ARIX Arix Bioscience

Response to Activist Shareholder Acacia

Arix Bioscience PLC (ARIX)
Response to Activist Shareholder Acacia

10-March-2021 / 07:00 GMT/BST
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Arix Bioscience plc

 

Response to Activist Shareholder Acacia

 

LONDON, 10 March 2021: Arix Bioscience plc ("Arix", LSE: ARIX) a global venture capital company focused on investing in and building breakthrough biotech companies, today issues the following statement in response to the open letter issued by Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia) on 9 March 2021.

 

Arix regularly engages in open communications with all of its shareholders and values constructive input. The Board is disappointed that Acacia has decided to publish this letter on the same day it was received by Arix.

 

Arix has an experienced Board that is committed to acting in the best interest of all shareholders. Arix has recently announced the strengthening of Corporate Governance with the appointment of two experienced independent Non-Executive Directors and a Senior Independent Director.

 

Arix has already made public its commitment to build the investment team in the UK and the US; this process is already underway.

 

highlight the significant progress and strong financial performance Arix achieved over the last year, demonstrating the successful execution of the change in Company strategy during the period.

The Company intends to review the letter carefully and will be engaging directly with Acacia.

 

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For more information on Arix, please contact:

Arix Bioscience plc
Charlotte Parry, Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0) 20 7290 1072

Optimum Strategic Communications
Mary Clark, Supriya Mathur, Shabnam Bashir
+44 (0)20 3922 1906

About Arix Bioscience plc

Arix Bioscience plc is a global venture capital company focused on investing in and building breakthrough biotech companies around cutting-edge advances in life sciences.

We collaborate with exceptional entrepreneurs and provide the capital, expertise and global networks to help accelerate their ideas into important new treatments for patients. As a listed company, we are able to bring this exciting growth phase of our industry to a broader range of investors. 

 

 

 



ISIN: GB00BD045071
Category Code: MSCH
TIDM: ARIX
LEI Code: 213800OVT3AHQCXNIX43
OAM Categories: 3.1. Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a Member State
Sequence No.: 95204
EQS News ID: 1174440

 
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