PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vivo Capital (“Vivo” or “we”), a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on healthcare and life sciences and an approximately 8% shareholder in Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:SVA) (“Sinovac” or the “Company”), today sent a letter to shareholders.
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Dear Fellow Sinovac Shareholders,
We, Vivo Capital (“Vivo”), write to you as fellow shareholders of Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (“Sinovac” or the “Company”) to address a number of statements in the April 29, 2025 letter from Sinovac’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) that we believe are false, and to reaffirm our commitment to upholding the best interests of all shareholders and to transparent corporate governance.
The Board has deceptively portrayed recent events as centering around a dispute with Vivo only. But the problem is at Sinovac’s Board, not at Vivo. In fact, Sinovac’s Board has precipitated a corporate governance crisis that threatens the Company’s future growth and has eroded its credibility with all shareholders. After the Privy Council ruled in January that five (5) directors had been elected in February 2018 consistent with Antiguan law, a new Board was installed—but contrary to the claims of the Board, its composition did not match the slate the Privy Council had considered. With no transparency, multiple directors have purportedly resigned and been replaced within three months, casting substantial uncertainty over the Company’s corporate governance and stability. Further,...
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