WAYNE, Pa. and MISGAV, Israel, April 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medgenics, Inc. (NYSE:MDGN) (AIM:MEDU) (AIM:MEDG), the developer of Biopump(TM) a novel technology for the sustained production and delivery of therapeutic proteins in patients using ex-vivo gene therapy and their own tissue for the treatment of rare and orphan diseases, today announced that all resolutions proposed at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held yesterday were duly passed.
Dr. Sol J. Barer, Dr. Eugene A. Bauer, Mr. Isaac Blech, Dr. Alastair Clemow, Mr. Michael F. Cola, Mr. Wilbur H. Gantz, Mr. Joseph J. Grano, Jr., Mr. Joel S. Kanter and Dr. Stephen D. McMurray were reelected to the Board of Directors. Dr. Andrew L. Pearlman retired from the Board of Directors at the meeting following the expiration of his term. "On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire staff at Medgenics, I extend our deepest gratitude to Andy Pearlman for his over a decade of service to the company," said Sol J. Barer, Chairman of the Board of Medgenics.
Stockholders approved the cancellation of the Company's common stock shares from trading on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, or AIM. The last day of trading of the Company's common stock on AIM is expected to be April 15, 2014.
Stockholders also approved an amendment to the Company's Stock Incentive Plan, increasing the number of shares authorized to be issued under the plan by 2,000,000 shares.
Finally, stockholders ratified the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Final voting tallies are subject to certification by the Company's inspector of elections and will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within the next week.
About Medgenics
Medgenics is developing and commercializing Biopump™, a proprietary platform for the sustained production and delivery of therapeutic proteins using ex-vivo gene therapy and the patient's own tissue for the treatment of orphan and rare diseases. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.medgenics.com.
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