Adagio Medical proposes reverse splits up to 1-for-1,000
If implemented, a future reverse split would leave 210 million authorized common shares unchanged, increasing shares available for issuance.
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Adagio Medical Holdings, Inc. asks stockholders to approve a charter amendment authorizing the Board, at its discretion, to effect one or more reverse stock splits of common stock at an aggregate ratio of up to 1-for-1,000 to help maintain Nasdaq listing compliance. If approved, the Board could select the ratio and timing and implement a split on or before the one-year anniversary of approval, or decide not to proceed.
The company effected a 1-for-30 reverse split on November 6, 2026; split-adjusted trading began November 9, 2026. A future split would leave 210 million authorized common shares and 20 million authorized preferred shares unchanged, increasing common shares available for future issuance. Fractional shares would be paid in cash based on the average of closing sales prices, adjusted for the split, during the five consecutive trading days before effectiveness. A second proposal would permit adjournment, if needed, to seek more votes for the reverse-split proposal.
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- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.If implemented, the 210 million-share authorization stays unchanged, increasing unissued capacity.
Filing Explained
The proposal remains unapproved; existing notes could produce substantially more shares if Adagio permits discounted alternate conversions.
Stockholders are being asked to approve a reverse-split charter amendment; no new split is approved by this filing. If a later split combines more shares than a holder owns, the holder would receive cash for the fractional share and cease to be a stockholder.
Adagio says it has no current plans, proposals or understandings to issue the additional shares, but some underlie warrants and convertible notes that could be exercised or converted after the amendment.
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To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect, at the discretion of our Board of Directors, a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio of up to 1-for-1,000, which reverse stock split may be implemented on one or more occasions, when and as needed, to allow the Company to maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements, with the exact stock split ratio or ratios to be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, provided that the aggregate splits will not exceed 1-for-1,000. We refer to this proposal as the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal” or “Proposal No. 1”.
To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve Proposal No. 1. We refer to this proposal as the “Adjournment Proposal” or “Proposal No. 2”.
To conduct any other business properly brought before the meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors | |||
Deborah Kaster Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer Laguna Hills, CA [ ], 2026 | |||
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PROXY STATEMENT | 1 | ||
PROPOSAL NO. 1 - APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF OUR COMMON STOCK | 6 | ||
PROPOSAL NO. 2 - APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING, IF NECESSARY, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES | 16 | ||
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 17 | ||
OTHER INFORMATION FOR STOCKHOLDERS | 19 | ||
OTHER MATTERS | 20 | ||
ANNEX A | A-1 | ||
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• | Proposal No. 1 - To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect, at the discretion of our Board of Directors, a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio of up to 1-for-1,000, which reverse stock split may be implemented on one or more occasions, when and as needed, to maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements, with the exact stock split ratio or ratios to be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, provided that the aggregate splits will not exceed 1-for-1,000. |
• | Proposal No. 2 - To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve Proposal No. 1. |
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By Internet | By Telephone | By Mail | During the Meeting | ||||||
You may vote your shares from any location in the world at www.proxyvote.com (you will need the control number printed on your proxy card). | You may vote your shares by calling 1-800-690-6903 and following the instructions on your proxy card. | If you received a proxy card by mail, you may vote by completing, dating and signing the proxy card and promptly mailing it in the postage-paid envelope provided. | To vote at the meeting, visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting. com/ADGM2026SM1 (you will need the control number printed on your proxy registration confirmation email). | ||||||
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• | You may submit another properly completed proxy card with a later date. |
• | You may grant a subsequent proxy by telephone or through the internet. |
• | You may send a timely written notice that you are revoking your proxy to Adagio’s Corporate Secretary at 26051 Merit Circle, Suite 102, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. Such notice will be considered timely if it is received at the indicated address by the close of business on the business day one week preceding the date of the Special Meeting. |
• | You may attend the Special Meeting and vote online. Simply attending the Special Meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy. |
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Proposal | Page Number | Vote Required for Approval | Voting Options | Effect of Votes Withheld/ Abstentions, As Applicable | Effect of Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Proposal No. 1: Reverse Stock Split(1) | 6 | FOR votes from the holders of a majority of votes cast by stockholders entitled to vote on the matter | FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN | No effect | Not applicable | ||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2: Adjournment Proposal(1) | 16 | FOR votes from the holders of a majority of votes cast by stockholders entitled to vote on the matter | FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN | No effect | Not applicable | ||||||||||||
(1) | This proposal is considered to be a “routine” matter under NYSE rules. Accordingly, if you hold your shares in street name and do not provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or other agent that holds your shares, your broker, bank or other agent has discretionary authority to vote your shares on this proposal. |
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• | our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market; |
• | the per share price of our common stock immediately prior to a Reverse Stock Split; |
• | the expected stability of the per share price of our common stock following a Reverse Stock Split; |
• | the likelihood that a Reverse Stock Split will result in increased marketability and liquidity of our common stock; |
• | prevailing market conditions; |
• | general economic conditions in our industry; and |
• | our market capitalization before and after a Reverse Stock Split. |
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• | The reduced number of shares of our common stock resulting from a Reverse Stock Split could adversely affect the liquidity of our common stock. |
• | The Reverse Stock Split could result in a significant devaluation of our market capitalization and the trading price of our common stock, on an actual or an as-adjusted basis, based on the experience of other companies that have effected reverse stock splits. |
• | The Reverse Stock Split may leave certain stockholders with one or more “odd lots,” which are stock holdings in amounts of less than 100 shares of our common stock. These odd lots may be more difficult to sell than shares of common stock in even multiples of 100. Additionally, any reduction in brokerage commissions resulting from a Reverse Stock Split may be offset, in whole or in part, by increased brokerage commissions required to be paid by stockholders selling odd lots created by a Reverse Stock Split. |
