Disclaimer and other information
This report contains all information required by Belgian law.
Galapagos NV is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Belgium and has its registered office at Generaal De Wittelaan L11 A3, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium. Throughout this report, the term “Galapagos NV” refers solely to the non-consolidated Belgian company and references to “we,” “our,” “the group” or “Galapagos” include Galapagos NV together with its subsidiaries.
This report is published in Dutch and in English. Galapagos is responsible for the translation and conformity between the Dutch and English versions. In case of inconsistency between the Dutch and the English versions, the Dutch version shall prevail.
This report, including the statutory financial statements of Galapagos NV, is available free of charge and upon request to be addressed to:
Galapagos NV
Investor Relations
Generaal De Wittelaan L11 A3 2800 Mechelen
Belgium
Tel: +32 15 34 29 00
E-mail: ir@glpg.com
A digital version of this report, including the statutory financial statements of Galapagos NV, is available on our website, www.glpg.com.
We will use reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the digital version, but do not assume responsibility if inaccuracies or inconsistencies with the printed document arise as a result of any electronic transmission. Therefore, we consider only the printed version of this report to be legally valid. Other information on our website or on other websites does not form a part of this report.
As a U.S. listed company, we are also subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. An annual report will be filed with the SEC on Form 20‑F. The Form 20‑F is available in the SEC’s EDGAR database (https://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml) and a link thereto is posted on our website.
Forward-looking statements
This report contains forward-looking statements, all of which involve certain risks and uncertainties. These statements are often, but are not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “stand to,” “continue,” as well as similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this report include, but are not limited to, statements made in the “Letter from the management”, the information provided in the section captioned “Galapagos in 2020”, guidance from management regarding the expected operational use of cash during financial year 2020, statements regarding the expected timing, design and readouts of ongoing and planned clinical trials (i) with filgotinib in ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and other indications (ii) with GLPG1690 and GLPG1205 in IPF and with GLPG1690 in SSc, (iii) with GLPG1972 in osteoarthritis, and (iv) with GLPG3312, GLPG3970, and GLPG4399 in inflammation, statements relating to interactions with regulatory authorities and the potential approval process for filgotinib and statements relating to the build-up of our commercial organisation. We caution the reader that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which might cause our actual results, financial condition and liquidity, performance or achievements, or the development of the industry in which we operate, to be materially different from any historic or future results, financial conditions, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate are consistent with such forward-looking statements, they may not be predictive of results or developments in future periods. Among the factors that may result in differences are that our expectations regarding our 2020 revenues and financial results and our 2020 operating expenses may be incorrect (including because one or more of our assumptions underlying our revenue or expense expectations may not be realized), the inherent uncertainties associated with competitive developments, clinical trial and product development activities and regulatory approval requirements (including that data from our clinical research programs in rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, osteoarthritis, and other inflammatory indications may not support registration or further development of our product candidates due to safety, efficacy, or other reasons), our reliance on collaborations with third parties (including our collaboration partner for filgotinib and GLPG1690, Gilead, and our collaboration partner for GLPG1972, Servier), estimating the commercial potential of our product candidates and the uncertainties relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other risks can be found in our Securities and Exchange Commission filing and reports, including in our most recent annual report on Form 20‑F filed with the SEC and our subsequent filings and reports filed with the SEC. We also refer to the “Risk Factors” section of this report. Given these uncertainties, the reader is advised not to place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of publication of this document. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements in this document to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, unless specifically required by law or regulation.