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F-4/A

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2022

Registration Statement No. 333-261773

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 2 to

Form F-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Alvotech Lux Holdings S.A.S.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)*

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

2836

98-1629342

(Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

9, Rue de Bitbourg,

L-1273 Luxembourg,

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

+354 422 4500

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

Philip Caramanica

Secretary & Treasurer

Alvotech USA Inc.

1201 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 2130

Arlington, Virginia 22209

Tel: (703) 859-6815

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Michal Berkner, Esq.

Nicolas H.R. Dumont, Esq.

Divakar Gupta, Esq.

Cooley (UK) LLP

22 Bishopsgate

London EC2N 4BQ

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7583 4055

Fax: +44 (0) 20 7785 9355

Christian O. Nagler, Esq.

Peter Seligson, Esq.

Allison Gallagher, Esq.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Tel: +1 (212) 446-4800

Fax: +1 (212) 446-4900

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective and on completion of the business combination described in the enclosed proxy statement/prospectus.

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) ☐

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

*	Upon the closing of the Business Combination referred to in the proxy statement/prospectus within this registration statement, the name of the registrant is expected to change to Alvotech S.A.

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This proxy statement/prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP. II AND PROSPECTUS FOR ORDINARY SHARES AND WARRANTS OF ALVOTECH LUX HOLDING S.A.S. SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED , 2022

Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II

333 South Grand Avenue

28th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Dear Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II Shareholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the extraordinary general meeting (the “OACB General Meeting” or “extraordinary general meeting”) of Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Island exempted company (“OACB”), at a.m., Eastern time, on , 2022, unless postponed or adjourned to a later date or time. In light of the novel coronavirus disease (referred to as “COVID-19”) pandemic and to support the well-being of OACB’s shareholders and employees, the OACB General Meeting will be held virtually as well as at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, located at 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

At the OACB General Meeting, OACB shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal, which is referred to herein as the “Business Combination Proposal” to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2021 (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among OACB, Alvotech Holdings S.A., a public limited liability company (société anonyme) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 9, Rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (R.C.S. Luxembourg) under number B229193 (“Alvotech”) and Alvotech Lux Holdings S.A.S., a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 9, Rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (R.C.S. Luxembourg) under number B258884 (“TopCo”), including the transactions contemplated thereby. A copy of the Business Combination Agreement is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.

As further described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, subject to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, the following transactions will occur:

(a) On the date and time at which the notarial deed of the sole shareholder’s resolutions of TopCo approving the First Merger has been duly published in the Recueil Electronique des Sociétés et Associations (the Luxembourg legal gazette) and, subject to the execution of a plan of merger between OACB and TopCo (a draft of which is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Exhibit G of Annex A the “Plan of First Merger”) and the filing and registration of such Plan of First Merger and such other documents as required under the Cayman Companies Act (the “First Merger Effective Time”), OACB will merge with and into TopCo, whereby (i) all of the outstanding OACB Ordinary Shares will be exchanged for TopCo Ordinary Shares and (ii) all of the outstanding OACB Warrants will be converted into TopCo Warrants, with TopCo as the surviving company in the merger (the “First Merger”);

(b) Immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger, TopCo will redeem and cancel the initial shares held by the initial sole shareholder of TopCo pursuant to a share capital reduction of TopCo (the “Redemption”);

(c) Immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger and the Redemption, the legal form of TopCo shall be changed from a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) to a public limited liability company (société anonyme) under Luxembourg law (the “Conversion”); and

(d) Immediately following the effectiveness of the Conversion and the PIPE Financing (as defined below), Alvotech will merge with and into TopCo, whereby all outstanding Alvotech Ordinary Shares will be exchanged for TopCo Ordinary Shares, with TopCo as the surviving company in the merger (the “Second Merger”).

In connection with the foregoing and concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, OACB and TopCo entered into Subscription Agreements with certain U.S.-based institutional and accredited investors (each a “U.S. Subscription Agreement”) and non-U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (each a “Foreign Subscription Agreement” and, together with the U.S. Subscription Agreements, the “Initial Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “Initial Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Initial Subscribers have agreed to subscribe for, and TopCo has agreed to issue to the Initial Subscribers, an aggregate of 15,393,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares at a price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $153,930,000 (the “Initial PIPE Financing”). Subsequently to the Initial PIPE Financing, on January 18, 2022, OACB and TopCo entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Subsequent Subscription Agreements”, and together with the Initial Subscription Agreements, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain Initial Subscribers (the “Subsequent Subscribers”, and together with the Initial Subscribers, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Subsequent Subscribers have agreed to subscribe for, and TopCo has agreed to issue to the Subsequent Subscribers, an aggregate of 2,100,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares at a price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $21,000,000 (the “Subsequent PIPE Financing”, and together with the Initial PIPE Financing, the “PIPE Financing”). The aggregate amount of TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the PIPE Financing is 17,493,000 for aggregate gross proceeds of $174,930,000. The TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreements have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. OACB will grant the Subscribers certain registration rights in connection with the PIPE Financing. None of OACB’s directors or officers, or the Sponsor or their respective affiliates will participate in the PIPE Financing. The PIPE Financing is contingent upon, among other things, the substantially concurrent closing of the Business Combination.

You will also be asked to consider and vote upon (a) a proposal referred to as the “First Merger Proposal” to approve the First Merger (as defined above) and authorize and approve the Plan of First Merger, and (b) a proposal herein referred to as the “Adjournment Proposal” to consider and vote upon a proposal to adjourn the OACB General Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if, based upon proxies received prior to the OACB General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Business Combination Proposal, or holders of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares have elected to redeem an amount of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares such that (i) OACB would have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets or (ii) the aggregate cash proceeds from the trust account and the PIPE Financing are not equal to or greater than $300,000,000 and the related closing condition has not been waived by Alvotech.

The Business Combination will be consummated only if the Business Combination Proposal and the First Merger Proposal (collectively, the “Condition Precedent Proposals”) are approved at the OACB General Meeting. The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned upon the approval of any other proposal and may be put to the meeting as the first proposal to be voted on. Each of these proposals is more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which each shareholder is encouraged to read carefully and in its entirety.

The Adjournment Proposal provides for a vote to adjourn the OACB General Meeting to a later date or dates (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any required supplement or amendment to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is provided to OACB shareholders, (B) in order to solicit additional proxies from OACB shareholders in favor of one or more of the proposals at the extraordinary general meeting or (C) if OACB shareholders redeem an amount of the public shares such that the condition to consummation of the Business Combination that the aggregate cash in the trust account, together with the aggregate gross proceeds from the PIPE Financing, is equal to no less than $300,000,000 after deducting any amounts paid to OACB shareholders that exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination would not be satisfied (such aggregate cash, the “Available Cash,” and such condition to the consummation of the Business Combination, the “Minimum Available Cash Condition”).

In connection with the Business Combination, certain related agreements have been, or will be entered into on or prior to the Closing, including the Support Agreements, Subscription Agreements, the Sponsor Letter Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement (as defined in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus). See

“Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for more information.

Pursuant to the Memorandum and Articles of Association, a holder of OACB’s public shares (a “Public Shareholder”) may request that OACB redeem all or a portion of such public shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. Holders of OACB Units must elect to separate the OACB Units into the underlying OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and OACB Warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares. If holders hold their OACB Units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the OACB Units into the underlying OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and OACB Warrants, or if a holder holds OACB Units registered in its own name, the holder must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), OACB’s transfer agent, directly and instruct it to do so. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, phone number and address to Continental in order to validly redeem its shares. Public Shareholders may elect to redeem their public shares even if they vote “for” the Business Combination Proposal. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares will be returned to the respective holder, broker or bank. If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a public shareholder properly exercises its right to redeem all or a portion of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares that it holds and timely delivers its shares to Continental, TopCo will redeem such OACB Class A Ordinary Shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion of the trust account established at the consummation of OACB’s initial public offering, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination in accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. For illustrative purposes, as of , 2022, this would have amounted to approximately $ per issued and outstanding OACB Class A Ordinary Share. If a public shareholder exercises its redemption rights in full, then it will be electing to exchange its OACB Class A Ordinary Shares for cash and will no longer own OACB Class A Ordinary Shares. See “OACB General Meeting—Redemption Rights” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for a detailed description of the procedures to be followed if you wish to redeem your public shares for cash.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such public shareholder or any other person with whom such public shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its OACB Class A Ordinary Shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, if a public shareholder, alone or acting in concert or as a group, seeks to redeem more than 15% of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares, then any such shares in excess of that 15% limit would not be redeemed for cash and such excess OACB Class A Ordinary Shares would be converted into the merger consideration in connection with the Business Combination.

The Sponsor has, pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement, agreed to, among other things, vote all of its OACB Class B Ordinary Shares in favor of the proposals being presented at the extraordinary general meeting and waive its anti-dilution rights with respect to its OACB Class B Ordinary Shares in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. Such shares will be excluded from the pro rata calculation used to determine the per-share redemption price. As of the date of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, the Sponsor owns approximately 20.0% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. See “Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Sponsor Agreement” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for more information related to the Sponsor Agreement. The OACB Private Placement Warrants held by the Sponsor contain the same customary anti-dilution protections as the OACB Public Warrants. There is no proposed financing in connection with the Business Combination that would trigger an anti-dilution adjustment for the OACB Private Placement Warrants.

The Business Combination Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain other closing conditions as described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. There can be no assurance that the parties to the Business Combination Agreement would waive any such provision of the Business Combination Agreement. In addition, in no event will OACB redeem the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares in an amount that would cause OACB net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange

Act) to be less than $5,000,001 immediately after the Closing contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and the PIPE Financing.

OACB is providing the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and accompanying proxy card to OACB’s shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the extraordinary general meeting and at any adjournments of the OACB General Meeting. Information about the OACB General Meeting, the Business Combination and other related business to be considered by OACB’s shareholders at the OACB General Meeting is included in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. Whether or not you plan to attend the OACB General Meeting, all of OACB’s shareholders are urged to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes and other documents referred to therein, carefully and in their entirety. You should also carefully consider the risk factors described in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 50 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.

After careful consideration, the board of directors of OACB has unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the First Merger, and unanimously recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” the adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and approval of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the First Merger, and “FOR” all other proposals presented to OACB’s shareholders in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. When you consider the recommendation of these proposals by the board of directors of OACB, you should keep in mind that OACB’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section entitled “Business Combination—Interests of OACB’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Business Combination” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for a further discussion of these considerations.

The approval of the First Merger Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued OACB Ordinary Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the OACB General Meeting and entitled to vote on such matter.

The approval of each of the Business Combination Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued OACB Ordinary Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the OACB General Meeting and entitled to vote on such matter.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the OACB General Meeting, please vote as soon as possible by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus to make sure that your shares are represented at the OACB General Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the OACB General Meeting. The Business Combination will be consummated only if the Condition Precedent Proposals are approved at the OACB General Meeting. Each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other. The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned on the approval of any other proposal set forth in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and may be put to the meeting as the first proposal to be voted on.

If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted FOR each of the proposals presented at the OACB General Meeting. If you fail to return your proxy card or fail to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote, and do not attend the OACB General Meeting in person, the effect will be, among other things, that your shares will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the OACB General Meeting. If you are a shareholder of record and you attend the OACB General Meeting and wish to vote in person, you may withdraw your proxy and vote in person.

TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST DEMAND IN WRITING THAT YOUR PUBLIC SHARES ARE REDEEMED FOR A PRO RATA PORTION OF THE FUNDS HELD IN THE TRUST

ACCOUNT AND TENDER YOUR SHARES TO OACB’S TRANSFER AGENT AT LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE VOTE AT THE OACB GENERAL MEETING. IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHT, YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A BENEFICIAL HOLDER AND PROVIDE YOUR LEGAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS IN YOUR WRITTEN DEMAND. YOU MAY TENDER YOUR SHARES BY EITHER DELIVERING YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATE TO THE TRANSFER AGENT OR BY DELIVERING YOUR SHARES ELECTRONICALLY USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DWAC (DEPOSIT WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN) SYSTEM. IF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION IS NOT COMPLETED, THEN THESE SHARES WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU OR YOUR ACCOUNT. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK OR BROKER TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS.

The OACB Class A Ordinary Shares, OACB Public Warrants and OACB Units are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “OACB,” “OACB WS” and “OACB.U,” respectively. TopCo intends to apply to list its TopCo Ordinary Shares and TopCo Warrants on Nasdaq and Nasdaq First North under the symbols “ALVO” and “ALVOW”, respectively, in connection with the Closing.

On behalf of OACB’s board of directors, I would like to thank you for your support and look forward to the successful completion of the Business Combination.

Sincerely,

John Frank

Chairman of the Board of Directors

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is dated , 2022 and is first being mailed to shareholders on or about , 2022.

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

OF OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP. II

TO BE HELD , 2022

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP. II:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders (the “OACB General Meeting”) of Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“OACB”), will be held at a.m., Eastern time, on , 2022, unless postponed or adjourned to a later date or time. In light of the novel coronavirus disease (referred to as “COVID-19”) pandemic and to support the well-being of OACB’s shareholders and employees, the OACB General Meeting will be held virtually as well as at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, located at 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022. You are cordially invited to attend the extraordinary general meeting, which will be held for the following purposes:

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Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that OACB’s entry into the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2021 (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among OACB, Alvotech Holdings S.A., a public limited liability company (société anonyme) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 9, Rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (R.C.S. Luxembourg) under number B229193 (“Alvotech”) and Alvotech Lux Holdings S.A.S., a simplified joint stock (société par actions simplifiée) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 9, Rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (R.C.S. Luxembourg) under number B258884 (“TopCo”), a copy of which is attached to the proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) on the date and time at which the notarial deed of the sole shareholder’s resolutions of TopCo approving the First Merger becomes effective, upon its publication in the Recueil Electronique des Sociétés et Associations (the Luxembourg legal gazette) and, subject to the execution of a plan of merger between OACB and TopCo (a draft of which is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Exhibit G of Annex A, the “Plan of First Merger”) and the filing and registration of such Plan of First Merger and such other documents as required under the Companies Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands (the “First Merger Effective Time”), OACB will merge with and into TopCo, whereby (i) all of the outstanding OACB Ordinary Shares will be exchanged for TopCo Ordinary Shares and (ii) all of the outstanding OACB Warrants will be converted into TopCo Warrants, with TopCo as the surviving company in the merger (the “First Merger”); (b) immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger, TopCo will redeem and cancel the initial shares held by the initial sole shareholder of TopCo pursuant to a share capital reduction of TopCo (the “Redemption”); (c) immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger and the Redemption, the legal form of TopCo shall be changed from a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) to a public limited liability company (société anonyme) under Luxembourg law (the “Conversion”); and (d) immediately following the effectiveness of the Conversion and the PIPE Financing, Alvotech will merge with and into TopCo, whereby all outstanding Alvotech Ordinary Shares will be exchanged for TopCo Ordinary Shares, with TopCo as the surviving company in the merger (the “Second Merger”), and certain related agreements (including the Investor Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, the form of Support Agreements, the form of Subscription Agreements and the Sponsor Letter Agreement, each in the form attached to the proxy statement/prospectus as Exhibit A to the Business Combination Agreement, Annex D, Annex E, Annex F and Annex G, respectively), and the transactions contemplated thereby, be approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects.

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Proposal No. 2—The First Merger Proposal—RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that (a) OACB be authorized to merge with TopCo so that TopCo is the surviving entity and all the undertaking, property and liabilities of OACB vest in TopCo; (b) the plan of merger in the form tabled to the General Meeting (a draft of which is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus

as Exhibit G of Annex A, the “Plan of First Merger”) be authorized, approved and confirmed in all respects; and (c) OACB be authorized to enter into the Plan of First Merger.

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Proposal No. 3—The Adjournment Proposal—RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the adjournment of the OACB General Meeting to a later date or dates (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any required supplement or amendment to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is provided to OACB shareholders, (B) in order to solicit additional proxies from OACB shareholders in favor of one or more of the proposals at the OACB General Meeting or (C) if OACB shareholders redeem an amount of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares such that the condition to consummation of the Business Combination that the aggregate cash in the trust account, together with the aggregate gross proceeds from the PIPE Financing, is equal to no less than $300,000,000 after deducting any amounts paid to OACB shareholders that exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination would not be satisfied, at the OACB General Meeting be approved.

Each of the Business Combination Proposal and the First Merger Proposal are conditioned on the approval and adoption of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals (as defined below). The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned on any other proposal.

These items of business are described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which we encourage you to read carefully and in its entirety before voting.

Only holders of record of OACB Ordinary Shares at the close of business on , 2022 are entitled to notice of and to vote and have their votes counted at the OACB General Meeting and any postponement or adjournment of the OACB General Meeting.

The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and accompanying proxy card is being provided to OACB’s shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the OACB General Meeting and at any postponement or adjournment of the OACB General Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the OACB General Meeting, all of OACB’s shareholders are urged to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes and the documents referred to herein carefully and in their entirety. You should also carefully consider the risk factors described in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 50 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.

After careful consideration, the board of directors of OACB has unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the First Merger, and unanimously recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” the adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and approval of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the First Merger, and “FOR” all other proposals presented to OACB’s shareholders in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. When you consider the recommendation of these proposals by the board of directors of OACB, you should keep in mind that OACB’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the section entitled “Business Combination Proposal—Interests of OACB’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Business Combination” in this proxy statement/prospectus for a further discussion of these considerations.

Pursuant to the Memorandum and Articles of Association, a public shareholder may request of OACB that OACB redeem all or a portion of its OACB Class A Ordinary Shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. As a holder of public shares, you will be entitled to receive cash for any public shares to be redeemed only if you:

(i)

(a) hold OACB Class A Ordinary Shares, or (b) if you hold OACB Class A Ordinary Shares through OACB Units, you elect to separate your OACB Units into the underlying OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and OACB Warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares;

(ii)

submit a written request to Continental, OACB’s transfer agent, in which you (a) request that OACB redeem all or a portion of your public shares for cash, and (b) identify yourself as the beneficial holder of the public shares and provide your legal name, phone number and address; and

(iii)

deliver your public shares to Continental, OACB’s transfer agent, physically or electronically through The Depository Trust Company.

Holders must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their OACB Class A Ordinary Shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on , 2022 (two business days before the OACB General Meeting) in order for their shares to be redeemed.

Holders of OACB Units must elect to separate the OACB Units into the underlying OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and OACB Warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares. If holders hold their OACB Units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the OACB Units into the underlying OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and OACB Warrants, or if a holder holds OACB Units registered in its own name, the holder must contact Continental, OACB’s transfer agent, directly and instruct them to do so. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, phone number and address to Continental in order to validly redeem its shares. Public Shareholders may elect to redeem OACB Class A Ordinary Shares regardless of if or how they vote in respect of the Business Combination Proposal. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares will be returned to the respective holder, broker or bank. If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a public shareholder properly exercises its right to redeem all or a portion of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares that it holds and timely delivers its shares to Continental, OACB’s transfer agent, TopCo will redeem such public shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion of the trust account established at the consummation of OACB’s initial public offering (the “trust account”), calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination in accordance with the terms of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. For illustrative purposes, as of , 2022, this would have amounted to approximately $ per issued and outstanding public share. If a public shareholder exercises its redemption rights in full, then it will be electing to exchange its public shares for cash and will no longer own OACB Class A Ordinary Shares. See “OACB General Meeting—Redemption Rights” in this proxy statement/prospectus for a detailed description of the procedures to be followed if you wish to redeem your public shares for cash.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such public shareholder or any other person with whom such public shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its OACB Class A Ordinary Shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, if a public shareholder, alone or acting in concert or as a group, seeks to redeem more than 15% of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares, then any such shares in excess of that 15% limit would not be redeemed for cash and such excess OACB Class A Ordinary Shares would be converted into the consideration in connection with the Business Combination.

The Sponsor has, pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement, agreed to, among other things, vote all of its OACB Class B Ordinary Shares in favor of the proposals being presented at the OACB General Meeting and waive its anti-dilution rights with respect to its OACB Class B Ordinary Shares in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. Such shares will be excluded from the pro rata calculation used to determine the per-share redemption price. As of the date of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, the Sponsor owns approximately 20.0% of the issued and outstanding OACB Ordinary Shares. See “Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Sponsor Agreement” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for more information related to the Sponsor Agreement.

The Business Combination Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain other closing conditions as described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. There can be no assurance that the parties to the Business Combination Agreement would waive any such provision of the Business Combination Agreement. In addition, in no event will OACB redeem public shares in an amount that would cause OACB’s net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) to be less than $5,000,001 immediately after the Closing contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and the PIPE Financing.

The approval of the First Merger Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued OACB Ordinary Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the OACB General Meeting and entitled to vote on such matter.

The approval of each of the Business Combination Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued ordinary shares present in person or represented by proxy at the OACB General Meeting and entitled to vote on such matter.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the OACB General Meeting, please vote as soon as possible by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus to make sure that your shares are represented at the OACB General Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the extraordinary general meeting. The Business Combination will be consummated only if the Condition Precedent Proposals are approved at the OACB General Meeting. Each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other. The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned on the approval of any other proposal set forth in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and may be put to the meeting as the first proposal to be voted on.

Your attention is directed to the remainder of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus following this notice (including the Annexes and other documents referred to herein) for a more complete description of the proposed Business Combination and related transactions and each of the proposals. You are encouraged to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus carefully and in its entirety, including the Annexes and other documents referred to herein.

If you have any questions regarding the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, you may contact Morrow Sodali, OACB’s proxy solicitor, toll-free at (800) 662-5200 (banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400) or email at OACB.info@investor.morrowsodali.com.

By Order of the Board of Directors of Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II

John Frank

Chairman of the Board of Directors

TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST DEMAND IN WRITING THAT YOUR PUBLIC SHARES ARE REDEEMED FOR A PRO RATA PORTION OF THE FUNDS HELD IN THE TRUST ACCOUNT AND TENDER YOUR SHARES TO OACB’S TRANSFER AGENT AT LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE VOTE AT THE OACB GENERAL MEETING. IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHT, YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A BENEFICIAL HOLDER AND PROVIDE YOUR LEGAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS IN YOUR WRITTEN DEMAND. YOU MAY TENDER YOUR SHARES BY EITHER DELIVERING YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATE TO THE TRANSFER AGENT OR BY DELIVERING YOUR SHARES ELECTRONICALLY USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DWAC (DEPOSIT WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN) SYSTEM. IF

THE BUSINESS COMBINATION IS NOT COMPLETED, THEN THESE SHARES WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU OR YOUR ACCOUNT. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK OR BROKER TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS		1

TRADEMARKS		1

MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA		2

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS		3

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION		7

SUMMARY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS		26

SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF OACB		41

SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF ALVOTECH		43

SUMMARY UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION		45

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		47

RISK FACTORS		50

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION		127

COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA		143

THE OACB GENERAL MEETING		145

THE BUSINESS COMBINATION		151

THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT		177

CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE BUSINESS COMBINATION		189

MATERIAL LUXEMBOURG INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS		192

U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS		198

OACB SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 1—THE BUSINESS COMBINATION PROPOSAL		209

OACB SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 2—THE FIRST MERGER PROPOSAL		210

OACB SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL NO. 3—THE SHAREHOLDER ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL		211

BUSINESS OF ALVOTECH		212

MANAGEMENT OF ALVOTECH		257

ALVOTECH MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS		261

CERTAIN ALVOTECH RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS		284

BUSINESS OF OACB		293

OACB MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS		308

CERTAIN OACB RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS		313

MANAGEMENT OF TOPCO AFTER THE BUSINESS COMBINATION		315

DESCRIPTION OF TOPCO’S SECURITIES		320

COMPARISON OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS		325

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE		341

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES		344


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PRICE RANGE OF SECURITIES AND DIVIDENDS		347

APPRAISAL RIGHTS		348

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION		349

LEGAL MATTERS		350

EXPERTS		351

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		352

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		F-1

ANNEXES		A-1

ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

This document, which forms part of a registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by TopCo, constitutes a prospectus of TopCo under Section 5 of the Securities Act, with respect to the TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued to the OACB shareholders if the Business Combination described herein is consummated. This document also constitutes a notice of meeting and a proxy statement under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the OACB General Meeting at which OACB shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the Business Combination by the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement, among other matters.

This proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

The securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to, and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to, any persons in member states of the European Economic Area which apply Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14, 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market (this Regulation together with any implementing measures in any member state, the “Prospectus Regulation”), unless they are qualified investors for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation in such member state or in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, and no person in member states of the European Economic Area that is not a relevant person or qualified investor may act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

TRADEMARKS

This proxy statement/prospectus includes trademarks, tradenames and service marks, certain of which belong to Alvotech and others that are the property of other organizations. Solely for convenience, trademarks, tradenames and service marks referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus appear without the ®, ^TM and SM symbols, but the absence of those symbols is not intended to indicate, in any way, that the applicable owner will not assert its rights to these trademarks, tradenames and service marks to the fullest extent under applicable law. We do not intend our use or display of other parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply, a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties.

MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

This proxy statement/prospectus contains estimates, projections, and other information concerning Alvotech’s industry and business, as well as data regarding market research, estimates, and forecasts prepared by Alvotech’s management. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research, or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties, and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances that are assumed in this information. The industry in which Alvotech operates is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors.” Unless otherwise expressly stated, Alvotech obtained this industry, business, market, and other data from reports, research surveys, studies, and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry and general publications, government data, and similar sources. In some cases, Alvotech does not expressly refer to the sources from which this data is derived. In that regard, when Alvotech refers to one or more sources of this type of data in any paragraph, you should assume that other data of this type appearing in the same paragraph is derived from sources which Alvotech paid for, sponsored, or conducted, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires. While Alvotech has compiled, extracted, and reproduced industry data from these sources, Alvotech has not independently verified the data. Forecasts and other forward-looking information with respect to industry, business, market, and other data are subject to the same qualifications and additional uncertainties regarding the other forward-looking statements in this proxy statement/prospectus. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS

In this document:

“Alvogen” means Alvogen Lux Holdings S.à r.l., a limited liability company (Société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg having its registered office at 5, rue Heienhaff, L-1736 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Company Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B 149045.

“Alvotech” means Alvotech Holdings S.A., a public limited liability company (société anonyme) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg having its registered office at 9, Rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Company Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B 229193, individually or together with its consolidated subsidiaries, as the context may require.

“Alvotech Class A Ordinary Shares” means the A Ordinary Shares, with a nominal value of $0.01 per share, of Alvotech.

“Alvotech Class B Shares” means the Class B Shares, with a nominal value of $0.01 per share, of Alvotech.

“Alvotech Ordinary Shares” means the Alvotech Class A Ordinary Shares and the Alvotech Class B Shares, collectively.

“Alvotech Shareholders” means the holders of Alvotech Ordinary Shares.

“Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement” means that certain agreement attached to the Business Combination Agreement as Exhibit E.

“Aztiq” means Aztiq Pharma Partners S.à r.l., a limited liability company (Société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg having its registered office at 5, rue Heienhaff, L-1736 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Company Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B 147728.

“Broker Non-vote” means the failure of an OACB shareholder, who holds his, her or its shares in “street name” through a broker or other nominee, to give voting instructions to such broker or other nominee.

“Business Combination” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including the Mergers.

“Business Combination Agreement” means the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2021 as may be amended, by and among OACB, Alvotech and TopCo.

“Business Combination Proposal” means the proposal to approve the adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination.

“Cayman Companies Act” means the Companies Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands.

“Closing” means the consummation of the Business Combination.

“Closing Date” means the date upon which the Closing is to occur.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Combined Company” means TopCo and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the Business Combination.

“Continental” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, OACB’s transfer agent and warrant agent.

“Conversion” means the change of TopCo’s legal form from a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) to a public limited liability company (société anonyme) under Luxembourg law immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger and the Redemption.

“Election” means the election on Internal Revenue Service Form 8832 pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3(c), effective as of the date of the First Merger Effective Time, for TopCo to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

“EMA” means the European Medicines Agency.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

“First Merger” means when OACB merges with and into TopCo, with TopCo as the surviving company.

“First Merger Effective Time” means the date and time at which the notarial deed of the sole shareholder’s resolutions of TopCo approving the First Merger becomes effective, upon its publication in the Recueil Electronique des Sociétés et Associations (the Luxembourg legal gazette), subject to the execution of a plan of merger between OACB and TopCo and the filing and registration of such Plan of First Merger and such other documents as required under the Cayman Companies Act.

“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board.

“Initial Shareholders” means the holders of the OACB Class B Ordinary Shares.

“Investor Rights and Lock-Up Agreement” means that certain form of agreement attached to the Business Combination Agreement as Exhibit A.

“IPO” means OACB’s initial public offering of units, consummated on September 21, 2020.

“JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended.

“Luxembourg Company Law” means the Luxembourg law of August 10, 1915 on commercial companies, as amended.

“Memorandum and Articles of Association” means the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of OACB.

“Mergers” means the First Merger and the Second Merger collectively.

“Morrow Sodali” means Morrow Sodali LLC, proxy solicitor to OACB.

“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

”Nasdaq First North” means the Nasdaq First North Growth Market.

“OACB” means Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company.

“OACB Class A Ordinary Shares” means the Class A ordinary shares, par value 0.0001 per share, of OACB.

“OACB Class B Ordinary Shares” or “Founder Shares” means the 6,250,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of OACB outstanding as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus that were issued to the Sponsor in a private placement prior to OACB’s initial public offering.

“OACB Ordinary Shares” means the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and the OACB Class B Ordinary Shares, collectively.

“OACB Private Placement Warrants” means the warrants to purchase OACB Class A Ordinary Shares purchased in a private placement in connection with the IPO.

“OACB Public Warrants” means each whole warrant of OACB entitling the holder to purchase one OACB Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share.

“OACB Units” means the OACB units issued in connection with the IPO, each of which consisted of one share of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and one-fourth of one OACB Public Warrant.

“OACB Warrants” means the OACB Public Warrants and the OACB Private Placement Warrants.

“Oaktree” means Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., an affiliate of the Sponsor, and its affiliates where applicable.

“PIPE Financing” means the private placement pursuant to which the Subscribers will subscribe to TopCo Ordinary Shares, for a subscription price of $10.00 per share.

“Prospectus” means the proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (Registration No. 333-261773) filed with the SEC.

“Public Shares” means the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares issued as part of the units sold in the IPO.

“Public Shareholders” means the holders of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares.

“Redemption” means TopCo’s redemption and cancellation of the initial shares held by the initial sole shareholder of TopCo pursuant to a share capital reduction of TopCo immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger but prior to the Conversion.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Second Merger” means when Alvotech mergers with and into TopCo, with TopCo as the surviving company.

“Second Merger Effective Time” means the date and time at which the Second Merger becomes effective, on the Closing Date immediately after giving effect to the First Merger, the Redemption, the Conversion and the PIPE Financing.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Shareholder Adjournment Proposal” means a proposal to adjourn the OACB General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the proxies received prior to the OACB General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve one or more proposals presented to shareholders for vote at such OACB General Meeting or Public Shareholders have elected to redeem an amount of Public Shares such that the minimum available cash condition to the obligation to Closing of the Business Combination would not be satisfied.

“Shares” means the TopCo Ordinary Shares subscribed to in the PIPE Financing.

“Sponsor” means Oaktree Acquisition Holdings II, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership.

“Sponsor Letter Agreement” means the Sponsor Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2021, by and among OACB, TopCo and Sponsor, a copy of which is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G.

“Subscribers” means the institutional investors that have committed to subscribe to TopCo Ordinary Shares in the PIPE Financing.

“Support Agreements” means the Support Agreements, each dated as of December 7, 2021, by and among OACB, TopCo, Alvotech, and certain Alvotech Shareholders, which form of is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D.

“TopCo” means Alvotech Lux Holdings S.A.S., a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg having its registered office at 9, Rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Company Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B258884.

“TopCo Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of TopCo.

“TopCo Public Warrants” means the former OACB Public Warrants converted at the First Merger Effective Time into a right to acquire one TopCo Ordinary Share on substantially the same terms as were in effect immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time under the terms of the Warrant Agreement.

“TopCo Warrants” means the former OACB Warrants converted at the First Merger Effective Time into a right to acquire one TopCo Ordinary Share on substantially the same terms as were in effect immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time under the terms of the Warrant Agreement.

“Trust Account” means the trust account that holds a portion of the proceeds of the IPO and the concurrent sale of the Private Placement Warrants.

“Warrant Agreement” means the warrant agreement, dated September 21, 2020 by and between OACB and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, governing OACB’s outstanding warrants.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION

The following questions and answers briefly address some commonly asked questions about the proposals to be presented at the OACB General Meeting, including with respect to the proposed Business Combination. The following questions and answers may not include all the information that is important to OACB’s shareholders. Shareholders are urged to read carefully this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the financial statements and annexes attached hereto and the other documents referred to herein.

Questions and Answers About the OACB General Meeting and the Related Proposals

Q. Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus?

OACB has entered into the Business Combination Agreement with TopCo and Alvotech, which provides for the Business Combination in which, among other transactions, each of Alvotech and OACB will merge with and into TopCo whereby, in each case, TopCo will be the surviving company. A copy of the Business Combination Agreement is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.

As a result of the Business Combination: (i) the holders of all of the OACB Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time will receive one validly issued, and fully paid TopCo Ordinary Share in exchange for each share of OACB Ordinary Shares held by them; and (ii) the shareholders of Alvotech will receive an aggregate of 218,930,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares (38,330,000 of which will be subject to certain transfer restrictions, vesting and buyback conditions). Please see “The Business Combination Agreement—Ownership of the Combined Company Upon Completion of the Business Combination” and “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for further information.

OACB shareholders are being asked to consider and vote upon the Business Combination Proposal to approve the adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination, among other proposals at the OACB General Meeting. You are receiving this proxy statement/prospectus because you hold OACB Ordinary Shares as of the record date for the OACB General Meeting.

The OACB Class A Ordinary Shares, OACB Public Warrants and OACB Units are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “OACB,” “OACB WS” and “OACB.U,” respectively. TopCo intends to apply to list its TopCo Ordinary Shares and TopCo Warrants on Nasdaq and Nasdaq First North in connection with the Closing. All outstanding OACB Units will be separated into their underlying securities immediately prior to the Closing. Accordingly, TopCo will not have units outstanding following consummation of the Business Combination.

This proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes contain important information about the proposed Business Combination and the proposals to be acted upon at the OACB General Meeting. You should read this proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes carefully and in their entirety. This document also constitutes a prospectus of TopCo with respect to the TopCo Ordinary Shares issuable in connection with the Business Combination.

Q. When and where is the OACB General Meeting?

The OACB General Meeting will be held at , Eastern time, on , 2022, via live webcast at . The OACB General Meeting will be held virtually as well as at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, located at 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

Q. What matters will shareholders consider at the OACB General Meeting?

At the OACB General Meeting, OACB will ask its shareholders to vote in favor of the following proposals:

The Business Combination Proposal—a proposal to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination.

The First Merger Proposal—a proposal to approve and adopt the First Merger and authorize and approve the entry into the Plan of First Merger.

The Shareholder Adjournment Proposal—a proposal to adjourn the OACB General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the proxies received prior to the time of the OACB General Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve one or more proposals presented to shareholders for vote or Public Shareholders have elected to redeem an amount of Public Shares such that the minimum available cash condition to the obligation to closing of the Business Combination would not be satisfied.

Q. Are any of the proposals conditioned on one another?

The First Merger Proposal is conditioned on the approval of the Business Combination Proposal. The Shareholder Adjournment Proposal does not require the approval of the Business Combination Proposal and Business Combination to be effective. It is important to note that in the event that the Business Combination Proposal is not approved, then OACB will not consummate the Business Combination. If OACB does not consummate the Business Combination and fails to complete an initial business combination by September 21, 2022, or amend the OACB Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which OACB must consummate an initial business combination, OACB will be required to dissolve and liquidate.

