Active Biotech AB - Interim Report January - June 2018

                                                                                                                                          

Second quarter in brief

• The company's partner NeoTX presented new preclinical data for ANYARA at the AACR Annual Meeting in Chicago
• The rights issue in April brought the company SEK 47.1 M

Events after the end of the period

• The company announced that the Phase II LEGATO-HD trial evaluating efficacy and safety of laquinimod in Huntington's disease (HD) did not meet its primary endpoint to slow the progression of the disease. However, the secondary endpoint, reduction of brain atrophy, was met. Laquinimod showed excellent safety in the study
• The company is initiating a scientific collaboration with the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, PA, around tasquinimod to support future clinical development in multiple myeloma

                   
Financial summary

SEK M	Apr-Jun				Jan-Jun		Full year
	2018	2017		2018		2017	2017
Net sales	5.7	5.1		10.5		9.8	20.2
Operating loss	-7.3	-23.1		-15.9		-37.7	-102.5
Loss after tax	-9.1	-24.4		-19.3		-40.2	-108.8
Earnings per share (SEK)	-0.07	-0.20		-0.15		-0.33	-0.89
Cash and cash equivalents (at close of period)					45.6	47.7	25.2

For further information, please contact:

Helén Tuvesson, CEO   Tel: [phone]     Hans Kolam, CFO   Tel: [phone]

Active Biotech AB (Corp. Reg. No. 556223-9227) Box 724, SE-220 07 Lund Tel: [phone]

The report is also available at www.activebiotech.com.

Active Biotech AB - Interim Report January - June 2018

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