Doubling of production capacity at the manufacturing site in Malmö

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Doubling of production capacity at the manufacturing site in Malmö

Baar, 8 January 2025 – PolyPeptide Group AG (SIX: PPGN), a focused global CDMO for peptide-based active pharmaceutical ingredients, announces the planned doubling of solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) capacity at its manufacturing site in Malmö, Sweden.

The construction work is already underway, along with the supporting infrastructure, including a tank farm. PolyPeptide uses its proprietary manufacturing technology with an integrated engineering design and advanced automation and process control to ensure high productivity, safety, and sustainability. A modular approach is intended to accelerate time to market, while enhancing flexibility to ensure high utilization. As part of its mid-term outlook communicated on 13 August 2024, PolyPeptide plans to invest around EUR 100 million at the site and to create approximately100 permanent new positions.

The additional production capacity will mainly serve to fulfill one of the large commercial agreements previously communicated by PolyPeptide. It relates to one of the growth initiatives reflected in the mid-term outlook, whereby PolyPeptide targets to double 2023 revenue by 2028 and to deploy capital expenditures of 15% to 20% of revenue to ensure capacity, also beyond 2028.

Juan José González, CEO of PolyPeptide: “The large-scale capacity expansion in Malmö allows us to further deepen the long-standing collaboration with an important GLP-1 customer. We are making good progress with the implementation of our growth strategy to meet our mid-term targets, benefiting from balanced, supportive partnerships with customers.”

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PolyPeptide Group AG

Michael Stäheli

Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

michael.staeheli@polypeptide.com

T: +41 43 502 0580

About PolyPeptide

PolyPeptide Group AG and its consolidated subsidiaries (“PolyPeptide”) is a focused Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for peptide- and oligonucleotide-based active pharmaceutical ingredients. By supporting its customers mainly in pharma and biotech, it contributes to the health of millions of patients across the world. PolyPeptide offers products and services from pre-clinical through to commercial stages, including generics. Its active custom projects pipeline reflects the opportunities from novel drug therapies in development to fight both widespread and rare diseases. Dating back to 1952, PolyPeptide today runs a global network of six GMP-certified facilities in Europe, the U.S. and India. PolyPeptide’s shares (SIX: PPGN) are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange.

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Disclaimer

This media release has been prepared by PolyPeptide Group AG and contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views of management. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this release. In particular, the statements related to the guidance for 2024, and mid-term outlook constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future financial performance. The Group’s actual results of operations could deviate materially from those set forth in the guidance for 2024 and mid-term outlook. As such, investors should not place undue reliance on the statements related to the guidance for 2024 and mid-term outlook. PolyPeptide Group AG is providing the information in this release as of this date and, except as required by applicable laws or regulations, does not undertake any obligation to update any statements contained in it as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.