Company: ZVRA
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: PREC14A
Source: 0001193125-25-068746
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Company: ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: PREC14A
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 February 25, 2025, Mr. DeBoom responded to Mr. Thompson via email and agreed to meet via teleconference on February 27, 2025, and Mr. Thompson responded to confirm the meeting.

On February 27, 2025, Mr. Thompson and a representative of Latham & Watkins LLP met with Mr. DeBoom via teleconference regarding, among other things, the Mangless Nomination.

On February 28, 2025, Mr. DeBoom sent an email to Mr. Thompson, copying a representative of Latham & Watkins LLP, offering to arrange a videoconference with Mr. Mangless, Dr. Mickle, and Mr. McFarlane. Mr. DeBoom noted that Mr. Mangless and Dr. Mickle were comfortable either with or without any of Mr. Thompson, a representative of Latham & Watkins LLP, and Mr. DeBoom present on the call. Mr. Thompson responded that same day and the videoconference was scheduled for March 4, 2025.

On March 4, 2025, Mr. McFarlane, Mr. Thompson and a representative of Latham & Watkins LLP met with Mr. Mangless, Dr. Mickle and Mr. DeBoom via videoconference regarding, among other things, the Mangless Nomination.

On March 5, 2025, Dr. Mickle emailed Mr. Bode, informing him that he and Mr. Mangless would be forwarding a proposal that had been sent to the Company. Later that day, Mr. DeBoom sent an email to Mr. Thompson, copying a representative of Latham & Watkins LLP, outlining that Mr. Mangless would be open to discussing a path forward whereby the Company would nominate Dr. Mickle and another qualified candidate selected by the Board to stand for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting, in place of the two incumbent directors whose terms were set to expire at the Annual Meeting, and Mr. Mangless would consider withdrawing the Mangless Nomination (the “Mangless Offer”).

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On March 12, 2025, the Board held a special meeting to discuss the Mangless Nomination and the Mangless Offer, including the Board’s willingness to accept Dr. Mickle as a nominee to stand for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. Following discussion, the Board voted not to accept the Mangless Offer and not to agree to nominate Dr. Mickle for election to the Board at the Annual