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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On October 19, 2022, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the three leading, independent proxy advisory firms – Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), Glass Lewis and Co, LLC and Egan-Jones & Co – each recommend that the Company’s shareholders vote “For” Proposal 2, Reverse Stock Split, at Acorda’s Special Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for November 4, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
On September 22, 2022, the Company filed the Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) and definitive form of proxy card with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders. On October 7, 2022, the Company filed a Supplement to the Proxy Statement. Investors and stockholders are strongly encouraged to read the Proxy Statement and Supplement, the accompanying proxy card and other documents filed by the Company in their entirety, as they contain important information.
Stockholders can obtain copies of the Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC for no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies are also available at no charge on the Investors section of our website at www.acorda.com. You may also obtain additional copies of the Proxy Statement and other proxy solicitation materials by contacting our proxy solicitor, D.F. King & Co., Inc., as directed above.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 19, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
| October 19, 2022 | By: | /s/ Michael Gesser | ||||
| Name: | Michael Gesser | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||