Basel, 19 December 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today results from the Phase IIb PADOVA study investigating prasinezumab in 586 people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease, treated for a minimum of 18 months while on stable symptomatic treatment. Prasinezumab showed potential clinical efficacy in the primary endpoint of time to confirmed motor progression with a HR=0.84 [0.69-1.01] and p=0.0657, missing statistical significance. In a pre-specified analysis, the effect of prasinezumab was more pronounced in the population treated with levodopa (75% of participants), HR=0.79 [0.63-0.99]. Consistent positive trends across multiple secondary and exploratory endpoints were also observed. Prasinezumab continues to be well tolerated and no new safety signals were observed in the study.

Basel, 18 December 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has received CE mark approval for its cobas® Mass Spec solution including the cobas® i 601 analyser and the first Ionify® reagent pack of four assays for steroid hormones². The CE mark is the first milestone in the global launch of the cobas Mass Spec solution, using in-house innovation to bring automated, integrated and standardised clinical mass spectrometry testing to routine laboratories worldwide. Following launch, the cobas Mass Spec solution will roll out a menu offering of more than 60 analytes for testing of steroid hormones, vitamin D metabolites, immunosuppressant drugs (ISD), therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and drugs of abuse testing (DAT).

Basel, 13 December 2024– Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Medicines Agency has approved Vabysmo® (faricimab) 6.0 mg single-dose prefilled syringe (PFS) for use in the treatment of neovascular or ‘wet’ age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), diabetic macular edema (DME) and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Together, these three conditions affect more than nine million people in the European Union (EU) and can have a devastating impact – physically, emotionally, and economically – on those affected, their families and caregivers.^1-5

Basel, 13 December 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the CE certification of the new cobas® 6800/8800 systems 2.0. The update significantly enhances the efficiency of laboratories by optimising resources, reducing downtime, consolidating test menus, and increasing throughput. These improvements ultimately promise a more streamlined diagnostics experience for healthcare professionals and their patients.

Basel, 10 December 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that new and updated data from its industry-leading CD20xCD3 T-cell-engaging bispecific antibody programme were presented at the 66^th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition, 7-10 December 2024. With more than 20 bispecific antibody abstracts accepted for presentation, data showcase the benefits of fixed-duration Columvi® (glofitamab) and Lunsumio® (mosunetuzumab) across different types of aggressive and indolent lymphomas. This research supports Roche’s efforts to continue innovating for patients by advancing treatment standards at earlier stages of disease while exploring additional forms of administration that could further improve the patient experience.

“The data being presented at ASH offer further evidence that Columvi and Lunsumio can provide lasting remissions for people with advanced lymphoma,” said Levi Garraway, MD, PhD, Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development. “The results underscore our ambition to transform the treatment of B-cell malignancies with a range of innovative therapeutic options.”

Basel, 9 December 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that
it has commenced a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (Poseida) (NASDAQ: PSTX) at a price of $9.00 per share in cash, plus a non-tradeable contingent value right (CVR) to receive certain contingent payments of up to an aggregate of $4.00 per share in cash. The tender offer is being made pursuant to the previously announced merger agreement dated as of November 25, 2024 among Roche Holdings, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Roche Holding Ltd, Blue Giant Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Roche Holdings, Inc., and Poseida.

Basel, 8 December 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today data from a five-year follow-up of the pivotal phase III POLARIX study evaluating Polivy® (polatuzumab vedotin) in combination with MabThera®/Rituxan® (rituximab), cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone (R-CHP) in people with untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Data were presented in an oral session at the 66^th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, 7-10 December 2024 in San Diego, US. This latest analysis conducted after a median follow-up of 60.9 months, includes descriptive data on primary and secondary endpoints, as well as safety results.¹

Basel, 5 December 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Columvi® (glofitamab) in combination with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GemOx) for the treatment of people with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who have received at least one prior line of therapy and are not candidates for autologous stem cell transplant. The FDA is expected to make a decision on approval by 20 July 2025.

Basel, 26 November 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (“Poseida”, NASDAQ: PSTX), a public clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering donor-derived CAR-T cell therapies. Based in San Diego, California, Poseida’s R&D portfolio includes pre-clinical and clinical-stage off-the-shelf (also referred to as allogeneic) CAR-T therapies across several therapeutic areas including haematological malignancies, solid tumours, and autoimmune disease, as well as manufacturing capabilities and technology platforms.

Basel, 26 November 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) reports an update on the phase III SKYSCRAPER-01 study, evaluating tiragolumab combined with Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) compared to Tecentriq alone for patients with PD-L1-high, locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).