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CORMEDIX INC.
400 Connell Drive, Suite 5000
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JUNE 26, 2018
TO THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF
CORMEDIX
INC.
The
special meeting of stockholders of CorMedix Inc. will be held at
Embassy Suites, 250 Connell Drive, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, on
June 26, 2018, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time, for the following
purposes:
1.
To
approve an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to effect
a reverse stock split at a ratio of between 1-for-5 and 1-for-10,
as determined by our Board of Directors, at any time before June
26, 2019, if and as determined by our Board of
Directors;
2.
To
approve an adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to
solicit, additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in
favor of Proposal No. 1; and
3.
To act upon such
other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
These
matters are more fully described in the proxy statement
accompanying this notice.
The
Board has fixed the close of business on May 11, 2018 as the record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of
and to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. A list of
stockholders eligible to vote at the meeting will be available for
review during our regular business hours at our principal offices
in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey for the 10 days prior to the
meeting for review for any purposes related to the
meeting.
You are
cordially invited to attend the meeting in person. However, to
assure your representation at the meeting, you are urged to vote by
proxy by following the instructions contained in the accompanying
proxy statement. You may revoke your proxy in the manner described
in the proxy statement at any time before it has been voted at the
meeting. Any stockholder attending the meeting may vote in person
even if he or she has returned a proxy. Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the special
meeting, we hope that you will vote as soon as
possible.
We are
pleased to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or SEC, rules that allow us to furnish proxy materials,
including this notice, and the proxy statement (including an
electronic proxy card for the meeting) for the special meeting via
the Internet. Taking advantage of these rules allows us to lower
the cost of delivering special meeting materials to our
stockholders and reduce the environmental impact of printing and
mailing these materials.
Berkeley
Heights, New Jersey
Dated:
May __, 2018
By
Order of the Board of Directors
Antony
E. Pfaffle, M.D.,
Secretary
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING
Q:
Who may vote at the meeting?
A:
The Board of
Directors has set May 11, 2018 as the record date for the meeting.
If you owned shares of our common stock at the close of business on
May 11, 2018, you may attend and vote at the meeting. Each
stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock
held on all matters to be voted on. As of May 11, 2018, there were
[81,903,027] shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to
vote at the meeting. Our outstanding Series C-2, C-3, D, E and F
preferred stock are non-voting and therefore have no voting rights
at the special meeting.
Q:
What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of
record and as a beneficial owner?
A:
If your shares
are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent,
VStock Transfer, LLC, you are considered, with respect to those
shares, a “stockholder of record.” If you are a
stockholder of record, we have sent the Notice of Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials to you directly.
If
your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or
other holder of record, you are considered the “beneficial
owner” of shares held in street name. In that case, the
Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials has been
forwarded to you by your broker, bank, or other holder of record
who is considered, with respect to those shares, the stockholder of
record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your
broker, bank, or other holder of record on how to vote your shares
by using the voting instruction card you receive.
Q:
What is the quorum requirement for the meeting?
A:
A majority of
our outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote as of the
record date must be present at the meeting in order for us to hold
the meeting and conduct business. This is called a quorum. Your
shares will be counted as present at the meeting if
you:
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are present and
entitled to vote in person at the meeting;
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properly
submitted a proxy card or voter instruction card in advance of or
at the meeting; or
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do not provide
your broker with instructions on how to vote, but the broker
submits your proxy nonetheless (a broker non-vote).
Broker non-votes
are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists.
Broker non-votes occur when a person holding shares in street name,
such as through a brokerage firm, does not provide instructions as
to how to vote those shares, but the broker submits that
person’s proxy nonetheless. If you are present in person or
by proxy at the meeting, but withhold your vote or abstain from
voting on any or all proposals, your shares are also still counted
as present and entitled to vote. The proposals listed in this proxy
statement identify the votes needed to approve or ratify the
proposed actions.
Q:
What proposals will be voted on at the meeting?
A:
The proposals to
be voted on at the meeting are as follows:
1.
To
approve an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to effect
a reverse stock split at a ratio of between 1-for-5 and 1-for-10,
as determined by our board of directors, at any time before June
26, 2019, if and as determined by our board of directors;
and
2.
To
approve an adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to
solicit, additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in
favor of Proposal No. 1.
We
will also consider any other business that properly comes before
the meeting. As of the record date, we are not aware of any other
matters to be submitted for consideration at the meeting. If any
other matters are properly brought before the meeting, the persons
named in the enclosed proxy card or voter instruction card will
vote the shares they represent using their best
judgment.
Q:
How may I vote my shares in person at the meeting?
A:
If your shares
are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent,
VStock Transfer, LLC, you are considered, with respect to those
shares, the stockholder of record. As the stockholder of record,
you have the right to vote in person at the meeting. You will need
to present a form of personal photo identification in order to be
admitted to the meeting. If your shares are held in a brokerage
account or by another nominee or trustee, you are considered the
beneficial owner of shares held in street name. As the beneficial
owner, you are also invited to attend the meeting. Because a
beneficial owner is not the stockholder of record, you may not vote
these shares in person at the meeting unless you obtain a
“legal proxy” from your broker, nominee, or trustee
that holds your shares, giving you the right to vote the shares at
the meeting.
Q:
How can I vote my shares without attending the
meeting?
A:
Whether you hold
shares directly as a registered stockholder of record or
beneficially in street name, you may vote without attending the
meeting. If your common stock is held by a broker, bank or other
nominee, they should send you instructions that you must follow in
order to have your shares voted. If you hold shares in your own
name, you may vote by proxy in any one of the following
ways:
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Via the Internet
by accessing the proxy materials on the secure website
https://www.proxyvote.com and following the voting instructions on
that website;
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Via telephone by
calling toll free 1-800-690-6903 in the United States or outside
the United States and following the recorded instructions;
or
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By
requesting that printed copies of the proxy materials be mailed to
you pursuant to the instructions provided in the Notice of Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials and completing, dating, signing and
returning the proxy card that you receive in response to your
request.
