UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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SCHEDULE 14A
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ADC Therapeutics SA
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ADC Therapeutics SA Shareholder Meeting Notice |  |
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the ADC Therapeutics SA Shareholder Meeting to be Held on
Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. CEST
at Biopôle, Route de la Corniche 3B, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
You are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual shareholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the internet. You are encouraged to access and view the complete proxy materials before voting. This proxy materials, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, management report, annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements, auditors’ reports and compensation report for the year ended December 31, 2023, are available for viewing, printing and downloading at:
Additionally, you can find a copy of the Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at sec.gov. You may also obtain a printed copy of the proxy materials at no cost, upon written or oral request to us at the following address: Investor Relations, ADC Therapeutics SA, c/o ADC Therapeutics America, Inc., 430 Mountain Avenue, 4th Floor, Murray Hill, NJ 07974, (908) 731-5556.
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ADC Therapeutics SA Shareholder Meeting Notice |
ADC Therapeutics SA’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at the headquarter of ADC Therapeutics SA, Biopôle, Route de la Corniche 3B, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland, at 4:00 a.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. CEST
Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposals 1-10 and 12 and 1 YEAR on Proposal 11: Agenda and Proposals of the Board of Directors
Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.
| 1. | Approving the Management Report, Annual Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements |
The Board of Directors proposes that the Management Report, the Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, be approved, and the Auditors’ Reports for the year ended December 31, 2023, be acknowledged.
| 2. | Approving, on an advisory basis under Swiss law, the Compensation Report |
The Board of Directors proposes that the Company’s Compensation report for the year ended December 31, 2023, be approved in a non-binding advisory vote.
| 3. | Discharging the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee from liability |
The Board of Directors proposes that the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee be discharged from liability for the year ended December 31, 2023.
| 4. | Approving the appropriation of the financial results |
The board of directors proposes that the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2023, be carried forward as follows:
| Loss carried forward from the year ended December 31, 2022 | CHF | 968,963,858 | |
| Loss for the year ended December 31, 2023 | CHF | 144,426,257 | |
| Loss to be carried forward | CHF | 1,113,390,115 |
| 5. | Reelecting nominees to the Board of Directors |
Proposal #5a: The Board of Directors proposes that Ron Squarer be reelected as the Chair of the Board of Directors and a director for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #5b: The Board of Directors proposes that Robert Azelby be reelected as a director for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #5c: The Board of Directors proposes that Jean-Pierre Bizzari be reelected as a director for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #5d: The Board of Directors proposes that Peter Hug be reelected as a director for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #5e: The Board of Directors proposes that Ameet Mallik be reelected as a director for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #5f: The Board of Directors proposes that Viviane Monges be reelected as a director for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #5g: The Board of Directors proposes that Thomas Pfisterer be reelected as a director for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #5h: The Board of Directors proposes that Tyrell Rivers be reelected as a director for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #5i: The Board of Directors proposes that Victor Sandor be reelected as a director for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
| 6. | Reelecting nominees to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors |
Proposal #6a: The Board of Directors proposes that Robert Azelby be reelected as a member of the Compensation Committee for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #6b: The Board of Directors proposes that Peter Hug be reelected as a member of the Compensation Committee for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #6c: The Board of Directors proposes that Victor Sandor be reelected as a member of the Compensation Committee for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
| 7. | Reelecting the Independent Proxy |
The Board of Directors proposes that PHC Notaires, in Lausanne, Switzerland, be reelected as the Independent Proxy for a one-year term, beginning as of the Annual Meeting and ending at the closing of the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders.
| 8. | Reelecting the Auditors |
The Board of Directors proposes that PricewaterhouseCoopers SA be reelected as the statutory auditor and independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.
| 9. | Approving, on a binding basis under Swiss law, the compensation of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee |
Proposal #9a: The Board of Directors proposes that the maximum aggregate amount of compensation for the members of the Board of Directors for the period between the Annual Meeting and the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders be set at $2,000,000.
Proposal #9b: The Board of Directors proposes that the maximum aggregate amount of fixed compensation for the members of the Executive Committee for the year ending December 31, 2025, be set at $3,000,000.
Proposal #9c: The Board of Directors proposes that the maximum aggregate amount of variable compensation for the members of the Executive Committee for the year ending December 31, 2024, be set at $10,000,000.
| 10. | Approving, on an advisory basis under U.S. law, the compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers |
The Board of Directors is proposing that the following proposal: “RESOLVED, that the Company’s shareholders approve, on an advisory basis under U.S. law, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in “Executive Compensation” and the related compensation tables and narrative disclosure in this proxy statement”, be approved.
| 11. | Approving, on an advisory basis under U.S. law, the frequency of future votes on the compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers |
The Board of Directors is proposing that the shareholders advise on the frequency of future advisory votes on Named Executive Compensation by voting for either “ONE YEAR”, “TWO YEARS” OR “THREE YEARS”.
The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote ONE YEAR on this proposal.
| 12. | Approving amendments to the Articles of Association |
Proposal #12a: The Board of Directors proposes that the amendments to the Articles of Association relating to shares, shareholder rights and general meetings be approved. Proposal #12b: The Board of Directors proposes that the amendments to the Articles of Association regarding the deadline for submitting agenda items be approved.
Proposal #12c: The Board of Directors proposes that the amendments to the Articles of Association relating to board of directors, compensation and related matters be approved. Proposal #12d: The Board of Directors proposes that the amendments to the Articles of Association for conditional share capital flexibility be approved.
Proposal #12e: The Board of Directors proposes that the amendments to the Articles of Association to permit shareholder meetings outside Switzerland and hybrid and virtual shareholder meetings be approved.
Proposal #12f: The Board of Directors proposes that the amendments to the Articles of Association relating to the jurisdiction of Swiss courts be approved.
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