UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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MEI PHARMA, INC. |
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) |
CABLE CAR CAPITAL LLC FUNICULAR FUNDS, LP JACOB MA-WEAVER ANSON ADVISORS INC. ANSON FUNDS MANAGEMENT LP ANSON MANAGEMENT GP LLC ANSON INVESTMENTS MASTER FUND LP ANSON EAST MASTER FUND LP ANSON OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND LP AIMF GP LLC AEMF GP LLC AOMF GP, LLC BRUCE R. WINSON AMIN NATHOO MOEZ KASSAM TAHEER DATOO MARK FELDBERG JAMES FLYNN |
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CABLE CAR CAPITAL LLC AND ANSON ADVISORS INC.
October 10, 2023
Fellow MEI Pharma Stockholders:
Cable Car Capital LLC, Anson Advisors Inc. and the other participants named herein (collectively, the “Participating Stockholders,” “we,” “our” or “us”) beneficially own in the aggregate 1,325,028 shares of common stock, $0.00000002 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of MEI Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MEI Pharma” or the “Company”), representing approximately 19.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For the reasons set forth in the attached Consent Statement, we believe significant changes to the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) are necessary to address the continued destruction of stockholder value at MEI Pharma and to ensure that the Company is being run in a manner consistent with your best interest.
We are therefore seeking to take the first step in reconstituting the Board by removing for cause Charles V. Baltic III, Frederick W. Driscoll, Nick Glover, Daniel P. Gold, Tamar Howson, Sujay Kango, Thomas C. Reynolds and David M. Urso, representing the entire Board, as directors. We believe MEI Pharma stockholders deserve a Board that will truly look out for stockholders’ best interest and ensure management accountability. We therefore feel compelled, on behalf of all stockholders, to take action to provide for a better future for all MEI Pharma stakeholders and to restore the confidence in the Board that stockholders deserve. Accordingly, we urge you to join us in seeking to remove all current directors of MEI Pharma, Charles V. Baltic III, Frederick W. Driscoll, Nick Glover, Daniel P. Gold, Tamar Howson, Sujay Kango, Thomas C. Reynolds and David M. Urso.
We believe the Board needs to be held accountable for its poor judgment and value-destructive initiatives. In our view, the current Board has not operated with stockholders’ best interest in mind. The stockholders of MEI Pharma deserve a well-functioning Board that understands its role as a steward of stockholder resources. We are launching this consent solicitation because we believe that stockholders must act now to prevent the further destruction of value.
We urge you to carefully consider the information contained in the attached Consent Statement and then support our efforts by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE consent card today. The attached Consent Statement and the enclosed WHITE consent card are first being furnished to the stockholders on or about October 10, 2023. We urge you not to sign any revocation of consent card that may be sent to you by MEI Pharma. If you have done so, you may revoke that revocation of consent by delivering a later dated WHITE consent card to the Participating Stockholders, in care of InvestorCom LLC, which is assisting us, at the address listed on the following page, or to the principal executive offices of MEI Pharma.
Thank you for your support, | |||
/s/ Jacob Ma-Weaver | /s/ Moez Kassam | ||
Jacob Ma-Weaver |
Moez Kassam | ||
Cable Car Capital LLC | Anson Advisors Inc. |
If you have any questions, require assistance in voting your WHITE consent card,
or need additional copies of the Participating Stockholders’ proxy materials,
please contact InvestorCom at the phone numbers listed below.
19 Old Kings Highway S.
Suite 130
Darien, CT 06820
MEIP@investor-com.com
Stockholders call toll free at (877) 972-0090
Banks and Brokers may call collect at (203) 972-9300
MEI PHARMA, INC.
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CONSENT STATEMENT
OF
CABLE CAR CAPITAL LLC
AND
ANSON ADVISORS INC.
