v3.26.1
Financial liabilities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Disclosure of financial liabilities [abstract]  
Financial liabilities Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities break down as follows:
 
(amounts in thousands of euros)
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES 
AS OF
DECEMBER 31,
2025
AS OF
MARCH 31, 2026
Lease liabilities
554
346
Borrowings
554
346
Royalty certificates
30,237
32,764
Other financial liabilities
30,237
32,764
Total non-current financial liabilities
30,790
33,110
Lease liabilities
1,302
1,101
Borrowings
1,302
1,101
Total current financial liabilities
1,302
1,101
Total financial liabilities
32,093
34,210
Note 15.1. Structured debt financing with Kreos & Claret subscribed in August 2023 – “Kreos / Claret Financing”
The Kreos / Claret Financing consists of three tranches of €25,000 thousand each in aggregate principal amount (the convertible
OCABSA and the second and third tranches of non-convertible bonds, respectively the "tranches A, B and C") as well as a Minimal
Return Indemnification ("MRI") to the benefit of the bondholders.
In addition to the Kreos / Claret OCABSA, the Group has issued share warrants (the “tranche A-B BSA” and “tranche C BSA”),
giving Kreos and Claret the right to subscribe to up to 214,198 and 405,832 ordinary shares respectively.
The OCABSA are compound instruments, split between (i) a debt component (then measured at amortized cost) and (ii) an equity
component corresponding to the conversion option and the attached OCABSA warrants.
The OCABSA warrants are considered as an embedded component of the bonds rather than a separate stand-alone financial
instrument.
The Kreos / Claret second and third tranches are hybrid instruments, split between (i) debt host contracts accounted for at amortized
cost and (ii) bifurcated embedded derivatives accounted for at fair value through profit and loss, corresponding to the Minimal Return
Indemnifications and the prepayment options (the fair value of the prepayment options being deemed insignificant at issuance and at
the subsequent reporting dates).
As the A-B and C warrants (the "Kreos / Claret BSA") are contractually transferable separately from the bonds and are redeemable in
a variable number of ordinary shares of the Group, they are classified as standalone derivative financial liabilities.
The detailed terms and conditions and the accounting treatment of these instruments are presented in Note 15.1 to the annual
consolidated financial statements of the Group as of December 31, 2025 accompanying the Group’s Annual Report.
Settlement of the liabilities
On August 6, 2025, Kreos Capital VII(UK) Limited converted the Tranche A portion of the Kreos / Claret Financing (the Kreos /
Claret OCABSA), resulting in the issuance of 785,389 ordinary shares and an increase in equity by €16,058 thousand.
On July 30, 2025, Kreos Capital VII Aggregator SCSp opted for the cashless exercise of its share warrants (the tranche A-B BSA and
tranche C BSA), implemented through the repurchase by the Group of 94,117 tranche A-B and C BSA and the issuance of 319,251
ordinary shares of the Group and an increase in equity by €19,570 thousand.
On August 28, 2025, Claret European Growth Capital Fund III SCSp, exercised its share warrants (the tranche A-B BSA and tranche
C BSA) for 206,662 ordinary shares of the Group and an increase in equity by €14,198 thousand.
In August 2025, as a result of (i) the repayments of principal and interests made until that date under the Kreos / Claret Financing, (ii)
the exercise of the Tranche A-B and C BSA and (iii) the conversion of the Kreos OCABSA, the cash generated thereby met the
Minimum Cash Return due to the Kreos / Claret bondholders. Consequently, as no further payment could be due by the Group in
relation to the Kreos / Claret Minimal Return Indemnification, the MRI derivatives were derecognized, resulting in a financial income
of €3,620 thousand.
On November 25, 2025, Claret European Growth Capital Fund III SCSp converted its portion of the Tranche A portion of the Kreos /
Claret Financing (the Claret OCABSA), resulting in the issuance of 392,695 ordinary shares of the Group and an increase in equity by
€8,296 thousand.
On November 28, 2025, the Group notified the bondholders of its intention to prepay in full the outstanding balances of Tranches B
and C of the Kreos / Claret Financing. The transaction was completed on December 23, 2025. The total amount paid by the Group at
that date amounted to €33,823 thousand, consisting of:
the outstanding principal of €29,903 thousand, from which the deposit amount of €1,081 thousand initially paid by the Group
to Kreos and Claret was deducted,
future interests discounted at a discount rate of 4% as per the terms of the prepayment option, amounting to €2,001 thousand,
and
end-of-loan exit fees of €3,000 thousand.
