Medexus Holds Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Announces Election of Directors

All director nominees reelected and all other company proposals approved by shareholders

Toronto, Ontario and Chicago, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - September 21, 2023) - Medexus Pharmaceuticals (TSX: MDP) (OTCQX: MEDXF) today held its virtual annual meeting of shareholders. Medexus shareholders elected all nominees listed in Medexus's management information circular dated August 9, 2023 as directors through the next annual meeting. Shareholders also voted in favor of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's auditors and in favor of resolutions amending the company's equity incentive compensation plan.

Detailed voting results for the election of directors are set out in the table below.

Shareholders also cast 7,498,887 (99.55%) votes for and withheld 33,641 (0.45%) votes from the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's auditors, and cast 6,567,139 (98.76%) votes for and 82,697 (1.24%) votes against the resolutions amending Medexus's equity incentive compensation plan. All proposals were therefore approved.

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the annual meeting will be filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedarplus.com.

About Medexus

Medexus is a leading specialty pharmaceutical company with a strong North American commercial platform and a growing portfolio of innovative and rare disease treatment solutions. Medexus's current focus is on the therapeutic areas of oncology, hematology, rheumatology, auto-immune diseases, allergy, and dermatology. For more information about Medexus and its product portfolio, please see the company's corporate website at www.medexus.com and its filings on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com.

Contacts

Ken d'Entremont | CEO, Medexus Pharmaceuticals
Tel: 905-676-0003 | Email: ken.dentremont@medexus.com

Marcel Konrad | CFO, Medexus Pharmaceuticals
Tel: 312-548-3139 | Email: marcel.konrad@medexus.com

Forward-looking statements

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SOURCE Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Released September 21, 2023