Abivax, a clinical stage biotechnology company, is developing novel therapies that modulate the physiological inflammation and immunological pathways to treat patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, viral infections, and cancer. Abivax is listed on Euronext compartment B (ISIN: FR0012333284 - Mnémo: ABVX). Based in Paris and Montpellier, Abivax has two drug candidates in clinical development, ABX464 to treat severe inflammatory diseases, and ABX196 to treat hepatocellular carcinoma. More information on the company is available at www.abivax.com. Follow us on Twitter @ABIVAX_.

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Abivax                  Investors                      Press Relations & Investors Europe 
Communications          LifeSci Advisors               MC Services AG 
Regina Jehle            Chris Maggos                   Anne Hennecke 
regina.jehle@abivax.com chris@lifesciadvisors.com      anne.hennecke@mc-services.eu 
+33 6 24 50 69 63       +41 79 367 6254                +49 211 529 252 22 
 
Public Relations France Public Relations France        Public Relations USA 
Actifin                 DGM Conseil                    Rooney Partners LLC 
Ghislaine Gasparetto    Thomas Roborel de Climens      Marion Janic 
ggasparetto@actifin.fr  thomasdeclimens@dgm-conseil.fr mjanic@rooneyco.com 
+33 6 21 10 49 24       +33 6 14 50 15 84              +1 212 223 4017

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With respect to the Member States of the European Economic Area (including France) (the "Member States"), no action has been or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of the securities referred to herein requiring a publication of a prospectus in any Member State. As a result, the securities of the Company may not and will not be offered in any Member State except in accordance with the exemptions set forth in Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, or under any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 1 of the Prospectus Regulation and/or to applicable regulations of that relevant Member State.

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No action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make available any Bonds to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision:

a) the expression "retail investor" means a person who is one (or more) of the following:

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ii. a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, as amended, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or

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b) the expression "offer" includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Bonds to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Bonds.

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