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Acrux Ltd (ASX:ACR) | Annual General Meeting | 25 November 2025
Annual General
Meeting 2025
Acrux Ltd (ASX:ACR) | 25 November 2025
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Disclaimer
This presentation contains forward-looking statements which are identified by words such as ‘may’, ‘could’, ‘believes’, ‘estimates’,
‘expects’, or ‘intends’ and other similar words that involve risks and uncertainties.
These statements are based on an assessment of present economic and operating conditions, and on a number of assumptions
regarding future events and actions that, as at the date of this presentation, are expected to take place.
Actual results could differ materially depending on factors such as the availability of resources, the results of non-clinical and clinical
studies, the timing and effects of regulatory actions, the strength of competition, the outcome of legal proceedings and the
effectiveness of patent protection.
Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the control of our Company, the Directors and our management.
We cannot and do not give any assurance that the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements contained in this presentation will actually occur and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements.
We have no intention to update or revise forward-looking statements, or to publish prospective financial information in the future,
regardless of whether new information, future events or any other factors affect the information contained in this presentation, except
where required by law and under our continuous disclosure obligations.
These forward-looking statements are subject to various risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the
results expressed or anticipated in these statements.
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John Warmbrunn
B.Sc. M.B.A. G.A.I.C.D
CEO & Managing Director
Appointed June 2025
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Our Vision & Mission
Our Vision
Acrux is a dynamic
Australian drug delivery
company developing and
commercialising patient
preferred healthcare
products for global
markets
Our Mission
Economic value at Acrux is
created by talented people who
effectively develop and
commercialise healthcare
products using invented or
acquired technologies
Acrux’s products are patient-
preferred, protected by patent or
other means, using innovative
drug delivery
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Drug Development
Pedigree
+
Substantial
Knowhow and IP
Our Blockbuster Heritage
Acrux Platform
Applicator
+
Delivery Method
+
Enhancers
Axiron®
US approval
in 2010
2000 2006
2001 2002 2005
®
®
®
References: Bloomberg; Pharma Letter; Sydney Morning Herald; Company Data
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Finding a Blockbuster Sequel
What I expected to find: Generic What I actually found: Extensions and Knowhow
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
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Innovative Skin Delivery
Technology
Innovative Skin Delivery
Technology
Design capabilities, intellectual property,
and knowhow accumulated over 25 years
Generics Strategy
(focus for past decade)
• Innovation
• Devices
• Registration
• Transdermal delivery
• Topical
Assets in advanced
R&D stage
• Innovation
• Devices
• Registration
• Transdermal delivery
• Topical
Innovation
Devices
Registration
Transdermal delivery
Topical
• HRT
• New applications
of Acrux R&D
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Near Term Focus: Strategic Review
Generics
Strategy
FDA/EU/TGA
pathways for HRT
Technology
pathways for new
application of
R&D products
3 complimentary, strategic pathways progressing
Regulatory hurdles
Investment milestones
Size of opportunity
Technical assessment
Viability of faster investment milestones
Size of opportunity
Regulatory hurdles
Development portfolio
Broadening commercialised portfolio to global markets
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Upcoming Activities
Completed Activities
Developing Parallel Strategies
Generics
Strategy
New application
of R&D
HRT
Define FDA
Pathway
Tech Transfer
Registration
Licensing
Expand into
international markets
5 x commercialised products
Development portfolio pipeline
R&D
Clinical trials
Historic R&D R&D
Tech
Transfer
Strategic Review
Commercialisation of
development portfolio
Quicker to market
Registration
Commercial
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Successfully Bringing Generics to Market
Powerful
partnerships
Proven product
portfolio
Infrastructure
& capabilities
Experienced
team
First licenced product in Saudi Arabia
Nitroglycerine 0.4% ointment launched
Dapsone 5% gel launched
Dapsone 7.5% gel launched
Prilocaine 2.5% & Lidocain 2.5% cream
Evamist® royalties continue
FDA registered products commercialised in the US
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Current strategy
targets niche
categories (US
topical generics)
with high
barriers to entry
Generic Market Trends
US generic marketplace trends
• Incursion by mainstream and
specialist generic companies
• Market advantage more difficult
to achieve
• More competition suppressing
average selling prices
• Range of attractive US niches
becoming more limited
Careful consideration of portfolio
based on market conditions and
forecast ROI
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International Portfolio Realisation
Leverage existing FDA
registration (attractive
categories only)
UK IRL pathway offers
faster and more certain
registration pathway
Saudi Arabia example
of local partners ability
to leverage FDA
registration
Our regulatory skills and knowledge
support future, global registrations.
Leverages FDA registration.
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Generic Portfolio Revenue Performance
$0.863m
FY25 FY26
License revenue from Generic Portfolio ($m)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
License
revenue in
Q1 2026 is
greater than
all of FY2025
+449%
y-o-y
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Summary
Broadening
topical generics
licensing is
generating global
revenue
New applications
of Acrux R&D
under review
New strategy
being validated
to prioritise
options
Consideration for
balancing capital
between
generics and
other strategic
options
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