
Q3 2026 Earnings Call - November 12, 2026
Q3 Big Picture01
CV growth engine accelerating
02
Increasing CV portfolio profitability
03
Expanding the CV franchise into heart failure (VERQUVO)
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Cardiovascular Portfolio Growth Accelerating
Cardiovascular portfolio net sales growth
(millions) CAD
Third quarter Year to date
Vascepa NILEMDO
Private coverage for NILEMDO now in effect for
~80% of privately insured
8
7
6 21%
5
4
3
2
1
0
Q3 2025 Q3 2026
22
20
18
16 19%
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Q1-Q3 2025 Q1-Q3 2026
Canadians
pCPA negotiations for public coverage of NILEMDO expected to begin this quarter
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NEWS RELEASE HLS THERAPEUTICS INC. | TSX: HLS
MLS Therapeutics Partners with Bayer to Commercialize VERQUVOoin Canada
Agreement marks HLS's entry into heartfailure (HF) and strengthens the Company's position in the Canadian cardiovascular market
I Differentiated oral HF treatment: broadening I De-risked: approved, reimbursed and supported our portfOllo into a new segment of CV medicine by outcomes data in a high-need HF population
I Capital efficient: modest, stage-gated investment
I Selected by Bayer: reinforcing HLS as a partner of choice
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Balanced Capital Allocation
01
Investing in growth
02
Returning capital
03
Debt repayment
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2026
Building Momentum
2027
Accelerating Growth
$56-60M2026 Revenue
Expect around the midpoint
Mid single-digit growth driven by CV portfolio
$18.5-21M2026 Adj. EBITDA
Expect lower half of range
Continued investment in NILEMDO launch
Product revenue mix shift to CV portfolio
Step-up in revenue and Adj. EBITDA growth
Further acceleration in 2028
Upcoming catalysts NEXLIZET approval and pCPA outcome
Detailed 2027 guidance with Q4 results (March 2027)
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An Increasingly Diversified Portfolio
O
NILEMD / NEXLIZET®
new product launches
Growing VASCEPA® and VERQUVO ®
Stable CLOZARIL® base
Illustrative purposes only; not financial guidance
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Four CV Medicines, One Goal
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk for Canadians
VASCEPA®
O
NILEMD
NEXLIZET®*
VERQUVO®
First/only in class medicines
Well-tolerated, all oral portfolio
Large outcomes trials demonstrated CV event reduction
Many years of real-world evidence
Integrated into global treatment guidelines
Go-to-market model synergies
* NEXLIZET is not yet approved in Canada.
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VASCEPA®
TRx Units (thousands) Since Launch - Canada
Continued
Prescribing Growth
Patent protection through the late
2030's
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
+16% units
YTD 2026 vs YTD 2025
+12% net sales
YTD 2026 vs YTD 2025*
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 TTM
09.30.26
* in Canadian dollars
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O
NILEMD : Launch Ramping as Private Coverage Takes Effect
NILEMDO net sales
(thousands) CAD
vs Q2 1,700
>3xC$817K
new patients in Q3
+91%
Up from 1,200 initiated through the end of Q2
Vascepa's new-patient pace
At the same point in its launch
C$29K
C$427K
~1 in 5target prescribers have initiated
Significant room to expand
>80%of privately insured Canadians covered
Step-up in September demand;
Q1 2026* Q2 2026 Q3 2026
prescriber breadth and depth
Q4 first full quarter
* NILEMDO available in March 2026, with full commercial launch in April 2026.
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Momentum Building with Key Upcoming CV Catalysts
Q3 2026
Q4 2026
Q4 2026
Q1 2027
H1 2027
H1 2027
✓
NILEMDO Private Coverage in Place
~80% of eligible privately insured patients now covered
pCPA Negotiations to Begin
Following CDA-AMC unanimous recommendation for public reimbursement
NEXLIZET Health Canada Decision
One pill, two mechanisms;
~38% LDL-C reduction1
VERQUVO Launch Begins
HLS takes over commercialization
NILEMDO Public Listings
Assumes pCPA negotiations successfully completed
NEXLIZET Launch2
Rapid uptake expected for physicians familiar with NILEMDO
Completed Upcoming
1 Observed LDL-C reduction reflects indications currently approved in the US and Europe; NEXLIZET® is not yet approved in Canada.
