UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.
20549

FORM
10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

2023

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from
to

Commission file number
001-36697

DBV TECHNOLOGIES S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

France
 
Not applicable

State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

177-181
avenue Pierre Brossolette

92120 Montrouge France

 92120
N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code +33 1 55 42 78 78

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

American Depositary Shares, each representing
one-half
of one ordinary share, nominal value €0.10
€0.10
per share
 
DBVT
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Ordinary shares, nominal value €0.10 per share*
 
n/a
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

*

Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares.

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    YesNo  ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    YesNo  ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated
filer
   Smaller reporting company 
Emerging growth company    

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Act).    Yes  ☐    YesNo  ☒  No

As of April 30, 2021,May
2
, 2023, the registrant had 54,936,68794,147,319 ordinary shares, nominal value €0.10 per share, outstanding.outstanding including treasury shares.


Table of contents

 

Page

Part I

 

Financial information

   1 

Item 1

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited) as of March 31,202131, 2023 and December 31, 20202022

   1 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 20212023 and 20202022

   2 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 20212023 and 20202022

   3 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 20212023 and 20202022

   4 
 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   5 

Item 2

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   1315 

Item 3

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   1721 

Item 4

 

Controls and Procedures

   1721 

Part II

 

Other informationInformation

   1822 

Item 1

 

Legal Proceedings

   1822 

Item 1A

 

Risk Factors

   1822 

Item 2

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   1822 

Item 3

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   1822 

Item 4

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

  ��1823 

Item 5

 

Other Information

   1823 

Item 6

 

Exhibits

   1924 

Unless the context otherwise requires, we use the terms “DBV”, “DBV Technologies,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Quarterly Report, to refer to DBV Technologies S.A. and, where appropriate, its consolidated subsidiaries. “Viaskin”, “EPIT” and our other registered and common law trade names, trademarks and service marks are the property of DBV Technologies S.A. or our subsidiaries. All other trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this Quarterly Report are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this Quarterly Report may be referred to without the ® and  symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert their rights thereto.


SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or variations of these words or similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Any forward-looking statement involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements include statements, other than statements of historical fact, about, among other things:

 

statements regarding the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our operations, research and development and clinical trials and potential disruption in the operations and business of third-party manufacturers, contract research organizations, other service providers and collaborators with whom we conduct business;

  

our expectations regarding the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals, including with respect to our anticipated re-submission of a Biologics License Application, or a BLA, for ViaskinTMPeanut to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration;Administration, or the FDA;

 

the initiation, timing progress and anticipated results of our pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs;interactions with regulatory agencies;

the initiation, timing, progress and results of our pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs;

 

the sufficiency of existing capital resources;

 

the implementation of our global restructuring plan, our business model and our other strategic plans for our business, product candidates and technology;

 

our ability to manufacture clinical and commercial supplies of our product candidates and comply with regulatory requirements related to the manufacturing of our product candidates;

 

our ability to build our own sales and marketing capabilities, or seek collaborative partners, to commercialize Viaskin Peanut and/or our other product candidates, if approved;

 

the commercialization of our product candidates, if approved;

 

our expectations regarding the potential market size and the size of the patient populations for Viaskin Peanut and/or our other product candidates, if approved, and our ability to serve such markets;

 

the pricing and reimbursement of our product candidates, if approved;

 

the rate and degree of market acceptance of Viaskin Peanut and/or our other product candidates, if approved, by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the medical community;

 

our ability to advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials;

 

the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our product candidates and technology;

 

estimates of our expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and our needs for additional financing;

 

the potential benefits of strategic collaboration agreements and our ability to enter into strategic arrangements;

 

our ability to maintain and establish collaborations or obtain additional grant funding;

 

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our financial performance;

 

developments relating to our competitors and our industry, including competing therapies;

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our operations, research and development, clinical trials and ability to obtain financing and potential disruption in the operations and business of third-party manufacturers, contract research organizations, or CROs, other service providers and collaborators with whom we conduct business; and

 

other risks and uncertainties, including those listed under the caption “Risk Factors.”

Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this Quarterly Report, on Form 10-Q, these statements are based on our estimates or projections of the future that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, level of activity, performance, experience or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. These risks, uncertainties and other factors are described in greater detail under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part I. Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (“SEC”)or the SEC on March 17, 2021.2, 2023. As a result of the risks and uncertainties, the results or events indicated by the forward-looking statements may not occur. Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statement. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

In addition, any forward-looking statement in this AnnualQuarterly Report, including statements that “we believe” and similar statements, reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject and represents our views only as of the date of this annual reportQuarterly Report and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and you are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause our views to change. Although we may elect to update these forward-looking statements publicly at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, except as required by applicable law. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make.

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Part I -
Financial
Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

DBV Technologies S.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (unaudited)

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

       March 31,  December 31, 
   Note   2021  2020 

Assets

     

Current assets :

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   3   $152,459  $196,352 

Trade receivables

     —     2,230 

Other current assets

     7,349   8,792 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

     159,809   207,375 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

     21,526   24,792 

Right-of-use assets related to operating leases

     9,168   10,104 

Intangible assets

     32   41 

Other non-current assets

     30,870   29,935 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     61,596   64,871 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $221,405  $272,246 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Trade payables

   4   $17,176  $20,338 

Short-term operating leases

     3,314   3,708 

Short-term financial debt

     701   724 

Current contingencies

   6    4,246   5,016 

Other current liabilities

   4    13,394   22,926 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     38,831   52,713 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Long-term operating leases

     9,533   10,496 

Long-term financial debt

     350   543 

Non-current contingencies

   6    2,229   2,527 

Other non-current liabilities

     1,286   475 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     13,398   14,042 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    $52,229  $66,754 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity :

     

Ordinary shares, €0.10 par value; 54,936,687 and 54,929,187 shares authorized, and issued as at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and 4,100,663 and 4,029,763 shares outstanding as at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

    $6,519  $6,518 

Additional paid-in capital

     1,153,516   1,152,042 

Treasury stock, 60,588 and 112,302 ordinary shares as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, at cost

     (681  (1,169

Accumulated deficit

     (987,992  (958,543

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     399   484 

Accumulated currency translation effect

     (2,586  6,158 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ equity

    $169,176  $205,491 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholder’s equity

    $221,405  $272,246 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

      
March 31,
  
December 31,
 
   
Note
  
2023
  
2022
 
Assets
            
Current assets:
            
Cash and cash equivalents  
3
  $192,289  $209,194 
Other current assets  
4
   17,946   13,880 
             
Total current assets
     
 
210,236
 
 
 
223,074
 
Property, plant, and equipment, net      14,786   15,096 
Right-of-use
assets related to operating leases
  
5
   2,127   2,513 
Intangible assets      10   10 
Other
non-current
assets
      5,771   5,824 
             
Total
non-current
assets
     
 
22,693
 
 
 
23,444
 
             
Total Assets
     
$
232,929
 
 
$
246,518
 
             
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
            
Current liabilities:
            
Trade payables  
6
  $19,938  $14,473 
Short-term operating leases  
5
   1,923   1,894 
Current contingencies  
9
   4,142   3,944 
Other current liabilities  
6
   6,776   9,210 
             
Total current liabilities
     
 
32,778
 
 
 
29,521
 
             
Long-term operating leases  
5
   680   1,127 
Non-current
contingencies
  
9
   15,989   16,680 
Other
non-current
liabilities
  
6
   4,387   4,735 
             
Total
non-current
liabilities
     
 
21,056
 
 
 
22,543
 
             
Total Liabilities
     
$
53,834
 
 
$
52,064
 
             
Shareholders’ equity:
            
Ordinary shares, €0.10 par value; 94,147,319 and 94,137,145 shares authorized, and issued as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively     $10,721  $10,720 
Additional
paid-in
capital
      459,852   458,221 
Treasury stock, 157,654 and 149,793 ordinary shares as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, at cost      (1,123  (1,109
Accumulated deficit      (280,138  (259,578
Accumulated other comprehensive income      698   781 
Accumulated currency translation effect      (10,915  (14,581
             
Total Shareholders’ equity
  
7
  
$
179,094
 
 
$
194,453
 
             
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ equity
     
$
232,929
 
 
$
246,518
 
             
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DBV Technologies S.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

      Three Months Ended March
31,
 
   Note  2021  2020 

Operating income

  7  $2,941  $4,720 

Operating expenses

     

Research and development expenses

     (22,164  (27,532

Sales and marketing expenses

     (729  (7,297

General and administrative expenses

     (9,683  (11,113
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Operating expenses

     (32,575  (45,942
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (29,634  (41,222
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Financial income

     215   309 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loss before taxes

     (29,419  (40,913
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income tax

     (30  —   
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net loss

    $(29,449 $(40,913
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

     

Foreign currency translation differences, net of taxes

     (8,744  (6,064

Actuarial (losses) gains on employee benefits, net of taxes

     (85  189 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

    $(38,279 $(46,788
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Basic/diluted Net loss per share attributable to shareholders