Following the aforementioned transactions, the Group no longer holds any debt related to the Kreos Claret Financing.
Note 15.2.  Heights convertible notes
The Heights convertible notes consists of (i) a host debt instrument and (ii) conversion and settlement options representing embedded
derivatives. The whole instrument is measured at FVTPL at each reporting date.
At inception, the Heights convertible notes' fair value differed from the issuance proceeds by €2,359 thousand.
Since the fair value measurement of the instrument is evidenced by a valuation technique that does not only use data from observable
markets, the carrying amount was adjusted to defer the difference between the fair value measurement and the transaction price, and
the day one gain is therefore recognized in financial income on a straight-line basis over the term of the instrument.
On July 23 and July 30, 2025, the noteholders requested the conversion of respectively 150 and 200 convertible notes (corresponding
to the entirety of the outstanding principal amount of approximately €21.9 million) into 920,377 new ordinary shares of the Group at a
conversion price of €23.7674 per ordinary share (see Note 3.1 "Conversion of the Heights convertible notes – July-August 2025").
At these dates, the fair value of the converted notes of €53,921 thousand was reclassified from financial liabilities to equity. On the
conversion dates, due to the put option being exercised by the holders, the fair values of the Heights notes were deemed equal to the
market prices of the issued shares.
As a result of the derecognition of the Heights notes, the outstanding day-one gain was entirely amortized, resulting in a financial
income of €1,262 thousand recognized in July 2025.
Note 15.3. State guaranteed loan – “PGE”
During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Group prepaid in full the outstanding principal amount of the PGE loan of €1,264 thousand.
Note 15.4. Lease liabilities
The variations in lease liabilities are set forth below:
(amounts in thousands of euros)
LEASE LIABILITY
AS OF
JANUARY 1, 2025
2,363
(+) Increase
(-) Decrease
(241)
AS OF
MARCH 31, 2025
2,122
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2025
1,856
(+) Increase
(-) Decrease
(409)
AS OF
MARCH 31, 2026
1,447
Lease liabilities mainly relate to the Group’s headquarters in Paris entered into in May 2024, the Boston office entered into in
November 2023 and the Montpellier offices entered into in April 2024 (see Note 8).
As of December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026, the lease liabilities of the Paris headquarters and Boston offices represented 70% and
74% of the total lease liability, respectively.
Lease expenses related to contracts for which a lease liability and right of use asset is recognized under IFRS 16 were €219 thousand
and €301 thousand for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2026, respectively. They were recognized for (i)
€194 thousand and €280 thousand as Depreciation expenses and (ii) €19 thousand and €13 thousand as Interest expenses, for the three-
month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Lease expenses related to short-term lease contracts and low value assets that are not included in the valuation of the lease liability
amount to €87 thousand, and €1 thousand for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Note 15.5. Royalty certificates
The royalty certificates are measured at amortized cost using the EIR method.
As of March 31, 2026, using the same future royalty cash flows assumptions with an increase of 5 points of POS and +5% of peak
penetration (best case scenario) would result in an increase in the royalty certificates carrying value by respectively €+1,853 thousand
and €+2,882 thousand. Using the same assumptions with a decrease of (5)% points of POS and (5)% of peak penetration (worst case
scenario) would result in a decrease in the royalty certificates carrying value by respectively €(1,853) thousand and €(4,416) thousand.
Fair value
The fair value of the royalty certificates is based on the net present value of royalties, which depends on assumptions made by the
Group with regards to the probability of success of its studies (“POS”), the commercialization budget of obefazimod (“peak
penetration”) and the discount rate. As of December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026, the fair value amounts to respectively
€102,001 thousand and €104,032 thousand.
Management ensured that the discount rate of 7.5% used is reasonable based on the specific risk profile of the royalties certificates.
As of December 31, 2025, using the same assumptions with an increase of +5 points of POS, +5% of peak penetration (best case
scenario) and +1% WACC would result in a change in the royalty certificates fair value by respectively €+5810 thousand, €
+2830 thousand and €(4,940) thousand. Using the same assumptions with a decrease of (5) points of POS, (5)% of peak penetration
(worst case scenario) and (1)% WACC would result in a change in the royalty certificates fair value by respectively €(5,810) thousand,
€(5,590) thousand and €+5,251 thousand.
