Curetis N.V. Updates on OpGen, Inc. Special Shareholders’ Meeting Held on March 10, 2020
10 Mars 2020 - 4:15PM
Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
Holzgerlingen, Germany, and San Diego, CA, USA, March 10, 2020,
16:15 pm CET - Curetis N.V. (the
"Company" and together with its subsidiaries
"Curetis"), a developer of next-level molecular
diagnostic solutions, reports that a Special Meeting of
shareholders of OpGen, Inc. (“OpGen”) held today,
March 10, 2020, in Washington DC, USA, to approve the business
combination of Curetis and OpGen, was adjourned.
Because a quorum was not represented at OpGen’s
Special Meeting, shareholders voted to adjourn the meeting in order
to allow additional time for shareholders to vote on the
proposal. Accordingly, the Special Meeting was adjourned to
10:00 am, local time, on Monday, March 30, 2020, at the offices of
Ballard Spahr LLP, 1909 K Street, NW, 12th Floor, Washington
DC. OpGen’s shareholders as of the record date of January 24,
2020 will continue to be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting on
March 30, 2020.
For further information, please see the press
release issued by OpGen:
http://ir.opgen.com/news-releases/news-release-details/curetis-nv-shareholders-approve-planned-business-combination
Earlier today, at an Extraordinary General
Meeting (the "EGM") held in Schiphol, The
Netherlands, the shareholders of Curetis N.V. adopted all
proposed resolutions and items on the agenda of the EGM. This
included the approval of the business combination of OpGen with
Curetis (the “Transaction”), the resolution to
effect the dissolution of the Company, and the approval of the
distribution of the shares of OpGen common stock, received by the
Company from OpGen in consideration of the Transaction, to the
Company’s shareholders.
The Transaction is subject to approval of
OpGen’s stockholders. Once the Transaction is approved by the
stockholders of OpGen, the execution of the transfer agreement and
the closing of the Transaction is expected to take place.
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About Curetis
Curetis N.V.’s (Euronext: CURE) goal is to
become a leading provider of innovative solutions for molecular
microbiology diagnostics designed to address the global challenge
of detecting severe infectious diseases and identifying antibiotic
resistances in hospitalized patients.
Curetis’ Unyvero System is a versatile, fast and
highly automated molecular diagnostic platform for easy-to-use,
cartridge-based solutions for the comprehensive and rapid detection
of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance markers in a range of
severe infectious disease indications. Results are available within
hours, a process that can take days or even weeks if performed with
standard diagnostic procedures, thereby facilitating improved
patient outcomes, stringent antibiotic stewardship and
health-economic benefits. Unyvero in vitro diagnostic (IVD)
products are marketed in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the
U.S.
Curetis’ wholly owned subsidiary Ares Genetics
GmbH is developing next-generation solutions for infectious disease
diagnostics and therapeutics. The ARES Technology Platform combines
the presumably most comprehensive database worldwide on the
genetics of antimicrobial resistances, ARESdb, with advanced
bioinformatics and artificial intelligence.For further
information, please visit www.curetis.com
and
www.ares-genetics.com.
Legal Disclaimer
This document constitutes neither an offer to
buy nor an offer to subscribe for securities and neither this
document nor any part of it should form the basis of any investment
decision in Curetis. The information contained in this press
release has been carefully prepared. However, Curetis bears and
assumes no liability of whatever kind for the correctness and
completeness of the information provided herein. Curetis does not
assume an obligation of whatever kind to update or correct
information contained in this press release whether as a result of
new information, future events or for other reasons. This press
release includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be,
“forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements can
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the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,”
“intends,” “targets,” “may,” “will,” or “should” and include
statements Curetis makes concerning the intended results of its
strategy. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties and readers are cautioned that any such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance. Curetis’ actual results may differ materially from
those predicted by the forward-looking statements. Curetis
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.
Contact details
Curetis Max-Eyth-Str. 4271088 Holzgerlingen, GermanyTel. +49
7031 49195-10pr@curetis.com or ir@curetis.comwww.curetis.com
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