Mechelen, Belgium; 27 March 2020, 21.15 CET; regulated information - Galapagos NVand can also be downloaded as PDF. Our annual 2019 Form 20-F filing with the SEC is also available at www.sec.gov/edgar.
Furthermore, Galapagos has the honor to invite its shareholders, holders of subscription rights, directors, and statutory auditor to its annual (ordinary) and extraordinary shareholders' meetings that will be held on Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 2:00 p.m. (CET) at the Company's registered office. The items on the agenda of the ordinary and extraordinary shareholders' meetings include, amongst other items, the appointment of Dr. Elisabeth Svanberg as an independent director, the amendment of the Company's corporate purpose, and the amendment of the articles of association to implement several provisions of the new Belgian Companies Code.
Elisabeth Svanberg received her MD and PhD from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and is a board certified general surgeon and associate professor of surgery. She joined Serono International in 2000, initially in the field of metabolism and subsequently held roles of increasing responsibilities before joining Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) in the United States in 2007. At BMS, Elisabeth served as development leader for a first in class novel diabetes medicine and subsequently as Head of Medical Affairs for the Intercontinental region. In 2014, Elisabeth joined Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a Johnson & Johnson Company) as Vice President, Head of the Established Products group, managing a portfolio of 90 products used by an estimated 150 million patients globally. Since 2016, Elisabeth serves as Chief Development Officer at Ixaltis SA, a specialty pharmaceutical company developing proprietary therapeutics to treat genitourinary (GU) disorders with unmet medical need. Elisabeth serves as a non-executive director on the board of PledPharma (since 2017) and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (SOBI, since 2018).
In order to be admitted to the shareholders' meetings, the holders of securities issued by the Company must comply with article 7:134 of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations and article 29 of the Company's articles of association, and fulfill the formalities described in the convening notice. The convening notice and other documents pertaining to the shareholders' meetings, including the biography of Dr. Svanberg, can be consulted on our website, www.glpg.com/shareholders-meetings.
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About Galapagos
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Investors:
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VP Investor Relations
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Sofie Van Gijsel
Director Investor Relations
+32 485 19 14 15
ir@glpg.com
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