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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 reported its unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ending June 30, 2025. The company experienced an operating loss of CHF 58,589, highlighting challenges in managing expenses relative to income. Research and development costs were also higher compared to the same period last year. Furthermore, accumulated losses rose significantly, causing concern about the company's financial stability.

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  • Significant operating loss for the period totaling CHF 58,589.
  • Increased research and development expenses, exceeding prior year totals.
  • Accumulated losses have risen to CHF 344,146.
  • Cash and cash equivalents increased only marginally compared to prior year.

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Table of Contents
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim:
Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 3
Statements of Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 4
Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 5
Statements of Changes in Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 6
Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 7
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements 8
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
As of June 30, As of December 31,
Note 2025 2024
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property and equipment 441 385
Intangible assets 13,292 13,292
Right-of-use assets 1,155 1,303
Other non-current assets 533 476
Total non-current assets 15,421 15,456
Current assets
Other current assets 6 4,721 5,605
Accrued income 6 1,179 629
Short-term financial assets 8 96,035 70,955
Cash and cash equivalents 8 64,265 27,708
Total current assets 166,200 104,897
TOTAL ASSETS 181,621 120,353
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Shareholders' equity
Share capital 558 446
Share premium 466,438 344,946
Reserve for share-based payment 7 22,363 16,062
Actuarial loss on post-employment benefit obligations ( 1,620 ) ( 2,233 )
Treasury shares ( 35 ) ( 10 )
Cumulative translation adjustments ( 462 ) ( 271 )
Accumulated losses ( 344,146 ) ( 285,557 )
Total equity 143,096 73,383
Non-current liabilities
Long-term lease liabilities 720 865
Defined benefit pension liabilities 1,259 1,870
Total non-current liabilities 1,979 2,735
Current liabilities
Trade payables 1,204 5,871
Accrued expenses and other payables 10 19,922 18,198
Short-term lease liabilities 310 315
Warrant liabilities 9 15,110 19,851
Total current liabilities 36,546 44,235
Total liabilities 38,525 46,970
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 181,621 120,353
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
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 2025 2024 2025 2024
Grant income 261 245 545 467
Operating income 261 245 545 467
Research and development expenses 5 ( 14,909 ) ( 16,465 ) ( 29,680 ) ( 27,321 )
General and administrative expenses 5 ( 6,120 ) ( 6,265 ) ( 11,608 ) ( 10,959 )
Operating expenses ( 21,029 ) ( 22,730 ) ( 41,288 ) ( 38,280 )
Operating loss ( 20,768 ) ( 22,485 ) ( 40,743 ) ( 37,813 )
Finance income 520 660 1,013 1,241
Finance expense ( 183 ) ( 87 ) ( 430 ) ( 128 )
Fair value adjustment on warrant liabilities 9 ( 234 ) 1,370 ( 12,145 ) ( 1,699 )
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) ( 4,734 ) ( 267 ) ( 6,301 ) 1,527
Finance result ( 4,631 ) 1,676 ( 17,863 ) 941
Loss before tax for the period ( 25,399 ) ( 20,809 ) ( 58,606 ) ( 36,872 )
Income tax benefit (expense) 24 ( 30 ) 17 ( 60 )
Loss for the period ( 25,375 ) ( 20,839 ) ( 58,589 ) ( 36,932 )
Loss per share:
Basic and diluted loss attributable to equity holders 11 ( 0.49 ) ( 0.51 ) ( 1.16 ) ( 0.96 )
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,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Loss for the period ( 25,375 ) ( 20,839 ) ( 58,589 ) ( 36,932 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Items that will not be reclassified to Statements of Loss:
Actuarial gain (loss) of defined benefit plans 26 ( 375 ) 613 ( 375 )
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to loss:
Foreign currency translation differences ( 152 ) ( 1 ) ( 191 ) 30
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period ( 126 ) ( 376 ) 422 ( 345 )
Total comprehensive loss for the period ( 25,501 ) ( 21,215 ) ( 58,167 ) ( 37,277 )
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)
Share capital Treasury shares
Note Shares Share capital Shares Treasury shares Share premium Reserve for share-based payment Cumulative translation adjustment Actuarial loss on post-employment benefit obligations Accumulated losses Total
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 - - - - - - - - ( 36,932 ) ( 36,932 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Actuarial loss on post-employment benefit obligations - - - - - - - ( 375 ) - ( 375 )
