v3.20.1

Share capital (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Share capital

Schedule of reconciliation of share capital

		2019			2018			2017
		(Euro, in thousands)
On January 1		€	236,540		€	233,414		€	223,928
Share capital increase			55,189			19,090			25,323
Costs of capital increase			(4,447)			(15,964)			(15,837)
Share capital on December 31,		€	287,282		€	236,540		€	233,414
Aggregate share capital		€	349,789		€	294,600		€	275,510
Costs of capital increase (accumulated)			(62,507)			(58,060)			(42,096)
Share capital on December 31,		€	287,282		€	236,540		€	233,414

Schedule of history of the share capital

Date					Share capital increase new shares (in thousands €)			Share capital increase due to warrant exercise (in thousands €)				Number of shares issued (in thousands of shares)			Aggregate number of shares after transaction (in thousands     of shares)		Aggregate share capital after transaction (in thousands €)
January 1, 2017															46,256		€	250,187
April 6,  2017								€	1,337			247
April 21, 2017					€	23,331						4,313
June 20, 2017									281			52
September 21, 2017									152			28
November 23, 2017									222			41
December 31, 2017															50,937			275,510
March 20, 2018									1,613			298
June 20, 2018									556			103
September 17, 2018						16,021						2,961
October 3, 2018									733			135
November 23, 2018									167			31
December 31, 2018															54,466			294,600
March 20, 2019									808			149
June 20, 2019									1,127			208
August 23, 2019						36,945						6,829
September 18, 2019									1,632			302
November 6, 2019									14,162			2,618
November 25, 2019									515			95
December 31, 2019															64,667		€	349,789

Summary of capital increases

(Euro, in thousands, except share data)		Number of shares			Share capital			Share premium			Share capital and share premium				Average exercise price warrants			Closing share price on date of capital increase
															(in Euro/ warrant)			(in Euro/ share)
On January 1, 2017			46,256,078		€	223,928		€	649,135		€	873,063
April 6, 2017 : exercise of warrants			247,070			1,337			2,697			4,034			16.33			84.60
April 21, 2017 : U.S. public offering
ADSs (fully paid)			4,312,500			23,331			340,593			363,924						81.34
Underwriter discounts and offering expenses (paid)						(15,790)						(15,790)
Offering expenses still to be paid at December 31, 2017						(47)						(47)
Total U.S. public offering			4,312,500			7,494			340,593			348,087
June 20, 2017 : exercise of warrants			52,030			281			350			632			12.14			70.66
September 21, 2017 : exercise of warrants			28,100			152			117			269			9.55			84.62
November 23, 2017 : exercise of warrants			41,000			222			132			354			8.63			77.53
On January 1, 2018			50,936,778			233,414			993,025			1,226,439
March 20, 2018 : exercise of warrants			298,184			1,613			2,311			3,924			13.16			83.72
June 20, 2018 : exercise of warrants			102,801			556			781			1,337			13.01			85.00
September 17, 2018 : U.S. public offering
ADSs (fully paid)			2,961,373			16,021			280,167			296,188
Underwriter discounts and offering expenses (paid)						(15,964)						(15,964)
Total U.S. public offering			2,961,373			57			280,167			280,224						99.68
October 3, 2018 : exercise of warrants			135,485			733			1,281			2,014			14.86			94.32
November 23, 2018 : exercise of warrants			30,800			167			215			382			12.40			88.90
On December 31, 2018			54,465,421			236,540			1,277,780			1,514,320
March 20, 2019 : exercise of warrants			149,370			808			2,673			3,481			23.30			90.32
June 20, 2019 : exercise of warrants			208,310			1,127			3,198			4,325			20.76			113.55
August 23, 2019 : share subscription by Gilead
Ordinary shares (fully paid)			6,828,985			36,945			923,142			960,087						148.90
Derecognition of financial liability from share subscription agreement									56,749			56,749
Underwriter discounts and offering expenses (paid)						(4,447)						(4,447)
Total share subscription by Gilead			6,828,985			32,498			979,891			1,012,389
September 18, 2019 : exercise of warrants			301,745			1,632			5,043			6,675			22.12			145.25
November 6, 2019 : exercise of warrant A by Gilead
Exercise of warrant A			2,617,791			14,162			353,873			368,035
Derecognition of financial liability related to warrant A									78,953
Total exercise of warrant A by Gilead			2,617,791			14,162			432,826			368,035			140.59			170.75
November 25, 2019 : exercise of warrants			95,180			515			2,172			2,687			28.23			172.95
On December 31, 2019			64,666,802		€	287,282		€	2,703,583		€	2,911,912

Summary of other information

					Ordinary shares			Total
Par value of shares (€)						5.41			5.41

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