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By Order of the Board of Directors, |
VIOQUEST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
/s/ Daniel E. Greenleaf |
Daniel E. Greenleaf |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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To
vote in person, come to the Special Meeting, where a ballot will
be made
available to you.
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To
vote using the proxy card, simply complete, sign, and date the
enclosed
proxy card and return it promptly in the envelope provided. If
you return
your signed proxy card to us before the Special Meeting, we will
vote your
shares as you direct.
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To
vote by telephone or over the Internet, simply follow the instructions
on
the enclosed proxy card.
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You
may submit another properly completed proxy card with a later date;
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You
may send a written notice that you are revoking your proxy to our
Secretary at 180 Mt. Airy Road, Suite 102, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
07920; or
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You
may attend the Special Meeting and vote in person. Simply attending
the
Special Meeting will not, by itself, revoke your
proxy.
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Name
and Address
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Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned (1)
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Percentage
of
Class
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Daniel
Greenleaf
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1,892,505
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(2)
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3.4
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Brian
Lenz
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168,114
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(3)
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*
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Vincent
M. Aita, Ph.D.
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308,601
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(4)
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*
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Stephen
C. Rocamboli
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909,569
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(5)
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1.7
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Michael
Weiser, M.D., Ph.D.
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1,971,195
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(6)
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3.6
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Edward
C. Bradley, M.D.
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10,000
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Johnson
Y.N. Lau, M.D., Ph.D.
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240,000
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(7)
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All
Executive Officers and Directors as a group (7 persons)
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5,499,984
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9.6
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Lester
Lipschutz
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10,541,367
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(8)
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18.7
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1650
Arch Street – 22nd
Floor
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Philadelphia,
PA 19103
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Lindsay
A. Rosenwald
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3,470,999
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(9)
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6.2
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787
7th
Avenue, 48th
Floor
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New
York, NY 10019
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Xumu
Zhang, Ph.D.
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3,268,314
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(10)
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5.9
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(1) |
Assumes
in each case that the stockholder exercised all options available
to the
person that have vested or will vest within 60 days of August 1,
2007.
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(2) |
Includes:
(i) shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $0.88 per share)
of an
option, 594,264 shares of which were vested as of February 1, 2007
and
shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $0.89 per share) of
an
option, 963,386 shares of which were vested on February 1, 2007;
(ii)
shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $0.56 per share) of
an
option, 197,290 shares of which were vested as of February 1, 2007;
(iii)
46,052 shares issuable (at a price of $0.38 per share) upon conversion
of
a promissory note; and (iv) 11,513 shares issuable upon the exercise
of a
warrant (at a price of $0.40 per
share).
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Represents:
(i) 15,000 shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $1.67 per
share)
of an option; (ii) 25,000 shares issuable upon exercise (at a price
of
$1.40 per share) of an option; (iii) 40,000 shares issuable upon
exercise
(at a price of $1.08 per share) of an option; (iv) 33,334 shares
issuable
upon exercise (at a price of $1.03 per share) of an option; (v) 33,334
shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $0.85 per share) of
an
option; (vi) 13,157 shares issuable (at a price of $0.38) upon conversion
of a promissory note; and (vii) 3,289 shares issuable upon the exercise
of
a warrant (at a price of
$0.40).
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(4) |
Includes:
(i) 12,900 shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $1.96 per
share)
of an option; (ii) 33,334 shares issuable upon exercise (at a price
of
$0.38 per share) of a option; (iii) 26,315 shares issuable (at a
price of
$0.38 per share) upon conversion of a promissory note; and (iv) 6,578
shares issuable upon the exercise of a warrant (at a price of $0.40
per
share).
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(5) |
Includes:
(i) 719,335 shares owned by, and 144,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise
of two warrants held by, Stephen C. Rocamboli as Trustee for The
Stephen
C. Rocamboli April 2005 Trust u/a/d April 7, 2005; (ii) 12,900 shares
issuable upon exercise (at a price of $1.96 per share) of an option;
and
(iii) 33,334 shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $0.38 per
share)
of a option.
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(6) |
Includes:
(i) 280,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of a warrant; (ii)
12,900
shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $1.96 per share) of
an
option; (iii) 26,315 shares issuable (at a price of $0.38 per share)
upon
conversion of a promissory note; (iv) 6,578 shares issuable upon
the
exercise of a warrant (at a price of $0.40); and (v) 33,334 shares
issuable upon exercise (at a price of $0.38 per share) of an
option.
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(7) |
Represents:
(i) 150,000 shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $0.85 per
share)
of an option; (ii) 56,666 shares issuable upon exercise (at a price
of
$0.75 per share) of an option; and (iii) 33,334 shares issuable upon
exercise (at a price of $0.38 per share) of a
option.
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(8) |
Based
on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on October 27, 2005. Represents
shares
owned equally by several trusts established for the benefit of Dr.
Lindsay
A. Rosenwald or members of his immediate family, for which Mr. Lipschutz
is the trustee/investment manager, and over which he has voting control
and investment power. Includes 1,633,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise
of warrants.
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(9) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G/A filed February 13, 2007. Includes (i) 1,034,169
shares
issuable upon the exercise of warrants and (ii) 392,830 shares held
by
Paramount BioCapital Investments, LLC of which Dr. Rosenwald is the
managing member.
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(10) |
Includes
650,052 shares issuable upon exercise (at a price of $1.49 per share)
of
an option.
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VIOQUEST
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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/s/ Daniel E. Greenleaf |
President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Appendix | Description | |
A | Form of Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Daniel
E. Greenleaf
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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a week,
until 12:00 p.m. (CT) on September 11,
2007.
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Use
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Dated and Signed________,2007.
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Signature
of Shareholder(s)
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Signature
of Shareholder(s)
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