Q. What will happen in the Business Combination?

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, each of the following transactions will occur in the following order: (i) on the First Merger Effective Time, OACB will merge with and into TopCo, whereby (i) all of the outstanding OACB Ordinary Shares will be exchanged for TopCo Ordinary Shares and (ii) all of the outstanding OACB Warrants will be converted into TopCo Warrants, with TopCo as the surviving company in the merger; (ii) immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger, TopCo will redeem and cancel the initial shares held by the initial sole shareholder of TopCo pursuant to a share capital reduction of TopCo; (iii) immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger and the Redemption, the legal form of TopCo shall be changed from a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) to a public limited liability company (société anonyme) under Luxembourg law; (iv) immediately following the effectiveness of the Conversion and the PIPE Financing, Alvotech will merge with and into TopCo, with TopCo as the surviving company in the merger.

In connection with the Business Combination:

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the Alvotech Shareholders will receive an aggregate of 218,930,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares (38,330,000 of which will be subject to certain transfer restrictions, vesting and buyback conditions);

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each outstanding OACB Ordinary Share will be exchanged for one TopCo Ordinary Share; and

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each issued and outstanding OACB Warrant will cease to represent a right to acquire OACB Ordinary Shares and will instead represent the right to be issued the same number of TopCo Ordinary Shares, at the same exercise price and on the same terms as in effect immediately prior to the Closing.

Q. Why is OACB proposing the Business Combination Proposal?

OACB was organized for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. OACB is not limited to any particular industry or sector.

OACB received $250,000,000 from its IPO and sale of the OACB Private Placement Warrants, which was placed into the Trust Account immediately following the IPO. In accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the funds held in the Trust Account will be released upon the consummation of the Business Combination. See the question entitled “What happens to the funds held in the Trust Account upon consummation of the Business Combination?”

There currently are 31,250,000 OACB Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, consisting of 25,000,000 OACB Class A Ordinary Shares originally sold as part of the OACB Units in OACB’s IPO and 6,250,000 OACB Class B Ordinary Shares that were issued to the Initial Shareholders prior to OACB’s IPO. In addition, there currently are 10,916,667 OACB Warrants issued and outstanding, consisting of the OACB Public Warrants and the OACB Private Placement Warrants that were sold by OACB to the Sponsor in a private sale simultaneously with OACB’s IPO. Each whole OACB Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares at a price of $11.50 per share. The OACB Warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of OACB’s initial business combination, and expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, five years after the completion of OACB’s initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. The OACB Private Placement Warrants are non-redeemable so long as they are held by their initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. There are no OACB preference shares issued and outstanding.

Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association, OACB must provide all holders of the Public Shares with the opportunity to have their Public Shares redeemed upon the consummation of OACB’s initial business combination either in conjunction with a tender offer or in conjunction with a shareholder vote.

Q. Who is Alvotech?

Alvotech is a highly integrated biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and manufacturing high quality biosimilar medicines for patients globally. Our purpose is to improve the health and quality of life of patients around the world by improving access to proven treatments for various diseases. Since our inception, we have built our company with key characteristics we believe will help us capture the substantial global market opportunity in biosimilars: a leadership team that has brought numerous successful biologics and biosimilars to market around the world; a purpose-built biosimilars R&D and manufacturing platform; top commercial partnerships in global markets; and a diverse, expanding pipeline addressing many of the biggest disease areas and health challenges globally. Alvotech is a company committed to constant innovation: we focus our platform, people and partnerships on finding new ways to drive access to more affordable biologic medicines.

Q. What equity stake will current OACB shareholders and Alvotech Shareholders have in TopCo after the Closing?

the shares underlying the TopCo Warrants, and assume that (i) none of OACB’s existing Public Shareholders exercise their redemption rights, and (ii) no additional equity securities of OACB are issued at or prior to Closing. If the actual facts are different than these assumptions, the percentage ownership retained by OACB’s existing shareholders will be different. Certain figures included in this section have been rounded for ease of presentation and, as a result, percentages may not sum to 100%.

The following table illustrates the ownership levels in TopCo immediately after the Closing based on the assumptions described above:


Amounts in thousands, except share amounts, per share amounts and percentages	Assuming No Redemptions					Assuming 25% of Maximum Redemptions					Assuming 50% of Maximum Redemptions					Assuming 75% of Maximum Redemptions						Assuming Maximum Redemptions
	Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares			%			Ownership in Shares			%
Alvotech shareholders⁽¹⁾		180,600,000		79	%		180,600,000		80	%		180,600,000		81	%		180,600,000			83	%		180,600,000			84	%
OACB shareholders⁽²⁾		25,000,000		11	%		21,876,176		10	%		18,752,353		9	%		15,628,529			7	%		12,504,705			6	%
Sponsor⁽³⁾		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000			2	%		5,000,000			2	%
PIPE investors		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000			8	%		17,493,000			8	%

Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding		228,093,000					224,969,176					221,845,353					218,721,529						215,597,705
Pro Forma Book Value of Equity⁽⁴⁾	$	63,361				$	32,122				$	883				$	(30,355	)				$	(61,593	)
Pro Forma Book Value per Share⁽⁵⁾	$	0.28				$	0.14				$	0.00				$	(0.14	)				$	(0.29	)


Sources of Dilution⁽⁶⁾
	Ownership in Shares		% Dilution (7)			Ownership in Shares		% Dilution (7)			Ownership in Shares		% Dilution (7)			Ownership in Shares			% Dilution (7)			Ownership in Shares			% Dilution (7)
Alvotech Seller Earn Out Shares		38,330,000		14	%		38,330,000		15	%		38,330,000		15	%		38,330,000			15	%		38,330,000			15	%
OACB Shareholders
OACB Sponsor Earn Out Shares		1,250,000		1	%		1,250,000		1	%		1,250,000		1	%		1,250,000			1	%		1,250,000			1	%
Public OACB Warrants		6,250,000		3	%		6,250,000		3	%		6,250,000		3	%		6,250,000			3	%		6,250,000			3	%
Private OACB Warrants		4,666,667		2	%		4,666,667		2	%		4,666,667		2	%		4,666,667			2	%		4,666,667			2	%

Adjusted Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding⁽⁸⁾		278,589,667					275,465,843					272,342,020					269,218,196						266,094,372


Per Share Impact from Sources of Dilution⁽⁹⁾

	Proceeds		$/Share			Proceeds		$/Share			Proceeds		$/Share			Proceeds			$/Share			Proceeds			$/Share
Alvotech Seller Earn Out Shares	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
OACB Shareholders
OACB Sponsor Earn Out Shares		—		—			—		—			—		—			—			—			—			—
Public OACB Warrants		71,875		0.30			71,875		0.31			71,875		0.32			71,875			0.32			71,875			0.33
Private OACB Warrants		53,667		0.22			53,667		0.23			53,667		0.24			53,667			0.24			53,667			0.25

Adjusted Pro Forma Book Value of Equity⁽¹⁰⁾		188,903					157,664					126,425					95,187						63,949
Adjusted Pro Forma Book Value per Share⁽¹¹⁾	$	0.67				$	0.56				$	0.46				$	0.35					$	0.24

(1)	Excludes 38,330,000 Seller Earn Out Shares that are subject to certain transfer, vesting and buyback restrictions. Holders of the Seller Earn Out are entitled to the voting and dividend rights generally granted to holders of TopCo Ordinary Shares.

(2)	Excludes 6,250,000 of Public OACB Warrants which will be converted into warrants for new TopCo Ordinary Shares.

(3)

Excludes 1,250,000 Sponsor Earn Out Shares that are subject to certain transfer, vesting and buyback restrictions. Holders of the Sponsor Earn Out Shares are entitled to the voting and dividend rights generally granted to holders of TopCo Ordinary Shares. Also excludes 4,666,667 of Private OACB Warrants which will be converted into warrants for new TopCo Ordinary Shares.

(4)

Reflects the pro forma book value of equity following the consummation of the Business Combination and all related pro forma adjustments as illustrated in the pro forma financial statements for the no and max redemption scenarios. For the 25%, 50%. and 75% redemption scenario and the purposes of the sensitivity analysis above, the change in net proceeds from the Trust Account to TopCo would be reflected as a reduction to the book value of equity. Please see “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for additional information regarding the no redemption scenario and maximum redemption scenario.

(5)	Calculated as Pro Forma Book Value of Equity divided by Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding.

(6)	Represents the shares of TopCo issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding Earn Out Shares and OACB Warrants.

(7)

To illustrate the potential dilutive impacts to non-redeeming shareholders of TopCo. The percentage dilution is calculated as the number of shares issued upon exercise of the dilutive instrument divided by the sum of Pro Forma Ordinary Shares outstanding and the shares issued upon exercise of the dilutive instrument.

(8)	Reflects the pro forma TopCo Ordinary Shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis, reflecting the aggregate impacts of the potential sources of dilution.

(9)

For the purposes of the sensitivity analysis and each potential source of dilution, the amount of proceeds from the exercise each dilutive instrument is shown. Proceeds are additive to the book value of equity of TopCo with no other adjustments assumed to TopCo book value equity in the analysis above. The dollar per share impact is calculated as the incremental impact to book value per equity of TopCo resulting from each potential source of dilution and related proceeds on an individual basis. For OACB’s Warrants, proceeds reflect receipt of the exercise price of $11.50 per share consistent with the warrant agreement.

(10)	Reflects the pro forma TopCo book value of equity on a fully diluted basis, reflecting the aggregate impacts from recognizing the proceeds related to the potential sources of dilution.

(11)	Calculated as Adjusted Pro Forma Book Value of Equity divided by Adjusted Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding reflecting the aggregate impacts from all potential sources of dilution on TopCo’s book value per share.

Q. Who will be the officers and directors of TopCo if the Business Combination is consummated?

It is anticipated that, at the Closing, TopCo’s board of directors will be composed of nine directors who will be identified and appointed prior to the Closing. TopCo’s executive management team will be led by the current management of Alvotech. We are in the process of identifying one more individual who will be a member of the TopCo board of directors. The other eight directors have been identified in the section titled “Management of TopCo After the Business Combination.”

Q. What conditions must be satisfied to complete the Business Combination?

There are a number of closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement, including that OACB’s shareholders have approved and adopted the Business Combination Agreement. For a summary of the conditions that must be satisfied or waived prior to completion of the Business Combination, please see the section entitled “The Business Combination Agreement.”

Q. What happens if I sell my OACB Ordinary Shares before the OACB General Meeting?

The record date for the OACB General Meeting will be earlier than the date that the Business Combination is expected to be completed. If you transfer your OACB Ordinary Shares after the record date, but before the OACB General Meeting, unless the transferee obtains from you a proxy to vote those shares, you will retain your right to vote at the OACB General Meeting. However, you will not be entitled to receive any TopCo Ordinary Shares following the Closing because only OACB’s shareholders on the date of the Closing will be entitled to receive TopCo Ordinary Shares in connection with the Closing.

Q. What vote is required to approve the proposals presented at the OACB General Meeting?

The approval of each of the Business Combination Proposal and the Shareholder Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the OACB Ordinary Shares that are voted thereon at the OACB General Meeting. Accordingly, an OACB shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the OACB General Meeting, an abstention from voting, or a Broker Non-vote will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Business Combination Proposal or the Shareholder Adjournment Proposal.

The approval of the First Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the OACB Ordinary Shares that are voted thereon at the OACB General Meeting. Accordingly, an OACB shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the OACB General Meeting, an abstention from voting, or a Broker Non-vote will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the First Merger Proposal.

Q. Do Alvotech Shareholders need to approve the Business Combination?

It is a condition to Closing that Alvotech Shareholders approve the Second Merger. In addition, the prior consent of the two majority shareholders of Alvotech (i.e. Aztiq and Alvogen) is required with respect to the Business Combination.

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, all Alvotech Shareholders entered into a Framework Agreement with Alvotech and TopCo pursuant to which, among other things, (a) each Alvotech Shareholder (i) undertook to vote in favor of the Second Merger and (ii) is subject to certain transfer restrictions before the First Merger and (b) Aztiq and Alvogen granted their consent with respect to the Business Combination. In addition, certain Alvotech Shareholders entered into Support Agreements with Alvotech.

Q. May OACB, the Sponsor or OACB’s directors, officers or advisors, or their affiliates, purchase shares in connection with the Business Combination?

In connection with the shareholder vote to approve the proposed Business Combination, OACB may privately negotiate transactions to purchase shares prior to the Closing from shareholders who would have otherwise elected to have their shares redeemed in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules for a per-share pro rata portion of the Trust Account without the prior written consent of Alvotech. None of the Sponsor or OACB’s directors, officers or advisors, or their respective affiliates, will make any such purchases when they are in possession of any material non-public information not disclosed to the seller. Such a purchase would include a contractual acknowledgement that such shareholder, although still the record holder of such shares, is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption rights. In the event that the Sponsor or OACB’s directors, officers or advisors, or their affiliates, purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from Public Shareholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling shareholders would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their shares. Any such privately negotiated purchases may be effected at purchase prices that are in excess of the per-share pro rata portion of the Trust Account. The purpose of these purchases would be to increase the amount of cash available to OACB for use in the Business Combination.

Q. Will OACB or TopCo issue additional equity securities in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination?

TopCo or OACB has entered into equity financings in connection with the proposed Business Combination with their respective affiliates or any third parties if OACB determines that the issuance

of additional equity is necessary or desirable in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. The purposes of any such financings may include increasing the likelihood of OACB meeting the minimum available cash condition to consummation of the Business Combination. Any equity issuances could result in dilution of the relative ownership interest of the non-redeeming Public Shareholders or the former equity holders of Alvotech. In connection with the Business Combination, OACB has obtained commitments from the Subscribers to subscribe to $174,930,000 in TopCo Ordinary Shares (the “Shares”), at a subscription price of $10.00 per share. In addition, TopCo will issue 38,330,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Alvotech Shareholders at the Second Merger Effective Time (the “Seller Earn Out Shares”) and 1,250,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares issued to the Sponsor at the First Merger Effective Time (the “Sponsor Earn Out Shares”), that are subject to certain transfer, vesting and buyback restrictions.

Q. How many votes do I have at the OACB General Meeting?

OACB’s shareholders are entitled to one vote at the OACB General Meeting for each OACB Ordinary Share held of record as of the record date. As of the close of business on the record date, there were outstanding OACB Ordinary Shares.

Q. How will the Sponsor, directors and officers vote?

In connection with OACB’s IPO, OACB entered into agreements with the Sponsor, officers and directors, pursuant to which each agreed to vote their OACB Class B Ordinary Shares and any other shares acquired during and after the IPO in favor of the Business Combination Proposal. Currently, the Sponsor holds approximately 20% of the issued and outstanding OACB Ordinary Shares.

Q. What interests do OACB’s current officers and directors have in the Business Combination?

OACB’s directors and executive officers may have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, in addition to, or in conflict with, yours. These interests include:

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the beneficial ownership of the Sponsor of an aggregate of 6,250,000 OACB Class B Ordinary Shares, which shares would become worthless if OACB does not complete a business combination within the applicable time period, as the Initial Shareholders have waived any right to redemption with respect to these shares for no consideration in return. Such shares have an aggregate market value of approximately $ based on the closing price of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares of $ on the New York Stock Exchange on , 2022, the record date for the OACB General Meeting;

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OACB’s directors will not receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them on OACB’s behalf incident to identifying, investigating and consummating a business combination to the extent such expenses exceed the amount not required to be retained in the Trust Account, unless a business combination is consummated. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus there are no outstanding out-of-pocket expenses, loans extended or fees for which the Sponsor and OACB’s officers and directors are awaiting reimbursement;

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the potential continuation of certain of OACB’s directors as directors of TopCo;

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the continued indemnification of current directors and officers of OACB and the continuation of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance after the Business Combination; and

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certain of OACB’s officers and directors are employed by Oaktree. Certain affiliates of Oaktree have an approximately 1% equity stake in Alvotech and hold approximately 47.48% ($82,953,251 aggregate principal amount) of Alvotech’s Tranche A bonds and approximately 33.99% of Alvotech’s Tranche B bonds ($75,699,188 aggregate principal amount). Such affiliates’ equity stake, which was acquired after a conversion of a portion of the Alvotech debt securities, would be valued at approximately $1.5 million, assuming a value of $10.00 per share and the consummation of the Business Combination. The Tranche A bonds and Tranche B bonds will remain outstanding after the consummation of the Business Combination;

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the fact that the Sponsor (and OACB’s officers and directors who are members of the Sponsor) has invested an aggregate of $7,025,000 in OACB, comprised of the $25,000 purchase price of 6,250,000 OACB Class B Ordinary Shares and the $7,000,000 purchase price for 4,666,667 OACB Private Warrants. Assuming a trading price of $9.86 per OACB Class A Ordinary Share and $1.09 per OACB Public Warrant (based upon the respective closing prices of the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and the OACB Public Warrants on the NYSE on January 31, 2022), the 6,250,000 Class B Ordinary Shares and 4,666,667 OACB Private Warrants would have an implied aggregate market value of approximately $66,711,667. Even if the trading price of the TopCo Ordinary Shares were as low as $1.12 per share, the aggregate market value of the OACB Class B Ordinary Shares alone (without taking into account the value of the OACB Private Warrants) would be approximately equal to the initial investment in OACB by the Initial Shareholders. As a result, the Initial Shareholders are likely to be able to make a substantial profit on their investment in OACB at a time when TopCo Ordinary Shares have lost significant value. On the other hand, if OACB liquidates without completing a business combination before September 21, 2022, the Initial Shareholders will likely lose their entire investment in OACB;

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the fact that the Sponsor and OACB’s officers and directors will benefit from the completion of a business combination and may be incentivized to complete an acquisition of a less favorable target company or on terms less favorable to shareholders rather than liquidate; and

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the fact that the Sponsor and its affiliates can earn a positive rate of return on their investment, even if Public Shareholders experience a negative rate of return in the post-business combination company.

These interests may influence OACB’s directors in making their recommendation to vote in favor of the approval of the Business Combination Proposal. Please read the section entitled “The Business Combination—Interests of OACB’s Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”

In addition to the Sponsor and OACB’s directors and officers interests in the Business Combination, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“Deutsche Bank”) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citi”) served as underwriters of the IPO and Deutsche Bank is serving as capital markets advisor to OACB in connection with the Business Combination. Each of Deutsche Bank and Citi are eligible to receive $4,375,000 in deferred underwriting compensation, which is contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination.

Q. Did OACB’s board of directors obtain a third-party valuation or fairness opinion in determining whether or not to proceed with the Business Combination?

OACB’s board of directors did not obtain a third-party valuation or fairness opinion in connection with its determination to approve the Business Combination. However, OACB’s management, the members

of OACB’s board of directors and the other representatives of OACB have substantial experience in evaluating the operating and financial merits of companies similar to Alvotech and reviewed certain financial information of Alvotech and compared it to certain publicly traded companies, selected based on the experience and the professional judgment of OACB’s management team, which enabled them to make the necessary analyses and determinations regarding the Business Combination. Accordingly, investors will be relying solely on the judgment of OACB’s board of directors in valuing Alvotech’s business and assuming the risk that OACB’s board of directors may not have properly valued such business.

Q. How do the OACB Public Warrants differ from the OACB Private Placement Warrants and what are the related risks for any holders of OACB Public Warrants following the Business Combination?

The OACB Private Placement Warrants are identical to the OACB Public Warrants in all material respects, except that the OACB Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination and they will not be redeemable by OACB (except as described in the notes to OACB’s financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus) so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. The Sponsor, or its permitted transferees, has the option to exercise the OACB Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis. If the OACB Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the OACB Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by OACB in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the OACB Public Warrants.

As a result, following the Business Combination, TopCo may redeem your TopCo Public Warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby significantly impairing the value of such warrants. TopCo will have the ability to redeem outstanding TopCo Public Warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the closing price of the TopCo Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which a notice of redemption is sent to the warrantholders. TopCo will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the TopCo Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those TopCo Ordinary Shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. If and when the TopCo Public Warrants become redeemable by TopCo, it may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding TopCo Public Warrants could force you (i) to exercise your TopCo Public Warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (ii) to sell your TopCo Public Warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your TopCo Public Warrants, or (iii) to accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding TopCo Public Warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your TopCo Public Warrants.

In addition, TopCo will have the ability to redeem the outstanding TopCo Public Warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.10 per warrant if, among other things, the closing price of the TopCo Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) on the trading day prior to the date on which a notice of redemption is sent to the warrant holders. Recent trading prices for the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares have not exceeded the $10.00 per share threshold at which the OACB Public Warrants would become redeemable. In such a case, the holders will be able to exercise their TopCo Public Warrants prior to

redemption for a number of TopCo Ordinary Shares determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the TopCo Ordinary Shares. Please see the notes to OACB’s financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. The value received upon exercise of the TopCo Public Warrants (1) may be less than the value the holders would have received if they had exercised their TopCo Public Warrants at a later time where the underlying share price is higher and (2) may not compensate the holders for the value of the TopCo Public Warrants.

In each case, TopCo may only call the TopCo Public Warrants for redemption upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each holder, provided that holders will be able to exercise their TopCo Public Warrants prior to the time of redemption and, at TopCo’s election, any such exercise may be required to be on a cashless basis.

Q. What happens if the Business Combination Proposal is not approved?

If the Business Combination Proposal is not approved and OACB does not consummate a business combination by September 21, 2022, or amend the Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which OACB must consummate an initial business combination, OACB will be required to dissolve and liquidate the Trust Account.

Q. What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the First Merger?

As discussed more fully under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”, it is the opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP that the First Merger, together with the Election, should constitute a tax-deferred reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(l)(F) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). However, due to the absence of direct guidance on the application of these rules to a corporation holding only investment-type assets such as OACB, this result is not entirely free from doubt. In the case of a transaction, such as a First Merger (together with the Election), that should qualify as a tax-deferred reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F), a U.S. Holder that exchanges its OACB securities in the First Merger for TopCo securities should not recognize any gain or loss on such exchange.

The tax consequences of the First Merger are complex and will depend on a holder’s particular circumstances. All holders are urged to consult their tax advisor on the tax consequences to them of the First Merger, including the applicability and effect of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax laws. For a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax considerations of the First Merger, see “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

Q. Do I have redemption rights?

If you are a holder of Public Shares, you may redeem your Public Shares for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account, which holds the proceeds of OACB’s IPO, as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to OACB to pay its franchise and income taxes, upon the consummation of the Business Combination. The per-share amount OACB will distribute to holders who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions OACB will pay to the underwriters of its IPO if the Business Combination is consummated. Holders of the outstanding Public Warrants do not have redemption rights with respect to such warrants in connection with the Business Combination. All of the Initial Shareholders have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their OACB Class B Ordinary Shares in connection with the completion of OACB’s initial business combination. The OACB Class B Ordinary Shares will be excluded from the pro rata calculation used to determine the

per-share redemption price. For illustrative purposes, based on funds in the trust account of approximately $ on , 2022, the estimated per share redemption price would have been approximately $ . This is greater than the $10.00 IPO price of the OACB Units. Additionally, Public Shares properly tendered for redemption will only be redeemed if the Business Combination is consummated; otherwise, holders of such shares will only be entitled to a pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to OACB to pay franchise and income taxes (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), in connection with the liquidation of the Trust Account.

Additionally, if you elect not to redeem your shares, the impact of the deferred underwriting fee as a percentage of proceeds from trust account and on a per share basis may vary. The following table illustrates the deferred underwriting fee from OACB’s IPO, payable upon consummation of the Business Combination, varying levels of proceeds to TopCo from the Trust Account, and the deferred underwriting fee as a percentage of proceeds from the Trust Account and per share of TopCo, on a pro forma basis as of June 30, 2021.


Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages	Assuming No Redemptions			Assuming 25% of Maximum Redemptions			Assuming 50% of Maximum Redemptions			Assuming 75% of Maximum Redemptions			Assuming Maximum Redemptions
	Ownership in Shares			Ownership in Shares			Ownership in Shares			Ownership in Shares			Ownership in Shares
Deferred underwriting fee		8,750			8,750			8,750			8,750			8,750
Proceeds from Trust Account		250,023			218,785			187,546			156,308			125,069
Effective underwriting fee:
As % of Trust proceeds		3	%		4	%		5	%		6	%		7	%
On Per Share Basis – Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding ⁽¹⁾	$	0.04		$	0.04		$	0.04		$	0.04		$	0.04
On Per Share Basis – Adjusted Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding ⁽²⁾	$	0.03		$	0.03		$	0.03		$	0.03		$	0.03

(1)

Calculated as the deferred underwriting fee divided by the pro forma TopCo Ordinary Shares outstanding following the consummation of the Business Combination across each of the presented redemption scenarios. Refer to Q. What equity stake will current OACB shareholders and Alvotech Shareholders have in TopCo after the Closing? for the calculation of the pro forma TopCo Ordinary Shares outstanding.

(2)

Calculated as the deferred underwriting fee divided by the adjusted pro forma TopCo Ordinary Shares outstanding following the consummation of the Business Combination across each of the presented redemption scenarios. Refer to Q. What equity stake will current OACB shareholders and Alvotech Shareholders have in TopCo after the Closing? for the calculation of the adjusted pro forma TopCo Ordinary Shares outstanding.

Q. Is there a limit on the number of shares I may redeem?

A Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to 15% or more of the Public Shares. Accordingly, all shares in excess of 15% of the Public Shares owned by a holder will not be redeemed. On the other hand, a Public Shareholder who holds less than 15% of the Public Shares may redeem all of the Public Shares held by him or her for cash.

Q. Will how I vote affect my ability to exercise redemption rights?

No. You may exercise your redemption rights whether you vote your Public Shares for or against the Business Combination Proposal or any other proposal described in this proxy statement/prospectus, or do not vote your shares. As a result, the Business Combination Proposal and the First Merger Proposal can be approved by shareholders who will redeem their Public Shares and no longer remain shareholders, leaving shareholders who choose not to redeem their Public Shares holding shares in a company with a less liquid trading market, fewer shareholders, less cash and the potential inability to meet the listing standards of Nasdaq.

It is a condition to closing under the Business Combination Agreement, however, that OACB has, in the aggregate, cash (held both in and outside of the Trust Account) that is equal to or greater than $5,000,001, without any breach or inaccuracy of the representations or warranties or failure to perform any of the covenants set forth in the Business Combination Agreement. If redemptions by Public Shareholders cause OACB to be unable to meet this closing condition, then Alvotech will not be required to consummate the Business Combination, although it may, in its sole discretion, waive this condition.

Q. How do I exercise my redemption rights?

In order to exercise your redemption rights, you must, prior to p.m. Eastern time on , 2022 (two business days before the OACB General Meeting), (i) submit a written request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, OACB’s transfer agent, that OACB redeem your Public Shares for cash, and (ii) deliver your shares to OACB’s transfer agent physically or electronically through the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The address of OACB’s transfer agent is listed under the question “Who can help answer my questions?” below. OACB requests that any requests for redemption include the identity as to the beneficial owner making such request. Electronic delivery of your shares generally will be faster than delivery of physical share certificates.

A physical share certificate will not be needed if your shares are delivered to OACB’s transfer agent electronically. In order to obtain a physical share certificate, a shareholder’s broker and/or clearing broker, DTC and OACB’s transfer agent will need to act to facilitate the request. It is OACB’s understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least one week to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. However, because OACB does not have any control over this process or over the brokers or DTC, it may take significantly longer than one week to obtain a physical stock certificate. If it takes longer than anticipated to obtain a physical certificate, shareholders who wish to redeem their shares may be unable to obtain physical certificates by the deadline for exercising their redemption rights and thus will be unable to redeem their shares.

Any demand for redemption, once made, may be withdrawn at any time until the deadline for exercising redemption requests and thereafter, with OACB’s consent, until the vote is taken with respect to the Business Combination. If you delivered your shares for redemption to OACB’s transfer agent and decide within the required timeframe not to exercise your redemption rights, you may request that OACB’s transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). Such requests may be made by contacting OACB’s transfer agent at the phone number or address listed under the question “Who can help answer my questions?”

Q. What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising my redemption rights?

Subject to the “passive foreign investment company” rules described below under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” we expect that a U.S. Holder (as defined in “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—U.S. Holders”) that exercises its redemption rights to receive cash from the trust account in exchange for its Public Shares will generally be treated as selling such Public Shares

resulting in the recognition of capital gain or capital loss. There may be certain circumstances in which the redemption may be treated as a distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes depending on the amount of Public Shares that such U.S. Holder owns or is deemed to own (including through the ownership of warrants and constructive ownership) prior to and following the redemption. For a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax considerations of an exercise of redemption rights, see “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

Q: If I hold OACB Warrants, can I exercise redemption rights with respect to my warrants?

No. There are no redemption rights with respect to the OACB Warrants.

Q. What happens if a substantial number of the Public Shareholders vote in favor of the Business Combination Proposal and exercise their redemption rights?

OACB’s Public Shareholders are not required to vote “FOR” the Business Combination in order to exercise their redemption rights. Accordingly, the Business Combination may be consummated even though the funds available from the Trust Account and the number of Public Shareholders are reduced as a result of redemptions by Public Shareholders.

If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights, such exercise will not result in the loss of any warrants that it may hold. Assuming that all 25,000,000 OACB Class A Ordinary Shares held by Public Shareholders were redeemed, each of the outstanding OACB Public Warrants (which will become TopCo Warrants following the Closing) would have a value of approximately $1.09 per warrant based on the closing price of the OACB Public Warrants on the NYSE on January 31, 2022. If a substantial number of, but not all, Public Shareholders exercise their redemption rights, and the holders of the TopCo Warrants choose to exercise their warrants, any non-redeeming shareholders would experience dilution to the extent such warrants are exercised and additional TopCo Ordinary Shares are issued.

In no event will OACB redeem OACB Class A Ordinary Shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) under the Exchange Act) to be less than $5,000,001 after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and the PIPE Financing or if we would not have funds legally available therefor.

Additionally, as a result of redemptions, the trading market for the TopCo Ordinary Shares may be less liquid than the market for the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares was prior to consummation of the Business Combination and we may not be able to meet the listing standards for Nasdaq or another national securities exchange. In addition, with less funds available from the Trust Account, the working capital infusion from the Trust Account into TopCo’s business will be reduced.

The below sensitivity table shows the potential impact of redemptions on the pro forma book value per share of the shares owned by non-redeeming shareholders in a no redemption scenario, three illustrative redemption scenarios, and a maximum redemption scenario. The sensitivity table below also sets forth (x) the potential additional dilutive impact of each of the below additional dilution sources in each redemption scenario, and (y) the effective underwriting fee percentage incurred in connection with OACB’s initial public offering in each redemption scenario.


Amounts in thousands, except share amounts, per share amounts and percentages	Assuming No Redemptions					Assuming 25% of Maximum Redemptions					Assuming 50% of Maximum Redemptions					Assuming 75% of Maximum Redemptions						Assuming Maximum Redemptions
	Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares			%			Ownership in Shares			%
Alvotech shareholders⁽¹⁾		180,600,000		79	%		180,600,000		80	%		180,600,000		81	%		180,600,000			83	%		180,600,000			84	%
OACB shareholders⁽²⁾		25,000,000		11	%		21,876,176		10	%		18,752,353		9	%		15,628,529			7	%		12,504,705			6	%
Sponsor⁽³⁾		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000			2	%		5,000,000			2	%
PIPE investors		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000			8	%		17,493,000			8	%

Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding		228,093,000					224,969,176					221,845,353					218,721,529						215,597,705
Pro Forma Book Value of Equity⁽⁴⁾	$	63,361				$	32,122				$	883				$	(30,355	)				$	(61,593	)
Pro Forma Book Value per Share⁽⁵⁾	$	0.28				$	0.14				$	0.00				$	(0.14	)				$	(0.29	)


Sources of Dilution⁽⁶⁾
	Ownership in Shares		% Dilution (7)			Ownership in Shares		% Dilution (7)			Ownership in Shares		% Dilution (7)			Ownership in Shares			% Dilution (7)			Ownership in Shares			% Dilution (7)
Alvotech Seller Earn Out Shares		38,330,000		14	%		38,330,000		15	%		38,330,000		15	%		38,330,000			15	%		38,330,000			15	%
OACB Shareholders
OACB Sponsor Earn Out Shares		1,250,000		1	%		1,250,000		1	%		1,250,000		1	%		1,250,000			1	%		1,250,000			1	%
Public OACB Warrants		6,250,000		3	%		6,250,000		3	%		6,250,000		3	%		6,250,000			3	%		6,250,000			3	%
Private OACB Warrants		4,666,667		2	%		4,666,667		2	%		4,666,667		2	%		4,666,667			2	%		4,666,667			2	%

Adjusted Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding⁽⁸⁾		278,589,667					275,465,843					272,342,020					269,218,196						266,094,372


Per Share Impact from Sources of Dilution⁽⁹⁾

	Proceeds		$/Share			Proceeds		$/Share			Proceeds		$/Share			Proceeds			$/Share			Proceeds			$/Share
Alvotech Seller Earn Out Shares	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
OACB Shareholders
OACB Sponsor Earn Out Shares		—		—			—		—			—		—			—			—			—			—
Public OACB Warrants		71,875		0.30			71,875		0.31			71,875		0.32			71,875			0.32			71,875			0.33
Private OACB Warrants		53,667		0.22			53,667		0.23			53,667		0.24			53,667			0.24			53,667			0.25

Adjusted Pro Forma Book Value of Equity⁽¹⁰⁾		188,903					157,664					126,425					95,187						63,949
Adjusted Pro Forma Book Value per Share⁽¹¹⁾	$	0.67				$	0.56				$	0.46				$	0.35					$	0.24

(1)	Excludes 38,330,000 Seller Earn Out Shares that are subject to certain transfer, vesting and buyback restrictions. Holders of the Seller Earn Out are entitled to the voting and dividend rights generally granted to holders of TopCo Ordinary Shares.

(2)	Excludes 6,250,000 of Public OACB Warrants which will be converted into warrants for new TopCo Ordinary Shares.

(3)

(4)

(5)	Calculated as Pro Forma Book Value of Equity divided by Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding.

(6)	Represents the shares of TopCo issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding Earn Out Shares and OACB Warrants.

(7)

(8)	Reflects the pro forma TopCo Ordinary Shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis, reflecting the aggregate impacts of the potential sources of dilution.

(9)

(10)	Reflects the pro forma TopCo book value of equity on a fully diluted basis, reflecting the aggregate impacts from recognizing the proceeds related to the potential sources of dilution.

(11)	Calculated as Adjusted Pro Forma Book Value of Equity divided by Adjusted Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding reflecting the aggregate impacts from all potential sources of dilution on TopCo’s book value per share.

Q: Do I have appraisal rights if I object to the proposed Business Combination?

The Cayman Companies Act prescribes when OACB Shareholder appraisal rights will be available and sets the limitations on such rights. Where such rights are available, OACB Shareholders are entitled to receive fair value for their shares. However, regardless of whether such rights are or are not available, OACB Shareholders are still entitled to exercise the rights of redemption, as set out in the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “OACB General Meeting—Redemption Rights”, and the OACB’s board of directors is of the view that the redemption proceeds payable to OACB Shareholders who exercise such redemption rights represents the fair value of those shares. See the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “Appraisal Rights.”

Q: What happens to the funds held in the Trust Account upon consummation of the Business Combination?

If the Business Combination is consummated, the funds held in the Trust Account will be released to pay (i) OACB shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights and (ii) cash consideration pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement. Any additional funds available for release from the Trust Account will be used for general corporate purposes of TopCo following the Business Combination.

Q: What happens if the Business Combination is not consummated?

There are certain circumstances under which the Business Combination Agreement may be terminated. See the section entitled “The Business Combination Agreement” for information regarding the parties’ specific termination rights.