  11  $(0.54 $(0.79

Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing per share amounts:

     54,880,776   51,802,524 

      
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
Note
  
2023
  
2022
 
Operating income
  
10
  
$
2,194
 
 
$
2,546
 
Operating expenses
            
Research and development expenses      (16,037  (12,223
Sales and marketing expenses      (434  (464
General and administrative expenses      (6,889  (6,630
             
Total Operating expenses
     
 
(23,359
 
 
(19,317
             
Loss from operations
     
 
(21,165
 
 
(16,771
             
Financial income(expenses)      605   152 
             
Loss before taxes
     
 
(20,561
 
 
(16,619
             
Income tax (expense)      —     (87
             
Net loss
     
$
(20,561
 
$
(16,706
             
Foreign currency translation differences, net of taxes      3,666   (1,933
Actuarial gains (losses) on employee benefits, net of taxes      (82  24 
             
Total comprehensive loss
     
$
(16,977
 
$
(18,615
             
Basic/diluted Net loss per share attributable to shareholders  
14
  
$
(0.22
 
$
(0.30
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing per share amounts:      93,970,598   54,932,192 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DBV Technologies S.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

       Three Months Ended March 31, 
   Notes   2021  2020 

Net loss for the period

    $(29,449 $(40,913

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

     

Depreciation, amortization and accrued contingencies

     1,483   1,548 

Retirement pension obligations

     —     109 

Expenses related to share-based payments

     1,433   3,073 

Other elements

     (456  419 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

Decrease (increase) in inventories and work in progress

     —     (2,402

Decrease (increase) in trade receivables

     2,101   —   

Decrease (increase) in other current assets

     (417  122 

(Decrease) increase in trade payables

     (2,567  (3,212

(Decrease) increase in other current and non-current liabilities

     (7,980  (8,382

Change in operating lease liabilities and right of use assets

     (353  (45

Net cash flow used in operating activities

     (36,204  (49,683
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities:

     

Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net from proceeds

     (184  (816

Acquisitions of intangible assets

     —     (114

Acquisitions of non-current financial assets

     (1  —   
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in investing activities

     (185  (930
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by financing activities:

     

(Decrease) increase in conditional advances

     (164  7 

Treasury shares

     578   (412

Capital increases, net of transaction costs

     42   151,023 

Other cash flows related to financing activities

     (17  (7
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by financing activities

     440   150,611 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (7,944  (5,811
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (43,893  94,187 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

     196,352   193,255 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

   3   $152,459  $287,442 
    

 

 

  

 

 

 

      
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
Notes
  
2023
  
2022
 
Net loss for the period
     
$
(20,561
 
$
(16,706
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities:
            
Depreciation, amortization and accrued contingencies      (228  (599
Retirement pension obligations      (35  (9
Expenses related to share-based payments  
8
   1,632   1,363 
Other elements      —     (3
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
            
Decrease (increase) in other current assets      (3,098  20,458 
(Decrease) increase in trade payables      4,478   (19
(Decrease) increase in other current and
non-current
liabilities
      (2,989  (4,118
Change in operating lease liabilities and right of use assets      (42  (1,849
Net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities     
 
(20,841
 
 
(1,483
             
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:            
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment      (111  (131
Proceeds from property, plant, and equipment dispositions      —     3 
Acquisitions of
non-current
financial assets
      —     (40
Proceeds from
non-current
financial assets dispositions
      153   179 
             
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities     
 
42
 
 
 
11
 
             
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:            
(Decrease) increase in conditional advances      —     (168
Treasury shares      (14)  40 
             
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities     
 
(14
 
 
(129
             
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents      3,909   (1,594
             
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
     
 
(16,905
 
 
(3,194
             
Net Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period      209,194   77,301 
             
Net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
  
3
  
$
192,289
 
 
$
74,107
 
             
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DBV Technologies S.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited)

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

  Ordinary shares                   
  Number of
Shares
  Amount  Additional
paid-in

capital
  Treasury
stock
  Accumulated
deficit
  Accumulated
other

comprehensive
income
(loss)
  Accumulated
currency
translation
effect
  Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 

Balance at January 1, 2020

  47,028,510  $5,645  $1,003,595  $(230 $(798,988 $108  $(16,945 $193,186 

Net (loss)

  —     —     —     —     (40,913  —     —     (40,913

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  —     —     —     —     —     189   (6,064  (5,875

Issuance of ordinary shares

  7,898,677   873   150,150   —     —     —     —     151,023 

Treasury shares

  —     —     —     (832  —     —     —     (832

Share-based payments

  —     —     3,073    —     —     —     3,073 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2020

  54,927,187  $6,518  $1,156,818  $(1,062 $(839,901 $297  $(23,009 $299,662 
  Ordinary shares                   
  Number of
Shares
  Amount  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Treasury
stock
  Accumulated
deficit
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive

gain
(loss)
  Accumulated
currency
translation
effect
  Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 

Balance at January 1, 2021

  54,929,187  $6,518  $1,152,042  $(1,169 $(958,543 $484  $6,158  $205,491 

Net (loss)

  —     —     —     —     (29,449  —     —     (29,449

Other comprehensive (loss)

  —     —     —     —     —     (85  (8,744  (8,829

Issuance of ordinary shares

  7 500   1   42   —     —     —     —     42 

Treasury shares

  —     —     —     488   —     —     —     488 

Share-based payments

  —     —     1,433   —     —     —     —     1,433 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2021

  54,936,687  $6,519  $1,153,516  $(681 $(987,992 $399  $(2,586 $169,176 

                                 
   
Ordinary shares
                      
   
Number of
Shares
   
Amount
   
Additional
paid-in

capital
   
Treasury
stock
  
Accumulated
deficit
  
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
   
Accumulated
currency
translation
effect
  
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Balance at January 1, 2022
  
 
55,095,762
 
  
$
6,538
 
  
$
358,115
 
  
$
(1,232
 
$
(258,528
 
$
519
 
  
$
(6,137
 
$
99,274
 
Net (loss)
   —      —      —      —     (16,706  —      —     (16,706
Other comprehensive income (loss)
   —      —      —      —     —     24    (1,933  (1,909
Insuance of ordinary shares
   775    1    —      —     —     —      —     1 
Treasury shares
   —      —      —      40   —     —      —     40 
Share-based payments
   —      —      1,363    —     —     —      —     1,363 
Other change in equity
   —      —      —      —     15        (15  —   
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2022
  
 
55,096,537
 
  
$
6,539
 
  
$
359,478
 
  
$
(1,193
 
$
(275,219
 
$
543
 
  
$
(8,086
 
$
82,062
 
                                 
   
Ordinary shares
                    
   
Number of
Shares
   
Amount
   
Additional
paid-in

capital
  
Treasury
stock
  
Accumulated
deficit
  
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
  
Accumulated
currency
translation
effect
  
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Balance at January 1, 2023
  
 
94,137,145
 
  
$
10,720
 
  
$
458,221
 
 
$
(1,109
 
$
(259,578
 
$
781
 
 
$
(14,581
 
$
194,453
 
Net (loss)
   —      —      —     —     (20,561  —     —     (20,561
Other comprehensive income (loss)
   —      —      —     —     —     (82  3,666   3,584 
Insuance of ordinary shares
   10 174    1    (1  —     —     —     —     —   
Treasury shares
   —      —      —     (14  —     —     —     (14
Share-based payments
   —      —      1,632   —     —     —     —     1,632 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2023
  
 
94,147,319
 
  
$
10,721
 
  
$
459,852
 
 
$
(1,123
 
$
(280,138
 
$
698
 
 
$
(10,915
 
$
179,094
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Note 1: The Company

Incorporated in 2002 under the laws of France, DBV Technologies S.A. (“DBV Technologies,” or the “Company”, or the “group”) is a clinical-stage specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on changing the field of immunotherapy by developing a novel technology platform called Viaskin
. The Company’s therapeutic approach is based on epicutaneous immunotherapy, or EPIT
, a proprietary method of delivering biologically active compounds to the immune system through intact skin using Viaskin
.

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and are presented in U.S. dollars. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated on consolidation.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the SEC on March 17, 20212, 2023 (the “Annual Report”). The condensed consolidated statement of financial position atas of December 31, 20202022 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The Company’s critical accounting policies are detailed in the Annual Report. The Company’s critical accounting policies have not changed materially since December 31, 2020.

2022.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements. However, these condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly state the results of the interim period. These interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2021,2023, or any other future period.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements requires the use of estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of income and expenses during the period. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. The actual results may differ from these estimates.

