Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms ISS and Glass Lewis Recommend Taro Shareholders Vote “FOR” Taro Sun Pharma Merger
May 08 2024 - 9:07AM
Business Wire
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TARO) (“Taro” or the
“Company”) today announced that leading independent proxy advisory
firms Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis
& Co. (“Glass Lewis”) have both recommended that Taro
shareholders vote “FOR” the pending Merger transaction with
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Sun Pharma”) at the upcoming
May 22, 2024, extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.
Taro’s shareholders are reminded that the May 19, 2024, deadline
for proxy voting is rapidly approaching and are urged to vote
“FOR” the transaction, as unanimously recommended by Taro’s
Special Committee, Board of Directors, Audit Committee and both
proxy advisory firms.
To vote their shares, shareholders should refer to the proxy
card that was mailed to them commencing April 15, 2024.
Shareholders who have questions or need assistance voting their
shares should contact Taro’s proxy solicitor MacKenzie Partners,
Inc., at (800) 322-2885 (from the United States and Canada) or
collect at (212) 929-5500 (from other locations).
Additional Information
In connection with the transaction, Taro commenced disseminating
the definitive Proxy Statement to shareholders on April 15,
2024.
Please refer to Taro’s press release dated April 15, 2024, for
additional Information.
This announcement is neither a solicitation of proxy, an offer
to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities,
and it is not a substitute for any proxy statement or other
materials that may be filed with or furnished to the SEC should the
Merger proceed.
About Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:
TARO)
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is a multinational,
science-based pharmaceutical company dedicated to meeting the needs
of its customers through the discovery, development, manufacturing
and marketing of the highest quality healthcare products. For
further information on Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., please
visit the Company’s website at www.taro.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as
“will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,”
“believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements.
Statements that are not historical or current facts, including
statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements involve factors, risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking
statements. Such factors, risks and uncertainties include the
possibility that the Merger will not occur on the timeline
anticipated, or at all, if events arise that result in the
termination of the Agreement, or if one or more of the various
closing conditions to the Merger are not satisfied or waived, or if
the regulatory review process takes longer than anticipated and
other risks and uncertainties discussed in documents filed with the
SEC by the Company as well as the Schedule 13E-3 and the proxy
statement filed by the Company. All information provided in this
press release is as of the date of the press release, and the
Company undertakes no duty to update such information, except as
required under applicable law.
Further information on these and other factors is included in
filings the Company makes with the SEC from time to time, including
the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Form
20-F, as well as the Form 6-K and Schedule 13E-3 (which includes
the proxy statement) filed by the Company. These documents are
available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Relations
section of the Company’s website at: https://taro.gcs-web.com/.
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Investor Relations Contacts Taro
Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. William J. Coote VP, CFO
(914) 345-9001 William.Coote@taro.com
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