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PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THE ENCLOSED WHITE CONSENT CARD TODAY
This Consent Statement and the accompanying WHITE consent card are being furnished to you as a stockholder of MEI Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MEI Pharma” or the “Company”), by Cable Car Capital LLC (“Cable Car Capital” and, together with its affiliates, “Cable Car”), Anson Advisors Inc. (“Anson Advisors” and, together with its affiliates, “Anson”) and the other participants named herein (collectively, “Participating Stockholders,” “we,” “our” or “us”), in connection with our solicitation of written consents to remove for cause all eight (8) directors, Charles V. Baltic III, Frederick W. Driscoll, Nick Glover, Daniel P. Gold, Tamar Howson, Sujay Kango, Thomas C. Reynolds and David M. Urso, currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
As significant stockholders of the Company, with aggregate ownership of 1,325,028 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00000002 per share (the “Common Stock”), constituting approximately 19.9% of the outstanding shares, we believe that the Board must be reconstituted to ensure that the best interest of stockholders, the true owners of MEI Pharma, are appropriately represented in the boardroom.
A solicitation of written consents is a process that allows a company’s stockholders to act by submitting written consents to any proposed stockholder action in lieu of voting in person or by proxy at an annual or special meeting of stockholders. We are soliciting written consents from the holders of shares of the Common Stock to take the following actions (each, as more fully described in this Consent Statement, a “Proposal” and together, the “Proposals”), without a stockholders’ meeting, as authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”):
Proposal 1 – Repeal any provision of the Fifth Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), including any amendments thereto, in effect at the time this Proposal becomes effective, which was not included in the Bylaws that were in effect as of February 22, 2023 and were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 23, 2023 (the “Bylaw Restoration Proposal”) to restore the Bylaws to their current form if the Board attempts to amend them in any manner prior to the completion of this consent solicitation;
Proposal 2 – Remove for cause all members of the Board: Charles V. Baltic III, Frederick W. Driscoll, Nick Glover, Daniel P. Gold, Tamar Howson, Sujay Kango, Thomas C. Reynolds and David M. Urso (the “Removal Proposal”); and
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Proposal
3 - Recommend, on an advisory basis, that the Board take all actions necessary to authorize and implement the return of a minimum
of $40 million in capital to stockholders (the “Capital Return Proposal”). This Consent Statement
and the enclosed WHITE consent card are first being sent or given to the stockholders of MEI Pharma on or about October 10, 2023. We are soliciting your
consent in favor of the adoption of the Removal Proposal because we believe MEI Pharma stockholders deserve better than the current Board
whose conduct evinces a fundamental misunderstanding of its role as steward of stockholder resources. In addition, we are soliciting
your consent in favor of the adoption of the Bylaw Restoration Proposal to ensure the incumbent Board does not limit the effect of your
consent to the removal of the incumbent members of the Board through changes to the Bylaws not filed with the SEC on or before February
23, 2023, the last date that amendments to the Bylaws were filed with the SEC. The effectiveness of each
of the Proposals requires the affirmative consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote
as of the close of business on the Record Date (as defined below). Section 141(k) of the DGCL provides that in the case of a classified
board (such as this Board), any director or the entire board of directors of a Delaware corporation may be removed for cause. Accordingly,
we believe each Proposal will be effective without further action when we deliver to MEI Pharma such requisite number of consents. On September 29, 2023,
the Participating Stockholders delivered to the Secretary of the Company signed written consents and a written request to the Secretary
of the Company for the Board to fix a record date in accordance with the Bylaws for determining stockholders entitled to give their written
consent to the Proposals. On October 9, 2023, the Company advised us that the Board determined not to fix a record date. Therefore, in
accordance with the Bylaws and Section 213 of the DGCL, September 29, 2023 is the record date for purposes of determining stockholders
entitled to give their written consent to the Proposals (the “Record Date”). The Company has not yet publicly disclosed the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date, each of which is entitled to one consent on each of the Proposals.
Once the Company publicly discloses information on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date, we intend to
supplement this Consent Statement with such information and file revised definitive materials with the SEC. In addition, the Proposals
will not be effective unless the delivery of the written consents complies with Section 228(c) of the DGCL. For the Proposals to be effective,
properly completed and unrevoked written consents must be delivered to MEI Pharma within 60 days of the earliest dated written consent
delivered to MEI Pharma. The Participating Stockholders delivered written consents to the Company on September 29, 2023. Consequently,
by November 28, 2023, the Participating Stockholders will need to deliver properly completed and unrevoked written consents from the holders
of outstanding stock as of the close of business on the Record Date having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. We intend to set November
22, 2023 as the goal for the submission of written consents. WE URGE YOU TO ACT TODAY TO
ENSURE THAT YOUR CONSENT WILL COUNT. The Participating Stockholders
reserve the right to submit consents to MEI Pharma at any time within 60 days of the earliest dated written consent delivered to MEI Pharma.
