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Christophe Douat added: "We have a path to expanding the reach of our technology and continuing to forge new partnerships to have a greater impact on global health while generating additional value for our shareholders. To achieve this, we continue to innovate, expand our technological reach, and grow our collaboration network. It is also very important to keep expanding our shareholder base especially in the US to prepare the future. This ambition and vision are the driving forces behind the capital increase we are launching today."

The net proceeds from the Global Offering (as defined below), combined with the Company’s existing funds, are intended to contribute to:

• Expand BEPO^® technology into new molecules and high value indications

• Potential integration of complementary technologies

• Strengthening the company’s balance sheet

• General corporate purpose

Medincell’s portfolio as of February 1^st, 2025

UZEDY^®, the first treatment using Medincell's BEPO^® technology and commercialized by Teva, generated net sales of $117 million in 2024 in the US, its first year of commercialization, exceeding expectations.

Teva and Medincell announced positive Phase 3 results for TEV-‘749, their second partnered product - a once-monthly olanzapine injectable for schizophrenia - demonstrating strong efficacy and a favorable safety profile, with potential first-in-class status and FDA submission expected in H2 2025.

Additionally, Medincell entered into strategic co-development and licensing agreement with AbbVie to develop up to six cutting-edge long-acting injectables, with up to $1.9 billion in potential development and commercial milestones, plus royalties on worldwide sales. Preclinical and CMC activities of the first drug candidate have already been initiated.

Terms of the Global Offering

The Global Offering will be carried out in two distinct but concomitant components:

• an offering without shareholders' preferential subscription rights in favor of qualified investors or a restricted circle of investors under the provisions of Article L. 411-2 1° of the French Monetary and Financial Code, meeting the characteristics set out in the 18th resolution of the Company's combined ordinary and extraordinary general shareholders' meeting of 12 September 2024 (the "General Meeting") (the "Private Placement"), and

• a public offering without shareholders' preferential subscription rights in favor of retail investors via the PrimaryBid platform only in France, pursuant to Article L. 225-136 of the French Commercial Code and in accordance with the 16th resolution of the General Meeting (the "PrimaryBid Offering", and, together with the Private Placement, the "Global Offering").

The Private Placement will be carried out in accordance with the 18th resolution of the General Meeting, to (i) qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(e) of Regulation 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017, as amended (the "Prospectus Regulation") or in other circumstances falling within the scope of Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation in the European Union (including France) and outside the European Union with the exception of the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa and Japan and (ii) certain institutional investors in the United States.

The PrimaryBid Offering will not be made available to retail investors outside France.

The gross proceeds of the Global Offering will depend exclusively on the orders received for each of the above-mentioned components without the possibility of reallocating the sums allocated from one to the other. It is specified that the PrimaryBid Offering is incidental to the Private Placement and will represent a maximum of 20 % of the total amount of the Global Offering and be limited to a maximum of €8 million. Allocations will be proportional to demand, limited to the amount allocated to this public offer, with allocations reduced should demand exceed this limit. In any event, the PrimaryBid Offering will not be carried out if the Private Placement does not occur. The Private Placement is not conditional on the PrimaryBid Offering.

The Global Offering is subject to market and other conditions and the final aggregate amount of the Global Offering is subject to change. The Private Placement will be carried out via an accelerated book-building process, following which the number and price of the new shares to be issued will be decided by the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to and within the limits of the delegations of authority granted by the Board of Directors and the General Meeting, it being specified that the maximum number of new shares that may be issued in the Global Offering in accordance with such delegations and authorizations is 8,014,710 new shares, representing a maximum of 30% of the capital.

The subscription price of the new shares in the Private Placement shall be at least equal to the volume-weighted average of the closing prices of the Company's share of the last 3 trading sessions preceding the beginning of the Private Placement, reduced by a maximum discount of 10% in accordance with the 18th resolution. The subscription price of the new shares in the PrimaryBid Offering will be equal to the price of the new shares offered in the Private Placement, as determined by the accelerated book-building initiated with institutional investors.

The accelerated book-building process for the Private Placement will begin immediately following the publication of this press release and is expected to close before the markets open on 19 February 2025, subject to any early closing. The PrimaryBid Offering will begin immediately and close at 10:00pm CET on 18 February 2025, subject to any early closing. The Company will announce the pricing and the definitive number of new shares to be issued in the Global Offering via a press release as soon as possible after the book-building ends.

Settlement-Delivery of the new ordinary shares to be issued in the Global Offering and their admission for trading on the regulated market of Euronext Paris are expected on 21 February 2025. The new ordinary shares will be of the same category and fungible with the existing shares, will be entitled to all the rights associated with the existing shares, and will be admitted to trading on the regulated market of Euronext Paris under the same ISIN FR0004065605.

Lock-up commitments

In connection with the Global Offering, the Company and, the members of the Board of Directors and certain members of the management team have signed a lock-up commitment that comes into effect on the date of the signing of the placement agreement entered into between the Company and the banks today and for a period of 90 days following the settlement/delivery of the Global Offering, subject to certain customary exceptions.