The
Internet and telephone voting procedures are designed to
authenticate stockholders’ identities by use of a control
number to allow stockholders to vote their shares and to confirm
that stockholders’ instructions have been properly recorded.
Voting via the Internet or telephone must be completed by 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on June 25, 2018. Of course, you can always come
to the meeting and vote your shares in person. If you submit or
return a proxy card without giving specific voting instructions,
your shares will be voted as recommended by the Board of
Directors.
Q:
How can I change my vote after submitting it?
A:
If you are a
stockholder of record, you can revoke your proxy before your shares
are voted at the meeting by:
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Filing a written
notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy with our
Corporate Secretary either before the meeting or at the meeting
at Embassy Suites, 250
Connell Drive, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey;
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Duly executing a
later-dated proxy relating to the same shares and delivering it to
our Corporate Secretary either before the meeting or at the meeting
and before the taking of the vote, at 400 Connell Drive, Suite
5000, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922; or
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Attending the
meeting and voting in person (although attendance at the meeting
will not in and of itself constitute a revocation of a
proxy).
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If you voted by
telephone or via the Internet, voting again by the same means prior
to 11:59 PM EDT on June 25, 2018 (your latest telephone or Internet
vote, as applicable, will be counted and all earlier votes will be
disregarded).
If
you are a beneficial owner of shares, you may submit new voting
instructions by contacting your bank, broker, or other holder of
record. You may also vote in person at the meeting if you obtain a
legal proxy from them as described in the answer to a previous
question.
Q:
Where can I find the voting results of the meeting?
A:
We will announce
the voting results at the special meeting. We will publish the
results in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC within four business days
of the special meeting.
CORMEDIX INC.
400 Connell Drive, Suite 5000
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922
PROXY STATEMENT
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JUNE 26, 2018
This
proxy statement has been prepared by the management of CorMedix
Inc. “We,” “our” and the
“Company” each refers to CorMedix Inc.
In
accordance with the rules of the SEC, instead of mailing a printed
copy of our proxy materials to each stockholder of record, we are
furnishing proxy materials, including the notice, this proxy
statement, and a proxy card for the meeting, by providing access to
them on the Internet to save printing costs and benefit the
environment. These materials were first available on the Internet
on or about May __, 2018. We mailed a Notice of Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials on or about May__, 2018 to our
stockholders of record and beneficial owners as of May 11, 2018,
the record date for the meeting. This proxy statement and the
Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials contain
instructions for accessing and reviewing our proxy materials on the
Internet and for voting by proxy over the Internet. You will need
to obtain your own Internet access if you choose to access the
proxy materials and/or vote over the Internet. If you prefer to
receive printed copies of our proxy materials, the Notice of
Internet Availability of Proxy Materials contains instructions on
how to request the materials by mail. You will not receive printed
copies of the proxy materials unless you request them. If you elect
to receive the materials by mail, you may also vote by proxy on the
proxy card or voter instruction card that you will receive in
response to your request.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SOLICITATION VOTING AND
ATTENDING
Who Can Vote
You are
entitled to attend the meeting and vote your common stock if you
held shares as of the close of business on May 11, 2018. At the
close of business on May 11, 2018, a total of [81,903,027] shares
of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share
of common stock has one vote.
Counting Votes
Consistent with
state law and our bylaws, the presence, in person or by proxy, of
at least a majority of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting
will constitute a quorum for purposes of voting on a particular
matter at the meeting. Once a share is represented for any purpose
at the meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the
remainder of the meeting and any adjournment thereof unless a new
record date is set for the adjournment. Shares held of record by
stockholders or their nominees who do not vote by proxy or attend
the meeting in person will not be considered present or represented
and will not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum.
Signed proxies that withhold authority or reflect abstentions and
“broker non-votes” will be counted for purposes of
determining whether a quorum is present. “Broker
non-votes” are proxies received from brokerage firms or other
nominees holding shares on behalf of their clients who have not
been given specific voting instructions from their clients with
respect to non-routine matters.
Assuming the
presence of a quorum at the meeting:
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The affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the total outstanding shares
of our common stock as of the record date is necessary to approve
Proposal No. 1, the Reverse Stock Split. Abstentions will have the
same effect as a vote against the proposal. Since the vote to
approve the Reverse Stock Split is considered a
“routine” matter on which brokers may vote without
specific instructions from the customer, no broker non-votes are
expected in connection with Proposal No. 1.
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The affirmative
vote of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting is necessary to
approve Proposal No. 2, the adjournment of the special meeting.
Abstentions, if any, are not considered votes cast and will
therefore have no effect on this proposal. Since the vote to
adjourn of the meeting is considered a “routine” matter
on which brokers may vote without specific instructions from the
customer, no broker non-votes are expected in connection with
Proposal No. 2.
With
respect to “routine” matters, such as the reverse stock
split and the proposal to adjourn the special meeting, a bank,
brokerage firm, or other nominee has the authority (but is not
required) under the rules governing self-regulatory organizations,
or SRO rules, including the NYSE American, on which our common
stock is listed, to vote its clients’ shares if the clients
do not provide instructions. When a bank, brokerage firm, or other
nominee votes its clients’ shares on routine matters without
receiving voting instructions, these shares are counted both for
establishing a quorum to conduct business at the meeting and in
determining the number of shares voted FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAINING
with respect to such routine matters.
In
summary, if you do not vote your proxy, your bank, brokerage firm,
or other nominee may either:
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cast a vote on
routine matters;
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cast a
“broker non-vote” on non-routine matters;
or
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leave your
shares unvoted altogether.
We
strongly encourage you to provide instructions to your bank,
brokerage firm, or other nominee by voting your proxy. This action
ensures that your shares will be voted in accordance with your
wishes at the meeting.
