Exhibit 99.2
YM BIOSCIENCES INC.
PROXY FOR THE HOLDER OF COMMON SHARES
FOR THE USE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
to be held on November 19, 2009
This proxy is solicited by management of the Corporation.
The undersigned of YM BioSciences Inc. (the “Corporation”) hereby appoints David G.P. Allan, or failing him, Len Vernon, OR INSTEAD OF EITHER OF THE FOREGOING, as the nominee of the undersigned to attend and act for and on behalf of the undersigned at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to be held on the 19th day of November, 2009, and any adjournment or adjournment thereof:
| 1. | VOTE _______ | or WITHHOLD FROM VOTING _________ | FOR the election of David G.P. Allan to serve on the Corporation’s Board of Directors. |
| 2. | VOTE _______ | or WITHHOLD FROM VOTING _________ | FOR the election of Thomas I.A. Allen to serve on the Corporation’s Board of Directors. |
| 3. | VOTE _______ | or WITHHOLD FROM VOTING _________ | FOR the election of Mark Entwistle to serve on the Corporation’s Board of Directors. |
| 4. | VOTE _______ | or WITHHOLD FROM VOTING _________ | FOR the election of Henry Friesen to serve on the Corporation’s Board of Directors. |
| 5. | VOTE _______ | or WITHHOLD FROM VOTING _________ | FOR the election of Philip Frost to serve on the Corporation’s Board of Directors. |
| 6. | VOTE _______ | or WITHHOLD FROM VOTING _________ | FOR the election of François Thomas to serve on the Corporation’s Board of Directors. |
| 7. | VOTE _______ | or WITHHOLD FROM VOTING _________ | FOR the election of Gilbert Wenzel to serve on the Corporation’s Board of Directors. |
| 8. | VOTE _______ | or WITHHOLD FROM VOTING _________ | FOR the election of Tryon M. Williams to serve on the Corporation’s Board of Directors. |
| 9. | VOTE _________________ | or WITHHOLD FROM VOTING ____________________ | in favour of the appointment of the auditors and in authorizing the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors as set out in the accompanying Circular. |
| 10. | Such other business as may be properly come before the meeting. |
DATED the________________ day of________________ , 2009.
Number of Common Shares ______________________________
Signature of the Shareholder _____________________________
Name: ______________________________ (Please print clearly)
NOTES:
1. A shareholder has the right to appoint a person to represent him or her and to attend and act for him or her on his or her behalf at the meeting other than the nominees designated above and may exercise such right by inserting the name of his or her nominee in the space provided above for that purpose.
2. In the event that no specification has been made with respect to voting or withholding from voting in the election of directors, the appointment of auditors and authorizing the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors, and the special resolution approving the amendment to the Corporation’s articles of association to eliminate the classification of the Corporation’s Board of Directors, the proxy nominees are instructed to vote the shares represented by this proxy in favour of such matters.
3. If an individual, please sign exactly as your shares are registered. If the shareholder is a corporation, this proxy must be executed by a duly authorized office or attorney of the shareholder and, if the corporation has a corporate seal, its corporate seal should be affixed.
If shares are registered in the name of an executor, administrator or trustee, please sign exactly as the shares are registered. If the shares are registered in the name of the deceased or other shareholder, the shareholder’s name must be printed in the space provided, the proxy must be signed by the legal representative with his name printed below his signature and evidence of authority to sign on behalf of the shareholder must be attached to this proxy.
In many cases, shares beneficially owned by a holder (a “Non-Registered Holder”) are registered in the name of a securities dealer or broker or other intermediary, or a clearing agency. Non-Registered Holders should, in particular, review the sections entitled “Non-Registered Holders” in the accompanying management proxy circular and carefully follow the instructions of their intermediaries.
All holders of shares should refer to the accompanying Management Proxy Circular for further information regarding completion and use of this proxy and other information pertaining to the meeting.
4. To be valid, this proxy must be signed and deposited with CIBC Mellon Trust Company, Attention: Proxy Department, P.O. Box 721, Agincourt, Ontario M1S 0A1 or faxed to (416) 368-2502 at least 24 hours before the Meeting time or to the Secretary of the Corporation in time for use at the Meeting or, if the meeting is adjourned, 24 hours, (excluding Saturdays and holidays) before any adjourned meeting. 5. If this proxy is not dated in the space provided, it is deemed to bear the date on which it is mailed.