See “Consent Procedures” for additional information regarding such procedures. As
of the date hereof, the Participating Stockholders collectively own an aggregate of 1,325,028 shares
of Common Stock, representing approximately 19.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The Participating Stockholders intend to
consent in favor of the Proposals with respect to all of such shares of Common Stock. As of September 15,
2023, there were 6,662,857 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which is the total number of shares outstanding as reported in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on September 26, 2023. The mailing address of the principal executive offices of MEI Pharma
is 11455 El Camino Real, Suite 250, San Diego, California 92130. The failure to sign and
return a consent will have the same effect as voting against the Proposals. Please note that in addition to signing the enclosed WHITE
consent card, you must also date it to ensure its validity. THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION
IS BEING MADE BY THE PARTICIPATING STOCKHOLDERS AND NOT BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY. THE PARTICIPATING STOCKHOLDERS URGE YOU TO SIGN,
DATE AND RETURN THE WHITE CONSENT CARD IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSALS DESCRIBED HEREIN. Important Notice Regarding the
Availability of Consent Materials for this consent solicitation This Consent Statement
is available at www.icomproxy.com/MEIP IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY If your shares of Common
Stock are registered in your own name, please submit your consent to us today by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE
consent card in the Postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares
in “street” name with a bank, broker firm, dealer, trust company or other nominee, only they can exercise your right to consent
with respect to your shares of Common Stock and only upon receipt of your specific instructions. Accordingly, it is critical that you
promptly give instructions to consent to the Proposals to your bank, broker firm, dealer, trust company or other nominee. Please follow
the instructions to consent provided on the enclosed WHITE consent card. If your bank, broker firm, dealer, trust company or other
nominee provides for consent instructions to be delivered to them by telephone or Internet, instructions will be included on the enclosed
WHITE consent card. The Participating Stockholders urge you to confirm in writing your instructions to the person responsible for
your account and provide a copy of those instructions to the Participating Stockholders, c/o InvestorCom LLC (“InvestorCom”)
so that we will be aware of all instructions given and can attempt to ensure that such instructions are followed. Execution and delivery
of a consent by a holder of shares of Common Stock will be presumed to be a consent with respect to all shares held by such holder unless
the consent specifies otherwise. Only holders of voting
securities of the Company as of the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to consent to the Proposals. If you are a stockholder
as of the close of business on the Record Date, you will retain your right to consent even if you sell your shares of Common Stock after
the Record Date. IF YOU TAKE NO ACTION,
YOU WILL IN EFFECT BE REJECTING THE PROPOSALS. ABSTENTIONS, FAILURES TO CONSENT AND BROKER NON-VOTES WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS WITHHOLDING
CONSENT. If you have any questions, require
assistance in voting your WHITE consent card, or need additional copies of
the Participating Stockholders’ proxy materials, please contact InvestorCom at
the phone numbers listed below.
