Highlights How Positive Data in AIM's Clinical Pipeline and Big Pharma Partnerships are Positioning the Company for Commercialization Opportunities in High-Value Indications Including Pancreatic Cancer
Warns Shareholders of Its Belief that the Activist Group and Its Nominees Have a Self-Interested Agenda and Could Put AIM's Clinical Progress at Risk
Urges Shareholders to Safeguard AIM by Voting "FOR" ALL Four of the Board's Incumbent Candidates and Discarding Any Proxy Materials from the Activist Group
Shareholders Can View and Download the Presentation Here
AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE:AIM) ("AIM" or the "Company") today issued a presentation in connection with its upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders the ("Annual Meeting"), presently scheduled for December 17, 2024.
Highlights of the presentation include the following:
- AIM is executing on its strategy to create long-term value for patients and shareholders by driving clinical development programs in areas with critical unmet needs, especially in the high-value pancreatic cancer space.
- AIM's clinical pipeline has significant momentum and is laying the groundwork for commercialization opportunities by delivering exciting data across clinical trials, including in two ongoing studies with AstraZeneca and Merck. These commercialization opportunities are what can drive substantial value creation.
- If elected, the Activist Group intends to seek over $5 million from AIM to pay for its previous takeover attempts and litigation against the Company that the Activist Group lost, in addition to any expenses incurred in connection with its solicitation for this year's Annual Meeting. The Activist Group disclosed that it does notintend to put this personal reimbursement to a shareholder vote.
- Despite AIM's best attempts at a constructive settlement that would put two of the Activist Group's nominees on the Board, the Activist Group has continued to insist it receive upwards of $8 million to make all litigants whole in connection with certain litigation as part of any resolution – this represents more than 50% of AIM's current market capitalization.
- The Activist Group has indicated it would likely appoint Robert Chioini as interim CEO while the Board runs a succession process should its nominees gain control of the Board. Mr. Chioini was fired as CEO of Rockwell Medical in 2018 because of his "sustained mismanagement" of the company and "blatant disregard for shareholder concerns," according to a Rockwell Medical spokesperson.1 Following his termination, Mr. Chioini "refuse[d] to accept the decision" and, without authorization, filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on the company's behalf "making various assertions regarding the five independent directors who voted in favor of Mr. Chioini's removal."2This behavior indicates, in our view, that Mr. Chioini is unfit to serve as a public company director – let alone CEO.