Foreign currency translation differences - - - - - - 30 - - 30
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period - - - - - - 30 ( 375 ) ( 36,932 ) ( 37,277 )
Share-based compensation expense 7 - - - - - 4,440 - - - 4,440
Issuance of ordinary shares related to registered direct offering 5,000,000 50 - - 53,491 - - - - 53,541
Transaction costs related to registered direct offering - - - - ( 1,868 ) - - - - ( 1,868 )
Issuance of shares to be held as treasury shares 1,000,000 10 ( 1,000,000 ) ( 10 ) - - - - - -
Stock options exercised 7 95,590 1 - - 261 - - - - 262
Balance as of June 30, 2024 42,745,295 427 ( 1,000,000 ) ( 10 ) 340,046 10,819 ( 297 ) ( 1,447 ) ( 236,712 ) 112,826
Balance as of January 1, 2025 44,662,402 446 ( 1,000,000 ) ( 10 ) 344,946 16,062 ( 271 ) ( 2,233 ) ( 285,557 ) 73,383
Loss for the period - - - - - - - - ( 58,589 ) ( 58,589 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Actuarial gain on post-employment benefit obligations - - - - - - - 613 - 613
Foreign currency translation differences - - - - - - ( 191 ) - - ( 191 )
Total comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - - ( 191 ) 613 ( 58,589 ) ( 58,167 )
Share-based compensation expense 7 - - - - - 7,170 - - - 7,170
Issuance of ordinary shares related to registered direct offering 4 5,000,000 50 - - 90,177 - - - - 90,227
Transaction costs related to the issuance of ordinary shares 4 - - - - ( 6,808 ) - - - - ( 6,808 )
Vesting of earnout shares 1,422,723 14 - - ( 14 ) - - - - -
Issuance of shares to be held as treasury shares 2,500,000 25 ( 2,500,000 ) ( 25 ) - - - - - -
Warrants exercised 9 1,817,063 19 - - 35,863 - - - - 35,882
Transaction costs related to warrants exercised - - - - ( 233 ) - - - - ( 233 )
Share-based awards settled in equity 7 433,571 4 - - 2,507 ( 869 ) - - - 1,642
Balance as of June 30, 2025 55,835,759 558 ( 3,500,000 ) ( 35 ) 466,438 22,363 ( 462 ) ( 1,620 ) ( 344,146 ) 143,096
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 2025 2024 (as recast)
Operating activities
Loss before tax for the period ( 58,606 ) ( 36,872 )
Non-cash adjustments:
- Financial result 4,679 ( 2,005 )
- Depreciation of property and equipment and right-of-use assets 236 162
- Share-based compensation expense 7 7,170 4,440
- Post-employment (benefits)/loss 33 ( 30 )
- Fair value adjustment on warrant liabilities 9 12,145 1,699
Working capital adjustments:
- Decrease in other current assets 6 1,420 4,245
- Increase in accrued income 6 ( 550 ) ( 507 )
- (De)/Increase in payables and accrued liabilities 10 ( 2,669 ) 1,902
- Decrease in other operating assets/liabilities ( 55 ) ( 91 )
- Decrease in long-term payables - ( 378 )
Taxes paid ( 8 ) ( 25 )
Net cash outflow for operating activities ( 36,205 ) ( 27,460 )
Investing activities
Payment for short-term financial assets, net 8 ( 25,081 ) ( 20,587 )
Interest received 583 774
Intangible assets acquisition cost ( 1,087 ) -
Payment for purchase of property and equipment ( 139 ) ( 19 )
Net cash outflow for investing activities ( 25,724 ) ( 19,832 )
Financing activities
Proceeds from sale of ordinary shares 4 90,227 53,541
Transaction costs related to the issuance of ordinary shares 4 ( 6,107 ) ( 1,657 )
Proceeds from exercise of warrants, net 9 18,858 -
Proceeds from stock options exercised 8 1,642 262
Principal payment of lease obligations ( 161 ) ( 104 )
Interest paid ( 23 ) ( 24 )
Net cash inflow from financing activities 104,436 52,018
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 42,507 4,726
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 8 27,708 38,327
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes ( 5,950 ) 799
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 8 64,265 43,852
Net cash and cash equivalents variation 42,507 4,726
Supplemental non-cash investing information
Interest receivable recorded in other current assets 428 440
Supplemental non-cash financing information
Transaction costs recorded in accrued expenses and other payables 893 1,615
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts presented in CHF thousands, except share numbers, unless otherwise noted)
1.CORPORATE INFORMATION
Oculis Holding AG ("the Company" or "Oculis") is a stock corporation ("Aktiengesellschaft") with its registered office at Bahnhofstrasse 20, CH-6300, Zug, Switzerland. It was incorporated under the laws of Switzerland on October 31, 2022, and controls five wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries form the Oculis Group (the "Group"). Unless the context otherwise dictates, a reference to "the Company" "us," "we" or "our" refers to Oculis and its subsidiaries.
Oculis is a global late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with substantial expertise in therapeutics for the treatment of ophthalmic and neuro-ophthalmic diseases. Oculis is engaged in the development of innovative drug candidates with the potential to address significant unmet medical needs for many conditions. The Company's focus is on advancing therapeutic candidates intended to treat significant and prevalent ophthalmic diseases which result in vision loss, blindness or reduced quality of life. Its mission is to improve patients' health and quality of life worldwide by developing medicines that save sight and improve eye care for patients, and it intends to become a global leader in the field.
