Kent Lake Comments on Quanterix’s Value Destructive Bridge Financing for Financially Troubled Akoya
Disturbed that Quanterix Is Apparently Moving Forward with One of the Most Shareholder Unfriendly Aspects of Merger Agreement with Akoya
Encourages Shareholders to Vote AGAINST Both Proposals Related to Approval of the Transaction
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Kent Lake has previously issued a public presentation detailing its opposition to the Company’s proposed transaction (the “Transaction”) with Akoya and has also nominated three highly qualified, independent candidates for election to the Quanterix Board of Directors (the “Board”).
Kent Lake’s statement follows:
“We are deeply disturbed that Quanterix is moving forward with one of the most egregious elements of the merger agreement with Akoya (the “Merger Agreement”). Quanterix is now poised to provide
As a result, Quanterix is now shoring up Akoya, which faces a near-term liquidity crisis, with
More broadly, we call on Quanterix to provide further disclosure about how Akoya’s desperate need for a bridge loan factored into the Board’s valuation of Akoya and, if Akoya truly needs such a loan, whether that calls into question the forecasts used by Quanterix to justify the Transaction.
This latest development is yet another unfortunate illustration of how the Transaction is not in the best interests of Quanterix shareholders and why they should vote AGAINST both proposals related to its approval.”
About Kent Lake
Kent Lake Partners LP is an investment fund founded by Ben Natter in 2019 with a focus on small and mid-capitalization public equities, particularly in the healthcare space. Mr. Natter has over a decade of successful public healthcare equity investing experience.
Certain Information Concerning the Participants
Kent Lake Partners LP (“Kent Lake Partners”) has filed a preliminary proxy statement and accompanying GOLD proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to be used to solicit votes in connection with its opposition to proposals to be presented at a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of Quanterix Corporation, a
KENT LAKE STRONGLY ADVISES ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS, INCLUDING ITS GOLD PROXY CARD, AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC’S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE, WHEN AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS’ PROXY SOLICITOR.
The participants in the proxy solicitation against the Merger in connection with the Special Meeting are anticipated to be Kent Lake Partners, Kent Lake PR LLC (“Kent Lake PR”) and Benjamin Natter (collectively, the “Kent Lake Parties”). The participants in the proxy solicitation in connection with the Annual Meeting are anticipated to be the Kent Lake Parties and Alexander G. Dickinson, Bruce Felt and Hakan Sakul (the “Kent Lake Nominees” and collectively with the Kent Lake Parties, the “Participants”).
As of the date hereof, Kent Lake Partners directly beneficially owned 2,924,903 shares of the Company’s Common Stock,
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Investor Contacts
Ben Natter, 415-237-0007
info@kentlakecap.com
Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC
John Ferguson / Ann Marie Mellone
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Media Contact
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Source: Kent Lake PR LLC