19 Old Kings Highway S. Suite 130 Darien, CT 06820 MEIP@investor-com.com Stockholders call toll free at
(877) 972-0090 Banks and Brokers may call collect
at (203) 972-9300 BACKGROUND TO THE SOLICITATION The following is a chronology
of our involvement at MEI Pharma to date and the material events leading up to this consent solicitation: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ABOUT THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION The following are some
of the questions you, as a stockholder, may have and answers to those questions. The following is not meant to be a substitute for the
information contained in the remainder of this Consent Statement, and the information contained below is qualified by the more detailed
descriptions and explanations contained elsewhere in this Consent Statement. We urge you to carefully read this entire Consent Statement
prior to making any decision on whether to grant any consent hereunder. WHO IS MAKING THE SOLICITATION? The Participating Stockholders
are making this solicitation. See “Additional Participant Information” for additional information regarding the Participants
(as defined below) in this consent solicitation. WHAT ARE THE PROPOSALS
FOR WHICH CONSENTS ARE BEING SOLICITED? We are asking you to consent
to the Bylaw Restoration Proposal and the Removal Proposal, each of which is more fully described below. The Participating Stockholders
are asking you to consent to the Proposals in order to take the first step in reconstituting the Board through the removal of all of MEI
Pharma’s current directors. WHY ARE WE SOLICITING
YOUR CONSENT? We are soliciting your
consent because we believe the entire sitting Board has engaged in misconduct and changes to the composition of the Board are necessary
to provide critical oversight of the Company’s strategy and management. We believe this consent solicitation is the best option
we have available as stockholders to reject the status quo and salvage what is left of the Company’s resources. If fewer than all of the
directors are removed, the remaining directors will be able to fill the vacancies created by the removed directors. Additionally, even
if the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock outstanding deliver consents to remove some or all of the currently serving
directors, there is the possibility that the removed directors may seek to remain in their positions until their successors are duly
elected. However, should we successfully remove some or all of the current directors, we would expect any remaining directors and/or
the removed directors to work constructively with us to reconstitute the Board expeditiously. If necessary, we intend to seek expedited
relief in the Delaware Court of Chancery under Section 225 of the DGCL, which permits that Court to “hear and determine the validity
of any election, appointment, removal or resignation of any director or officer of any corporation.” Further, should we successfully
remove a majority or more of the current directors, we intend to explore all potential pathways to exercise our rights as stockholders
to appoint or elect new directors, including under Section 223 of the DGCL. Accordingly, while removal
of the current directors will not necessarily result in an immediate reconstitution of the Board, we have identified highly qualified
candidates we believe would be able to serve the best interest of all stockholders by maximizing MEI Pharma’s value. WHO IS ELIGIBLE
TO GRANT WRITTEN CONSENTS IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSALS? Stockholders of voting
securities at the close of business on the Record Date have the right to consent to the Proposals. On September 29, 2023, the Participating
Stockholders delivered written consents to the Secretary and a written request for the Board to fix a record date. On October 9, 2023,
the Company advised us that the Board determined not to fix a record date. Therefore, in accordance with the Bylaws and Section 213 of
the DGCL, the Record Date is September 29, 2023, which is the first date a signed consent setting forth the Proposals was delivered to
the Company. The Company has not
yet disclosed the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date, each of which is entitled to one consent on each
of the Proposals. Once the Company publicly discloses such information, we intend to supplement this Consent Statement with such information
and file revised definitive materials with the SEC. As of September 15, 2023, there were 6,662,857 shares of Common Stock outstanding,
which is the total number of shares outstanding as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on September
26, 2023. WHEN IS THE DEADLINE FOR
SUBMITTING CONSENTS? We
urge you to submit your consent as soon as possible. In order for the Proposals to be adopted, the Company must receive written unrevoked
consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to adopt the Proposals within 60 calendar days of the date of the earliest dated
consent delivered to the Company. The Participating Stockholders delivered written consents to the Company on September 29, 2023. Consequently,
the Participating Stockholders will need to deliver properly completed and unrevoked written consents from the holders of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities as of the close of business on the Record Date by no later than November
28, 2023. Nevertheless, we intend to set November 22, 2023 as the goal for submission of written consents. Effectively, this means that
you have until November 22, 2023 to consent to the Proposals. WE URGE YOU TO ACT AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT YOUR CONSENT WILL COUNT. HOW MANY CONSENTS MUST
BE RECEIVED IN ORDER TO ADOPT THE PROPOSALS? The Proposals will be
adopted and become effective when properly completed, unrevoked consents are signed by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities as of the close of business on the Record Date, provided that such consents are delivered to the Company within 60 calendar
days of the date of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Company. As
of the Record Date, the Participating Stockholders collectively own in the aggregate 1,325,028 shares
of Common Stock, representing approximately 19.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of September 15, 2023. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO TO
SUPPORT OUR PROPOSALS? If your shares of Common
Stock are registered in your own name, please submit your consent to us by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE consent
card in the Postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares
in “street” name with a bank, broker firm, dealer, trust company or other nominee, only they can exercise your right to consent
with respect to your shares of Common Stock and only upon receipt of your specific instructions. Accordingly, it is critical that you
promptly give instructions to consent to the Proposals to your bank, broker firm, dealer, trust company or other nominee. Please follow
the instructions to consent provided on the enclosed WHITE consent card. If your bank, broker firm, dealer, trust company or other
nominee provides for consent instructions to be delivered to them by telephone or Internet, instructions will be included on the enclosed
WHITE consent card. We urge you to confirm in writing your instructions to the person responsible for your account and provide
a copy of those instructions to the Participating Stockholders, c/o InvestorCom so that we will be aware of all instructions given and
can attempt to ensure that such instructions are followed. WHOM SHOULD YOU CALL IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SOLICITATION? Please call our solicitor
InvestorCom toll-free at: (877) 972-0090 (Stockholders). Banks and brokers call collect at: (203) 972-9300. If you have any questions, require
assistance in voting your WHITE consent card, or need additional copies of the
Participating Stockholders’ proxy materials, please contact InvestorCom at
the phone numbers listed below.