2.BASIS OF PREPARATION AND CHANGES TO THE COMPANY'S ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company's accounts are prepared on a going concern basis. The Board of Directors believes that based on the Company's current cash, cash equivalents and investments the Company 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 preclinical and clinical development, (iv) successfully obtain regulatory approval and commercialize its products, and (v) attract and retain key personnel. The Company's success is subject to its ability to be able to raise capital to support its operations. To date, the Company has financed its cash requirements primarily through the sale of preferred and ordinary shares. 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 of its 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)Material accounting policies
Due to their short-term nature, the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, short-term financial assets, other current assets, excluding prepaid expenses, accrued income, lease liabilities, trade payables, accrued expenses and other payables approximates their fair value. There have been no material changes to the accounting policies that were applied by the Group in its audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, included in Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 11, 2025 and available at www.sec.gov, except as follows:
Presentation of interest in the statement of cash flows
Effective January 1, 2025, the Company revised its accounting policy regarding the classification of interest paid and interest received in the statement of cash flows. Interest paid was reclassified from "net cash flows used in operating activities" to "net cash flows used in financing activities", and interest received was reclassified from "net cash flows used in operating activities" to "net cash flows used in investing activities". The Company assessed the change in accounting policy under IAS 8, in accordance with the guidance regarding a voluntary change in accounting policy.
The reclassification of interest paid was elected to provide a more cohesive presentation of payments related to the Company's office leases. Prior to the change in accounting policy, interest paid on lease liabilities was classified as operating cash flows, while payments of the principal portion of lease liabilities were classified as financing cash flows. The change aligns the interest paid with the associated financial liability giving rise to the interest.
In addition, the Company reclassified interest received to investing activities, as the majority of interest received relates to interest earned on cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. The Company believes the updated classification better reflects the nature and source of the cash inflows.
The Company applied the change in accounting policy retrospectively and has recast prior period comparative information within the statement of cash flows to ensure consistency and comparability with the current period presentation. As part of the retrospective application, net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased by CHF 0.8 million, net cash flow used in investing activities decreased by CHF 0.8 million, and net cash flow inflow from financing activities decreased by CHF 24 thousand.
(C)Statement of compliance
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of June 30, 2025 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, 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.
(D)Functional currency
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim 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 ehf, the Company's Icelandic subsidiary, whose functional currency is CHF. Included in the Company's finance result is foreign currency exchange loss of CHF 4.7 million and CHF 6.3 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2025, respectively, arising from unfavorable fluctuations of the U.S. dollar and Euro against the Swiss Franc, impacting the valuation of the Company's cash and short-term financial assets balances.
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 monthly exchange rates. The exchange differences arising on translation for consolidation are recognized in other comprehensive income.
(E)Out of period adjustment
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded a CHF 1.8 million out-of-period adjustment to increase research and development expenses and decrease other current assets to correct for an understatement and overstatement of such balances, respectively, of which CHF 1.3 million related to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company evaluated the impact of the uncorrected prior period balances, and concluded that the uncorrected balances were not material to previously reported financial statements.