On an
on-going
basis, management evaluates its estimates, primarily those related to: (1) evaluation of costs and measure of progress of the development activities conducted as part of the collaboration agreement with Nestlé Health Science, (2) research tax credits, (3) assumptions used in the valuation of right of use assets - assets—operating lease, (4) impairment of
right-of-use
assets related to leases and property, plant and equipment, (5) recoverability of the Company’s net deferred tax assets and related valuation allowance, (6) assumptions used in the valuation model to determine the fair value and vesting conditions of share-based compensation plan, and, (7) estimate of contingencies.

Going concern

Since its inception, the Company has primarily funded its operations with equity financings,contingencies and to a lesser extent, public assistance aimed at supporting innovation and payments associated with research tax credits (Crédit dImpôt Recherche). The Company does not generate product revenue and continues to prepare for the potential launch(8) estimate of its first product in the United States and in the European Union, if approved.

Following receipt of a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in connection with its Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for Viaskin Peanut, beginning in August 2020, the Company scaled down its other clinical programs and pre-clinical spend to focus on Viaskin Peanut. The Company also initiated a global restructuring plan in June 2020 to provide operational latitude to progress the clinical development and regulatory review of Viaskin Peanut in the United States and European Union. Based on guidance received from the FDA in January 2021, the Company’s plans to implement such guidance, and expected cost savings from implementation of the global restructuring plan, the Company expects that its current balance of cash and cash equivalents of $152.5 million as of March 31, 2021 will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next 12 months.

The Company intends to seek additional capital as it prepares for the launch of Viaskin Peanut, if approved, and continues other research and development efforts. The Company may seek to finance its future cash needs through a combination of public or private equity or debt financings, collaborations, license and development agreements and other forms of non-dilutive financings. As a result of disruptions to the global financial markets as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to obtain the necessary financing to meet its needs or to obtain funds at attractive terms and conditions. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already caused extreme volatility and disruptions in the capital and credit markets. A severe or prolonged economic downturn could result in a variety of risks to the Company, including reduced ability to raise additional capital when needed or on acceptable terms, if at all.

employee benefits obligations.

Accounting Pronouncements adopted in 2021

Effective January 1, 2021, the Company adopted ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740)—Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which is intended to simplify accounting for income taxes. It removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Accounting Pronouncements issued not yet adopted

2023

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU
2016-13
- Financial Instruments - Credit losses, which replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology for financial instruments in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The FASB has issued ASU
2019-10
which has resulted in the postponement of the effective date of the new guidance for eligible smaller reporting companies to the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2023. The guidance must be adopted using a modified-retrospective approach and a prospective transition approach is required for debt securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment had been recognized before the effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the impactAdoption of the guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company does not expect this new standard willdid not have a material impact on itsthe consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB

Accounting Pronouncements issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which modifies the goodwill impairment test and requires an entity to write down the carrying value of goodwill for the amount by which the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The FASB has issued ASU 2019-10 which has resulted in the postponement of the effective date of the new guidance for eligible smaller reporting companies to the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2023. The Company does not expect this new standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

yet adopted

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption.

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Note 2: Significant Events and Transactions

Clinical programs

ViaskinTM Peanut for children ages 4-11

United States Regulatory History and Current Status
In January 2020, the Company announced positive topline results of the three-year, open-label extension of its Phase III PEPITES trial, or PEOPLE trial, evaluating the long-term efficacy and safety of investigational Viaskin Peanut in peanut-allergic children ages 4 to 11 years. The results demonstrated long-term clinical benefit as shown by an increase in eliciting dose (“ED”), which may decrease the chance of reacting to an accidental peanut exposure. After three years, the Company observed that 75.9% (107/141) of patients had increased their ED from baseline, and 51.8% (73/141) of patients reached an ED of at least 1,000 mg peanut protein by year three. The safety profile of Viaskin Peanut was consistent with that observed in the clinical program to date in over 1,000 patients. During the PEOPLE trial, the most common adverse events were mild to moderate skin reactions localized to the administration site, and there was no epinephrine use deemed related to treatment. No treatment related serious adverse events were reported. One patient experienced one case of mild anaphylaxis that was determined by the investigator to be possibly related to treatment and resolved without anti-anaphylactic treatment. Treatment compliance remained high throughout the study at a mean of 98% over three years of treatment. Low discontinuations due to adverse events were observed.

In February 2020, the FDA announced an Allergenic Products Advisory Committee meeting to be held on May 15, 2020 to discuss the Biologics License Application (BLA) for Viaskin Peanut. On March 16, 2020, the Company announced that the FDA had informed us that during its ongoing review of the Company’s BLA for Viaskin Peanut, it had identified questions regarding efficacy, including the impact of patch-site adhesion. Therefore, the Advisory Committee meeting to discuss the BLA originally scheduled on May 15, 2020 was cancelled.

On August 4, 2020, the Company announced that FDA has issued a Complete Response Letter in which the FDA indicated it could not approve the Viaskin Peanut BLA in its current form. The FDA identified concerns regarding the impact of patch-site adhesion on efficacy and indicated the need for patch modifications, and subsequently a new human factor study. The FDA also indicated that supplementary clinical data would need to be generated to support the modified patch. In addition, the FDA requested additional Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls, or CMC, data. The FDA did not raise any safety concerns related to Viaskin Peanut.

On January 13, 2021, the Company received written responses from the FDA to questions provided in the Type A meeting request the Company submitted in October 2020 following the CRL. The Company believes the FDA feedback provides a well-defined regulatory path forward. In exchanges with the FDA, the Company proposed potential resolutions to two main concerns identified by the FDA in the CRL: the impact of patch adhesion and the need for patch modifications.Complete Response Letter. The FDA agreed with the Company’sits position that a modified Viaskin Peanut patch should not be considered as a new product entity provided the occlusion chamber of the current Viaskin Peanut patch and the peanut protein dose of 250 µg (approximately 1/1000 of one peanut) remains unchanged and performs in the same way it has performed previously. In order to confirm the consistency of efficacy data between the existing and a modified patches, thepatch, FDA has

requested an assessment comparing the uptake of allergen (peanut protein) between the patches in peanut allergic children ages 4 to 11 years.4-11. The Company named that assessment EQUAL, which stands for Equivalence in Uptake of ALlergen. The FDA also recommended conducting a 6-month, well-controlled safety and adhesion trial to assess thea modified Viaskin Peanut patch in the intended patient population.

The Company later named this study STAMP, which stands for Safety, Tolerability, and Adhesion of Modified Patches.

Based on the January 2021 FDA feedback, the Company defined three parallel workstreams:
1.
Identify a modified Viaskin patch (which the Company calls “mVP”).
2.
Generate the
6-month
safety and adhesion clinical data FDA requested via STAMP, which the Company expected to be the longest component of the mVP clinical plan. The Company prioritized the STAMP protocol submission so the Company could begin the study as soon as possible.
3.
Demonstrate the equivalence in allergen uptake between the current and modified patches in the intended patient population via EQUAL. The complexity of EQUAL hinged on the lack of established clinical and regulatory criteria to characterize allergen uptake via an epicutaneous patch. To support those exchanges, the Company outlined its proposed approach to demonstrate allergen uptake equivalence between the two patches, and allotted time to generate informative data through two additional Phase 1 clinical trials in healthy adult volunteers:
a.
PREQUAL, a Phase 1 study with adult healthy volunteers to optimize the allergen sample collection methodologies and validate the assays we intend to use in EQUAL. The data collection phase of the trial is complete, and the data analysis phase is ongoing.
b.
‘EQUAL in adults’—a second Phase 1 trial with adult healthy volunteers to compare the allergen uptake of cVP and mVP;
In March 2021, the Company commenced CHAMP (Comparison of adHesion Among Modified Patches), a Phase 1 trial in healthy adult volunteers to evaluate the adhesion of five modified Viaskin Peanut patches. The Company completed CHAMP in the second quarter of 2021. All modified Viaskin Peanut patches demonstrated better adhesion performance as compared to the then-current Viaskin Peanut patch, and the Company then selected two modified patches that performed best out of the five modified patches studied for further development. The Company then selected the circular patch for further development, which is larger in size relative to the current patch and circular in shape.
In May 2021, the Company submitted its proposed STAMP protocol to the FDA, and on October 14, 2021, the Company received an Advice/Information Request letter from the FDA. In this letter, the FDA requested a stepwise approach to the modified Viaskin patch development program and provided partial feedback on the STAMP protocol. Specifically, the FDA requested that the Company conduct allergen uptake comparison studies (i.e., ‘EQUAL in Adults’, EQUAL), and submit the allergen uptake comparison data for FDA review and feedback prior to starting the STAMP study. The FDA’s explanation was that the results from the allergen uptake studies might affect the design of the STAMP study.
After careful review of the FDA’s information requests, in December 2021, the Company decided not to pursue the sequential approach to the development plans for Viaskin Peanut as requested by the FDA in the October 2021 feedback. The Company estimated that the FDA’s newly proposed sequential approach would require at least five rounds of exchanges that necessitate FDA alignment prior to initiating STAMP, the
6-month
safety and adhesion study. As such, in December 2021, the Company announced its plan to initiate a pivotal Phase 3 placebo-controlled efficacy trial for a modified Viaskin Peanut patch (mVP) in children in the intended patient population. The Company considers this approach the most straightforward to potentially demonstrate effectiveness, safety, and improved in vivo adhesion of the modified Viaskin Peanut system. The FDA confirmed the Company’s change in strategy is agreeable via oral and written exchanges.
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In 2022, the Company announced the new Phase 3 pivotal study for modified Viaskin Peanut (mvP) patch would be in younger
(4-7
years old) and more sensitive children with peanut allergy.
On NovemberSeptember 7, 2022, the Company announced the initiation of VITESSE, a new Phase 3 pivotal study of the modified Viaskin Peanut (mVP) patch in children ages
4-7
years with peanut allergy. We defined initiation as the submission of the trial protocol to selected study sites for subsequent Institutional review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) approval.
On September 21, 2022, the Company announced it received feedback from the U.S. FDA in the form of a partial clinical hold on VITESSE . In the partial clinical hold letter, the FDA specified changes to elements of the VITESSE protocol, acknowledging the intent for the trial to support a future BLA submission. In the following months, we engaged with the FDA to address the feedback provided in the partial clinical hold letter and to finalize the VITESSE protocol. In addition, we continued internal preparations for VITESSE and conducted certain site assessment and
start-up
activities for prompt study launch once the partial clinical hold was lifted.
On December 23, 2022, the Company announced the FDA lifted the partial clinical hold and confirmed we satisfactorily addressed all clinical hold issues. The FDA stated that VITESSE may proceed with the revised trial protocol.