Cost of this Proxy Solicitation
We will
pay the cost of this proxy solicitation. In addition to soliciting
proxies by mail, our directors and employees might solicit proxies
personally and by telephone. None of these individuals will receive
any additional compensation for this. We plan to retain a proxy
solicitor to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee. We
will, upon request, reimburse brokers, banks and other nominees for
their expenses in sending proxy materials to their principals and
obtaining their proxies.
Attending the Special Meeting
If you
are a holder of record and plan to attend the special meeting,
please bring a photo identification to confirm your identity. If
you are a beneficial owner of common stock held by a bank or
broker, i.e., in “street name,” you will need proof of
ownership to be admitted to the meeting. A recent brokerage
statement or letter from a bank or broker are examples of proof of
ownership. If you want to vote in person your common stock held in
street name, you must get a proxy in your name from the registered
holder.
PROPOSAL NO. 1 — APPROVAL
OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A
REVERSE STOCK SPLIT AT THE DISCRETION OF OUR BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
General
Our
Board believes it is in our best interests and the best interests
of our stockholders to authorize a reverse stock split of our
outstanding common stock.
The
Board is asking our stockholders to approve a reverse split of our
common stock and grant to the Board the authority to set the ratio
for the reverse split in the range of 1-for-5 and 1-for-10, as
determined by our Board of Directors (the “Reverse Stock
Split”), at any time before June 26, 2019, if and as
determined by our Board of Directors. If the proposal is approved
by our stockholders, our Board will have authority to effect the
Reverse Stock Split, if and at such time and in such ratio as it
determines to be appropriate within that range and time period.
Currently, if approved by the stockholders, we expect to effect the
Reverse Stock Split shortly after such approval. The principal
effect of the Reverse Stock Split would be to decrease the
outstanding number of shares of our common stock, while maintaining
the authorized number of shares at their current
levels.
The
Board is asking that our stockholders approve a range of exchange
ratios for the Reverse Stock Split and a year in which to effect
the Reverse Stock Split because it is not possible at this time to
predict our common stock’s price performance or market
conditions that might make the Reverse Stock Split desirable or the
time the Reverse Stock Split might best be implemented. If approved
by our stockholders, the Board will be authorized to implement a
Reverse Stock Split at a ratio of any whole number between 1-for-5
and 1-for-10 at any time before June 26, 2019. The Board will set
the ratio for the Reverse Stock Split as it determines is advisable
considering relevant market conditions at the time the Reverse
Stock Split is to be implemented.
To
implement the Reverse Stock Split, we would, at a meeting of the
Board or by written consent in lieu of a meeting, resolve to effect
the Reverse Stock Split, and the number of issued and outstanding
shares of common stock would thereby be reduced by a ratio of one
share for every five, seven or 10 shares outstanding, depending on
the ratio chosen by the Board. If
our Board determines that effecting the Reverse
Stock Split is in our best interest, which they would be able to do
at any time before June 26, 2019, the Reverse Stock Split would
become effective upon filing of an amendment to our Certificate of
Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
The amendment filed thereby would set forth the number of shares to
be combined into one share of our common stock within the limits
set forth in this proposal. Except for adjustments that may result
from the treatment of fractional shares as described below, each
stockholder will hold the same percentage of our outstanding common
stock immediately following the Reverse Stock Split as such
stockholder holds immediately prior to the Reverse Stock
Split.
The
text of the form of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation,
which would be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware to effect the Reverse Stock Split, is set forth in
Appendix A to this
proxy statement. The text of the form of amendment accompanying
this proxy statement is, however, subject to amendment to reflect
the exact ratio for the Reverse Stock Split and any changes that
may be required by the office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware or that the Board of Directors may determine to
be necessary or advisable ultimately to comply with applicable law
and to effect the Reverse Stock Split.
Under
Delaware law, our stockholders would not be entitled to
dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal in connection with
the implementation of the Reverse Stock Split, and we will not
independently provide our stockholders with any such
rights.
Purpose
The
Board is proposing the Reverse Stock Split in an effort to increase
the market price of our common stock and to decrease the number of
shares of common stock outstanding, thereby increasing the number
of shares of common stock available for future
issuance.
Following
the implementation of a Reverse Stock Split, we anticipate
conducting a rights offering whereby our stockholders as of a
record date to be selected by our Board of Directors would receive
rights to purchase shares of common stock and possibly other
securities as
a critical part of our ongoing effort to finance the ongoing
LOCK-IT 100 Phase 3 clinical study of Neutrolin®. The rights
offering is dependent upon having a sufficient number of authorized
but unissued shares of common stock needed to complete the
transaction, which our board of directors believes is vital and in
our best interests. This proxy statement does not constitute
an offer of any of our securities for sale or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any of our securities. Any such rights offering can
be made only by a prospectus that we would make available to our
stockholders upon the effectiveness of the registration statement
for the securities to be offered in the rights
offering.
The
Board believes that the Reverse Stock Split will enhance our
ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on the NYSE
American securities exchange. The NYSE American requires, among
other items, an undesignated “low selling price.” Our
common stock has traded below $1.00 since April 28, 2017. Since
April 28, 2017, the common stock has traded in a range of $0.77 to
$0.17, and on May 2, 2018, the closing price was $0.24. Reducing
the number of outstanding shares of our common stock should, absent
other factors, increase the per share market price of our common
stock, although we cannot provide any assurance of this and, even
if the price increased, it might not be sufficient or might not be
maintained for a sufficient period of time to maintain the listing
on the NYSE American.
Further, the
delisting of our common stock from the NYSE American may result in
decreased liquidity, increased volatility in our common stock, a
loss of current or future coverage by certain sell-side analysts
and/or a diminution of institutional investorinterest. Delisting
could also cause a loss of confidence of our collaborators, vendors
and employees, which could harm our business and future prospects.
