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To the shareholders of
NLS Pharmaceutics AG, Stans, Switzerland
Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of NLS Pharmaceutics AG, Stans
The board of directors of NLS Pharmaceutics AG
(the "Board of Directors"), with registered office at Alter Postplatz 2, 6370 Stans, Switzerland (the "Company")
is pleased to invite you to the ordinary shareholders' meeting of the Company. The shareholders' meeting will be held as follows:
Due to the current restrictions resulting from
the global COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held in accordance with art. 27 para. 1 letter b COVID-19-Ordinance 3, i.e., without
physical presence of the shareholders. Shareholders will have the possibility to exercise their shareholder rights only through the independent
proxy. Although you will not attend the meeting, your vote is important.
Please find enclosed to your individual invitation
a Proxy Card. The agenda items to be voted on and the voting instructions for the proxy are provided below:
The agenda items and proposals of the Board
of Directors are as follows:
The Board of Directors proposes to
elect KBT Treuhand AG Z rich, Zimmergasse 16, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland (represented by Sandro M ller), as independent proxy
until the next annual ordinary shareholders' meeting.
The Board of Directors proposes the
approval of the statutory financial statements of the Company for the business year 2020.
The Board of Directors proposes that
the shareholders approve that the net loss of CHF 3,465,674 for the business year 2020 is added to the loss brought forward of CHF 3,804,905
resulting in a new balance of loss brought forward of CHF 7,270,579.
The Board of Directors proposes that
the shareholders grant discharge to each member of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Management from liabilities for their activities
for the business year 2020.
Furthermore, the Board of Directors
notes the resignation of Pascal Brenneisen as a member of the Board of Directors with effect as of 28 February 2021 and proposes, that
he shall be granted discharge for the business year 2020.
The Board of Directors proposes to
re-elect Ronald Hafner as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Alexander Zwyer, Myoung-Ok Kwon and Stig L kke Pedersen as members
of the Board of Directors for another term lasting until the next annual ordinary shareholders' meeting.
The Board of Directors proposes to
elect Gian-Marco Rinaldi Diaz de la Cruz, from Lugano, in Zurich, as a new member of the Board of Directors for a term lasting until the
next annual ordinary shareholders' meeting.
In the opinion of the Board of Directors,
the candidate presented for election as proposed by the Board of Directors has the required expertise to adequately supervise all activities
undertaken by the persons entrusted with the Executive Management.
Board of Directors proposes that Ronald Hafner and Myoung-Ok Kwon shall
be elected as members of the Compensation, Nomination and Governance Committee for a term lasting until the next annual ordinary shareholders'
Board of Directors proposes to re-elect PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, as auditor of the Company for
another term lasting until the next annual ordinary shareholders' meeting.
The Board of Directors
proposes the approval of the maximum aggregate amount of CHF 105,000 (cash base compensation plus social security costs) for the
fixed compensation of the members of the Board of Directors for the following term of office lasting until the next ordinary shareholders'
The Board of Directors
proposes the approval of the grant of equity or equity linked instruments with maximum aggregate amount of CHF 1,214,680 (equity
or equity linked instruments plus social security costs) for the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors for the following
term of office lasting until the next ordinary shareholders' meeting.
The Board of Directors
proposes the approval of the maximum aggregate amount of CHF 1,220,400 (cash compensation plus social security costs) for the fixed
compensation of the members of the Executive Management for the financial year 2022.
The Board of Directors
proposes the approval of the maximum aggregate amount of CHF 472,500 (cash compensation plus social security costs) for the variable
compensation of the members of the Executive Management for the financial year 2022.
The Board of Directors
proposes the approval of the grant of equity or equity linked instruments with maximum aggregate amount of CHF 2,818,050 (equity
or equity linked instruments plus social security costs) for the members of the Executive Management for the financial year 2022.
Administrative Information
Please note the following instructions with respect
to the participation in the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting:
Shareholders who are entered in the
shareholder register maintained by our transfer Agent VStock Transfer, LLC as of April 30, 2021, 10 pm CET (reporting date) are entitled
to exercise their shareholder rights with respect to the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting. During the period from May 1, 2021 until and
including 17 June 2021, no entries of shares will be made in the shareholder register.
