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ERYTECH announces that the Commercial Court has rejected Akkadian’s request to postpone the vote on the merger with Pherecydes Pharma

ERYTECH announces that the Commercial Court has rejected Akkadian’s request to postpone the vote on the merger with Pherecydes Pharma

 

Cambridge, MA (U.S.) and Lyon (France), June 14, 2023, 8:00 pm CEST – ERYTECH Pharma (Nasdaq & Euronext: ERYP), announced today that the Lyon Commercial Court has rejected Akkadian’s request to postpone the vote on the merger with Pherecydes Pharma.

 

Erytech is pleased with today’s order delivered by the President of the Lyon Commercial Court. This order rejected Akkadian Partners’ attempt to postpone the vote on the merger. As a result, Erytech shareholders will be able to legitimately vote on the merger on June 23, 2023.

 

An expert has been appointed to examine the merger parity and must submit his report to the parties within 4 months. Akkadian Partners has to cover the costs of this expert appraisal. Akkadian Partners has also been ordered to indemnify Erytech for the costs incurred by the company in this procedure.

 

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