3.SUMMARY OF MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CRITICAL JUDGMENTS AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
(A)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, 2024.
(B)New accounting standards, interpretations, and amendments adopted by the Company
There are no new IFRS Accounting Standards, amendments to standards or interpretations that are mandatory for the financial year beginning on January 1, 2025, that have a material 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 Company as currently not relevant, are not listed here.
4.FINANCING ACTIVITY
The Company's historical financing activities, including equity offerings, private placements, and debt arrangements, are described in detail in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2025.
On February 18, 2025, the Company closed an underwritten follow-on offering of 5,000,000 ordinary shares, CHF 0.01 nominal value per share, at a price of $20.00 or CHF 18.05 per share, for total gross proceeds of CHF 90.2 million or $100.0 million. In connection with this offering, the Company incurred CHF 6.8 million or $7.5 million of transaction costs during the six months ended June 30, 2025 that are presented as a reduction of share premium within the statement of changes in equity.
No shares were issued under the Company's at-the-market offering program during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
No amounts were drawn under the Company's existing debt facility during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
5.OPERATING EXPENSES
The tables below show the breakdown of the operating expenses by category:
For the three months ended June 30,
Research and development expenses General and administrative expenses Total operating expenses
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Personnel expenses 4,834 3,306 3,730 2,971 8,564 6,277
Payroll 2,319 1,226 1,705 1,752 4,024 2,978
Share-based compensation 2,515 2,080 2,025 1,219 4,540 3,299
Other operating expenses 10,075 13,159 2,390 3,294 12,465 16,453
External service providers 9,756 12,987 1,701 2,242 11,457 15,229
Other operating expenses 238 108 657 1,027 895 1,135
Depreciation expense 81 64 32 25 113 89
Total operating expenses 14,909 16,465 6,120 6,265 21,029 22,730
For the six months ended June 30,
Research and development expenses General and administrative expenses Total operating expenses
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Personnel expenses 9,182 5,042 6,587 5,207 15,769 10,249
Payroll 4,766 2,511 3,833 3,298 8,599 5,809
Share-based compensation expense 4,416 2,531 2,754 1,909 7,170 4,440
Other operating expenses 20,498 22,279 5,021 5,752 25,519 28,031
External service providers 19,943 21,958 3,768 4,058 23,711 26,016
Other operating expenses 398 202 1,174 1,651 1,572 1,853
Depreciation expense 157 119 79 43 236 162
Total operating expenses 29,680 27,321 11,608 10,959 41,288 38,280
The decreased spending on external service providers for research and development expenses was primarily driven by OPTIMIZE-2 and RELIEF trial costs incurred during the second quarter of 2024. The Phase 3 OPTIMIZE-2 trial of OCS-01 for inflammation and pain following cataract surgery was closed in 2024 due to a third-party administrative error. The RELIEF trial of Licaminlimab (OCS-02) in dry eye disease ("DED") was completed with positive results in Q2 2024. These decreases were partially offset by increased costs related to the Phase 3 Stage 2 DIAMOND-1 and DIAMOND-2 trials of OCS-01 in diabetic macular edema ("DME"), for which we announced first patient first visit in December 2023 and February 2024, respectively, and announced enrollment completion in April 2025. The increase in personnel expenses for both research and development and general and administrative expenses is due to increased headcount. The increase in share-based compensation expense is primarily due to new grants and increased grant value for awards granted during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
6.OTHER CURRENT ASSETS AND ACCRUED INCOME
The table below shows the breakdown of other current assets by category:
June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Prepaid clinical and technical development expenses 287 2,615
Prepaid general and administrative expenses 3,165 1,564
VAT and other withholding tax receivable 1,269 1,426
Total 4,721 5,605
The decrease in prepaid clinical and technical development expenses as of June 30, 2025 compared to prior year end was due to advancements of clinical trials, primarily the OCS-01 DIAMOND-1 and DIAMOND-2 trials in DME which started in December 2023 and February 2024, respectively, and completed enrollment in April 2025. The increase in prepaid general and administrative expenses as of June 30, 2025 compared to prior year end is due to the timing of when certain corporate insurances policies are renewed.
