MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - June 4, 2015) - Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:GUD) ("Knight" or the "Company") announced today that each director nominee listed in the Management Information Circular dated May 1, 2015 was elected as Director of the Company during the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders held in Montréal, Québec.
The details of the election are as follows:
| DIRECTOR NOMINEE |
OUTCOME | VOTES FOR |
% FOR |
VOTES WITHHELD |
% WITHHELD |
| James C. Gale | Elected | 54,781,722 | 98.04% | 1,097,731 | 1.96% |
| Jonathan Ross Goodman | Elected | 55,871,853 | 99.99% | 7,600 | 0.01% |
| Robert N. Lande | Elected | 55,016,826 | 98.46% | 862,627 | 1.54% |
| Ed Schutter | Elected | 55,869,703 | 99.98% | 9,750 | 0.02% |
| Sylvie Tendler | Elected | 55,792,502 | 99.84% | 86,951 | 0.16% |
The results of the final votes regarding all matters subject to a vote during the Annual Meeting will be made available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
About Knight Therapeutics Inc.:
Knight Therapeutics Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Canada, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring or in-licensing innovative pharmaceutical products for the Canadian and select international markets. Knight's shares trade on TSX under the symbol GUD. For more information about Knight Therapeutics Inc., please visit the Company's web site at www.gud-knight.com or www.sedar.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This document contains forward-looking statements for the Company and its subsidiaries. These forward-looking statements, by their nature, necessarily involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. The Company considers the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based to be reasonable at the time they were prepared, but cautions the reader that these assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond the control of the Company and its subsidiaries, may ultimately prove to be incorrect. Factors and risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations are discussed in the Company's Annual Report and in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information or future events, except as required by law.
Contact Information:
Jeffrey Kadanoff, P.Eng., MBA
Chief Financial Officer
514-484-GUD1 (4831)
514-481-4116 (FAX)
info@gud-knight.com
www.gud-knight.com