If, as a result of the termination of the Business Combination Agreement or otherwise, OACB is unable to complete a business combination by September 21, 2022 or amend the Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which OACB must consummate an initial business combination, the Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that OACB will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our franchise and income taxes (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of OACB’s remaining shareholders and OACB’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to OACB’s obligations under law of the Cayman Islands to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. See the section entitled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to OACB and the Business Combination—OACB may not be able to consummate an initial business combination within 24 months after the closing of its initial public offering, in which case OACB would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and OACB would redeem its Public Shares and liquidate.” and “—OACB’s Public Shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against OACB to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.” Holders of OACB Class B Ordinary Shares have waived any right to any liquidation distribution with respect to those shares.

In the event of liquidation, there will be no distribution with respect to outstanding OACB Warrants. Accordingly, the OACB Warrants will expire worthless.

Q: When is the Business Combination expected to be completed?

It is currently anticipated that the Business Combination will be consummated promptly following the OACB General Meeting, provided that all other conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination have been satisfied or waived.

For a description of the conditions to the completion of the Business Combination, see the section entitled “OACB Shareholder Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal.”

Q: What do I need to do now?

You are urged to carefully read and consider the information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus, including the financial statements and annexes attached hereto, and to consider how the Business Combination will affect you as a shareholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this proxy statement/prospectus on the enclosed proxy card or, if you hold your shares through a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, on the voting instruction form provided by the broker, bank or nominee.

Q: How do I vote?

If you were a holder of record of OACB Ordinary Shares on , 2022, the record date for the OACB General Meeting, you may vote with respect to the applicable proposals in person at the OACB

General Meeting or by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should contact your broker, bank or nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the OACB General Meeting and vote virtually or in person, obtain a proxy from your broker, bank or nominee.

Q: What will happen if I abstain from voting or fail to vote at the OACB General Meeting?

At the OACB General Meeting, OACB will count a properly executed proxy marked “ABSTAIN” with respect to a particular proposal as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. For purposes of approval, an abstention or failure to vote will have no effect on the Business Combination Proposal, the First Merger Proposal or the Shareholder Adjournment Proposal. If you sign and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted in favor of each of the proposals presented at the OACB General Meeting.

Q: What will happen if I sign and return my proxy card without indicating how I wish to vote?

Signed and dated proxies received by OACB without an indication of how the shareholder intends to vote on a proposal will be voted in favor of each proposal presented to the shareholders.

Q. Do I need to attend the OACB General Meeting to vote my shares?

No. You are invited to attend the OACB General Meeting to vote on the proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus. However, you do not need to attend the OACB General Meeting to vote your shares. Instead, you may submit your proxy by signing, dating and returning the applicable enclosed proxy card(s) in the pre-addressed postage-paid envelope. Your vote is important. OACB encourages you to vote as soon as possible after carefully reading this proxy statement/prospectus.

Q. If I am not going to attend the OACB General Meeting virtually, should I return my proxy card instead?

Yes. After carefully reading and considering the information contained in (and incorporated by reference into) this proxy statement/prospectus, please submit your proxy, as applicable, by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.

Q. If my shares are held in “street name,” will my broker, bank or nominee automatically vote my shares for me?

No. If your broker holds your shares in its name and you do not give the broker voting instructions, under the applicable stock exchange rules, your broker may not vote your shares on any of the proposals. If you do not give your broker voting instructions and the broker does not vote your shares, this is referred to as a “Broker Non-vote.” Broker Non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at the OACB General Meeting, and will have no effect on the Business Combination Proposal, the First Merger Proposal and the Shareholder Adjournment Proposal. However, in no event will a Broker Non-vote also have the effect of exercising your redemption rights for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account, and therefore no shares as to which a Broker Non-vote occurs will be redeemed in connection with the proposed Business Combination.

Q. May I change my vote after I have mailed my signed proxy card?

Yes. You may change your vote by sending a later-dated, signed proxy card to OACB prior to the vote at the OACB General Meeting, or attend the OACB General Meeting and vote virtually or in person. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to OACB, provided such revocation is received prior to the vote at the OACB General Meeting. If your shares are held in street name by a broker or other nominee, you must contact the broker or nominee to change your vote.

Q. What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?

You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this proxy statement/prospectus and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a holder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast your vote with respect to all of your shares.

Q. What is the quorum requirement for the OACB General Meeting?

A quorum will be present at the OACB General Meeting if a majority of the OACB Ordinary Shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting is represented in person or by proxy. In the absence of a quorum, the Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place as the adjourned meeting.

Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or your broker, bank or other nominee submits one on your behalf) or if you vote in person at the OACB General Meeting. Abstentions and Broker Non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement.

Q. What happens to OACB Warrants I hold if I vote my OACB Class A Ordinary Shares against approval of the Business Combination Proposal and First Merger Proposal and validly exercise my redemption rights?

Properly exercising your redemption rights as an OACB shareholder does not result in either a vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposal or any of the other proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus. If the Business Combination is completed, all of your OACB Warrants will automatically convert into warrants to be issued TopCo Ordinary Shares as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. If the Business Combination is not completed, you will continue to hold your OACB Warrants, and if OACB does not otherwise consummate an initial business combination by September 21, 2022, or amend the Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which OACB must consummate an initial business combination, OACB will be required to dissolve and liquidate, and your warrants will expire worthless.

Q. Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies?

OACB will pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the OACB General Meeting. OACB has engaged Morrow Sodali to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the OACB General Meeting. OACB has agreed to pay Morrow Sodali a fee of $ . OACB will reimburse Morrow Sodali for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Morrow Sodali and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses. OACB also will reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of OACB Ordinary Shares for

their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of OACB Ordinary Shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. OACB’s directors, officers and employees may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet or in person. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies.

Q. Who can help answer my questions?

If you have questions about the shareholder proposals, or if you need additional copies of this proxy statement/prospectus, or the proxy cards you should contact Morrow Sodali, the proxy solicitation agent for OACB, toll-free at (800) 662-5200 (banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400) or email OACB.info@investor.morrowsodali.com.

To obtain timely delivery, OACB’s shareholders and warrant holders must request the materials no later than five business days prior to the OACB General Meeting.

You may also obtain additional information about OACB from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about OACB and Alvotech from documents that are not included in or delivered with the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. This information is available to you without charge upon your request. You can obtain documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus (other than certain exhibits or schedules to these documents) by requesting them in writing or by telephone from the appropriate company. Requests made to OACB should be directed to the addresses and telephone numbers listed above. Requests made to Alvotech should be directed to the address, email address and telephone number noted below:

Alvotech Holdings S.A.

9, rue de Bitbourg

L-1273 Luxembourg

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Attention: Tanya Zharov, Danny Major

E-mail: bca@alvotech.com

Phone: +354 422 4500

If you intend to seek redemption of your Public Shares, you will need to send a letter demanding redemption and deliver your shares (either physically or electronically) to OACB’s transfer agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the second business day prior to the OACB General Meeting. If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or delivery of your shares, please contact:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, NY 10004

Attention: Mark Zimkind

Email: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

SUMMARY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

This summary highlights selected information from this proxy statement/prospectus and does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. To better understand the Business Combination and the proposals to be considered at the OACB General Meeting, you should read this entire proxy statement/prospectus carefully, including the annexes. See also the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.” Certain figures included in this section have been rounded for ease of presentation and, as a result, percentages may not sum to 100%.

Parties to the Business Combination

OACB

OACB is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on August 5, 2020, for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, without limitation as to business, industry or sector.

The OACB Units, the OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and the OACB Public Warrants trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “OACB.U,” “OACB” and “OACB WS,” respectively. At the Closing, the outstanding OACB Class A Ordinary Shares will be converted into TopCo Ordinary Shares and will be listed on Nasdaq and Nasdaq First North.

The mailing address of OACB’s principal executive office is 333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071, and its telephone number is +1 (213) 830-6300.

Alvotech

Alvotech Holding S.A. is a public limited liability company (société anonyme) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 9, rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Company Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B229193. The mailing address of Alvotech’s principal executive office is Sæmundargata 15-19, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland and its telephone number is +354 422 4500.

Alvotech is a highly integrated biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and manufacturing high quality biosimilar medicines for the global marketplace. For more information about Alvotech, see the sections entitled “Information About Alvotech” and “Alvotech Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.”

TopCo

Alvotech Lux Holdings S.A.S. was incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on August 23, 2021 as a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) having its registered office at 9, Rue de Bitbourg L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Company Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B258884. TopCo owns no material assets and does not operate any business. Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, the chairperson (président) of TopCo is Helga Tatjana Zharov.

TopCo expects to apply to list its TopCo Ordinary Shares and TopCo Warrants on Nasdaq and Nasdaq First North under the symbols “ALVO” and “ALVOW”, respectively.

The address of TopCo’s registered office is 9, Rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. After the consummation of the Business Combination, its registered office will remain at 9, Rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The mailing address of TopCo’s principal executive office will be Sæmundargata 15-19, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland and its telephone number is +354 422 4500.

Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, TopCo will report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Even after TopCo no longer qualifies as an emerging growth company, as long as TopCo continues to qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, TopCo will be exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including:

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the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;

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the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and

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the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K, upon the occurrence of specified significant events.

In addition, TopCo will not be required to file annual reports and financial statements with the SEC as promptly as U.S. domestic companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act, and are not required to comply with Regulation FD, which restricts the selective disclosure of material information.

The Business Combination

The Business Combination Agreement

On December 7, 2021, OACB entered into the Business Combination Agreement, by and among OACB, Alvotech and TopCo. The Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby were approved by the boards of directors of both OACB and Alvotech and the sole chairman (président) of TopCo.

The Business Combination Agreement provides for, among other things, the following transactions on the closing date: (a) at the First Merger Effective Time, OACB will merge with and into TopCo, whereby (i) all of the outstanding OACB Ordinary Shares will be exchanged for TopCo Ordinary Shares and (ii) all of the outstanding OACB Warrants will be converted into TopCo Warrants, with TopCo as the surviving company in the First Merger; (b) immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger, TopCo will redeem and cancel the initial shares held by the initial sole shareholder of TopCo pursuant to a share capital reduction of TopCo (the “Redemption”); (c) immediately after the effectiveness of the First Merger and the Redemption, the legal form of TopCo shall be changed from a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) to a public limited liability company (société anonyme) under Luxembourg law (the “Conversion”); and (d) immediately following the effectiveness of the Conversion and the PIPE Financing, Alvotech will merge with and into TopCo, whereby all Alvotech Ordinary Shares will be exchanged for an aggregate of 218,930,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares at a deemed price of $10.00 per share (38,330,000 of which will be subject to certain transfer restrictions, vesting and buyback conditions), with TopCo as the surviving company in the Second Merger. The Business Combination is expected to close in the first half of 2022, following the receipt of the required approval by OACB’s shareholders and the fulfillment of other customary closing conditions.

For more information, see the section entitled “The Business Combination Agreement—The Structure of the Business Combination.”

Consideration to be Received in the Business Combination

In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) at the First Merger Effective Time, each OACB Ordinary Share issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time (other than OACB Class A Ordinary Shares validly submitted for redemption pursuant to OACB’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and shares held by OACB as treasury shares (which treasury shares will be cancelled for no consideration as part of the Mergers)) will be canceled and extinguished and exchanged for one TopCo Ordinary Share, (ii) at the Second Merger Effective Date, all outstanding Alvotech Ordinary Shares will be exchanged for TopCo Ordinary Shares (38,330,000 of which will be subject to certain transfer restrictions, vesting and buyback conditions), pursuant to a share capital increase of TopCo, and (iii) each OACB Warrant that is outstanding immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time will cease to represent a right to acquire OACB Ordinary Shares and will automatically represent, immediately following the First Merger Effective Time, a right to acquire one TopCo Ordinary Share on substantially the same contractual terms and conditions as were in effect immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time.

For more information, see the section entitled “The Business Combination Agreement—Consideration to be Received in the Business Combination.”

Conditions to the Closing

The obligation of OACB and Alvotech to consummate the Business Combination is subject to certain closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, (ii) the absence of any order, law or other legal restraint or prohibition issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on this Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, registering the TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued in the Business Combination, (iv) the required approvals of OACB’s shareholders, (v) the required approvals of Alvotech’s shareholders have not been revoked, modified, amended, waived or terminated, (vi) OACB having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) remaining immediately after the closing of the Business Combination, (vii) the approval by the Nasdaq Stock Market and Nasdaq First North of TopCo’s initial listing application in connection with the Business Combination and (viii) the aggregate cash proceeds from OACB’s trust account, together with the proceeds from the PIPE Financing, being no less than $300,000,000 (after deducting any amounts paid to OACB shareholders that exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination) (the “Minimum Cash Condition”).

For more information, see the section entitled “The Business Combination Agreement—Conditions to Closing the Business Combination.”

Termination Rights

The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances at any time prior to the closing of the Business Combination, including (i) by either party, if the closing of the Business Combination has not occurred by June 7, 2022, unless the breach of any covenants or obligations under the Business Combination Agreement by the party seeking to terminate shall have proximately caused the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement on or before such date, (ii) by either party, if OACB’s shareholders do not approve the Business Combination at a meeting of OACB’s shareholders and (iii) by OACB, subject to a cure right in favor of Alvotech, if there has been any action (but not, solely, inaction) or communication by or from the Food and Drug Administration or any comparable Governmental Entity (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) with respect to the Alvotech and its subsidiaries or their respective products or businesses (including their respective contract

manufacturing organizations or contract testing laboratories) that would reasonably be expected to prevent achievement in all material respects by the Alvotech and its subsidiaries of the 2025 estimated revenue set out in the Financial Guidance Summary included in the presentation provided to investors in connection with the PIPE Financing (as defined below). If the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated, none of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement will have any liability or any further obligation under the Business Combination Agreement, except in the case of willful or material breach or actual fraud. The Business Combination Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Business Combination Agreement are also modified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to shareholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. We do not believe that these schedules contain information that is material to an investment decision.

For more information, see the section entitled “The Business Combination Agreement—Termination of the Business Combination Agreement.”

Other Agreements Related to the Business Combination Agreement

Subscription Agreements

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, OACB and TopCo entered into Subscription Agreements with certain U.S.-based institutional and accredited investors (each a “U.S. Subscription Agreement”) and non-U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (each a “Foreign Subscription Agreement” and, together with the U.S. Subscription Agreements, the “Initial Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “Initial Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Initial Subscribers have agreed to subscribe for, and TopCo has agreed to issue to the Initial Subscribers, an aggregate of 15,393,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares at a price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $153,930,000 (the “Initial PIPE Financing”). Subsequently to the Initial PIPE Financing, on January 18, 2022, OACB and TopCo entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Subsequent Subscription Agreements”, and together with the Initial Subscription Agreements, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain Initial Subscribers (the “Subsequent Subscribers”, and together with the Initial Subscribers, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Subsequent Subscribers have agreed to subscribe for, and TopCo has agreed to issue to the Subsequent Subscribers, an aggregate of 2,100,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares at a price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $21,000,000 (the “Subsequent PIPE Financing”, and together with the Initial PIPE Financing, the “PIPE Financing”). The aggregate amount of TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the PIPE Financing is 17,493,000 for aggregate gross proceeds of $174,930,000. The Subscription Agreements contain substantially the same terms, except that in the Foreign Subscription Agreement the investors thereto agreed to subscribe for TopCo Ordinary Shares at a price that is net of a 3.5% placement fee with the expectation that such investors will assign their rights to subscribe to the TopCo Ordinary Shares to other investors prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, however, there is no guarantee or obligation that such investors will assign such TopCo Ordinary Shares.

The closing of the PIPE Financing is subject to customary conditions for a financing of this nature, including the substantially concurrent consummation of the Business Combination. The Subscription Agreements provide that TopCo will grant the investors in the PIPE Financing certain customary registration rights with respect to their TopCo Ordinary Shares following the closing of the Business Combination.

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, existing Alvotech shareholders may subscribe for TopCo Ordinary Shares on terms and conditions substantially the same as the Subscription Agreements, including the $10.00 per share price; provided, that the subscription amount under such additional financing, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount required to ensure that the Minimum Cash Condition is satisfied, provided, further, that the Alvotech shall provide notice to OACB of the request to enter into such subscription agreements (including the aggregate amount of such requested subscription) within 24-hours of the deadline for redemption of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares. For more information about the Subscription Agreements, see the section entitled “Certain Agreements Related to the Business Combination—Subscription Agreements.” Copies of the forms of Subscription Agreements are attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annexes E and F.

Support Agreements

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, certain Alvotech Shareholders and indirect and beneficial owners of Alvotech entered into Support Agreements with OACB and Alvotech, pursuant to which such Alvotech Shareholders have agreed to, among other things, (i) support and vote in favor of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination, and any other matter reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) waived any rights of appraisal, any dissenters’ rights and any similar rights relating to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement that they may have by virtue of, or with respect to, any outstanding Alvotech Ordinary Shares owned thereby and (iii) certain customary restrictive covenants.

A copy of the form of Support Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to OACB’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 7, 2021.

For more information about the Support Agreements, see the section entitled “Certain Agreements Related to the Business Combination—Support Agreement.” A copy of the form of Support Agreement is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D.

Investor Rights and Lock-Up Agreement

In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, TopCo will enter into an investor rights and lock-up agreement (the “IRA”) with the Sponsor and certain Alvotech shareholders. Pursuant to the IRA, TopCo Ordinary Shares held by Sponsor and certain Alvotech shareholders may not be transferred (subject to certain exceptions) until: (i) with respect to the TopCo Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor after the closing of the Business Combination, 365 days after the closing of the Business Combination, subject to earlier release if the TopCo Ordinary Shares trade at or above a volume weighted average price of $12.00 for ten (10) trading days during any twenty (20) trading day period commencing at least 180 days following the closing of the Business Combination; (ii) with respect to the TopCo Ordinary Shares held by Robert Wessman, the founder of Alvotech and TopCo’s chairman of the board of directors (the “Chairman Shares”), (x) 180 days following the closing of the Business Combination, with respect to one-third of the Chairman Shares, (y) 365 days following the closing of the Business Combination, with respect to one-third of the Chairman Shares (with earlier release if the TopCo Ordinary Shares trade at or above a volume weighted average price of $12.00 for ten (10) trading days during any twenty (20) trading day period commencing at least 180 days following the closing of the Business Combination), and (z) 545 days following the closing of the Business Combination, with respect to the remaining one-third of the Chairman Shares; and (iii) with respect to the TopCo Ordinary Shares held by Alvogen and Aztiq, 180 days after the closing of the Business Combination. Additionally, pursuant to the IRA, the OACB Warrants held by the Sponsor may not be transferred for a period of 30 days following the closing of the Business Combination. The transfer restrictions do not apply to shares acquired in the PIPE Financing or any other equity financing of TopCo that may occur prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The IRA also provides that TopCo will file a registration statement to register the resale of the TopCo Ordinary Shares held by the parties to the IRA within 30 days after the closing of the Business Combination.

The IRA also provides the parties with certain “demand” and “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to customary requirements and conditions.

For more information about the Investor Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, see the section entitled “Certain Agreements Related to the Business Combination—Investor Rights and Lock-Up Agreement.” A copy of the form of Investor Rights and Lock-Up Agreement is attached to the Business Combination Agreement as Exhibit A.

Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement

In connection with the Closing, TopCo will enter into an Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement with OACB and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”) (the “Warrant Amendment”) to assume OACB’s obligations under the existing Warrant Agreement, dated September 21, 2020, with respect to the OACB Warrants.

For more information about the Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, see the section entitled “Certain Agreements Related to the Business Combination—Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement.” A copy of the form of Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement is attached to the Business Combination Agreement as Exhibit E.

Sponsor Letter Agreement

Concurrent with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor, OACB and TopCo entered into the Sponsor Letter Agreement. Pursuant to the Sponsor Letter Agreement, the Sponsor (i) agreed to vote its OACB Ordinary Shares in favor of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination, and any other matter reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) agreed not to transfer or pledge any of its OACB Ordinary Shares after the execution of the Business Combination Agreement and prior to the closing of the Business Combination, (iii) waived its rights of appraisal, any dissenters’ rights and any similar rights relating to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement that it may have by virtue of, or with respect to, any outstanding OACB ordinary shares owned thereby and (iv) agreed to subject 1,250,000 of its OACB Ordinary Shares held as of immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time, which will have been exchanged for TopCo Ordinary Shares, to certain transfer restrictions, vesting and buyback conditions.

For more information about the Sponsor Letter Agreement, see the section entitled “Certain Agreements Related to the Business Combination—Sponsor Letter Agreement.” A copy of the Sponsor Letter Agreement is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G.

Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination

In considering the recommendation of OACB’s board of directors to vote in favor of the Business Combination, OACB’s shareholders should be aware that, aside from their interests as shareholders, the Sponsor and OACB’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, those of other shareholders and warrant holders generally. OACB’s directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in evaluating the Business Combination, and in recommending to shareholders that they approve the Business Combination. Shareholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to approve the Business Combination. These interests include, among other things:

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the beneficial ownership of the Sponsor of an aggregate of 6,250,000 OACB Class B Ordinary Shares, which shares would become worthless if OACB does not complete a business combination within the

applicable time period, as the Initial Shareholders have waived any right to redemption with respect to these shares for no consideration in return. Such shares have an aggregate market value of approximately $ based on the closing price of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares of $ on the New York Stock Exchange on , 2022 the record date for the OACB General Meeting;

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the potential continuation of certain of OACB’s directors as directors of TopCo;

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the continued indemnification of current directors and officers of OACB and the continuation of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance after the Business Combination;

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These interests may influence OACB’s directors in making their recommendation to vote in favor of the approval of the Business Combination Proposal and the other proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus. You should also read the section entitled “The Business Combination—Interests of OACB’s Directors and Officers in the Business Combination.”

In addition to the Sponsor and OACB’s directors and officers interests in the Business Combination, Deutsche Bank and Citi served as underwriters of the IPO and Deutsche Bank is serving as capital markets advisor to OACB in connection with the Business Combination. Each of Deutsche Bank and Citi are eligible to receive $4,375,000 in deferred underwriting compensation, which is contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination.

Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination

After careful consideration, OACB’s board of directors recommends that OACB’s shareholders vote “FOR” each proposal being submitted to a vote of the OACB shareholders at the OACB General Meeting. For a description of OACB’s reasons for the approval of the Business Combination and the recommendation of OACB’s board of directors, see the section entitled “The Business Combination—OACB’s Board of Directors’ Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination.”

Redemption Rights

Pursuant to the Memorandum and Articles of Association, any holders of Public Shares may demand that such shares be redeemed in exchange for a pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account, less franchise and income taxes payable, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. If demand is properly made and the Business Combination is consummated, these shares, immediately prior to the Business Combination, will cease to be outstanding and will represent only the right to receive a pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account which holds the proceeds of OACB’s IPO as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, less franchise and income taxes payable, upon the consummation of the Business Combination. For illustrative purposes, based on funds in the trust account of approximately $ on , 2022, the record date for the OACB General Meeting, the estimated per share redemption price would have been approximately $ .

If you exercise your redemption rights, your OACB Class A Ordinary Shares will cease to be outstanding immediately prior to the Business Combination and will only represent the right to receive a pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account. You will no longer own those shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for these shares only if you properly demand redemption. See the section entitled “The OACB General Meeting—Redemption Rights.”

Impact of the Business Combination on TopCo’s Public Float

It is anticipated that, upon completion of the Business Combination, (i) OACB’s existing shareholders, including the Sponsor, will own approximately 13% of the issued and outstanding TopCo Ordinary Shares, (ii) Alvotech’s existing shareholders will own approximately 79% of the issued and outstanding TopCo Ordinary Shares and (iii) the Subscribers in the PIPE Financing will own approximately 8% of the issued and outstanding TopCo Ordinary Shares. These relative percentages do not include Seller Earn Out Shares (as defined below) or Sponsor Earn Out Shares (as defined below), and assume (i) that none of OACB’s existing Public Shareholders exercise their redemption rights, (ii) that the Initial Shareholders exchange all outstanding OACB Class B Ordinary Shares for TopCo Ordinary Shares upon completion of the Business Combination, and (iii) no additional equity securities of OACB are issued at or prior to Closing, other than the TopCo OACB Class A Ordinary Shares currently subscribed for and to be issued in connection with the PIPE Financing. If the actual facts are different than these assumptions, the percentage ownership retained by OACB’s existing shareholders will be different.

The following table illustrates the ownership levels in TopCo (excluding the impact of the shares underlying the TopCo Warrants) immediately after the Closing based on the assumptions described above:


Amounts in thousands, except share amounts, per share amounts and percentages	Assuming No Redemptions					Assuming 25% of Maximum Redemptions					Assuming 50% of Maximum Redemptions					Assuming 75% of Maximum Redemptions					Assuming Maximum Redemptions
	Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares		%			Ownership in Shares		%
Alvotech shareholders⁽¹⁾		180,600,000		79	%		180,600,000		80	%		180,600,000		81	%		180,600,000		83	%		180,600,000		84	%
OACB shareholders⁽²⁾		25,000,000		11	%		21,876,176		10	%		18,752,353		9	%		15,628,529		7	%		12,504,705		6	%
Sponsor⁽³⁾		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000		2	%		5,000,000		2	%
PIPE investors		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000		8	%		17,493,000		8	%

Pro Forma Ordinary Shares Outstanding		228,093,000					224,969,176					221,845,353					218,721,529					215,597,705

(1)	Excludes 38,330,000 Seller Earn Out Shares that are subject to certain transfer, vesting and buyback restrictions. Holders of the Seller Earn Out are entitled to the voting and dividend rights generally granted to holders of TopCo Ordinary Shares.

(2)	Excludes 6,250,000 of Public OACB Warrants which will be converted into warrants for new TopCo Ordinary Shares.

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For more information, see the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.”

Organizational Structure

Prior to the Business Combination

The following diagram shows the current ownership structure of OACB (excluding the impact of the shares underlying the OACB Warrants).

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(1) For more information about the ownership interests of our Initial Shareholders, including the Sponsor, prior to the Business Combination, please see the section entitled “Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management of TopCo.”

The following diagram shows the current ownership structure of Alvotech Holdings S.A.

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(1)	For more information about the ownership interests of Alvotech Holdings S.A., prior to the Business Combination, please see the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management of TopCo.”

(2)	The diagram above shows all subsidiaries of Alvotech Holdings S.A.

Following the Business Combination

The following diagram shows the pro forma ownership percentages (excluding the impact of the shares underlying the OACB Warrants and assuming no redemptions) and structure of TopCo immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination.

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(1)	The diagram above shows all subsidiaries of TopCo.

(2)	The diagram above does not include Seller Earn Out Shares (as defined below) or Sponsor Earn Out Shares (as defined below).

Board of Directors of TopCo Following the Business Combination

OACB and Alvotech anticipate that the current executive officers of Alvotech will become the executive officers of TopCo and TopCo’s board of directors shall be comprised of up to nine directors, including one director appointed out of a list of nominees submitted by OACB and eight directors appointed out of a list of nominees submitted by the Alvotech at or prior to Closing. Following the Business Combination, TopCo’s board of directors will expand to nine members and will consist of directors who will be identified and appointed prior to the Closing. We are in the process of identifying one more individual who will be a member of the TopCo board of directors. The other eight directors have been identified in the section entitled “Management of TopCo After the Business Combination.”

Material Tax Consequences

For a detailed discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences and Luxembourg tax consequences of the Business Combination, see the sections titled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Material Luxembourg Income Tax Considerations” in this proxy statement/prospectus.

Accounting Treatment

The Business Combination will be accounted for as a capital reorganization in accordance with IFRS. Under this method of accounting, OACB will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the Business Combination will be treated as the equivalent of TopCo issuing shares at the closing of the Business Combination for the net assets of OACB as of the closing date, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of OACB will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. This determination was primarily based on the following factors: (i) Alvotech’s existing operations will comprise the ongoing operations of the Combined Company, (ii) Alvotech’s senior management will comprise the senior management of TopCo, and (iii) the former owners and management of Alvotech will have control of the board of directors after the Business Combination by virtue of being able to appoint a majority of the directors of TopCo. In accordance with guidance applicable to these circumstances, the Business Combination will be treated as the equivalent of TopCo issuing shares for the net assets of OACB, accompanied by a recapitalization. Any excess of fair value of shares issued over the fair value of OACB’s identifiable net assets acquired represents compensation for the service of a stock exchange listing for its shares and is expensed as incurred. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be those of Alvotech.

Other Shareholder Proposals

In addition to the Business Combination Proposal, OACB shareholders will be asked to vote on the First Merger Proposal and the Shareholder Adjournment Proposal. For more information about these proposals, see the sections entitled “OACB Shareholder Proposal No. 2—The First Merger Proposal,” and “OACB Shareholder Proposal No. 3—The Shareholder Adjournment Proposal.”

Appraisal or Dissenters’ Rights

The Cayman Companies Act prescribes when OACB Shareholder appraisal rights will be available and sets the limitations on such rights. Where such rights are available, OACB Shareholders are entitled to receive fair value for their shares. However, regardless of whether such rights are or are not available, OACB Shareholders are still entitled to exercise the rights of redemption, as set out in the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “OACB General Meeting—Redemption Rights,” and the OACB’s board of directors is of the view that the redemption proceeds payable to OACB Shareholders who exercise such redemption rights represents the fair value of those shares.

No appraisal or dissenters’ rights are available to holders of the OACB Ordinary Shares or the OACB Warrants in connection with the Business Combination.

Date, Time and Place of OACB General Meeting

The OACB General Meeting will be held at a.m., Eastern time, on , 2022, at , or such other date, time and place to which such meetings may be adjourned or postponed, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the proposals. The OACB General Meeting will be held virtually as well as at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, located at 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

Record Date and Voting

You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the OACB General Meeting if you owned OACB Ordinary Shares at the close of business on , 2022, which is the record date for the OACB General Meeting. You are entitled to one vote for each share of OACB Ordinary Shares that you owned as of the close of business on the record date. If your shares are held in “street name” or are in a margin or similar account, you should contact your broker, bank or other nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. On the record date, there were OACB Ordinary Shares outstanding, of which are OACB Class A Ordinary Shares and are OACB Class B Ordinary Shares held by OACB’s Initial Shareholders and outstanding Public Warrants.

The Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to vote all of their OACB Class B Ordinary Shares and any Public Shares acquired by them in favor of the Business Combination Proposal and the other proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus. OACB’s issued and outstanding warrants do not have voting rights at the OACB General Meeting.

Proxy Solicitation

Proxies may be solicited by mail. OACB has engaged Morrow Sodali to assist in the solicitation of proxies. If a shareholder grants a proxy, it may still vote its shares in person if it revokes its proxy before the OACB General Meeting. A shareholder may also change its vote by submitting a later-dated proxy as described in the section entitled “The OACB General Meeting—Revocability of Proxies.”

Quorum and Required Vote for Proposals for the OACB General Meeting

A quorum of OACB’s shareholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present at the OACB General Meeting if a majority of the OACB Ordinary Shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting is represented in person or by proxy.

The approval of the First Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the OACB Ordinary Shares that are voted thereon at the OACB General Meeting. Accordingly, an OACB shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the OACB General Meeting, an abstention from voting, or a broker non-vote will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the First Merger Proposal.

Recommendation to OACB Shareholders

OACB’s board of directors believes that each of the Business Combination Proposal, the First Merger Proposal, and the Shareholder Adjournment Proposal, is in the best interests of OACB and its shareholders and recommends that its shareholders vote “FOR” each of the proposals to be presented at the OACB General Meeting.

Summary of Risk Factors

In evaluating the proposals set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus, you should carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes, and especially consider the factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors.” Some of the risks related to OACB and Alvotech are summarized below:

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OACB has no operating or financial history and its results of operations and those of TopCo may differ significantly from the unaudited pro forma financial data included in this proxy statement.

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OACB may not be able to consummate an initial business combination within 24 months after the closing of its initial public offering, in which case OACB would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and OACB would redeem its Public Shares and liquidate.

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The ability of the Public Shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares could increase the probability that the Business Combination will be unsuccessful and that OACB’s shareholders will have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem their Public Shares.

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The process of taking a company public by means of a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) is different from taking a company public through an underwritten offering and may create risks for our unaffiliated investors.

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If a Public Shareholder fails to receive or timely act upon notice of OACB’s offer to redeem OACB Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the Business Combination or fails to comply with the procedures for tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.

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If a shareholder or a “group” of shareholders are deemed to hold in excess of 15% of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares, such shareholder or group will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15% of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares.

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OACB’s shareholders cannot be sure of the market value of the TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued upon completion of the Business Combination.

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The TopCo Ordinary Shares to be received by OACB’s shareholders as a result of the Business Combination will have different rights from OACB Class A Ordinary Shares.

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The Sponsor and OACB’s executive officers and directors have potential conflicts of interest in recommending that shareholders vote in favor of approval of the Business Combination Proposal and approval of the other proposals described in the Registration Statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part.

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If OACB fails to consummate the PIPE Financing, it may not have enough funds to complete the Business Combination.

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Subsequent to the consummation of the Business Combination, TopCo may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on its financial condition, results of operations and share price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.

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OACB’s shareholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest after consummation of the Business Combination and will exercise less influence over management.

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OACB has identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting. If OACB is unable to develop and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, it may not be able to accurately report its financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in OACB and materially and adversely affect its business and operating results.

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OACB may face litigation and other risks as a result of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

Alvotech

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Alvotech has a limited operating history in a highly regulated environment, has incurred significant losses since its inception, anticipates that it may continue to incur significant losses for the immediate future and may never be profitable.

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The regulatory approval processes of the FDA, European Commission and comparable national or regional authorities are lengthy and time consuming and Alvotech cannot give any assurance that marketing authorization applications for any of its product candidates will receive regulatory approval.

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Alvotech’s product candidates may cause unexpected side effects or have other properties that could delay or prevent their regulatory approval, limit the commercial profile of an approved label or result in significant negative consequences following marketing approval, if granted.

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Even if Alvotech obtains regulatory approval for a product candidate, its products will remain subject to continuous subsequent regulatory obligations and scrutiny.

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Alvotech relies on third parties to conduct its nonclinical and clinical studies, to manufacture aspects of clinical and commercial supplies of its product candidates, and to store critical components of its product candidates. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties, or are not compliant with regulatory requirements, Alvotech may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or commercialize its product candidates.

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Alvotech is subject to a multitude of risks related to manufacturing. Any adverse developments affecting the manufacturing operations of Alvotech’s biosimilar products could substantially increase its costs and limit supply for its products, or could affect the approval status of its products.

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Alvotech may not realize the benefits expected through the Joint Venture and the Joint Venture could have adverse effects on Alvotech’s business.

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Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidates, if approved, will face significant competition from the reference products, from other biosimilar products that reference the same reference products including those which may have regulatory exclusivities, and from other medicinal products approved for the same indication(s) as the reference products. Alvotech’s failure to effectively compete may prevent it from achieving significant market penetration and expansion.

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Alvotech currently has no marketing and sales organization. Alvotech is dependent on its partners for the commercialization of its biosimilar products candidates in certain major markets, and their failure to commercialize in those markets could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business and operating results.

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If Alvotech infringes or is alleged to infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties, its business could be harmed. Alvotech is involved in legal proceedings, directly or through its partners, adverse to AbbVie that may impact Alvotech’s adalimumab product, AVT02.

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Alvotech has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. If Alvotech is unable to remediate these material weaknesses, or if TopCo experiences additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise is unable to develop and maintain an effective system of internal controls in the future, TopCo may not be able to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable laws and regulations.

TopCo

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TopCo has no operating or financial history and its results of operations may differ significantly from the unaudited pro forma financial data included in this proxy statement/prospectus.

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The market price and trading volume of TopCo Ordinary Shares and TopCo Warrants may be volatile and could decline significantly following the Business Combination.

SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF OACB

The following tables summarize the relevant financial data for OACB’s business and should be read in conjunction with the section entitled “OACB Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and OACB’s audited financial statements, and the notes related thereto, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

OACB’s balance sheet data as of September 30, 2021 and statement of operations data for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 are derived from OACB’s unaudited financial statements. OACB’s balance sheet dated as of December 31, 2020 and statement of operations data for the period from August 5, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 are derived from OACB’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

The historical results, as restated in OACB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on December 13, 2021 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed with the SEC of December 13, 2021, presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period. You should read the following summary financial information in conjunction with OACB’s financial statements and related notes and the section entitled “OACB Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.


	For the Nine Months ended September 30, 2021 (as restated)			For the Period from August 5, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020 (as restated)
Statement of Operations Data:
General and administrative costs	$	3,626,413		$	270,964

Loss from operations		(3,626,413	)		(270,964	)

Other income (expense)
Net gain on investments held in Trust Account		19,250			6,919
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities		11,549,160			(8,574,000	)
Financing costs – derivative warrant liabilities		—			(433,190	)

Total other income (expense)		11,568,410			(9,000,271	)

Net (loss) income		7,941,997			(9,271,235	)

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares		25,000,000			17,176,871
Basic and diluted net income loss per ordinary share		0.25			(0.40	)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares		6,250,000			6,058,673

Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share	$	0.25		$	(0.40	)


	As of September 30, 2021 (as restated)			As of December 31, 2020 (as restated)
Condensed Balance Sheet Data (At Period End):
Total assets	$	251,077,485		$	251,534,022
Total liabilities		22,207,302			30,605,835
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		250,000,000			250,000,000
Total shareholders’ deficit		(21,129,817	)		(29,071,814	)


	For the Nine Months ended September 30, 2021 (as restated)			For the Period from August 5, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020 (as restated)
Cash Flow Data:
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(299,004	)	$	(315,876	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		25,000			(250,000,000	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	$	(85,000	)	$	251,583,590

SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF ALVOTECH

The following tables present the summary historical financial information of Alvotech for the periods and as of the dates indicated.

The summary historical financial information of Alvotech as of June 30, 2021 and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, was derived from the historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Alvotech included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. The summary historical financial information of Alvotech as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, was derived from the historical audited consolidated financial statements of Alvotech included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

The following summary historical financial information should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, “Risks Related to Alvotech” and “Alvotech Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. The summary historical financial information in this section is not intended to replace Alvotech ’s historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes. Alvotech’s historical results are not necessarily indicative of Alvotech’s future results.

As explained elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, the financial information contained in this section relates to Alvotech, prior to and without giving pro forma effect to the impact of the Business Combination and, as a result, the results reflected in this section may not be indicative of the results of the combined entity going forward. See the section entitled, “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information” included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

Summary Historical Financial Information:

Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income or Loss (in $ thousands, except per share data):


	Six Months Ended June 30,						Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2020			2019
Revenue		2,008			10,310			66,616			31,918
Other income		348			1,381			2,833			50,757
Research and development expenses		(90,403	)		(63,601	)		(148,072	)		(95,557	)
General and administrative expenses		(86,360	)		(22,191	)		(58,914	)		(48,566	)

Operating loss		(174,407	)		(74,101	)		(137,537	)		(61,448	)
Share of net (loss) / profit of joint venture		(837	)		180			(1,505	)		(192	)
Finance income		4			8,372			5,608			6,932
Finance costs		(123,575	)		(49,048	)		(161,551	)		(158,467	)
Exchange rate differences		(3,611	)		12,443			3,215			3,790
Gain on extinguishment of financial liabilities		2,561			—			—			—

Non-operating loss		(125,458	)		(28,053	)		(154,233	)		(147,937	)

Loss before taxes		(299,865	)		(102,154	)		(291,770	)		(209,385	)
Income tax benefit / (expense)		25,918			31			121,726			(491	)

Loss for the period		(273,947	)		(102,123	)		(170,044	)		(209,876	)
Other comprehensive income / (loss)
Exchange rate differences on translation of foreign operations		243			(265	)		5,954			(1,468	)

Total comprehensive loss		(273,704	)		(102,388	)		(164,090	)		(211,344	)

Loss per share
Basic and diluted loss per share		(37.13	)		(14.72	)		(24.32	)		(30.77	)

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Data (in $ thousands):


	As of June 30, 2021			As of December 31,
				2020			2019
Total assets		520,139			474,422			374,526
Total equity		(1,013,421	)		(867,243	)		(767,538	)
Total liabilities		1,533,560			1,341,665			1,142,064

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Data (in $ thousands):


	Six Months Ended June 30,						Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2020			2019
Net cash used in operating activities		(84,734	)		(50,988	)		(74,295	)		(88,548	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(6,972	)		(9,511	)		(16,903	)		(12,876	)
Net cash generated from financing activities		102,001			11,713			55,402			116,370

SUMMARY UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following summary unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to aid you in your analysis of the financial aspects of the transactions as further described in the section “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information” included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of financial position as of June 30, 2021 gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination and related transactions as if the Business Combination had been consummated as of that date. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of profit or loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 give pro forma effect to the Business Combination and related transactions as if the Business Combination had been consummated on January 1, 2020, the beginning of the earliest period presented.

The summary unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the combined company, and the accompanying notes thereto, included elsewhere in this is proxy statement/prospectus. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, Alvotech’s and OACB’s audited and unaudited financial statements and related notes, as applicable. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information should also be read in conjunction with the sections “Alvotech Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “OACB Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other financial information included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

The summary unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and the unaudited pro forma combined financial information have been presented for illustrative purposes and are not necessarily indicative of what the combined company’s financial position or results of operations actually would have been had the Business Combination and related transactions been consummated as of the dates indicated. In addition, the pro forma information does not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the combined company. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents two scenarios with respect to the potential redemption by Public Shareholders of OACB Class A Ordinary Shares for cash:

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Assuming No Redemptions: This presentation assumes that no OACB shareholders exercise their redemption rights; and

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Assuming Maximum Redemptions: This presentation assumes that holders of OACB’s Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption exercise their rights to redeem their Public Shares for cash. This scenario gives effect to redemptions of 12,495,295 OACB Class A ordinary shares for aggregate redemption payments of $125.0 million, which is the maximum redemption amount after which the aggregate transaction proceeds of $300.0 million and other closing conditions as required by the Business Combination Agreement are still achieved.

Refer to the section “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information” for further information.


	Pro Forma Combined (Assuming No Redemptions)			Pro Forma Combined (Assuming Maximum Redemptions)
	(in $ thousands, except per share data)
Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Profit or Loss Data for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Revenue		2,008			2,008
Pro forma net loss		(176,646	)		(176,646	)
Pro forma net loss per share – basic and diluted		(0.66	)		(0.69	)
Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Profit or Loss Data for the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Revenue		66,616			66,616
Pro forma net loss		(24,110	)		(25,735	)
Pro forma net loss per share – basic and diluted		(0.09	)		(0.10	)
Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Financial Position Data as of June 30, 2021
Total assets		1,089,704			964,750
Total liabilities		1,026,343			1,026,343
Total equity		63,361			(61,593	)

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this proxy statement/prospectus may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities laws. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this proxy statement/prospectus may include, for example, statements about:

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our ability to consummate the Business Combination;

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the benefits of the Business Combination;

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the Combined Company’s financial performance following the Business Combination;

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the ability to obtain or maintain the listing of the TopCo Ordinary Shares or TopCo Warrants on Nasdaq and Nasdaq First North, following the Business Combination;

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changes in Alvotech’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans;

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Alvotech’s strategic advantages and the impact those advantages will have on future financial and operational results;

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Alvotech’s and TopCo’s expansion plans and opportunities;

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Alvotech’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner;

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the implementation, market acceptance and success of Alvotech’s business model;

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developments and projections relating to Alvotech’s competitors and industry, including the estimated growth of the industry;

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Alvotech’s approach and goals with respect to technology;

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Alvotech’s expectations regarding its ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection and not infringe on the rights of others;

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the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Alvotech’s business;

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changes in applicable laws or regulations;

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the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings, including legal proceedings, directly or through its partners, adverse to AbbVie;

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Alvotech’s ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for its product candidates of the FDA, European Commission and comparable national or regional authorities;

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Alvotech’s ability to comply with all applicable laws and regulations;

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Alvotech’s ability to successfully launch its products in certain markets after obtaining regulatory approval for such market;

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Alvotech’s estimates of expenses and profitability;

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Alvotech’s ability to identify and successfully develop new product candidates;

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Alvotech’s relationship with third party providers for clinical and non-clinical studies, supplies, and manufacturing of its products;

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Alvotech’s ability to manage its manufacturing risks; and

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Alvotech’s relationship with partners for the commercialization of its product candidates.

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements in deciding how to vote your proxy or instruct how your vote should be cast on the proposals set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:

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the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could delay the Business Combination or give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement;

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the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against OACB, TopCo or Alvotech following announcement of the proposed Business Combination and transactions contemplated thereby;

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the outcome of the legal proceedings, directly or through its partners, adverse to AbbVie that may impact Alvotech’s adalimumab product, AVT02;

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the inability to complete the Business Combination due to the failure to obtain approval of the shareholders of OACB or to satisfy other conditions to the Closing in the Business Combination Agreement;

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the ability to obtain or maintain the listing of the TopCo Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq and Nasdaq First North following the Business Combination;

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the risk that the proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of Alvotech as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions described herein;

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our ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of Alvotech to grow and manage growth profitably following the Business Combination;

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costs related to the Business Combination;

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changes in applicable laws or regulations;

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the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Alvotech’s business;

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the inherent uncertainty of projected financial information with respect to OACB, TopCo or Alvotech, and the possibility that the assumptions underlying such projections ultimately prove incorrect, as described further under “Certain Unaudited Alvotech Prospective Financial Information”;

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the effects of competition on Alvotech’s future business;

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Alvotech’s position in the market against current and future competitors;

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Alvotech’s expansion into new products, services, technologies or geographic regions;

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the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities;

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the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which Alvotech operates;

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the risk that Alvotech and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop, seek marketing approval for, and commercialize Alvotech’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so;

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the risk that the post-combination company may never achieve or sustain profitability;

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the risk that the post-combination company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all;

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the risk that the post-combination company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations;

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the risk that Alvotech has identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting which, if not corrected, could affect the reliability of Alvotech’s financial statements;

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the risk that Alvotech is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property;

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the risk that estimated growth of the industry does not occur, or does not occur at the rates or timing Alvotech has assumed based on third-party estimates and its own internal analyses;

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the possibility that OACB or Alvotech may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and

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other risks and uncertainties described in this proxy statement/prospectus, including those under the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

TopCo does not as a matter of course make public projections as to future sales, earnings, or other results. However, the management of TopCo has prepared the prospective financial information set forth herein to present the expected result of the Business Combination on TopCo’s future performance. The accompanying prospective financial information was not prepared with a view toward public disclosure or with a view toward complying with the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants with respect to prospective financial information, but, in the view of TopCo’s management, was prepared on a reasonable basis, reflects the best currently available estimates and judgments, and presents, to the best of management’s knowledge and belief, the expected course of action and the expected future financial performance of TopCo. However, this information is not fact and should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results, and readers of this proxy statement/prospectus are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the prospective financial information.

Neither the TopCo’s independent auditors, nor any other independent accountants, have compiled, examined, or performed any procedures with respect to the prospective financial information contained herein, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, the prospective financial information.

RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information contained in (or incorporated by reference into) this proxy statement/prospectus, including the matters addressed under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements,” you should carefully consider the following risk factors in deciding how to vote on the proposals presented in this proxy statement/prospectus. The occurrence of one or more of the events or circumstances described in these risk factors, alone or in combination with other events or circumstances, may have a material adverse effect on TopCo’s business, reputation, revenue, financial condition, results of operations and future prospects, in which event the market price of the TopCo Ordinary Shares could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment. Unless otherwise indicated, reference in this section and elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus to the Alvotech business being adversely affected, negatively impacted or harmed will include an adverse effect on, or a negative impact or harm to, the business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations, revenue and future prospects of TopCo.

Risks Related to Alvotech

Alvotech has a limited operating history in a highly regulated environment on which to assess its business, has incurred significant losses since its inception and anticipates that it may continue to incur significant losses for the immediate future.

Alvotech is a biopharmaceutical company with a limited operating history. Alvotech has incurred net losses in each year since its inception in 2013, including net losses of $209.9 million and $170.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively, and $273.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, Alvotech had negative equity of $1,013.4 million and an accumulated deficit of $1,313.0 million.

Alvotech has devoted substantially all of its financial resources to identify and develop its product candidates, including conducting, among other things, analytical characterization, process development and manufacture, formulation and clinical studies and providing general and administrative support for these operations. To date, Alvotech has financed its operations primarily through the sale of equity securities, debt financing by way of shareholder loans (convertible and non-convertible) and the issuance of bond instruments to third party investors, as well as through milestone payments under certain license and development agreements with its partners, for example Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH (“Teva”) and STADA Arzneimittel AG (“STADA”). The amount of its future net losses will depend, in part, on the rate of its future expenditures and its ability to obtain funding through equity or debt financings or strategic collaborations. Biopharmaceutical product development is a highly speculative undertaking and involves a substantial degree of risk. For AVT02, a biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab), Alvotech received regulatory approval in the European Union in November 2021, and in Canada and the UK in January 2022. Alvotech’s biologics license application (“BLA”) supporting biosimilarity was filed with the FDA in 2020 and is in deferred status, and its BLA supporting interchangeability was accepted for review in February 2022. Alvotech has initiated clinical studies for AVT04, a biosimilar candidate to Stelara (ustekinumab), and is in the earlier stages of development for its other lead product candidates, namely AVT03, a biosimilar candidate to Prolia / Xgeva (denosumab), AVT05, a biosimilar candidate to Simponi and Simponi Aria (golimumab), AVT06, a biosimilar candidate to Eylea (aflibercept) for which Alvotech has not yet commenced clinical trials, and AVT23, a biosimilar candidate to Xolair (omalizumab) for which Alvotech has not yet commenced clinical trials. If Alvotech obtains regulatory approval to market a biosimilar product candidate, its future revenue will depend upon the therapeutic indications for which approval is granted, the size of any markets in which its product candidates may receive approval and its ability to achieve sufficient market acceptance, pricing, reimbursement from third-party payors and adequate market share for its product candidates in those markets. However, even if one or more of Alvotech’s product candidates gain regulatory approval and are commercialized, Alvotech may never become profitable.

Alvotech expects to continue to incur significant expenses, which could lead to increasing operating losses for the immediate future. Alvotech anticipates that its expenses will increase substantially if and as Alvotech:

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continues its analytical, nonclinical and clinical development of its product candidates;

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expands the scope of its current clinical studies for its product candidates;

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advances its programs into more expensive clinical studies;

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initiates additional analytical, nonclinical, clinical or other studies for its product candidates;

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changes or adds contract manufacturers, clinical research service providers, testing laboratories, device suppliers, legal service providers or other vendors or suppliers;

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establishes a sales and marketing infrastructure;

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seeks to identify, assess, acquire and/or develop other biosimilar product candidates or products that may be complementary to its products;

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makes upfront, milestone, royalty or other payments under any license agreements;

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seeks to create, maintain, protect, expand and enforce its intellectual property portfolio;

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engages legal counsel and technical experts to help evaluate and avoid infringing any valid and enforceable intellectual property rights of third parties;

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engages in litigation including patent litigation with reference product companies or others that may hold patents allegedly infringed by Alvotech;

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seeks to attract and retain skilled personnel;

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creates additional infrastructure to support its operations as a public company and its product development and planned future commercialization efforts; and

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experiences any delays or encounters issues with any of the above, including but not limited to failed studies, conflicting results, safety issues, delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, litigation or regulatory challenges that may require longer follow-up of existing studies, additional major studies or additional supportive studies in order to obtain marketing approval.

Further, the net losses Alvotech incurs may fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year such that a period-to-period comparison of its results of operations may not be a good indication of its future performance quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year due to factors including the timing of clinical trials, any litigation that Alvotech may file or that may be filed against Alvotech, the execution of collaboration, licensing or other agreements and the timing of any payments Alvotech makes or receives thereunder.

Alvotech has never generated any revenue from product sales and may never be profitable.

Although Alvotech has received upfront payments, milestone and other contingent payments and/or funding for development from some of its collaboration and license agreements, including Teva and STADA, Alvotech never generated any revenue from product sales. Alvotech’s ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability depends on its ability, alone or with strategic collaboration partners, to successfully complete the development of, and obtain the regulatory and marketing approvals necessary to commercialize, one or more of its product candidates. Alvotech cannot predict when it will begin generating revenue from product sales, as this depends heavily on its success in many areas, including but not limited to:

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completing analytical, nonclinical and clinical development of its product candidates;

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developing and testing of its product formulations;

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obtaining and retaining regulatory and marketing approvals for product candidates for which Alvotech completes clinical studies;

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developing a sustainable and scalable manufacturing process for any approved product candidates that is compliant with regulatory manufacturing requirements and establishing and maintaining supply and

manufacturing relationships with third parties that can conduct the process and provide adequate (in amount and quality) products to support clinical development and the market demand for its product candidates, if approved;

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launching and commercializing product candidates for which Alvotech obtains regulatory and marketing approval, either directly or with collaboration partners or distributors;

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obtaining adequate third-party payor coverage and reimbursements for its products;

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obtaining market acceptance of biosimilar pharmaceuticals and its product candidates as viable treatment options;

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addressing any competing technological and market developments;

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identifying, assessing and developing (or acquiring/in-licensing) new product candidates;

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negotiating favorable or commercially reasonable terms in any collaboration, licensing or other arrangements into which Alvotech may enter;

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maintaining, protecting and expanding its portfolio of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets and know-how;

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attracting, hiring and retaining qualified personnel; and

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the result of potential litigation including patent litigation with reference product companies or others that may allegedly infringement by Alvotech.

Even if one or more of the product candidates that Alvotech develops is approved for commercial sale, Alvotech may incur significant costs in order to manufacture and commercialize any such product. Its expenses could increase beyond its expectations if Alvotech is required by the FDA, the European Commission, the EMA, other regulatory agencies, domestic or foreign, or by any unfavorable outcomes in intellectual property litigation filed against Alvotech, to change its manufacturing processes or assays or to perform clinical, nonclinical, analytical or other types of studies in addition to those that Alvotech currently anticipate. In cases where Alvotech is successful in obtaining regulatory approvals to market one or more of its product candidates, its revenue will be dependent, in part, upon the size of the markets in the territories for which Alvotech gains regulatory approval, the timing of Alvotech’s entry into a particular market or territory, the number of biosimilar competitors in such markets and whether any have regulatory exclusivity, the national laws governing substitution, the accepted price for the product, the ability to get reimbursement at any price, the nature and degree of competition from the reference product and other biosimilar companies (including competition from large pharmaceutical companies entering the biosimilar market that may be able to gain advantages in the sale of biosimilar products based on brand recognition and/or existing relationships with customers and payors) and whether Alvotech owns (or has partnered to own) the commercial rights for that territory. If the market for its product candidates (or its share of that market) is not as significant as Alvotech expects, the regulatory approval is narrower in scope than Alvotech expects (e.g., for a narrow indication or set of indications) or the reasonably accepted population for treatment is narrowed by competition, physician choice or treatment guidelines, Alvotech may not generate significant revenue from sales of such products, even if approved. If Alvotech is unable to successfully complete development and obtain regulatory approval for its lead products, namely AVT02 (outside of the European Union, Canada and the UK, where it received approval), AVT03, AVT04, AVT05, AVT06 and AVT23, its business may suffer. Additionally, if Alvotech is not able to generate revenue from the sale of any approved products or the costs necessary to generate revenues increase significantly, Alvotech may never become profitable.

Alvotech’s forecasted operating and financial results rely in large part upon assumptions and analyses developed by Alvotech. If these assumptions and analyses prove to be incorrect, Alvotech’s actual operating and financial results may be significantly below its forecasts.

The projected financial and operating information appearing elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus reflects current estimates of future performance. Whether actual operating and financial results and business

developments will be consistent with Alvotech’s expectations and assumptions as reflected in its forecast depends on a number of factors, many of which are outside Alvotech’s control, including, but not limited to:

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whether Alvotech can obtain sufficient capital to begin production and grow its business;

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Alvotech’s ability to manage its growth;

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the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals;

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the timing and costs of new and existing marketing and promotional efforts;

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competition, including from established and future competitors;

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estimates regarding industry and market growth;

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Alvotech’s ability to retain existing key management, to integrate recent hires and to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel;

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the overall strength and stability of the economies in the markets in which it operates or intends to operate in the future; and

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regulatory, legislative and political changes.

Unfavorable changes in any of these or other factors, most of which are beyond Alvotech’s control, could materially and adversely affect its business, operations and financial results.

In addition, Alvotech’s commercial scale production methodologies are still being tested and its assumptions may not be accurate. If Alvotech is unable to successfully implement these production methodologies, or the assumptions on which such production methodologies are based prove to be incorrect, Alvotech’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected.

Alvotech’s operating and financial results are subject to concentration risk.

Alvotech’s operational and financial results are subject to concentration risk. Alvotech’s success will depend significantly on the development of a limited number of product candidates, their regulatory approval in a limited number of jurisdictions and their commercialization by a limited number of commercial partners. Even if Alvotech is successful in developing and commercializing all of these products, its revenue will be dependent on a limited number of products that would account for a significant majority of its revenues. This concentration risk would increase to the extent Alvotech is successful in developing and commercializing fewer products as it would be dependent on a lower number of products for the significant majority of its revenues. Unfavorable changes or the non-occurrence of certain anticipated events with respect to any of these limited number of products, jurisdictions or commercial partners may disproportionally affect Alvotech’s global results. See also “—Alvotech is dependent on its partners, such as Teva and STADA, for the commercialization of its biosimilar products candidates in certain major markets, and their failure to commercialize in those markets could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s revenue, business and operating results.”

Alvotech may be unable to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy its significant debt service obligations, which would adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations.

Alvotech’s ability to make principal and interest payments on and to refinance its indebtedness will depend on its ability to generate cash in the future. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that may be beyond Alvotech’s control. If Alvotech’s business does not generate sufficient cash flow, if currently anticipated costs and revenues are not realized on schedule, in the amounts projected or at all, or if future borrowings are not available to Alvotech in amounts sufficient to enable Alvotech to pay its indebtedness or to fund its other liquidity needs, Alvotech’s financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. If Alvotech cannot generate sufficient cash flow to make scheduled principal and interest payments on its debt obligations in the future, Alvotech may need to refinance all or a portion of its indebtedness on or before maturity, sell assets, delay capital expenditures or seek additional equity. If Alvotech is unable to refinance any of its indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all or to effect any other action relating to its indebtedness on satisfactory terms or at all, its business may be harmed.

Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and even after the Business Combination is consummated, Alvotech may need to raise substantial additional funding. This additional funding may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. Failure to obtain such necessary capital when needed may force Alvotech to delay, limit or terminate its product development efforts or other operations.

Developing Alvotech’s product candidates is expensive, and Alvotech expects its research and development expenses to increase substantially in connection with its ongoing activities, particularly as Alvotech advances its product candidates through clinical studies.

As of June 30, 2021, Alvotech’s cash and cash equivalents were $42.0 million. Alvotech expects that (i) its existing cash and cash equivalents, (ii) funding under its license and development agreements with its collaboration partners, including Teva and STADA, and (iii) $50 million in equity investments from existing Alvotech Shareholders may not be sufficient for Alvotech to fund its current operations through the first quarter of 2022. Alvotech may therefore need to raise substantial additional funding in order to continue to fund its business operations prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. To the extent that Alvotech requires further financing prior to consummation of the Business Combination to operate in the ordinary course, Alvotech Shareholders have committed to ensure that Alvotech is sufficiently funded (either by way of equity or debt (or by organizing the latter for Alvotech)) by providing at least $50.0 million, but not to exceed $100.0 million, for the operations of Alvotech through the closing of the Business Combination. Any additional equity financing provided to Alvotech between transaction announcement and Closing will not dilute the OACB Shareholders or PIPE investors.

In addition, Alvotech may require additional capital to obtain regulatory approval for, and to successfully commercialize, its product candidates. In addition, its operating plans may change as a result of many factors that are currently unknown to Alvotech, and Alvotech may need to seek additional funding sooner than planned. Alvotech’s future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including but not limited to:

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the scope, rate of progress, results and cost of its analytical studies, clinical studies, nonclinical testing and other related activities;

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the cost of manufacturing clinical supplies and establishing commercial supplies, of its product candidates and any products that Alvotech may develop;

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the number and characteristics of product candidates that Alvotech pursues;

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the cost, timing and outcomes of regulatory approvals;

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the cost and timing of establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities;

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the terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that Alvotech may establish, including any milestone and royalty payments thereunder; and

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the cost, timing and outcomes of any litigation that Alvotech may file or that may be filed against Alvotech by third parties.

Any additional fundraising efforts may divert Alvotech’s management from their day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect its ability to develop and commercialize its product candidates. In addition, Alvotech cannot guarantee that future financing will be available in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to Alvotech, if at all. Moreover, the terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of its shareholders, and the issuance of additional securities, whether equity or debt, by Alvotech or the possibility of such issuance may cause the market price of its shares to decline. The sale of additional equity or convertible securities would dilute the share ownership of its existing shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness could result in increased fixed payment obligations and Alvotech may be required to agree to certain restrictive covenants, such as limitations on its ability to incur additional debt, limitations on its ability to acquire, sell or license intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact its ability to conduct its business. Alvotech could also be required to seek funds through arrangements with collaborative partners or otherwise at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable and Alvotech may be required to relinquish rights to some of its technologies or product candidates or otherwise agree to terms unfavorable to Alvotech, any of which may have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results and prospects. Even if Alvotech believes it has sufficient funds for its current or future operating plans, Alvotech may seek additional capital if market conditions are favorable or for specific strategic considerations.

If Alvotech is unable to obtain funding on a timely basis, Alvotech may be required to significantly curtail, delay or discontinue one or more of its research or development programs or the commercialization of any product candidates. In general, Alvotech may be unable to expand its operations or otherwise capitalize on business opportunities, and defend against and prosecute litigation necessary to commercialize its product candidates as desired, which could materially affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

The regulatory review and approval processes of the FDA, European Commission and comparable national or regional authorities are lengthy and time consuming. If Alvotech and its collaboration partners are unable to obtain regulatory approval for its product candidates, its business will be substantially harmed. Alvotech cannot give any assurance that marketing authorization applications for any of its product candidates will receive regulatory approval, which is necessary before they can be commercialized.

Alvotech’s future success is dependent on its ability to develop, obtain regulatory approval for, and then commercialize and obtain adequate third-party coverage and reimbursement for one or more product candidates. Alvotech currently does not have any approved products and generates no revenue from sales of any products, other than for AVT02 in Europe, Canada and the UK. Alvotech may never be able to develop or commercialize a marketable product other than AVT02 in Europe, Canada and the UK.

The research, development, testing, manufacturing, labeling, packaging, approval, promotion, advertising, storage, marketing, distribution, post-approval monitoring and reporting and export and import of biologic products are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA and other regulatory authorities in the U.S., by the European Commission, the EMA and the Competent National Authorities in the European Economic Area, or EEA, and by other regulatory authorities in other countries, which regulations differ from country to country. Neither Alvotech nor any collaboration partner is permitted to market its product candidates before receiving market authorization/approval from the appropriate regulatory authorities.

The time required to seek and obtain market authorization/approval by the FDA and comparable authorities is unpredictable, may take many years following the completion of clinical studies and depends upon numerous factors. In addition, approval requirements, regulations, or considerations with respect to the type and amount of clinical, nonclinical and analytical data necessary to gain approval may change during the course of a product candidate’s clinical development and may vary among jurisdictions, which may cause delays in the submission of an application for marketing authorization/approval, the authorization or approval, or the decision not to approve an application. Other than the regulatory approval received in the European Union, Canada and the UK for AVT02, neither Alvotech nor any collaboration partner has obtained regulatory approval for any of its product candidates in the U.S., the EEA or in additional other countries where Alvotech or its partners have commercial rights, and it is possible that none of its current or future product candidates will ever obtain regulatory approval.

These lengthy approval processes, as well as the unpredictability of the results of analytical, nonclinical, and clinical studies, may result in Alvotech’s failure to obtain regulatory approval to market any of its product candidates, which would significantly harm its business, prospects and financial condition. Moreover, any delays in the commencement or completion of product testing could significantly impact its product development costs and could result in the need for additional financing. For example, Alvotech’s clinical trials must use reference products as comparators, and such supplies may not be available on a timely basis to support such trials.

Most of Alvotech’s product candidates are in varying stages of development and will require additional clinical development, management of analytical, nonclinical, clinical and manufacturing activities, regulatory approval, adequate manufacturing supplies, commercial organization and significant marketing efforts before Alvotech may generate any revenue from product sales. AVT02’s BLA for AVT02, the BLA supporting biosimilarity was filed with the FDA on September 4, 2020 and is in deferred status, the BLA supporting interchangeability was accepted for review in February 2022, and Alvotech received regulatory approval in the European Union in November 2021, and in Canada and the UK in January 2022; AVT04 is in clinical studies, while AVT03, AVT05, AVT06 and AVT23 are in pre-clinical development.

Although certain of its employees have prior experience with submitting marketing applications to the FDA and comparable national or regional regulatory authorities, Alvotech has not achieved approval for such applications for its product candidates other than in the European Union, Canada and the UK for AVT02. Alvotech cannot be certain that any of its product candidates will receive regulatory approval. If Alvotech and its

collaboration partners do not receive regulatory approvals for enough of its product candidates in sufficiently large markets, Alvotech may not be able to continue its operations.

Applications for Alvotech’s product candidates could fail to receive regulatory approval for many reasons, including but not limited to the following:

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the data collected from analytical, nonclinical, or clinical studies of its product candidates may not be sufficient to support an application for marketing approval as a biosimilar;

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the FDA or comparable national or regional regulatory authorities may disagree with the design or implementation, or sufficiency of its analytical, nonclinical, or clinical studies;

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the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities may disagree with its interpretation of data from analytical and bioanalytical studies, nonclinical studies or clinical studies;

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Alvotech may be unable to provide adequate scientific justification to the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities for extrapolation of a product candidate to each proposed indication;

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the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities may fail to approve the manufacturing processes, test procedures and specifications, facilities or third-party manufacturers with which Alvotech contracts for clinical and commercial supplies;

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the approval may be blocked by regulatory exclusivity held by a competing manufacturer; and

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the approval requirements, policies, or regulations of the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities may significantly change in a manner rendering its clinical, nonclinical, analytical, or chemistry, manufacturing, and control data insufficient for approval.

In addition, if Alvotech changes the regulatory pathway through which it intends to seek approval of any of its product candidates, Alvotech may have to conduct additional clinical trials, which may delay its ability to submit a marketing application for the product. Even if Alvotech or its collaboration partners were to obtain approval for any of its product candidates, the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities may limit the scope of such approval, e.g., for fewer or more limited indications than Alvotech has sought licensure, may grant approval contingent on the completion of costly additional clinical trials, or may approve a product candidate with a label that does not include the labeling claims necessary or desirable for the successful commercialization of that product candidate. Any of the foregoing scenarios could materially harm the commercial prospects for Alvotech’s product candidates.

The UK’s withdrawal from the EEA on January 31, 2020, commonly referred to as Brexit, has created significant uncertainty and such uncertainty may make it more difficult for Alvotech to achieve regulatory approval in the UK. The impact of Brexit on the on-going validity in the UK of current EEA authorizations for medicinal products, whether granted through the centralized procedure, decentralized procedure, or mutual recognition, and on the future process for obtaining marketing authorization for pharmaceutical products manufactured or sold in the UK remains uncertain.

On December 24, 2020, the EEA and UK reached an agreement in principle on the framework for their future relationship, the EEA-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement primarily focuses on ensuring free trade between the EEA and the UK in relation to goods, including medicinal products. Although the body of the Agreement includes general terms which apply to medicinal products, greater detail on sector-specific issues is provided in an Annex to the Agreement. The Annex provides a framework for the recognition of GMP inspections and for the exchange and acceptance of official GMP documents.

The regime does not, however, extend to procedures such as batch release certification. Among the changes that will now occur are that Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) will be treated as a third country. Northern Ireland will, with regard to EEA regulations, continue to follow the EEA regulatory rules. As part of the Agreement, the EEA and the UK will recognize Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) inspections carried out by the other Party and the acceptance of official GMP documents issued by the other Party. The Agreement also

encourages, although it does not oblige, the parties to consult one another on proposals to introduce significant changes to technical regulations or inspection procedures. Among the areas of absence of mutual recognition are batch testing and batch release.

The UK has unilaterally agreed to accept EEA batch testing and batch release for a period of at least two years until January 1, 2023. However, the EEA continues to apply EEA laws that require batch testing and batch release to take place in the EEA territory. This means that medicinal products that are tested and released in the UK must be retested and re-released when entering the EEA market for commercial use. As regards marketing authorizations, Great Britain will have a separate regulatory submission process, approval process and a separate national MA. Northern Ireland will, however, continue to be covered by the marketing authorizations granted by the EC.

If Alvotech is not able to demonstrate biosimilarity of its biosimilar product candidates to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable national or regional regulatory authorities, Alvotech will not obtain regulatory approval for commercialization of its biosimilar product candidates and its future results of operations and ability to generate revenue would be adversely affected.

Alvotech’s future results of operations depend, to a significant degree, on its ability to obtain regulatory approval for and to commercialize its proposed biosimilar products. Any inability to obtain regulatory approval could impact and delay the development timeline of Alvotech’s product candidates. To obtain regulatory approval for the commercialization of these product candidates, Alvotech will be required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable national regulatory authorities, among other things, that its proposed biosimilar products are highly similar to biological reference products already licensed by the regulatory authority pursuant to approved marketing applications/authorizations, notwithstanding minor differences in clinically inactive components, and that they have no clinically meaningful differences as compared to the marketed biological products in terms of the safety, purity and potency of the products. Each individual jurisdiction may apply different criteria to assess biosimilarity, based on a preponderance of the data that can be interpreted subjectively in some cases.

It is uncertain if regulatory authorities will grant the reference biosimilar product candidates the same labeling approved for the reference product when they are approved. For example, an infliximab (Remicade) biosimilar molecule was approved in the EEA with the same label as the reference product, but it did not receive approval initially for the same labeling reference in Canada. A similar outcome could occur with respect to one or more of Alvotech’s product candidates.

In the event that the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities require Alvotech to generate additional data, including by conducting additional clinical trials or other lengthy processes or otherwise change their criteria and requirements for the approval of biosimilar products, the commercialization of its proposed biosimilar products could be delayed or prevented. Delays in the commercialization of or the inability to obtain regulatory approval for these products could adversely affect Alvotech’s operating results by restricting or significantly delaying its introduction of new biosimilars.

The structure of complex proteins used in protein-based therapeutics is inherently variable and highly dependent on the processes and conditions used to manufacture them. If Alvotech is unable to develop manufacturing processes that demonstrate that Alvotech’s product candidates are highly similar to their reference products, and within a range of variability considered acceptable by regulatory authorities, Alvotech may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for its products.

Protein-based therapeutics are inherently heterogeneous and their structures are highly dependent on the manufacturing process and conditions. Products from one manufacturing facility can differ from those produced in another facility. Similarly, physicochemical differences can also exist among different lots produced within a single facility. The physicochemical complexity and size of biologic therapeutics can create significant technical and scientific challenges in the context of their replication as biosimilar products.