2 Subject to a favourable Health Canada decision.
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VERQUVO®: Extending Our CV Franchise into Heart Failure
Current CV portfolio
O
VASCEPA® · NILEMD · NEXLIZET®
Focus
Lipid management and CV risk reduction
Chronic heart failure (HFrEF) after a recent worsening event¹
HOW WE'LL GO TO MARKET
Starting Q1 2027
Medical-led
Medical team focuses on top heart
failure specialists at key centres
Administration Oral Oral, once daily
Stage-gated promotion
Add targeted promotional resources as
Who we call on
Cardiology, endocrinology, internal medicine, primary care
Heart failure specialists at key centres
broader adoption builds
✓
VICTORIA Phase 3 outcomes trial in 5,000+ patients
Health Canada approved; public and private reimbursement in place
Guideline-recommended in Canada
✓
¹ As per Health Canada, VERQUVO (vericiguat) is indicated for the treatment of symptomatic chronic heart failure in adult patients with reduced ejection fraction who are stabilized after a recent heart failure decompensation event requiring hospitalization and/or intravenous diuretic therapy. VERQUVO should be used in combination with standard of care therapy for heart failure.
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National patient volumes grew sequentially each month in Q3
Patient growth coming from Western Canada (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan)
~97% annual patient retention on branded Clozaril in Quebec
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Q3 2026 Financial Review
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Cardiovascular Now ~Half of Canadian Product Sales
Share of Canadian product sales, third quarter
CAD, net sales
$14.2MQ3 revenue, up 5% year over year
Year to date $41.7M, up 3%
43%Q3 2025
48%Q3 2026
+21%+7.5%
CV portfolio net sales growth in Q3
Up 19% year to date (local currency)
Canadian product sales growth in Q3
O
Cardiovascular (VASCEPA® + NILEMD ) CLOZARIL® & other
Local currency; CV growth more
than offset Clozaril
Share of Canadian product sales in C$: Q3 2026 CV net sales C$7.5M of C$15.6M; Q3 2025 C$6.2M of C$14.5M. Revenue in USD.
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Adjusted EBITDA Improving as Cardiovascular Turns Profitable
CV portfolio direct brand contribution to Adj. EBITDA
(millions) USD
$5.0MQ3 Adj. EBITDA, up from $4.9M in Q3 2025
BreakevenH1 2026
Including NILEMDO launch investment
$0.7MQ3 2026
Turned positive
And up from $4.7M in Q2 2026; margins improving
$6.3MOperating leverage: as NILEMDO scales on the commercial
infrastructure already in place, more of each incremental sales dollar flows through to Adj. EBITDA, foundational to growth in 2027
Q3 CLOZARIL® direct brand contribution
$18.7M year to date
Direct brand contribution as reported in the Q3 2026 press release and MD&A.
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Growing Cash Generation Driven by Product Performance and Declining Debt
Presented on Trailing Twelve Months Basis - USD in millions
$16
$15.3
$14
$12
$10
$8.1
$8
$6
$4
$2.3
$2.7
$2
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TTM AEBITDA ex-royalty revenue after net interest paid
TTM Net interest paid
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Stronger Financials Fund Growth and Shareholder Value
01Investing in Growth
Pursuing BD opportunities aligned with strategic focus, capabilities and resources
VERQUVO partnership: payments track the brand's commercial success
02Returning Capital
NCIB expanded in September to 1.9M shares
Through October 31: 1.1M shares repurchased, returning C$4.3M
03Debt Repayment
$1.1M principal repayment in Q3
Term loan $41.3M, down 17% from YE'25 Net debt $29.9M, down 22% from YE'25
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HLS: A Fundamentally Stronger Company01
Strengthened Operations & Financials
02
Growth Engine Delivering
03
Catalysts Ahead
Strongest balance sheet in years Robust cash generation Expanded buyback
CV portfolio grew 21% vs prior year NILEMDO grew 91% sequentially from Q2 CV margins improving
NILEMDO public listings expected H1'27 NEXLIZET Health Canada decision by year-end VERQUVO starting Q1'27
Capacity for business development
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Q3 2026 Earnings Call - November 12, 2026
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