Both Leading Proxy Advisory Firms – ISS and
Glass Lewis – Now Recommend Support For All MindMed’s Nominees and
Concluded FCM Has Not Made a Compelling Case for Change
Glass Lewis Notes Company’s Director Nominees
Possess the “Appropriate Experience and Qualifications” to Continue
Leading MindMed
MindMed Encourages Shareholders to Follow ISS
and Glass Lewis’s Recommendation and Vote on the WHITE Universal Proxy Card FOR ALL SIX of the Company’s Director Nominees
Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD), (NEO: MMED), (the
“Company” or “MindMed”) today announced that leading proxy advisory
firm Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) recommends shareholders
vote for the election of ALL of MindMed’s six highly qualified
director nominees to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the
upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”),
scheduled for June 15, 2023. Previously, leading proxy advisory
firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) also
recommended in favor of all six of the Company’s director
nominees.
In its report recommending support for MindMed’s nominees, Glass
Lewis notes:1
- “In our view, the incumbent leadership appears to be
executing a reasonable and logical strategy to advance development
of MindMed’s most promising therapeutic candidates, including
an approach to the development of MM-120 for the treatment of GAD
in a manner that has been endorsed by a third-party FDA
regulatory consultant.”
- “(W)e find that the Dissident has not offered a compelling
strategy or actionable suggestions to improve the Company’s
financial or operating performance beyond what the incumbent
leadership is already undertaking.”
- “Furthermore, we find that MindMed has generally reasonable
corporate governance practices and that the incumbent board has
nominated candidates with appropriate experience and
qualifications to continue to oversee the Company.”
Previously, ISS also expressed support for MindMed’s nominees
and strategy:
- “The board has also undergone a complete refresh of its
ranks, yielding a strong cohort of independent directors, all
with industry experience. Against this backdrop, the
dissident has not made the case for change at MindMed.”
- “The company's regulatory strategy appears reasonable
and has received third-party validation, and the drop in the
company's share price after its September 2022 equity raise is in
line with sectoral trends.”
Robert Barrow, Chief Executive Officer and Director of MindMed,
stated: “Glass Lewis joining ISS in recommending support for all
our director nominees is validation of our strategy and the quality
of our Board. As both independent proxy advisory firms concluded,
MindMed’s directors possess the relevant experience and backgrounds
to lead the Company through this pivotal period as we approach our
first key data milestones. Notably, Glass Lewis also agreed with
ISS that FCM has not put forth a superior strategy or a compelling
case for change. We encourage shareholders to vote for all six of
our nominees and help us maintain our forward progress to deliver
on our mission for patients and shareholders.”
MindMed encourages all shareholders to follow the recommendation
of both ISS and Glass Lewis and vote "FOR" the Company's six highly
qualified director nominees using the WHITE universal proxy card at the upcoming
Annual Meeting, scheduled for June 15, 2023.
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www.ProtectMindMed.com.
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Due to new U.S. federal rules requiring us
to list FCM’s nominees in addition to the Board’s nominees, your
WHITE proxy card this year has more
names on it than the six directors to be elected. The inclusion of
FCM’s nominees on our WHITE proxy card
does NOT mean the Board endorses them.
Vote TODAY on the WHITE proxy card FOR all six of the Board’s
nominees, WITHHOLD on FCM’s nominees and FOR the other proposals
recommended by your Board.
You can help reject FCM’s efforts to take
control of the Board by discarding any blue proxy cards and
materials you may receive from FCM.
Shareholders will receive proxy materials
directly via the preferred method, hard copy or email, specific to
each shareholder’s account. If you have any questions, or need
assistance voting your shares, please contact the firm assisting us
in the solicitation of proxies:
Morrow Sodali LLC 509 Madison Avenue, Suite
1206 New York, NY 10022 Banks and Brokers Call: (203) 658-9400
Shareholders Call Toll Free: (800) 662-5200 Email:
MNMD@investor.morrowsodali.com
Shareholders that do not receive proxy
materials should contact your broker and request the WHITE voting control number or contact Morrow
Sodali.
About MindMed
MindMed is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing
novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders. Our
mission is to be the global leader in the development and delivery
of treatments that unlock new opportunities to improve patient
outcomes. We are developing a pipeline of innovative product
candidates, with and without acute perceptual effects, targeting
neurotransmitter pathways that play key roles in brain health
disorders.
