SIGA Changes its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Virtual Format
June 01 2020 - 5:00PM
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) (NASDAQ: SIGA), a commercial-stage
pharmaceutical company focused on the health security market, today
announced that it will host its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the "Annual Meeting") as a virtual-only meeting that will be held
via live audio webcast due to the public health and safety concerns
related to the COVID-19 pandemic, recommendations and orders from
federal, state and local authorities, and to support the health and
well-being of its stockholders, employees, and others.
The previously announced date and time of the
Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, as disclosed in the proxy materials
previously distributed by the Company, has not changed.
Stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in
person. A notice regarding this change to a virtual meeting
format is being filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission together with this press release.
Attending the Meeting; Process for
Submitting Questions
Stockholders as of the close of business on
April 24, 2020 are entitled to attend the Annual Meeting.
Stockholders of record wishing to attend the annual meeting may do
so by visiting https://web.lumiagm.com/294073489, entering the
11-digit control number included on the proxy card, voting
instruction form or notice they previously received and entering
the password “siga2020” (the password is case sensitive).
Stockholders holding their shares through a broker, bank or other
intermediary as of the close of business on April 24, 2020 and
wishing to attend may do so by visiting the same website, by
logging in as a guest and providing the additional identifying
information requested at such time. All stockholders may log
into the meeting platform beginning at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time on
June 16, 2020. If you have questions regarding access to the
annual meeting, please visit https://go.lumiglobal.com/faq.
Prior to the Annual Meeting, stockholders may
submit questions relating to the subject matter of the meeting via
email to annualmeetingquestion@siga.com. All questions from
stockholders must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
Thursday, June 11, 2020. Questions will be answered depending
on the availability of time and members of management participating
in the Annual Meeting.
Voting
All stockholders, whether or not planning to
attend the virtual Annual Meeting, will be required to vote
promptly in advance of the meeting by using one of the methods
described in the proxy materials for voting prior to the Annual
Meeting. The proxy card included with the previously distributed
proxy materials will not be reissued and may continue to be used to
vote shares in connection with the Annual Meeting.
Stockholders who have already voted do not need to take any
additional action. Stockholders who have not yet voted are
urged to submit their votes promptly, as voting will not be
available during the meeting.
ABOUT SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and
TPOXX®
SIGA Technologies, Inc. is a commercial-stage
pharmaceutical company focused on the health security market.
Health security comprises countermeasures for biological, chemical,
radiological and nuclear attacks (biodefense market), vaccines and
therapies for emerging infectious diseases, and health
preparedness. Our lead product is TPOXX®, also known as tecovirimat
and ST-246®, an orally administered and IV formulation antiviral
drug for the treatment of human smallpox disease caused by variola
virus. TPOXX is a novel small-molecule drug and the US maintains a
stockpile of TPOXX in the Strategic National Stockpile under
Project BioShield. The oral formulation of TPOXX was approved by
the FDA for the treatment of smallpox in 2018. The full label is
here
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2018/208627s000lbl.pdf.
In September 2018, SIGA signed a contract of more than $600 million
with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
(BARDA), part of the office of the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, for additional procurement and development related
to both oral and intravenous formulations of TPOXX. For more
information about SIGA, please visit www.siga.com.
ABOUT SMALLPOX1
Smallpox is a contagious, disfiguring and often
deadly disease that has affected humans for thousands of years.
Naturally-occurring smallpox was eradicated worldwide by 1980, the
result of an unprecedented global immunization campaign. Samples of
smallpox virus have been kept for research purposes. This has led
to concerns that smallpox could someday be used as a biological
warfare agent. A vaccine can prevent smallpox, but the risk of the
current vaccine's side effects is too high to justify routine
vaccination for people at low risk of exposure to the smallpox
virus.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, and SIGA cautions you that any
forward-looking information provided by or on behalf
of SIGA is not a guarantee of future performance. More
detailed information about SIGA and risk factors that may
affect the realization of forward-looking statements, including the
forward-looking statements in this press release, is set forth
in SIGA's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including SIGA's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, and in other
documents that SIGA has filed with
the SEC. SIGA urges investors and security holders
to read those documents free of charge at the SEC's web
site at http://www.sec.gov. Interested parties may also obtain
those documents free of charge from SIGA. Forward-looking
statements are current only as of the date on which such statements
were made, and except for our ongoing obligations under the
United States of America federal securities laws, we undertake
no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
The information contained in this press release
does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the
Government and no official endorsement should be inferred.
Contacts:
InvestorsDavid Carey
212-867-1768david.carey@finnpartners.com
MediaStephanie
Seiler206-713-0124stephanie.seiler@finnpartners.com
1
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/smallpox/basics/definition/con-20022769
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