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Viking Therapeutics Announces 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held as Virtual Meeting
SAN DIEGO, May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (Viking) (Nasdaq: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the
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[{"type":"text","content":"SAN DIEGO, May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (Viking) (Nasdaq: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced a change to its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Due to conditions associated with the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), including restrictions on in-person gatherings, and in order to support the health and well-being of our stockholders and other meeting participants, Viking's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held in a virtual meeting format only. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe previously announced date and time of the Annual Meeting, May 21, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, will not change. There is also no change to the items of business to be addressed at the Annual Meeting, which are described in Viking's proxy materials as previously distributed. The proxy materials are available at http://astproxyportal.com/ast/20061/.\nAs noted above, stockholders may not attend the Annual Meeting in person. Instead, stockholders should follow the instructions provided below to attend the virtual Annual Meeting. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (AST) will host the virtual Annual Meeting and tabulate votes for the meeting. \nStockholders are encouraged to vote their shares prior to the virtual Annual Meeting by any of the methods described in the proxy materials. The proxy card and voting instruction form included with the previously distributed proxy materials will not be updated to reflect the change in the format of the meeting, but they may continue to be used to vote the shares on the proposals to be presented at the virtual Annual Meeting. Stockholders who have previously voted do not need to take any further action.\nInstructions to Attend the Annual Meeting\nRecord Holders: Holders of record of Viking common stock at the close of business on March 31, 2020 (i.e., shares held in holder's own name in the records of Viking's transfer agent, AST), may attend the virtual Annual Meeting by visiting https://web.lumiagm.com/255403211 and entering the 11-digit control number in previously provided proxy materials. The password for the virtual Annual Meeting is viking2020. Stockholders of record who have misplaced their 11-digit control number, should contact AST at (800) 973-5449.\n...