Mar 7, 2024   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

ESSA PHARMA INC. REPORTS RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, USA and VANCOUVER, CANADA, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - ESSA Pharma Inc. ("ESSA" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: EPIX), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of prostate cancer, is pleased to announce the results of the votes on matters considered at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held virtually on March 6, 2024 (the "Meeting").

At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") resolved to set the number of directors of the Company at ten and re-elected to the board of directors, by ordinary resolution passed by ballot vote, David R. Parkinson, Richard M. Glickman, Gary Sollis, Franklin M. Berger, Scott Requadt, Marella Thorell, Alex Martin, Sandy Zweifach, Philip Kantoff and Lauren Merendino to serve in office until the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. Detailed results of the voting in respect of the election of directors are as follows:

                         Nominee  Votes For % Votes For  Votes Withheld  % Votes Withheld


      David R. Parkinson         29,947,985      99.73 %          81,989             0.27 %


      Richard MGlickman          29,948,035      99.73 %          81,939             0.27 %



     Gary Sollis                29,945,788      99.72 %          84,186             0.28 %


      Franklin M. Berger         29,937,249      99.69 %          92,725             0.31 %



     Scott Requadt              29,947,985      99.73 %          81,989             0.27 %



     MarellaThorell             23,840,414      79.39 %       6,189,560            20.61 %



     Alex Martin                30,014,431      99.95 %          15,543             0.05 %



     Sandy Zweifach             30,013,358      99.94 %          16,616             0.06 %



     Philip Kantoff             30,014,381      99.95 %          15,593             0.05 %


      Lauren Merendino           30,015,635      99.95 %          14,339             0.05 %

At the Meeting, the Shareholders also approved: (i) the re-appointment of Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditors of the Company; (ii) an amendment to the Company's omnibus incentive plan (as amended, the "Amended Omnibus Plan") to increase the number of common shares of the Company reserved and available for issuance under the Amended Omnibus Plan; and (iii) on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

Contact Information:

David Wood
Chief Financial Officer, ESSA Pharma Inc.
T: 778-331-0962
E: dwood@essapharma.com

About ESSA Pharma Inc.

ESSA is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel and proprietary therapies for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer. For more information, please visit www.essapharma.com and follow us on Twitter under @ESSAPharma.

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