UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report: January 30, 2023
Commission File Number: 001-38844
GENFIT S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Parc Eurasanté
885, avenue Eugène Avinée
59120 Loos, France
(Address of principal executive office)
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EXHIBIT LIST
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 30, 2023. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| GENFIT S.A. | ||||||
| Date: January 30, 2023 | By: | /s/ Pascal PRIGENT | ||||
| Name: Pascal PRIGENT | ||||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
GENFIT: Half-Year Report of Liquidity Contract with Crédit Industriel et Commercial
Lille (France), Cambridge (Massachusetts, United States), Zurich (Switzerland) January 30, 2023 – GENFIT (Nasdaq and Euronext: GNFT), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with liver diseases characterized by high unmet medical needs, today announced the half-year report of the liquidity contract with Crédit Industriel et Commercial.
Under the liquidity contract GENFIT has with Crédit Industriel et Commercial, the following resources appeared on the liquidity account as of December 31, 2022:
| · | 138,691 shares |
| · | €534 070.18 |
During the second half of 2022, total trading was:
| · | On the buy side: 1339,376 shares for a total amount of €5,332,876.57 |
| · | On the sell side: 1360,706 shares for a total amount of €5,417,420.02 |
During this same period, the number of trades were:
| · | On the buy side: 2,627 |
| · | On the sell side: 2,681 |
As a reminder, upon signing of the contract, the following resources appeared on the liquidity account:
| · | 27, 911 shares |
| · | €769 849,43 |
ABOUT GENFIT
GENFIT is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with liver diseases characterized by high unmet medical needs. GENFIT is a pioneer in liver disease research and development with a rich history and strong scientific heritage spanning more than two decades. Thanks to its expertise in bringing early-stage assets with high potential to late development and pre-commercialization stages, today GENFIT boasts a growing and diversified pipeline of innovative therapeutic and diagnostic solutions.
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Its R&D pipeline covers five therapeutic areas via six independent programs which explore the potential of differentiated mechanisms of action, across a variety of development stages (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3). These diseases are acute on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), hepatic encephalopathy (HE), cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), urea cycle disorder (UCD)/organic acidemia disorder (OAD) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Beyond therapeutics, GENFIT’s pipeline also includes a diagnostic franchise focused on NASH and ACLF.
GENFIT has facilities in Lille and Paris, France, Zurich, Switzerland, and Cambridge, MA, USA. GENFIT is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and on compartment B of Euronext’s regulated market in Paris (Nasdaq and Euronext: GNFT). In 2021, IPSEN became one of GENFIT’s largest shareholders and holds 8% of the company’s share capital. www.genfit.com