19 Old Kings Highway S. Suite 130 Darien, CT 06820 MEIP@investor-com.com Stockholders call toll free at (877)
972-0090 Banks and Brokers may call collect
at (203) 972-9300 REASONS FOR OUR SOLICITATION WE BELIEVE THE TIME FOR
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IS NOW The Board has Exhibited a Track
Record of Poor Judgment and is Pursuing Value-Destructive Initiatives We believe that management
and the Board have exhibited a serious lack of prudent judgment, are pursuing value-destructive initiatives, and are disregarding stockholders’
interests. We believe complete Board change is necessary to protect the Company and its stockholders from continued destruction of value
and breaches of fiduciary duties by the current directors, .Accordingly, for the reasons set forth below and in the Removal Proposal,
we believe there exists cause to remove each of Messrs. Baltic, Driscoll, Glover, Gold, Kango, Reynolds and Urso and Ms. Howson from
the Board. Following the unfortunate
failure of zandelisib and a long review of strategic alternatives, including the possibility of what could have been a much higher and
earlier liquidating distribution of the Company’s cash than will now be possible, the Board faced what we believe should have been
an easy choice: (a) return capital to the Company’s stockholders, many of whom have extensive biotech portfolios and experience
evaluating other opportunities in the sector, or (b) paternalistically propose a speculative acquisition of a failing, publicly-traded
asset in which its stockholders were perfectly capable of investing, had they so desired, at a lower price. The Board unwisely chose
to pursue option (b), the speculative Merger, which we believe was clearly not in the best interest of stockholders. Based on the stockholders’
rejection of the Merger, it is clear that fellow stockholders shared our beliefs. We note that as purported
stewards of the Company, the Board and management failed to successfully commercialize zandelisib, then sought to commit the Company
to further clinical trial expense that its stockholders had not expected through a proposed transaction that could have resulted in Infinity
stockholders owning approximately 42% of the Company, despite extensive evidence that Infinity is undercapitalized and failed to garner
any interest from more than 80 parties contacted in the strategic review process. Consequently, we question the Board’s judgment
and its rationale for attempting to merge the Company with a near-bankrupt entity while the Company’s stock was trading well below
net asset value. We believe the Board’s
conduct evinces a fundamental misunderstanding of its role as steward of stockholder resources. Stockholders predominantly invested with
the intention of funding the development of zandelisib; they did not write a blank check or give the Board carte blanche to acquire other
companies. In general, we believe
that the board of a company trading at a significant discount to cash owes a fiduciary duty to its stockholders to heed the market and
return capital (although we acknowledge that there are limited circumstances where significant corporate synergies and/or the potential
to bring an exceptional private asset to the public markets may allow for the potential of a value-creating reverse merger). We submitted our Acquisition
Proposal to provide stockholders with the certainty and immediacy of the return of capital that they otherwise should have expected from
the Board. Despite our clear indication that there was potential to improve the terms of our offer once we had access to non-public information
regarding the Company’s current resources, the Board refused to engage in discussions with us, even though such discussions were
permitted by the Merger Agreement. Irrespective of whether a conversation ultimately resulted in a negotiated transaction, the Board’s
complete failure to engage further suggests its judgment is compromised, and its priorities are misaligned with those of stockholders. Notwithstanding the fact
that the Bylaws provide for the ability to remove directors without cause, the current members of the Board have indicated that they
would not honor the wishes of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock if such stockholders sought to remove
them without cause. In any event, we believe that cause exists to remove the directors, and we are seeking the removal of all directors
because we believe the entire sitting Board has engaged in misconduct by making false representations in prior proxy statements that
induced their appointment and by breaching their duty to make full and fair disclosures. A Better Path Forward In light of the issues
summarized herein and the current Board’s rebuff of our good faith attempts to engage constructively, we are seeking your consent
