{"id":397965,"date":"2020-12-10T19:04:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T00:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=397965"},"modified":"2020-12-10T19:04:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T00:04:46","slug":"egan-jones-recommends-against-electing-dissidents-full-slate-of-nominees-to-ziopharm-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/egan-jones-recommends-against-electing-dissidents-full-slate-of-nominees-to-ziopharm-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Egan-Jones Recommends Against Electing Dissident\u2019s Full Slate of Nominees to Ziopharm Board"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\n Recommends <\/em>
\n A<\/em>
\n gainst <\/em>
\n E<\/em>
\n lecting <\/em>
\n WaterMill Nominee <\/em>
\n Jaime Vieser<\/em>
\n \n <\/p>\n

\n Ziopharm Continues to <\/em>
\n Recommend<\/em>
\n that <\/em>
\n Shareholders <\/em>
\n Support Company\u2019s Strong Progress by <\/em>
\n Return<\/em>
\n ing<\/em>
\n the GREEN Consent Revocation Card<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

BOSTON, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ziopharm Oncology<\/a>, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIOP) (\u201cZiopharm\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), today commented on an opinion issued by Egan-Jones Proxy Services (\u201cEgan-Jones\u201d) in connection with the consent solicitation (the \u201cConsent Solicitation\u201d) initiated by WaterMill Asset Management Corp., Mr. Robert W. Postma and certain other individuals (collectively, \u201cWaterMill\u201d). In its report, Egan-Jones recommends that Ziopharm shareholders withhold votes<\/u> to elect WaterMill\u2019s nominee Jaime Vieser to the Ziopharm Board of Directors (the \u201cBoard\u201d), thereby rejecting WaterMill\u2019s attempt to elect their full slate of nominees and seize outsized control of the company. Ziopharm continues to strongly urge shareholders to sign and return the Company\u2019s GREEN<\/strong> Consent Revocation Card.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Company said:<\/p>\n

\n \u201c<\/em>
\n We are pleased that Egan-Jones<\/em>
\n , <\/em>
\n like<\/em>
\n Institutional Shareholder Services,<\/em>
\n recognizes that replacing<\/em>
\n nearly<\/em>
\n half of Ziopharm\u2019s Board with WaterMill\u2019s full slate of hand-picked candidates would not be in the best interests of the Company <\/em>
\n or <\/em>
\n our shareholders. <\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201c<\/em>
\n While we agree with Egan-Jones\u2019 stance that <\/em>
\n Jaime Vieser<\/em>
\n is not <\/em>
\n an <\/em>
\n appropriate <\/em>
\n candidate <\/em>
\n to add to the Board, we respectfully disagree with their recommendation <\/em>
\n regarding the<\/em>
\n other <\/em>
\n dissident nominees, Robert Postma and Holger Weis<\/em>
\n ,<\/em>
\n as we have detailed in our prior public communications<\/em>
\n , which can be found at<\/em>
\n www.ziopharmforward.com<\/em>
\n .<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201c<\/em>
\n With the proxy advisory firms making <\/em>
\n different<\/em>
\n recomme<\/em>
\n ndations<\/em>
\n with respect to WaterMill\u2019s candidates<\/em>
\n , it is clear that there <\/em>
\n is <\/em>
\n
\n no<\/u>
\n <\/em>
\n
\n t<\/u>
\n <\/em>
\n universal <\/em>
\n support for<\/em>
\n the <\/em>
\n dissident\u2019s nominees. <\/em>
\n We believe the differing opinions <\/em>
\n may be influenced by <\/em>
\n the misleading and often factually inaccurate <\/em>
\n activist <\/em>
\n campaign that <\/em>
\n WaterMill has<\/em>
\n run to attempt to take outsized control of the <\/em>
\n C<\/em>
\n ompany. <\/em>
\n In fact, an independent financial analyst recently commented:<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026we remain unconvinced that the slate presented by the dissident shareholders represents the best potential candidates for ZIOP. Further, we have yet to see a cohesive strategy articulated by the dissident shareholder group which would give us confidence that its proposed slate would effectively lead expedited clinical execution.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n