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to GENFIT, including those within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, in relation to GENFIT’s research and development programs. The use of certain words, including “consider”, “contemplate”, “think”, “aim”, “expect”, “understand”, “should”, “aspire”, “estimate”, “believe”, “wish”, “may”, “could”, “allow”, “seek”, “encourage” or “have confidence” or (as the case may be) the negative forms of such terms or any other variant of such terms or other terms similar to them in meaning is intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes its projections are based on reasonable expectations and assumptions of the Company’s management, these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the uncertainties inherent in research and development, including in relation to safety, biomarkers, progression of, and results from, its ongoing and planned clinical trials, review and approvals by regulatory authorities of its drug and diagnostic candidates, exchange rate fluctuations, potential synergies related to the acquisition of Versantis and our capacity to integrate its assets and develop its programs, and our continued ability to raise capital to fund its development, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed or identified in the Company’s public filings with the AMF, including those listed in Chapter 2 “Main Risks and Uncertainties” of the Company’s 2021 Universal Registration Document filed with the AMF on April 29 2022 under n° D.22-0400, which is available on the Company’s website (www.genfit.com) and on the website of the AMF (www.amf-france.org) and public filings and reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) including the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form
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20-F filed with the SEC on April 29, 2022 and the 2022 Half-Year Business and Financial Report. In addition, even if the Company’s results, performance, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which it operates are consistent with such forward-looking statements, they may not be predictive of results or developments in future periods. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of publication of this document. Other than as required by applicable law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CONTACT
GENFIT | Investors
Tel: +33 3 2016 4000 | investors@genfit.com
PRESS RELATIONS | Media
Stephanie Boyer – Press relations | Tel: +333 2016 4000 | stephanie.boyer@genfit.com
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APPENDIX H2 2022 |
| Buy side | Sell side | |||||
Date |
Number of executions | Number of shares | Traded amounts in EUR | Number of executions | Number of shares | Traded amounts in EUR |
| TOTAL | 2 627 | 1 339 376 | 5 332 876,57 | 2 681 | 1 360 706 | 5 417 420,02 |
01/07/20 22 |
18 | 2832 | 8 636,41 | 13 | 2469 | 7 579,59 |
04/07/20 22 |
15 | 2808 | 8 691,55 | 26 | 8288 | 25 737,37 |
05/07/20 22 |
26 | 7955 | 25 355,01 | 29 | 20374 | 65 398,59 |
06/07/20 22 |
16 | 4220 | 13 276,05 | 12 | 2554 | 8 074,20 |
07/07/20 22 |
6 | 1292 | 4 214,35 | 24 | 8899 | 28 843,38 |
08/07/20 22 |
2 | 353 | 1 147,97 | 3 | 353 | 1 155,01 |
11/07/20 22 |
23 | 4786 | 16 105,83 | 60 | 12921 | 44 025,39 |
12/07/20 22 |
94 | 20252 | 70 347,19 | 58 | 13230 | 46 243,87 |
13/07/20 22 |
42 | 10361 | 35 632,51 | 75 | 14935 | 51 843,11 |
14/07/20 22 |
51 | 7594 | 26 838,57 | 55 | 8492 | 30 277,12 |
15/07/20 22 |
24 | 5592 | 20 168,69 | 27 | 6489 | 23 669,94 |
18/07/20 22 |
9 | 1389 | 5 408,47 | 15 | 2212 | 8 634,27 |
19/07/20 22 |
27 | 8839 | 34 172,53 | 38 | 13773 | 54 079,10 |
20/07/20 22 |
24 | 7265 | 28 590,78 | 17 | 3085 | 12 212,57 |
21/07/20 22 |
34 | 8808 | 34 820,54 | 41 | 11812 | 46 866,87 |
22/07/20 22 |
32 | 22153 | 89 152,26 | 28 | 18909 | 76 315,28 |
25/07/20 22 |
12 | 14922 | 59 574,53 | 19 | 13427 | 53 899,65 |
