Bavarian Nordic Announces Annual Report 2018 - Seite 3

Only signed contracts are included in the revenue expectations for 2019, which are comprised of revenue of approximately DKK 320 million from the MVA-BN smallpox vaccine business and approximately DKK 280 million from contract work. The majority of revenues are dollar-denominated, based on an exchange rate of DKK 6.5 per 1.00 USD. 

While the Company anticipates the award of a Priority Review Voucher upon the expected approval of MVA-BN smallpox vaccine by the FDA in 2019, income from the sale of this voucher has not been included in the guidance. 

In addition to factors already mentioned, the guidance is based on the continued investment into research and development (R&D) of approximately DKK 570 million, of which DKK 150 million will be recognized as production costs. Also included are the final investments in the new fill and finish facility of approximately DKK 270 million, which will support securing improved revenues from the existing MVA-BN smallpox order in the years to come. With significant R&D investments, we continue to develop our key pipeline assets and will report key data for both BN-Brachyury and CV301, initiate a Phase 3 study for the freeze-dried version of MVA-BN smallpox vaccine, while also preparing to initiate an RSV Phase 3 study in 2020. 

Conference call and webcast
The management of Bavarian Nordic will host a conference call today at 2 pm CET (9 am EDT) to present the annual results followed by a Q&A session. A listen-only version of the call can be accessed via http://www.bavarian-nordic.com/investor/events.aspx?event=5502. To join the Q&A session, use one of the following dial-in numbers: Denmark: [phone], UK: [phone], USA: [phone]. Participant code is 6777399. 

Contacts
Rolf Sass Sørensen
Vice President Investor Relations (EU)
Tel: [phone] 

Graham Morrell
Paddock Circle Advisors (US)
[e-mail]
Tel: [phone] 

Company Announcement no. 04 / 2019 

About Bavarian Nordic
Bavarian Nordic is a fully integrated biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative and safe therapies against cancer and infectious diseases. Using our live virus vaccine platform technology, MVA-BN, we have created a diverse portfolio of proprietary and partnered product candidates intended to improve the health and quality of life for children and adults. We supply our MVA-BN non-replicating smallpox vaccine to the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile and other government stockpiles. The vaccine is approved in the European Union (under the trade name IMVANEX) and in Canada (under the trade name IMVAMUNE. In addition to our long-standing collaboration with the U.S. government on the development of MVA-BN and other medical countermeasures, our infectious disease pipeline comprises a proprietary RSV program as well as vaccine candidates for Ebola, HPV, HBV and HIV, which are developed through a strategic partnership with Janssen. Additionally, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, we have developed a portfolio of active cancer immunotherapies, designed to alter the disease course by eliciting a robust and broad anti-cancer immune response while maintaining a favorable risk-benefit profile. Through multiple industry collaborations, we seek to explore the potential synergies of combining our immunotherapies with other immune-modulating agents, e.g. checkpoint inhibitors. For more information visit www.bavarian-nordic.com or follow us on Twitter @bavariannordic.