If our common stock were delisted from the NYSE American, it may
qualify for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board or other
over-the-counter marketplace.
We also
believe that the low market price of our common stock impairs its
acceptability to important segments of the institutional investor
community and the investing public. Many investors look upon
low-priced stock as speculative in nature and, as a matter of
policy, avoid investment in such stocks. Moreover, the low market
price of our common stock may have reduced the effective
marketability of our shares because of the reluctance of many
brokerage firms to recommend low-priced stock to their clients.
Further, in addition to the “penny stock” rules
discussed below, a variety of brokerage house policies and
practices tend to discourage individual brokers within those firms
from dealing in low-priced stocks. Some of those policies and
practices pertain to the payment of brokers’ commissions and
to time-consuming procedures that function to make the handling of
low-priced stocks unattractive to brokers from an economic
standpoint. In addition, the structure of trading commissions also
tends to have an adverse impact upon holders of low-priced stock
because the brokerage commission on a sale of low-priced stock
generally represents a higher percentage of the sales price than
the commission on a relatively higher-priced issue.
Maintaining the
listing of the common stock on the NYSE American also is important
to avoid our common stock being designated as a “penny
stock.” SEC regulations
generally define a “penny stock” to be any equity
security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or an
exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain
exceptions. A security listed on a national securities exchange is
exempt from the definition of a penny stock. Our common stock is
listed on the NYSE American and so is not considered a penny stock.
However, if we fail to maintain our common stock’s listing on
the NYSE American, our common stock would be considered a penny
stock. In that event, our common stock would be subject to rules
that impose additional sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than
established customers and accredited investors (generally those
with assets in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding
$200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouse). For transactions
covered by such rules, the broker-dealer must make a special
suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and
have received the purchaser’s written consent to the
transaction prior to the purchase. Additionally, for any
transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules
require the delivery, prior to the transaction, of a risk
disclosure document mandated by the SEC relating to the penny stock
market. The broker-dealer must also disclose the commission payable
to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative,
current quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is
the sole market maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact
and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market.
Finally, statements must be sent disclosing recent price
information for the penny stock held in the account and information
on the limited market in penny stocks. Broker-dealers must wait two
business days after providing buyers with disclosure materials
regarding a security before effecting a transaction in such
security. Consequently, the “penny stock” rules
restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and
affect the ability of investors to sell our securities in the
secondary market and the price at which such purchasers can sell
any such securities, thereby affecting the liquidity of the market
for our common stock.
According to the SEC, the market for penny stocks
has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such
patterns include excessive and undisclosed bid-ask
differentials and markups by selling
broker-dealers and the wholesale dumping of the same securities by
promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to
a desired level, along with the subsequent collapse of those prices
with consequent investor losses.
Another
benefit of the Reverse Stock Split would be an increase in shares
of common stock available for use in raising capital to support our
operations. On May 11, 2018, we had [81,903,027] shares outstanding
and options, warrants and preferred shares convertible into an
aggregate of [46,901,830] shares of common stock. Our Certificate
of Incorporation authorizes us to issue up to 160,000,000 shares of
common stock. Assuming the conversion and exercise of all of the
outstanding options, warrants and preferred shares, we would have
only [31,195,143] shares available for future
issuance.
In
evaluating the Reverse Stock Split proposal, in addition to the
considerations described above, our board of directors also took
into account various negative factors associated with reverse stock
splits generally. These factors include: the negative perception of
reverse stock splits held by some investors, analysts, and other
stock market participants; the fact that the stock price of some
companies that have effected reverse stock splits has subsequently
declined in share price and corresponding market capitalization;
the adverse effect on liquidity that might be caused by a reduced
number of shares outstanding; and the costs associated with
implementing a reverse stock split.
Should
the Board of Directors implement the Reverse Stock Split, it would
consider all of the facts and circumstances discussed above and
under the heading below entitled “Board Discretion to
Implement the Reverse Stock Split.” The Board intends to
adopt as small a reverse split ratio as it considers necessary to
accomplish the goals for implementing the Reverse Stock Split as
discussed herein. The Board of
Directors believes it is critically important to have sufficient
additional authorized but unissued shares of common stock available
in order to provide flexibility for future corporate action.
Management believes that the availability of additional authorized
shares for issuance from time to time in the Board of
Directors’ discretion in connection with possible future
financings or for other corporate uses is critical both to our
ability to continue our operations in the near-term as well as to
our long-term success and, therefore, is in the best interests of
our company and our stockholders.
For the
reasons above, our Board of Directors believes that the proposed
Reverse Stock Split is vital to the future of our company by
allowing us to maintain the listing of our common stock on the NYSE
American and also providing necessary shares for future financings
and other needs. Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote
“FOR” the
Reverse Stock Split.
The
Board will not decrease the authorized common stock in connection
with the Reverse Stock Split, which will result in a significant
increase in the availability of authorized shares of common stock.
Any additional common stock so authorized will be available for
issuance by the Board for stock splits or stock dividends,
acquisitions, raising additional capital, conversion of our debt
into equity, stock options or other corporate purposes, and any
such issuances may be dilutive to current
stockholders.
As
noted above, the Reverse Stock Split is intended to reduce the
number of outstanding shares of our common stock and thereby,
absent other factors, to increase the per share market price of our
common stock. However, other factors, such as the status of our
development program for Neutrolin and other potential
products, operating and financial results, market conditions and
the market perception of our business may adversely affect the
market price of our common stock. As a result, there can be no
assurance that the Reverse Stock Split, if completed, will result
in the intended benefits described above, that the market price of
our common stock will increase following the Reverse Stock Split or
that the market price of our common stock will not decrease in the
future. Additionally, we cannot assure you that the market price
per share of our common stock after the Reverse Stock Split will
increase in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of
our common stock outstanding before the Reverse Stock Split.