to remove the entire Board so that it may be reconstituted with directors who will prioritize the best interest of stockholders over
their own entrenchment, and work without delay to effect a strategy that includes the return of capital to stockholders. If fewer than all of the
directors are removed, the remaining directors will be able to fill the vacancies created by the removed directors. Additionally, even
if the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock outstanding deliver consents to remove some or all of the currently serving
directors, there is the possibility that the removed directors may seek to remain in their positions until their successors are duly
elected. However, should we successfully remove some or all of the current directors, we would expect any remaining directors and/or
the removed directors to work constructively with us to reconstitute the Board expeditiously. If necessary, we intend to seek expedited
relief in the Delaware Court of Chancery under Section 225 of the DGCL, which permits that Court to “hear and determine the validity
of any election, appointment, removal or resignation of any director or officer of any corporation.” Further, should we successfully
remove a majority or more of the current directors, we intend to explore all potential pathways to exercise our rights as stockholders
to appoint or elect new directors, including under Section 223 of the DGCL. Accordingly, while
removal of the current directors will not necessarily result in an immediate reconstitution of the Board, we have identified highly qualified
candidates we believe would be able to serve the best interest of all stockholders by maximizing MEI Pharma’s value, including the
three nominees, Taheer Datoo, Mark Feldberg and James Flynn (collectively, the “Nominees”), that we nominated pursuant to
the Nomination Notice. We believe the Nominees have the qualifications, experience and skill sets necessary to serve as directors of the
Company, as evidenced by their biographies below. Taheer Datoo has
served in various roles of increasing seniority at Anson Funds Management LP (“Anson”), a hedge fund with a global investment
portfolio, since 2016, including most recently as Principal and Portfolio Manager since January 2023, as well as Portfolio Manager from
January 2019 to December 2022 and as an Analyst, from 2016 to December 2019. While employed at Anson, Mr. Datoo has primarily focused
on North American small-cap equities, special situations and thematic investing. Prior to joining Anson, Mr. Datoo served as an investment
banker for BMO Capital Markets, the capital markets subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (NYSE/TSX: BMO), an international financial services
company, from 2013 to 2015. Mr. Datoo earned a B.A. in economics and finance from McGill University. Mark Feldberg has
served as the Co-Founder of Tradelink Securities, LLC, a securities broker/dealer, since 2003, including as its Chairman since 2004, and
also serves on the board of directors of certain affiliates of Tradelink Securities LLC. Additionally, Mr. Feldberg has served as Chair
of Tripletail Capital Management LP, an investment management firm, since 2016 and as a Manager of TLS Advisors LLC, an investment adviser,
since 2016. Previously, Mr. Feldberg has held management or board positions in the real estate, entertainment, finance, defense, industrial
machinery, AI, and biotech industries. Mr. Feldberg earned a B.A. from Dartmouth College, Valedictorian Rank. James Flynn is the Managing
Member and Portfolio Manager of Nerium Capital LLC, an investment adviser he founded in January 2021, which also serves as the General
Partner of Nerium Partners LP, a healthcare focused investment partnership. Previously, Mr. Flynn worked as a therapeutics analyst at
Aptigon Capital, an investment firm and division of Citadel LLC, a multinational financial services company, from October 2017 to February
2018. Prior to that, Mr. Flynn served in various roles at Amici Capital, LLC, an investment management firm, from 2003 to 2017, including
as Healthcare Portfolio Manager, from 2008 to 2017. Earlier in his career, Mr. Flynn worked in the credit research/high yield group at
Putnam Investments LLC, an investment management firm, from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Flynn currently serves on the board of directors of ARCA
biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, since December 2022 and Axiom Health, Inc. (“Axiom”),
a provider of software and big-data solutions to the healthcare industry, since July 2022. He has also served as an advisor to Axiom since
August 2020. Mr. Flynn earned a S.B. degree in Management Science with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Economic Science from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Flynn is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. PROPOSAL 1 – THE
