DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
The following describes our issued share capital and summarizes the material provisions of our articles of association. The following summary is not
exhaustive, does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the applicable provisions of Swiss law and our articles of association, a copy of which is incorporated by reference herein into the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. We encourage you to read our articles of association and the applicable provisions of Swiss law for additional information.
General
We were incorporated as a stock corporation
(Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland in accordance with articles 620 et seqq. of the Swiss Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code of March 30, 1911 (CO) and registered with the Commercial
Register of the Canton of Zug on October 31, 2022. Our corporate legal headquarters is located at Bahnhofstrasse 7, 6300 Zug, Switzerland. Neither the Articles of Association nor the operation of law limit the duration of the Company.
Capital Structure of the Company
Issued Share
Capital
Immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 17,
2022, as amended (the Business Combination), by and among European Biotech Acquisition Corp. (EBAC) and Oculis SA (Legacy Oculis), the Companys share capital was CHF 356,821.68 divided into 35,682,168 fully paid-in registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.01 each.
In the context of the Business Combination, the
Company increased its share capital in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug on the Acquisition Closing Date to CHF 365,273.68, divided into 36,527,368 Ordinary Shares, fully paid-up.
In the context of the public offering for the issuance and sale by the Company of ordinary shares based on that certain underwriting agreement entered into by
the Company and BofA Securities Inc. and SVB Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, the Company increased its share capital in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug on 5 June 2023 to CHF
400,273.68, divided into 40,027,368 Ordinary Shares, fully paid-up.
As a result of the partial exercise by the
underwriters to purchase additional ordinary shares as part of the abovementioned offering, the Company increased its share capital in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug on 13 June 2023 to CHF 401,816.02, divided into 40,181,602
Ordinary Shares, fully paid-up.
As of December 31, 2023, an aggregate of 262,098 new shares had been issued
following (i) the exercise of 112,942 options and the issuance of associated ordinary shares using conditional share capital for employee benefit plans and (ii) the exercise of 149,156 warrants and the issuance of associated ordinary
shares using the conditional share capital for EBAC public and private warrants. As a result, the Company increased its share capital in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug on March 14, 2024, to CHF 404,437.00, divided into 40,443,700
Ordinary Shares, fully paid-up.
Share Classes
The Articles of Association provide for one class of Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.01 each. Each Ordinary Share will carry one vote in general
meetings of shareholders, and the Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market.
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