Accordingly, the total market capitalization of our common stock
after the Reverse Stock Split may be lower than the total market
capitalization before the Reverse Stock Split.
Other
than as disclosed in this proxy statement, we currently have no
other specific plans, arrangements or understandings regarding the
issuance of shares of our common stock that may become available
for issuance as a result of implementation of the Reverse Stock
Split if this proposal is approved by our
stockholders.
Effects of the Reverse Stock Split
To
implement the Reverse Stock Split, we would, at a meeting of the
Board or by written consent in lieu of a meeting, resolve to effect
the Reverse Stock Split. Upon such resolution and without further
action on the part of our stockholders, the shares of our common
stock held by stockholders of record as of the effective time of
the amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation would be
converted into the number of shares of common stock (the “New
Common Stock”) calculated based on the Reverse Stock Split
ratio determined and approved by the Board pursuant to such
resolution.
We will
issue one whole share in lieu of any fractional shares left after
the Reverse Stock Split has been effected, even to stockholders who
held less than five shares, seven shares or 15 shares in the case
of a 1-for-5, 1-for-7 or 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split,
respectively. For example, if a stockholder presently holds
100 shares of common stock, he or she would hold 20 shares
following a 1-for-5 split, 15 shares following a 1-for-7 split, or
10 shares following a 1-for-10 split. No fractional shares or scrip
would be issued. Each stockholder who would otherwise be entitled
to a fraction of a share would receive one whole share for such
fractional share; the issuance of one whole share for a fractional
share is reflected in the share amounts given in the preceding
sentence as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, in the case of a
1-for-7 Reverse Stock Split.
All
outstanding stock options, warrants and convertible securities will
be adjusted to reduce the number of shares to be issued upon
exercise or conversion of such options, warrants or convertible
securities, and increase the exercise or conversion price thereof,
proportionately.
As of
the record date, there were ______ holders of record of our common
stock (although there are significantly more beneficial holders).
Based on our stockholders of record as of May 11, 2018, we do not
expect that cashing out fractional stockholders, if any, would
reduce the number of our stockholders of record to under 300
beneficial holders. In addition, our Board of Directors does not
intend for this transaction to be the first step in a series of
plans or proposals of a “going private transaction”
within the meaning of Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act.
Board Discretion to Implement the Reverse Stock Split
If this
proposal is approved by the stockholders, the Reverse Stock Split
will be effected, if at all, only upon a determination by the Board
that the Reverse Stock Split (at a ratio determined by the Board as
described above) is in the best interests of our Company and our
stockholders. The Board’s determination as to whether and
when the Reverse Stock Split will be effected and, if so, at what
ratio will be based upon certain factors, including existing and
expected marketability and liquidity of our common stock,
prevailing economic and market conditions, potential financing
opportunities, and the likely effect of the Reverse Stock Split on
the market price of our common stock. If the Board determines to
effect the Reverse Stock Split, the Board will consider various
factors in selecting the ratio, including:
●
the NYSE American
requirements for continued listing of our common
stock;
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the historical
trading price and trading volume of our common stock;
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the then prevailing
trading price and trading volume of our common stock;
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the anticipated
impact of the Reverse Stock Split on the trading price of and
market for our common stock;
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potential financing
opportunities; and
●
the overall market
and economic conditions at the time.
Currently, if
approved by the stockholders, we expect to effect the Reverse Stock
Split shortly after such approval.
Exchange of Stock Certificates; Fractional Shares
If we
effect the Reverse Stock Split, as soon as practicable after the
effective time of the Reverse Stock Split, we, or our transfer
agent, will send a letter to each stockholder of record for use in
transmitting certificates representing shares of common stock
(“Old Certificates”) to our transfer agent, VStock
Transfer, LLC (the “Exchange Agent”). The letter of
transmittal will contain instructions for the surrender of Old
Certificates to the Exchange Agent in exchange for certificates
representing the appropriate number of whole shares of New Common
Stock. No new certificates will be issued to a stockholder until
such Old Certificates are surrendered, together with a properly
completed and executed letter of transmittal, to the Exchange
Agent.
Stockholders will
then receive a new certificate or certificates representing the
number of whole shares of New Common Stock into which their shares
of common stock have been converted as a result of the Reverse
Stock Split. Until surrendered, outstanding stock certificates held
by stockholders will be deemed for all purposes to represent the
number of whole shares of New Common Stock to which such
stockholders are entitled as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.
Stockholders should not send their Old Certificates to the Exchange
Agent until they have received the letter of transmittal. We will
bear all expenses of the exchange of certificates.
We
intend to treat shares held by stockholders in “street
name,” through a bank, broker or other nominee, in the same
manner as stockholders whose shares are registered in their names.
Banks, brokers or other nominees will be instructed to effect the
Reverse Stock Split for their beneficial or “street
name” holders. However, these banks, brokers or other
nominees may have different procedures for processing the Reverse
Stock Split and making payment for fractional shares. Stockholders
holding shares of our common stock with a bank, broker or other
nominee should contact their bank, broker or other nominee with any
questions in this regard.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The
following is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the Reverse Stock Split to a U.S. stockholder (as
defined below), and does not purport to be a complete discussion of
all of the possible U.S. federal income tax consequences of the
Reverse Stock Split. The summary assumes that the pre-Reverse Stock
Split shares were, and the post-Reverse Stock Split shares will be,
held as “capital assets” as defined in the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, which generally
means property held for investment. It does not address
stockholders subject to special rules, such as non-U.S.
stockholders, financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations,
insurance companies, dealers in securities, traders in securities
that elect the mark-to-market method of accounting, mutual funds, S
corporations, partnerships or other pass-through entities, U.S.
persons with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar,
stockholders who hold the pre-Reverse Stock Split shares as part of
a straddle, hedge, integration, constructive sale or conversion
transaction, stockholders who hold the pre-Reverse Stock Split
shares as qualified small business stock within the meaning of
Section 1202 of the Code, stockholders who are subject to the
alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code, and stockholders
who acquired their pre-Reverse Stock Split shares pursuant to the
exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation.
