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SINOVAC Board of Directors Strongly Denounces
Deceptive and Illegal Claims by SAIF and the Imposter Former Board
Special Meeting was validly adjourned until
the appropriate court can make a final decision on the validity of the PIPE shares
SAIF's "announcement" about
voting results demonstrates blatant disregard for the law and the Company's bylaws and a repeated pattern of self-serving and unlawful
actions by the Imposter Former Board
Current Board remains the only valid board
of directors of the Company and will continue to govern SINOVAC
BEIJING - July 10, 2025 - The Board of Directors
of SINOVAC Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA) ("SINOVAC" or the "Company"), a leading biopharmaceutical company in China,
categorically rejects the recent deceptive and illegal claims by SAIF and the Imposter Former Board that it purported to "reconvene"
the adjourned Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting") and announced sham voting results of the shareholder
At the July 8, 2025 Special Meeting, SINOVAC Chairman Chiang
Li validly adjourned the meeting, to preserve the integrity of the Special Meeting and protect shareholder interests, pending
the resolution of litigation in Antigua related to the validity of the 11.8 million shares purportedly issued following an invalid private
investment in public equity ("PIPE") to Advantech/Prime and Vivo Capital (together known as the "Dissenting Investor
SINOVAC shareholders should ignore SAIF's lies. SAIF and
the Imposter Former Board did NOT have the authority or any legal basis to "reconvene" the Special Meeting following the
valid adjournment. SAIF's self-declaration of a final tally of shareholder votes was a complete sham. SINOVAC is evaluating its
legal remedies with respect to the deceptive and unlawful conduct of SAIF and the Imposter Former Board, including with authorities in
Antigua and the United States.
William P. Fiske, Head of M&A and Contested Situations at Georgeson,
SINOVAC's proxy solicitor, stated, "At the time of the Special Meeting, according to our preliminary voting tallies, the
Company's White Proxy Card secured overwhelming support from valid shareholders for the current SINOVAC Board. Had the injunction
granted by the Antigua Court not been temporarily stayed, the shareholders would have voted in favor of the current SINOVAC Board."
SAIF and the Gold Proxy Card secured little support outside of the
same incumbent group that has propped up the Imposter Former Board to seize control of SINOVAC and destroy value for all valid common
shareholders - just as they did during the seven years that they held SINOVAC hostage. The Imposter Former Board's refusal
to acknowledge the lawful adjournment of the Special Meeting and their fabrication of the meeting's outcome are wholly illegal,
invalid, and reckless.
The rightful SINOVAC Board remains in place and will continue to
govern the Company. The Board has a duty to implement the UK Privy Council's judgment and order, which includes resolving the
question of the validity of the PIPE shares. The Board will continue to fight on behalf of all SINOVAC shareholders and remains committed
to its mission of restoring fairness, delivering value and protecting the rights of all valid shareholders.
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (SINOVAC) is a China-based biopharmaceutical
company that focuses on the R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases.
SINOVAC's product portfolio includes vaccines against COVID-19, enterovirus
71 (EV71) infected Hand-Foot-Mouth disease (HFMD), hepatitis A, varicella, influenza, poliomyelitis, pneumococcal disease, etc.
The COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac , has been approved for use in
more than 60 countries and regions worldwide. The hepatitis A vaccine, Healive , passed WHO prequalification requirements in
2017. The EV71 vaccine, Inlive , is an innovative vaccine under "Category 1 Preventative Biological Products"
and commercialized in China in 2016. In 2022, SINOVAC's Sabin-strain inactivated polio vaccine (sIPV) and varicella
vaccine were prequalified by the WHO.
SINOVAC was the first company to be granted approval for its H1N1
influenza vaccine Panflu.1 , which has supplied the Chinese government's vaccination campaign and stockpiling program. The
Company is also the only supplier of the H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine, Panflu , to the Chinese government stockpiling program.
SINOVAC continually dedicates itself to new vaccine R&D, with
more combination vaccine products in its pipeline, and constantly explores global market opportunities. SINOVAC plans to conduct
more extensive and in-depth trade and cooperation with additional countries, and business and industry organizations.
Important Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with SINOVAC's Special Meeting, SINOVAC has filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and mailed to shareholders of record entitled to vote
at the Special Meeting a definitive proxy statement and other documents, including a WHITE proxy card. SHAREHOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS WHEN FILED WITH THE SEC AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THOSE DOCUMENTS
WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and other interested parties will be able to obtain the documents free of charge at
the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, or from SINOVAC at its website: https://www.sinovac.com/en-us/Investors/sec_filings. You
may also obtain copies of SINOVAC's definitive proxy statement and other documents, free of charge, by contacting SINOVAC's
Investor Relations Department at ir@sinovac.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "expect,"
"anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe,"
"potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. Such statements are based
upon current expectations and current market and operating conditions and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's or Board's control, which
may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information
regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company and Board do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required under law.
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