Pharming Group to convene Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharming Group N.V. ("Pharming" or "the Company") (Euronext: PHARM/Nasdaq: PHAR) announces it will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) on Monday, September 25, 2023 at 14:00 CEST. The Notice to Convene, Explanatory Notes, Voting information, meeting documents and Form of Proxy can be found on the Company's website under Investors/Shareholder Meetings.

The EGM is convened for the appointment of Dr. Richard Peters as Non-Executive Director for a period of four years, based on a binding nomination by the Board of Directors. Dr. Peters will become the new Chair of the Board as successor to Mr. Paul Sekhri, subject to (and therefore effective as of) his appointment as Non-Executive Director at the EGM.

The agenda further includes the proposal to approve, by way of a supplement to the current Remuneration Policy for the Board of Directors, an increase in the annual fee payable to the Chair of the Board of Directors.

The EGM will be held as a physical meeting at Pharming's office at Vondellaan 47 in Leiden, the Netherlands. Our shareholders are invited to attend the EGM in person or to follow the meeting through our live webcast.

About Pharming Group N.V.

Pharming Group N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: PHARM/Nasdaq: PHAR) is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases. Pharming is commercializing and developing an innovative portfolio of protein replacement therapies and precision medicines, including small molecules, biologics, and gene therapies that are in early to late-stage development. Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, and has employees around the globe who serve patients in over 30 markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

For more information, visit www.pharming.com and find us on LinkedIn.

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For further public information, contact:

Pharming Group, Leiden, The Netherlands
Michael Levitan, VP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
T: +1 (908) 705 1696

Heather Robertson, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Manager
E: [email protected] 

FTI Consulting, London, UK
Victoria Foster Mitchell/Alex Shaw/Amy Byrne
T: +44 203 727 1000

LifeSpring Life Sciences Communication, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Leon Melens
T: +31 6 53 81 64 27
E: pharming@lifespring.nl

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