As of March 31, 2026, using the same assumptions with an increase of +5 points of POS, +5% of peak penetration (best case scenario)
and +1% discount rate would result in a change in the royalty certificates fair value by respectively €+5,920 thousand, €
+2,952 thousand and €(4,786) thousand. Using the same assumptions with a decrease of (5) points of POS, (5)% of peak penetration
(worst case scenario) and (1)% discount rate would result in a change in the royalty certificates fair value by respectively
€(5,920) thousand, €(5,557) thousand, and €5,078 thousand.
The royalty certificates were repurchased by the Group on May 7, 2026 for an aggregate price of €76,466 thousand, paid in cash and
ADSs, and subsequently cancelled (see Note 3.3).
Note 15.6. Change in financial liabilities
Changes in financial liabilities, excluding derivative instruments, are presented below as of March 31, 2025 and 2026:
(Amounts in thousands of euros)
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (excluding derivatives
instruments)
Kreos/Claret
convertible
notes
(OCABSA)
Kreos &
Claret bond
loans
Heights
convertible
notes
PGE
Lease
liabilities
Royalty
certificates
Total
AS OF
JANUARY 1, 2025
23,370
46,401
21,574
2,488
2,363
13,023
109,218
Proceeds
Repayments
(3,705)
(2,188)
(230)
(6,122)
Interest paid
(563)
(1,019)
(361)
(19)
(1,962)
Non-cash changes: (gain)/loss on recognition or
derecognition
(147)
(147)
Non-cash changes: interest expense and other
1,012
2,155
344
22
19
983
4,535
Non-cash changes: other fair value remeasurement
1,051
1,051
Non cash changes : Effect of the change in foreign currency
exchange rates
(11)
(11)
AS OF
MARCH 31, 2025
23,819
43,832
20,273
2,510
2,122
14,006
106,563
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2025
1,856
30,237
32,093
Repayments
(412)
(412)
Interest paid
(13)
(13)
Non-cash changes: interest expense and other
13
2,527
2,540
Non cash changes : Effect of the change in foreign currency
exchange rates
3
3
AS OF
MARCH 31, 2026
1,447
32,764
34,210
Note 15.7. Change in derivative instruments
Changes in derivative instruments are presented below:
(amounts in thousands of euros)
Kreos/Claret BSA
Kreos/Claret
Minimal Return
Indemnifications
Total
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
AS OF
JANUARY 1, 2025
1,166
3,620
4,786
(+) Increase in fair value
175
175
(-) Decrease in fair value
(145)
(145)
AS OF
MARCH 31, 2025
1,021
3,795
4,816
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2025
(+) Increase in fair value
(-) Decrease in fair value
(-) Repurchases
(-) Exercises
AS OF
MARCH 31, 2026
Details related to these instruments' accounting treatments and terms and conditions are set forth in Notes 15.1 and 15.2 of these
financial statements, as well as in Notes 15.1 and 15.2 to the annual consolidated financial statements of the Group as of December 31,
2025 accompanying the Group’s Annual Report.
Note 15.8. Breakdown of financial liabilities by maturity
The following are the remaining contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026. The
amounts are gross and undiscounted, and include contractual interest payments.
(amounts in thousands of euros)
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2025
CURRENT AND NON-CURRENT
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
GROSS
AMOUNT
CONTRACTUAL
CASH FLOWS
LESS THAN 1
YEAR
FROM 1 TO 2
YEARS
FROM 2 TO 5
YEARS
LONGER
THAN 5
YEARS
Royalty certificates (1)
30,237
Lease liabilities
1,856
1,906
1,340
450
116
Total financial liabilities
32,093
1,906
1,340
450
116
(amounts in thousands of euros)
AS OF
MARCH 31, 2026
CURRENT AND NON-CURRENT
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
GROSS
AMOUNT
CONTRACTUAL
CASH FLOWS
LESS THAN 1
YEAR
FROM 1 TO 2
YEARS
FROM 2 TO 5
YEARS
LONGER
THAN 5
YEARS
Royalty certificates (1)
32,764
Lease liabilities
1,447
1,482
1,127
250
104
Total financial liabilities
34,210
1,482
1,127
250
104
(1) The contractual cash flows above do not include potential future royalty payments related to the royalty certificates, amounting to
2% of the future net sales of obefazimod (worldwide and for all indications). The amount of royalties that may be paid under the
royalty certificates is capped at €172.1 million in the aggregate. The royalty certificates were repurchased by the Group on May 7,
2026 and subsequently cancelled (see Note 3.3).