\n \u201c<\/em>
\n T<\/em>
\n he <\/em>
\n Ziopharm team<\/em>
\n is<\/em>
\n making<\/em>
\n efforts<\/em>
\n to advance the C<\/em>
\n ompany\u2019s promising pipeline and deliver value to <\/em>
\n all <\/em>
\n shareholders. Despite the <\/em>
\n many<\/em>
\n public <\/em>
\n attacks from <\/em>
\n WaterMill<\/em>
\n and their affiliates, <\/em>
\n as well as <\/em>
\n their refusal to engage in good faith discussions to resolve <\/em>
\n the consent solicitation in an amicable manner<\/em>
\n , <\/em>
\n Ziopharm<\/em>
\n has continued to focus on progressing the business for the benefit of patients and shareholder<\/em>
\n s<\/em>
\n alike.\u201d<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

Independent financial analysts widely recognize this progress:<\/p>\n

\u201cZIOP continues to make progress with respect to the company-sponsored TCR-T program, the Controlled IL-12 program, and the Sleeping Beauty CAR-T program.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n

\u201cBy unlocking the potential of its Sleeping Beauty technology, the Company is poised to deliver a leap forward in the personalization of cancer therapy.\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n

\u201cWe think that the company continues to make forward progress across its various platforms (TCR-T, CAR-T, and controlled IL-12)…ZIOP has executed well over 2020 in curating immune receptors from its own libraries and it is moving forward its wholly owned program.\u201d4<\/sup><\/p>\n

The Company continues to urge shareholders to support Ziopharm\u2019s continued progress and protect the value of their investment by signing and returning the GREEN<\/strong> Consent Revocation Card in support of Chairman Scott Tarriff and Directors J. Kevin Buchi and Mary Thistle.<\/p>\n

\n About Ziopharm Oncology, Inc.<\/strong>
\n
Ziopharm is developing non-viral and cytokine-driven cell and gene therapies that weaponize the body\u2019s immune system to treat the millions of people globally diagnosed with a solid tumor each year. With its multiplatform approach, Ziopharm is at the forefront of immuno-oncology with a goal to treat any type of solid tumor. Ziopharm\u2019s pipeline is built for commercially scalable, cost effective T-cell receptor T-cell therapies based on its non-viral Sleeping Beauty gene transfer platform, a precisely controlled IL-12 gene therapy, and rapidly manufactured Sleeping Beauty-enabled CD19-specific CAR-T program. The Company has clinical and strategic partnerships with the National Cancer Institute, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and others. For more information, please visit www.ziopharm.com.<\/p>\n

\n Forward-Looking Statements <\/strong>
\n
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the business strategy, plans and objectives of Ziopharm management and expectations as to and beliefs about the Consent Solicitation initiated by WaterMill. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts, and can be identified by terms such as \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201ccontemplate,\u201d \u201ccontinue,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201chope,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cmight,\u201d \u201cobjective,\u201d \u201congoing,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201cpredict,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201ctarget,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d or \u201cwould\u201d or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Any forward-looking statements are based on management\u2019s current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the impact and results of the Consent Solicitation and other shareholder activism activities by WaterMill and\/or other activist investors, the risks and uncertainties disclosed in Ziopharm\u2019s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties and other important factors in any subsequent filings by Ziopharm with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the \u201cSEC\u201d). All information in this press release is as of the date hereof, and Ziopharm undertakes no duty to update the information, except as required by law.<\/p>\n