MindMed trades on NASDAQ under the symbol MNMD and on the
Canadian NEO Exchange under the symbol MMED.
Cautionary Notes and Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release related to the Company
constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of
applicable securities laws and are prospective in nature.
Forward-looking information is not based on historical facts, but
rather on current expectations and projections about future events
and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could
cause actual results to differ materially from the future results
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These
statements generally can be identified by the use of
forward-looking words such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “could”,
“intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe”,
“potential” or “continue”, or the negative thereof or similar
variations. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking
information, which are inherently uncertain, are based on estimates
and assumptions, and are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties (both general and specific) that contribute to the
possibility that the future events or circumstances contemplated by
the forward-looking statements will not occur. There can be no
assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which
forward-looking statements are based will in fact be realized.
Forward-looking information in this press release includes, but is
not limited to, statements regarding the potential benefits and
development of the Company’s product candidates, trials, studies
and programs; the strengths and benefits of the Company’s strategic
plan; the Company’s business plans and objectives; the ability of
MindMed to achieve success consistent with management’s
expectations; and the expected impact and results of the Company’s
corporate governance practices, including of the Company Board’s
director nominees.
Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and
estimates of management of the Company at the date the statements
are made, as well as a number of assumptions made by, and
information currently available to, the Company concerning, among
other things, anticipated performance of its product candidates and
programs, business prospects, strategies, regulatory developments,
the development of its product candidates into effective products,
the ability to produce products if approved, the approval by
regulators of any products that are developed, and the
non-occurrence of the risks and uncertainties outlined below or
other significant events occurring outside of MindMed’s normal
course of business. Although management of the Company considers
these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently
available to it, they may prove to be incorrect.
There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results and the Company’s plans and objectives to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information,
including history of negative cash flows; limited operating
history; incurrence of future losses; availability of additional
capital; changes in market conditions; lack of product revenue;
compliance with laws and regulations; changes in government policy;
difficulty associated with research and development; risks
associated with clinical trials or studies; heightened regulatory
scrutiny; early stage product development; clinical trial risks;
regulatory approval processes; novelty of the psychedelic inspired
medicines industry; as well as those risk factors discussed or
referred to herein and the risks described in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2023 under headings such as “Special Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements,” and “Risk Factors” and “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” and other filings and furnishings made by the Company
with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces and
territories of Canada which are available under the Company’s
profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Except as
required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to
update any forward-looking statements contained in this press
release as a result of new information, future events, changes in
expectations or otherwise.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
MindMed has filed with the SEC and Canadian securities
regulatory authorities on May 1, 2023 a definitive proxy statement
on Schedule 14A (the “proxy statement”), containing a form of
WHITE universal proxy card,
with respect to its solicitation of proxies for the annual general
meeting of shareholders of MindMed on June 15, 2023 (the “Annual
Meeting”). Details concerning the nominees of MindMed’s Board for
election at MindMed’s Annual Meeting are included in the proxy
statement. This press release is not a substitute for the proxy
statement or other document that MindMed has filed or may file with
the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities in
connection with any solicitation by MindMed.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY
STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO AND THE
ACCOMPANYING WHITE UNIVERSAL
PROXY CARD) FILED BY MINDMED AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED
WITH THE SEC AND CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORS WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MINDMED AND ANY SOLICITATION. Investors
and security holders may obtain copies of these documents and other
documents filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory
authorities by MindMed free of charge through the website
maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or through the Company’s
profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Copies of the documents filed by
MindMed are also available free of charge by accessing MindMed’s
website at www.mindmed.co.
Participants in the Solicitation
This press release is neither a solicitation of a proxy or
consent nor a substitute for any proxy statement or other filings
that may be made with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory
authorities. Nonetheless, MindMed, its directors and executive
officers and other members of management and employees may be
deemed under U.S. securities laws and Canadian securities laws to
be participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to a
solicitation by MindMed. Information about MindMed’s executive
officers and directors and other participants in the solicitation,
including their respective interests, by security holders or
otherwise, is available in the proxy statement. To the extent
holdings of MindMed securities reported in the proxy statement for
the Annual Meeting have changed, such changes have been or will be
reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Forms 3, 4 or 5
filed with the SEC and if applicable, on the System for Electronic
Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI) in accordance with insider reporting
requirements of Canadian securities laws. These documents are or
will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov and either through the Company’s profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com or updated filings on SEDI at www.sedi.ca.
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obtained. Emphases added.
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