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To the shareholders of
NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich, 16 December 2024
Invitation to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of NLS Pharmaceutics
Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland
The board of directors of NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd.
(the "Board of Directors"), with registered office at The Circle 6, 8058 Zurich, Switzerland (the "Company")
is pleased to invite you to the extraordinary shareholders' meeting (the "EGM") of the Company. The shareholders' meeting
will be held as follows:
| - | Date : | 7 January 2025 |
| - | Doors open : | 3.45pm (CET) |
| - | Meeting time : | 4.00pm (CET) |
| - | Place: | At the premises of Wenger Vieli AG, Metallstrasse 9, 6302 Zug, Switzerland. |
The agenda items to be voted on, the voting instructions
and the appendices mentioned herein are provided below:
The agenda items and proposals of the Board
of Directors are as follows:
Explanation: The Company
entered into a securities purchase agreement dated December 4, 2024 (the "PIPE SPA"), with a certain accredited investor.
Pursuant to the terms of the PIPE SPA, the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investor, in a private placement offering, up to 322,580
registered shares (common shares) in the Company (the "PIPE Shares") with a nominal value of CHF 0.80 each, at a purchase
price of USD 3.10 per common share for aggregate gross proceeds of up to USD 1 million, subject to shareholder approval.
of Directors proposes to increase the share capital of the Company, by way of an ordinary capital increase, by a minimum nominal amount
of CHF 129,032 and up to a maximum nominal amount of CHF 258,064 (i.e. via the issuance of a minimum of 161,290 and up to a maximum
of 322,580 fully paid-in registered common shares (the "PIPE Shares") and to issue the respective number of PIPE Shares
at the following terms:
| 1. Total nominal value of the capital increase: | a minimum of CHF 129,032 (the " Lower Limit "); and a maximum of CHF 258,064 | |
| 2. Amount to pay in: | a minimum of CHF 129,032 (i.e. 100%); and a maximum of CHF 258,064 (i.e. 100%) | |
| 3. Number, nominal value and type of the new shares: | a minimum of 161,290 registered common shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.80; and a maximum of 322,580 registered common shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.80 | |
| 4. Privileges of any class of shares: | The PIPE Shares do not grant any preferential rights. | |
| 5. Issue price: | Each PIPE Share has an issue price of USD 3.10. | |
| 6. Payment of issue price: | The issue price will be paid in cash by wire transfer. | |
| 7. Start of right to dividends: | The PIPE Shares will be eligible to dividend payments as of their registration in the commercial register. | |
| 8. Restriction or cancellation of subscription rights: | The subscription rights of the shareholders are excluded for good cause (i.e., for raising capital in a fast and flexible manner as part of a restructuring measure) within the meaning of Art. 652b of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO). The subscription rights shall be allocated in the best interest of the Company. | |
| 9. Transfer restrictions: | There are no transfer restrictions. |
Explanation: In conjunction
with the PIPE SPA, the Company has agreed to obtain shareholder approval to authorize and subsequently reserve 10,000,000 registered common
shares to enable the accredited investor to make additional investments in the Company. The Company intends to divide the approval of
this investment into multiple agenda items.
of Directors proposes to increase the share capital of the Company, by way of an ordinary capital increase, by a maximum of CHF 4,000,000
(i.e., via the issuance of a maximum of 5,000,000 fully paid-in registered common shares in the Company with a nominal value of CHF 0.80
each (the "Additional A Shares")) and to issue these Additional A Shares at the following terms:
| 1. Total nominal value of the capital increase: | a maximum of CHF 4,000,000 | |
| 2. Amount to pay in: | a maximum of CHF 4,000,000 (i.e. 100%) | |
| 3. Number, nominal value and type of the new shares: | a maximum of 5,000,000 registered common shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.80 | |
| 4. Privileges of any class of shares: | The Additional A Shares do not grant any preferential rights. | |
| 5. Issue price: | The Board of Directors is authorized to set the issue price of the Additional A Shares. | |
| 6. Payment of issue price: | The issue price will be paid in cash by wire transfer. | |
| 7. Start of right to dividends: | The Additional A Share will be eligible to dividend payments as of their registration in the commercial register. | |
| 8. Restriction or cancellation of subscription rights: | The subscription rights of the shareholders are excluded for good cause (i.e., for raising capital in a fast and flexible manner as part of a restructuring measure) within the meaning of Art. 652b of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO). The subscription rights shall be allocated in the best interest of the Company. | |
| 9. Transfer restrictions: | There are no transfer restrictions. |
Explanation: In conjunction
with the PIPE SPA, the Company has agreed to obtain shareholder approval to authorize and subsequently reserve 10,000,000 registered common
shares to enable the accredited investor to make additional investments in the Company. The Company intends to divide the approval of
this investment into multiple agenda items.
of Directors proposes to increase the share capital of the Company, by way of an ordinary capital increase, by a maximum of CHF 4,000,000
(i.e. via the issuance of a maximum of 5,000,000 fully paid-in registered common shares in the Company with a nominal value of CHF 0.80
each (the "Additional B Shares")) and to issue these Additional B Shares at the following terms:
| 1. Total nominal value of the capital increase: | a maximum of CHF 4,000,000 | |
| 2. Amount to pay in: | a maximum of CHF 4,000,000 (i.e. 100%) | |
| 3. Number, nominal value and type of the new shares: | a maximum of 5,000,000 registered common shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.80 | |
| 4. Privileges of any class of shares: | The Additional B Shares do not grant any preferential rights. | |
| 5. Issue price: | The Board of Directors is authorized to set the issue price of the Additional B Shares. | |
| 6. Payment of issue price: | The issue price will be paid in cash by wire transfer. | |
| 7. Start of right to dividends: | The Additional B Share will be eligible to dividend payments as of their registration in the commercial register. | |
| 8. Restriction or cancellation of subscription rights: | The subscription rights of the shareholders are excluded for good cause (i.e., for raising capital in a fast and flexible manner as part of a restructuring measure) within the meaning of Art. 652b of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO). The subscription rights shall be allocated in the best interest of the Company. | |
| 9. Transfer restrictions: | There are no transfer restrictions. |
Explanation: The Company
has outstanding registered preferred shares ("Preferred Shares") that are to be converted into registered common shares
("Common Shares") of the Company to ensure flexibility for future financing and strategic transactions. In order to facilitate
this, the Articles have to be amended accordingly.