On March 2, 2020,2023, the Company announced the completion of EVOLVE, a 12-week caregiver and patient user experience study of the mVP patch in 50 peanut allergic children ages 4–11-years old. The objective of EVOLVE was to evaluate the Instructions for Use (IFU) and ease of use for the mVP patch. The study concluded that the updated IFU supported correct patch application, which included no lifting of the patch edges or detachment directly after application. Furthermore, EVOLVE concluded that the majority of parents/caregivers reported a positive ease of use experience with the mVP patch. In EVOLVE, DBV also tested the functionality of an electronic patient diary (eDiary) to collect information on activities of daily living and patch adhesion scores. EVOLVE verified that the eDiary tool can be used by caregivers in VITESSE to capture the adhesion data in support of a potential BLA.
On March 7, 2023, the Company announced that the first patient was screened in the VITESSE study. Screening of the last patient is anticipated in the first half in 2024 and topline results in the first half in 2025.
European Union Regulatory History and Current Status
On August 2, 2021, the Company announced its Marketing Authorization Application, or MAA, for Viaskin Peanut had been validated byreceived from the European Medicines Agency or EMA. The validation(EMA) of the MAA confirmedDay 180 list of outstanding issues, which is an established part of the prescribed EMA review process. It is a letter that is meant to include any remaining questions or objections at that stage in the submission was sufficiently complete to beginprocess. The EMA indicated many of their objections and major objections from the formal review processDay 120 list of questions had been answered. One major objection remained at Day 180. The Major Objection questioned the limitations of the data, for example, the clinical relevance and effect size supported by a single pivotal study.
On December 20, 2021, the Company announced it had withdrawn the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Viaskin Peanut to treat peanut allergies in children ages 4 to 11 years. The Company received the first set of questions fromand formally notified the EMA duringof our decision. The initial filing was supported data from a single, placebo-controlled Phase 3 pivotal trial known as PEPITES
(V712-301).
The decision to withdraw was based on the first quarterview of 2021, which were consistent with the Company’s expectations and prefiling conversations with the EMA. The Company did not receive questions about the impact of adhesion on efficacy. The EMA’sEMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use will provide(CHMP) that the data available to date from a recommendationsingle pivotal clinical trial were not sufficient to preclude a Major Objection at Day 180 in the European Commission, or EC, on whether to grantreview cycle. The Company believes data from a marketing authorization when its review of thesecond Viaskin Peanut pivotal clinical trial will support a more robust path for licensure of Viaskin Peanut in the EU. The Company intends to resubmit the MAA when that data set is complete.

available.

Viaskin Peanut for children ages
1-3

On

In June 26, 2020, the Company announced that in Part A, patients in both treatment arms showed consistent treatment effects after 12 months of therapy, as assessed by a double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge and biomarker results. Part A subjects were not included in Part B and the efficacy analyses from Part A were not statistically powered to demonstrate superiority of either dose versus placebo. These results validate the ongoing investigation of the 250 mgµg dose in this age group, which is the dose being studied in Part B of the study. Enrollment for Part B of EPITOPE was completed in the first quarter of 2021.

Financing

In June 2022, the Company announced positive topline results from Part B of EPITOPE, which enrolled 362 subjects ages 1 to 3 years, of which 244 and 118 were in the active and placebo arms respectively. Enrollment was balance for age and baseline disease characteristics between the active and placebo treatment arms.
On February 4, 2020,April 19, 2023, the Company announced the closingFDA provided written responses regarding the regulatory path for Viaskin Peanut in toddlers ages 1-3 years old with a confirmed peanut allergy. In February 2023 the Company submitted a pre-BLA Meeting request to FDA and the Agency granted DBV’s request as a written response only. In the written responses received, the Agency confirmed that the Company’s Phase 3 EPITOPE study met the pre-specified criteria for success for the primary endpoint. The FDA did not request an additional efficacy study to support a future BLA but requires that DBV conduct an additional safety study in 1 – 3-year-olds using the original Viaskin Peanut patch to augment the safety data collected from the Phase 3 EPITOPE study. The new safety study is intended to bring the safety database in 1–3-year-olds close to 600 patients on active treatment which is consistent with FDA’s position in support of an underwritten global offeringthe Company’s dossier in 4–7-year-olds. The safety study will not require a food challenge for study participation, will generate patch adhesion data, and will include updated instructions for use.
Viaskin Peanut for Children ages 4-7
On September 7, 2022, the Company announced the initiation of an aggregateVITESSE, a new Phase 3 pivotal study of 7,500,000 ordinary sharesthe modified Viaskin Peanut (mVP) patch in (i) a public offeringchildren ages 4-7 years with peanut allergy. We defined initiation as the submission of 4,535,581 ordinary sharesthe trial protocol to selected study sites for subsequent Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) approval.
On September 21, 2022, the Company announced we had received feedback from the FDA in the form of 9,071,162 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”)a partial clinical hold on VITESSE. In the partial clinical hold letter, the FDA specified changes to elements of the VITESSE protocol, acknowledging the intent for the trial to support a future BLA submission. In the following months, we engaged with the FDA to address the feedback provided in the United States, Canadapartial clinical hold letter and to finalize the VITESSE protocol. In addition, we continued internal preparations for VITESSE and conducted certain countries outside Europe at a public offering price of $10.25 per ADS (onsite assessment and start-up activities for prompt study launch once the basis of an exchange rate of $1.0999 = €1.00),partial clinical hold was lifted.
On December 23, 2022, the Company announced the FDA lifted the partial clinical hold and (ii) an offering exclusivelyconfirmed we satisfactorily addressed to qualified investors in Europe (including France) of 2,964,419 ordinary shares at an offering price of €18.63 per ordinary share (together,all clinical hold issues. The FDA stated that VITESSE may proceed with the “Global Offering”).

revised trial protocol.

On March 2, 2020,7, 2023, the Company announced that the underwriters partially exercised their option to purchase 338,687 additional ordinary sharesfirst patient was screened in the
VITESSE trial.
Screening of the last patient is anticipated in the form of 677,374 ADSs at an offering price of $10.25 per ADS, before deducting commissionsfirst half in 2024 and estimated offering expenses (the “Option”). The Option closed on March 4, 2020.

Consequently, following partial exercise of the Option, the total number of ordinary shares soldtopline results in the global offering was 7,838,687 ordinary shares, including 4,874,268 ordinary sharesfirst half in 2025.

Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the formordinary course of 9,748,536 ADSs, bringing the total gross proceeds from the global offering to $160.7 million and net proceeds of $150.0 million.

Restructuring

our business activities. The Company initiated a global restructuring plan in June 2020 to provide operational latitude to progress in the clinical development and regulatory review of investigational Viaskin Peanut in the United States and European Union. The Company expects full implementation of the organization-wide costs reduction measures to be completed by the second half of 2021.

The following table summarizes restructuring activities as of March 31, 2021 included in current contingencies and other current liabilities in the statement of financial position:

Restructuring
liabilities

Restructuring liability - January 1, 2021

9,387

Amounts paid

(4,854

Other effect including currency translation effect

(220

Restructuring liability - March 31, 2021

4,313

of which current contingencies

1,511

of which other current liabilities

2,803

COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. This global health crisis led many countries to impose national containment measures and travel bans. In view of this exceptional situation, the Company decided to take all measures

aimed primarily at guaranteeing the safety of its employees and the continuation of ongoing clinical trials, in compliance with the directives of the authorities in each country. The Company has experienced a decrease in new patients enrolling in the ongoing clinical studies and it has had to adapt the protocols of its clinical trials because patients remainis not currently subject to travel restrictions.