The table below shows the movement of accrued income for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
2025 2024
Balance as of January 1, 629 876
Accrued income recognized during the period 545 467
Foreign exchange revaluation 5 40
Balance as of June 30, 1,179 1,383
Accrued income is generated by incentives for research and development offered by the Icelandic government in the form of tax credits for innovation companies. These tax credits are either used to reduce the company's income tax liability or, if the credits exceed the tax due, they are paid out in cash. 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).
7.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 stock units ("RSUs") 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 options, RSU's and SARs granted only in ordinary shares.
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 options and SARs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was CHF 12.48 or $14.47 per share. The weighted average grant date fair value for options and SARs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2024 was CHF 7.96 or $8.95 per share.
The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model for determining the value of options and SARs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
For the six months ended June 30,
2025 2024
Weighted average share price at the date of grant (1) $ 18.68 (CHF 16.11 ) $ 11.44 (CHF 10.18 )
Range of expected volatilities (%) (2) 89.91 - 91.39 85.54 - 93.00
Range of expected terms (years) (3) 6.25 5.50 - 6.25
Range of risk-free interest rates (%) (4) 3.94 - 4.26 3.91 - 4.63
Dividend yield (%) 0.00 0.00
(1) The equity award exercise price is denominated in USD.
(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 terms.
The following table summarizes the Company's stock option and SAR activity under the 2023 ESOP for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
For the six months ended June 30, 2025 For the six months ended June 30, 2024
Number of awards Weighted average exercise price (CHF) Range of expiration dates Number of awards Weighted average exercise price (CHF) Range of expiration dates
Outstanding as of January 1, 4,687,054 6.82 2028 - 2034 3,466,210 4.50 2027 - 2033
Options granted 1,035,131 16.11 2035 1,336,922 10.18 2034
Forfeited (1) ( 297,978 ) 8.31 2033 - 2034 ( 119,910 ) 5.11 2032 - 2033
Exercised (1) ( 335,581 ) 5.02 2033 - 2034 ( 95,590 ) 2.77 2027 - 2032
Outstanding as of June 30, 5,088,626 8.48 2028 - 2035 4,587,632 6.29 2028 - 2034
(1) Forfeited amount includes earnout options forfeited during the six month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. No SARs had been exercised or forfeited during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
The number of options and SARs that were exercisable at June 30, 2025 and 2024 were 2,236,218 and 1,751,475, respectively. Excluding earnout options, which have an exercise price of CHF 0.01, options outstanding as of June 30, 2025 have exercise prices ranging from CHF 1.56 to CHF 15.49. The weighted average remaining contractual life of options and SARs outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was eight years.
Restricted stock units
Each RSU granted under the 2023 ESOP entitles the grantee to one ordinary share upon vesting of the RSU. The Company intends to settle all RSUs granted in equity. The fair value of RSUs is determined by the closing stock price on the date of grant and the related compensation cost is amortized over the vesting period of the award using the graded method. RSUs have time-based vesting conditions ranging from one to four years. The following is a summary of RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
For the six months ended June 30, 2025 For the six months ended June 30, 2024
Number of awards Weighted average grant date fair value (CHF) Range of expiration dates Number of awards Weighted average exercise price (CHF) Range of expiration dates
Outstanding as of January 1 467,478 9.81 2034 - - -
RSUs granted 646,741 16.16 2035 466,908 9.84 2034
RSUs vested/released ( 97,990 ) 9.55 2034 - - -
Outstanding as of June 30 1,016,229 14.31 2034 466,908 9.84 2034
Share-based compensation expense
