Notifies Shareholders that the S-4 Filing on the Value Maximizing Lantheus Transaction will be Filed with the SEC Before November 17
Shareholders Should Ignore Any Earlier Dates to Deliver Consents Demanded by Velan
Urges Shareholders to Review the S-4 Filing in Order to Make Fully Informed Final Decision about the Consent Solicitation and Future of Progenics
Reminds Shareholders to Sign and Return Progenics' WHITE Consent Revocation Card
NEW YORK, Nov. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGNX) ("Progenics" or the "Company"), an oncology company developing innovative targeted medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer, today issued the following letter that it intends to mail to shareholders, urging shareholders to revoke any consents previously delivered to Velan Capital L.P. ("Velan") by signing and returning Progenics' WHITE Consent Revocation Card.
In the letter, Progenics notes that the true deadline for the Velan consent solicitation is November 17, 2019, not the November 8, 2019 "goal" arbitrarily set by Velan to force shareholders to vote without complete information. Importantly, Lantheus Holdings Inc. ("Lantheus") expects to file with the SEC a preliminary S-4 with detailed information about the compelling transaction with Progenics before November 17. Progenics strongly urges shareholders to wait until they have full information regarding the Lantheus transaction before making any final decisions regarding the Velan consent solicitation. In the meantime, shareholders should revoke any consents previously delivered to Velan by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE Consent Revocation Card TODAY.
The letter follows:
November 1, 2019
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
You have the opportunity to make an important decision regarding your investment in Progenics in the coming weeks. As you are likely aware, Velan Capital, L.P. ("Velan"), an 11.7% shareholder, is attempting to replace five of the seven directors on Progenics' Board through a consent solicitation campaign to ultimately gain control over management, the business and your investment in Progenics. Your Board strongly urges you to revoke any consents previously delivered to Velan by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE Consent Revocation Card TODAY.
DEADLINE FOR CONSENT SOLICITATION IS NOVEMBER 17, NOT THE EARLIER "GOAL" DESCRIBED BY VELAN
Your Board negotiated a compelling strategic transaction with Lantheus that will deliver significant value for shareholders through strong prospects for improved top line growth, enhanced operational execution and significant synergy opportunities. Velan's opposition to the proposed transaction and the timing of its consent solicitation are blatant attempts to influence your opinion about the compelling transaction your Board has negotiated before complete information about the transaction is available to all shareholders to evaluate.
Don't be fooled by Velan's artificial deadline. The true deadline for the Velan consent solicitation is November 17, 2019 not the November 8, 2019 "goal1" set by Velan. Importantly, Lantheus intends to file with the SEC a preliminary S-4 with detailed information about the compelling transaction with Progenics before November 17. Shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the preliminary S-4, and any amendments or supplements to the S-4 filing by accessing Lantheus' filings with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at https://www.sec.gov.
Therefore, we strongly urge our shareholders to wait until they have full information regarding the Lantheus transaction before making any final decisions regarding Velan's consent solicitation.
VELAN'S NOMINEES ARE NOT TRULY INDEPENDENT AND WILL LIKELY PREVENT YOU FROM BENEFITTING FROM
THE COMPELLING LANTHEUS TRANSACTION
The preliminary S-4 will also further detail Velan's knowledge and opposition to the Lantheus transaction weeks before the transaction was publicly announced.
YOU DESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE A FULLY INFORMED DECISION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF YOUR INVESTMENT
AFTER YOUR REVIEW OF KEY INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY AND SYNERGIES OF THE LANTHEUS TRANSACTION
Sincerely,
The Progenics Board of Directors
About PROGENICS
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Important Additional Information For Stockholders
Certain Information Regarding Participants
Progenics, its directors, executive officers and certain employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation of consent revocations in connection with the Velan Consent Solicitation. In addition, Progenics, Lantheus, and their respective directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed merger.
Additional Investor Contact
Bob Marese / David Whissel
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
(212) 929-5500
Media Contact
Michael Freitag / James Golden / Clayton Erwin
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(212) 355-4449
(PGNX-F)
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1 From Velan's Definitive Consent Solicitation Statement filed on 10.08.19.
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