BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Announces Results of Shareholder Meeting
PHILADELPHIA and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXW) (TSX:BCT) ("BriaCell" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care, is pleased to announce the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") for the year ended July 31, 2023 held on January 30, 2024 (the "Meeting"). A total of 5,375,071 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares") were voted, representing 33.63% of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Shares.
At the Meeting, the Shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favour of all proposed resolutions, consisting of the re-appointment of MNP LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration, and the election of each of Dr. William V. Williams, Mr. Jamieson Bondarenko, Mr. Marc Lustig, Dr. Jane A. Gross, Dr. Rebecca Taub, Mr. Vaughn C. Embro-Pantalony, and Mr. Martin E. Schmieg as directors of the Company.
A total of 5,375,071 common shares were voted in connection with the election of the directors as follows:
Director
Votes For
% of Votes For
Votes Withheld
% of Votes Withheld
Dr. William V. Williams
3,487,704
99.71%
10,251
0.29%
Mr. Jamieson Bondarenko
3,302,543
94.41%
195,412
5.59%
Mr. Marc Lustig
3,221,128
92.09%
276,827
7.91%
Dr. Jane A. Gross
3,491,308
99.81%
6,647
0.19%
Dr. Rebecca Taub
3,491,351
99.81%
6,604
0.19%
Mr. Vaughn C. Embro-Pantalony
3,489,398
99.76%
8,557
0.24%
Mr. Martin E. Schmieg
3,486,913
99.68%
11,042
0.32%
The formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon during the Meeting will be filed on the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
About BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.
BriaCell is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care. More information is available at https://briacell.com/.
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Contact Information
Company Contact: William V. Williams, MD President & CEO 1-888-485-6340 info@briacell.com
Media Relations: Jules Abraham Director of Public Relations CORE IR 917-885-7378 julesa@coreir.com