The total share-based compensation expense recognized in the statement of loss amounted to CHF 4.5 million and CHF 7.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, including CHF 1.7 million and CHF 2.6 million recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 related to RSUs outstanding. Total share-based compensation recognized in the statement of loss was CHF 3.3 million and CHF 4.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, including CHF 0.5 million recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 related to RSUs outstanding. The reserve for share-based payment increased from CHF 16.1 million as of December 31, 2024 to CHF 22.4 million as of June 30, 2025.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, certain RSUs that included a performance condition were modified such that the condition had been met. This modification resulted in CHF 0.1 million of additional share-based compensation expense during the three months ended June 30, 2025. During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, certain options were modified to accelerate vesting upon the death of an employee, resulting in the acceleration of expense recognition. Total expense attributable to the modification was CHF 1.0 million recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
As a result of the Company's 2023 business combination with European Biotech Acquisition Corp, certain pre-business combination Oculis equity holders received an aggregate of 369,737 earnout options with an exercise price of CHF 0.01. Vesting of these options are based on the achievement of post-acquisition-closing volume weighted average share price ("VWAP") 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"). The first two price targets of $15.00 and $20.00 were met in November 2024 and February 2025, respectively, resulting in an aggregate of 168,571 earnout options becoming exercisable.
8.CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL ASSETS
The table below shows the breakdown of the cash and cash equivalents and short-term financial assets by currencies:
Cash and cash equivalents Short-term financial assets
by currency As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024 As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024
Swiss Franc 15,413 2,810 95,000 61,000
US Dollar 39,805 15,234 1,035 9,955
Euro 8,616 8,960 - -
Iceland Krona 407 648 - -
Other 24 56 - -
Total 64,265 27,708 96,035 70,955
Short-term financial assets consist of fixed term bank deposits with maturities between three and six months.
9.WARRANT LIABILITIES
The following table summarizes the Company's outstanding warrant liabilities by warrant type as of June 30, 2025 and 2024:
2025 2024
BCA Warrants Blackrock Warrant Total Warrant Liabilities BCA Warrants Blackrock Warrant Total Warrant Liabilities
Balance as of January 1, 19,390 461 19,851 5,370 - 5,370
Issuance of warrants - - - - 294 294
Fair value (gain)/loss on warrant liability 12,145 - 12,145 1,703 ( 4 ) 1,699
Exercise of public and private warrants ( 16,886 ) - ( 16,886 ) - - -
Balance as of June 30, 14,649 461 15,110 7,073 290 7,363
The BCA warrants represent public and private placement warrants assumed from European Biotech Acquisition Corp. as part of the 2023 business combination agreement ("BCA Warrants"). The fair value of the public BCA Warrants, which are traded on Nasdaq, is based on the quoted Nasdaq market prices at the end of the reporting period for such warrants. Since the private placement BCA Warrants have identical terms to the public BCA Warrants, the Company determined that the fair value of each private placement BCA Warrant is equivalent to that of each public BCA Warrant. The public BCA Warrants are included in Level 1 and the private placement BCA Warrants in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. BCA Warrants are classified as short-term liabilities given that the Company cannot defer the settlement for at least 12 months.
The Company's warrant agreement with Kreos Capital VII Aggregator SCSp (the "Blackrock Warrant"), which was issued in connection with the Company's existing debt facility, is classified as a liability because its exercise price is fixed in USD, which is not the functional currency of the Company and therefore it does not meet the requirements to be classified as equity under IFRS. The fair value of the Blackrock Warrant is
determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and is included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for determining the fair value of the Blackrock Warrant as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Share price on valuation date $ 19.41 (CHF 15.46 ) $ 17.00 (CHF 15.38 )
Expected volatility (%) (1) 91.39 94.32
Expected term (years) (2) 2.96 3.21
Risk-free interest rate (%) (3) 3.68 4.28
Dividend yield (%) 0.00 0.00
(1) The expected volatility was derived from the historical stock volatilities of comparable peer public companies within the Company's industry.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the total assets as of June 30, 2025?

The total assets as of June 30, 2025, amount to CHF 181,621.

What was the operating loss for the first half of 2025?

The operating loss for the first half of 2025 was CHF 40,743.

How much cash and cash equivalents were reported?

Cash and cash equivalents reported totaled CHF 64,265 as of June 30, 2025.

What is the loss per share for the six months ended June 30, 2025?

The loss per share for this period is CHF 1.16.

What is the total equity as of June 30, 2025?

Total equity as of June 30, 2025, is CHF 143,096.

Last updated: Aug 21, 2025