By: NewMediaWire
June 19, 2026
LakeShore Biopharma Announces Shareholders' Approval of Merger Agreement
BEIJING, CHINA - June 19, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - LakeShore Biopharma Co., Ltd (“LakeShore Biopharma” or the “Company”) (OTCPK: LSBCF; OTCPK: LSBWF), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering new generations of vaccines and therapeutic biologics for infectious diseases and cancer, today announced that at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”) held today, the Company’s shareholders voted in favor of the proposal to authorize and approve the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 4, 2025, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 29, 2026 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Oceanpine Skyline Inc. (“Parent”) and Oceanpine Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, pursuant to which, at the effective time of the merger, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company and cease to exist, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, the plan of merger required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands (the “Plan of Merger”) and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger.
Approximately 92.3% of the Company’s total outstanding ordinary shares, par value US$0.0002 each (each, a “Share”), as of 5 p.m. Cayman Islands time on the share record date of May 27, 2026 voted in person or by proxy at the EGM. The Merger Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger, were approved by approximately 86.2% of the total votes cast at the EGM.
Completion of the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. The Company will work with the other parties to the Merger Agreement towards completing the merger in due course. If consummated, the merger will result in the Company becoming a privately held company, and its Shares and warrants to purchase Shares (the “Company Warrants”) will no longer be listed for quotation on any public market place or quotation system, including the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Markets. In addition, the Company’s Shares and Company Warrants will cease to be registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 following the consummation of the merger.
About LakeShore Biopharma Co., Ltd
LakeShore Biopharma, previously known as YS Biopharma, is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering new generations of vaccines and therapeutic biologics for infectious diseases and cancer. It has developed a proprietary PIKA® immunomodulating technology platform and a new generation of preventive and therapeutic biologics targeting Rabies, Hepatitis B, Influenza, and other virus infections. The Company operates in China, Singapore, and the Philippines, and is led by a management team that combines rich local expertise and global experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.
For more information, please visit https://investors.lakeshorebio.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
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For investor inquiries, please contact:
IR Team
Tel: +86 (10) 8920-2086
Email: ir@lakeshorebio.com
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