MONT-SAINT-GUIBERT, Belgium, Dec. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celyad Oncology SA ((Euronext &, NASDAQ:CYAD), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapies for cancer, today announced that it has received a transparency notification dated December 17, 2021 indicating that Tolefi SA and related persons have crossed together the statutory threshold of 20%, holding 18,65% of the voting rights of the company as of December 8, 2021.
Content of the Notification:
| A) Voting Rights | Previous notification | After the Transaction | |||
| #of voting rights | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Holders of voting rights | Linked to the securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to the securities | Not linked to the securities | |
| Tolefi SA | 4.591.402 | 4.591.402 | 18,39% | ||
| Serge Goblet | 56.180 | 56.180 | 0,23% | ||
| Isabelle Thoumyre | 7.300 | 7.300 | 0,03% | ||
| Jérôme Goblet | 250 | 250 | 0,00% | ||
| Jean-Daniel Goblet | 384 | 384 | 0,00% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.655.516 | 4.655.516 | 18,65% | ||
Miscellaneous
About Celyad Oncology SA
Celyad Oncology SA is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapies for cancer. The Company is developing a pipeline of allogeneic (off-the-shelf) and autologous (personalized) CAR T cell therapy candidates for the treatment of both hematological malignancies and solid tumors. Celyad Oncology was founded in 2007 and is based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium and New York, NY. The Company has received funding from the Walloon Region (Belgium) to support the advancement of its CAR T cell therapy programs. For more information, please visit www.celyad.com.
Forward-looking statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the clinical activity and safety and tolerability of CYAD-211 and expectations regarding enrollment and the announcement of additional clinical data, and the clinical activity and safety and tolerability of the CYAD-02 and CYAD-101 programs. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which might cause actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of Celyad Oncology to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risk and uncertainty can be found in Celyad Oncology's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and reports, including in the latest Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC and subsequent filings and reports by Celyad Oncology. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of publication of this document and Celyad Oncology's actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Celyad Oncology expressly disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements in this document to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, unless required by law or regulation.
Investor and Media Contacts:
Sara Zelkovic
Communications & Investor Relations Director
Celyad Oncology
investors@celyad.com
Daniel Ferry
Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
daniel@lifesciadvisors.com
Source: Celyad Oncology SA
