Jerusalem - BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: BVXV), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing M-001, a universal influenza vaccine candidate, today announced its fourth quarter and full year financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019 and provided a business update.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Summary

Results are in New Israel Shekels (NIS) and convenience translation to $US is provided using the exchange rate of 3.456 (NIS/$US) as at December 31, 2019.

Total operating expenses were NIS 32.5 million (approximately $9.4 million) compared with NIS 27.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2018.

R&D expenses for the fourth quarter amounted to NIS 31.6 million ($9.1 million) compared with NIS 26.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Full Year 2019 Financial Summary

Total operating expenses for 2019 were NIS 78.3 million ($22.6 million) compared with NIS 77 million in 2018.

R&D expenses for 2019 amounted to NIS 68.6 million ($19.8 million) compared with NIS 71.9 million in 2018.

As of December 31, 2019, BiondVax had cash and cash equivalents of NIS 72.4 million ($20.9 million) compared to NIS 75.8 million as of December 31, 2018. Complete financial results are available in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, which is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.

About BiondVax

BiondVax (NASDAQ: BVXV) is a Phase 3 clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a universal flu vaccine. The vaccine candidate, called M-001, is designed to provide multi-strain and multi-season protection against current and future, seasonal and pandemic influenza. BiondVax's proprietary technology utilizes a unique combination of conserved and common influenza virus peptides intended to stimulate both arms of the immune system for a cross-protecting and long-lasting effect. In a total of seven completed Phase 1/2 and Phase 2 clinical trials enrolling 818 participants, the vaccine has been shown to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic. The ongoing pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial aims to assess safety and effectiveness of M-001 in reducing flu illness and severity.

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Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as 'expect,' 'believe,' 'intend,' 'plan,' 'continue,' 'may,' 'will,' 'anticipate,' and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the management's current views with respect to certain current and future events and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the results to differ materially from those expected by the management of BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the prosecution, timing and results of the ongoing Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials and any subsequent trials; timing of receipt of regulatory approval of our manufacturing facility in Jerusalem; ability to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of the vaccine; the timing of clinical trials and marketing approvals; the risk that drug development involves a lengthy and expensive process with uncertain outcome; the ability of the Company to maintain, preserve and defend its intellectual property and patents granted; whether our vaccine candidate will successfully advance through the clinical trial process on a timely basis, or at all, and receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or equivalent foreign regulatory agencies; the adequacy of available cash resources and the ability to raise additional capital when needed. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting the Company is contained under the heading 'Risk Factors' in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, which is available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason.

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