The inherent variability in protein structure from one production lot to another is a fundamental consideration with respect to establishing biosimilarity to a reference product to support regulatory approval requirements. For example, the glycosylation of the protein, meaning the manner in which sugar molecules are attached to the protein backbone of a therapeutic protein when it is produced in a living cell, is critical to half-life (how long the drug stays in the body), efficacy and even safety of the therapeutic and is therefore a key consideration for biosimilarity. Defining and understanding the variability of a reference product in order to match its glycosylation profile requires significant skill in cell biology, protein purification and analytical protein chemistry. Variations in the glycosylation profile and other analytical characterizations important for determining biosimilarity to the reference product molecule are risks unique to biosimilar manufacturers.

There are extraordinary technical challenges in developing complex protein-based therapeutics that not only must achieve an acceptable degree of similarity to the reference product in terms of relevant quality attributes such as glycosylation patterns, but also the ability to develop manufacturing processes that can replicate the necessary structural characteristics within an acceptable range of variability sufficient to satisfy regulatory authorities.

For example, the manufacturing process of Alvotech’s products may be susceptible to non-ideal product variability without well-characterized and well-controlled master and working cell banks. A cell bank is a collection of ampoules of uniform composition stored under defined conditions, each containing an aliquot of a single pool of cells. The master cell bank is generally derived from the selected cell clone containing the expression construct that has been encoded to produce the protein of interest, such as a specific monoclonal antibody with a defined amino acid sequence. This unique aliquot of cells allows for a consistent high quality biologic medicine to be produced. The working cell bank is derived by expansion of one or more ampoules of the master cell bank and is used for routine manufacturing. Both the master cell bank and working cell bank are central to obtaining regulatory approval for manufacturing and marketing biologic medicine. The quality of the manufactured biologic product is dependent on the quality of the cells used for its manufacturing, and having a sufficient supply of master and working cell banks is important for a consistent manufacturing process. Should our cell banks be compromised, we would be unable to produce usable products for patients in any market.

Given the challenges caused by the inherent variability in protein production, Alvotech may not be successful in its application for approval of its products if regulators conclude that Alvotech has not demonstrated that its product candidates are highly similar to their reference products, or that the processes Alvotech uses to manufacture its products are unable to produce its products within an acceptable range of variability (including situations where the reference product sponsor changes its manufacturing process and such changes impact the characteristics of the product).

Clinical drug development involves a lengthy and expensive process and Alvotech may encounter substantial delays in its clinical studies or may fail to demonstrate safety, purity and efficacy/potency to the satisfaction of applicable regulatory authorities. Additionally, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or the occurrence of unforeseen geopolitical events such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the resulting instability in the region, may delay the conduct and completion of clinical studies.

Before obtaining marketing approval from regulatory authorities for the sale of its product candidates, Alvotech (and/or its collaboration partners) must conduct clinical studies to demonstrate the safety, purity, and potency (safety and efficacy) of the product candidates in humans.

Clinical studies are expensive and can take many years to complete, and their outcome is inherently uncertain. Failure can occur at any time during the clinical study process. The results of preclinical studies, including comparative analytical assessments of Alvotech’s product candidates, may not be predictive of the results of clinical studies. The success of clinical studies cannot be predicted.

Alvotech cannot guarantee that any clinical studies will be conducted as planned or completed on schedule, if at all. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and, or the occurrence of unforeseen geopolitical events such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the resulting instability in the region, any delays could be extended. A failure of one or more clinical studies can occur at any stage of

testing. Events that may prevent successful or timely completion of clinical development include but are not limited to:

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inability to generate sufficient preclinical, toxicology or other in vivo or in vitro data to support the initiation of human clinical studies;

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delays in reaching a consensus with regulatory agencies on study design;

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delays in reaching agreement on acceptable terms with prospective contract research organizations, or CROs, and clinical study sites, the terms of which can be subject to extensive negotiation and may vary significantly among different CROs and clinical study sites;

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delays in obtaining required Institutional Review Board, or IRB, approval or Ethics Committee positive opinion at each clinical study site;

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imposition of a clinical hold by regulatory agencies, after review of an investigational new drug, or IND, application or amendment or equivalent application or amendment, or an inspection of its clinical study operations or study sites or as a result of adverse events reported during a clinical trial;

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delays in administering studies as a result of adverse events or complaints;

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delays in recruiting suitable or sufficient numbers of patients to participate in its clinical studies sponsored by Alvotech or its partners;

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difficulty collaborating with patient groups and investigators;

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failure by its CROs, clinical study sites, other third parties or Alvotech to adhere to clinical study requirements;

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failure to perform in accordance with the FDA’s good clinical practices requirements or applicable regulatory guidelines in other countries;

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delays in having patients complete participation in a study or return for post-treatment follow-up, or patients dropping out of a study;

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occurrence of adverse events associated with the product candidate that are viewed to outweigh its potential benefits;

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difficulties justifying the scientific relevance of non-U.S. comparators for use in studies intended to support marketing approval by FDA;

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questions with regard to the scientific justification for extrapolation of findings across indications;

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changes in regulatory requirements or policies that require amending or submitting new clinical protocols;

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the cost of clinical studies of its product candidates being greater than Alvotech anticipates;

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clinical studies of its product candidates producing negative or inconclusive results, which may result in Alvotech deciding or regulators requiring Alvotech to conduct additional clinical studies or to abandon product development programs;

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delays in manufacturing, testing, releasing, validating or importing/exporting and/or distributing sufficient stable quantities of its product candidates and reference products for use in clinical studies or the inability to do any of the foregoing;

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staffing shortages and limitation on the movement of people as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the resulting instability in the region, and related local, national or international governmental restrictions; and

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delays or interruptions to preclinical studies, clinical trials, Alvotech’s receipt of services from third-party service providers or Alvotech’s supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or the occurrence of unforeseen geopolitical events such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the resulting instability in the region, or otherwise.

Any inability to successfully complete analytical, nonclinical, or clinical development could result in additional costs to Alvotech or impair its ability to achieve regulatory approval and generate revenue. Even if Alvotech is successful, the regulatory approval processes and action dates of the FDA, EMA and comparable authorities may be delayed due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Alvotech may be delayed in obtaining regulatory approvals for its products. Further, the global economic slowdown, the overall disruption of global supply chains and distribution systems, effects of this on the work of appropriate regulatory authorities in different regions and the other risks and uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

In addition, at the end of 2021 and into 2022, tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalated when Russia amassed large numbers of military ground forces and support personnel on the Ukraine-Russia border and, in February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. In response, NATO has deployed additional military forces to Eastern Europe, including to Lithuania, and the Biden administration announced certain sanctions against Russia. The invasion of Ukraine and the retaliatory measures that have been taken, or could be taken in the future, by the U.S., NATO, and other countries have created global security concerns that could result in a regional conflict and otherwise have a lasting impact on regional and global economies, any or all of which could adversely affect our ability to conduct ongoing and future clinical trials of our product candidates in Ukraine, Russia and Eastern European countries, including our ongoing clinical trial for AVT04, which currently includes trial sites located in Ukraine. Although we are past the primary endpoint collection with all subjects in Ukraine for the AVT04 clinical trial, we are still in the process of collecting safety data from such patients. In addition, we had planned to begin other clinical trials in 2022 that include sites in Ukraine. This conflict and the sanctions that may be imposed by the U.S. or other jurisdictions as a result could negatively impact the anticipated timing and completion of our clinical trials and/or analyses of clinical results, including our clinical trial for AVT04, which could materially harm our business.

In addition, if Alvotech makes manufacturing or formulation changes to its product candidates, it may need to conduct additional studies to bridge its modified product candidates to earlier versions. If Alvotech intends to alter the manufacturing process for a particular product candidate, it will need to provide data to the FDA and regulatory authorities demonstrating the comparability of the pre- and post-change product candidate. If Alvotech is unable to make that demonstration to the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities, Alvotech could face significant delays or fail to obtain regulatory approval to market the product, which could significantly harm its business, prospects and financial condition.

As with most pharmaceutical products, use of Alvotech’s product candidates could be associated with side effects or adverse events which can vary in severity (from minor reactions to death) and frequency (infrequent or prevalent). Side effects or adverse events associated with the use of Alvotech’s product candidates may be observed at any time, including in clinical trials or when a product is commercialized. Undesirable or unexpected side effects caused by Alvotech’s product candidates could cause Alvotech or regulatory authorities to interrupt, delay or halt clinical studies and could result in a more restrictive label or the delay or denial of regulatory approval by the FDA or other comparable authorities. Results of Alvotech’s studies could reveal a high and unacceptable severity and prevalence of side effects or other safety issues and, if different from the severity and prevalence of side effects for the reference products, could preclude the demonstration of biosimilarity. Such adverse event findings also could require Alvotech or its collaboration partners to perform additional studies or halt development or sale of these product candidates or expose Alvotech to product liability lawsuits which will harm its business, prospects and financial condition. In such an event, Alvotech may be precluded from seeking licensure through the regulatory pathway for biosimilars, or could be required by the FDA or other comparable authorities to conduct additional animal or human studies regarding the safety and efficacy of its product candidates which Alvotech has not planned or anticipated or its studies could be suspended or terminated, and the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities

could order Alvotech to cease further development of or deny, vary, or withdraw approval of its product candidates for any or all intended indications. There can be no assurance that Alvotech will resolve any issues related to any product-related adverse events to the satisfaction of the FDA or any comparable regulatory agency in a timely manner, if ever, which could harm its business, prospects and financial condition.

Drug-related side effects could affect patient recruitment for clinical trials, the ability of enrolled patients to complete Alvotech’s studies or result in potential product liability claims against which Alvotech would need to mount a defense. Alvotech currently carries product liability insurance and Alvotech is required to maintain clinical trial insurance pursuant to certain of its license agreements. Alvotech believes its product liability insurance coverage is sufficient in light of its current clinical programs; however, Alvotech may not be able to maintain insurance coverage at a reasonable cost or in sufficient amounts to protect Alvotech against losses due to liability. A successful product liability claim or series of claims brought against Alvotech could adversely affect its results of operations and business. In addition, regardless of merit or eventual outcome, product liability claims may result in impairment of its business reputation, withdrawal of clinical study participants, costs due to related litigation, distraction of management’s attention from its primary business, initiation of investigations by regulators, substantial monetary awards to patients or other claimants, the inability to commercialize its product candidates and decreased demand for its product candidates, if approved for commercial sale.

Additionally, if one or more of Alvotech’s product candidates receives marketing approval, and Alvotech or others later identify undesirable side effects caused by such products (or caused by the reference products or other biosimilars based on the applicable reference products), a number of potentially significant negative consequences could result, including but not limited to:

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regulatory authorities may suspend, withdraw or vary approvals of such product;

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regulatory authorities may require additional warnings on the label or otherwise require labeling to be updated or narrowed;

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Alvotech may be required to agree to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, or REMS, or a shared system REMS, which could include a medication guide for distribution to patients outlining the risks of side effects, a communication plan for healthcare providers and/or other elements to assure safe use;

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Alvotech could be sued and potentially held liable for harm caused to patients; and

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Alvotech’s reputation may suffer.

Any of these events could prevent Alvotech from achieving or maintaining market acceptance of the particular product candidate, if approved, and could significantly harm its business, prospects and financial condition.

If any of Alvotech’s product candidates receives approval, regulatory agencies including the FDA, European Commission, EMA, Competent National Authorities in the EEA and other national regulatory agencies’ regulations will require that Alvotech regularly report certain information, including information about adverse events that may have caused or contributed by those products. The timing of adverse event reporting obligations would be triggered by the date Alvotech becomes aware of the adverse event as well as the nature of the event. Alvotech may fail to report adverse events it becomes aware of within the prescribed timeframe especially if it is not reported to Alvotech as an adverse event or if it is an adverse event that is unexpected or removed in time from the use of its products. If Alvotech fails to comply with its reporting obligations, the FDA, European Commission, the EMA, the Competent National Authorities in the EEA or other regulatory agencies could take action that may include criminal prosecution, the imposition of civil monetary penalties, seizure of its products, or suspension of market approval, and delay in approval or clearance of future products.

As a condition to granting marketing authorization or approval of a product, the FDA or other regulatory agencies may require additional clinical trials or other studies. The results generated in these trials could result in the loss of marketing approval, changes in labeling, and/or new or increased concerns about the side effects, efficacy or safety. Regulatory agencies in countries outside the U.S. often have similar regulations and may

impose comparable requirements. Post-marketing studies, whether conducted by Alvotech or by others, whether mandated by regulatory agencies or conducted voluntarily, and other emerging data about products, such as adverse event reports, may also adversely affect the availability or commercial potential of Alvotech’s products.

Alvotech’s reliance on certain participants for its clinical trials could cause delays in its ongoing studies or the development of its products if such participants prove to be too limited or a substantial portion of participants in the studies withdraw.

In order to be successful and pursue market authorization globally for its products, Alvotech must be able to gather health data on the basis of populations from around the world. To the extent participants in clinical trials are too limited to certain populations, Alvotech’s clinical research may be adversely affected. Additionally, Alvotech depends on the willingness of these volunteers to participate in studies and there is always the risk that they may no longer be willing to participate or revoke the consents necessary for Alvotech to process their medical data. For example, due to reasons beyond Alvotech’s control, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the resulting instability in the region, participants and Alvotech’s key employees and advisors may no longer be able to travel or cross country borders to participate in Alvotech’s studies. If, for any reason, a substantial portion of participants in the studies were to withdraw their consent or discontinue their participation, Alvotech may not be able to continue its clinical studies for some or all of its product candidates which may cause delays in the development or approval of its product candidates. If its ability to gather and use sufficient data is impaired, Alvotech also may not be able to fulfill some contractual obligations with its partners.

The development, manufacture and commercialization of biosimilar products under various global regulatory pathways pose unique risks related to regulatory approvals across various jurisdictions.

U.S. Regulatory Framework for Biosimilars

Alvotech and its collaboration partners intend to pursue market authorization globally. In the U.S. an abbreviated pathway for approval of biosimilar products was established by the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (“BPCIA”), enacted on March 23, 2010, as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (together, the “PPACA”). The BPCIA established this abbreviated pathway under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (the “PHSA”) for biological products shown to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with an FDA-licensed reference biological product. Subsequent to the enactment of the BPCIA, the FDA has issued numerous guidance documents explaining its current thinking regarding the demonstration of biosimilarity and interchangeability as well as the submission and review of such BLA. As of August 3, 2021, there have been at least 30 biosimilar product applications approved, including the first approval of an interchangeable biosimilar product in July 2021 and the second approval of an interchangeable biosimilar product in October 2021. Market success of biosimilar products will depend on demonstrating to patients, physicians, payors and relevant authorities that such products are similar in quality, safety and efficacy as compared to the reference product. If biosimilar product applications do not continue to be approved and the markets in which Alvotech operates do not widely accept the commercialization of biosimilar products, Alvotech’s business will be harmed. How the BPCIA is applied and interpreted by the FDA may have a material impact on Alvotech’s chances of obtaining FDA approval for its biosimilar product candidates, and its business operations after obtaining approval.

Alvotech will continue to analyze and incorporate into its product development plans any additional final regulations issued by the FDA, pharmacy substitution policies enacted by state governments and other applicable requirements. The costs of development and approval, along with the probability of success for its biosimilar product candidates, will be dependent upon application of any laws and regulations issued by the relevant regulatory authorities. The costs of developing Alvotech’s products may increase due to uncertainties or changes in guidance provided by regulatory agencies like FDA and Alvotech may not have adequate funding and resources to pursue market authorization for all of its biosimilar products.

Biosimilar products may also be subject to extensive patent clearances and patent infringement litigation, which may delay and could prevent the commercial launch of a product. Moreover, the PHSA prohibits the FDA

from filing an application for a biosimilar candidate to a reference product for four years of the date of first licensure of the reference product by the FDA, and from approving an application for a biosimilar candidate for 12 years from the date of first licensure of the reference product. For example, the FDA would not be able to approve a BLA submitted for a biosimilar that references a specific drug until 12 years after the date of first licensure of the BLA, i.e., the date that reference product BLA was approved, which in the case of AVT02, a biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab), would be December 31, 2014, in the case of AVT04, a biosimilar candidate to Stelara (ustekinumab), would be September 25, 2021, in the case of AVT05, a biosimilar candidate to Simponi and Simponi Aria (golimumab), would be April 24, 2021, and in the case of AVT06, a biosimilar candidate to Eylea (aflibercept), would be November 18, 2023. Interchangeable biosimilar approvals may also be blocked by periods of first interchangeable exclusivity ranging from 12 to 42 months in duration.

Regulatory Framework for Biosimilars Outside the U.S.

In 2004, by variation of Directive 2001/83/EC rules were established permitting the approval of biosimilar therapeutics. Since then, the European Commission has granted marketing authorizations for more than 79 biosimilars of which 65 remain valid. Because of their extensive experience in the review and approval of biosimilars, the European Commission and EMA have developed more guidelines related to the authorization procedure for these products than the FDA, including data requirements needed to support approval.

Innovative products in the EEA benefit from eight years of data exclusivity and 10 years of marketing exclusivity following grant of marketing authorization. As a result, an application for regulatory approval of a biosimilar drug cannot be submitted to the EMA until expiration of the eight-year data exclusivity period for the reference product, measured from the date of grant of authorization for the reference product. Furthermore, even if the biosimilar is authorized in the subsequent two years it cannot be marketed in the EEA until expiration of the 10-year marketing exclusivity period. This 10-year period may be extendible to 11 years if approval is granted in relation to the reference product for an additional therapeutic indication, within the first eight years following its initial marketing authorization, representing a significant clinical benefit in comparison with existing therapies. A new pharmaceutical form does not trigger a new data exclusivity. It could trigger orphan exclusivity, provided, however, that the targeted disease is a rare disease and that the new pharmaceutical form meets the high threshold for being considered as bringing a significant benefit to patients.

In the EEA, the approval of a biosimilar for marketing is based on a positive opinion issued by the EMA and a related decision issued by the European Commission. The marketing approval is valid throughout the entire EEA. However, rules governing substitution of a biosimilar for the innovator product are provided by the national law of individual EEA countries, and many of them do not permit the automatic substitution of biosimilars for the reference product. Therefore, even if Alvotech obtains marketing approval for the entire EEA, Alvotech may not receive substitution in one or more EEA nations, thereby restricting its ability to market its products in those jurisdictions.

Other regions, including Canada, China, Japan and Korea, also have their own legislation outlining a regulatory pathway for the approval of biosimilars. In some cases, other countries have either adopted European guidance (Singapore and Malaysia) or are following guidance issued by the World Health Organization (Cuba and Brazil). While there is overlap in the regulatory requirements across regions, there are also some areas of non-overlap. Additionally, Alvotech cannot predict whether countries that Alvotech may wish to market in, which do not yet have an established or tested regulatory framework could decide to issue regulations or guidance and/or adopt a more conservative viewpoint than other regions. Therefore, it is possible that even if Alvotech obtains agreement from one health authority to an accelerated or optimized development plan, Alvotech will need to defer to the most conservative view to ensure global harmonization of the development plan. Also, for regions where regulatory authorities do not yet have sufficient experience in the review and approval of a biosimilar product, these authorities may rely on the approval from another region (for example, the U.S.), which could delay its approval in that region. In addition, regulatory approval may be delayed as a result of laws in any applicable jurisdiction that provide for stay of regulatory approval related to patent coverage and subsequent litigation.

If other companies’ biosimilar candidates for certain reference products are determined to be interchangeable and Alvotech’s biosimilar candidates for these same reference products are not, its U.S. business could be negatively impacted.

The FDA may determine that a proposed biosimilar product is “interchangeable” with a reference product, meaning that the biosimilar product may be substituted for the reference product without the intervention of the health care provider who prescribed the reference product, if the application includes sufficient information to show that the product is biosimilar to the reference product and that it can be expected to produce the same clinical result as the reference product in any given patient. In addition, if the biosimilar product may be administered more than once to a patient, the applicant must demonstrate that the risk in terms of safety or diminished efficacy of alternating or switching between the biosimilar product candidate and the reference product is not greater than the risk of using the reference product without such alternation or switch. To make a final determination of biosimilarity or interchangeability, the FDA may require additional confirmatory information beyond what Alvotech plans to initially submit in its applications for approval, such as more in-depth analytical characterization, animal testing or further clinical studies. Provision of sufficient information for approval may prove difficult and expensive.

Alvotech cannot predict whether any of its biosimilar product candidates will meet regulatory requirements for approval as a biosimilar product or as an interchangeable product.

The concept of “interchangeability” is important because, in the U.S. for example, the first biosimilar approved as interchangeable with a particular reference product for any condition of use is eligible for a period of market exclusivity during which time the FDA cannot approve a second or subsequent biosimilar product ss interchangeable with that reference product for any condition of use. The relevant period of exclusivity will end upon the earlier of: (1) one year after the first commercial marketing of the first interchangeable product; (2) 18 months after resolution of a patent infringement suit instituted under 42 U.S.C. § 262(l)(6) against the applicant that submitted the application for the first interchangeable product, based on a final court decision regarding all of the patents in the litigation or dismissal of the litigation with or without prejudice; (3) 42 months after approval of the first interchangeable product, if a patent infringement suit instituted under 42 U.S.C. § 262(l)(6) against the applicant that submitted the application for the first interchangeable product is still ongoing; or (4) 18 months after approval of the first interchangeable product if the applicant that submitted the application for the first interchangeable product has not been sued under 42 U.S.C. § 262(l)(6). Thus, a determination that another company’s product is interchangeable with the reference biologic before Alvotech obtains approval of its corresponding biosimilar product candidates may delay the potential approval of its products as interchangeable with the reference product, which could materially adversely affect the results of operations and delay, prevent or limit its ability to generate revenue. Even if Alvotech is awarded interchangeable exclusivity for a product, that award may be challenged by third parties. Any successful challenge to Alvotech’s exclusivity will negatively impact Alvotech’s ability to market and sell the related product.

Even if Alvotech obtains regulatory approval for a product candidate, its products will remain subject to continuous subsequent regulatory obligations and scrutiny.

If Alvotech’s product candidates are approved, they will be subject to ongoing regulatory requirements for pharmacovigilance, manufacturing, labeling, packaging, storage, advertising, promotion, sampling, record-keeping, conduct of post-marketing studies (if any) and submission of other post-market information, including both federal and state requirements in the U.S. and equivalent requirements of comparable regulatory authorities.

Manufacturers and manufacturers’ facilities are required to comply with extensive FDA, and comparable regulatory authority requirements, including ensuring that quality control and manufacturing procedures conform to current Good Manufacturing Practices, or cGMP, regulations. As such, Alvotech and its contract manufacturers will be subject to continual review and inspections to assess compliance with cGMP and adherence to commitments made in any marketing authorization application, or MAA. Accordingly, Alvotech

and others with whom Alvotech works must continue to expend time, money and effort in all areas of regulatory compliance, including manufacturing, production and quality control.

Any regulatory approvals that Alvotech or its collaboration partners receive for its product candidates may be subject to limitations on the approved conditions of use for which the product may be marketed or to the conditions of approval or may contain requirements for potentially costly additional data generation, including clinical trials. Alvotech will be required to report certain adverse reactions and production problems, if any, to the FDA and comparable regulatory authorities, and to conduct surveillance to monitor the safety and efficacy of the product candidate. Any new legislation addressing drug safety or biologics or biosimilars issues could result in delays in product development or commercialization or increased costs to assure compliance.

Alvotech will have to comply with requirements concerning advertising and promotion for its products. Promotional communications with respect to prescription drugs are subject to a variety of legal and regulatory restrictions that vary throughout the world and must be consistent with the information in the product’s approved label. As such, Alvotech may not promote its products in ways that are not consistent with FDA-approved labeling, e.g., for indications or uses for which they do not have approval.

If Alvotech’s product candidates are approved, the company must submit new or supplemental applications and obtain prior approval for certain changes to the licensed products, therapeutic indications, product labeling and manufacturing process. These changes may require submission of substantial data packages that may include clinical data.

If a regulatory authority discovers previously unknown problems with a biosimilar product (or with the reference product or related biosimilars) such as adverse events of unanticipated severity or frequency, or if there are problems with the facility where the product is manufactured or the regulatory authority disagrees with the advertising, promotion, marketing or labeling of a product, such regulatory agency may impose restrictions on that product or Alvotech. If Alvotech fails to comply with applicable regulatory requirements, a regulatory authority such as FDA may, among other things:

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issue warning or untitled letters;

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refer a case to the U.S. Department of Justice to impose civil or criminal penalties;

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begin proceedings to suspend or withdraw regulatory approval;

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issue an import alert;

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suspend Alvotech’s ongoing clinical studies or put Alvotech’s investigational new drug application (“IND”) on clinical hold;

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refuse to approve pending applications (including supplements to approved applications) submitted by Alvotech;

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ask Alvotech to initiate a product recall; or

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refer a case to the U.S. Department of Justice to seize and forfeit products or obtain an injunction imposing restrictions on its operations.

Any government investigation of alleged violations of law or regulations could require Alvotech to expend significant time and resources in response and could generate negative publicity. Any failure to comply with ongoing regulatory requirements may significantly and adversely affect Alvotech’s ability to commercialize and generate revenue from its products. If regulatory sanctions are applied or if regulatory approval is withdrawn, the value of Alvotech and its operating results will be adversely affected.

Adverse events involving a reference product, or other biosimilars of such reference product, may result in negative publicity for Alvotech’s biosimilar product or ultimately result in the removal of Alvotech’s biosimilar product from the market.

In the event that use of a reference product, or another biosimilar for such reference product, results in unanticipated side effects or other adverse events, it is likely that Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidate will be viewed comparably and may become subject to the same scrutiny and regulatory actions as the reference product or other biosimilar, as applicable. Accordingly, Alvotech may become subject to, for example, safety labeling change orders, clinical holds, product recalls or other regulatory actions for matters outside of its control that affect the reference product, or other biosimilars, as applicable, potentially until Alvotech is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of its regulators that its biosimilar product candidate is not subject to the same issues leading to the regulatory action as the reference product or other biosimilar, as applicable. Any recall or safety alert or safety labeling change relating to Alvotech’s product (either voluntary or required by regulatory bodies) could ultimately result in the removal of Alvotech’s product from the market. Any recall could result in significant cost as well as negative publicity that could reduce overall demand for Alvotech’s products.

Alvotech is highly dependent on the services of its key executives and personnel and if Alvotech is not able to retain these members of its management or recruit additional management, clinical and scientific personnel, its operations and future performance will suffer.

Alvotech is highly dependent on the principal members of its management and scientific and technical staff. The loss of service of any of its management or key scientific and technical staff could harm its business, prospects and financial condition. In addition, Alvotech will need to expand and effectively manage its managerial, scientific, operational, financial and other resources in order to successfully pursue its clinical development and commercialization efforts. The pharmaceutical industry has experienced a high rate of turnover of management personnel in recent years. If Alvotech is not able to retain its management and to attract, retain and motivate on acceptable terms, additional qualified personnel necessary for the continued development of its business, Alvotech may not be able to sustain its operations or grow.

Alvotech’s future performance will also depend, in part, on its ability to successfully integrate newly hired executive officers into its management team and its ability to develop an effective working relationship among senior management. Alvotech’s failure to integrate these individuals and create effective working relationships among them and other members of management could result in inefficiencies in the development and commercialization of its product candidates, harming future regulatory approvals, sales of its product candidates and its results of operations. Additionally, Alvotech does not currently maintain “key person” life insurance on the lives of its executives or any of its employees.

Alvotech has been and will need to continue to expand its organization and Alvotech may experience difficulties in managing this growth, which could disrupt its operations.

As of November 30, 2021, Alvotech had 718 full-time employees, including 22 contractors. Additionally, we rely on a number of temporary workers from time-to-time as needed. As its development and commercialization plans and strategies develop, Alvotech expects to need additional managerial, operational, sales, marketing, financial, legal and other resources. Alvotech’s management may need to divert a disproportionate amount of its attention away from its day-to-day activities and devote a substantial amount of time to managing these growth activities. Alvotech may not be able to effectively manage the expansion of its operations, which may result in weaknesses in its infrastructure, operational mistakes, loss of business opportunities, loss of employees and reduced productivity among remaining employees. In addition, Alvotech’s success depends on its ability to attract and retain a talented workforce with a specialized set of skills. A significant part of Alvotech’s employees are expatriates and may need to obtain work visas in the country of operations. Changes to immigration laws or other restrictions on the movement of persons might make it more difficult for Alvotech to attract and retain talented employees. Alvotech’s expected growth could also require

significant capital expenditures and may divert financial resources from other projects, such as the development of its current and potential future product candidates. If Alvotech’s management is unable to effectively manage its growth, its expenses may increase more than expected, its ability to generate and/or grow revenue could be reduced and Alvotech may not be able to implement its business strategy. Alvotech’s future financial performance and its ability to commercialize product candidates and compete effectively will depend, in part, on its ability to effectively manage any future growth.

Alvotech relies on third parties to conduct its nonclinical and clinical studies and perform other tasks for Alvotech. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties, meet expected deadlines or comply with regulatory requirements, Alvotech may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or commercialize its product candidates and its business could be substantially harmed.

Alvotech has relied upon and plans to continue to rely upon third-party CROs to monitor and manage data for its ongoing nonclinical and clinical programs. Alvotech relies on these parties for execution of its nonclinical and clinical studies and controls only certain aspects of their activities. Nevertheless, Alvotech is responsible for ensuring that each of its studies is conducted in accordance with the applicable protocol, legal, regulatory and scientific standards and its reliance on the CROs does not relieve Alvotech of its regulatory responsibilities. Alvotech and its CROs and other vendors are required to comply with relevant practices that may include cGMP, current good clinical practices, or cGCP, and Good Laboratory Practices, or GLP, which are regulations and guidelines required by the FDA, the Competent National Authorities of the Member States of the EEA and comparable national regulatory authorities for all of its product candidates in clinical development. Regulatory authorities monitor these regulations through periodic inspections of study sponsors, principal investigators, study sites and other contractors. If Alvotech, any of its CROs, service providers or investigators fail to comply with applicable regulations or cGCPs, the data generated in its nonclinical and clinical studies may be deemed unreliable and the FDA, European Commission, EMA or comparable national regulatory authorities may require Alvotech to perform additional nonclinical and clinical studies before approving its marketing applications. Alvotech cannot provide assurance that upon inspection by a given regulatory authority, such regulatory authority will determine that any clinical investigator for any of its clinical studies comply with cGCP regulations. In addition, its clinical studies must be conducted with product produced in compliance with cGMP regulations. Failure to comply by any of the participating parties or Alvotech with these regulations may require Alvotech to generate new data, repeat clinical studies, and potentially undergo re-inspection, which would delay the regulatory approval process. Further, if any accidents occur or there are process mistakes at the facilities of CROs or other vendors that handle reference products, there may be product loss which could further delay Alvotech’s nonclinical and clinical programs. Moreover, Alvotech’s business may be implicated if its CRO or any other participating parties violate federal or state fraud and abuse or false claims laws and regulations or healthcare privacy and security laws whether in the U.S. or equivalent foreign laws and obligations.

If any of Alvotech’s relationships with these third-party CROs terminate, Alvotech may not be able to enter into arrangements with alternative CROs or do so on commercially reasonable terms. In addition, Alvotech’s CROs are not its employees, and except for remedies available to Alvotech under its agreements with such CROs, Alvotech cannot control whether or not they devote sufficient time and resources to its on-going nonclinical and clinical programs. If CROs do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or obligations or meet expected deadlines, if they need to be replaced or if the quality or accuracy of the data they obtain is compromised due to the failure to adhere to protocols, regulatory requirements, delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, or for other reasons, Alvotech’s clinical studies may be extended, delayed or terminated and Alvotech may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or successfully commercialize its product candidates. CROs may also generate higher costs than anticipated. As a result, Alvotech’s results of operations and the commercial prospects for its product candidates would be harmed, its costs could increase and its ability to generate revenue could be delayed.

Switching or adding additional CROs involves additional cost and requires management time and focus. In addition, there is a natural transition period when a new CRO commences work. As a result, delays occur, which

can materially impact Alvotech’s ability to meet its desired clinical development timelines. There can be no assurance that Alvotech will not encounter similar challenges or delays in the future or that these delays or challenges will not have a material adverse impact on its business, financial condition and prospects.

Alvotech partly relies on third parties to manufacture clinical and commercial supplies of its product candidates and to store critical components of its product candidates for Alvotech (including procuring and providing reference product). Alvotech’s business could be harmed if those third parties fail to provide Alvotech with sufficient quantities of product candidates or fail to do so at acceptable quality levels, prices and agreed upon time frame.

Alvotech partly relies on third-party manufacturers (contract manufacturing organizations, or “CMOs”) to manufacture and supply Alvotech with its product candidates for its preclinical and clinical studies. Alvotech also relies on third parties to manufacture nonclinical and clinical supplies of its product candidates, to store critical components of its product candidates and perform for Alvotech various services related to the product candidates’ compliance with regulatory requirements. Successfully transferring complicated manufacturing techniques to contract manufacturing organizations and scaling up these techniques for commercial quantities is time consuming and Alvotech may not be able to achieve such transfer or do so in a timely manner. Moreover, the availability of contract manufacturing services for protein-based therapeutics is highly variable and there are periods of relatively abundant capacity alternating with periods in which there is little available capacity. If Alvotech’s need for contract manufacturing services increases during a period of industry-wide production capacity shortage, Alvotech may not be able to produce its product candidates on a timely basis or on commercially viable terms. Moreover, Alvotech’s manufacturing processes utilize single-use processing technology to manufacture drug substance and drug product. Although Alvotech will plan accordingly and generally does not begin a clinical study unless it believes it has a sufficient supply of a product candidate to complete such study, any significant delay, whether due to supply chain interruptions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, or discontinuation in the supply of a product candidate for an ongoing clinical study due to the need to replace a third-party manufacturer could considerably delay completion of Alvotech’s clinical studies, product testing and potential regulatory approval of its product candidates, which could harm its business and results of operations.

Reliance on third-party manufacturers entails additional risks, including reliance on the third party for regulatory compliance and quality assurance, the possible breach of the manufacturing agreement by the third party and the possible termination or nonrenewal of the agreement by the third party at a time that is costly or inconvenient for Alvotech. In addition, commercial manufacturing must be produced in compliance with cGMP regulations. Failure to comply by any CMO may require Alvotech to generate new data, repeat clinical studies, and potentially undergo re-inspection, which would delay the regulatory approval process. In addition, if a CMO does not comply with cGMP, Alvotech’s failure or the failure of its third-party manufacturers to comply with applicable regulations could result in sanctions being imposed on Alvotech, including fines, injunctions, civil penalties, delays, license suspension or revocation, seizures or recalls of products, operating restrictions and criminal prosecutions, any of which could significantly and adversely affect supplies of Alvotech’s product candidates or any other product candidates or products that it may develop. Any failure or refusal to supply the components for Alvotech’s product candidates that it may develop could delay, prevent or impair its clinical development or commercialization efforts. If Alvotech’s contract manufacturers were to breach or terminate their manufacturing arrangements with Alvotech, the development or commercialization of the affected products or product candidates could be delayed, which could have an adverse effect on Alvotech’s business. Any change in Alvotech’s manufacturers could be costly because the commercial terms of any new arrangement could be less favorable and because the expenses relating to the transfer of necessary technology and processes could be significant. In addition, any changes in Alvotech’s manufacturers could necessitate generation of new data and pre-license facility inspections. Changes made during the pendency of a BLA before FDA could result in delay in approval of the BLA.

If any of Alvotech’s product candidates are approved, in order to produce the quantities necessary to meet anticipated market demand, any contract manufacturer that Alvotech engages may need to increase

manufacturing capacity. If Alvotech is unable to produce its product candidates in sufficient quantities to meet the requirements for the launch of these products or to meet future demand, its revenue and gross margins could be adversely affected. Although Alvotech believes that it will not have any material supply issues, Alvotech cannot be certain that it will be able to obtain long-term supply arrangements for its product candidates or materials used to produce them on acceptable terms, if at all. If Alvotech is unable to arrange for third-party manufacturing, or to do so on commercially reasonable terms, Alvotech may not be able to complete development or commercialization of its products.

