company's shares issued over the fair value of EBAC's identifiable net assets acquired represented compensation for the service of a stock exchange listing. 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 represented a share-based payment made in exchange for a listing service and does not lead to any cash outflows.
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 June 5 and June 13, 2023, the Company closed the issuance and sale in a public offering of 3,654,234 ordinary shares at a public offering price of CHF 10.45 or $11.50 per share, for total gross proceeds of CHF 38.2 million or $42.0 million before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
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 Business Combination, the June 2023 public offering and the April 2024 Icelandic financing transaction discussed in Note 17 Subsequent Events , the Group has the ability to meet its financial obligations for at least the next 12 months.
The Company is a late-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 and regulatory 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.
(B)Statement of compliance
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of March 31, 2024 and for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard ( IAS ), 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 IFRS Accounting 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. Legacy Oculis became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as a result of the Business Combination. 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 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.
(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 MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CRITICAL JUDGMENTS AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
(A)Material accounting policies
There have been no material changes to the material accounting policies that have been applied by the Group in its audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, included in Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024 and available at www.sec.gov.
(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 year ended December 31, 2023.
(C)Accounting policies, new standards, interpretations, and amendments adopted by the Group
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Company's annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
There are no new IFRS Accounting Standards, amendments to standards or interpretations that are mandatory for the financial year beginning on January 1, 2024, that are relevant to the Group and that have had any impact in the interim period. In April 2024, the IASB issued IFRS 18, Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements, which provides requirements for the presentation and disclosure of information in general purpose financial statements. The standard is effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027. The Company is in the process of evaluating whether IFRS 18 will have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. 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.
5.SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company is managed and operated as one business. A single management team that reports to the Chief Executive Officer comprehensively manages the entire business and accordingly, the Company has one reporting segment.
The table below provides the carrying amount of certain non-current assets, by geographic area:
in CHF thousands Switzerland Iceland Others Total
As of March 31, 2024 As of December 31, 2023 As of March 31, 2024 As of December 31, 2023 As of March 31, 2024 As of December 31, 2023 As of March 31, 2024 As of December 31, 2023
Intangible assets 12,206 12,206 - - - - 12,206 12,206
Property and equipment, net 14 17 227 253 18 18 259 288
Right-of-use assets - - 661 687 58 68 719 755
Total 12,220 12,223 888 940 76 86 13,184 13,249
Intangible assets as of March 31, 2024 and as of December 31, 2023 were CHF 12.2 million and represent licenses purchased under license agreements with Novartis and Accure. The Novartis license agreement was dated as of December 19, 2018 between Oculis and Novartis and relates to a novel topical anti-TNF antibody, renamed OCS-02 (Licaminlimab), for ophthalmic indications. The license agreement between Oculis and Accure, dated as of January 29, 2022, relates to the exclusive global licensing of its OCS-05 (formerly ACT-01) technology. The Company intends to advance the development of OCS-05 with a focus on multiple ophthalmology neuroprotective applications.
7.INCOME AND EXPENSES
Grant income reflects reimbursement of research and development expenses and income from certain research projects managed by Icelandic governmental institutions. Certain expenses qualify for incentives from the Icelandic government in the form of tax credits or cash reimbursements. Icelandic government grant income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was CHF 0.2 million.
(B)Operating expenses
The tables below show the breakdown of the Operating expenses by category:
in CHF thousands For the three months ended March 31,
Research and development expenses General and administrative expenses Total operating expenses
2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023
Personnel expense 1,736 1,124 2,236 1,193 3,972 2,317
Payroll 1,285 1,076 1,546 1,096 2,831 2,172
Share-based compensation 451 48 690 97 1,141 145
Operating expenses 9,120 5,024 2,458 2,849 11,578 7,873
External service providers 8,971 4,902 1,816 1,510 10,787 6,412
Other operating expenses 94 66 624 1,332 718 1,398
Depreciation of property and equipment 25 28 4 7 29 35
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 30 28 14 - 44 28
Merger and listing expense (1) - - - - 34,863
Total 10,856 6,148 4,694 4,042 15,550 45,053
(1) Merger and listing expense is presented separately from research and development or general and administrative expenses on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of loss. The item relates to the BCA and is non-recurring in nature, representing a share-based payment made in exchange for a listing service.
The increase in external service providers for research and development expenses is related to clinical trial related expenses as a result of the Company's active clinical trials, mainly the ongoing OCS-01 DME DIAMOND-1 and DIAMOND-2 Phase 3 Stage 2 clinical trials, OPTIMIZE-2 Phase 3 clinical trial and OCS-02 RELIEF Phase 2b clinical trial.
The table below shows the breakdown of the finance result by category:
in CHF thousands For the three months ended March 31,
