Pherecydes Announces That Legal Proceedings Have Been Initiated Against Erytech by Akkadian to Obtain the Postponement of the Vote on the Merger With Pherecydes

NANTES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:

Pherecydes Pharma (FR0011651694 – ALPHE) (Paris:ALPHE), a biotechnology company specializing in extended phage therapy for treating antibiotic-resistant and/or complicated bacterial infections, announces that it has been informed that Akkadian Partners has initiated legal proceedings against Erytech to obtain the postponement of the vote at the Annual General Meeting on June 23 on the merger with Pherecydes. For further information, please refer to the press release issued today by Erytech.

The Company will keep its shareholders informed of the result of this legal action, which is part of Akkadian's campaign to destabilize and denigrate Erytech and Pherecydes respectively.

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About Pherecydes Pharma

Founded in 2006, Pherecydes Pharma is a biotechnology company that develops treatments against resistant bacterial infections, responsible for many serious infections. The Company has developed an innovative approach, precision phage therapy, based on the use of phages, natural bacteria-killing viruses. Pherecydes Pharma is developing a portfolio of phages targeting 3 of the most resistant and dangerous bacteria, which alone account for more than two thirds of hospital-acquired resistant infections: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Headquartered in Nantes, Pherecydes Pharma has a team of around twenty experts from the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology sector and academic research. Pherecydes Pharma announced on February 15, 2023 its plan to merge with Erytech, which will be subject to the approval of the respective shareholders of both companies.

For more information, www.pherecydes-pharma.com

Disclaimer

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Pherecydes Pharma
Thibaut du Fayet
CEO
investors@pherecydes-pharma.com

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