Inventiva prices $107.7M Nasdaq IPO

Daix (France), July 10, 2020 – INVENTIVA S.A. (Euronext Paris: IVA) (“Inventiva” or the “Company”), a clinical- stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral small molecule therapies for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), mucopolysaccharidoses (“MPS”) and other diseases with significant unmet medical need, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market by way of a capital increase of 7,478,261 new ordinary shares, consisting of a public offering of 7,478,261 ordinary shares in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing one ordinary share (the “Offering”). The aggregate gross proceeds amount is expected to be approximately $107.7 million, equivalent to approximately €94.9 million, before deduction of underwriting commissions and estimated expenses payable by the Company. The Offering is expected to close on July 15, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

All the securities sold in the Offering will be issued by the Company. The ADSs have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market and are expected to begin trading on July 10, 2020 under the ticker symbol “IVA”. The Company’s ordinary shares are listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris under the ticker symbol “IVA”.

The ordinary shares underlying the ADSs sold in the Offering will be subject to an application for admission to trading on Euronext Paris (Compartment C) on the same trading line as the existing shares under the same ISIN code FR0013233012 and are expected to be admitted to trading on July 15, 2020.

Jefferies LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Guggenheim Securities, LLC are acting as Joint Global Coordinators and bookrunners for the Offering. H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC is acting as lead manager and Roth Capital Partners, LLC and KBC Securities USA LLC are acting as co-managers for the Offering (together, the “Underwriters”).

Namsen Capital is acting as Inventiva’s capital markets advisor.

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