Newton Biocapital II, pricaf privée de droit belge, S.A. – Sustainability-related disclosure

Newton Biocapital II Partners SRL (Fund manager of Newton Biocapital II, pricaf privée de droit belge, S.A – “NBC II”) advertises NBC II as Sustainability risk compliant as it promotes environmental and social characteristics but does not have as its objective a sustainable investment, in accordance with Article 8 of the SFDR (Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector).

The portfolio companies are and will be selected based on their Sustainability risk characteristics. The quality of selected ESG indicators determines the investment decision in the company (average score, minimum quality required, targets, etc.), ensuring compliance with these Sustainability risk characteristics .

Those characteristics, as well as the methodologies for assessing and monitoring portfolio companies are outlined in greater detail in the Investment Manager’s Sustainability Risk Policy, as well as in the pre-contractual information shared with our (potential) shareholders.

Sustainability-related pre contractual disclosure (version 2: April 2023)

(a) Summary; (b) ‘No sustainable investment objective’; (c) ‘Environmental or social characteristics of the financial product’; (d) ‘Investment strategy’; (e) ‘Proportion of investments’; (f) ‘Monitoring of environmental or social characteristics’; (g) ‘Methodologies’; (h) ‘Data sources and processing’; (i) ‘Limitations to methodologies and data’; (j) ‘Due diligence’; (k) ‘Engagement policies’; (l) ‘Designated reference benchmark’.

(a) Résumé ; (b) « Pas d'objectif d'investissement durable » ; (c) « Caractéristiques environnementales ou sociales du produit financier » ; (d) « Stratégie d'investissement » ; (e) « Proportion des investissements » ; (f) « Suivi des caractéristiques environnementales ou sociales » ; (g) « Méthodologies » ; (h) « Sources et traitement des données » ; (i) « Limites des méthodologies et des données » ; (j) « Diligence raisonnable » ; (k) « Politiques d'engagement » ; (l) « Référentiel de référence désigné ».

Please find below the annual periodic ESG reports related to NBC II, prepared by Newton Biocapital II Partners SRL.

Sustainability-related periodic report 2022 (version 1: June 2023)

Summary of sustainability-related periodic report 2022: txt

Résumé du rapport périodique sur le développement durable 2022 : tx

Sustainability-related periodic report 2023 (version 1: June 2024)

Summary of sustainability-related periodic report 2023: txt

Résumé du rapport périodique sur le développement durable 2023 : tx

No consideration of adverse impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors

Newton Biocapital II Partners SRL does not currently consider the adverse impacts of its investment decisions on sustainability factors (Principal Adverse Impacts on Sustainability – “PAIS”) in accordance with Article 4 of the SFDR (Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector) but adopted a phased approach to be ready to report on adverse impacts and is determined to set out governance on these aspects in its procedures, as well as in the roles and responsibilities of the various teams in the upcoming years.

At this stage, Newton Biocapital II Partners SRL is not able to monitor the indicators based on relevant source of data with regard to adverse sustainability impacts. It will review its policy on the integration of PAIS when it will be in a position to provide such monitoring.