MindMed Board is Trippin': Significant Investor Calls for Termination of Highly Dilutive Equity Offering and Pledges to Hold Board and Management Accountable through Activist Campaign
FCM MM Holdings opposes MindMed's recent public offering due to concerns over shareholder value destruction.
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FCM MM Holdings opposes MindMed's recent public offering due to concerns over shareholder value destruction. In a letter to the Board, FCM calls for the immediate termination of the dilutive offering announced on September 27, 2022. FCM, representing 6.1% of MindMed's shares, emphasizes its commitment to safeguarding shareholder interests, indicating potential activist actions against the Board's management. FCM's Chief Executive Manager, Jake Freeman, pledged to engage in a proxy campaign to hold the Board accountable for its decisions.
Positive
- FCM represents 6.1% of MindMed's outstanding shares, indicating significant investment interest.
- FCM's commitment to protecting shareholder interests could lead to enhanced accountability within the Board.
Negative
- The public offering is deemed highly dilutive, which could significantly reduce existing shareholder value.
- FCM's opposition signals potential instability in the company's governance and management credibility.
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Investors States Shareholder Requisition of Special Meeting to Effect Significant Change to the Board May be Necessary
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, FCM MM HOLDINGS, LLC ("FCM") announces that it has sent a letter (the "Letter") to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD) ("MindMed" or the "Company") informing the Board of FCM's vehement opposition to the Company's public offering announced on September 27, 2022 (the "Dilutive Offering"). In the Letter, FCM details how the Board's and management's actions, including the Dilutive Offering, have destroyed shareholder value, calls for the Board to immediately terminate the offering, and pledges to take action to hold the Board accountable.
"We are committed to taking whatever actions are necessary to protect the interest of shareholders, and we look forward to engaging in a zealous proxy campaign" said FCM Chief Executive Manager Jake Freeman.
The full text of the letter is available and can be downloaded at mindmed.zone/letterdilution
FCM is managed by Jake Freeman and represents an investment of
FCM additionally represents other early investors in MindMed, including Scott Freeman and Chad Boulanger, who all have a strong interest in seeing the long-term success of MindMed.
For additional disclosure relating to public broadcast solicitations please see mindmed.zone/disclosure
Media Contact
Jake Freeman
Chief Executive Manager
FCM MM HOLDINGS, LLC
30 N Gould St. Ste R
Sheridan, WY 82801
Phone: 908-308-2381
Email: jake@mindmed.zone
SOURCE FCM MM Holdings, LLC
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