Pisd
1 month ago
Independent Directors of 23andMe Resign from Board
September 17 2024 - 4:26PM
The independent directors of the Board of 23andMe Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ME), today sent the following letter to Anne Wojcicki, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Chair of the Board of Directors of 23andMe, in which the independent directors have provided their resignation from the Board, effective immediately:
Dear Anne,
We, the independent directors of the 23andMe Board, hereby tender our resignations, effective immediately.
After months of work, we have yet to receive from you a fully financed, fully diligenced, actionable proposal that is in the best interests of the non-affiliated shareholders. We believe the Special Committee and the Board have provided ample time for you to submit such a proposal. That we have not seen any notable progress over the last 5 months leads us to believe no such proposal is forthcoming. The Special Committee is therefore unwilling to consider further extensions, and the Board agrees with the Special Committeeβs determination.
While we continue to wholeheartedly support the Companyβs mission and believe deeply in the value of the personalized health and wellness offering that you have articulated, it is also clear that we differ on the strategic direction for the Company going forward. Because of that difference and because of your concentrated voting power, we believe that it is in the best interests of the Companyβs shareholders that we resign from the Board rather than have a protracted and distracting difference of view with you as to the direction of the Company.
We are proud of what 23andMe has achieved in pioneering direct access to genetic information, and we have been honored to have had the opportunity to be part of those efforts.
Sincerely,
/s/
Roelof Botha, Patrick Chung, Sandra HernΓ‘ndez, M.D., Neal Mohan, Valerie Montgomery Rice M.D., Richard Scheller, Ph.D., Peter J. Taylor
About 23andMe
23andMe is a genetics-led consumer healthcare and biopharmaceutical company empowering a healthier future. For more information, please visit www.23andMe.com.
Monksdream
1 year ago
23andMe Holding Co. NASDAQ: ME
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23andMe Holding Co. is a genetics-led consumer healthcare and therapeutics company. The Company operates through two segments: Consumer & Research Services and Therapeutics. The Consumer & Research Services business segment comprises its Personal Genome Service (PGS), telehealth business, and research service. PGS services provide customers with a broad suite of genetic reports, including information on customersβ genetic ancestral origins, personal genetic health risks, and chances of passing on certain rare carrier conditions to their children, as well as reports on how genetics can impact responses to medications. The Therapeutics business segment focuses on the use of genetic insights from databases of genetic and phenotypic information to develop novel therapies to improve patientsβ lives. The Therapeutics segment consists of out-licensing of intellectual property associated with identified drug targets and expenses related to therapeutic product candidates.