Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 27, 2025) - Sharp Therapeutics Corp. (TSXV: SHRX) (“Sharp” or the “Company”), a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company specializing in small molecule drugs to treat genetic diseases, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its previously announced consolidation of its common shares (the “Common Shares”) on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation Common Share for every ten (10) pre-consolidation Common Shares, with any resulting fractional shares rounded up to the nearest whole number (the “Consolidation”). The Consolidation is now in effect and trading of the post-consolidation Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) commences effective January 27, 2025.
Letters of transmittal were mailed to registered shareholders of the Company with instructions on how to exchange their existing certificates or DRS statements for certificates or DRS statements representing post-Consolidation Common Shares. Beneficial shareholders who hold their Common Shares through an intermediary, such as a brokerage firm, bank, dealer or similar organization, should contact their intermediary for assistance with depositing their Common Shares.
The Consolidation was previously approved by shareholders at the Company’s annual general and special meeting held on December 6, 2024. There was no name change in conjunction with the Consolidation, and the Company’s trading symbol on the TSXV will remain the same. Additional documentation with respect to the Consolidation is posted under the Company’s issuer profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
About Sharp Therapeutics Corp.
Sharp is a pre-clinical stage company developing small-molecule therapeutics for genetic diseases. The Company’s discovery platform combines novel high throughput screening technologies, with compound libraries computational optimized based on the physics and biology of cellular trafficking defects and allosteric activation of proteins. The platform produces small molecule compounds that restore activity in mutated proteins giving the potential to treat genetic disorders with conventional pill-based medicines.
For additional information on Sharp, please visit: www.sharptx.com.
Contact Information
Sharp Therapeutics Corp.:Scott Sneddon
Chief Executive Officer
Email: scott@sharptx.com
Phone: (412) 206-5303
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
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