Abivax Announces Annual General Meeting Details as Company Advances Toward Key 2025 Value-Driving Milestones

• Annual General Meeting scheduled for Friday, June 6, 2025, in Paris, France
• Phase 3 ABTECT induction trials remain on track: enrollment completion expected in Q2 2025, with top-line induction results expected in Q3 2025

PARIS, France – April 22, 2025 – 10:05 PM CEST – Abivax SA (Euronext Paris: FR0012333284 – ABVX / Nasdaq: ABVX) (“Abivax” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics that harness the body’s natural regulatory mechanisms to stabilize the immune response in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, today announced that the upcoming Annual General Meeting will be held on June 6, 2025, in Paris, France.

Additional information and preparatory documents for this Annual General Meeting will be made available in the coming weeks in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

This announcement comes as Abivax continues to execute against critical 2025 operational milestones, including the ongoing Phase 3 ABTECT clinical program. The Company confirmed that it remains on track to complete induction trials enrollment in the second quarter of 2025, with top-line induction data expected in the third quarter of 2025.

Marc de Garidel, Chief Executive Officer of Abivax, commented: "With major clinical readouts approaching, we believe 2025 has the potential to be a transformative year for Abivax. To demonstrate our confidence in the Company’s long-term value creation, the executive leadership team, including myself, made the decision to invest in approximately 120,000 Abivax ordinary shares in Q1 2025. This reinforces our alignment with shareholders as we advance toward potential commercialization."

About Abivax
Abivax is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics that harness the body’s natural regulatory mechanisms to stabilize the immune response in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases. Based in France and the United States, Abivax’s lead drug candidate, obefazimod (ABX464), is in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. More information on the Company is available at www.abivax.com. Follow Abivax on LinkedIn and on X, formerly Twitter, @Abivax.

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Abivax SA
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