Notice of Annual General Meeting
Göteborg, Sweden-May 15, 2014. Cortendo AB (ticker: CORT on NOTC-A) announced today that the annual general meeting will be held on Thursday June 12 in Göteborg, Sweden. The board has proposed the following agenda:
1. Opening of meeting
2. Election of meeting chairman
3. Establishment and approval of the ballot list
4. Approval of the agenda
5. Election of one or two persons to approve the meeting protocol
6. Resolution that the meeting has been properly called
7. Decisions as to:
a) number of board members and potential substitute board members,
b) number of auditors,
c) remuneration of the board, nomination committee and auditors
d) election of board members and potential substitute board members,
e) election of auditor(s)
8. Presentation of the annual report and the auditor’s report as well as the consolidated accounts and the auditor’s report for the group.
9. Resolution regarding adoption of the income statement and the balance sheet as well as the consolidated income statement and the consolidated balance sheet.
10. Resolution regarding appropriation of the company’s profit or loss in accordance with the adopted balance sheet, and Resolution regarding discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability.
11. Other questions
12. Closing of the meeting
Item 7 a)
The nomination committee consists of Karl Høgtun, DNB Funds and Andreas Lorentzen, Storebrand. The nomination committee proposes that the board shall consist of six ordinary members and one substitute.
Item 7 b)
The nomination committee proposes that one auditor is elected.
Item 7 c)
The nomination committee proposes that the board remuneration, from the date of this annual general meeting until next year’s annual general meeting shall be NOK 175.000 for each ordinary board member (except for the CEO of the company) and NOK 300.000 for the Chairman.
Holta Invest proposes that the nomination committee remuneration, from the date of this annual general meeting until next year’s annual general meeting shall be NOK 18.000 for each member and NOK 20.000 for the Chairman.
The nomination committee proposes that the fee to the auditor shall be based on approved invoices.
Item 7 d)
The nomination committee proposes the following ordinary members:
Re-election: Eigil Stray Spetalen (member and chairman), Ernest F. Eichenberg III (member), H Joseph Reiser (member), Joe Mahady (member), Hilde H Steineger (member), and Espen Tidemann Jørgensen (member).
The nomination committee proposes the following substitute member:
Re-election: Jennie Blomquist.
Item 7 e)
The nomination committee proposes new election of authorized public accountant Nina Bergman from Ernst & Young.
Item 10)
The board proposes that no dividend shall be paid for 2013 and that the loss is carried forward.
The full detailed Call to the Annual General Meeting which was sent to the shareholders on 15 May 2014, is available on the company's website, www.cortendo.com in the investor section under heading 'Press releases', prepared in the Swedish language only.
For further information, please contact:
Alexander Lindström
Chief Financial Officer
Office : +1 610 254 9200
Mobile : +1 917 349 7210
E-mail : alindstrom@cortendo.com
Risk and uncertainty
The development of pharmaceuticals carries significant risk. Failure may occur at any stage during development and commercialization due to safety or clinical efficacy issues. Delays may occur due to requirements from regulatory authorities not anticipated by the company.
About Cortendo
Cortendo AB is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden. Its stock is publicly traded on the NOTC-A-list (OTC) in Norway. Cortendo is a pioneer in the field of cortisol inhibition and has completed early clinical trials in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The lead drug candidate NormoCort, the 2S,4R-enantiomer of ketoconazole, has been re-focused to Cushing’s Syndrome, and has entered into Phase 3 development. The company’s strategy is to focus its resources to opportunities where the path to commercialization or partnership is clear and relatively near-term. Strategically, Cortendo’s business model is to commercialize relevant opportunities in the United States while partnering its assets ex-US. Backed by a highly experienced leadership team Cortendo has plans to continue to implement its pipeline expansion efforts, as well as other near term revenue opportunities.
Cortendo Forward-looking Statements
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Cortendo AB (publ)
Sweden:
Box 47
SE-433 21 Partille
Tel. / Fax. +46 (0)31-263010
USA:
555 East Lancaster Ave, Suite 510
Radnor, PA 19087
Tel: +1 610-254-9200
Fax: +1 610-254-9245
Web: www.cortendo.com