Press release Biocartis Group NV: Invitation to the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

PRESS RELEASE: REGULATED INFORMATION

17 May 2021, 07:00 CEST

Invitation to the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Mechelen, Belgium, 17 May 2021 – Biocartis Group NV (the ‘Company’ or ‘Biocartis’), an innovative molecular diagnostics company (Euronext Brussels: BCART), has the honor to invite its shareholders, holders of subscription rights, holders of convertible bonds, directors and statutory auditor to a new extraordinary shareholders' meeting that will be held on Friday 4 June 2021 at 10:00 a.m. CEST. The legally required attendance quorum to validly deliberate and vote on the agenda items of the extraordinary shareholders' meeting held on 14 May 2021 was not reached.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is currently envisaged that the measures imposed by the Belgian government to deal with this pandemic, such as the limitations on the number of people attending gatherings and the obligation to guarantee a distance of 1.5 meters between each person, may still be in effect on 4 June 2021, the date of the Company's extraordinary shareholders' meeting. These measures are in the interest of the health of individual securities holders, as well as of the employees of the Company and others who are responsible for organizing the extraordinary shareholders' meeting. Furthermore, it cannot be excluded that the Belgian government will impose additional measures.

Hence, the Company advises its securities holders not to attend the extraordinary shareholders' meeting in person. Shareholders can exercise their voting rights by voting by mail form or by written proxy to the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. Furthermore, the Company recommends its securities holders to exercise their right to ask questions with respect to the agenda items of the extraordinary shareholders' meeting in writing, before the extraordinary shareholders' meeting. More information about voting by mail or by written proxy and exercising the right to ask questions can be found in the convening notice.

Biocartis will monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will disclose all relevant information and measures that have an impact on the extraordinary shareholders' meeting on the Biocartis website. Depending on the situation and the possibilities provided for by the applicable legislation, the Company reserves the right to take additional measures. The Board of Directors would like to thank the securities holders for their understanding and cooperation.

In order to be admitted to the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, the holders of securities issued by the Company must comply with Article 7:134 of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations and the articles of association of the Company, and fulfill the formalities described in the convening notice. The convening notice and other documents relating to the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting can be consulted on the Company’s website.

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More information:
Renate Degrave
Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Biocartis
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About Biocartis

Biocartis (Euronext Brussels: BCART) is an innovative molecular diagnostics (MDx) company providing next generation diagnostic solutions aimed at improving clinical practice for the benefit of patients, clinicians, payers and industry. Biocartis' proprietary MDx Idylla™ platform is a fully automated sample-to-result, real-time PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) system that offers accurate, highly reliable molecular information from virtually any biological sample in virtually any setting. Biocartis is developing and marketing a continuously expanding test menu addressing key unmet clinical needs, with a focus in oncology, which represents the fastest growing segment of the MDx market worldwide. Today, Biocartis offers tests supporting melanoma, colorectal and lung cancer, as well as for SARS-CoV-2 and sepsis. More information: www.biocartis.com. Follow us on Twitter: @Biocartis_.

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