The Company has assessed the impactany material legal proceedings.

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Table of the uncertainties created by the pandemic. As of March 31, 2021, those uncertainties were taken into account in the assumptions underlying the estimates and judgments used by the Company. The Company continues to update these estimates and assumptions as the situation evolves. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are presented in the relevant line items of the condensed consolidated statement of financial position and the condensed consolidated statement of operations according to the function or nature of the income or expense.

Legal Proceedings

A class action complaint was filed on January 15, 2019 in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, entitled Travis Ito-Stone v. DBV Technologies, et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-00525. The complaint alleged that the Company and its former Chief Executive Officer, its current Chief Executive Officer, and its former Deputy Chief Executive Officer violated certain federal securities laws, specifically under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages on behalf of a purported class of purchasers of the Company’s securities between February 14, 2018 and March 16, 2020.

The Company believes that the allegations contained in the amended complaint are without merit and will defend the case vigorously.The Company believes this complaint will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

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Note 3: Cash and Cash Equivalents

The following table presents for each reported period,tables summarize the breakdown of cash and cash equivalents:

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 

Cash

   58,069    42,341 

Cash equivalents

   94,390    154,011 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents as reported in the statements of financial position

   152,459    196,352 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

equivalents as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
Cash
   36,811    30,104 
Cash equivalents
   155,478    179,090 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total cash and cash equivalents as reported in the statements of financial position
  
 
192,289
 
  
 
209,194
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Bank overdrafts
   —      —   
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total cash and cash equivalents as reported in the statements of cash flows
  
 
192,289
 
  
 
209,194
 
Cash equivalents are immediately convertible into cash at no or insignificant cost, on demand. They are measured using level 1 fair value measurements.

Note 4:4 Other Current Assets
Other current assets consisted of the following:
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
Research tax credit
   7,695    5,792 
Other tax claims
   5,109    3,903 
Prepaid expenses
   2,352    2,680 
Other receivables
   2,790    1,504 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  
 
17,946
 
  
 
13,880
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Research tax credit
The variance in Research Tax Credit is presented as follows:
Amount in
thousands of US
Dollars
Opening research tax credit receivable as of January 1, 2023
5,792
+ Operating revenue
1,765
- Payment received
—  
- Adjustment and currency translation effect
138
Closing research tax credit receivable as of March 31, 2023
7,695
Of which -
Non-current
portion
—  
Of which - Current portion
7,695
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The other tax claims are primarily related to the VAT as well as the reimbursement of VAT that has been requested. Prepaid expenses are comprised primarily of insurance expenses, as well as legal and scientific consulting fees. Prepaid expenses also include upfront payments which are recognized over the term of the ongoing clini
cal stu
dies.
Note 5 Lease contracts
Future minimum lease payments under the Company’s operating leases’ right of use as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, are as follows:
   
March 31, 2023
  
December 31, 2022
 
   
Real estate
  
Other
assets
  
Total
  
Real estate
  
Other
assets
  
Total
 
Current portion
   1,917   76   1,993   1,972   79   2,051 
Year 2
   746   63   809   1,168   74   1,243 
Year 3
   26   —     26   65   6   71 
Thereafter
   —     —     —     —     —     —   
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total minimum lease payments
  
 
2,689
 
 
 
139
 
 
 
2,828
 
 
 
3,204
 
 
 
160
 
 
 
3,364
 
Less: Effects of discounting
   (209  (14  (225  (325  (17  (343
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Present value of operating lease
  
 
2,480
 
 
 
125
 
 
 
2,603
 
 
 
2,879
 
 
 
143
 
 
 
3,021
 
Less: current portion
   (1,852  (72  (1,923  (1,823  (71  (1,894
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Long-term operating lease
  
 
628
 
 
 
53
 
 
 
680
 
 
 
1,055
 
 
 
72
 
 
 
1,127
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
   1.18   —         1.40   —       
Weighted average discount rate
   2.93  2.45      3.00  2.45    
The Company recognizes rent expense, calculated as the remaining cost of the lease allocated over the remaining lease term on a straight-line basis. Rent expense presented in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and
comprehe
nsive loss was:
   
March 31,
 
  
2023
   
2022
 
Operating lease expense / (income)
   446    507 
Net termination impact
   (81   (1,657
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Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases is as follows for the period March 31, 2023 and 2022:
   
March 31
 
  
2023
   
2022
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
          
Operating cash flows for operating leases
   496    583 
Note 6: Trade Payables and Other Current Liabilities

4.1

6.1 Trade Payables

No discounting was performed on the trade payables to the extent that the amounts did not present payment terms longer than one year at the end of each fiscal period presented.

4.2

6.2 Other Current Liabilities

Other current

The following tables summarize the other liabilities consistedas of the following:

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 

Employee related liabilities

   9,245    16,661 

Deferred income

   3,378    4,687 

Tax liabilities

   312    580 

Other debts

   460    999 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   13,394    22,926 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

   
March 31
   
December 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
   
Other
 current

liabilities
   
Other
 non-
current

liabilities
   
Total
   
Other
 current

liabilities
   
Other
 non-

current

liabilities
   
Total
 
Employee related liabilities
   4,189    11    4,200    5,872    45    5,917 
Deferred income
   2 193    4 375    6,568    2,137    4,690    6,828 
Tax liabilities
   97    —      97    69    —      69 
Other debts
   297    —      297    1,131    —      1,131 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  
 
6 776
 
  
 
4 387
 
  
 
11,162
 
  
 
9,210
 
  
 
4,735
 
  
 
13,945
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The other currentEmployee related liabilities include short-term debt to employees including employee termination allowance and benefits as part of the restructuring (refer to Note 2, “Significant Events and Transactions of the Period – Restructuring”), bonus accruals, and social welfare and tax agency obligations.

Deferred income primarily includes deferred income from the collaboration agreement with Nestlé Health Science, which amounted to $3.4 millionScience.
Note 7: Shareholders’ equity
The share capital as of March 31, 2021.

2023 is set at the sum of €9,414,731.90 ($
10,721
thousands converted at historical rates). It is divided into 94,147,319 fully authorized, subscribed and
paid-up
shares with a par value of €0.10.
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Note 5:8: Share-Based Payments

The Board of Directors has been authorized by the SH General Meeting of the Shareholders to grant restricted stock units (“RSU”), stock options plan (“SO”), employee and
non-employee
warrants (Bons de Souscription de Parts de Créateur d’Entreprise or “BSPCE”) and (
Bons de Souscription d’Actions
or “BSA”).

During the three months ended March 31, 2021,2023, the Company granted 75,60059,200 stock options and 24,90035,800 restricted stock.

stock units to employees.

There have been no changes in the vesting conditions and method of valuation of the SO and RSUs from that disclosed in Note 1412 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report.

Stock options fair value assumptions during the three months ended March 31, 2021

Weighted average share price at grant date in €

9.3

Weighted average expected volatility

90.9

Weighted average risk-free interest rate

(0.36)% 

Weighted average expected term (in years)

6

Dividend yield

—  

Weighted average fair value of stock-options in €

6.9

Change in Number of BSA/BCE/SO/RSU

   Number of outstanding 
   BSA   BCE   SO  RSUs 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

   218,008    5,500    2,610,510   1,118,745 

Granted during the period

   —      —      75,600   24,900 

Forfeited during the period

   —      —      (15,400  (13,700

Exercised/released during the period

   —      (500   —     —   

Expired during the period

   —      —      —     —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2021

   218,008    5 000    2,670,710   1,129,945 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
RSU:

Reconciliation of the share-based

   
Number of outstanding
 
   
BSA
   
SO
   
RSUs
 
Balance as of December 31, 2022
  
 
251,693
 
  
 
5,306,569
 
  
 
1,589,081
 
Granted during the period
   —      59,200    35,800 
Forfeited during the period
   —      (47,200   (30,769
Exercised/released during the period
   —      —      (10,174
Expired during the period
   —      —      —   
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2023
  
 
251,693
 
  
 
5,318,569
 
  
 
1,583,938
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Share-based payments expenses withreflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 

Research and development

   SO    (376   (876
   RSU    (251   (392

Sales and marketing

   SO    (49   (598
   RSU    (22   (2

General and administrative

   SO    (644   (1,071
   RSU    (91   (133
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total share-based compensation expense

     (1,433   (3,073
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 6: Contingencies

Current contingencies and non-current contingencies break down is as follows:

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 

Current contingencies

   4,246    5,016 

Non-current contingencies

   2,229    2,527 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contingencies

   6,474    7,542 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
Research & development
   SO    (429   (375
    RSU    (258   (208
Sales & marketing
   SO    (27   5 
    RSU    (8   1 
General & administrative
   SO    (797   (698
    RSU    (113   (87
        