In addition, Alvotech engages external transport companies to ship its products between the different supply points used to manufacture the finished product. Delays in shipment, damage of materials during shipment or any other events leading to late delivery or not full amount of ordered quantities could have a significant impact on project timelines, stock on markets and sales.

Alvotech has entered into collaborations with third parties in connection with the development of certain of its product candidates. Even if Alvotech believes that the development of its technology and product candidates is promising, its partners may choose not to proceed with such development if Alvotech materially deviates from the original program timelines, the contractual terms, or breaches the contractual terms.

Alvotech has or may have future collaborations with various partners for the development and commercialization of certain of its biosimilar candidates. Alvotech’s existing and future agreements with its collaboration partners are generally subject to termination by the counterparty under certain circumstances. Accordingly, even if Alvotech believes that the development of certain product candidates is worth pursuing, its partners may choose not to continue with such development, if Alvotech materially deviates from the original program timelines, the contractual terms, or breaches the contractual terms. If any of Alvotech’s collaborations are terminated, Alvotech may be required to devote additional resources to the development of its product candidates or seek a new collaboration partner, and the terms of any additional collaborations or other arrangements that Alvotech establishes may not be favorable to Alvotech, available under commercially reasonable terms or available at all.

Alvotech is also at risk that its collaborations or other arrangements may not be successful. Factors that may affect the success of its collaborations include the following:

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its collaboration partners may incur financial, legal or other difficulties that force them to limit or reduce their participation in its joint projects;

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its collaboration partners may be pursuing alternative technologies or developing alternative products that are competitive to its technology and products, either on their own or in partnership with others;

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its collaboration partners may terminate their collaborations with Alvotech, which could make it difficult for Alvotech to attract new partners or adversely affect perception of Alvotech in the business and financial communities; and

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its collaboration partners may pursue higher priority programs or change the focus of their development programs, which could affect their commitment to Alvotech.

If Alvotech cannot maintain successful collaborations, its business, financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.

Alvotech is dependent on its partners, such as Teva and STADA, for the commercialization of its biosimilar products candidates in certain major markets, and their failure to commercialize in those markets could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s revenue, business and operating results.

Alvotech does not currently have direct sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities. Instead, Alvotech has chosen to market and commercialize its products through partnerships with multiple regional partners. For more

information about Alvotech’s sales and marketing strategy and its commercial partnerships, please see the section entitled “Business of Alvotech—Our Platform—Sales and Marketing” and “—Commercial Partnerships”. For example, Teva, is responsible for commercialization of, among other product candidates, AVT02, AVT04 and AVT06 in the U.S., and STADA is responsible for commercialization of, among other product candidates, AVT02, AVT04 and AVT06 in the EEA. If Alvotech’s commercial partners fail to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to market and sell Alvotech’s products in their respective licensed jurisdictions (timely or at all) or are otherwise ineffective in doing so, Alvotech’s business will be harmed and Alvotech may not be able to adequately remedy the harm through negotiation, litigation, arbitration or termination of the license agreements. Moreover, any disputes with Alvotech’s collaboration partners concerning the adequacy of their commercialization efforts will substantially divert the attention of Alvotech’s senior management from other business activities and will require Alvotech to incur substantial legal costs to fund litigation or arbitration proceedings and perhaps lead to delayed license-related payments to Alvotech.

The process of manufacturing Alvotech’s products is complex, highly regulated and subject to several risks, including but not limited to:

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raw material and/or consumable shortages from external suppliers;

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product loss due to contamination, equipment failure, or operator error; and

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equipment installation and qualification failures, equipment breakdowns, labor shortages, natural disasters, power failures and numerous other factors associated with the manufacturing facilities in which its products are produced.

Even minor deviations from normal manufacturing processes for any of its products could result in reduced production yields, product defects and other supply disruptions. Additionally, if microbial, viral or other contaminations are discovered in its products or in the manufacturing facilities in which Alvotech’s products are made, such manufacturing facilities may need to be closed for an extended period of time to investigate and remedy the contamination. Further, any defects or contaminations, or inadequate disclosure relating to the risk of using Alvotech’s products could lead to recalls or safety alerts, or other enforcement action by regulatory authorities.

Any adverse developments affecting manufacturing operations for Alvotech’s products may result in shipment delays, inventory shortages, lot failures, withdrawals or recalls or other interruptions in the supply of its products. Alvotech may also have to take inventory write-offs and incur other charges and expenses for products that fail to meet specifications, undertake costly remediation efforts or seek more costly manufacturing alternatives.

Alvotech currently engages single suppliers for some manufacture, clinical trial services, formulation development and product testing of its product candidates. The loss of any of these suppliers or vendors could materially and adversely affect its business.

The biologic drug substance used in all Alvotech programs is currently manufactured at the facility of Alvotech hf. in Reykjavik, as is the pre-filled syringe (bulk drug product) for AVT02. In addition, Alvotech relies on certain single third-party suppliers for the safety device assembly and associated finished packaging of the AVT02 pre-filled syringe for all clinical supplies and future commercial supplies and for the combination product assembly and finished packaging of the AVT02 pre-filled syringe for all clinical supplies and future commercial supplies. In addition, Alvotech has engaged a future second contract manufacturer of the combination product and packaging for AVT02. Alvotech has engaged a single contract manufacturer for clinical supplies of AVT06, to conduct the fill and finish manufacturing step for vial presentations. Prior to engaging any contract manufacturer for services, Alvotech performs a qualification of the site, including a verification of its

status with regard to the relevant regulations. In addition, Alvotech performs regular audits as per its contractor management procedures once the contractor is qualified. Prior to any approval inspection, Alvotech engages external partners to help prepare for a successful inspection. Alvotech does not currently have any other suppliers or vendors for the above-mentioned requirements for its product candidates and, although Alvotech believes that there are alternate sources that could satisfy these requirements, Alvotech cannot assure you that identifying and establishing relationships with such would not result in significant delay in the development of its product candidates. Additionally, Alvotech may not be able to enter into arrangements with alternative vendors on commercially reasonable terms or at all. A delay in the development of its product candidates or having to enter into a new agreement with a different third-party on less favorable terms than Alvotech has with its current suppliers could have a material adverse impact upon on its business.

Alvotech’s failure to obtain or renew certain approvals, licenses, permits and certificates required may result in its inability to continue its operations or may result in enforcement actions with the respective regulatory authorities which would materially and adversely affect Alvotech’s business.

Alvotech is required to obtain and maintain various approvals, licenses, permits and certificates from relevant authorities to operate its business. Any failure to obtain any approvals, licenses, permits and certificates necessary for Alvotech’s operations may result in enforcement actions thereunder, including the relevant regulatory authorities ordering Alvotech to cease operations, implement potentially costly corrective measures or any other action which could materially disrupt Alvotech’s business operations.

In addition, some of these approvals, permits, licenses and certificates are subject to periodic renewal and/or reassessment by the relevant authorities, and the standards of such renewal and/or reassessment may change from time to time. Alvotech cannot give reassurance that it will be able to successfully procure such renewals and/or reassessment when due, and any failure to do so could severely disrupt its business.

Furthermore, if the interpretation or implementation of existing laws and regulations changes or new regulations come into effect requiring Alvotech to obtain any additional approvals, permits, licenses or certificates that were previously not required to operate its existing businesses, Alvotech cannot provide assurance that it will successfully obtain them, which in turn could restrict its scope of permitted business activities and constrain its drug development and revenue generation capability.

Any of the above developments could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Alvotech and its collaboration partners and contract manufacturers are subject to significant regulation with respect to manufacturing its product candidates. The manufacturing facilities on which Alvotech relies may not continue to meet regulatory requirements or may not be able to meet supply demands.

All entities involved in the preparation of therapeutics for clinical studies or commercial sale, including its existing contract manufacturers for Alvotech’s product candidates, are subject to extensive regulation. Components of a finished therapeutic product approved for commercial sale or used in late-stage clinical studies must be manufactured in accordance with cGMP. These regulations govern manufacturing processes and procedures (including record keeping) and the implementation and operation of quality systems to control and assure the quality of investigational products and products approved for sale. Poor control of production processes can lead to the introduction of contaminants or to inadvertent changes in the properties or stability of its product candidates that may not be detectable in final product testing. Alvotech, its collaboration partners or its contract manufacturers must supply all necessary documentation in support of a market application on a timely basis and must adhere to GLP and cGMP regulations enforced by the FDA and other regulatory agencies through their facilities inspection program. Not all contractors supporting Alvotech product candidates may be registered or approved for commercial pharmaceutical production. The facilities and quality systems of some or all of Alvotech’s collaboration partners and third-party contractors must pass a pre-approval inspection for

compliance with the applicable regulations as a condition of regulatory approval of Alvotech’s product candidates. In addition, the regulatory authorities may, at any time, audit or inspect a manufacturing facility involved with the preparation of Alvotech’s product candidates or the associated quality systems for compliance with the regulations applicable to the activities being conducted. Although Alvotech oversees the contract manufacturers, Alvotech cannot control the implementation of the manufacturing process used by its contract manufacturing partners. If these facilities do not pass a pre-approval plant inspection, regulatory approval of the products may not be granted or may be substantially delayed until any violations are corrected to the satisfaction of the regulatory authority, if ever.

The regulatory authorities also may, at any time following approval of a product for sale, audit the manufacturing facilities of Alvotech’s collaboration partners and third-party contractors. If any such inspection or audit identifies a failure to comply with applicable regulations or if a violation of Alvotech’s product specifications or applicable regulations occurs independent of such an inspection or audit, Alvotech or the relevant regulatory authority may require remedial measures that may be costly and/or time consuming for Alvotech or a third party to implement and that may include the temporary or permanent suspension of a clinical study or commercial sales or import or the temporary or permanent closure of a facility and that may require re-inspection thereby causing delays. Any such remedial measures imposed upon Alvotech or third parties with whom Alvotech contracts could materially harm its business, prospects and financial condition.

If Alvotech, its collaboration partners or any of its third-party manufacturers fail to maintain regulatory compliance, the FDA or other applicable regulatory authority can impose regulatory sanctions including, among other things, refusal to approve a pending application for a new biologic product, or suspension or revocation of a license. As a result, Alvotech’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially harmed.

Additionally, if supply from one approved manufacturer is interrupted, registration of an alternative manufacturer would require submissions to the market application (e.g., variation to the MAA), which could result in further delay. The regulatory agencies may also require additional studies if a new manufacturer is relied upon for commercial production. Switching manufacturers may involve substantial costs and prior regulatory approval and is likely to result in a delay in Alvotech’s desired clinical and commercial timelines.

These factors could cause Alvotech to incur higher costs and could cause the delay or termination of clinical studies, regulatory submissions, required approvals or commercialization of its product candidates. Furthermore, if Alvotech’s suppliers fail to meet contractual requirements and Alvotech is unable to secure one or more replacement suppliers capable of production at a substantially equivalent cost, its clinical studies may be delayed or Alvotech could lose potential revenue from sales of an approved product.

Alvotech may not realize the benefits expected through the Joint Venture and the Joint Venture could have adverse effects on Alvotech’s business.

In September 2018, Alvotech entered into a joint venture agreement with Changchun High & New Technology Industries (Group) Inc., a Chinese corporation (the “Joint Venture Partner”). Under the joint venture agreement, Alvotech created Alvotech & CCHN Biopharmaceutical Limited Liability Company in 2019 (the “Joint Venture”), of which it owns a 50% ownership interest. The purpose of the Joint Venture is to research, develop, manufacture and sell high quality biosimilar products, to be a Chinese market leader in the biosimilar space and to deliver high quality competitive cost products to patients in China through the introduction of appropriate technology and adoption of scientific management systems and marketing methods, meanwhile, to realize the biopharmaceutical internationalization through providing international OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) service and innovate biosimilar development. For that purpose, the Joint Venture Partner is assisting the Joint Venture to build manufacturing facilities in the City of Changchun, Jilin Province, completing all registration and filing procedures as well as obtaining and maintaining all necessary permits and certifications, and assisting in hiring personnel with appropriate expertise and experience. In 2019, the Joint Venture broke ground on its manufacturing facility, expected to be operational in 2022. The Joint Venture expects to complete

certifications and quality controls by June 2022 and to being producing commercial batches before the end of 2023.

Because Alvotech’s continued business operations in China are part of its current and future growth plans, further adverse changes in the economic and political policies relating to China, as well as any legal disputes with the Joint Venture Partner, could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business. An escalation of recent trade tensions between the U.S. and China has resulted in trade restrictions that could harm Alvotech’s ability to participate in Chinese markets and numerous additional such restrictions have been threatened by both countries. Alvotech may find it impossible to comply with these or other conflicting regulations in the U.S. and China, which could make it difficult or impossible to achieve its business objectives in China or realize a return on its investment in this market. Sustained uncertainty about, or worsening of, current global economic conditions and further escalation of trade tensions between the U.S. and its trading partners, especially China, could result in a global economic slowdown and long-term changes to global trade, including retaliatory trade restrictions that could further restrict Alvotech’s ability to operate in China.

The Chinese economic, legal, and political landscape differs from other countries in many respects, including the level of government involvement and regulation, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources, and uncertainty regarding the enforceability and scope of protection for intellectual property rights among others. The Chinese government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. The laws, regulations and legal requirements in China are also subject to frequent changes and the exact obligations under and enforcement of laws and regulations are often subject to unpublished internal government interpretations and policies which makes it challenging to ascertain compliance with such laws. This uncertainty includes investigations and inquiries into graft, corruption and other crimes, the nature of which are difficult to predict. If one or more of the senior executives of the Joint Venture Partner or the Joint Venture or related entities are questioned or come under investigation under such an inquiry, for example, the Joint Venture’s performance could be materially adversely impacted and in turn Alvotech’s realization of its investment in such joint ventures and facilities, even if the claims underlying such questions or inquiry are proven false or challenging to verify.

Furthermore, Alvotech’s ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. Alvotech believes that its operations in China are in material compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central Chinese government or the local government of the jurisdiction in which Alvotech operates may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on Alvotech’s part to ensure its compliance with such regulations or interpretations. For example, certain Joint Venture permits and certifications could be withdrawn, which could significantly impair or eliminate the Joint Venture’s ability to operate in China. Any actions and policies adopted by the Chinese government, or any prolonged slowdown in China’s economy, could have an adverse effect on Alvotech’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

The relationship between China and the U.S. is subject to periodic tension. Relations may also be compromised if the U.S. pressures the Chinese government regarding its monetary, economic, or social policies. Changes in political conditions in China and changes in the state of China-U.S. relations are difficult to predict and could adversely affect the operations or financial condition of the Joint Venture.

Alvotech relies on third parties to construct the Joint Venture’s manufacturing facility in China and, to the extent such third parties do not perform as expected, Alvotech may be unable to complete the Joint Venture’s facility on time or at all.

Alvotech has no construction capabilities and has partnered with the Joint Venture Partner to develop the Joint Venture’s manufacturing facilities. Alvotech expects substantially all of the Joint Venture’s construction work to be outsourced to the Joint Venture Partner. Alvotech is exposed to risks that the performance of the Joint

Venture Partner and third parties supporting the facility construction may not meet its standards or specifications. Negligence or poor work quality by any contractors may result in defects in the Joint Venture’s building, which could in turn cause Alvotech to suffer financial losses, harm its reputation or expose Alvotech to third-party claims. Although Alvotech’s construction and other contracts contain provisions designed to protect it, Alvotech may be unable to successfully enforce these rights and, even if Alvotech is able to successfully enforce these rights, the Joint Venture Partner may not have sufficient financial resources to compensate Alvotech. Moreover, the Joint Venture Partner may undertake projects from other property developers, engage in risky undertakings or encounter financial or other difficulties, such as supply shortages, labor disputes or work accidents, which may cause delays in the completion of the Joint Venture’s property projects or increases in Alvotech’s costs. Alvotech may be unable to complete the Joint Ventures manufacturing facilities development on time or at all.

Alvotech’s reliance on third parties requires Alvotech to share its trade secrets, which increases the possibility that a competitor will discover them or that Alvotech’s trade secrets will be misappropriated or disclosed.

Because Alvotech relies on third parties to develop and manufacture its product candidates, Alvotech must, at times, share trade secrets with them. Alvotech seeks to protect its proprietary technology in part by entering into confidentiality agreements and, if applicable, material transfer agreements, collaborative research agreements, consulting agreements or other similar agreements with its collaboration partners, advisors, employees and consultants prior to beginning research or disclosing proprietary information, such as trade secrets. These agreements typically limit the rights of the third parties to use or disclose Alvotech’s confidential information, such as trade secrets. Despite the contractual provisions employed when working with third parties, the need to share trade secrets and other confidential information increases the risk that such trade secrets become known by Alvotech’s competitors, are inadvertently incorporated into the technology of others or are disclosed or used in violation of these agreements. Given that Alvotech’s proprietary position is based, in part, on its know-how and trade secrets, a competitor’s discovery of Alvotech’s trade secrets or other unauthorized use or disclosure would impair Alvotech’s competitive position and may have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business.

Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidates, if approved, will face significant competition from the reference products, other biosimilars, and from other medicinal products approved for the same indication(s) as the reference products. Alvotech’s failure to effectively compete may prevent Alvotech from achieving significant market penetration and expansion.

Alvotech expects to enter highly competitive markets. Alvotech expects other companies to seek approval to manufacture and market biosimilars to Humira, Prolia/Xgeva, Stelara, Simponi/Simponi Aria, Eylea or Xolair. If other biosimilars to Humira, Prolia/Xgeva, Stelara, Simponi/Simponi Aria, Eylea or Xolair, or other non-reference products in the same therapeutic spaces are approved and successfully commercialized before AVT02, AVT03, AVT04, AVT05, AVT06 or AVT23, respectively, Alvotech may never achieve significant market share for these products, its revenue would be reduced and, as a result, its business, prospects and financial condition could suffer.

Successful competitors in the market have demonstrated the ability to effectively discover, obtain patents, develop, test and obtain regulatory approvals for products, as well as an ability to effectively commercialize, market and promote approved products. Numerous companies, universities and other research institutions are engaged in developing, patenting, manufacturing and marketing of products competitive with those that Alvotech is developing. Many of these potential competitors are large, experienced pharmaceutical companies that enjoy significant competitive advantages, such as substantially greater financial, research and development, manufacturing, personnel and marketing resources. These companies also have greater brand recognition and more experience in conducting preclinical testing and clinical trials of product candidates and obtaining FDA and other regulatory approvals of products.

If an improved version of a reference product, such as Humira, Prolia or Xgeva, Stelara, Simponi/Simponi Aria, Eylea or Xolair is developed or if the market for the reference product significantly declines, sales or potential sales of Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidates may suffer.

Companies may develop improved versions, treatment regimens, combinations and/or doses of a reference product as part of a life cycle extension strategy and may obtain regulatory approval of the improved version under a new or supplemental BLA, or equivalent foreign procedure, filed with the applicable regulatory authority. Should the company manufacturing the reference product for any of Alvotech’s candidate products succeed in obtaining an approval of an improved biologic product, it may capture a significant share of the market for the reference product in the applicable jurisdiction and significantly reduce the market for the reference product and thereby the potential size of the market for Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidates. In addition, the improved product may be protected by additional regulatory exclusivity or patent rights that may subject Alvotech’s follow-on biosimilar to claims of infringement.

Biologic reference products may also face competition as technological advances are made that may offer patients a more convenient form of administration or increased efficacy or as new products are introduced. As new products are approved that compete with the reference product for Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidates, sales of the reference products may be adversely impacted or rendered obsolete. If the market for the reference product is impacted, Alvotech may lose significant market share or experience limited market potential for its approved biosimilar products or product candidates, and the value of Alvotech’s product pipeline could be negatively impacted. As a result of the above factors, Alvotech’s business, prospects and financial condition could suffer.

If efforts by manufacturers of reference products to prevent, delay or limit the use of biosimilars are successful, Alvotech’s business may be negatively affected, including but not limited to the sales of its biosimilar products.

Many manufacturers of reference products have increasingly used legislative, regulatory and other means to prevent or delay regulatory approval and to seek to restrict competition from manufacturers of biosimilars. These efforts may include or have included:

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settling patent lawsuits with biosimilar companies, resulting in such patents remaining an obstacle for biosimilar approval by others;

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submitting Citizen Petitions to request the FDA Commissioner to take administrative action with respect to prospective and submitted biosimilar applications or to elaborate or amend the standard of review for such biosimilar applications;

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appealing denials of Citizen Petitions in U.S. federal district courts and seeking injunctive relief to reverse approval of biosimilar applications;

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restricting access to reference brand products for equivalence and biosimilarity testing that interferes with timely biosimilar development plans;

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attempting to influence potential market share by conducting medical education with physicians, payors, regulators and patients claiming that biosimilar products are too complex for biosimilar approval or are too dissimilar from reference products to be trusted as safe and effective alternatives;

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implementing payor market access tactics that benefit their brands at the expense of biosimilars;

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seeking state law restrictions on the substitution of biosimilar products at the pharmacy without the intervention of a physician or through other restrictive means such as excessive recordkeeping requirements or patient and physician notification;

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seeking federal or state regulatory restrictions, or equivalent foreign restrictions, on the use of the same non-proprietary name as the reference brand product for a biosimilar or interchangeable biologic;

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seeking changes to the U.S. Pharmacopeia, an industry recognized compilation of drug and biologic standards, or equivalent international or foreign standards;

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obtaining new patents covering existing products or processes which could extend patent exclusivity for a number of years or otherwise delay the launch of biosimilars;

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originator could compete with Alvotech by manufacturing or commercializing their own proprietary biosimilar product to the reference product they sponsor; and

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influencing legislatures so that they attach special patent extension amendments to unrelated federal legislation.

In 2012, Abbott Laboratories filed a Citizen Petition with the FDA asking the agency to refrain from accepting biosimilar applications under the BPCIA arguing that to approve such applications, without compensation to the reference product sponsor, would constitute an unconstitutional taking of a reference company’s valuable trade secrets under the fifth amendment of the U.S. constitution. The FDA denied this citizen petition in 2016. Other reference companies may file Citizen Petitions in an effort to restrict or prevent the introduction of biosimilars. If the FDA or a federal court determines that biosimilar applications under the BPCIA should be limited, Alvotech’s business may be negatively impacted.

Alvotech faces intense competition and rapid technological changes and the possibility that Alvotech’s competitors and originators such as AbbVie and Janssen may develop therapies that are similar, more advanced or more effective than Alvotech’s, which may adversely affect Alvotech’s financial condition and its ability to successfully commercialize its product candidates.

Alvotech has competitors both in the U.S. and internationally, including major multinational pharmaceutical companies, specialty pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology companies. Some of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies developing biosimilars Alvotech expects to compete with include, for example, Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd., or Celltrion, Coherus, Amgen, Pfizer Inc., or Pfizer, Samsung Bioepis, Ltd., or Samsung Bioepis, and Sandoz International GmbH, or Sandoz, as well as other smaller companies. These companies may develop biosimilars or other products in the same therapeutic space as Alvotech’s products. For example, based on publicly available information, Alvotech expects AbbVie (the originator), Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Biocon/Fujifilm/Viatris, Celltrion, Fresenius Kabi Pfizer, Samsung Bioepis, and Sandoz to be its main competitors for AVT02, a biosimilar product candidate to Humira (adalimumab); Janssen (the originator), Amgen, Celltrion, Bioepis, BioFactura, Bio-Thera, Formycon, Meiji, Neuclone, Samsung Bioepis, and Sandoz to be its main competitors for AVT04, a biosimilar candidate to Stelara (ustekinumab); Amgen (the originator), Celltrion, Eden Biologics, Fresenius Kabi, Samsung Bioepis, Sandoz, Gedeon Richter, and Teva to be its main competitors for AVT03, a biosimilar candidate to Prolia / Xgeva (denosumab); Janssen (the originator), Biothera, Fresenius, and Reliance to be its main competitors for AVT05, a biosimilar candidate of Simponi and Simponi Aria (golimumab); and Regeneron/Bayer Health Care (the originator), Amgen, Celltrion, Coherus, Formycon, Qilu/Alteogen, Sam Chun Dang, Samsung Bioepis, Sandoz, and Viatris, to be its main competitors for AVT06, a biosimilar candidate to Eylea (aflibercept); and Genentech (the originator), Celltrion and Teva, to be its main competitors for AVT23, a biosimilar candidate to Xolair (omalizumab).

Some of Alvotech’s competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and other resources, such as larger research and development staff and experienced marketing and manufacturing organizations. Additional mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry may result in even more resources being concentrated in Alvotech’s competitors. As a result, these companies may obtain regulatory approval more rapidly than Alvotech is able to and may be more effective in selling and marketing their products. Smaller or early-stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large, established companies. Alvotech’s competitors may succeed in developing, acquiring or licensing on an exclusive basis, products that are more effective or less costly than any product candidate that Alvotech may develop; they may also obtain patent protection that could block Alvotech’s products; and they may obtain

regulatory approval, product commercialization and market penetration earlier than Alvotech do. Additionally, Alvotech’s competitors may have more resources in order to effectively pursue, defend against or settle with regard to potential or ongoing litigation. Biosimilar product candidates developed by Alvotech’s competitors may render its potential product candidates uneconomical, less desirable or obsolete, and Alvotech may not be successful in marketing its product candidates against competitors. Competitors may also assert in their marketing or medical education programs that their biosimilar products demonstrate a higher degree of biosimilarity to the reference products than do Alvotech or other competitor’s biosimilar products, thereby seeking to influence health care practitioners to select their biosimilar products, versus Alvotech or other competitors.

If Alvotech is unable to establish effective sales and marketing capabilities in jurisdictions for which Alvotech choose to retain commercialization rights or if Alvotech is unable to enter into agreements with third parties to market and sell its product candidates, and Alvotech is unable to establish and maintain a marketing and sales organization, Alvotech may be unable to generate substantial or any revenue.

Alvotech currently has no marketing or sales organization. Although Alvotech’s employees may have sold other biologic products in the past while employed at other companies, its products have not yet been approved for sale, and thus Alvotech as a company has no experience selling and marketing its product candidates. To successfully commercialize any products that may result from Alvotech’s development programs, Alvotech will need to develop these capabilities, either on its own or with others. If Alvotech’s product candidates receive regulatory approval, Alvotech might establish a sales and marketing organization with technical expertise and supporting distribution capabilities to commercialize its product candidates in major markets where Alvotech may choose to retain commercialization rights. Doing so will be expensive, difficult and time consuming. Any failure or delay in the development of Alvotech’s internal sales, marketing and distribution capabilities would adversely impact the commercialization of its products.

Further, given Alvotech’s lack of prior experience in marketing and selling biopharmaceutical products, Alvotech’s initial estimate of the size of the required sales force may be materially more or less than the size of the sales force actually required to effectively commercialize its product candidates. As such, Alvotech may be required to hire substantially more sales representatives to adequately support the commercialization of its product candidates or Alvotech may incur excess costs as a result of hiring more sales representatives than necessary. With respect to certain geographical markets, Alvotech may enter into collaborations with other entities to utilize their local marketing and distribution capabilities, but Alvotech may be unable to enter into such agreements on favorable terms, if at all. If Alvotech’s future collaboration partners do not commit sufficient resources to commercialize its future products, if any, and Alvotech is unable to develop the necessary marketing capabilities on its own, Alvotech will be unable to generate sufficient product revenue to sustain its business. Alvotech expects competition from companies such as Celltrion, Sandoz, Amgen, Pfizer, Fresenius Kabi, Boehringer Ingelheim, Coherus and Viatris that currently have extensive and well-funded marketing and sales operations. Without an internal team or the support of a third-party to perform marketing and sales functions, Alvotech may be unable to compete successfully against these more established companies.

Alvotech may need to enter into alliances with other companies that can provide capabilities and funds for the development and commercialization of its product candidates. If Alvotech is unsuccessful in forming or maintaining these alliances on sufficiently favorable terms, its business could be adversely affected.

Alvotech expects its manufacturing facility in Reykjavik to be able to scale up its capabilities for commercial production. Nevertheless, Alvotech is expected to retain contract manufacturing organization services as a second source of supply, including for business continuity risk mitigation. In addition, because Alvotech has limited capabilities for late-stage product development, manufacturing, sales, marketing and distribution, Alvotech has found it necessary to enter into alliances with other companies. Alvotech entered into a collaboration agreement with Teva for the development and commercialization of AVT02 in the U.S. Similarly, Alvotech entered into a collaboration agreement with STADA for the development and commercialization of

AVT02 in the European Union. In the future, Alvotech may also find it necessary to form alliances or joint ventures with major pharmaceutical companies to jointly develop and/or commercialize specific biosimilar product candidates. In such alliances, Alvotech would expect its collaboration partners to provide substantial capabilities in clinical development, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, sales and marketing. Alvotech may not be successful in entering into any such alliances. Even if Alvotech does succeed in securing such alliances, Alvotech may not be able to maintain them if, for example, development or approval of a product candidate is delayed or sales of an approved product are disappointing. If Alvotech is unable to secure or maintain such alliances Alvotech may not have the capabilities necessary to continue or complete development of its product candidates and bring them to market, which may have an adverse effect on its business.

In addition to product development and commercialization capabilities, Alvotech may depend on its alliances with other companies to provide substantial additional funding for development and potential commercialization of its product candidates. Alvotech may not be able to obtain funding on favorable terms from these alliances, and if Alvotech is not successful in doing so, Alvotech may not have sufficient funds to develop a particular product candidate internally or to bring product candidates to market. Failure to bring Alvotech’s product candidates to market will prevent Alvotech from generating sales revenue, and this may substantially harm its business, prospects and financial condition. Furthermore, any delay in entering into these alliances could delay the development and commercialization of Alvotech’s product candidates and reduce their competitiveness even if they reach the market. As a result, Alvotech’s business and operating results may be adversely affected.

The commercial success of any current or future product candidate will depend upon the degree of market acceptance by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the medical community.

Even with the requisite approvals from the FDA and comparable regulatory authorities, the commercial success of Alvotech’s product candidates will depend in part on the medical community, patients and third-party payors accepting Alvotech’s product candidates as medically useful, cost-effective and safe. Any product that Alvotech brings to the market may not gain market acceptance by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the medical community. The degree of market acceptance of any of Alvotech’s product candidates, if approved for commercial sale, will depend on a number of factors, including:

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the safety and efficacy of the product as demonstrated in clinical studies and through the demonstration of biosimilarity;

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any potential advantages over competing biosimilars and/or other treatments in the same therapeutic space(s);

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the prevalence and severity of any side effects, including any limitations or warnings contained in a product’s approved labeling;

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the clinical indications for which approval is granted;

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the possibility that a competitor may achieve interchangeability in the U.S. and Alvotech may not;

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relative convenience and ease of administration;

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the extent to which its product may be more or less similar to the reference product than competing biosimilar product candidates;

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policies and practices governing the naming of biological product candidates;

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prevalence of the disease or condition for which the product is approved;

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the cost of treatment, particularly in relation to competing treatments;

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the willingness of the target patient population to try new therapies and of physicians to prescribe these therapies;

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the strength of marketing and distribution support and timing of market introduction of competitive products;

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publicity concerning its products or competing products and treatments;

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the extent to which third-party payors provide adequate third-party coverage and reimbursement for its product candidates, if approved;

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patients’ willingness to pay out-of-pocket in the absence of such coverage and adequate reimbursement; and

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its ability to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.

Even if a potential biosimilar product is expected to have a highly similar efficacy and safety profile to the reference product, as demonstrated through analytical, nonclinical, and clinical studies, market acceptance of the product will not be fully known until after it is launched and may be negatively affected by a potential poor safety experience and the track record of other biosimilar product candidates. Alvotech’s efforts to educate the medical community and third-party payors on the benefits of the product candidates may require significant resources, may be under-resourced compared to large well-funded pharmaceutical entities and may never be successful. If Alvotech’s product candidates are approved but fail to achieve an adequate level of acceptance by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the medical community, Alvotech will not be able to generate sufficient revenue to become or remain profitable.

The third-party coverage and reimbursement status of newly-approved products is uncertain. Failure of Alvotech’s third-party commercial partners to obtain or maintain adequate coverage and reimbursement for new or current products could limit Alvotech’s ability to market those products and decrease its ability to generate revenue.

Pricing, coverage and reimbursement of Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidates, if approved, may not be adequate to support its commercial infrastructure. Alvotech’s per-patient prices may not be sufficient to recover its development and manufacturing costs and potentially achieve profitability. Accordingly, the availability and adequacy of coverage and reimbursement by governmental and private payors are essential for most patients to be able to afford expensive treatments such as Alvotech, if approved. Sales of Alvotech’s product candidates will depend substantially, both domestically and abroad, on the extent to which the costs of Alvotech’s product candidates will be paid for by health maintenance, managed care, pharmacy benefit and similar healthcare management organizations or reimbursed by government authorities, private health insurers and other third-party payors. If coverage and reimbursement are not available, or are available only to limited levels, Alvotech may not be able to successfully commercialize its product candidates. Even if coverage is provided, the approved reimbursement amount may not be adequate to allow Alvotech to establish or maintain pricing sufficient to realize a return on its investment.

There is significant uncertainty related to third-party coverage and reimbursement of newly approved products. In the U.S., third-party payors, including private and governmental payors such as the Medicare and Medicaid programs, play an important role in determining the extent to which new drugs and biologics will be covered and reimbursed. The Medicare and Medicaid programs increasingly are used as models for how private payors and other governmental payors develop their coverage and reimbursement policies for drugs and biologics. It is difficult to predict at this time what third-party payors will decide with respect to the coverage and reimbursement for Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidates, if approved. In addition, in the U.S., no uniform policy of coverage and reimbursement for biologics exists among third-party payors. Therefore, coverage and reimbursement for biologics can differ significantly from payor to payor. As a result, the process for obtaining favorable coverage determinations often is time-consuming and costly and may require Alvotech to provide scientific and clinical support for the use of its products to each payor separately, with no assurance that coverage and adequate reimbursement will be obtained. Further, coverage policies and third-party payor reimbursement rates may change at any time. Therefore, even if favorable coverage and reimbursement status is attained, less favorable coverage policies and reimbursement rates may be implemented in the future.

Outside the U.S., pharmaceutical companies, products and distributors are generally subject to extensive governmental price controls and other market regulations. Alvotech believes the increasing emphasis on cost-containment initiatives in EEA, Canada and other countries has and will continue to put pressure on the pricing and usage of its product candidates. In many countries, the prices of medical products are subject to varying price control mechanisms as part of national health systems. Other countries allow companies to fix their own prices for medical products but monitor and control company profits. Additional foreign price controls or other changes in pricing regulation could restrict the amount that Alvotech is able to charge for its product candidates. Accordingly, in markets outside the U.S., the reimbursement for Alvotech’s products may be reduced compared with the U.S. and may be insufficient to generate commercially reasonable revenue and profits.

Moreover, increasing efforts by governmental and third-party payors in the U.S. and abroad to control healthcare costs may cause such organizations to limit both coverage and the level of reimbursement for new products approved and, as a result, they may not cover or provide adequate payment for Alvotech’s product candidates. Certain cost containment practices may adversely affect Alvotech’s product sales. Alvotech expects to experience pricing pressures in connection with the sale of any of its product candidates due to the trend toward managed healthcare, the increasing influence of health maintenance organizations and additional legislative changes.

If Alvotech’s third-party commercial partners are unable to establish or sustain coverage and adequate reimbursement for any of Alvotech’s product candidates from third-party payors, the adoption of those products and sales revenue will be adversely affected, which, in turn, could adversely affect Alvotech’s ability to market or sell those product candidates, if approved.

Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidates, if approved, could face price competition from other biosimilars of the same reference products for the same indication. This price competition could exceed Alvotech’s capacity to respond, detrimentally affecting its market share and revenue as well as adversely affecting the overall financial health and attractiveness of the market for the biosimilar.