Financial Intermediaries

Jefferies, Evercore and Bryan Garnier & Co and are acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and Truist as Joint Bookrunner on the Private Placement. The Private Placement is subject to a placement agreement signed today between the Company and the Joint Bookrunners.

Within the framework of the PrimaryBid Offering, investors may only subscribe via the PrimaryBid partners mentioned on the PrimaryBid website (www.PrimaryBid.fr). The PrimaryBid Offering is governed by an engagement letter entered into between the Company and PrimaryBid and not covered by a placement agreement. For further details, please go to the PrimaryBid website at www.PrimaryBid.fr.

Risk factors

The attention of the public is drawn to the risk factors associated with the Company and its activity presented in Section 2 of the universal registration document filed with the French Financial Market Authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) (the "AMF") under number D.24-0649 on 30 July 2024, which is available free of charge on the Company’s website (https://www.medincell.com/regulated-information/). The occurrence of all or part of these risks could have a negative impact on the Company’s activity, financial situation, results, development or outlook. The risk factors presented in that document are the same today.

Additionally, investors are invited to consider the following risks specific to this Global Offering: (i) the market price of the Company’s shares may fluctuate and fall below the subscription price of the shares issued as part of the Global Offering, (ii) the volatility and liquidity of the Company’s shares may fluctuate significantly, (iii) sales of the Company’s shares may take place on the market and have a negative impact on the market price of its share and (iv) the Company’s shareholders could suffer potentially significant dilution resulting from any future capital increases required to provide the Company with additional financing.

No Prospectus

The Global Offering is not subject to a prospectus requiring an approval from the AMF.

This press release does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14, 2017, as amended, nor an offer to the public.

About Medincell

Medincell is a clinical- and commercial-stage biopharmaceutical licensing company developing long-acting injectable drugs in many therapeutic areas. Our innovative treatments aim to guarantee compliance with medical prescriptions, to improve the effectiveness and accessibility of medicines, and to reduce their environmental footprint. They combine active pharmaceutical ingredients with our proprietary BEPO^® technology which controls the delivery of a drug at a therapeutic level for several days, weeks or months from the subcutaneous or local injection of a simple deposit of a few millimeters, entirely bioresorbable. The first treatment based on BEPO^® technology, intended for the treatment of schizophrenia, was approved by the FDA in April 2023, and is now distributed in the United States by Teva under the name UZEDY^® (BEPO^® technology is licensed to Teva under the name SteadyTeq™). We collaborate with leading pharmaceutical companies and foundations to improve global health through new treatment options. Based in Montpellier, Medincell currently employs more than 140 people representing more than 25 different nationalities.

UZEDY^® and SteadyTeq™ are trademarks of Teva Pharmaceuticals

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In France, the offering of Medincell shares described below will be made in the context of a capital increase in favor of qualified investors or a restricted circle of investors, pursuant to Article L. 411-2 1° of the French Code monétaire et financier and applicable regulatory provisions and retail investors in France via PrimaryBid. Pursuant to Article 211-3 of the General regulations of the AMF, Articles 1(4) and 3 of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017, as amended (the "Prospectus Regulation") and any applicable regulation, the offer of Medincell shares will not require the publication of a prospectus approved by the AMF.

With respect to Member States of the European Economic Area ("Member State"), no action has been taken or will be taken to permit a public offering of the securities referred to in this press release requiring the publication of a prospectus in any Member State. Therefore, such securities may not be and shall not be offered in any Member State other than in accordance with the exemptions of Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation or, otherwise, in cases not requiring the publication of a prospectus under Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation and/or the applicable regulations in such Member State.

MIFID II Product Governance/Target Market: For the sole purposes of the requirements of Article 9.8 of the EU Delegated Directive 2017/593 relating to the product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the shares of Medincell has led to the conclusion, with respect to the type of clients criteria only that: (i) the type of clients to whom the shares are targeted is eligible counterparties and professional clients and retail clients, each as defined in Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended ("MiFID II"); and (ii) all channels for distribution of the shares of Medincell to eligible counterparties and professional clients and retail clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the shares of Medincell (a "distributor") should take into consideration the type of clients assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares of Medincell and determining appropriate distribution channels.

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Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and the Company's actual results of operations, financial condition and the development of the industry in which it operates may differ significantly from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained herein. In addition, even if the Company's results of operations and financial condition and the development of the industry in which it operates are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained herein, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. The Company does not undertake publicly to update or revise any forward-looking statement that may be made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Contacts

David Heuzé
Head of Corporate and Financial Communications, and ESG
david.heuze@Medincell.com / +33 (0)6 83 25 21 86

Grace Kim
Chief Strategy Officer, U.S. Finance
grace.kim@Medincell.com / +1 (646) 991-4023

Nicolas Mérigeau/ Arthur Rouillé
Media Relations
Medincell@newcap.eu / +33 (0)1 44 71 94 94

Louis-Victor Delouvrier/Alban Dufumier
Investor Relations France
Medincell@newcap.eu / +33 (0)1 44 71 94 94