Biophytis to Restate Previously Issued Financial Statements
October 06 2021 - 5:00PM
Biophytis SA (NasdaqCM: BPTS, Euronext Growth Paris: ALBPS) (the
“Company” or “Biophytis”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company
focused on the development of therapeutics that slow the
degenerative processes associated with aging and improve functional
outcomes for patients suffering from age-related diseases,
including severe respiratory failure in patients suffering from
COVID-19, today announced that the Company’s previously issued
audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 and unaudited consolidated
financial statements for the six month periods ended June 30, 2021
and 2020 will be restated to correct the Company’s accounting
treatment of its convertible notes.
These technical
corrections relate to the inappropriate historical
accounting practices relating to notes convertible into ordinary
shares and/or redeemable for cash with attached warrants issued to
convertible noteholders.
The Company is still in the process of
evaluating the impact of these corrections on its financial
statements for the affected periods, however the Company does not
believe that the corrections will affect the Company’s cash
position as at the end of the relevant accounting periods.
Consequently, the Company’s previously released
financial statements for the affected time periods, the associated
reports of the Company’s auditors and of the Company’s management
and related press releases, or other communications describing
Biophytis’s financial statements for the affected periods should no
longer be relied upon as regards the impacted accounting items.
The Company is not currently aware of any other
accounting corrections requiring adjustment to any prior period
financial statements.
The Company expects, as soon as reasonably
practicable, to file restated financial statements on Form 20-F/A
for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, and furnish
restated financial statements for the half years ended June 30,
2020 and 2021 on Form 6-K. The Company also expects to publish
shortly the management’s report for the six month period ended June
30, 2021, which will incorporate the restated financial
statements.
About BIOPHYTIS
Biophytis SA is a clinical-stage biotechnology
company specialized in the development of therapeutics that are
aimed at slowing the degenerative processes associated with aging
and improving functional outcomes for patients suffering from
age-related diseases, including severe respiratory failure in
patients suffering from COVID-19. Sarconeos (BIO101), our leading
drug candidate, is a small molecule, administered orally, being
developed as a treatment for sarcopenia in a Phase 2 clinical trial
in the United States and Europe (SARA-INT). It is also being
studied in a clinical two-part Phase 2-3 study (COVA) for the
treatment of severe respiratory manifestations of COVID-19 in
Europe, Latin America, and the US. A pediatric formulation of
Sarconeos (BIO101) is being developed for the treatment of Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The Company is based in Paris, France,
and Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Company's ordinary shares are
listed on Euronext Growth (Ticker: ALBPS -ISIN: FR0012816825) and
ADSs (American Depositary Shares) are listed on Nasdaq Capital
Market (Ticker BPTS – ISIN: US09076G1040). For more information
visit www.biophytis.com
Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that
are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify these
forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook,"
"believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will,"
"should," "could," "seeks," "predicts," "intends," "trends,"
"plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative version of
these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking
statements are based on assumptions that Biophytis considers to be
reasonable. However, there can be no assurance that the statements
contained in such forward-looking statements will be verified,
which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also
subject to risks not yet known to Biophytis or not currently
considered material by Biophytis. Accordingly, there are or will be
important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to
differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Please
also refer to the "Risk and uncertainties the Company is to face"
section from the Company's 2020 Annual Report available on
BIOPHYTIS website (www.biophytis.com) and as exposed in the "Risk
Factors" section of form 20-F as well as other forms filed with the
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission, USA). We undertake no
obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
Biophytis Contact for Investor Relations
Evelyne Nguyen, CFO
Investors@biophytis.com
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