BYLAW RESTORATION PROPOSAL We are asking you to consent
to the adoption of the Bylaw Restoration Proposal to ensure that the incumbent Board does not limit the effect of your consent to remove
all of the current directors (and any other directors appointed by the Board during this consent solicitation) through changes to the
Bylaws not filed with the SEC on or before February 23, 2023, which have the effect of limiting existing stockholders’ rights and
abilities to take action in their capacity as stockholders of MEI Pharma. The following is the text of the Bylaw Restoration Proposal: “RESOLVED, that
any provision of the Bylaws of MEI Pharma, Inc. as of the effectiveness of this resolution that was not included in the Fifth Amended
and Restated By-Laws filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2023, be and is hereby repealed.” The purpose of the
Bylaw Restoration Proposal is to ensure that the Bylaws of the Company remain as they are in their current, publicly available form up
until the completion of this consent solicitation and to restore the Bylaws to their current form if the Board attempts to amend them
in any manner prior to the completion of this consent solicitation. If the Board does not effect any changes to the version of the Bylaws
publicly available in filings by MEI Pharma with the SEC on or before February 23, 2023, the Bylaw Restoration Proposal will have no
further effect. However, if the incumbent Board has made changes since that time, such as amending the provision in the Bylaws to change
the procedure by which a record date is set in connection with a consent solicitation, the Bylaw Restoration Proposal, if adopted, will
restore the Bylaws to the version that was publicly available in filings by MEI Pharma with the SEC on February 23, 2023, without considering
the nature of any changes the incumbent Board may have adopted. As a result, the Bylaw Restoration Proposal could have the effect of
repealing bylaw amendments that one or more stockholders of the Company may consider to be beneficial to them or to the Company. However,
the Bylaw Restoration Proposal will not preclude the Board from reconsidering any repealed bylaw changes following the consent solicitation.
We are not currently aware of any specific bylaw provisions that would be repealed by the adoption of the Bylaw Restoration Proposal. Furthermore, we strongly
encourage the Board to take immediate action to amend Article III, Section 12 of the Bylaws to remove the clause purporting to allow stockholders
to remove directors without cause (the “Corrective Amendment”), so that the Bylaws are no longer inconsistent with the DGCL
and stockholders do not continue to be misled. To the extent that the Board effects such an amendment and subsequently the Bylaws are
restored and the current Board is removed pursuant to our Consent Solicitation, we would expect that the newly constituted Board would
act expeditiously to re-enact the Corrective Amendment. WE URGE YOU TO CONSENT
TO THE BYLAW RESTORATION PROPOSAL PROPOSAL 2 – THE
REMOVAL PROPOSAL We are asking you to consent
to the Removal Proposal to remove for cause all current members of the Board, Charles V. Baltic III, Frederick W. Driscoll, Nick Glover,
Daniel P. Gold, Tamar Howson, Sujay Kango, Thomas C. Reynolds and David M. Urso. We believe there exists
cause to remove each of Messrs. Baltic, Driscoll, Glover, Gold, Kango, Reynolds and Urso and Ms. Howson from the Board and are therefore
requesting stockholders approve of the following resolution: “RESOLVED, that
all members of the Board: Charles V. Baltic III, Frederick W. Driscoll, Nick Glover, Daniel P. Gold, Tamar Howson, Sujay Kango, Thomas
C. Reynolds and David M. Urso are to and shall be removed as a director of the Company with cause pursuant to § 141 (k)(1) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, effective immediately.” Delaware Law provides
for stockholders to remove directors for cause. Director actions that indicate clear and serious breaches of fiduciary duties constitute
“cause” under Delaware law. Examples of conduct that have been held to constitute cause for removal include, inter alia:
(i) false or fraudulent misrepresentation inducing the director's appointment, (ii) a breach of the obligation to make full disclosure,
(iii) willful conversion of corporate funds, (iv) malfeasance in office, (v) gross misconduct or neglect, (vi) incompetency, and (vii)
gross inefficiency. For-cause removal is
available where there is a good faith basis to conclude that the director has engaged in misconduct, which includes making false
representations inducing appointment or reappointment, and failing to make full and fair disclosures in proxy solicitations. We
believe the entire Board has made misleading disclosures and engaged in self-interested conduct that justifies for-cause
removal. We contend that the Company,
