Valneva Announces the Availability of Documentation for its Closed-Door Combined General Meeting

Saint-Herblain (France), May 27, 2020 – Valneva SE (“Valneva” or “the Company”) announces that its Combined General Meeting will be held behind closed doors on June 17, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. CET, at its registered office, 6 rue Alain Bombard, 44800 Saint-Herblain (France).

All documents and information related to the Meeting are available on the Valneva website at https://valneva.com/investors/calendar/annual-general-meeting/annual-g ....

The Preliminary Notice of Meeting, including the agenda, the draft resolutions proposed by the Management Board and the special modalities of participation, was published in the Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires (BALO) on May 13, 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the procedures for the General Meeting have been adapted in accordance with Article 4 of the French Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020 (“the COVID-19 Ordinance”) and will be held without the physical presence of shareholders or others who would normally have the right to attend.

Valneva SE shareholders are invited to vote in advance of the General Meeting, either by mail (recommended method) or by proxy, using the form provided for this purpose among the documents made available on the Company’s website, via the aforementioned link.

An audio webcast of the Meeting will be broadcast live (and will then be available as a recording) so that all Valneva shareholders can follow the Combined General Meeting remotely. This webcast will be available on the homepage of the Company’s website, www.valneva.com, or in the “Investors / Events and Presentations / Videos and Webcasts” section.

Please note that during the General Meeting it will not be possible to ask questions, submit draft amendments or submit new resolutions.

Shareholders can obtain documentation related to the General Meeting, as referred to in Articles R. 225-81 and R. 225-83 of the French Commercial Code, upon request to the Company. Valneva recommends that shareholders send their requests via email to the following address: [e-mail].

In addition, due to the health crisis linked to the COVID-19 epidemic, shareholders may request that the Company send them the documents and information referred to in Articles L. 225-115, L. 225-116 and L. 225-117 of the French Commercial Code (including notably the list of shareholders) that would not otherwise be available on the Company’s website. These requests must be made in the time frames provided in Articles R. 225-89, R. 225-90 and L. 225-117 of the French Commercial Code. Valneva recommends that its shareholders send these requests to the aforementioned email address.