Alvotech expects to enter highly competitive biosimilar markets. Successful competitors in the biosimilar market have the ability to effectively compete on price through payors and their third-party administrators who exert downward pricing pressure. It is possible Alvotech’s biosimilar competitors’ compliance with price discounting demands in exchange for market share could exceed Alvotech’s capacity to respond in kind and reduce market prices beyond its expectations. Such practices may limit Alvotech’s and its collaboration partners’ ability to increase market share and will also impact profitability.

If Alvotech infringes or is alleged to infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties, its business could be harmed. Avoiding and defending against infringement claims could be expensive and time consuming, which may in turn prevent or delay Alvotech’s development and commercialization efforts.

Alvotech’s commercial success depends in large part on avoiding infringement of the valid and enforceable patents and proprietary rights of third parties and invalidating or rendering unenforceable other patent and proprietary rights of third parties. There have been many lawsuits and other proceedings involving patent and other intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical industry, including patent infringement lawsuits, interferences, oppositions and reexamination proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, and corresponding foreign patent offices. Numerous U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications, which are owned by third parties, exist in the fields in which Alvotech is developing product candidates. As the pharmaceutical industry expands and more patents are issued, the risk increases that Alvotech’s product candidates may be subject to claims of infringement of the patent rights, or other intellectual property rights, of third parties.

Alvotech’s research, development and commercialization activities may be claimed or held to infringe or otherwise violate patents owned or controlled by other parties. The companies that originated the products for which Alvotech intends to introduce biosimilar versions, such as AbbVie, Amgen, Janssen, Genentech and

Regeneron as well as other competitors (including other companies developing biosimilars) often have developed worldwide patent portfolios of varying sizes and breadth, many of which are in fields relating to Alvotech’s business, and it may not always be clear to industry participants, including Alvotech, which patents cover various types of products, methods of use, methods of manufacturing, etc.

Third parties may assert that Alvotech is employing their proprietary technology without authorization. There may be third-party patents or patent applications with claims to compositions, formulations, methods of manufacture or methods for treatment related to the use or manufacture of Alvotech’s product candidates. While Alvotech has conducted freedom to operate analyses with respect to its lead product candidates, Alvotech cannot guarantee that any of its analyses will ensure that claims will not be brought or won against Alvotech, nor can Alvotech be sure that it has identified each and every patent and pending application in the U.S. and abroad that is relevant or necessary to the commercialization of its product candidates. Moreover, because patent applications can take up to 18 months after initial priority filing date to publish and issue, there may be currently pending patent applications with claims not yet filed that may later result in issued patents covering Alvotech’s product candidates. Alvotech has not yet completed freedom to operate analysis on products it is evaluating for inclusion in its future biosimilar product pipeline and therefore Alvotech does not know whether or to what extent that development of these products may be influenced by unexpired patents and pending applications.

There may also be patent applications that have been filed but not published and if such applications issue as patents, they could be asserted against Alvotech. For example, in most cases, a patent filed today would not become known to industry participants for at least 18 months given patent rules applicable in most jurisdictions which typically do not publish patent applications until 18 months from the application’s prior date. Moreover, Alvotech may face claims from non-practicing entities that have no relevant product revenue and against whom its own patent portfolio may have no deterrent effect. In addition, coverage of patents is subject to interpretation by the courts, and the interpretation is not always uniform. If Alvotech is sued for patent infringement, Alvotech would need to convince a judicial authority that its product candidates, products or methods either do not infringe the patent claims of the relevant patent or that the patent claims are invalid and/or unenforceable, and Alvotech may not be able to do this. Proving to a judicial authority that a patent claim is invalid or unenforceable can be difficult. For example, in the U.S., proving invalidity requires a showing of clear and convincing evidence to overcome the presumption of validity enjoyed by issued patents. Also in proceedings before courts in Europe, the burden of proving invalidity of the patent usually rests on the party alleging invalidity. Further, proving the invalidity or unenforceability of a patent claim in the jurisdictions in which Alvotech operates may also depend on changes in the relevant law. Attempts to resolve intellectual property disputes may require substantial efforts including, but not limited to, validity challenges in patent offices, court litigation and arbitration. Even if Alvotech is successful in these proceedings, Alvotech may incur substantial costs and the time and attention of its management and scientific personnel could be diverted in pursuing these proceedings, which could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech. In addition, Alvotech may not have sufficient resources to bring these actions to a desired conclusion.

Third parties could bring claims against Alvotech that would cause Alvotech to incur substantial expenses to defend against and, if successful against Alvotech, could cause Alvotech to pay substantial monetary damages if Alvotech’s product candidate is on the market. Further, if a patent infringement suit were brought against Alvotech, Alvotech could be forced to stop or delay research, development, manufacturing or sales of the product or product candidate that is the subject of the suit. Ultimately, Alvotech could be prevented from commercializing a product or be forced to cease some aspect of its business operations, if, as a result of actual or threatened patent infringement claims, Alvotech is unable to enter into licenses on commercially acceptable terms or at all. If, as a result of patent infringement claims or to avoid potential claims, Alvotech chooses or is required to seek licenses from third parties, these licenses may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. Even if Alvotech is able to obtain a license, the license may obligate Alvotech to pay substantial license fees or royalties or both, and the rights granted to Alvotech might be nonexclusive, which could result in Alvotech’s competitors gaining access to the same intellectual property. Parties making claims against Alvotech may obtain injunctive or other equitable relief, which could effectively delay or block Alvotech’s ability to further develop

and commercialize one or more of its product candidates. For example, companies that originated the products for which Alvotech intends to introduce biosimilar versions may seek damages for their loss of profits and/or market share. Defense of these claims, regardless of their merit, would likely involve substantial litigation expense and would likely be a substantial diversion of employee resources from Alvotech’s business. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against Alvotech, Alvotech may, in addition to being blocked from the market, have to pay substantial monetary damages, including treble damages and attorneys’ fees for willful infringement, pay royalties, redesign its infringing products or obtain one or more licenses from third parties, which may be impossible or require substantial time and monetary expenditure.

In addition to infringement claims against Alvotech, Alvotech may become a party to other patent litigation and other proceedings, including interference, derivation or post-grant proceedings declared or granted by the USPTO and similar proceedings in foreign countries, regarding intellectual property rights with respect to its current or future products. An unfavorable outcome in any such proceedings could require Alvotech to delay or cease using the related technology or to attempt to license rights to it from the prevailing party or could cause Alvotech to lose valuable intellectual property rights. Alvotech’s business could be harmed if the prevailing party does not offer Alvotech a license on commercially reasonable terms, if any license is offered at all. Litigation or other proceedings may fail and, even if successful, may result in substantial costs and distract Alvotech’s management and other employees. Alvotech may also become involved in disputes with others regarding the ownership of intellectual property rights. For example, Alvotech may jointly develop intellectual property with certain parties, and disagreements may therefore arise as to the ownership of the intellectual property developed pursuant to these relationships. If Alvotech is unable to resolve these disputes, Alvotech could lose valuable intellectual property rights.

BLA holders may submit applications for patent term extensions in the U.S. or other jurisdictions where similar extensions are available and/or Supplementary Protection Certificates in the EEA countries, and an equivalent process in Switzerland, seeking to extend certain patent protection which, if approved, may interfere with or delay the launch of one or more of Alvotech’s biosimilar products. Further, patent laws in the various jurisdictions in which Alvotech does business are subject to change and any future changes in patent laws may be less favorable for Alvotech.

The cost to Alvotech of any patent litigation or other proceeding, even if resolved in its favor, could be substantial. Patent litigation and other proceedings may fail, and even if successful, may result in substantial costs and distract Alvotech’s management and other employees. The companies that originated the products for which Alvotech intend to introduce biosimilar versions, as well as other competitors (including other biosimilar companies) may be able to sustain the costs of such litigation or proceedings more effectively than Alvotech can because of their substantially greater financial resources. Uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of patent litigation or other proceedings could impair Alvotech’s ability to compete in the marketplace. For example, Alvotech is in legal proceedings adverse to AbbVie. See “—Alvotech has been and continues to be involved, directly or through its partners, in various legal proceedings adverse to AbbVie that may have an impact on its AVT02 product.”

So called “submarine” patents may be granted to Alvotech’s competitors that may significantly alter Alvotech’s launch timing expectations, reduce Alvotech’s projected market size, cause Alvotech to modify its product or process or block Alvotech from the market altogether.

The term “submarine” patent has been used in the pharmaceutical industry and in other industries to denote a patent issuing from an application that was not published, publicly known or available (including unfiled continuation. continuation-in-part, and divisional applications, and the like) at a critical time during which development and/or commercial decisions are made. Submarine patents add uncertainty to Alvotech’s business, e.g., because key decisions may be made during a period of time during which a pending applications has not yet published and such applications may only become known after those key decisions have already been made and perhaps even acted on. Submarine patents may issue to Alvotech’s competitors covering key aspects of Alvotech’s biosimilar product candidates or Alvotech’s pipeline candidates and thereby cause significant market

entry delay, lead to unexpected licensing fees, defeat Alvotech’s ability to market its products or cause Alvotech to abandon development and/or commercialization of a molecule.

The issuance of one or more submarine patents may harm Alvotech’s business by causing substantial delays in its ability to introduce a biosimilar candidate into the U.S. market.

Alvotech may not timely identify, or identify at all, relevant patents or may incorrectly interpret the relevance, scope or expiration of a patent which might adversely affect Alvotech’s ability to develop and market its products.

Alvotech cannot guarantee that any of its patent searches or analyses, including but not limited to the identification of relevant patents, the scope of patent claims or the expiration of relevant patents, are 100% accurate and/or exhaustive, nor can Alvotech be certain that it has identified each and every patent and pending application in the U.S. and abroad that is relevant to or necessary for the commercialization of Alvotech’s product candidates in any jurisdiction (timely or at all).

The scope of a patent claim is determined by a judicial authority’s interpretation under controlling law. Alvotech’s interpretation of the relevance or the scope of a patent or a pending application may be incorrect and/or different from that of a judicial authority, which may negatively impact Alvotech’s ability to market its products or pipeline molecules. Alvotech may determine that its products are not covered by a third-party patent, but a judicial authority may hold otherwise.

Many patents may cover a marketed product, including but not limited to the composition of the product, methods of use, formulations, cell line constructs, vectors, growth media, production processes and purification processes. The identification of all patents and their expiration dates relevant to the production and sale of a reference product is extraordinarily complex and requires sophisticated legal knowledge in the relevant jurisdiction and interactive monitoring and analyzing of the patent landscape. It may be impossible to identify all patents in all jurisdictions relevant to a marketed product. Alvotech’s determination of the expiration date of any patent in the U.S. or abroad that Alvotech considers (timely or at all) relevant may be incorrect which may negatively impact Alvotech’s ability to develop and market its products. Alvotech’s failure to identify and correctly interpret relevant patents may negatively impact its ability to develop and market its products.

Alvotech may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce its patents or other intellectual property rights, which could be expensive, time consuming and unsuccessful.

Alvotech may discover that competitors are infringing one or more of its patents after they issue. Expensive and time-consuming litigation may be required to abate such infringement. Although Alvotech is not currently involved in any litigation to enforce patents, if Alvotech or one of its collaboration partners, such as Teva or STADA, were to initiate legal proceedings against a third-party to enforce a patent covering one of Alvotech’s product candidates, the defendant could counterclaim that the patent covering its product candidate is invalid and/or unenforceable. In patent litigation in the U.S., defendant counterclaims alleging invalidity and/or unenforceability are commonplace. Grounds for a validity challenge could be an alleged failure to meet any of several statutory requirements, including but not limited to lack of novelty, obviousness, written description or non-enablement. Grounds for an unenforceability assertion could include an allegation that someone involved in the prosecution of the patent withheld relevant or material information related to the patentability of the invention from the USPTO or made a misleading statement during prosecution. The outcome following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable.

An unfavorable outcome could require Alvotech to cease using the related technology or to attempt to license rights to it from the prevailing party. Alvotech’s business could be harmed if it cannot obtain a license from the prevailing party on commercially reasonable terms. Alvotech’s defense of litigation proceedings may fail and, even if successful, may result in substantial costs and distract its management and other employees. In

addition, the uncertainties associated with litigation could have a material adverse effect on its ability to raise the funds necessary to continue Alvotech’s clinical trials, continue its research programs, license necessary technology from third parties or enter into development partnerships that would help Alvotech bring its product candidates to market.

Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, and although there are protections in place, there is a risk that some of Alvotech’s confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during any litigation Alvotech initiate to enforce its patents. There could also be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a material adverse effect on the price of TopCo’s Ordinary Shares.

Alvotech may be subject to claims that its employees, consultants, or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed confidential information of third parties or that its employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers or third parties.

Alvotech employs individuals, retains independent contractors and consultants and members on its board of directors or scientific advisory board who were previously employed at universities or other pharmaceutical companies, including its competitors or potential competitors. For example, Alvotech’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark Levick is a former employee of Sandoz Biopharmaceuticals, a business unit of Novartis, where he worked as the global head of development and oversaw the successful approval of biosimilar medicines. Joe McClellan, Alvotech’s Chief Scientific Officer, is a former employee of Pfizer where he held the position of Global Head of Biosimilars Development and Medicine/Asset Team Leader of IXIFI (biosimilar infliximab). Alvotech’s Chief Technical Officer, Sean Gaskell, is a former employee of Novartis where he held a leading role in the development of a number of commercial medicines and drug products, including innovators and biosimilars. Although Alvotech has several mechanisms in place to ensure that its employees, consultants and independent contractors do not use the proprietary information or know-how of others in their work for Alvotech, Alvotech may in the future be subject to such claims. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. For example, in March 2021, AbbVie brought a suit, which is now dismissed, against Alvotech hf. alleging that Alvotech hf. misappropriated trade secrets through the hiring of a former AbbVie employee. If Alvotech fails in defending against any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, Alvotech may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel, which could adversely impact its business. Even if Alvotech is successful in defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs or delay and be a distraction to management and other employees.

If Alvotech is unable to obtain and maintain effective intellectual property rights, including patent rights, for its product candidates or any future product candidates, Alvotech may not be able to prevent competitors from using technologies Alvotech considers important in its successful development and commercialization of its product candidates, resulting in loss of any potential competitive advantage its intellectual property rights may have otherwise afforded Alvotech.

While Alvotech’s principal focus in matters relating to intellectual property is to avoid infringing the valid and enforceable rights of third parties, Alvotech also relies upon a combination of intellectual property protection and confidentiality agreements to protect Alvotech’s own intellectual property related to its product candidates and development programs. Alvotech’s ability to enjoy any competitive advantages afforded by Alvotech’s own intellectual property depends in large part on its ability to obtain and maintain patents and other intellectual property protection in the U.S. and in other countries with respect to various proprietary elements of its product candidates, such as, for example, Alvotech’s product formulations and processes for manufacturing its products and its ability to maintain and control the confidentiality of its trade secrets and confidential information critical to its business.

Alvotech has sought to protect its proprietary position by filing patent applications in the U.S. and abroad related to its products that are important to its business. This process is expensive and time consuming, and Alvotech may not be able to file and prosecute all necessary or desirable patent applications at a reasonable cost or in a timely manner. It is also possible that Alvotech will fail to identify patentable aspects of its research and development output before it is too late to obtain patent protection. There is no guarantee that any patent application Alvotech files will result in an issued patent having claims that protect its products. Additionally, while the basic requirements for patentability are similar across jurisdictions, each jurisdiction has its own specific requirements for patentability. Alvotech cannot guarantee that it will obtain identical or similar, or any, patent protection covering its products in all jurisdictions where Alvotech files patent applications.

The patent positions of biopharmaceutical companies generally are highly uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions for which legal principles remain unresolved. As a result, the patent applications that Alvotech own or license may fail to result in issued patents with claims that cover Alvotech’s product candidates in the U.S. or in other foreign countries for many reasons. There is no assurance that all potentially relevant prior art relating to Alvotech’s patents and patent applications has been found, considered or cited during patent prosecution, which can be used to invalidate a patent or prevent a patent from issuing from a pending patent application. Even if patents do successfully issue, and even if such patents cover Alvotech’s product candidates, third parties may challenge their validity, enforceability or scope, which may result in such patent claims being narrowed, found unenforceable or invalidated. Furthermore, even if they are unchallenged, Alvotech’s patents and patent applications may not adequately protect its intellectual property, provide exclusivity for its product candidates or prevent others from designing around its claims. Any of these outcomes could impair Alvotech’s ability to prevent competitors from using the technologies claimed in any patents issued to Alvotech, which may have an adverse impact on Alvotech’s business.

Patents granted by the European Patent Office may be opposed by any person within nine months from the publication of their grant and, in addition, may be challenged before national courts at any time. From time to time, Alvotech may be involved in these anonymous or “straw man” oppositions. Furthermore, even if they are unchallenged, Alvotech’s patents and patent applications may not adequately protect its intellectual property or prevent others from designing around its claims. If the breadth or strength of protection provided by the patents and patent applications Alvotech holds, licenses or pursues with respect to its product candidates is threatened, it could threaten Alvotech’s ability to prevent third parties from using the same technologies that Alvotech uses in its product candidates. In addition, changes to the patent laws of the U.S. provide additional procedures for third parties to challenge the validity of issued patents based on patent applications filed after March 15, 2013. If the breadth or strength of protection provided by the patents and patent applications Alvotech holds or pursues with respect to its current or future product candidates is challenged, then it could threaten Alvotech’s ability to prevent competitive products using its proprietary technology. Further, because patent applications in the U.S. and most other countries are confidential for a period of time, typically for 18 months after filing, Alvotech cannot be certain that it was the first to either (i) file any patent application related to Alvotech’s product candidates or (ii) invent any of the inventions claimed in Alvotech’s patents or patent applications. Furthermore, for applications filed before March 16, 2013 or patents issuing from such applications, an interference proceeding can be provoked by a third-party or instituted by the USPTO to determine who was the first to invent any of the subject matter covered by the patent claims of Alvotech’s applications and patents. As of March 16, 2013, the U.S. transitioned to a “first-inventor-to-file” system for deciding which party should be granted a patent when two or more patent applications claiming the same invention are filed by different parties. A third-party that files a patent application in the USPTO before Alvotech could therefore be awarded a patent covering an invention of Alvotech’s.

The change to “first-inventor-to-file” from “first-to-invent” is one of the changes to the patent laws of the U.S. resulting from the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, or the Leahy-Smith Act, signed into law on September 16, 2011. Among some of the other significant changes to the patent laws are changes that limit where a patentee may file a patent infringement suit and provide opportunities for third parties to challenge any issued patent in the USPTO.

Alvotech has filed patent applications, which are in various stages of prosecution/issuance, and plans to pursue additional applications, covering various aspects of its product candidates (e.g., formulations and bioprocesses). Alvotech cannot offer any assurances about which or where, if any, patents will issue, the breadth of any such patent or whether any issued patents will be found invalid and unenforceable or will be threatened or infringed by third parties. Any successful actions by third parties to challenge the validity or enforceability of any patents which may issue to Alvotech could deprive Alvotech the ability to prevent others from using the technologies claimed in such issued patents. Further, if Alvotech encounters delays in regulatory approvals, the period of time during which Alvotech could market a product candidate under patent protection could be reduced.

While Alvotech’s business is based primarily on the timing of its biosimilar product launches to occur after the expiration of relevant patents and/or regulatory exclusivity. Alvotech files patent applications directed to its proprietary formulations for its product candidates when Alvotech believes securing such patents may afford a competitive advantage. For example, the company that originated Humira (AbbVie) owns patents directed to formulations for these products. Alvotech has developed its own proprietary formulations for this product and has filed patent applications covering its formulations. Alvotech cannot guarantee that its proprietary formulations will avoid infringement of third-party patents, or that the patent applications filed on its proprietary formulations will be found patentable and/or upheld as valid. Moreover, because competitors may be able to develop their own proprietary product formulations, it is uncertain whether issuance of any of its pending patent applications directed to formulations of ATV02, a biosimilar candidate to Humira (adalimumab), would cover the formulations of any competitors.

Alvotech does not consider it necessary for Alvotech or its competitors to obtain or maintain a proprietary patent position in order to engage in the business of biosimilar development and commercialization. Hence, while Alvotech’s ability to secure patent coverage on its own proprietary developments may improve its competitive position with respect to the product candidates Alvotech intends to commercialize, Alvotech does not view its own patent filings as a necessary or essential requirement for conducting its business nor do Alvotech relies on its own patent filings or the potential for any commercial advantage they may provide Alvotech as a basis for its success.

Obtaining and maintaining Alvotech’s patent protection depends on compliance with various procedural requirements, document submissions, actions within prescribed deadlines, overcoming substantial and procedural examination requirements, fee payments and other requirements imposed by governmental patent agencies. Alvotech’s patent protection could be reduced or eliminated for non-compliance with these requirements.

The USPTO and various foreign governmental patent agencies require compliance with a number of procedural, documentary, fee payment and other provisions during the patent process. In many cases, an inadvertent lapse can be cured by payment of a late fee or by other means in accordance with the applicable rules. However, there are situations in which noncompliance can result in abandonment or lapse of a patent or patent application, resulting in partial or complete loss of patent rights in the relevant jurisdiction. In such an event, competitors might be able to enter the market earlier than would otherwise have been the case.

Alvotech may not be able to adequately protect its intellectual property rights throughout the world.

Filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing patents on product candidates in all countries throughout the world would be prohibitively expensive, and Alvotech’s intellectual property rights in some countries outside the U.S. can be less extensive than those in the U.S. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as federal and state laws in the U.S. Further, licensing partners may choose not to file patent applications in certain jurisdictions in which Alvotech may obtain commercial rights (to the extent those partners have a contractual right to do so), thereby precluding the possibility of later obtaining

patent protection in these countries. Consequently, Alvotech may not be able to prevent third parties from practicing its inventions in all countries outside the U.S. or importing products made using its inventions into the U.S. or other jurisdictions. Competitors may use Alvotech’s technologies in jurisdictions where Alvotech has not obtained patent protection to develop their own products and may also export infringing products to territories where Alvotech has patent protection, but the ability to enforce its patents is not as strong as that in the U.S. These products may compete with Alvotech’s products and its patents or other intellectual property rights may not be effective or sufficient to prevent them from competing.

Many companies have encountered significant problems in obtaining, protecting and defending intellectual property rights in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions. The legal systems of certain countries, particularly certain developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property protection, which could make it difficult for Alvotech to stop the infringement of its patents or marketing of competing products in violation of its proprietary rights generally. Proceedings to enforce Alvotech’s patent rights in foreign jurisdictions, whether or not successful, could result in substantial costs and divert Alvotech’s efforts and attention from other aspects of its business, could put Alvotech’s patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and Alvotech’s patent applications at risk of not issuing and could provoke third parties to assert claims against Alvotech. Alvotech may not prevail in any lawsuits that it initiates and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially meaningful. Governments of some foreign countries may force Alvotech to license its patents to third parties on terms that are not commercially reasonable or acceptable to Alvotech (not timely or not at all). Accordingly, Alvotech’s efforts to enforce its intellectual property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that Alvotech develops or licenses in certain jurisdictions.

Changes in the patent laws of the United States and other jurisdictions in which Alvotech does business could diminish the value of patents obtainable in such jurisdictions, thereby impairing Alvotech’s ability to protect its products.

As is the case with other biopharmaceutical companies, Alvotech’s success for any given product could be heavily dependent on intellectual property, particularly patents. Obtaining and enforcing patents in the biopharmaceutical industry involves both technological and legal complexity. Therefore, obtaining and enforcing biopharmaceutical patents is costly, time consuming and inherently uncertain.

Depending on future actions by the U.S. Congress, the Federal Courts and the USPTO, the laws and regulations governing patents could change in unpredictable ways that would weaken Alvotech’s ability to obtain new patents or to enforce its existing patents and patents that Alvotech might obtain in the future.

If Alvotech is unable to maintain effective (non-patent) proprietary rights for its product candidates or any future product candidates, Alvotech may not be able to compete effectively in its markets.

While Alvotech has filed patent applications to protect certain aspects of its own proprietary formulation and process developments, Alvotech also relies on trade secret protection and confidentiality agreements to protect proprietary scientific, business and technical information and know-how that is not or may not be patentable or that Alvotech elects not to patent. However, confidential information and trade secrets can be difficult to protect. Moreover, the information embodied in Alvotech’s trade secrets and confidential information may be independently and legitimately developed or discovered by third parties without any improper use of or reference to information or trade secrets. Alvotech seeks to protect the scientific, technical and business information supporting its operations, as well as the confidential information relating specifically to its product candidates by entering into confidentiality agreements with parties to whom Alvotech needs to disclose its confidential information, for example, its employees, consultants, scientific advisors, board members, contractors, potential collaborators and financial investors. However, Alvotech cannot be certain that such agreements have been entered into with all relevant parties, or that any such agreements would not be violated. Alvotech also seeks to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of its data and trade secrets by maintaining

physical security of its premises and physical and electronic security of its information technology systems, but it is possible that these security measures could be breached. While Alvotech has confidence in these individuals, organizations and systems, agreements or security measures may be breached, and Alvotech may not have adequate remedies for any breach. Further, from time-to-time Alvotech may be subject to anonymous Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, requests. To the extent the company needs to respond to such requests, Alvotech’s management’s attention and the company’s resources may be diverted from normal business operations. As a result of either security breaches or FOIA requests, Alvotech’s confidential information and trade secrets thus may become known by its competitors in ways Alvotech cannot prevent or remedy.

Although Alvotech requires all of its employees and consultants to assign their inventions to Alvotech, and all of its employees, consultants, advisors and any third parties who have access to its proprietary know-how, information or technology to enter into confidentiality agreements, Alvotech cannot provide any assurances that all such agreements have been duly executed. Alvotech cannot guarantee that its trade secrets and other confidential proprietary information will not be disclosed or that competitors will not otherwise gain access to its trade secrets or independently develop substantially equivalent information and techniques. For example, any of these parties may breach the agreements and disclose its proprietary information, including its trade secrets, and Alvotech may not be able to obtain adequate remedies for such breaches. Misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure of Alvotech’s trade secrets could impair Alvotech’s competitive position and may have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business. Additionally, if the steps taken to maintain Alvotech’s trade secrets are deemed inadequate, Alvotech may have insufficient recourse against third parties for misappropriating the trade secret. Alvotech cannot guarantee that its employees, former employees or consultants will not file patent applications claiming Alvotech’s inventions. Because of the “first-to-file” laws in the U.S., such unauthorized patent application filings may defeat Alvotech’s attempts to obtain patents on its own inventions.

Alvotech may be subject to claims challenging the inventorship or ownership of its patent filings and other intellectual property.

Although Alvotech is not currently aware of any claims challenging the inventorship of its patent applications or ownership of its intellectual property, Alvotech may in the future be subject to claims that former employees, collaborators or other third parties have an interest in Alvotech’s patent applications or patents Alvotech may be granted or other intellectual property as an inventor or co-inventor. For example, Alvotech may have inventorship or ownership disputes arise from conflicting obligations of consultants or others who are involved in developing Alvotech’s product candidates, or which result from an improper assignment of ownership. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these and other claims challenging inventorship or ownership. If Alvotech fails in defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, Alvotech may lose valuable intellectual property rights, such as exclusive ownership of or right to use valuable intellectual property. Such an outcome could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business. Even if Alvotech is successful in defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management and other employees.

Alvotech may not be successful in obtaining or maintaining necessary intellectual property rights to its product candidates through acquisitions and in-licenses.

Alvotech currently has or is pursuing rights to certain intellectual property, through licenses from third parties for various technologies relevant to the manufacture and commercialization of biologics. Because Alvotech may find that its programs require the use of proprietary rights held by third parties, the growth of Alvotech’s business may depend in part on its ability to acquire, in-license or use these proprietary rights. Alvotech may be unable to acquire or in-license compositions, methods of use, processes or other third-party intellectual property rights from third parties that Alvotech identifies as necessary for its product candidates. The licensing and acquisition of third-party intellectual property rights is a competitive area, and a number of more established companies are also pursuing strategies to license or acquire third-party intellectual property rights that Alvotech may consider attractive. These established companies may have a competitive advantage over

Alvotech due to their size, financial resources and greater clinical development and commercialization capabilities. In addition, companies that perceive Alvotech to be a competitor may be unwilling to assign or license rights to Alvotech. Alvotech also may be unable to license or acquire third-party intellectual property rights on terms that would allow Alvotech to make an appropriate return on its investment.

If Alvotech is unable to successfully obtain rights to required third-party intellectual property rights or maintain the existing intellectual property rights Alvotech has, Alvotech’s business and financial condition could suffer.

Alvotech’s ability to market its products in the U.S. may be significantly delayed or prevented by the BPCIA patent information exchange mechanism.

The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009, Title VII, Subtitle A of the PPACA, Pub.L.No.111-148, 124 Stat.119, Sections 7001-02 signed into law March 23, 2010, or the BPCIA, created an elaborate and complex, private, pre-litigation patent information exchange mechanism for biosimilars to focus issues for patent litigation and/or facilitate dispute resolution with the reference product sponsor before litigation commences/ends.

The BPCIA provides for a detailed and complex mechanism for exchange of confidential and business-sensitive information between a reference product sponsor and a biosimilar candidate (pre-approval) that is demanding, time-sensitive and, to date, not fully tested and therefore unpredictable. This pre-litigation private information exchange is colloquially known as the “patent dance.”

The patent dance requires the biosimilar applicant to disclose not only the regulatory application but also the applicant’s manufacturing process before litigation (and therefore significantly earlier than would normally be required in patent litigation), has the potential to afford the reference product sponsor an easier path than traditional infringement litigation for developing any factual grounds they may require to support allegations of infringement. The rules established in the BPCIA’s patent dance procedures could place biosimilar firms at a significant disadvantage by affording the reference product sponsor a much easier mechanism for factual discovery, thereby increasing the risk that a biosimilar product could be blocked from the market more quickly than under traditional patent infringement litigation processes and in certain cases could outweigh advantages provided to biosimilar firms by the patent dance.

Preparing for and conducting the patent information exchange, briefing and negotiation process under the BPCIA will require sophisticated legal counseling and extensive planning, all under extremely tight deadlines. Alvotech cannot guarantee the outcome of the patent dance will be a successful path to commercialization of its biosimilar products.

It is possible for a biosimilar firm to skip the patent dance before any corresponding patent litigation. But this too could place a biosimilar firm at a significant disadvantage by ceding all control of the number of patents and the timing for the start of litigation to the reference product sponsor, thereby increasing the uncertainty before approval and launch and increasing the chances for possible delays. In certain circumstances, the advantages of participating in the patent dance could outweigh the advantages of skipping the patent dance.

Regardless of whether a biosimilar firm chooses to participate in the patent dance, the BPCIA’s information disclosure procedure adds significantly to expense, complexity, uncertainty, and risk. For example, a biosimilar firm may be subject to an allegation of violating the BPCIA independent of the patent issues, given that what could be a violation still have not been fully vetted. Moreover, the complexity of the patent dance and subsequent biosimilar litigation requires highly qualified law firms and the conflict space for such firms is very crowded, with biosimilar firms competing not only with other biosimilar firms but also with reference product sponsors for the engagement of suitable law firms. It may be difficult for Alvotech to secure such legal support if large, well-funded references have already entered into engagements with highly qualified law firms or if the most highly qualified law firms choose not to represent biosimilar applicants due to their long-standing relationships with references.

Alvotech has been and continues to be involved, directly or through its partners, in various legal proceedings adverse to AbbVie that may have an impact on its AVT02 product.

Alvotech has been and continues to be involved in legal proceedings adverse to AbbVie, directly or through its partners, that may have an impact on Alvotech’s biosimilar adalimumab product, AVT02, as further discussed below.

U.S. Litigations

On March 19, 2021, AbbVie Inc. and AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd. (collectively, “AbbVie”) filed an action against Alvotech hf. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging trade secret misappropriation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act and under the Illinois Trade Secrets Act. The complaint pleaded, among other things, that Alvotech hf. hired a certain former AbbVie employee in order to acquire and access trade secrets belonging to AbbVie. On March 8, 2022 AbbVie and Alvotech entered into an agreement (the “U.S. AbbVie Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, Alvotech and AbbVie settled all U.S. litigation arising out of the development of Alvotech’s adalimumab biosimilar, and the filing of the corresponding BLA with the FDA. The case is now dismissed.

On December 17, 2021, AbbVie Inc., AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd, and AbbVie Operations Singapore Pte. Ltd. filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Alvotech hf., Alvotech Germany GmbH, Alvotech Swiss AG, Alvotech USA Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., and Ivers-Lee AG (Certain Adalimumab, Processes for Manufacturing or Relating to Same, and Products Containing Same, Investigation No. 337-TA-1296). The complaint raises trade secret misappropriation allegations similar to those raised in the trade secret litigation that AbbVie previously filed in the Northern District of Illinois. Pursuant to the U.S. AbbVie Agreement, Alvotech and AbbVie agreed to jointly seek dismissal of this action for all respondents, with each respondent to bear its own fees and costs, by March 11, 2022.

On April 27, 2021, AbbVie filed an action against Alvotech hf. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging infringement of four patents, under the patent laws of the United States. On May 28, 2021, AbbVie filed another action against Alvotech hf. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging infringement of 58 patents, under the patent laws of the United States, the BPCIA, and the Declaratory Judgment Act, and later added three more patents. Pursuant to the U.S. AbbVie Agreement, Alvotech and AbbVie agreed to jointly seek dismissal of all claims, counterclaims, potential claims and counterclaims in these cases without prejudice, with each respondent to bear its own fees and costs. The cases are now dismissed.

Canadian Litigations

On March 31, 2021, AbbVie filed four actions in the Federal Court of Canada (T-557-21, T-559-21, T-560-21 and T-561-21, collectively, the “NOC Actions”) against JAMP Pharma Corporation (“JAMP Pharma”), which is Alvotech’s exclusive Canadian partner for AVT02 (adalimumab solution for injection). No Alvotech entity is a named party in the NOC Actions. AbbVie is seeking declarations pursuant to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations and the Patent Act that JAMP Pharma’s adalimumab solution for subcutaneous injection (the “JAMP Pharma Products”) would directly or indirectly infringe the asserted claims of Canadian Patent Nos. 2,898,009; 2,904,458; 2,504,868; 2,847,142; 2,801,917 and 2,385,745. JAMP Pharma counterclaimed, in each of the four actions, alleging that the asserted claims of each of the six patents are invalid.

On April 6, 2021, JAMP Pharma commenced four actions in the Federal Court of Canada (T-572-21, T-573-21, T-577-21 and T-581-21, collectively, the “Impeachment Actions”) seeking declarations that all claims of Canadian Patent Nos. 2,898,009; 2,904,458; 2,504,868; 2,847,142; 2,801,917 and 2,385,745 are invalid, void and of no force or effect, and declarations that the making, using or selling of the JAMP Pharma Products by JAMP Pharma in Canada will not infringe any valid claim of Canadian Patent Nos. 2,898,009; 2,904,458; 2,504,868; 2,847,142; 2,801,917 and 2,385,745. No Alvotech entity is a named party in the Impeachment Actions.

On June 4, 2021, JAMP Pharma amended its Statements of Claim in the Impeachment Actions to only seek declarations that the specific claims asserted in the NOC Actions are invalid, void and of no force or effect, and declarations that the making, using or selling of the JAMP Pharma Products by JAMP Pharma in Canada will not infringe the asserted claims. AbbVie has counterclaimed for declarations that the asserted claims of the patents are valid and that they will be infringed by JAMP Pharma.

The pleadings are closed and the parties exchanged documentary productions as part of the discovery process on September 3, 2021. The trial of the Impeachment Actions and the NOC Actions is scheduled to commence on November 14, 2022.

In the event of a successful claim of patent infringement against JAMP Pharma, JAMP Pharma may be blocked from the market, and Alvotech may have to redesign its infringing products or obtain a license from AbbVie, which may be impossible or require substantial time and monetary expenditure. Even if JAMP Pharma is successful in defending against AbbVie’s patent infringement claims, litigation could result in substantial cost and distraction to management and other employees.

