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First Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Jerusalem, Israel - June 30,
2020 - BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: BVXV), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing
and commercializing M-001, a universal influenza vaccine candidate, today announced its first quarter financial results for the
quarter ended March 31, 2020.
First Quarter 2020 Financial Summary
Results are in New Israel Shekels (NIS) and convenience
translation to $US is provided using the exchange rate of 3.57 (NIS/$US) as at March 31, 2020.
operating expenses for the first quarter were NIS 20.0 million (approximately $5.6 million) compared with NIS 7.1 million for
the first quarter of 2019.
increase in total operating expenses compared to the first quarter of 2019 was primarily due to expenses related to the ongoing
Phase 3 trial and scale-up at our manufacturing facility.
As of March 31, 2020, BiondVax had
cash and cash equivalents of NIS 42.5 million (approximately $11.9 million) compared to NIS 72.4 million as of December 31, 2019.
BiondVax (NASDAQ: BVXV) is a Phase 3 clinical
stage biopharmaceutical company developing a universal flu vaccine. The vaccine candidate, called M-001, is designed to provide
multi-strain and multi-season protection against current and future, seasonal and pandemic influenza. BiondVax's proprietary
technology utilizes a unique combination of conserved and common influenza virus peptides intended to stimulate both arms of the
immune system for a cross-protecting and long-lasting effect. In a total of seven completed Phase 1/2 and Phase 2 clinical trials
enrolling 818 participants, the vaccine has been shown to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic. The ongoing pivotal Phase 3
clinical trial aims to assess safety and effectiveness of M-001 in reducing flu illness and severity. For more information, please
visit www.biondvax.com.
Joshua E. Phillipson | +972 8 930 2529
Forward Looking Statements
press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
"expect," "believe," "intend," "plan," "continue," "may,"
"will," "anticipate," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements reflect the management's current views with respect to certain current and future events and are
subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the results to differ materially from those expected by
the management of BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the
COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the prosecution, timing and results of the ongoing Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials and any subsequent
trials; timing of receipt of regulatory approval of our manufacturing facility in Jerusalem; ability to demonstrate the efficacy
and safety of the vaccine; the timing of clinical trials and marketing approvals; the risk that drug development involves a lengthy
and expensive process with uncertain outcome; the ability of the Company to maintain, preserve and defend its intellectual property
and patents granted; whether our vaccine candidate will successfully advance through the clinical trial process on a timely basis,
or at all, and receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or equivalent foreign regulatory agencies; the adequacy
of available cash resources and the ability to raise additional capital when needed. More detailed information about the risks
and uncertainties affecting the Company is contained under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form
20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, which is available on
the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason.
In thousands, except share and per share data
| Convenience | ||||||||||||||||
| Translation | ||||||||||||||||
| December 31 | March 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Audited | Unaudited | Unaudited | ||||||||||||||
| N I S | U.S. dollars | |||||||||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
| Trade payables | 17,062 | 15,249 | 3,278 | 919 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 694 | 676 | 684 | 192 | ||||||||||||
| Other payables | 1,203 | 1,275 | 807 | 226 | ||||||||||||
| 18,959 | 17,200 | 4,769 | 1,337 | |||||||||||||
| LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
| Liability in respect of government grants | 14,812 | 14,568 | 12,991 | 3,644 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 6,809 | 7,247 | 6,641 | 1,863 | ||||||||||||
| Loan from others | 123,780 | 88,792 | 117,784 | 33,039 | ||||||||||||
| Warrants | 16,354 | 2,059 | 6,861 | 1,925 | ||||||||||||
| Severance pay liability, net | 89 | 84 | 90 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 161,844 | 112,750 | 144,367 | 40,496 | |||||||||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary shares of NIS 0.0000001 par value: Authorized: 600,000,000 shares at March 31, 2020 (unaudited) and at 391,000,000 shares at March 31, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019; Issued and outstanding: 410,213,977 shares at March 31, 2020 (unaudited), 261,419,599 shares at March 31, 2019 (unaudited) and 402,351,657 shares at December 31, 2019 | *) - | *) - | *) - | *) - | ||||||||||||
| Share premium | 73,867 | 179,987 | 262,729 | 73,697 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (92,690 | ) | (210,578 | ) | (324,033 | ) | (90,893 | ) | ||||||||
| (18,823 | ) | (30,591 | ) | (61,304 | ) | (17,196 | ) | |||||||||
| 33,493 | 99,359 | 87,832 | 24,637 |
*) Represents less than NIS\USD 1.
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE
In thousands, except share
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| translation | ||||||||||||||||
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended March 31, | Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Audited | Unaudited | Unaudited | ||||||||||||||
| N I S | U.S. dollars | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development, net of participations | 68,645 | 5,732 | 19,068 | 5,348 | ||||||||||||
| Marketing, general and administrative | 9,706 | 1,433 | 981 | 275 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 78,351 | 7,165 | 20,049 | 5,623 | ||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (78,351 | ) | (7,165 | ) | (20,049 | ) | (5,623 | ) | ||||||||
| Financial income | 4 | 9,754 | 16,502 | 4,629 | ||||||||||||
| Financial expense | (30,847 | ) | (2,023 | ) | (148 | ) | (42 | ) | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) and total comprehensive income (loss) | (109,194 | ) | 566 | (3,695 | ) | (1,036 | ) | |||||||||
| Basic and Diluted net income (loss) per share | (0.33 | ) | 0.002 | (0.01 | ) | (0.002 | ) | |||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted income (loss) per share | 326,651,721 | 261,419,599 | 408,596,752 | 408,596,752 |