In light of the current epidemic situation
in Switzerland and the corresponding legal basis, there will be no physical attendance of shareholders at the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting.
Based on art. 27 para. 1 letter b COVID-19-Ordinance 3 the shareholders will have the possibility to exercise their shareholders' rights
through the independent proxy only.
Shareholders may only be represented
by the independent proxy, KBT Treuhand AG Z rich, Zimmergasse 16, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland (represented by Sandro M ller). The
independent proxy will be physically present at the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting to vote on behalf of the shareholders who issued instructions
If the independent proxy cannot be
present, the Board of Directors will appoint a new independent proxy. The powers of attorney granted to the independent proxy will also
be valid for any new independent proxy appointed by the Board of Directors.
In order to authorize the independent
proxy, the shareholders may vote by returning the marked, signed and dated Proxy Card by e-mail or mail in line with the instructions
given therein, or by voting on the internet (go to http://www.vstocktransfer.com/proxy, click on Proxy Voter Login and log-on using the
control number provided in the Proxy Card). Voting instructions must be given no later than 14 June 2021 (received by 12:00 CET).
As of May 14, 2021, the statutory
financial statements including the report of statutory auditors, for the financial year 2020 accessed on our website at:
All documents have likewise been laid
out for inspection at the headquarters of the Company.
| Yours sincerely, | |
| On behalf of the Board of Directors of NLS Pharmaceutics AG | |
| Ronald Hafner, Chairman | |
| Enclosures: | |
| - Proxy Card (with return envelope) | |
| - CV of Gian-Marco Rinaldi Diaz de la Cruz |
Rinaldi Diaz de la Cruz
| Address: | Wehrlisteig 21, 8049 Zurich | |
| Mobile and mail: | +41 79 468 75 39 / gian-marco.rinaldi@finad.com | |
| Date of birth/origin: | 22 May 1968 / Lugano | |
| Languages: | German (native) | Spanish (fluent) |
| English (fluent) | French (spoken) | |
| Italian (fluent) | ||
| Civil status | Married, one child |
| Since 2009 | Equity Partner Finad AG, Multi Family Office |
| Advisor in financial matters with focus on Private Equity, asset management, succession planning, international tax and estate planning. | |
| 2007 - 2009 | Clariden Leu, Managing Director |
| Global responsibility to develop and lead an advisory platform for Key Clients (UHNWI) of the bank in corporate finance, structured finance, capital market transactions, international tax and estate planning, philanthropy. Member of the managing committee division Switzerland and CEO of a Private Equity subsidiary of the bank. | |
| 2000 - 2007 | Credit Suisse Solution Partners, Managing Director |
| Platform to advise UHNWI on structured and corporate finance, escrows, out-of-the-box transactions, taxes, philanthropy, exclusive investment opportunities and capital market transactions. Executive board member and CEO of two Credit Suisse subsidiaries with total assets of > CHF 600 million. | |
| 1995 - 2000 | UBS |
| Manager distressed assets in Corporate Banking. Responsible for key accounts in the hotel industry in Switzerland. | |
| 1995 | Danzas |
| Regular employment in the CFO department. |
| 1998 - 1999 | Master of Advanced Studies at University of Applied Sciences Nordwestschweiz |
| 1995 | Master in law at University of Zurich 1996 |
Please Vote, Sign, Date and Return Promptly in the Enclosed
Envelope. ALL VOTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 14, 2021.
Annual General Meeting Proxy Card - NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd.
Board of Directors recommends a vote of "FOR" for Proposals 1-9.5
PROXY CARD HERE TO VOTE BY MAIL
the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address.
Meeting of Shareholders
undersigned, a shareholder of NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd., (the "Company"), hereby appoints KBT Treuhand AG Zurich represented
by Sandro Mueller and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, for and in the name of the undersigned, to vote and
otherwise act on behalf of the undersigned at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on Thursday, June
17, 2021, at the premises of Wenger & Vieli AG, Dufourstrasse 56, 8008 Z rich, Switzerland, at 4:00 p.m. CET (10:00 a.m. EST),
or at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, with respect to all of the ordinary shares, of the Company (the "Shares")