This summary is based upon the provisions of the U.S. federal
income tax law as of the date hereof, which are subject to change,
possibly with retroactive effect. It does not address tax
considerations under state, local, non-U.S., and non-income tax
laws. Furthermore, we have not obtained a ruling from the Internal
Revenue Service or an opinion of legal or tax counsel with respect
to the consequences of the Reverse Stock Split.
As used
herein, the term “U.S. stockholder” means a beneficial
owner of common stock that is a United States citizen or resident,
United States corporation or other United States entity taxable as
a corporation, an estate the income of which is subject to United
States federal income taxation regardless of its source, or a trust
if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary
jurisdiction over the administration of the trust and one or more
United States persons have the authority to control all substantial
decisions of the trust.
We
believe that the Reverse Stock Split will qualify as a
recapitalization under Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Code, in which
case a stockholder generally will not recognize gain or loss on the
Reverse Stock Split (except possibly for stockholders receiving a
whole share of common stock in lieu of a fractional share, as noted
below). The aggregate tax basis of the post-Reverse Stock Split
shares received will be equal to the aggregate tax basis of the
pre-Reverse Stock Split shares exchanged therefor, and the holding
period of the post-Reverse Stock Split shares received will include
the holding period of the pre-Reverse Stock Split shares
exchanged.
The
treatment of the fractional shares being rounded up to the next
whole share is uncertain and a stockholder who receives a whole
share of common stock in lieu of a fractional share may possibly
recognize gain in an amount not to exceed the excess of the fair
market value of such whole share over the fair market value of the
fractional shares to which the stockholder was otherwise entitled.
Stockholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the
U.S. federal income tax and other tax consequences of fractional
shares being rounded to the next whole share.
United
States Treasury Regulations will require stockholders to retain
permanent records relating to the Reverse Stock Split, including
information about the amount, basis, and fair market value of all
transferred property. In addition, for each stockholder that owns,
immediately before the Reverse Stock Split, at least 5% of the
outstanding stock of our company (whether by voting power or value)
or that has tax basis of at least $1,000,000 in our company’s
stock, United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-3 will
require a statement to be included in the stockholder’s U.S.
federal income tax return for the year of the Reverse Stock Split
setting forth (i) the name and employer identification number
of our company, (ii) the date of the Reverse Stock Split, and
(iii) the fair market value and the adjusted tax basis of the
stockholder’s shares of our company’s common stock
immediately before the Reverse Stock Split. The information for
these first two items will be found in the Internal Revenue Service
Form 8937 that we will prepare.
TAX MATTERS ARE COMPLICATED, AND THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE
REVERSE STOCK SPLIT DEPEND UPON THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF
EACH STOCKHOLDER. ACCORDINGLY, EACH STOCKHOLDER IS ADVISED TO
CONSULT HIS, HER OR ITS TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO ALL OF THE
POTENTIAL TAX CONSEQUENCES TO HIM, HER OR IT OF THE REVERSE STOCK
SPLIT.
Vote Required
Approval of the
amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Reverse
Stock Split requires the receipt of the affirmative vote of a
majority of the shares of our common stock issued and outstanding
as of the record date.
Recommendation
The
Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR approval of the amendment to our
Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split at a
ratio of any whole number between 1-for-5 and 1-for-10, as
determined by the Board, at any time before June 26, 2019, if and
as determined by the Board.
PROPOSAL NO. 2 - ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
TO APPROVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING, IF NECESSARY, IN
THE REASONABLE DISCRETION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE
COMPANY, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT
VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE SPECIAL MEETING TO APPROVE PROPOSAL NO.
1.
Background
Our
Board believes that if the number of shares of our common stock
present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting
and voting in favor of Proposal No. 1, the Reverse Stock Split, is
insufficient to approve such proposal, it is in the best interests
of the stockholders to enable our Board to continue to seek to
obtain a sufficient number of additional votes to approve the
Reverse Stock Split for up to 30 days (the “Adjournment
Proposal”).
In the
Adjournment Proposal, we are asking stockholders to authorize the
holder of any proxy solicited by our Board to vote in favor of
adjourning or postponing the special meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof. If our stockholders approve this proposal, we
could adjourn or postpone the special meeting, and any adjourned
session of the special meeting for up to 30 days, to use the
additional time to solicit additional proxies in favor of the
Reverse Stock Split.
Additionally,
approval of the Adjournment Proposal could mean that, in the event
we receive proxies indicating that a majority of the number of
outstanding shares of our
common stock will vote against the Reverse Stock Split, we could
adjourn or postpone the special meeting without a vote on the
Reverse Stock Split and use the additional time to solicit the
holders of those shares to change their vote in favor of the
Reverse Stock Split.
Vote Required
The
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting
will be required to approve this Adjournment Proposal.
Recommendation
The Board of Directors recommends that you
vote FOR Proposal No.
2.
SCURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
Principal Stockholders
The
following table shows the number of shares of our common stock
beneficially owned as of March 31, 2018 by:
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each
person known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of our common stock;
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each
director;
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each of
our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table
below (the “Named Executive Officers”) and our current
executive officers; and
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all of
our current directors and executive officers as a
group.
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This
table is based upon the information supplied by our Named Executive
Officers, directors and principal stockholders and from Schedules
13D and 13G filed with the SEC. Except as indicated in footnotes to
this table, the persons named in this table have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown,
and their address is c/o CorMedix Inc., 400 Connell Drive, Suite
5000, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922. As March 31, 2018, we had
81,786,902 shares of common stock outstanding. Beneficial ownership
in each case also includes shares issuable upon exercise of
outstanding options that can be exercised within 60 days after
March 31, 2018, for purposes of computing the percentage of common
stock owned by the person named. Options owned by a person are not
included for purposes of computing the percentage owned by any
other person.
