Liege - Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA (Euronext Brussels: MITRA) (the 'Company' or 'Mithra'), a company dedicated to women's health, announces today the launch of an offering (the 'Offering') of senior unsecured convertible bonds due 17 December 2025 (the 'Bonds'), for an initial aggregate principal amount of EUR 125 million with an increase option of up to EUR 25 million to be exercised at the discretion of the Company before pricing.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering: to support the ramp-up of expenses related to the Phase III study of the new generation hormone treatment Donesta and the post-authorisation safety study (PASS) of the Estelle contraceptive treatment; to fund working capital needs, such as purchases of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and excipients for the safety stock of the Myring hormonal contraceptive ring and Estelle oral contraceptive pill; to finance (post-M&A) earnout obligations in 2021 to former shareholders of Uteron Pharma due to the Company reaching a certain level of cash and for the further funding of the R&D pipeline, such as hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), wound healing and COVID-19 research, as well as for other general corporate purposes.

The Offering

The Bonds will be issued at 100% of their principal amount and are expected to bear a coupon of between 3.500% and 4.250% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrear in equal instalments. The Bonds will be issued in dematerialised form in the denomination of EUR 100,000 each. Unless previously converted, redeemed or purchased and cancelled, the Bonds will be redeemed at par on the stated maturity date, which is expected to be 17 December 2025.

The Bonds will be convertible into ordinary shares of the Company (the 'Shares') and the initial conversion price is expected to be set at a premium of between 25.00% and 30.00% above the volume weighted average price of a Share on Euronext Brussels from market open to the close of trading today.

Conversion rights can be exercised during the period commencing on the Closing Date (as defined below) and ending at close of business on 7 December 2025 (or, if earlier, ending on the tenth day prior to any earlier date fixed for redemption of the Bonds).

The Company may, on giving not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, redeem all (but not some only) of the Bonds at the redemption price plus accrued interest (a) on or after 7 January 2024, if the parity value of a Bond on each of at least 20 dealing days in any period of 30 consecutive dealing days is equal to or exceeds EUR 130,000, or (b) at any time if 15% or less of the principal amount of the Bonds remain outstanding.

The final terms of the Bonds are expected to be announced by a press release at the end of the Offering period, which is expected to be later today. The Bonds will be offered to institutional investors only, outside of the United States of America (Regulation S), Australia, Canada, South Africa and Japan.

Closing and settlement

Closing and settlement of the Offering are expected to take place on or around 17 December 2020 (the 'Closing Date'). An application will be made for the Bonds to be admitted to trading on the Open Market (Freiverkehr) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by no later than 15 February 2021. In the context of the Offering, the Company and its subsidiaries will agree to a lock-up undertaking in relation to its Shares and equity-linked securities for a period commencing on pricing and ending 90 days after the Closing Date, subject to customary exceptions.

Shareholders meeting to be convened

In accordance with Belgian company law requirements, the Company intends to convene a special general shareholders' meeting to be held no later than 17 June 2021 (the 'Long-Stop Date') to seek shareholders' approval to authorise certain provisions included in the terms and conditions of the Bonds that are triggered upon a change of control (the 'Shareholder Resolutions').

If the Shareholder Resolutions are not approved and filed with the clerk's office of the competent Enterprise Court in accordance with the provisions of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code by the Long-Stop Date, the Company shall redeem all (but not some only) of the Bonds, on the date falling 45 days after the Long-Stop Date, at the greater of (i) 102% of the principal amount of the Bonds and (ii) 102% of the Fair Bond Value of the Bonds (as defined in the terms and conditions of the Bonds), together in each case with accrued interest.

Contact:

Christophe Marechal

Tel: +32 495 55 14 78

Email: investorrelations@mithra.com

About Mithra

Mithra (Euronext: MITRA) is a Belgian biotech company dedicated to transforming Women's Health by offering new choices through innovation, with a particular focus on contraception and menopause. Mithra's goal is to develop products offering better efficacy, safety and convenience, meeting women's needs throughout their life span. Its three lead development candidates are built on Mithra's unique native estrogen platform, Estetrol (E4): Estelle, a new era in oral contraception, PeriNesta, the first complete oral treatment targeting perimenopause and Donesta, the next-generation hormone therapy. Mithra also develops and manufactures complex therapeutics in the areas of contraception, menopause and hormonedependent cancers. It offers partners a complete spectrum of research, development and specialist manufacturing at its technological platform Mithra CDMO. Active in more than 100 countries around the world, Mithra has an approximate headcount of 250 staff members and is headquartered in Liege, Belgium.

Forward-looking statements

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