• | There can be no assurance that the market price per new share of our common stock after a Reverse Stock Split will increase in proportion to the reduction in the number of old shares of our common stock outstanding before a Reverse Stock Split. For example, based on the closing market price of our common stock on [ ], 2026, of $[ ] per share of common stock, if the stockholders approve this proposal and the Board of Directors selects and implements a Reverse Stock Split ratio of 1-for-100, there can be no assurance that the post-split market price of our common stock would be $[ ] per share or greater. Accordingly, the total market capitalization of our common stock after the proposed Reverse Stock Split may be lower than the total market capitalization before the proposed Reverse Stock Split and, in the future, the market price of our common stock following a Reverse Stock Split may not exceed or remain higher than the market price prior to the proposed Reverse Stock Split. |
• | While the Board of Directors believes that a higher stock price may help generate investor interest, there can be no assurance that a Reverse Stock Split will result in a per share price that will attract institutional investors or investment funds or that such share price will satisfy the investing guidelines of institutional investors or investment funds. As a result, the trading liquidity of our common stock may not necessarily improve. |
• | If a Reverse Stock Split is effected and the market price of our common stock declines, the percentage decline may be greater than would occur in the absence of a Reverse Stock Split. The market price of our common stock will, however, also be based on our performance and other factors, which are unrelated to the number of shares outstanding. |
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• | an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States or treated as a U.S. citizen or resident for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
• | a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia; |
• | an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or |
• | a trust if (i) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more “United States persons” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) are authorized or have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owners(1) | Number of Shares | % | ||||
Current Executive Officers and Directors | ||||||
James L. Cox(2) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Deborah Kaster(3) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Sandra Gardiner(4) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Keyvan Mirsaeedi-Farahani(5) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Orly Mishan(6) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Timothy Moran(7) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Sean Salmon(8) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Todd Usen(9) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
All current directors and executive officers as a group (eight individuals)(10) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Former Executive Officers | ||||||
Hakon Bergheim | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Five Percent Holders | ||||||
Entities affiliated with Perceptive Advisors LLC(11) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Alyeska Master Fund, L.P.(12) | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
* | Less than 1% |
(1) | This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal stockholders and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, the Company believes that each of the stockholders named in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned. The business address of each beneficial owner, unless otherwise stated, is 26051 Merit Circle, Suite 102, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. |
(2) | Consists of (a) [ ] shares of common stock and (b) [ ] shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2026. |
(3) | Consists of (a) [ ] shares of common stock and (b) [ ] shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2026. |
(4) | Consists of [ ] shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2026. |
(5) | Consists of (a) [ ] shares of common stock and (b) [ ] shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2026. |
(6) | Consists of [ ] shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2026. |
(7) | Consists of [ ] shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2026. |
(8) | Consists of [ ] shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2026. |
(9) | Consists of (a) [ ] shares of common stock and (b) [ ] shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2026. |
(10) | Consists of (a) [ ] shares of common stock and (b) [ ] shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2026. |
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(11) | Consists of (i) [ ] shares of common stock directly held by Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Master Fund”), (ii) warrants directly held by the Master Fund exercisable into [ ] shares of common stock, and (iii) [ ] shares of common stock directly held by C2 Life Sciences LLC (“C2”). Such amounts do not include shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of pre-funded warrants and warrants that may not be exercised if the aggregate number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by entities affiliated with the Master Fund would exceed 9.99% of the total number of shares of our common stock then issued and outstanding after giving effect to such exercise. Perceptive Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”) serves as the investment manager of the Master Fund and C2. Joseph Edelman serves as the managing member of the Advisor. Accordingly, the Advisor and Mr. Edelman have voting and investment discretion with respect to, and may be deemed to beneficially own, the shares of common stock and warrants held of record by the Master Fund and C2. The Advisor does not directly hold any shares of common stock or warrants. The principal business address of each of these persons and entities is 51 Astor Place, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10003. |
(12) | Consists of (i) [ ] shares of common stock and (ii) milestone warrants exercisable into [ ] shares of common stock, in each case held by Alyeska Master Fund, L.P. Alyeska Investment Group, L.P., the investment manager of Alyeska Master Fund, L.P., has voting and investment control of the shares held by Alyeska Master Fund, L.P. Anand Parekh is the Chief Executive Officer of Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares. Mr. Parekh, however, disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares held by Alyeska Master Fund, L.P. The registered address of Alyeska Master Fund, L.P. is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. is located at 77 W. Wacker, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60601. |
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By Order of the Board of Directors | |||
Deborah Kaster | |||
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer | |||
[ ], 2026 | |||
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1. | The name of the corporation is Adagio Medical Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”). |
2. | The Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation was filed on December 19, 2023. The Certificate of Incorporation was last amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on July 29, 2024, and further amended by a Certificate of Amendment on November 6, 2026 (together, the “Certificate”). |
3. | The Corporation’s Board of Directors and stockholders, acting in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141 and 242 of the DGCL, adopted resolutions approving that Article IV of the Certificate be amended by replacing Section 6 of Article IV in its entirety with the following: |
4. | All other provisions of the Certificate will remain in full force and effect. |
5. | This Certificate of Amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL. |
6. | This Certificate of Amendment shall be effective on and as of the effective time of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [ ], 202[ ]. |
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Adagio Medical Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | Todd Usen | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
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