UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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ARADIGM CORPORATION
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*** Exercise YourRight to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 29, 2018.
ARADIGM CORPORATION | ||
| ARADIGM CORPORATION | ||
3929 POINT EDEN WAY HAYWARD, CA 94545 | ||
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Meeting Information
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| Meeting Type: Annual Meeting | ||
| For holders as of: April 30, 2018 | ||
| Date: June 29, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. local time (Pacific Time) | ||
| Location: | 3929 Point Eden Way Hayward, CA 94545 | |
| To obtain directions to our corporate office to attend the meeting and vote in person, please call (540) 265-9000. | ||
| You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above. |
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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT FORM10-K FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017
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| Voting Items |
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE NOMINEES FOR
DIRECTOR LISTED BELOW AND A VOTE “FOR”
PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4.
| 1. | To elect the following nominees as director |
to hold office until the next annual meeting
of shareholders and until their successors are
elected.
Nominees:
01) Edwin Gordon
02) Frederick Hudson
03) John M. Siebert
04) Virgil D. Thompson
| 2. | To approve an amendment to Aradigm’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock by 15 million shares. |
| 3. | To approve an amendment to Aradigm’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of Aradigm’s Common Stock authorized for issuance under such plan by 200,000 shares. |
| 4. | To ratify the selection of OUM & Co. LLP as Aradigm’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. |
