American Shared Hospital Services Announces Change to Location and Format of 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
June 03 2020 - 1:22PM
via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- American Shared Hospital
Services (NYSE American: AMS) (the "Company"), a leading
provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical
and radiation therapy services, today announced that it will
be holding its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) as a virtual‑only meeting due to the public health
impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and to support
the health and well-being of the Company’s shareholders and other
meeting participants. As previously announced, the meeting will be
held on Friday, June 26, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
To be admitted to the Annual Meeting, shareholders
may visit https://web.lumiagm.com/222396593 and enter their
11-digit control number and the meeting password. The password for
the meeting is ASHS2020 (case sensitive). As described in the proxy
materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, if you
were a holder of record of our common stock at the close of
business on April 28, 2020, the record date for the Annual Meeting,
or hold a “legal proxy” for the meeting provided by our bank,
broker or other nominee, you are entitled to receive notice of, and
to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or
postponements thereof. Using your 11-digit control number, you may
vote during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions
available on the meeting website during the meeting. For registered
shareholders, your 11-digit control number can be found on the
proxy card, voting instruction form or notice of internet
availability you received previously. Beginning one hour
prior to, and during, the Annual Meeting, you can view the agenda
and rules of procedure for the Annual Meeting, and submit
questions, at https://web.lumiagm.com/222396593.
If you hold your shares through an intermediary,
such as a bank, broker or other nominee, you must register in
advance to attend the Annual Meeting. To register, you must submit
proof of your “legal proxy” obtained from your bank, broker or
nominee reflecting your Company holdings, along with your name and
email address, to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC:
(1) by email to proxy@astfinancial.com; (2) by facsimile to (718)
765-8730 or (3) by mail to American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, LLC, Attn: Proxy Tabulation Department, 6201 15th Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11219. Obtaining a “legal proxy” may take several days
and shareholders are advised to register as far in advance as
possible. Requests for registration must be labeled as “Legal
Proxy” and be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on
June 16, 2020. You will receive a confirmation email from American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC of your registration. Once
registered, you may participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting
by following the instructions available on the meeting website. If
you encounter any difficulty accessing the virtual meeting, please
visit https://go.lumiglobal.com/faq for assistance.
Further information regarding this change to the
location and format of the Annual Meeting can be found in the
supplemental proxy materials filed by American Shared Hospital
Services with the SEC on June 3, 2020.
About American Shared Hospital Services (NYSE
American: AMS)
American Shared Hospital Services provides turnkey
technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation
therapy services. AMS is the world leader in providing Gamma
Knife radiosurgery equipment, a non-invasive treatment for
malignant and benign brain tumors, vascular malformations, and
trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain). The Company also offers
proton therapy, and the latest IGRT, IMRT and MR/LINAC systems. For
more information, please visit: www.ashs.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release may be deemed to contain
certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial
condition, results of operations, the future plans of American
Shared Hospital Services (including statements regarding the
expected continued growth of the Company and the expansion of the
Company’s Gamma Knife, proton therapy and MR/LINAC business) and
the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which involve risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, the risks of
variability of financial results between quarters, the risks of the
Gamma Knife and proton therapy businesses, the risks of developing
The Operating Room for the 21st Century program, the risks of
changes to CMS reimbursement rates or reimbursement methodology,
the risks of the timing, financing, and operations of the Company’s
Gamma Knife, proton therapy, and MR/LINAC businesses, and the risks
of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the Company’s business
operations and financial condition, the risk that the Company will
be unable to conduct an effective executive search and the risk
that the Company will be unable to identify and attract a permanent
successor to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Further information on potential factors that could affect the
financial condition, results of operations and future plans of
American Shared Hospital Services is included in the filings of the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2019, and the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2020.
Contacts:
American Shared Hospital ServicesRay
StachowiakInterim President and Chief Executive
Officerrstachowiak@ashs.com
Investor RelationsPCG AdvisoryStephanie PrinceP:
(646) 762-4518sprince@pcgadvisory.com
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