26/07/20 22 |
31 | 11232 | 44 551,72 | 40 | 20028 | 80 002,82 |
27/07/20 22 |
19 | 10060 | 41 342,68 | 39 | 26415 | 108 378,27 |
28/07/20 22 |
26 | 9418 | 38 912,08 | 17 | 7242 | 30 148,74 |
29/07/20 22 |
17 | 12497 | 51 651,92 | 20 | 7914 | 32 974,57 |
01/08/20 22 |
1 | 1 | 4,10 | 3 | 1501 | 6 274,10 |
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02/08/20 22 |
9 | 6263 | 25 585,08 | 15 | 7001 | 28 751,16 |
03/08/20 22 |
5 | 1001 | 4 190,16 | 8 | 6174 | 26 306,37 |
04/08/20 22 |
1 | 1 | 4,30 | 10 | 2368 | 10 196,80 |
05/08/20 22 |
1 | 1 | 4,21 | 1 | 1 | 4,21 |
08/08/20 22 |
17 | 7348 | 32 226,71 | 44 | 17336 | 75 576,32 |
09/08/20 22 |
34 | 20558 | 90 621,14 | 65 | 25540 | 113 134,55 |
10/08/20 22 |
14 | 8158 | 36 494,73 | 17 | 11554 | 51 898,22 |
11/08/20 22 |
14 | 7576 | 34 673,02 | 40 | 22251 | 102 215,38 |
12/08/20 22 |
35 | 33277 | 155 164,19 | 22 | 13303 | 62 918,65 |
15/08/20 22 |
5 | 2353 | 10 456,73 | 4 | 2353 | 10 602,56 |
16/08/20 22 |
22 | 21578 | 95 969,67 | 16 | 7644 | 34 110,93 |
17/08/20 22 |
22 | 22619 | 100 329,00 | 51 | 26105 | 116 296,45 |
18/08/20 22 |
26 | 20650 | 91 952,66 | 39 | 20638 | 92 295,75 |
19/08/20 22 |
13 | 5807 | 26 015,34 | 25 | 9945 | 44 599,92 |
22/08/20 22 |
36 | 28559 | 126 375,37 | 43 | 19848 | 88 138,13 |
23/08/20 22 |
10 | 16492 | 71 930,24 | 27 | 19189 | 84 180,80 |
24/08/20 22 |
12 | 11909 | 52 188,66 | 27 | 17382 | 76 930,61 |
25/08/20 22 |
31 | 10729 | 48 265,79 | 6 | 7628 | 34 572,63 |
26/08/20 22 |
38 | 44327 | 192 992,68 | 34 | 16002 | 69 508,54 |
29/08/20 22 |
12 | 13951 | 58 307,65 | 23 | 13951 | 58 628,41 |
30/08/20 22 |
1 | 1 | 4,20 | 2 | 2693 | 11 590,57 |
31/08/20 22 |
10 | 3515 | 14 902,59 | 1 | 1 | 4,24 |
01/09/20 22 |
33 | 24865 | 102 788,38 | 5 | 2150 | 8 913,99 |
02/09/20 22 |
7 | 4293 | 17 648,42 | 34 | 19333 | 80 084,35 |
05/09/20 22 |
19 | 20428 | 82 590,12 | 6 | 3890 | 15 614,57 |
06/09/20 22 |
18 | 24973 | 102 387,67 | 53 | 40867 | 167 645,46 |
07/09/20 22 |
5 | 6561 | 26 954,80 | 29 | 25222 | 105 209,62 |
08/09/20 22 |
43 | 31387 | 130 644,08 | 38 | 19826 | 82 034,71 |
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09/09/20 22 |
12 | 10404 | 44 324,93 | 24 | 22838 | 97 386,75 |
12/09/20 22 |
18 | 12319 | 52 584,99 | 46 | 9844 | 42 208,64 |
13/09/20 22 |
19 | 15108 | 65 074,08 | 30 | 17848 | 77 190,62 |
14/09/20 22 |
14 | 7915 | 34 731,84 | 41 | 34226 | 153 756,47 |
15/09/20 22 |
46 | 37477 | 157 799,25 | 15 | 7870 | 33 027,27 |
16/09/20 22 |
38 | 19386 | 79 021,86 | 7 | 9608 | 39 669,71 |
19/09/20 22 |
15 | 10082 | 41 220,27 | 36 | 22125 | 90 601,06 |
20/09/20 22 |
27 | 15990 | 65 748,78 | 23 | 16552 | 68 650,63 |
21/09/20 22 |
80 | 30448 | 122 056,66 | 15 | 10434 | 41 632,01 |
22/09/20 22 |
54 | 32105 | 125 279,63 | 35 | 22489 | 87 974,88 |
23/09/20 22 |
60 | 29919 | 114 633,69 | 16 | 12423 | 47 510,51 |
26/09/20 22 |
51 | 13923 | 52 389,27 | 17 | 14149 | 53 597,74 |
27/09/20 22 |
1 | 1 | 3,79 | 18 | 10784 | 41 364,22 |
28/09/20 22 |
14 | 13249 | 49 988,03 | 26 | 16143 | 61 613,37 |
29/09/20 22 |
17 | 17488 | 66 805,18 | 18 | 11149 | 42 489,89 |
30/09/20 22 |
30 | 21589 | 80 660,81 | 30 | 20170 | 75 931,90 |
03/10/20 22 |
25 | 11454 | 43 148,41 | 26 | 16250 | 61 858,59 |
04/10/20 22 |
1 | 1 | 3,85 | 7 | 6532 | 25 796,50 |
05/10/20 22 |
18 | 12767 | 49 687,55 | 1 | 1 | 4,00 |
06/10/20 22 |
5 | 4844 | 18 736,65 | 10 | 7218 | 28 068,37 |
07/10/20 22 |
13 | 8500 | 33 185,00 | 26 | 27500 | 107 755,09 |
10/10/20 22 |
26 | 18069 | 69 895,02 | 18 | 8563 | 32 920,96 |
11/10/20 22 |
25 | 5001 | 19 368,90 | 23 | 16007 | 62 603,86 |
12/10/20 22 |
22 | 18812 | 74 025,73 | 5 | 1097 | 4 322,17 |