2024 2023
Finance income 581 33
Finance expense (41 ) (1,279 )
Fair value adjustment on warrant liabilities (3,069 ) 422
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) 1,794 (243 )
Finance result (735 ) (1,067 )
Finance expense in 2023 represented mainly interest related to the preferred dividend owed to the holders of Legacy Oculis preferred Series B and C shares incurred prior to the Business Combination. Preferred Series B and C shares qualified as liabilities under IAS 32 - Financial instruments: Presentation and the related accrued dividends as interest expense. The preferred Series B and C shares were fully converted to ordinary shares at the closing of the Business Combination on March 2, 2023 (refer to Note 2).
Finance income consists primarily of interest income earned from the Company's short-term financial assets.
Refer to Note 11 for further discussions of the fair value gain/(loss) on warrant liabilities. The foreign currency exchange gain (loss) is primarily related to fluctuations of U.S. dollar and Euro against Swiss Franc impacting our cash and short-term financial assets balances. In 2024 the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Swiss Franc leading to foreign exchange gains on short term financial assets and cash balances, whereas 2023 foreign exchange loss mainly related to the revaluation of the U.S. dollar-denominated long-term liability.
8.OTHER CURRENT ASSETS AND ACCRUED INCOME
The table below shows the breakdown of the Other current assets by category:
in CHF thousands March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Prepaid clinical and technical development expenses 3,026 6,748
Prepaid general and administrative expenses 1,165 1,412
VAT receivable 180 328
Total 4,371 8,488
The decrease in prepaid clinical and technical development expenses as of March 31, 2024 compared to prior quarter relates to the commencement of significant clinical trials in the fourth quarter of 2023 accompanied by significant start up fees invoices.
The table below shows the movement of the Accrued income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
in CHF thousands 2024 2023
Balance as of January 1, 876 912
Accrued income recognized during the period 222 229
Foreign exchange revaluation 40 24
Balance as of March 31, 1,138 1,165
Accrued income is generated by incentives for research and development offered by the Icelandic government in the form of tax credits for innovation companies. The aid in Iceland is granted as a reimbursement of paid income tax or paid out in cash when the tax credit is higher than the calculated income tax. The tax credit is subject to companies having a research project approved as eligible for tax credit by the Icelandic Centre for Research (Rann s).
9.SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
2023 Employee Stock Option and Incentive Plan
On March 2, 2023, the Company adopted the 2023 Employee Stock Option and Incentive Plan ( 2023 ESOP ) which allows for the grant of equity incentives, including share-based options, stock appreciation rights ( SARs ), restricted shares and other awards. The 2023 ESOP lays out the details for the equity incentives for talent acquisition and retention purposes.
Each grant of share-based options made under the 2023 ESOP entitles the grantee to acquire ordinary shares with payment of the exercise price in cash. The Company intends to settle any SARs granted in equity. For each grant of share-based options or SARs, the Company issues a grant notice, which details the terms of the award, including number of shares, exercise price, vesting conditions and expiration date. The terms of each grant are set by the Board of Directors.
Option awards and SARs
The fair value of option awards and SARs is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted average grant date fair value for awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was CHF 8.36 or $9.56 per share. The weighted average grant date fair value for awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023 was CHF 4.68 or $5.12 per share.
The Black-Scholes fair value of SARs was determined using assumptions that were not materially different from those used to value options. The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model for determining the value of options and SARs granted during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
For the three months ended March 31,
2024 2023
Weighted average share price at the date of grant (1) USD 12.16 (CHF 10.63) USD 7.85 (CHF 7.18)
Expected volatility (%) (2) 93.00 68.70
Expected term (years) (3) 6.25 6.25
Range of risk-free interest rate (%) (1)(4) 3.91-4.30 3.53
Dividend yield (%) 0.00 0.00
(1) Following the NASDAQ listing, the equity award exercise price is denominated in USD and the applicable risk-free interest rate has been adjusted accordingly.
(2) The expected volatility was derived from the historical stock volatilities of comparable peer public companies within the Company's industry.
(3) The expected term represents the period that share-based awards are expected to be outstanding.
(4) The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the measurement date with maturities approximately equal to the expected term.
The following table summarizes the Company's stock option and SAR activity under the 2023 ESOP for the three months ending March 31, 2024 and 2023:
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 For the three months ended March 31, 2023
Number of awards (1) Weighted average exercise price (1) (CHF) Range of expiration dates Number of awards (1) Weighted average exercise price (1) (CHF) Range of expiration dates
Outstanding as of January 1, 3,466,210 4.50 2027-2033 1,762,949 2.39 2027-2031
Options granted (2) 270,582 10.63 2034 1,449,500 7.18 2028-2033
SARs granted 134,765 7.18 2033
Earnout options granted 369,737 0.01 2028
Forfeited (3) (55,928) 6.80 2032-2033
Exercised (3) (90,590) 2.50 2027-2032
Outstanding as of March 31, 3,590,274 4.96 2028-2034 3,716,951 4.19 2027-2033

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The total assets as of March 31, 2024, are 98,713.

What was the loss for the period ended March 31, 2024?

The loss for the period ended March 31, 2024, was 16,093.

How much cash and cash equivalents were reported?

Cash and cash equivalents totaled 24,361 as of March 31, 2024.

What were the operating expenses for Q1 2024?

Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2024 were 15,550.

What is the total equity as of March 31, 2024?

Total equity as of March 31, 2024, stands at 79,033.

Last updated: May 8, 2024