to submit questions. Further information about how to attend the Special Meeting online, vote your shares and submit questions is included in the accompanying proxy statement.
You can find more information in the proxy statement for the Special Meeting, which is attached and also available for viewing, printing and downloading at www.proxyvote.com. As outlined in the attached proxy statement, the board of directors recommends that you vote in favor of Proposals 1 and 2.
Instead of mailing a paper copy of our proxy materials to all of our shareholders, we are providing access to our proxy materials via the Internet under Canadian and U.S. securities laws. As a result, we are sending to our shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”), instead of a paper copy of this proxy statement. This Notice is dated September 9, 2024 and we plan to mail the Notice on or about September 9, 2024. The Notice contains instructions on how to access our proxy materials over the Internet. The Notice also contains instructions on how each of our shareholders can receive a paper copy of our proxy materials, including the proxy statement and a form of proxy card.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on August 26, 2024, the record date for the Special Meeting, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting. A complete list of registered shareholders will be available to shareholders of record during the Special Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 and IM-5635-2, “Interpretative Material Regarding the Use of Share Caps to Comply with Rule 5635,” the holders of Excluded Shares will not be entitled to vote such shares. As a result, a total of 20,127,783 Common Shares are entitled to vote on Proposal 1 and Proposal 2. Any votes cast “FOR” the proposals attributable to any of the Excluded Shares will be disregarded for purposes of determining whether the proposals are approved.
Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares you own. Whether or not you expect to attend the Special Meeting, please vote your shares by proxy in advance of the Special Meeting to ensure your representation and the presence of a quorum at the Special Meeting. To ensure that your vote is recorded promptly, please vote as soon as possible, even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting.
If you are a shareholder of record, you may vote your shares by proxy in advance of the Special Meeting on the Internet by visiting www.proxyvote.com, by telephone by calling 1-800-690-6903 and following the recorded instructions or by completing, signing, dating, and returning a proxy card. If you mail your proxy card or vote by telephone or the Internet and then decide to vote your shares online during the Special Meeting, you may still do so provided you register in advance at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PMN2024SM. Your proxy is revocable in accordance with the procedures set forth in the proxy statement.
If you are a non-registered shareholder, you will receive instructions from the holder of record that you must follow in order to vote your shares by proxy in advance of the Special Meeting.
Thank you for your ongoing support and continued interest in ProMIS Neurosciences Inc.
The content and sending of the proxy statement has been authorized by order of the Board of Directors,
Neil K. Warma
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Toronto, Ontario
September 9, 2024