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total share-based compensation (expense)
       
 
(1,632
  
 
(1,363
        
 
 
   
 
 
 
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Note 9: Contingencies
The table below shows movementsfollowing tables summarize the contingencies as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
Current contingencies
   4,142    3,944 
Non-current
contingencies
   15,989    16,680 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total contingencies
  
 
20,131
 
  
 
20,625
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The changes in contingencies:

   Pension retirement
obligations
   Collaboration
agreement -
Loss at
completion
   Other contingencies  Total 

At January 1, 2021

   937    3,956    2,649   7,542 

Increases in liabilities

   —      —      —     —   

Used liabilities

   —      (434   (515  (949

Reversals of unused liabilities

   —      —      —     —   

Net interest related to employee benefits, and unwinding of discount

   —      —      —     —   

Actuarial gains and losses on defined-benefit plans

   85    —      —     85 

Other effects including currency translation effect

   (44   (164   4   (204
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

At March 31, 2021

   978    3,358    2,139   6,474 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Of which current

   —      2,107    2,139   4,246 

Of which non-current

   978    1,251    —     2,229 

contingencies are as follows:

   
Pension
retirement
obligations
   
Collaboration
agreement -
Loss at
completion
   
Other

contingencies
   
Total
 
At January 1, 2023
  
 
790
 
  
 
19,835
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
20,625
 
Increases in liabilities
   —      —      170    170 
Used liabilities
   —      —      —      —   
Reversals of unused liabilities
   (35   (1,103   —      (1,138
Net interest related to employee benefits, and unwinding of discount
   —      —      —      —   
Actuarial gains and losses on defined-benefit plans
   82    —      —      82 
Currency translation effect
   16    374    2    392 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
At March 31, 2023
  
 
853
 
  
 
19,106
 
  
 
172
 
  
 
20,131
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Of which Current
  
 
—  
 
  
 
3,970
 
  
 
172
 
  
 
4,142
 
Of which
Non-current
  
 
853
 
  
 
15,135
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
15,989
 
In 20202022 and during the first three months of 2021,2023, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impactedCompany updated its measurement of progress of the Company’s currentPhase 2 clinical trials, including its Phase II clinical trial (“PII”) conducted as part of the development activities pursuant to the collaboration and license agreement with Nestlé Health Science.Sciences and updated the cumulative income recognized. The Company experienced a decrease in new patients enrolling in this Phase II clinical trial and modified the protocols of the clinical trial. As a result of these delays, the Company expects to incur additional clinical and production costs related to the Phase II clinical trial. Starting the last quarter of the fiscal year 2020,has recorded an accrual in the amount of the differenceexcess between the Company’s current best estimates of costs yet to be incurred and revenuesincomes yet to be recognized for the completion of the Phase II clinical trial has been recorded.

PII.

Other contingencies are primarily composed

The Company does not hold any plan assets related to long-term employee benefit for any of the estimated expenses to be incurred as part of the employee-related costs related to restructuring, as well as estimated cost of refurbishing lease premises (Refer to Note 2, “Significant Events and Transactions—Restructuring contingencies).

periods presented. There have been no significant changes in assumptions for the estimation of the retirement commitments from those disclosed in Note 1513 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report.

Note 7:10: Operating income

The following table summarizes the operating income is broken down induring the following manner:

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2021   2020 

Research tax credit

   1,807    2,902 

Other operating income

   1,133    1,818 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   2,941    4,720 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As ofthree months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded its collaboration contract’s income based on its updated measurement2023 and 2022:

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
Research tax credit
   1,765    1,569 
Other operating income
   429    976 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  
 
2,194
 
  
 
2,546
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
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Table of progress of the Phase II clinical trial conducted as part of the collaboration and license agreement with Nestlé Health Science. The accrual recorded in the amount of the difference between the Company’s current best estimates of costs yet to be incurred and income yet to be recognized for the completion of the Phase II clinical trial has been updated accordingly.

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Note 8:11: Allocation of Personnel Expenses

The Company had an average of 12188 employees during the three months ended March 31, 2021,2023, in comparison with an average of 31188 employees during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Allocation2022.

The following table summarizes the allocation of Personnel Expensespersonnel expenses by Function:

   

Three Months Ended March

31,

 
   2021   2020 

Research and development expenses

   4,718    10,204 

Sales and marketing expenses

   518    4,197 

General and administrative expenses

   3,766    4,283 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total personnel expenses

   9,002    18,684 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allocationfunction during the three ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
Research and Development expenses
   4,006    3,075 
Sales and Marketing expenses
   165    245 
General and Administrative expenses
   3,100    2,595 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total personnel expenses
  
 
7,272
 
  
 
5,915
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The following table summarizes the allocation of Personnel Expensespersonnel expenses by Nature:

   

Three months Ended March

31,

 
   2021   2020 

Wages and salaries

   4,454    12,872 

Social security contributions

   1,332    663 

Expenses for pension commitments

   402    915 

Employer contribution to bonus shares

   1,381    1,162 

Share-based payments

   1,433    3,073 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total personnel expenses

   9,002    18,684 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

nature during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
Wages and salaries
   4,438    3,987 
Social security contributions
   699    251 
Expenses for pension commitments
   258    297 
Employer contribution to bonus shares
   244    16 
Share-based payments
   1,632    1,363 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  
 
7,272
 
  
 
5,915
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The decreaseincrease in personnel expenses is mainly
due
to a decreased headcount as well as reductions in accrued bonuses, retention measuresthe recruitment of US employees partially offset by the departure of
non-US
employees and share-based compensation expenses, partly as a result of the 2020 global restructuring plan.

charges related to share-base payments.

Note 9:12: Commitments

There have been no significant changes in other commitments from those disclosed in Note 1917 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report.

Note 10:13: Relationships with Related Parties

There were no new significant related-party transactions during the period nor any change in the nature of the transactions from those described in Note 2018 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report.

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Note 11:14: Loss Per Share

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to the shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. As the Company was in a loss position for each of the three months ended March 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, the diluted loss per share is equal to basic loss per share because the effects of potentially dilutive shares were anti-dilutive as a result of the Company’s net loss.

The following is a summary of the ordinary share equivalents that were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for each of the three months ended March 31, 20212023 and 20202022 indicated in number of potential shares:

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2021   2020 

Non-employee warrants

   225,008    225,008 

Employee warrants

   75,000    82,500 

Stock-options

   2,670,710    2 835,635 

Restricted stock units

   1,129,945    696,895 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
Non-employee
warrants
   251,693    256,693 
Stock options
   5,318,569    3,471,808 
Restricted stock units
   1,583,938    1,183,633 
Prefunded warrants
   28,276,331    —   

Note 12:15: Events after the Close of the Period

The Company evaluated subsequent events that occurred after March 31, 2021,2023, through the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued after their approval by the Board of Directors on April 30, 2021May 4, 2023 and determined that there are no significant events that require adjustments or disclosure in such condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Report and with our audited financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020,2022, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2021,2, 2023, or the Annual Report. This discussion and other parts of this Report contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences are discussed in the section of this Report titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report.

Overview

We are a clinical-stage specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on changing the field of immunotherapy by developing a novel technology platform called Viaskin. Our therapeutic approach is based on epicutaneous immunotherapy, or EPITTM, our proprietary method of delivering biologically active compounds to the immune system through intact skin using Viaskin.Viaskin, an epicutaneous patch (i.e., a skin patch). We have generated significant data demonstrating that Viaskin’s mechanism of action is novel and differentiated, as itdifferentiated. Viaskin targets specific antigen-presenting immune cells in the skin, called Langerhans cells, that capture the antigen and migrate to the lymph node in order to activate the immune system without passage of the antigen into the bloodstream, minimizing systemic exposure in the body. We are advancing this unique technology to treat patients, including infants and children suffering from food allergies, for whom safety is paramount, since the introduction of the offending allergen into their bloodstream can cause severe or life-threatening allergic reactions, such as anaphylactic shock. We believe Viaskin may offer convenient, self-administered, non-invasive immunotherapy to patients, if approved.

Our most advanced clinical program is Viaskin Peanut, which has been evaluated as a potential therapy for children with peanut allergy in nine clinical trials, including four Phase 2 trials and three completed Phase 3 trials. We recently completed a Phase 3 trial of Viaskin Peanut in children ages one to three with peanut allergy and we also have an ongoing Phase 3 trial of Viaskin Peanut in children ages four to seven with peanut allergy.

On January 13, 2021,March 7, 2023, the Company received written responses fromannounced screening of the FDA to questions providedfirst patient in VITESSE. Screening of the last patient is anticipated in the Type A meeting requestfirst half in 2024 and topline results in the first half in 2025.

