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Helix Biopharma Corp. responds to Penta's January 11, 2007 press release
Helix Biopharma Corp. responds to Penta's January 11, 2007 press release.
About this update from Helix Biopharma Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nAURORA, ON, Jan. 12 /CNW/ - Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX: HBP /\nFrankfurt: WKN 918864)\n\n\nThe press release most recently issued by International Penta is merely a\nreiteration of Mr. Janssen's previous complaints which have already been\naddressed by Helix in its press release and Letter to Shareholders dated\nJanuary 10, 2007, filed at www.sedar.com and at www.helixbiopharma.com. A copy\nof Helix's press release and Letter to Shareholders can be obtained by calling\nGeorgeson at the contact numbers set out below.\n\n\nInstitutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the world's leading provider of\nproxy voting and corporate governance solutions to the international\nmarketplace, has observed that the proposed private placement is in the\nordinary course of business, and is also in compliance with the rules of the\nToronto Stock Exchange. ISS has recommended that Helix shareholders vote their\nYELLOW Helix proxy FOR the private placement and FOR the election of Jerome F.\nMcElroy, Donald H. Segal, Kenneth A. Cawkell, Conor Gunne, Richard Rossman,\nJack Kay and Gordon M. Lickrish.\n\n\nAs Helix has previously noted, the finder's fee agreement which one of\nMr. Janssen's associated companies had with Helix expired on December 1, 2006.\nPrior to expiry of the agreement, Mr. Janssen proposed several financings to\nthe Company with no reservations with respect to the dilution of existing\nshareholders.\n\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n VOTE YOUR YELLOW HELIX PROXY NOW\n\n DO NOT VOTE A BLUE PROXY\n\nIF YOU HAVE ALREADY VOTED A BLUE PROXY, YOU CAN REVOKE IT BY SENDING IN\n A YELLOW HELIX PROXY NOW\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nHelix recommends that all shareholders vote only their YELLOW Helix proxy\nFOR the private placement and FOR the election of Jerome F. McElroy, Donald H.\nSegal, Kenneth A. Cawkell, Conor Gunne, Richard Rossman, Jack Kay and Gordon\nM. Lickrish.\n\n\nMAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR YELLOW PROXY BY\nJANUARY 19, 2007 AT 10:00 AM TORONTO TIME (EST) FOR YOUR VOTE TO COUNT.\n\n\nA copy of Helix BioPharma's current Annual Report and Management\nInformation Circular for the January 23, 2007 meeting can be found on SEDAR at\nwww.sedar.com, and at Helix's website at www.helixbiopharma.com. Requ...