\n Important Additional Information and Where to Find It<\/strong>
\n
Ziopharm has filed a definitive consent revocation statement (the \u201cConsent Revocation Statement\u201d) together with a GREEN<\/strong> consent revocation card with the SEC in connection with the Consent Solicitation. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE CONSENT REVOCATION STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ZIOPHARM FILES WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders will be able to obtain, free of charge, copies of the Consent Revocation Statement (including the GREEN<\/strong> consent revocation card), any amendments or supplements thereto and any other documents that Ziopharm files with the SEC from the SEC\u2019s website (http:\/\/www.sec.gov<\/a>) or from Ziopharm\u2019s website (www.ziopharm.com<\/a>) by clicking on \u201cInvestors\u201d and then \u201cSEC Filings.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n Investor Relations Contacts:<\/strong>
\n
Adam D. Levy, PhD, MBA
EVP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
(508) 552-9255
alevy@ziopharm.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Michael Verrechia
Morrow Sodali
(212) 300-2476
m.verrechia@morrowsodali.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n Media Relations Contacts:<\/strong>
\n
Chris Kittredge, Andrew Cole and Zachary Tramonti
Sard Verbinnen & Co.
Ziopharm-SVC@sardverb.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n 1<\/sup> Raymond James, \u201c3Q20 Results Overshadowed by Further NCI-led TCR-T Trial Delay & Ongoing Proxy Battle,\u201d (November 5, 2020). Permission to quote third parties in this press release neither requested nor granted
2<\/sup> Raymond James, \u201c3Q20 Results Overshadowed by Further NCI-led TCR-T Trial Delay & Ongoing Proxy Battle,\u201d (November 5, 2020).
3<\/sup> Lake Street Capital, \u201cWait Continues for Patient Enrollments In T-Cell Programs,\u201d (November 6, 2020).
4<\/sup> Cantor Fitzgerald, \u201cPlatform Progress Continues to Take Shape and We See a Transformative 2021 on the Horizon,\u201d (November 11, 2020).\u00a0<\/p>\n


\n
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(Nasdaq: ZIOP) (\u201cZiopharm\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), today commented on an opinion issued by Egan-Jones Proxy Services (\u201cEgan-Jones\u201d) in connection with the consent solicitation (the \u201cConsent Solicitation\u201d) initiated by WaterMill Asset Management Corp., Mr. Robert W. Postma and certain other individuals (collectively, \u201cWaterMill\u201d). In its report, Egan-Jones recommends that Ziopharm shareholders withhold votes to elect WaterMill\u2019s nominee Jaime Vieser to the Ziopharm Board of Directors (the \u201cBoard\u201d), thereby rejecting WaterMill\u2019s attempt to elect their full slate of nominees and seize outsized control of the … Continue reading \"Egan-Jones Recommends Against Electing Dissident\u2019s Full Slate of Nominees to Ziopharm Board\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/egan-jones-recommends-against-electing-dissidents-full-slate-of-nominees-to-ziopharm-board\/","og_site_name":"Market Newsdesk","article_published_time":"2020-12-11T00:04:46+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODEwMDU5MCMzODY3MDI0IzIwMDc1NTA=","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Newsdesk","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Newsdesk","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/egan-jones-recommends-against-electing-dissidents-full-slate-of-nominees-to-ziopharm-board\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/egan-jones-recommends-against-electing-dissidents-full-slate-of-nominees-to-ziopharm-board\/"},"author":{"name":"Newsdesk","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979"},"headline":"Egan-Jones Recommends Against Electing Dissident\u2019s Full Slate of Nominees to Ziopharm Board","datePublished":"2020-12-11T00:04:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/egan-jones-recommends-against-electing-dissidents-full-slate-of-nominees-to-ziopharm-board\/"},"wordCount":1189,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/egan-jones-recommends-against-electing-dissidents-full-slate-of-nominees-to-ziopharm-board\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODEwMDU5MCMzODY3MDI0IzIwMDc1NTA=","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/egan-jones-recommends-against-electing-dissidents-full-slate-of-nominees-to-ziopharm-board\/","url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/egan-jones-recommends-against-electing-dissidents-full-slate-of-nominees-to-ziopharm-board\/","name":"Egan-Jones Recommends Against Electing Dissident\u2019s Full Slate of Nominees to Ziopharm Board - 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