Avivagen Announces Results From Its Annual General Meeting
April 10, 2019
Avivagen Inc. (TSXV:VIV) (“Avivagen” or the “Corporation”), a life sciences corporation focused on developing and
commercializing products for livestock, companion animal and human applications that, by safely supporting immune function, promote
general health and performance, announces that at the Corporation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held yesterday the Corporation’s
shareholders voted to support all of the resolutions that came before the meeting. The resolutions included the reappointment of
UHY McGovern Hurley LLP as Avivagen’s auditor and the election of directors.
The voting results in respect of the election of directors are detailed below:
Nominee |
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% Of Votes Cast At The Meeting
Which Were Cast for the Election of
Directors
|
|
|
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% Of Votes Cast At The Meeting
Which Were Withheld From
Voting
|
|
Kym Anthony |
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99.0% |
|
|
|
1.0% |
|
Graham Burton |
|
99.0% |
|
|
|
1.0% |
|
Aubrey Dan |
|
99.3% |
|
|
|
0.7% |
|
David Hankinson |
|
99.0% |
|
|
|
1.0% |
|
Jeffrey Kraws |
|
99.3% |
|
|
|
0.7% |
|
Paul Mesburis |
|
99.3% |
|
|
|
0.7% |
|
About Avivagen
Avivagen is a life sciences corporation focused on developing and commercializing products for livestock, companion animal and
human applications that, by safely supporting immune function, promote general health and performance. It is a public corporation
traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol VIV and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, based in partnership facilities of
the National Research Council of Canada and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. For more information, visit
www.avivagen.com. The contents of the website are expressly not incorporated by reference in this press release.
About OxC-beta™ Technology and OxC-beta™ Livestock
Avivagen’s OxC-beta™ technology is derived from Avivagen discoveries about carotenoids, compounds that give certain fruits and
vegetables their bright colours, and is a non-antibiotic means of maintaining optimal health and growth. OxC-beta™ Livestock is a
proprietary product shown to be effective and economic in replacing the antibiotics commonly added to livestock feeds. OxC-beta™
Livestock is currently registered and available for sale in the United States, Philippines, Taiwan, New Zealand and Thailand.
Avivagen’s OxC-beta™ Livestock product is safe, effective and could fulfill the global mandate to remove all in-feed antibiotics
as growth promoters. Numerous international livestock trials with poultry and swine using OxC-beta™ Livestock have proven that the
product performs as well as, and, sometimes, in some aspects, better than in-feed antibiotics.
About Vivamune™ Health Chews (Vivamune™)
Vivamune™ is an all-in-one chew that can dramatically simplify a pet’s supplement routine. Featuring a newly-discovered, novel
immune-supporting active ingredient, OxC-beta™, Vivamune™ targets joints, skin and digestive health all in a single, tasty chew a
pet will love. Vivamune™ is available for sale in the United States, Canada, Philippines, Taiwan and New Zealand. For more
information, visit
www.vivamunehealth.com. The contents of the website are expressly not incorporated by reference in this press release.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes certain forward-looking statements that are based upon the current expectations of management.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties associated with the business of Avivagen Inc. and the environment in
which the business operates. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be
forward-looking, including those identified by the expressions “aim”, “anticipate”, “appear”, “believe”, “consider”, “could”,
“estimate”, “expect”, “if”, “intend”, “goal”, “hope”, “likely”, “may”, “plan”, “possibly”, “potentially”, “pursue”, “seem”,
“should”, “whether”, “will”, “would” and similar expressions. Statements regarding the potential for OxC-beta™ Livestock to fulfill
the global mandate to remove all in-feed antibiotics as growth promoters are forward looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from
current expectations. For instance, Avivagen’s products may not gain market acceptance or regulatory approval in new jurisdictions
or for new applications and may not be widely accepted as a replacement for antibiotics in livestock feeds due to many factors,
many of which are outside of Avivagen’s control. Except as required by law, Avivagen assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward-looking
statements.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Copyright © 2019 Avivagen Inc. OxC-beta™ is a trademark of Avivagen Inc.
Avivagen Inc.
Drew Basek
Director of Investor Relations
100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
Phone: 416-540-0733
E-mail: d.basek@avivagen.com
Kym Anthony
Interim Chief Executive Officer
100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
Head Office Phone: 613-949-8164
Website:
www.avivagen.com
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