Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) (Aurinia or the Company) filed a supplement (the โSupplementโ) to the Companyโs Management Information and Proxy Statement dated June 3, 2024 (the โProxy Statement/Circularโ) for its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 14, 2024 (the โAnnual Meetingโ).
The purpose of the Supplement is to reduce the proposed increase in the shares reserved for issuance under the Companyโs Equity Incentive Plan in Proposal 4 from 11,375,000 Plan Shares (as defined in the Proxy Statement/Circular) to 8,500,000 Plan Shares. Accordingly, the Supplement revises and amends the Proxy Statement/Circular to decrease the number of Plan Shares requested to be reserved for use under the Companyโs Equity Incentive Plan in Proposal 4 in the Proxy Statement/Circular from 35,190,115 to 32,315,115, representing a total increase of 8,500,000 Plan Shares, and representing, in aggregate, 22.7% of total shares outstanding as of April 30, 2024. This supplement should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement/Circular.
A copy of the Supplement is available on the Companyโs website at https://www.auriniapharma.com/investors-and-media/news-events/2024-agm, and on the Companyโs profiles on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/EDGAR and SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
About Aurinia
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering therapies to people living with autoimmune diseases with high unmet medical needs. In January 2021, the Company introduced LUPKYNISยฎ (voclosporin), the first FDA-approved oral therapy dedicated to the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis. The Companyโs head office is in Edmonton, Alberta, with its U.S. commercial office in Rockville, Maryland. The Company focuses its development efforts globally.
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Contacts
Media and Investor Inquiries:
Andrea Christopher
Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Aurinia
achristopher@auriniapharma.com
ir@auriniapharma.com
