Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting

Shield Therapeutics PLC

28 June 2023

 

Shield Therapeutics plc

("Shield" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting

London, UK, 28 June 2023: Shield Therapeutics plc (LSE: STX), a commercial stage, pharmaceutical company with a focus on addressing iron deficiency with its lead product Accrufer®/ Feraccru® (ferric maltol), announces the results of the voting for each of the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023. The Board reports that resolutions 1 to 10 passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 11 and 12 were passed as special resolutions, full details are shown below.

The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:

	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	WITHHELD VOTES
Resolution 1	119,538,439	98.78%	1,475,717	1.22%	77,639
Resolution 2	104,595,075	86.45%	16,390,220	13.55%	106,500
Resolution 3	119,472,808	98.75%	1,512,487	1.25%	106,500
Resolution 4	118,885,249	98.26%	2,100,046	1.74%	106,500
Resolution 5	119,959,907	99.15%	1,025,388	0.85%	106,500
Resolution 6	120,578,657	99.66%	407,538	0.34%	105,600
Resolution 7	119,046,402	98.40%	1,938,893	1.60%	106,500
Resolution 8	120,575,411	99.64%	437,845	0.36%	78,539
Resolution 9	119,859,760	99.06%	1,143,185	0.94%	88,850
Resolution 10	118,585,474	97.99%	2,433,532	2.01%	72,789
Resolution 11	117,131,887	96.78%	3,892,308	3.22%	67,600
Resolution 12	116,917,813	96.61%	4,106,382	3.39%	67,600

Notes:

1.    Number of shares in issue 713,036,342.

2. Details of the votes received on the resolutions are available on the Company's website: https://www.shieldtherapeutics.com/corporate-documents/.

3.    Shield Therapeutics plc LEI: 213800G74QWY15FC3W71.

For further information please contact:

Shield Therapeutics plc	www.shieldtherapeutics.com
Greg Madison, CEO	[phone]
Hans-Peter Rudolf, CFO
Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
Peel Hunt LLP
James Steel/Oliver Duckworth	[phone]
Joint Broker finnCap Ltd      Geoff Nash/ George Dollemore/Alice Lane/Nigel Birks	[phone]
Financial PR & IR Advisor
Walbrook PR
Lianne Applegarth/Alice Woodings	[phone] or [e-mail]
Investor Contact (US Advisor) LifeSci Advisors, LLC John Mullaly	[phone] or [e-mail]

About Accrufer®/Feraccru®

Accrufer®/Feraccru® (ferric maltol) is a novel, stable, non-salt based oral therapy for adults with iron deficiency, with or without anemia. Accrufer®/Feraccru® has a novel mechanism of action compared to other oral iron therapies and has been shown to be an efficacious and well-tolerated therapy in a range of clinical trials. More information about Accrufer®/Feraccru®, including the product label, can be found at: www.accrufer.com and www.feraccru.com

About Shield Therapeutics plc

Shield is a commercial stage specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on addressing iron deficiency with its lead product Accrufer®/Feraccru® (ferric maltol). The Group has launched Accrufer® in the US and Feraccru® is commercialized in the UK and European Union by Norgine B.V., who also have the marketing rights in Australia and New Zealand. Shield also has an exclusive license agreement with Beijing Aosaikang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., for the development and commercialization of Accrufer® / Feraccru® in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with Korea Pharma Co., Ltd. in the Republic of Korea, and with KYE Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Canada.

Accrufer®/Feraccru® has patent coverage until the mid-2030s

Accrufer®/Feraccru® are registered trademarks of the Shield Group

 

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