Legal Proceedings.
−Removed: From time to time,
−Removed: ArTara may be subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities.
−Removed: November 15 and December 23, 2019, four lawsuits were filed in federal court against Proteon, ArTara, Merger Sub and the individual
−Removed: members of the Proteon Board (captioned Patrick Plumley v.
−Removed: Proteon Therapeutics, Inc., et al.
−Removed: 1:19-cv-02143-UNA
−Removed: filed 11/15/19));
−Removed: Jeffrey Teow v.
−Removed: Proteon Therapeutics, Inc., et al.
−Removed: 1:19-cv-06745 (E.D.N.Y., filed 11/30/19);
−Removed: Neil Lanteigne v.
−Removed: Proteon Therapeutics, et al.
−Removed: 1:19-cv-12436 (D.
−Removed: Mass., filed 12/03/19);
−Removed: Stephen Wagner v.
−Removed: Proteon Therapeutics, Inc., et al.
−Removed: 1:19-cv-02343 (D.
−Removed: Del., filed 12/23/19).
−Removed: The Plumley complaint is brought
−Removed: as a purported class action lawsuit.
−Removed: All four lawsuits alleged that the definitive proxy statement in the preliminary registration
−Removed: statement on Form S-4 filed by Proteon on November 7, 2019 with the SEC in connection with the proposed Merger (the “Proxy
−Removed: Statement”) omitted material information with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, rendering
−Removed: it false and misleading in violation of Sections 14(a) (and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act.
−Removed: plaintiffs in each of the four lawsuits sought, among other things, injunctive relief, rescission, declaratory relief and unspecified
−Removed: monetary damages.
−Removed: On December 31, 2019, Proteon filed an amendment to the Proxy Statement on Form 8-K, which contained certain
−Removed: supplemental disclosures intended to moot the plaintiffs’ disclosure claims.
−Removed: On January 9, 2019, Proteon held a special meeting
−Removed: of its stockholders, at which the Company’s stockholders approved the Merger.
−Removed: On January 27, 2020, plaintiff in the Lanteigne
−Removed: action voluntarily dismissed his case.
−Removed: On February 3, 2020, plaintiff in the Plumley action voluntarily dismissed his case.
−Removed: On February 7, 2020, plaintiff in the Teow action voluntarily dismissed his case.
−Removed: On February 10, 2020, plaintiff in the
−Removed: Wagner action dismissed his case.
+Added: From time to time, we
+Added: may be subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business activities.
+Added: currently a party to any legal proceedings that, in the opinion of our management, are likely to have a material adverse effect
+Added: on our business.
+Added: Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion
+Added: of management resources and other factors.
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