On April 19, 2023, the Company submitted in October 2020 followingoutlined the CRL. We believe the FDA feedback provides a well-defined regulatory path forward. In exchanges with the FDA, we proposed potential resolutions to two main concerns identified by the FDA in the CRL: the impact of patch adhesion and the need for patch modifications. The FDA agreed with our position that a modified Viaskin Peanut patch should not be considered as a new product entity provided the occlusion chamber of the current Viaskin Peanut patch and the peanut protein dose of 250 µg (approximately 1/1000 of a peanut) remains unchanged and performs in the same way it has performed previously. In order to confirm the consistency of efficacy data between the existing and modified patches, the FDA has requested an assessment comparing the uptake of allergen (peanut protein) between the patches in peanut allergic children ages 4 to 11 years. The FDA also recommended conducting a 6-month, well-controlled safety and adhesion trial to assess the modified Viaskin Peanut patch in the intended patient population. We intend to submit the protocols for the safety and adhesion study and the allergen uptake study to the FDA for review and comments before initiating the trials. We will address details about a new human factor, or HF, validation study and additional CMC data in subsequent interactions with the FDA

During the first quarter of 2021, we received the first set of questions from the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, regarding the Marketing Authorization Application, or MAA, for Viaskin Peanut as a treatment for peanut allergy in children ages 4-11..1-3 years old after the FDA confirmed that the Company’s Phase 3 EPITOPE study meets the pre-specified criteria for success for the primary endpoint, not requesting any additional efficacy study. The questions were consistent with our expectationsFDA requires additional safety data to augment the safety data collected from EPITOPE in support of a BLA. This new safety study will also generate patch adhesion data and prefiling conversations with the EMA. We did not receive questions about the impact of adhesion on efficacy. The EMA’s Committeewill include updated instructions for Medicinal Products for Human Use will provide a recommendation to the European Commission, or EC, on whether to grant a marketing authorization when its review of the Viaskin Peanut MAA is complete.use.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as the revenue, costs and expenses recognized during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

There have been no new policies or significant changes to our critical accounting policies as disclosed in the critical accounting policies described in the Annual Report. Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 of the Notes to Condensedthe Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of thisour Annual Report.

Business trends and Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

The following table summarizes our results of operations, derived from our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and presented in thousands of U.S. Dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 20212023 and 2020:2022.

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 

Operating income

  $2,941   $4,720 

Operating expenses

    

Research and development expenses

   (22,164   (27,532

Sales and marketing expenses

   (729   (7,297

General and administrative expenses

   (9,683   (11,113

Restructuring expenses

   —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating expenses

   (32,575   (45,942
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial income

   215    309 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax

   (30   —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

  $(29,449  $(40,913
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic/diluted Net loss per share attributable to shareholders

  $(0.54  $(0.79

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2021 to the three months ended March 31, 202016


   Three months ended
March 31,
         
   2023   2022   $ change   % change 

Operating income

  $2,194   $2,546    (352   (14%) 

Operating expenses

        

Research and development expenses

   (16,037   (12,223   (3,814   31

Sales and marketing expenses

   (434   (464   30    (7%) 

General and administrative expenses

   (6,889   (6,630   (259   4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating expenses

   (23,359   (19,317   (4,042   21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial income

   605    152    453    298
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax

   —      (87   87    (100%) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

  $(20,561  $(16,706   (3,854   23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic/diluted Net loss per share attributable to shareholders

  $(0.22  $(0.30    

Operating Income

We generatedThe following table summarizes our operating income of $2.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $4.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020, a decrease of 37.7%. This2023 and 2022:

   Three months ended
March 31,
   $ change   % change 
   2023   2022         

Sales

   —      —      —      —   

Other income

   2,194    2,546    (352   (14%) 

Research tax credit

   1,765    1,569    196    12

Other operating income

   429    976    (548   (56%) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income

   2,194    2,546    (352   (14%) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our operating income was mainlyis primarily generated from the French research tax credit (créCrédit d’impôd’Impôt recherche)Recherche, or CIR,“CIR”), and by the revenue recognized under our collaboration agreement with Nestlé Health Science.

   Three Months Ended March 31   % change 
   2021   2020   2021 vs 2020 

Sales

   —      —     

Other income

   2,941    4,720    (37.7)% 

Research tax credit

   1,807    2,902    (37.7)% 

Other operating income

   1,133    1,818    (37.6)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income

   2,941    4,720    (37.7)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

We generated operating income of $2.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $ 2.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in operating income is primarily attributable to the decrease ofrevenue recognized under the CIR,Nestlé’s collaboration agreement, as eligible expenses have declined in correlation with Research and Development costs.

As of March 31, 2021, we recorded our collaboration contract income based on our updated the measurement of progress of the Phase II2 clinical trial conducted as part of the collaborationagreement. The increase in research tax credit is attributable to the increase in eligible costs in connection with Research and license agreement with Nestlé Health Science. The accrual recorded in the amountDevelopment costs.

Operating Expenses

Since inception, our operating expenses have consisted primarily of the difference between our current best estimates ofresearch and development activities, general and administration costs yet to be incurred and income yet to be recognized for the completion of the Phase II clinical has been updated accordingly.sales and marketing costs.

Operating ExpenseResearch and Development Expenses

The following table summarizes our operating expense excluding restructuringresearch and development expenses incurred during the three months ended March 31, 20212023 and 2020:2022:

 

   Three months Ended
March 31
   % change 
   2021   2020   2021 vs 2020 

Research and development expenses

   22,164    27,532    (19.5)% 

Sales and marketing expenses

   729    7,297    (90.0)% 

General and administrative expenses

   9,683    11,113    (12.9)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   32,575    45,942    (29.1)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
         
Research and Development expenses  2023   2022   $ change   % change 

External clinical-related expenses

   10,471    7,350    3,121    42

Employee-related costs

   3,319    2,492    827    33

Share-based payment expenses

   687    583    104    18

Depreciation, amortization and other costs

   1,559    1,799    (239   (69%) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Research and Development expenses

   16,039    12,224    3,813    31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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OperatingResearch and Development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $32.6 million compared to $45.9increased by $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The $13.4 million decrease in operating expenses is mainly attributable to a decrease in personnel expenses directly related2023, compared to the workforce reduction we implemented as part of our 2020 global restructuring plan. Personnel expenses decreased by $9.7 million, or 52%, to $9.0 million during the three

months ended March 31, 2021 from $18.72022, primarily due to the increase in external clinical-related expenses, mainly driven by higher costs of recruitment of patient in VITESSE Phase 3 clinical trial.

Employee-related costs, excluding share-based payment expenses, increased by $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Average headcount decreased 61% between the two periods, from 311 FTEs for2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 20202022 mostly due to the recruitment of US employees partially offset by the departure of non-US employees.

Sales and 121 FTEs forMarketing expenses

The following table summarizes our sales and marketing expenses incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2021. By function, the personnel expenses, including share-based payment expenses, decreased as follows:2023 and 2022:

 

   

Three Months Ended March

31,

   % change 
   2021   2020   2021 vs 2020 

Research and development expenses

   4,718    10,204    (53.8)% 

Sales and marketing expenses

   518    4,197    (87.7)% 

General and administrative expenses

   3,766    4,283    (12.1)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total personnel expenses

   9,002    18,684    (51.8)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   $ change   % change 
Sales and Marketing expenses  2023   2022 

Personnel expenses (incl. share-based payment expenses)

   165    245    (80   (33%) 

External professional services and other costs

   269    219    (50   23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Sales and Marketing expenses

   434    464    (30   (7%) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The decrease in other operating expenses was primarily due to the budget discipline measures taken by DBV. In particular, salesSales and marketing consulting fees dropped by 96.8% or $2.6 million, from $2.7expenses amounted to $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 20202023, compared to $0.1$0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 20212022.

General and Administrative expenses

The following table summarizes our general and administrative fees decreasedexpenses incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   $ change   % change 
General and Administrative expenses  2023   2022 

External professional services

   1,706    1,108    598    54

Employee-related costs

   2,190    1,810    380    21

Share-based payment expenses

   910    786    124    16

Depreciation, amortization and other costs

   2,082    2,927    (844   (29%) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total General and Administrative expenses

   6,889    6,630    259    4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

General and Administrative expenses increased by 43.5% or $1.7 million, from $4.0$0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 20202023, compared to $2.3the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to a decrease in depreciation, amortization and other costs (mainly driven by the decrease in Directors and Officers insurance premium) and an increase in external professional services.

Financial income (expense)

Our financial income was approximately $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

As2023, compared to a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we also experienced a decrease in other expenses, in particular tradeshows and travel expenses.

Restructuring

We initiated a global restructuring plan in June 2020 to provide operational latitude to progress in the clinical development and regulatory review of investigational Viaskin Peanut in the United States and European Union.

We expect full implementation of the restructuring plan to result in a reduction of more than 200 jobs, resulting in a remaining global team of 90 individuals dedicated to the pursuit of innovation and scientific development of novel therapies.

As of March 31, 2021, we had 104 employees. We expect full implementation of the organization-wide costs reduction measures to be completed by the second half of 2021.

