UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐
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| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
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| ☒ | Definitive Proxy Statement |
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| ☐ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12 |
ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14A (this “Amendment”) is being filed solely to amend and replace the sample proxy card included in the Definitive Proxy Statement filed by Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”). After filing the Proxy Statement, the Company discovered that, due to a clerical error, an incorrect version of the sample proxy card was inadvertently filed with the Proxy Statement.
Please note that no changes have been made to the body of the Proxy Statement and that a correct version of the proxy card has been included in the Proxy Statement being mailed to the Company’s stockholders. This Amendment applies only to the version of the sample proxy card originally filed with the Proxy Statement.
ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
September 27, 2021
ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned stockholder hereby appoints William B. Stilley and Joseph Truluck, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of common stock of ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 9:00 A.M., local time, on September 27, 2021, at 650 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 230, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911, and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the board of directors' recommendations.
(Continued and to be signed on Reverse Side)