13/10/20 22 |
20 | 8222 | 32 145,19 | 33 | 11629 | 45 869,37 |
14/10/20 22 |
19 | 4723 | 19 220,49 | 16 | 9909 | 40 368,53 |
17/10/20 22 |
17 | 3953 | 16 180,75 | 16 | 7571 | 31 231,06 |
18/10/20 22 |
32 | 15666 | 64 248,53 | 11 | 5963 | 24 598,95 |
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19/10/20 22 |
30 | 18424 | 72 980,23 | 12 | 5078 | 20 011,61 |
20/10/20 22 |
27 | 13956 | 53 614,74 | 27 | 10136 | 39 044,83 |
21/10/20 22 |
31 | 6437 | 24 646,12 | 6 | 4061 | 15 629,64 |
24/10/20 22 |
21 | 8927 | 34 293,22 | 26 | 10423 | 40 186,91 |
25/10/20 22 |
6 | 5534 | 21 938,91 | 24 | 10985 | 43 633,67 |
26/10/20 22 |
15 | 6559 | 26 531,41 | 14 | 6559 | 26 662,57 |
27/10/20 22 |
25 | 9306 | 37 840,19 | 28 | 12558 | 51 282,53 |
28/10/20 22 |
22 | 8654 | 34 898,81 | 6 | 3833 | 15 480,18 |
31/10/20 22 |
8 | 5134 | 20 559,61 | 13 | 6708 | 27 035,49 |
01/11/20 22 |
16 | 6687 | 26 819,27 | 8 | 2657 | 10 709,87 |
02/11/20 22 |
16 | 9156 | 36 412,91 | 17 | 6373 | 25 412,77 |
03/11/20 22 |
31 | 13140 | 51 341,18 | 4 | 1217 | 4 804,74 |
04/11/20 22 |
16 | 8883 | 33 606,06 | 6 | 2694 | 10 288,20 |
07/11/20 22 |
6 | 4274 | 16 123,65 | 19 | 9755 | 37 131,68 |
08/11/20 22 |
22 | 9262 | 35 095,54 | 4 | 2670 | 10 107,16 |
09/11/20 22 |
5 | 2707 | 10 244,60 | 2 | 2 | 7,59 |
10/11/20 22 |
10 | 5406 | 20 415,75 | 16 | 7883 | 30 006,96 |
11/11/20 22 |
32 | 11846 | 45 522,04 | 13 | 7410 | 28 538,92 |
14/11/20 22 |
26 | 17701 | 68 097,67 | 12 | 32875 | 127 390,75 |
15/11/20 22 |
8 | 4189 | 15 875,70 | 26 | 32539 | 123 603,57 |
16/11/20 22 |
11 | 4883 | 18 515,64 | 3 | 1246 | 4 712,41 |
17/11/20 22 |
14 | 6556 | 24 580,92 | 2 | 1181 | 4 407,54 |
18/11/20 22 |
11 | 3634 | 13 447,77 | 10 | 21514 | 80 055,49 |
21/11/20 22 |
9 | 3692 | 13 660,40 | 15 | 4494 | 16 689,22 |
22/11/20 22 |
20 | 9455 | 34 165,67 | 14 | 5709 | 20 715,99 |
23/11/20 22 |
8 | 1448 | 5 177,80 | 8 | 2543 | 9 154,80 |
24/11/20 22 |
4 | 2088 | 7 550,53 | 10 | 3266 | 11 877,50 |
25/11/20 22 |
8 | 2469 | 8 812,20 | 8 | 3414 | 12 265,45 |
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28/11/20 22 |
17 | 6652 | 23 726,33 | 12 | 4409 | 15 798,01 |
29/11/20 22 |
29 | 8255 | 28 724,97 | 11 | 2460 | 8 542,89 |
30/11/20 22 |
13 | 3523 | 12 079,07 | 8 | 3174 | 10 975,81 |
01/12/20 22 |
26 | 4382 | 14 985,55 | 9 | 4288 | 14 728,95 |
02/12/20 22 |
19 | 5893 | 19 979,66 | 13 | 7217 | 24 661,19 |
05/12/20 22 |
24 | 8564 | 29 405,80 | 23 | 10534 | 36 427,04 |
06/12/20 22 |
33 | 15052 | 50 880,54 | 7 | 2236 | 7 456,83 |
07/12/20 22 |
14 | 6888 | 22 855,03 | 13 | 9278 | 30 970,32 |
08/12/20 22 |
15 | 4492 | 14 844,38 | 9 | 4029 | 13 402,93 |
09/12/20 22 |
19 | 8043 | 27 280,14 | 21 | 11612 | 39 335,34 |
12/12/20 22 |
32 | 14821 | 49 336,65 | 26 | 6077 | 20 165,40 |
13/12/20 22 |
14 | 5973 | 19 831,02 | 8 | 5186 | 17 330,36 |
14/12/20 22 |
10 | 3008 | 10 003,81 | 5 | 2203 | 7 375,64 |
15/12/20 22 |
15 | 6955 | 22 895,89 | 8 | 3478 | 11 511,50 |
16/12/20 22 |
19 | 8737 | 28 556,32 | 13 | 5761 | 18 910,91 |
19/12/20 22 |
5 | 1818 | 6 017,70 | 11 | 2741 | 9 105,47 |
20/12/20 22 |
9 | 4328 | 14 206,66 | 10 | 5404 | 17 861,21 |
21/12/20 22 |
9 | 3835 | 12 733,23 | 17 | 9080 | 30 470,95 |
22/12/20 22 |
8 | 2851 | 10 016,56 | 28 | 8461 | 29 468,95 |
23/12/20 22 |
12 | 4147 | 14 576,48 | 39 | 8935 | 31 654,68 |
27/12/20 22 |
15 | 4797 | 17 336,21 | 12 | 7717 | 28 046,38 |
28/12/20 22 |
15 | 7509 | 28 079,05 | 24 | 9089 | 33 821,51 |
29/12/20 22 |
11 | 4830 | 18 456,14 | 38 | 13505 | 51 951,61 |
30/12/20 22 |
25 | 10392 | 40 868,37 | 30 | 11640 | 45 997,31 |
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