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Apontis Pharma AG, Annual General Meeting, May 12, 2022

Apontis Pharma AG Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2022

Apontis Pharma AG provided revenue guidance for the year 2022. For the year, the Executive Board confirms its forecast of an increase in revenues of 8% to EUR 55.3 million.

Apontis Pharma Ag Announces Publication of Data on the Pharmacoeconomics of the Unique Healthcare Research Study Called "START"

APONTIS PHARMA AG announced the publication of data on the pharmacoeconomics of the unique healthcare research study called "START" in the peer-reviewed "Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research". In the START study (Effect of Single pill combinations on Treatment Adherence and persistence as well as on clinical and pharmacoeconomic outcomes in the Real-world Treatment of hypertension, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia and in secondary prevention of cardiovascular events: A claims data analysis), total costs and medication costs per patient/year were compared between therapy with seven single pills and therapy with the respective loose combination of the corresponding single active pharmaceutical substances. The authors conclude that a single pill therapy approach leads to a reduction in total costs and in medication costs per patient/year compared with a multi pill therapy approach in cardiovascular patients. In total, data from 59,336 patients were included in the evaluation, leading to the following results in favor of Single Pill therapy, among others: significantly higher compliance (adherence to therapy), a lower number of visits to the general practitioner, a lower number of visits to specialists, a significantly lower number of days spent in hospital and a significantly lower length of stay in hospital, a lower number of days of incapacity to work, lower total costs per patient per year, lower medication costs per patient per year.

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Full year 2021 results: €0.088 loss per share (up from €0.18 loss in FY 2020). Revenue: €51.2m (up 30% from FY 2020). Net loss: €745.2k (loss narrowed 37% from FY 2020). Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates. Over the next year, revenue is forecast to grow 9.0%, compared to a 8.2% growth forecast for the pharmaceuticals industry in Germany.

Apontis Pharma AG Announces Launch of New Single Pill for More Efficient Treatment of Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia

Apontis Pharma AG announced the signing of a new in-licensing agreement for a new Single Pill. The market launch in Germany is planned for early 2022. The medication addresses patients who are simultaneously affected by hypertension (high blood pressure) and hyperlipidemia (disorder of lipid metabolism). The objective is to increase adherence by combining two active ingredients in just one pill and thus achieve a more efficient therapy for patients. The success of the Single Pill therapy strategy was proven by the START study conducted in 2019. It showed that patients benefited from a Single Pill compared to a multi-pill regime with the same substances. Instead of taking several individual preparations, treatment with the combination of substances in a Single Pill, which combines up to three active substances, promises a much higher adherence to therapy. Consequently, medications are taken more reliably when the dosage form is limited to one pill. APONTIS PHARMA is also pursuing this proven approach with its latest product and is offering a large and steadily increasing number of patients treatment perspective that meets their needs. Overall, APONTIS PHARMA is addressing a group of around half a million people in Germany who, in the case of hypertension and hyperlipidemia, have so far been taking a loose combination of these two substances. Accordingly, APONTIS PHARMA and the new Single Pill are opening up a promising market environment.