The restructuring costs, which were $23.6 million as of December 31, 2020, were mainly comprised of payroll expenses, restructuring-related consulting and legal fees, as well as impairment of facilities and right of use assets following resizing of facilities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the restructuring liability evolved as presented below:

Restructuring
liabilities

Restructuring liability - January 1, 2021

9,387

Amounts paid

(4,854

Other effect including currency translation effect

(220

Restructuring liability - March 31, 2021

4,313

of which current contingencies

1,511

of which other current liabilities

2,803

They were no restructuring costs for three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

Financial income

Our financial income wasof $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.2022. This item mainly includes foreign exchange income.the financial income on our financial assets.

Income tax

We did not have any income tax profit or expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to an expense of $0.1 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Net loss

Net loss was $29.4$20.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021,2023, compared to $40.9$16.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2022. Net loss per share (based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding over the period) was $0.54$0.22 and $0.79$0.30 for the three months ended March 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Financial Condition

On March 31, 2023, we had $192.3 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $209.2 million of cash and cash equivalents on December 31, 2022. Based on its current operations, plans and assumptions, the Company expects that its balance of cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next 12 months. We have incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception. Net cash used for operating activities was $20.8 and $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we recorded a net loss of $20.6 million. Our net cash flows provided by financing activities was nil during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $(0.1) million during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis assuming that we will be successful in our financing objectives. As such, no adjustments have been made to the financial statements relating to the recoverability and classification of the asset carrying amounts or classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we not be able to continue as a going concern.

Sources of Liquidity and Material Cash Requirements

We have incurred net losses each year since our inception. Substantially all of our net losses resulted from costs incurred in connection with our development programs and from general and administrative expenses associated with our operations. We have not incurred any bank debt.

We fund short-term cash requirements primarily from payments associated with research tax credits (Crédit d’Impôt Recherche).

In May 2022, we established an At-The-Market (“ATM”) program to offer and sell, including with unsolicited investors who have expressed an interest, a total gross amount of up to $100 million of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each ADS representing one-half of one ordinary share of the Company The ATM program is intended to be effective through the expiration of the Company’s existing registration statement registering the ADSs to be issued under the ATM program, i.e. until July 16, 2024, unless terminated prior to such date in accordance with the sales agreement or the maximum amount of the program has been reached. The Company intent is to use the net proceeds, if any, of sales of ADSs issued under the program, together with its existing cash and cash equivalents, primarily for activities associated with potential approval and launch of Viaskin Peanut, as well as to advance the development of the Company’s product candidates using its Viaskin Platform and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

We intend to seek additional capital as we prepare for the launch of Viaskin Peanut, if approved, and continue other research and development efforts. We may seek to finance our future cash needs through a combination of public or private equity or debt financings, collaborations, license and development agreements and other forms of non-dilutive financings.

We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain the necessary financing to meet our needs or to obtain funds at attractive terms and conditions, including as a result of disruptions to the global financial markets. A severe or prolonged economic downturn could result in a variety of risks to us, including reduced ability to raise additional capital when needed or on acceptable terms, if at all. If we are not successful in our financing objectives, we could have to scale back our operations, notably by delaying or reducing the scope of our research and development efforts or obtain financing through arrangements with collaborators or others that may require us to relinquish rights to our product candidates that we might otherwise seek to develop or commercialize independently.

Operating leases

Our corporate headquarters are located in Montrouge, France. Our principal offices occupy a 4,470 square meter facility, pursuant to a lease agreement dated March 3, 2015 and represents a $3.4 million cash requirement as of December 31, 2022 which expires March 8, 2024.

Our primary U.S. office is located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. In March 2022, we entered into a lease agreement, commencing on April 1, 2022 and effective for 38 months, for an office of 5,799 square feet in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. The Basking Ridge office represent a $0.4 million cash requirement as of December 31, 2022 which expires June 1, 2025.

There have been no material changes in our operating leases from those disclosed in the Annual Report.

Purchase obligations - Obligations Under the Terms of CRO Agreements

In connection with the launch of our clinical trials for Viaskin Peanut and Viaskin Milk, we signed agreements with several contract research organizations.

There have been no material changes in our purchase obligations from those disclosed in the Annual Report.

Summary Statement of Cash Flows

The table below summarizes our sources and uses of cash for the three months ended March 21, 202131, 2023 and 2020.2022.

 

  Three Months Ended
March 31,
   % change   Three months ended
arch 31,
         
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. Dollars)  2021   2020   2021 vs 2020   2023   2022   $ change   % of
change
 

Net cash flow used in operating activities

   (36,204   (49,683   (27.1)% 

Net cash flow used in investing activities

   (185   (930   (80.1)% 

Net cash flow provided by financing activities

   440    150,611    (99.7)% 

Net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities

   (20,841   (1,483   (19,359   1,306

Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities

   42    11    31    273

Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities

   (14   (129   114    (89%) 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   (7,944   (5,811   (36.7)%    3,909    (1,594   5,503    (345%) 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   (43,893   94,187    (146.6)%    (16,905   (3,194   (13,711   429
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Operating Activities

Our net cash flows used in operating activities were $36.2$20.8 million and $49.7$1.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 20212023 and 2022, respectively. The variance of $19.4 million is mainly driven by the reimbursement of $20.9 million of research tax credits for the 2019 and 2020 respectively. Our net cash flows used in operating activities decreased by $13.5 million, or 27.2%, mainly due to the budget discipline measures we took, in particular the decrease in personnel expenses, which was directly related to the workforce reduction we implemented as part of our global restructuring plan. Cash flows used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 included $4.9 million in restructuring amounts paid.fiscal year.

Investing Activities

Our net cash flows used in investing activities were $0.2 million and $0.9 million during the three months ended March 21, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Those investments were mainly for our industrial machinery and equipment, which are commissioned in order to support the commercialization of Viaskin Peanut, if approved.

Financing Activities

Our net cash flows provided by financing activities decreased to $0.4 million during the three months ended March 21, 2021 from $150.6 million during the three months ended March 21, 2020. Financing activities consisted mainly of our underwritten global offering in the first quarter of 2020.

Based on our current assumptions, we expect that our current cash and cash equivalents will support our operations until the second half of 2022

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

There have been no material changes in our contractual obligations and commitments from those disclosed in the Annual Report.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements and do not have variable interests in variable interest entities.19


Smaller Reporting Company Status

We are a smaller reporting company as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We may, and intend to, take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies and will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as we are a smaller reporting company. We may be a smaller reporting company in any year in which (i) the market value of our voting and non-voting ordinary shares held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter or (ii) (a) our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and (b) the market value of our voting and non-voting ordinary shares held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.

 

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Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our market risks have not changed materially from those disclosed in Item 7A3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Annual Report.Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on theirits evaluation as of March 31, 2021,2023, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective to provide reasonable assurance that (i) the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitation on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and

procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error of fraud may occur and not be detected.

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PART II – Other information

Item 1.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See “Note 2: Significant Events and Transactions – Legal Proceedings” in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business is subject to risks and events that, if they occur, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and trading price of our securities. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the factors described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in the Annual Report.

Item 2.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we granted 75,600 stock options and 24,900 restricted stock units to employees in France and in the United States.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021,2023, we issued 7,500 ordinary sharesthe following the exercise of employee warrants by an employee in France, for proceeds of $42,000.unregistered securities:

On March 23, 2023, the issuance of an aggregate of 10,174 ordinary shares to US and non-U.S. employees upon settlement of RSUs;

None of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering. We believe these transactions were exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation S promulgated under Section 5 of the Securities Act, as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering or as offerings made to non-U.S. resident employees pursuant to an employee benefit plan established and administered in accordance with the law of a country other than the United States (namely, the Republic of France) and in accordance with that country’s practices and documentation. All recipients had adequate access, through their relationships with us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.

Item 3.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

 

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Item 4.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

  

Description

  Incorporated by Reference 
      Schedule
/ Form
   File
Number
   Exhibit   File
Date
 
    3.1  By-laws (statuts) of the registrant (English translation)   10-K    001-36697    3.1    3/17/2021 
  31.1  Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as Amended        
  31.2  Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended        
  32.1*  Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002, as amended        
101.INS  XBRL Instance Document        
101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document        
101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document        
101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document��       
101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document        
101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document        

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

Description

Schedule/
Form

File

Number

Exhibit

File

Date

3.1By-laws (status) of the registrant (English translation)
31.1Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as Amended
31.2Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended
32.1*Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

 

*

Furnished herewith and not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporationincorporate language contained in such filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrantregistration has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  DBV Technologies S.A.
(Registrant)
Date: May 5, 2021
4, 2023  By: 

/s/ Daniel Tassé

  Daniel Tassé
  Chief Executive Officer)Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: May 5, 20214, 2023  By: 

/s/ Sébastien Robitaille

  Sébastien Robitaille
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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