Name and
Address of Beneficial Owner
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Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
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5% or Greater
Stockholders
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Elliott Associates,
L.P. (1)
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8,614,866
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9.9%
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Directors and Named
Executive Officers:
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Khoso Baluch
(2)
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537,873
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*
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Robert Cook
(3)
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148,333
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*
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John Armstrong
(4)
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237,299
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*
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Elizabeth
Masson
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-
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-
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Janet M. Dillione
(5)
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292,409
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*
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Gary Gelbfish
(6)
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4,890,121
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5.8%
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Myron Kaplan
(7)
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384,166
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*
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Mehmood Khan
(8)
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477,083
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*
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Steven Lefkowitz
(9)
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383,636
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*
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All executive officers and directors as a
group (9 persons) (10)
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7,350,920
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8.7%
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* Less than 1%
(1)
Due to the
Ownership Limitation (as defined below), Elliott Associates, L.P.
(“Elliott Associates”) may be deemed the beneficial
owner of 8,614,866 shares of our common stock through securities
held by it and by Manchester Securities Corp., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Elliott Associates (“Manchester”), and
Elliott International, L.P. (“Elliott International”),
the investment advisor of which is an affiliate of the investment
advisor of Elliott Associates. Elliott Associates beneficially
holds: (i) 2,833,470 shares of our common stock held by Elliott
International, (ii) 1,333,398 shares of our common stock held by
Elliott Associates, (iii) May 2013 warrants held by Manchester
exercisable for 500,000 shares of our common stock, (iv) 52,500
shares of our Series C-2 non-voting convertible preferred stock
held by Elliott Associates convertible into 525,000 shares of our
common stock, (v) October 2013 warrants held by Elliott Associates
exercisable for 262,500 shares of our common stock, (vi) 97,500
shares of our Series C-2 non-voting convertible preferred stock
held by Elliott International convertible into 975,000 shares of
our common stock, (vii) October 2013 warrants held by Elliott
International exercisable for 487,500 shares of our common stock,
(viii) 73,962 shares of our Series D non-voting convertible
preferred stock held by Manchester convertible into 1,479,240
shares of our common stock, (ix) March 2015 Warrants held by
Manchester convertible into 200,000 shares of our common stock, (x)
May 2017 Series A warrants held by Elliott International
convertible into 1,360,001 shares of our common stock, (xi) May
2017 Series A warrants held by Elliott Associates convertible into
640,000 shares of our common stock, (xii) May 2017 Series B
warrants held by Elliott International convertible into 1,360,001
shares of our common stock, (xiii) May 2017 Series B warrants held
by Elliott Associates convertible into 640,000 shares of our common
stock, (xiv) 89,623 shares of our Series E non-voting convertible
preferred stock held by Manchester convertible into 1,959,759
shares of our common stock, (xv) 1,360 shares of our Series F
non-voting convertible preferred stock held by Elliott
International convertible into 2,147,142 shares of our common stock
(subject to adjustment), (xvi) 640 shares of our Series F
non-voting convertible preferred stock held by Elliott Associates
convertible into 1,010,419 shares of our common stock (subject to
adjustment), (xvii) November 2017 warrants exercisable for 384,103
shares of our common stock held by Elliott International, and
(xviii) November 2017 warrants exercisable for 180,755 shares of
our common stock held by Elliott Associates (the May 2013 warrants,
the October 2013 warrants, the March 2015 Warrants, the May 2017
Series A warrants, the May 2017 Series B warrants, the November
2017 warrants and all shares of preferred stock shall collectively
be referred to herein as the “Convertible Securities”).
However, in accordance with Rule 13d-4 under the Exchange Act, the
number of shares of our common stock into which the Convertible
Securities are convertible or exercisable, as applicable, are
limited pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Securities to that
number of shares of our common stock which would result in Elliott
Associates having aggregate beneficial ownership of, with respect
to the May 2013 warrants, the October 2013 warrants, the March 2015
Warrants, the May 2017 Series A warrants, the May 2017 Series B
warrants, the November 2017 warrants, the Series C-2 preferred
stock, the Series D preferred stock, the Series E preferred stock
and the Series F preferred stock, 9.99% of the total issued and
outstanding shares of our common stock (the "Ownership
Limitation"). Elliott Associates disclaims beneficial ownership of
any and all shares of our common stock issuable upon any conversion
or exercise of the Convertible Securities if such conversion or
exercise would cause Elliott Associates’ aggregate beneficial
ownership to exceed or remain above the applicable Ownership
Limitation (as is currently the case). Therefore, Elliott
Associates disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of our
common stock, issuable upon any conversion or exercise of the May
2013 warrants, the October 2013 warrants, the March 2015 Warrants,
the May 2017 Series A warrants, the May 2017 Series B warrants, the
November 2017 warrants, the Series C-2 preferred stock, the Series
D preferred stock, the Series E preferred stock and the Series F
preferred stock, which conversion of exercise would be prohibited
by the Ownership Limitation. The business address of Elliott
Associates is 40 West 57th Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York
10019. Based solely on information contained in a Schedule 13D
filed with the SEC on November 13, 2017 by Elliott Associates and
other information known to us.
(2)
Consists of (i)
225,373 shares of our common stock, and (ii) 312,500 shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.
(3)
Consists of (i)
102,083 shares of our common stock, and (ii) 46,250 shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.
(4)
Consists of (i)
38,861 shares of our common stock, and (ii) 198,438 shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.
(5)
Consists of (i)
107,409 shares of our common stock, and (ii) 185,000 shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options. Does not
include an aggregate of 85,119 shares of our common stock that were
deferred as director fee compensation and that are not issuable
until after the individual’s cessation of service with our
Board.