of Directors proposes to convert 598,539 Preferred Shares of the Company at a ratio of 1:1 into 598,539 Common Shares of the Company and
to amend article 3 paragraph 1 of the Articles as follows:
3 - Share Capital, Shares
share capital of the Company amounts to CHF 2,799,813.60 and is divided into 3,499,767 registered shares (common shares) with a
nominal value of CHF 0.80 each. The shares are fully paid-in.
Explanation: The Company
has outstanding preferred participation certificates ("Preferred Participation Certificates") that are to be converted
into Common Shares of the Company to ensure flexibility for future financing and strategic transactions. In order to facilitate this,
the Articles have to be amended accordingly.
of Directors proposes to convert 407,913 Preferred Participation Certificates of the Company at a ratio of 1:1 into a total of 407,913
Common Shares of the Company, and to amend article 3 paragraph 1 and article 3d to the Articles as follows:
"Art. 3 - Share Capital, Shares
share capital of the Company amounts to CHF 3,126,144.00 and is divided into 3,907,680 registered shares (common shares) with a
nominal value of CHF 0.80 each. The shares are fully paid-in.
"Art. 3d - Participation Capital
participation capital amounts to CHF 485,161.60 and is divided into 606,452 registered participation certificates (preferred participation
certificates) with a nominal value of CHF 0.80 each. The participation capital is fully paid in
Explanation: The Company
currently has a share capital of CHF 1,841,507.20, divided into 1,703,345 registered common shares and 598,539 registered preferred shares,
each with a nominal value of CHF 0.80. Additionally, the Company has participation capital amounting to CHF 811,492.00, consisting of
1,014,365 preferred participation certificates with a nominal value of CHF 0.80 each (the "Previous Shares Capital").
The Company intends to conduct an ordinary capital reduction by canceling up to 598,539 preferred shares, resulting in a minimum new share
capital of CHF 1,362,676.00, and up to 1,014,365 preferred participation certificates, resulting in a minimum new participation capital
of CHF 0. Any released share capital and/or participation capital will be allocated to the Company's reserves. It is understood
that, in case, for whatever reason, the actual share capital of the Company on the date of the EGM deviates from the Previous Shares Capital,
the Board of Directors may proceed with this agenda item as set forth herein based on the actual share capital of the Company and the
Board of Directors may propose the implementation of such capital reduction to the same extent, based thereon.
of Directors proposes to reduce the share capital of the Company by up to CHF 478,831.20 through the cancellation of up to 598,539 preferred
shares, resulting in a minimum new share capital of CHF 1,362,676.00, and to reduce the participation capital of the Company by up to
CHF 811'492.00 through the cancellation of up to 1,014,365 preferred participation certificates, resulting in a minimum new participation
capital of CHF 0, and by allocation of the released amounts to the Company's reserves.
Explanation: According
to the Swiss Corporate Law, by amending the articles of association, the shareholders' meeting may authorize the Board of Directors to
increase the share capital within a period of not more than five years. Such capital band (Kapitalband) may not exceed one-half
of the existing share capital. The Company intends to conduct several ordinary capital increases and an ordinary capital reduction immediately
prior to the discussion of this agenda item at this extraordinary shareholders' meeting, thus resulting in a new share capital of the
Company ("New Share Capital"). It being understood that the calculation of the capital band for this invitation is therefore
based on the New Share Capital.
of Directors proposes that (i) the upper limit of the capital band in article 3a paragraph 1 of the Articles shall be equal to the
maximum amount permitted by law (i.e. in the amount of one-half of the New Share Capital to be calculated on the day of the EGM) and that
(ii) the capital band shall remain in force for a duration of five years as of today's EGM. Therefore, article 3a of paragraph 1 of the
Articles shall be amended substantially as follows:
Art. 3a - Capital Band
The Company has a capital band
with an upper limit of CHF [ ]. The board of directors is authorized at any
time until October 3, 2029, to increase the share capital by a maximum of CHF [ ]
once or several times and in any amount. The capital increase may be effected by issuing up to [ ]
fully paid registered shares with a par value of CHF 0.80 each up to the upper limit of the capital band.
Explanation: According
to Swiss corporate law, by amending the articles of association, the shareholders' meeting may resolve to increase the existing conditional
capital. The nominal amount by which the share capital may be increased in this conditional manner must not exceed one-half of the existing
share capital. As mentioned under agenda item 7 above, the Company intends to conduct several ordinary capital increases and an ordinary
capital reduction immediately prior to the discussion of this agenda item at this extraordinary shareholders' meeting, thus resulting
in the New Share Capital. It being understood that the calculation of the conditional share capital of the Company for this invitation
is therefore based on the New Share Capital.
of Directors proposes that the conditional share capital for Shareholders' Options of the Company (article 3c paragraph 1 of the Articles)