In December 2021, Health Canada informed JAMP Pharma that the 40 mg/0.4 mL and 80 mg/0.8 mL presentations of SIMLANDI are not subject to the 24-month statutory stay pursuant to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations because AbbVie elected to not market the equivalent high-concentration versions to Canadian patients. In January 2022, JAMP Pharma received notices of compliance for the 40 mg/0.4 mL and 80 mg/0.8 mL presentations of SIMLANDI. AbbVie has commenced applications to judicially review Health Canada’s decision in the Federal Court of Canada, and a hearing has been scheduled for May 16-17, 2022.

In the event that AbbVie’s applications to judicially review Health Canada’s decision are granted, then JAMP Pharma’s notices of compliance may be quashed, resulting in JAMP Pharma not being able to market the 40 mg/0.4 mL and 80 mg/0.8 mL presentations of SIMLANDI until a favorable trial decision is released in the ongoing patent infringement claims brought by AbbVie against JAMP Pharma.

Preliminary Injunction Proceedings in Netherlands

On April 15, 2021, AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd. (“AbbVie Biotech”) filed a writ of summons, bringing preliminary injunction proceedings (Case number: C/09/610604 KG ZA 21-366) against Alvotech hf., Alvotech Swiss AG, and STADA Arzneimittel AG (collectively, “Defendants”) in the District Court of Amsterdam, relating to the European Marketing Authorization Application for AVT02, and asserting European Patent Nos. EP 1 737 491 and EP 2 940 044. AbbVie Biotech sought, after amendment of its claims, an order for the defendants to obtain a Marketing Authorization for AVT02 with a carve-out pursuant to Article 11, second paragraph, of Directive 2001/83/EC, whereby the indications allegedly protected by EP 1 737 491 and/or EP 2 940 044 and the corresponding dosage regimens are removed from certain portions of the SmPC of the Marketing Authorization, before AVT02 is marketed in Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and the EU countries where the asserted patents are valid. AbbVie Biotech also sought periodic penalty payments and an order to pay the costs of the proceedings. The Court heard oral argument on June 18, 2021. On July 16, 2021, the Court issued a decision, denying AbbVie Biotech’s request for relief and ordering AbbVie Biotech to pay the defendants’ costs. AbbVie Biotech did not appeal the Court’s ruling and the deadline for filing an appeal has expired. The possibility remains, however, of future preliminary injunction proceedings in the Netherlands and/or another European jurisdiction.

Proceedings Before the European Patent Office

On July 15, 2021, Alvotech hf. filed an intervention with the European Patent Office in the appeal opposition proceedings (T1837/19-3.304) relating to EP2940044, assigned to AbbVie Biotech. In 2017, a number of oppositions were filed with the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office (“Opposition Division”) against EP2940044. In March 2019, the Opposition Division rejected the oppositions and maintained EP2940044

as granted. Notices of appeal were filed in June and July 2019. Alvotech hf.’s intervention is based on the grounds for opposition for added matter, lack of novelty, lack of sufficiency of disclosure, and lack of inventive step. An oral hearing is scheduled for May 2022.

On July 15, 2021, Alvotech hf. filed an intervention with the European Patent Office in the appeal opposition proceedings (T1039/19-3.304) relating to EP1737491, assigned to AbbVie Biotech. In 2017, a number of oppositions were filed with the Opposition Division against EP1737491. In January 2019, the Opposition Division rejected the oppositions and maintained EP1737491 as granted. A notice of appeal was filed in April 2019. Alvotech hf.’s intervention is based on the grounds for opposition for added matter, lack of sufficiency of disclosure, lack of novelty, and lack of inventive step. No hearing date for the appeal has been set.

Proceedings Before the Japanese Patent Office

On February 24, 2021, Alvotech hf. filed a petition to invalidate JP5813618, assigned to AbbVie Biotech with the Japanese Patent Office (No. 2021-800014). Alvotech hf.’s grounds for invalidation include that the claims of JP5813618 lack clarify and are unenforceable. AbbVie Biotech has filed its reply to the petition.

On March 16, 2021, Alvotech hf. filed a petition to invalidate JP5840364, assigned to AbbVie Biotech, with the Japanese Patent Office (No. 21-800020). Alvotech hf.’s grounds for invalidation include that the claims of JP5840364 are obvious and unenforceable. AbbVie Biotech has filed its response to the petition. An oral hearing took place in January 2022.

Alvotech may not be successful in its efforts to identify, develop or commercialize additional product candidates.

Although a substantial amount of Alvotech’s effort will focus on the continued testing, potential approval and commercialization of its existing product candidates, the success of Alvotech’s business also depends upon its ability to identify, develop and commercialize additional product candidates (in addition to the lead candidates). Research programs to identify new product candidates require substantial technical, financial and human resources. Alvotech may focus its efforts and resources on potential programs or product candidates that ultimately prove to be unsuccessful. Alvotech’s development efforts may fail to yield additional product candidates suitable for development and/or commercialization for a number of reasons, including but not limited to the following:

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Alvotech may not be successful in identifying potential product candidates that pass its strict screening criteria;

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Alvotech may not be able to overcome technological hurdles to development or a product candidate may not be capable of producing commercial quantities at an acceptable cost or at all;

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Alvotech may not be able to assemble sufficient resources to acquire or discover additional product candidates;

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Alvotech’s product candidates may not succeed in analytical, nonclinical, or clinical testing;

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Alvotech’s potential product candidates may fail to show biosimilarity to reference products;

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Alvotech may not be successful in overcoming intellectual property obstacles in a timely manner or at all; and

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competitors may develop alternatives that render Alvotech’s product candidates obsolete or less attractive or the market for a product candidate may change such that a product candidate may not justify further development.

If any of these events occur, Alvotech may be forced to abandon its development efforts for a program or programs or Alvotech may not be able to identify, develop or commercialize additional product candidates, which would have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business and could potentially cause Alvotech to cease operations.

Healthcare legislative reform measures may have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business and results of operations.

In the U.S. and some foreign jurisdictions, there have been and continue to be a number of legislative and regulatory changes and proposed changes regarding the healthcare system, including initiatives to contain healthcare costs. For example, in March 2010, the PPACA, was passed, which substantially changed the way health care is financed by both governmental and private insurers and continues to significantly impact the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. The PPACA, among other things, created a new methodology by which rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program are calculated for drugs that are inhaled, infused, instilled, implanted or injected, increased the minimum Medicaid rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and extended the rebate program to individuals enrolled in Medicaid managed care organizations, added a provision to increase the Medicaid rebate for line extensions or reformulated drugs, established annual fees and taxes on manufacturers of certain branded prescription drugs and promotes a new Medicare Part D coverage gap discount program. The PPACA also includes the BPCIA, which created, among other things, a regulatory framework for the approval of biosimilars and interchangeables.

There have been executive, judicial and Congressional challenges to repeal or replace certain aspects of the PPACA. While Congress has not passed comprehensive repeal legislation, it has enacted laws that modify certain provisions of the PPACA such as removing penalties, starting January 1, 2019, for not complying with the PPACA’s individual mandate to carry health insurance and eliminating the implementation of certain PPACA-mandated fees. Additionally, on June 17, 2021 the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge on procedural grounds that argued the PPACA is unconstitutional in its entirety because the “individual mandate” was repealed by Congress. Thus, the PPACA will remain in effect in its current form. Further, prior to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, on January 28, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that initiated a special enrollment period for purposes of obtaining health insurance coverage through the PPACA marketplace, which began February 15, 2021 and remained open through August 15, 2021. The executive order also instructed certain governmental agencies to review and reconsider their existing policies and rules that limit access to healthcare, including among others, reexamining Medicaid demonstration projects and waiver programs that include work requirements, and policies that create unnecessary barriers to obtaining access to health insurance coverage through Medicaid or the PPACA. It is possible that the PPACA will be subject to judicial or Congressional challenges in the future. It is unclear how any such challenges, and the healthcare reform measures of the Biden administration, will impact the PPACA, including the BPCIA.

In addition, other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted in the U.S. since the PPACA was enacted. For example, on August 2, 2011, the Budget Control Act of 2011, among other things, created measures for spending reductions by Congress. A Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, tasked with recommending a targeted deficit reduction of at least $1.2 trillion for the years 2013 through 2021, was unable to reach required goals, thereby triggering the legislation’s automatic reduction to several government programs. This includes aggregate reductions of Medicare payments to providers up to 2% per fiscal year, which went into effect on April 1, 2013 and will stay in effect through 2031, with the exception of a temporary suspension from May 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022 due to COVID-19 relief legislation, unless additional Congressional action is taken. Under current legislation, the actual reduction in Medicare payments will vary from 1% in 2022 to up to 3% in the final fiscal year of this sequester. On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 which, among other things, further reduced Medicare payments to certain providers, including physicians, hospitals and cancer treatment centers. Alvotech expect that additional state and federal healthcare reform measures will be adopted in the future, any of which could limit the amounts that federal and state governments will pay for healthcare products and services, which could result in reduced demand for its product candidates or additional pricing pressures.

Further, there has been heightened governmental scrutiny recently over the manner in which manufacturers set prices for their marketed products, which has resulted in several Congressional inquiries and proposed and enacted federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to product pricing, review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, and reform government program reimbursement

methodologies for pharmaceutical products. At the federal level, the Trump administration used several means to propose or implement pharmaceutical pricing reform, including through federal budget proposals, executive orders and policy initiatives. For example, on July 24, 2020 and September 13, 2020, the prior administration announced several executive orders related to pharmaceutical pricing that attempted to implement several of the administration’s proposals. As a result, the FDA released a final rule and concurrent guidance in September, 2020, providing pathways for states to build and submit importation plans for non-biological pharmaceutical products from Canada. Further, on November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a regulation removing safe harbor protection for price reductions from pharmaceutical manufacturers to plan sponsors under Part D, either directly or through pharmacy benefit managers, unless the price reduction is required by law. The implementation of the rule has been delayed by the Biden administration until January 1, 2023 in response to ongoing litigation. The rule also creates a new safe harbor for price reductions reflected at the point-of-sale, as well as a safe harbor for certain fixed fee arrangements between pharmacy benefit managers and manufacturers, the implementation of which have also been delayed by the Biden administration until January 1, 2023. On November 20, 2020, CMS issued an interim final rule implementing President Trump’s Most Favored Nation executive order, which would tie Medicare Part B payments for certain physician-administered drugs to the lowest price paid in other economically advanced countries. The Most Favored Nation (MFN) regulations mandate participation by identified Medicare Part B providers and will apply in all U.S. states and territories for a seven-year period beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2027. On December 28, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against implementation of the interim final rule. On January 13, 2021, in a separate lawsuit brought by industry groups in the U.S. District of Maryland, the government defendants entered a joint motion to stay litigation on the condition that the government would not appeal the preliminary injunction granted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and that performance for any final regulation stemming from the MFN Model interim final rule shall not commence earlier than sixty (60) days after publication of that regulation in the Federal Register. Based on a recent executive order, the Biden administration expressed its intent to pursue certain policy initiatives to reduce pharmaceutical prices. For example, the executive order expressed the Biden administration’s support of legislative reforms to lower prescription drug prices, including by allowing Medicare’s negotiation of drug prices. In addition, Congress is considering additional health reform measures as part of the budget reconciliation process. In addition, at the state level, individual states have increasingly passed legislation and implemented regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, including price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures, and, in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing. Further, it is possible that additional governmental action is taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In various EEA countries, Alvotech expects to be subject to continuous cost-cutting measures, such as lower maximum prices, lower or lack of reimbursement coverage and incentives to use cheaper products as an alternative. Health Technology Assessment, or HTA, of medicinal products is becoming an increasingly common part of the pricing and reimbursement procedures in some EEA countries, including countries representing major markets. The HTA process, which is currently governed by the national laws of these countries, is the procedure according to which the assessment of the public health impact, therapeutic impact and the economic and societal impact of use of a given medicinal product in the national healthcare systems of the individual country is conducted. The outcome of HTA regarding specific medicinal products will often influence the pricing and reimbursement status granted to these medicinal products by the competent authorities of individual EEA Member States. On January 31, 2018, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation on health technologies assessment. The proposed regulation is intended to boost cooperation among EEA Member States in assessing health technologies, including new medicinal products, and providing the basis for cooperation at the EEA level for joint clinical assessments in these areas. In June 2021, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the draft regulation. Entry into application of the Regulation could impose stricter and more detailed procedures to be followed by MAHs concerning conduct of HTA in relation to their products which may influence related pricing and reimbursement decisions.

Alvotech may be subject to federal and state healthcare laws, including those governing fraud and abuse, false claims, physician payment transparency and health information privacy and security laws. If Alvotech is unable to comply or have not fully complied with such laws, Alvotech could face substantial penalties including administrative, civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines, and exclusion from participation in government health care programs.

Alvotech’s operations may be subject to various civil and criminal fraud and abuse laws. In the U.S., federal fraud and abuse laws include, without limitation, the False Claims Act (“FCA”), the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), the Exclusions Law, and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (“CMPL”). Many states have similar state laws. These laws may impact, among other things, Alvotech’s research activities as well as its proposed sales, marketing and education programs. In addition, Alvotech may be subject to patient privacy regulation by both the federal government and the states in which Alvotech conducts its business. The laws that may affect its ability to operate include:

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the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits, among other things, , any individual or entity from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering or paying remuneration, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to induce another individual or entity to : (a) refer an individual to a person for the furnishing (or arranging for the furnishing) of any item or service for which payment may be made under a federal health care program; (b) purchase or order any covered item or service; (c) arrange for the purchase or order of any covered item or service; or (d) recommend the purchase or order of any covered item or service;

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federal civil and criminal false claims laws and civil monetary penalties laws, including the FCA and the CMPL, which prohibit, among other things, individuals or entities from knowingly presenting or causing to be presented false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims for payment to the U.S. government;

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the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, which created new federal criminal statutes that prohibit, among other things, executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program and making false statements relating to healthcare matters;

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HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, and its implementing regulations, which imposes certain requirements relating to the privacy, security and transmission of health information that allows identification of individual patients on covered entities, including certain healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses, as well as individuals and entities that provide services on behalf of a covered entity that involve individually identifiable health information, known as business associates, as well as their covered subcontractors;

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Federal and state transparency laws and regulations, such as the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act. The federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act which requires certain manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies to report annually to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services information related to payments and other transfers of value made by such manufacturers to physicians (defined to include doctors, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists and chiropractors), physicians and their immediate family members in such manufacturers. Beginning in 2022, applicable manufacturers also will be required to report such information regarding its payments and other transfers of value to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, anesthesiologist assistants, certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified nurse midwives during the previous year; and

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state and foreign law equivalents of each of the above federal laws, such as anti-kickback and false claims laws that may apply to items or services reimbursed by any third-party payor, including commercial insurers, state laws that require pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the national or federal government or otherwise restrict payments that may be made to healthcare providers and other potential referral sources; national or state laws that require drug manufacturers to report information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians and other healthcare providers or marketing expenditures and national or state laws governing the privacy

and security of health information in certain circumstances, many of which differ from each other in significant ways and may not have the same effect, thus complicating compliance efforts.

Because of the breadth of these laws and the narrowness of the statutory exceptions and safe harbors available, it is possible that some of its business activities could be subject to challenge under one or more of such laws. In addition, health care reform legislation has strengthened these laws. For example, in the U.S. the PPACA, among other things, amended the intent requirement of the federal anti-kickback and criminal healthcare fraud statutes, such that a person or entity no longer needs to have actual knowledge of this statute or specific intent to violate it. Moreover, the PPACA provides that the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal anti-kickback statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the False Claims Act.

If Alvotech’s operations are found to be in violation of any of the laws described above or any other governmental regulations that apply to Alvotech, Alvotech may be subject to significant penalties, including administrative, civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines, disgorgement, exclusion from participation in government health care programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, imprisonment, integrity oversight and reporting obligations, and the curtailment or restructuring of Alvotech’s operations, any of which could adversely affect Alvotech’s ability to operate its business and its results of operations. Moreover, one or more of Alvotech’s commercial partners may be subject to the above law and may be investigated or sued for any one or more of the previous concerns which may in turn materially impact Alvotech by virtue of its association with such commercial partner(s).

The international aspects of Alvotech’s business expose Alvotech to business, regulatory, political, operational, financial and economic risks associated with doing business outside of the U.S.

Alvotech currently has international operations of its own and has a number of international collaborations. Doing business internationally involves a number of risks, including but not limited to:

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multiple, conflicting and changing laws and regulations such as privacy regulations, tax laws, export and import restrictions, employment laws, regulatory requirements and other governmental approvals, permits and licenses;

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failure by Alvotech or its collaboration partners to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for the use of its products in various countries;

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additional potentially relevant third-party patent rights;

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complexities and difficulties in obtaining protection and enforcing its intellectual property;

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difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations by Alvotech or its collaboration partners;

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complexities associated with managing multiple payor reimbursement regimes, government payors or patient self-pay systems by its collaboration partners;

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limits in its or its collaboration partners’ ability to penetrate international markets;

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financial risks, such as longer payment cycles, difficulty collecting accounts receivable, the impact of local and regional financial crises on demand and payment for its products;

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foreign exchange risk, as Alvotech’s has significant asset and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies (mainly in EUR, GBP, ISK, and CHF), and a 10% fluctuation of the exchange rate of ISK against the USD can significantly impact Alvotech;

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natural disasters, political and economic instability, including wars such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, terrorism and political unrest, outbreak of disease, boycotts, curtailment of trade and other business restrictions;

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certain expenses including, among others, expenses for travel, translation and insurance; and

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regulatory and compliance risks that relate to maintaining accurate information and control over sales and activities that may fall within the purview of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act its books and records provisions or its anti-bribery provisions.

Alvotech is subject to U.S. anti-corruption laws and regulations, export and import controls, and sanctions laws and regulations. Compliance with these legal standards could impair Alvotech’s ability to compete in U.S. and international markets. Alvotech could face criminal liability and other serious consequences for violations, which could harm its business, prospects and financial condition.

Alvotech is subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.S. domestic bribery statute contained in 18 U.S.C. § 201, the U.S. Travel Act, and other state and national anti-bribery laws in jurisdictions in which Alvotech may conduct activities. Anti-corruption laws are interpreted broadly and prohibit companies and their employees, agents, CROs, contractors and other collaborators and partners from authorizing, promising, offering, providing, soliciting or receiving, directly or indirectly, improper payments or anything else of value improperly to or from recipients in the public or private sector. Alvotech has engaged third parties for clinical trials outside of the United States, to sell its products abroad once Alvotech enters a commercialization phase, and/or to obtain necessary permits, licenses, patent registrations and other regulatory approvals. Alvotech has direct or indirect interactions with officials and employees of government agencies or government-affiliated hospitals, universities and other organizations. Alvotech can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of its employees, agents, CROs, contractors and other collaborators and partners, even if Alvotech does not explicitly authorize or have actual knowledge of such activities. In addition, the FCPA imposes accounting standards and requirements on publicly traded U.S. corporations and their foreign affiliates, which requires such companies to maintain complete and accurate books and records and maintain a system of internal accounting controls.

Alvotech is also subject to export control and import laws and regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, U.S. Customs regulations, and various economic and trade sanctions regulations administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls, as well as by comparable import and export laws and regulations in other jurisdictions. Compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, or applications for custom seizures filed by third parties relating to intellectual property rights, regarding the import and export of Alvotech’s products may create delays in the introduction of its products in international markets or, in some cases, prevent the export its products to some countries altogether. Furthermore, U.S. export control laws and economic sanctions prohibit the shipment of certain products and services to countries, governments, and persons targeted by U.S. sanctions.

Any violations of the laws and regulations described above may result in substantial civil and criminal fines and penalties, imprisonment, the loss of export or import privileges, debarment, tax reassessments, breach of contract and fraud litigation, reputational harm and other consequences.

A breakdown, cyberattack or information security breach could compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Alvotech’s confidential information in internal systems or those used by third party collaborator partners or other contractors or consultants, could compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Alvotech’s confidential information in information technology systems, network-connected control systems and/or Alvotech’s data, interrupt the operation of Alvotech’s business and/or affect Alvotech’s reputation.

To achieve Alvotech’s business objectives, Alvotech relies on sophisticated information technology systems, including software, mobile applications, cloud services and network-connected control systems, some of which are managed, hosted, provided or serviced by third parties. Internal or external events that compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Alvotech’s systems and data may significantly interrupt the operation of its business, result in significant costs and/or adversely affect Alvotech’s reputation and/or place Alvotech at a competitive disadvantage resulting from the improper disclosure/theft of confidential information or intellectual property.

Alvotech’s information technology systems are highly integrated into its business, including its research and development (“R&D”) efforts, its clinical and commercial manufacturing processes and its product sales and distribution processes. Further, as the certain of Alvotech’s employees are working remotely, Alvotech’s reliance on its and third-party information technology systems has increased substantially and is expected to continue to increase. The complexity and interconnected nature of Alvotech’s systems makes them potentially vulnerable to breakdown or other service interruptions. Alvotech’s systems are also subject to frequent cyberattacks. As the cyber-threat landscape evolves, these attacks are growing in frequency, sophistication and intensity and are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. Such attacks could include the use of harmful and virulent malware, including ransomware or other denials of service, that can be deployed through various means, including the software supply chain, e-mail, malicious websites and/or the use of social engineering. Attacks such as those experienced by governmental entities (including those that approve and/or regulate Alvotech’s products, such as the FDA, the European Commission or EMA) and other multi-national companies, including some of Alvotech’s peers, could leave Alvotech unable to utilize key business systems or access or protect important data, and could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s ability to operate its business, including developing, gaining regulatory approval for, manufacturing, selling and/or distributing Alvotech’s products.

Alvotech’s systems and possibly those of permissible third parties also contain and utilize a high volume of sensitive data, including intellectual property, trade secrets, financial information, regulatory information, strategic plans, sales trends and forecasts, litigation materials and/or personal information belonging to Alvotech, its staff, customers and/or other parties. In some cases, Alvotech and/or permissible third parties may use third-party service providers to process, store, manage or transmit such data, which may increase its risk. Intentional or inadvertent data privacy or security breaches (including cyberattacks) or lapses by employees, service providers (including providers of information technology-specific services), nation states (including groups associated with or supported by foreign intelligence agencies), organized crime organizations, “hacktivists” or others, create risks that Alvotech’s sensitive data may be exposed to unauthorized persons, its competitors, or the public.

Domestic and global government regulators, Alvotech’s business partners, suppliers with whom it does business, vendors and law firms that host Alvotech’s documents and information in connection with transactions or proceedings, companies that provide Alvotech or its partners with business services and companies that Alvotech may acquire may face similar risks, and security breaches of their systems could adversely affect Alvotech’s security, leave Alvotech without access to important systems, products, raw materials, components, services or information or expose Alvotech’s confidential data. As a part of Alvotech’s business, it shares confidential information to third parties, such as commercial partners, consultants, advisors, vendors, etc. Alvotech is at risk of its confidential data being disclosed without its consent or lost if these third parties’ servers or databases experience security breaches of their systems.

Although Alvotech has experienced system breakdowns, attacks and information security breaches, Alvotech does not believe such breakdowns, attacks and breaches have had a material adverse effect on its business or results of operations. Alvotech continues to invest in the monitoring, protection and resilience of its critical and/or sensitive data and systems. However, there can be no assurances that Alvotech’s efforts will detect, prevent or fully recover systems or data from all breakdowns, service interruptions, attacks, and/or breaches of its systems that could adversely affect Alvotech’s business and operations and/or result in the loss or exposure of critical, proprietary, private, confidential or otherwise sensitive data, which could result in material financial, legal, business or reputational harm to Alvotech or negatively affect its stock price. While Alvotech maintains cyber-liability insurance, its insurance is not sufficient to cover it against all losses that could potentially result from a service interruption, breach of Alvotech’s systems or loss of its critical or sensitive data.

Alvotech is also subject to various laws and regulations globally regarding privacy and data protection, including laws and regulations relating to the collection, storage, handling, use, disclosure, transfer and security of personal data. The legislative and regulatory environment regarding privacy and data protection is continuously evolving and developing and the subject of significant attention globally. For example, in the EEA Alvotech is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, which became effective in May 2018, imposes strict

obligations and restrictions on the ability to collect, analyze and transfer personal data, including health data from clinical trials and adverse event reporting and which provides for substantial penalties for non-compliance. Other jurisdictions where Alvotech operates have enacted or proposed similar legislation and/or regulations. Failure to comply with these current and future laws could result in significant penalties, liability for damages incurred by individuals whose privacy is violated, and could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business and results of operations.

Alvotech currently relies on Alvogen’s IT infrastructure and may not successfully migrate to its own IT environment in the foreseeable future.

Alvotech relies on some critical IT infrastructure and software owned and operated by Alvogen. A service agreement is in place between the two companies covering confidentiality, service and fees etc.

Alvotech is dependent on Alvogen with regard to certain IT policies, procedures and resources, and is not yet in full control of all IT services related to the above infrastructure and software, including access management, change management, network administration, and implementation of security measures. Some of Alvotech’s data is stored in Alvogen systems, can potentially be accessed by Alvogen employees, and is managed according to Alvogen’s data retention policy. Security vulnerabilities at Alvogen sites could cause similar vulnerabilities for Alvotech. This could compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Alvotech’s important systems and confidential data, including applications and data running in Azure, and data stored and processed in SAP.

Alvotech is currently in the process of negotiating separate Microsoft licenses for Microsoft Azure and is preparing to migrate to a separate Microsoft Azure environment in the 2022 but is currently relying on the Alvogen Azure environment and license per the service agreement between Alvogen and Alvotech. The migration might not be successfully completed in time for the business combination, or in the foreseeable future due to lack of capabilities, resources or funding, prioritization, or other reasons.

Alvotech has already signed a separate license agreement for an ERP platform and is in the process of implementing and migrating to a new platform in a separate environment and is planning to go live in 2022 but is currently relying on the Alvogen platform and licenses per the service agreement between Alvogen and Alvotech. The implementation might not be successfully completed in time for the public listing or commercial launch, or in the foreseeable future due to lack of capabilities, resources or funding, prioritization, or other reasons.

Several other shared services or platforms are currently being separated from Alvogen‘s platform, including DocuSign and Archaka. The separation and migration of these applications and services might not be successfully completed in the foreseeable future.

There is a risk that other similar issues due to the shared infrastructure between the companies have not yet been identified, posing risk to Alvotech’s business operations which are currently relying on the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical information systems and data of Alvogen. For more information on the service agreements between Alvotech and Alvogen, please see the section entitled “Certain Alvotech Relationships and Related Person Transactions.”

Alvotech’s IT Governance (ITG) and Information Security Management System (ISMS) may not be sufficient to ensure the effective and efficient use of IT in enabling the organization to achieve business objectives and secure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical information technology systems and data.

Alvotech currently does not have a fully implemented ITG and ISMS in place. Alvotech is currently revising and updating its ITG and ISMS, including policies, procedures, and internal controls, which will be based on the ISO 27001 and ITIL standards. These standards cover the areas of access management, change management, incident management, business continuity plans, disaster recovery, and data retention policy.

Alvotech’s business continuity is not fully secured as its business continuity plan has not yet been fully implemented and tested. Some of Alvotech’s critical systems and data are hosted on premise in one data center, without a secondary data center for redundancy. Force majeure events impacting the data center such as fire, flood, earthquake, or power outage can therefore pose a risk to Alvotech’s operation and may compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of those systems and data.

If Alvotech fails to comply with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, Alvotech could become subject to fines or penalties or incur costs that could have a material adverse effect on the success of its business.

Alvotech’s research and development activities and its third-party manufacturers’ and suppliers’ activities involve the controlled storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials, including the components of Alvotech’s product candidates and other hazardous compounds. Alvotech and its manufacturers and suppliers are subject to laws and regulations governing the use, manufacture, storage, handling and disposal of these hazardous materials. In some cases, these hazardous materials and various wastes resulting from their use are stored at Alvotech’s and its manufacturers’ facilities pending their use and disposal. Alvotech cannot eliminate the risk of contamination, which could cause an interruption of its commercialization efforts, research and development efforts and business operations, environmental damage resulting in costly clean-up and liabilities under applicable laws and regulations governing the use, storage, handling and disposal of these materials and specified waste products. Although Alvotech believes that the safety procedures utilized by Alvotech and its third-party manufacturers for handling and disposing of these materials generally comply with the standards prescribed by these laws and regulations, Alvotech cannot guarantee that this is the case or eliminate the risk of accidental contamination or injury from these materials. In such an event, Alvotech may be held liable for any resulting damages and such liability could exceed its resources and state or federal or other applicable authorities may curtail Alvotech’s use of certain materials and/or interrupt its business operations. Furthermore, environmental laws and regulations are complex, change frequently and have tended to become more stringent. Alvotech cannot predict the impact of such changes and cannot be certain of its future compliance. Alvotech does not currently carry biological or hazardous waste insurance coverage.

Alvotech or the third parties upon whom Alvotech depends may be adversely affected by earthquakes or other natural disasters and Alvotech’s business continuity and disaster recovery plans may not adequately protect from a serious disaster. Until the Joint Venture becomes fully operational, Alvotech’s manufacturing facility and Alvotech’s inventories are located at a single site in Reykjavik, Iceland and any severe natural or other disaster or disruption at this site could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s financial condition and results of operations.

Alvotech’s corporate headquarters, manufacturing site and a large part of its R&D division are located in Reykjavik, Iceland. Iceland is geographically isolated and has in the past experienced severe earthquakes and other natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions. Earthquakes or other natural disasters could severely disrupt Alvotech’s operations or those of its collaboration partners and have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. If a natural disaster, power outage or other event occurred that prevented Alvotech from using all or a significant portion of its headquarters, that damaged critical infrastructure (such as the manufacturing facilities of Alvotech’s third-party providers of power or water supplies) or that otherwise disrupted operations, it may be difficult or, in certain cases, impossible for Alvotech to continue its business for a substantial period of time. The disaster recovery and business continuity plans Alvotech has in place currently are limited and are unlikely to prove adequate in the event of a serious disaster or similar event. Alvotech may incur substantial expenses as a result of the limited nature of its disaster recovery and business continuity plans, which, particularly when taken together with Alvotech’s current lack of business continuity insurance, could have a material adverse effect on Alvotech’s business.

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Iceland’s implementation of EEA rules may not be comprehensive or may be delayed, resulting in uncertainty for Alvotech and its business.

Alvotech has significant assets, including its subsidiary Alvotech hf., in Iceland. Many of Alvotech’s assets and material agreements are therefore governed by Icelandic law and subject to the jurisdiction of the Icelandic courts. As a member state of the European Economic Area (the EEA), Iceland is obligated to implement important parts of European Union law concerning the “four freedoms” within the EU single market. Certain aspects of Alvotech’s operations are subject to laws originating from such implementation. If the Icelandic state fails to draft national legislation which conforms with such EEA rules, Icelandic individuals and legal persons may not be able to rely on the relevant EEA rules and the Icelandic courts could be restricted from applying them unless the Icelandic legislation can be interpreted in a way which conforms with EEA rules. Errors or undue delay may occur in the implementation of EEA rules and in those cases, Icelandic law will be deemed by the Icelandic courts to prevail. This could negatively affect Alvotech or other individuals or legal persons who conduct business with Alvotech in Iceland.

Alvotech has identified material weaknesses in the design and operating effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In connection with the preparation of this proxy statement/prospectus and its financial statements, Alvotech has identified material weaknesses as follows: (i) control environment driven by the lack of a sufficient number of trained professionals with an appropriate level of internal control knowledge, training and experience; (ii) risk assessment, as Alvotech did not design and implement an effective risk assessment to identify and communicate appropriate objectives and fraud, and to identify and assess changes in the business that could affect the Alvotech’s system of internal controls; (iii) control activities, as Alvotech did not have adequate formal documentation of certain policies and procedures, implementation of all required business process controls, including effective review process of key financial information, and documentation to evidence the design and operating effectiveness of the control activities; (iv) information and communication as Alvotech did not implement effective controls over the segregation of duties and certain information technology general controls for information systems that are relevant to the preparation of its financial statements; and (v) monitoring activities, as Alvotech did not have the evidence to support evaluation of the effectiveness of monitoring controls to ascertain whether the components of internal control are present and functioning. As a consequence of these material weaknesses, material accounting errors were identified in Alvotech’s annual consolidated financial statements primarily related to the accounting for joint ventures and convertible debt instruments. These material weaknesses could result in a misstatement of Alvotech’s accounts or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

Upon identifying the material weaknesses, Alvotech began taking steps intended to address the underlying causes of the control deficiencies in order to remediate the material weaknesses, which included the implementation of new tools and controls, engagement of outside consultants to develop remediation plans, provide training to control owners and plans to implement a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system and automated controls. Alvotech has made the following enhancements to its control environment: (i) implemented a compliance tool to provide workflow and electronic approval capabilities as well as to maintain control evidence; (ii) engaged outside consultants to assist in evaluating the internal controls and developing a remediation plan to address the control deficiencies; (iii) began to implement entity level and business process-level controls to mitigate the key risks identified; (iv) prepared to implement a new ERP

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system; and (v) hired more accounting resources. Alvotech’s remediation activities are continuing during 2021. In addition to the above actions, Alvotech expects to engage in additional activities, including, but not limited to: (i) continue to implement entity level controls, business process-level controls across all significant accounts and information technology general controls across all relevant domains; (ii) provide training to control owners to establish clear expectations as it relates to the control design, execution and monitoring of such controls, including enhancements to the documentation to evidence the execution of the controls; (iii) engage outside consultants to help design and implement automated controls and enhance Alvotech’s information technology general controls environment as part of the ERP system implementation; (iv) implement a Governance, Risk and Control tool to monitor the segregation of duties in the new ERP system.

Alvotech cannot assure that the measures it has taken to date, and is continuing to implement, will be sufficient to remediate the material weaknesses identified and avoid potential future material weaknesses. If the steps Alvotech takes do not remediate the material weaknesses in a timely manner, Alvotech will be unable to conclude that it maintains effective internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, there could continue to be a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of Alvotech’s financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

If TopCo fails to remediate Alvotech’s existing material weaknesses, identifies new material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting, is unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a timely manner, is unable to conclude that its internal controls over financial reporting are effective, or if TopCo’s independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of TopCo’s internal controls over financial reporting when TopCo is no longer an emerging growth company, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of TopCo’s financial reports and the market price of TopCo Ordinary Shares could be negatively affected. As a result of such failures, TopCo could also become subject to investigations by the stock exchanges on which TopCo’s securities are listed, the SEC, or other regulatory authorities, and become subject to litigation from investors and shareholders, which could harm TopCo’s reputation and financial condition or divert financial and management resources from TopCo’s regular business activities.

Risks Related to TopCo

TopCo has no operating or financial history and its results of operations may differ significantly from the unaudited pro forma financial data included in this proxy statement/prospectus.

The TopCo unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of profit or loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 combines the historical condensed statement of operations of OACB and the historical condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss of Alvotech and for the year ended December 31, 2020 combines the historical statement of operations of OACB and the historical consolidated statement of profit or loss of Alvotech for such periods, giving effect to the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing and other related transactions as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2020, the beginning of the earliest period presented.

The TopCo unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of financial position as of June 30, 2021 combines the historical balance sheet of OACB with the historical consolidated statement of financial position of Alvotech, giving effect to the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing and other related transactions as if they had been consummated on June 30, 2021.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only, are based on certain assumptions, address a hypothetical situation and reflect limited historical financial data. Therefore, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations and financial position that would have been achieved had the Business Combination been consummated on the dates indicated above, or the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of TopCo. Accordingly, TopCo’s business, assets, cash flows, results of operations and financial