(6)
Consists of (i)
2,115,121 shares of our common stock, (ii) 25,000 shares of our
common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options, (iii)
500,000 shares of common stock upon conversion of Series C-3
non-voting preferred stock, and (iv) 2,250,000 shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of warrants.
(7)
Consists of (i)
294,166 shares of our common stock, and (ii) 90,000 shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.
(8)
Consists of
452,083 shares of our common stock, and (ii) 25,000 shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.
(9)
Consists of
321,136 shares of our common stock, (ii) 25,000 shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options, (iii) 22,500
shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants, and
(iv) 15,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of
warrants through Wade Capital Corporation Money Purchase Plan, an
entity for which Mr. Lefkowitz has voting and investment
control.
(10)
Consists of (i)
the following held by our directors and executive officers (A)
3,656,232 shares of our common stock, (B) 907,188 shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options, (C) 2,287,500
shares of our common stock upon exercise of warrants, and (D)
500,000 shares of our warrants upon conversion of Series C-3
non-voting preferred stock, as referenced in footnotes 2 through
9.
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN
ADDRESS
The SEC
has adopted rules that permit companies to deliver a single copy of
proxy materials to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless
a company has received contrary instructions from one or more of
the stockholders at that address. Upon request, we will promptly
deliver a separate copy of proxy materials to one or more
stockholders at a shared address to which a single copy of proxy
materials was delivered. Stockholders may request a separate copy
of proxy materials by contacting us either by calling (908)
517-9500 or by mailing a request to 400 Connell Drive, Suite 5000,
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922. Stockholders at a shared
address who receive multiple copies of proxy materials may request
to receive or a single copy of proxy materials in the future in the
same manner as described above.
DEADLINE FOR STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2018 ANNUAL
MEETING
We
have not yet set the date for our 2018 annual meeting of
stockholders; we will publicly disclose the date once we have
selected it. Stockholder proposals to be included in the proxy
statement for our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders must be
received by us within a reasonable time before we distribute the
proxy materials for the meeting. Under our bylaws, stockholder
proposals to be considered at our next annual meeting, including
nominees for director, must be received by us not later than 60
days prior to that meeting. All submissions must comply with all of
the requirements of our bylaws and Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act.
Proposals should be mailed to Antony E. Pfaffle, Corporate
Secretary, CorMedix Inc., 400 Connell Drive, Suite 5000, Berkeley
Heights, New Jersey 07922.
Management’s
proxy holders for the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders will have
discretion to vote proxies given to them on any stockholder
proposal of which we do not have notice within a reasonable time
before we distribute the proxy materials for the
meeting.
DIRECTIONS TO CORMEDIX INC. SPECIAL MEETING
AT
EMBASSY
SUITES, 250 CONNELL DRIVE, BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY
07922
From
Newark International Airport
Directions
Take
I-78 west to exit 41, turn right on Drift Road, turn right on
Plainfield Avenue, turn left on Connell Drive and then left on
Connell II Access.
La
Guardia Airport
Directions
Grand
Central Parkway from Central Terminal Drive. Take I-278 east-
Harlem River Drive. Exit 24 (I-95 South/GW Bridge) Use I-95 south
upper level. Exit 14-14c -US 1/US 9/US22 to I-78 west. Exit 41
(Berkeley Height/Scotch Plains).
John F.
Kennedy International Airport
Directions
I-678
North, towards Whitestone Bridge. Take I-95 south, over GW Bridge-
lower level. Exit 14-14c -US 1/US 9/US22 to I-78 west. Exit 41
(Berkeley Height/Scotch Plains).
CORMEDIX INC.
Proposed Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO
THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED
OF
CORMEDIX INC.
The undersigned, for purposes of amending the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the
“Certificate”), of CorMedix Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under and by virtue of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify as
follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is
CorMedix Inc. (the “Corporation”).
SECOND: The Certificate was filed with the
Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March
30, 2010, and amended on December 3, 2012 and August 9,
2017.
THIRD: Article FOURTH of the Certificate is
hereby amended by adding the following
paragraph:
“Effective at
12:01 a.m. on _________, 201__ (the “Effective Time”), a
one-for-_____ reverse stock split of the Corporation’s common
stock shall become effective, pursuant to which every ______ shares
of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding
or held as treasury shares at the Effective Time (hereinafter
called “Old Common
Stock”), shall be reclassified and combined into one
share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (hereinafter
called “Common
Stock”), automatically and without any action by the
holder thereof, subject to the treatment of fractional shares, and
shall represent one share of Common Stock from and after the
Effective Time. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be
issued as a result of such reclassification and combination, rather
stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional
share interests of Common Stock as a result of the reclassification
and combination shall be entitled to receive in lieu of such
fractional share interests, upon the Effective Time, one whole
share of Common Stock in lieu of such fractional share interests.
As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, the
Corporation will notify its stockholders of record as of the
Effective Time to transmit outstanding share certificates to the
Corporation’s exchange agent and registrar
(“Exchange
Agent”) and the Corporation will cause the Exchange
Agent to issue new certificates or book entries representing one
share of common stock for every twenty shares transmitted and held
of record as of the Effective Time; and in settlement of fractional
interests that might arise as a result of such combination as of
the Effective Time, cause the Exchange Agent to issue one whole
share to such holders in lieu of a fractional share interest. The
Corporation’s authorized shares of Common Stock, each having
a par value of $0.001 per share, shall not be
changed.”
FOURTH: Except as expressly amended herein, all
provisions of the Certificate filed with the Office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 30, 2010, and
amended on December 3, 2012 and August 9, 2017, shall remain in
full force and effect.
FIFTH: The foregoing amendment was duly adopted by the
Board of Directors and by the stockholders of the Corporation in
accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned, being
a duly authorized officer of the Corporation, does hereby execute
this Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, this ___ day of
_______________, 201__.
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CORMEDIX INC.
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By:__________________________________________
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Name: Khoso
Baluch
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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