Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including all statements regarding the intent, belief or current
expectation of the Company and members of its senior management team and can typically be identified by words such as believe, expect, estimate, predict, target, potential,
likely, continue, ongoing, could, should, intend, may, might, plan, seek, anticipate, project and similar
expressions, as well as variations or negatives of these words. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the proposed transaction, similar transactions, prospective performance, future plans, events, expectations,
performance, objectives and opportunities and the outlook for the Companys business; the commercial success of the Companys products; the timing of and receipt of filings and approvals relating to the proposed transaction; the expected
timing of the completion of the proposed transaction; the ability to complete the proposed transaction considering the various closing conditions; and the accuracy of any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Investors are cautioned that any
such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those currently
anticipated due to a number of risks and uncertainties. Risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ from expectations contemplated by forward-looking statements include: uncertainties as to the timing of the merger;
uncertainties as to how many of the Companys stockholders will vote their stock in favor of the proposed transaction; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated as of June 6, 2023, among Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company), Resistance Merger Sub, Inc. and Resistance Acquisition, Inc. (the Merger Agreement), including circumstances requiring a
party to pay the other party a termination fee pursuant to the Merger Agreement; the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all; the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the consummation of the
proposed transaction, including the ability to secure regulatory approvals and stockholder approval on the terms expected, at all or in a timely manner; the effects of the transaction (or the announcement or pendency thereof) on relationships with
associates, customers, manufacturers, suppliers, employees (including the risks relating to the ability to retain or hire key personnel), other business partners or governmental entities; transaction costs; the risk that the merger will divert
managements attention from the Companys ongoing business operations or otherwise disrupt the Companys ongoing business operations; changes in the Companys businesses during the period between now and the closing; certain
restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction that may impact the Companys ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; risks associated with litigation relating to the proposed transaction; the
Companys ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to maintain or expand regulatory approvals or commercialize our products; the results of any ongoing or future clinical trials may not satisfy U.S. or
non-U.S. regulatory authorities; the regulatory approval process is expensive, time consuming and uncertain; our dependence on the commercialize success of NUZYRA and, to a lesser extent, SEYSARA; our
dependence on funding from BARDA; our substantial indebtedness; risk associated with litigation; the uncertainty associated with the current worldwide economic conditions and the continuing impact on economic and financial conditions in the United
States and around the world, including as a result of COVID-19, rising inflation, increasing interest rates, natural disasters, military conflicts, including the conflict between Russia and Ukraine,
terrorist attacks and other similar matters, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in documents filed with the SEC by the Company, including current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and the Company assumes
no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This
communication may be deemed solicitation material in respect of the proposed acquisition of the Company by Merger Sub. This communication does not constitute a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, the
Company has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and plans to file a definitive proxy statement regarding the proposed transaction (the Proxy Statement).
When completed, the Company will mail or otherwise provide the definitive proxy statement to its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. The Company and affiliates of the Company have jointly filed a transaction statement on
Schedule 13e-3 (the Schedule 13e-3). The Company may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. This document is not a
substitute for the Proxy Statement or any other document that may be filed by the Company with the SEC.
BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, THE
COMPANYS STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PRELIMINARY AND DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTS AND THE SCHEDULE 13E-3 IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION
WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND THE PARTIES TO
THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Any vote in respect of resolutions to be proposed at a stockholder meeting of the Company to approve the proposed transaction
or related matters, or other responses in relation to the proposed transaction, should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Proxy Statement. Stockholders may obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13e-3
and other documents the Company files with the SEC (when available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. the Company makes available free of charge on its investor relations website at www.paratekpharma.com/investor-relations
copies of materials it files with, or furnishes to, the SEC.
The proposed transaction will be implemented solely pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of June 6, 2023, among the Company, Merger Sub and Resistance Acquisition, Inc., which contains the full terms and conditions of the proposed transaction.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and
certain of its directors, executive officers and certain employees and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Companys stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Security holders
may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of the Companys directors and executive officers in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2023. To the extent the holdings of the Companys securities by the Companys directors and executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC.
Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Companys stockholders in connection with in the proposed transaction, which may, in some cases, be different than those
of the Companys stockholders generally, by reading the proxy statement relating to the proposed transaction when it is filed with the SEC and other materials that may be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction when they
become available. These documents (when available) may be obtained free of charge from the SECs website at www.sec.gov and the investor relations page of the Companys website at www.paratekpharma.com/investor-relations.