Today, on 6 May 2024, an annual general meeting was held in Ascelia Pharma AB. A summary of the adopted resolutions follows below

Resolution on adoption of accounts and allocation of the company’s result
The annual general meeting resolved to adopt the income statement and balance sheet as well as the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet. The annual general meeting also resolved in accordance with the proposal from the board of directors to allocate the company’s result, meaning that no dividends are paid to the shareholders and that available funds of SEK 77,605,603 are carried forward.

Discharge from liability for the members of the board members and the CEO
The annual general meeting resolved to discharge the board members and the CEO from liability for the financial year 2023.

Election and remuneration of the board of directors and auditors
The annual general meeting resolved in accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee to re-elect Peter Benson, Niels Mengel, Helena Wennerström, Hans Maier and Lauren Barnes as board members. Peter Benson was re-elected as chairman of the board.

Furthermore, the annual general meeting resolved that remuneration to the board of directors shall be paid with SEK 525,000 to the chairman of the board and with SEK 262,500 to each of the other board members who are not employed by the company. It was further resolved that remuneration for committee work shall be paid with SEK 100,000 to the chairman of the Audit Committee, with SEK 25,000 to each of the other members of the Audit Committee, with SEK 100,000 to the chairman of the Commercialization Committee, with SEK 25,000 to each of the other members of the Commercialization Committee, with SEK 50,000 to the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and with SEK 25,000 to each of the other members of the Remuneration Committee. Furthermore, it was resolved that board members residing outside of Europe shall be paid additional board remuneration with SEK 10,000 per physical board meeting attended.

Finally, the annual general meeting resolved to re-elect Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB as auditor and that remuneration to the auditor shall be paid in accordance with customary norms and approved invoice. Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB has informed that the authorized public accountant Mikael Nilsson will be the auditor in charge.

Resolution on remuneration of the Nomination Committee for work ahead of the annual general meeting in 2025
The annual general meeting resolved in accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee that remuneration shall be paid with SEK 50,000 to the chairman of the Nomination Committee for the work up and until the annual general meeting to be held in 2025.

Resolution on approval of remuneration report
The annual general meeting resolved to approve the board of directors’ remuneration report for the financial year 2023.

Resolution on authorization for the board of directors regarding issues
The annual general meeting resolved in accordance with the proposal from the board of directors to authorize the board of directors to, at one or several occasions, during the time up until the next annual general meeting, with or without deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, and with or without provisions regarding payment in kind or through set-off or other provisions, to resolve to issue new ordinary shares, convertibles and/or warrants. The reason for that deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights shall be permitted is to enable the company to raise working capital, to execute acquisitions of companies or operating assets as well as to enable issues to industrial partners within the framework of partnerships and alliances. The total number of ordinary shares that may be issued pursuant to the authorization (alternatively be issued through conversion of convertibles and/or exercise of warrants) shall be limited to a number that leads to a maximum dilution of 20 per cent (calculated after full utilization of the now proposed authorizations) of the total number of ordinary shares outstanding in the company at the time of the first issue resolution pursuant to the authorization. To the extent an issue is made with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, the issue should be made on market terms.

Resolution on implementation of a long-term incentive program by way of (A) implementation of a performance-based share saving program; (B) authorization on directed issues of series C shares; (C) authorization for repurchase of series C shares; and (D) resolution on transfer of own ordinary shares
The annual general meeting resolved in accordance with the proposal from the board of directors to implement a long-term incentive program in the form of a performance-based share saving program (the “LTI 2024”) for employees. LTI 2024 entails that the participants will invest in or allocate already owned ordinary shares in the company (“Saving Shares”). Following a predefined time period, the participants will, free of charge, have the right to receive additional shares in the company (“Matching Shares”). In addition, conditional upon fulfilment of a goal related to the development of the share price, the participants will further, free of charge, have the right to receive additional shares in the company (“Performance Shares”).

The maximum number of shares that can be issued in relation to LTI 2024 is 1,881,435, whereof 1,602,000 for delivery of Matching Shares and Performance Shares to the participants and in the aggregate 279,435 related to hedging of cash flow for social security payments, which corresponds to a dilution of approximately 5.28 per cent of the company’s ordinary shares after full dilution, calculated on the number of ordinary shares that will be added upon full issuance of shares in connection with LTI 2024.

In order to secure the company’s delivery of Matching Shares and Performance Shares to the participants under LTI 2024, the annual general meeting also resolved (i) to authorize the board of directors to resolve on directed issues of series C shares, whereby the new shares, with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, only may be subscribed for by a bank or a securities company at a subscription price which corresponds to the quota value of the shares; (ii) to authorize the board of directors to resolve to repurchase own series C shares; and (iii) to approve transfer of own ordinary shares to the participants under LTI 2024.

Resolution on authorization for the board of directors regarding transfer of own ordinary shares
The annual general meeting resolved in accordance with the proposal from the board of directors to authorize the board of directors to, for the period up until the next annual general meeting, re-solve on transfer of not more than 26,911 own ordinary shares, for the purpose of hedging cash flow for social security payments that may occur in relation to LTI 2021. Transfer of shares shall be effected on Nasdaq Stockholm at a price within the, at each time, prevailing price interval for the share. The number of shares that may be transferred shall be subject to recalculation in consequence of an intervening bonus issue, split or reverse split, rights issue, and/or other similar corporate actions which affects the number of shares in the company. Transfer of shares may also be effected outside Nasdaq Stockholm, with or without deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights. Such transfers may be made at a price corresponding to the market price at the time of the transfer of the ordinary shares transferred, with the deviation deemed appropriate by the board of directors.
 
Malmö on 6 May 2024
Ascelia Pharma AB (publ)

Contacts

Magnus Corfitzen, CEO
Email: moc@ascelia.com
Tel: +46 735 179 118

Julie Waras Brogren, Deputy CEO (Finance, Investor Relations & Commercial)
Email: jwb@ascelia.com
Tel: +46 735 179 116

This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above.

About Us

Ascelia Pharma is a biotech company focused on orphan oncology treatments. We develop and commercialize novel drugs that address unmet medical needs and have a clear development and market pathway. The company has two drug candidates – Orviglance and Oncoral – in clinical development. Ascelia Pharma has global headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (ticker: ACE). For more information, please visit http://www.ascelia.com.

About Orviglance
Orviglance (manganese chloride tetrahydrate) is a novel oral contrast agent for MR-imaging developed to improve the detection and visualization of focal liver lesions (including liver metastases and primary tumors) in patients with reduced kidney function. These patients are at risk of serious side effects from the currently available class of gadolinium-based contrast agents. Orviglance, has been granted an Orphan Drug Designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A clinical program of nine studies, including the pivotal global Phase 3 study SPARKLE, has successfully been completed with strong and consistent efficacy and safety results.

About Oncoral
Oncoral is a novel irinotecan chemotherapy tablet developed initially for the treatment of gastric cancer. Irinotecan chemotherapy has an established potent anti-tumor effect. Oncoral is a daily tablet with the potential to offer better patient outcomes with improved safety following the daily dosing at home compared to intravenous high-dose infusions at the hospital. Following successful Phase 1 results, Oncoral is now prepared for Phase 2 clinical development.

Attachments

Bulletin from the Annual General Meeting in Ascelia Pharma AB on 6 May 2024