UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
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On October 11, 2023, Gamida Cell Ltd. (the “Company”) mailed to its shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 11, 2023 the following materials relating to the Company’s 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”):
IMPORTANT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
PLEASE VOTE TODAY!
October 11, 2023
Dear Fellow Shareholder,
With approximately one week remaining to vote your proxy, if we have not yet received your voting instructions for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Gamida Cell Ltd. to be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023, please vote today. Your vote is extremely important, no matter how many shares you hold.
For the reasons set forth in the proxy statement, dated September 13, 2023, your Board recommends that you vote “FOR” all director nominees in Proposal 1 and “FOR” Proposals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Under Proposal 6, we are seeking approval of an increase in the number of our ordinary shares authorized for issuance in our share reserve. In reaching its determination to approve this proposal, your Board, with advice from management and financial and legal advisers, considered a number of factors, including the Company’s current financial condition, anticipated cash flow and liquidity needs, including its outstanding debt obligations. After evaluating these factors, and based upon their knowledge of the Company’s business, financial condition and prospects, potential financing alternatives (or lack thereof), and the views of the Company’s management, the Board concluded that the potential increase in the Company’s authorized share capital is in the Company’s best interests and in the best interests of its shareholders.
Please note, that both ISS and Glass Lewis, the largest and most influential proxy advisory firms in the world, have both recommended that their clients vote “FOR” Proposal 6. |
Using the control number provided on the enclosed proxy card, please vote via the internet at www.proxyvote.com as soon as possible or alternatively, please sign, date, and return the enclose card.
We continue to work on your behalf to create shareholder value and appreciate your support.
| Sincerely, | |
Shawn Tomasello | |
Shawn C. Tomasello Chairwoman of the Board of Directors |
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This letter contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statement describing Gamida Cell’s goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions including those related to clinical, scientific, regulatory and technical developments and those inherent in the process of developing and commercializing product candidates that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics. In light of these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that are described in the Risk Factors section and other sections of Gamida Cell’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 14, 2023, and other filings that Gamida Cell makes with the SEC from time to time (which are available at www.sec.gov), the events and circumstances discussed in such forward-looking statements may not occur, and Gamida Cell’s actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied thereby. Although Gamida Cell’s forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of its management, these statements are based only on facts and factors currently known by Gamida Cell. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
On September 13, 2023, the Company filed the definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its solicitation of proxies for its Annual Meeting. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THE COMPANY FILES WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Proxy Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) and other documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by the Company may be obtained free of charge from the Company’s website at www.athersys.com or by written request to the Company at 116 Huntington Avenue, 7th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, Attention: Josh Patterson, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, or by e-mail to legalnotices@gamida-cell.com.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and certain of its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting. For information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers, please see the Proxy Statement, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023, the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the other documents filed (or to be filed) by the Company from time to time the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants may be obtained by reading the definitive Proxy Statement and other relevant documents filed with the SEC. Free copies of these documents may be obtained free of charge from the Company’s website at www.gamida-cell.com or by written request to the Company at 116 Huntington Avenue, 7th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, Attention: Josh Patterson, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, or by e-mail to legalnotices@gamida-cell.com.