under the supervision of the Board, has misrepresented the rights of stockholders in the Bylaws and in its federal securities filings
for many years. Specifically, the Company’s annual proxy statements have represented that the Nominating and Governance Committee
reviews its Bylaws periodically, and that “[a]ny or all directors may be removed with or without cause by a resolution
of stockholders entitled to vote to elect directors.” The Board also recently touted this Bylaw in its S-4 Registration Statement
in connection with the Merger. The sitting Board, by
touting this removal provision in the proxy statements for the last three annual meetings and/or in the S-4 Registration Statement, wrongfully
induced stockholders to support the election of its members by falsely representing the circumstances under which they could be removed
and presenting an enlightened governance profile. Faced with our prior without-cause
removal campaign, the Board dramatically reversed course. The Company now claims that, under the DGCL, because the Charter does not permit
removal of a director without cause, stockholders may only remove directors for cause. By misleading stockholders regarding
this critical issue of director removal, the Board has breached its fiduciary duties, and is compounding that fiduciary breach by seeking
to insulate itself from accountability and the views of its stockholders. We contend that the Board
also failed to uphold its fiduciary duties to stockholders and wasted millions of dollars in corporate resources by pursuing the value-destructive
Merger with Infinity, even as stockholders clearly indicated to the Board, on a private and public basis, that the Merger was not in
the best interests of the Company. Absent the Merger with MEI Pharma, it was apparent to us that Infinity likely did not have the cash
runway to remain a going concern beyond 2023 Q3. Our concerns about the precarious financial state of Infinity appear to have been confirmed
by Infinity’s recent announcement of significant cost-cutting measures, including reduction of 78% of its current workforce.1
In our view, it defies logic that the Board would pursue a merger transaction with a near-bankrupt entity with a questionable
asset while the Company’s stock was trading well below net asset value. Illustrating the waste involved here, stockholders unequivocally
rejected the Merger proposal. We contend that the Board
is compromised, having failed to consider the Acquisition Proposal submitted by Cable Car and Anson and even to engage with us, despite
our clear indication that there was potential to improve the terms of our offer once we had access to non-public information regarding
the Company’s current resources; such review may have improved the terms of any deal the Board could have obtained for its stockholders.
The Board’s intransigence confirmed our view that its priorities are misaligned with those of the stockholders. We made the Acquisition
Proposal, at the time representing a minimum of a 9% premium to the stock price, to provide stockholders with the certainty and immediacy
of return of capital that they otherwise should have expected from the Board. We have repeatedly expressed our continued willingness
to engage constructively with the Board and, further, that our initial Acquisition Proposal terms were but a starting offer with potential
to be improved. In sum, we believe the
Board’s irresponsible actions constitute sufficient cause to remove the entire Board under Delaware law. Notwithstanding our strong
belief that based on the above actions, among others, each of the members of the Board can be removed for cause, there is no certainty
that a Delaware court will conclude that cause exists and no guarantee that each of the members of the Board will ultimately be removed.
However, we believe obtaining the requisite votes of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stock will send
a strong message to the Board that stockholders believe cause exists to remove the entire Board and that the members of the Board should
resign from the Board with immediate effect. As discussed above, we
believe that the conduct of each of the members of the Board is sufficient to constitute “cause” for removal and urge stockholders
to vote FOR the Removal Proposal. If
a stockholder wishes to consent to the removal of certain of the members of the Board, but not
all of them, such stockholder may do so by checking the appropriate “consent” box on the enclosed WHITE consent card
and writing the name of each such person that the stockholder does not wish to be removed. 1
Infinity press release issued July 25, 2023. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113148/000114036123036062/brhc20056430_ex99-1.htm The
consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities as of the close of business on the Record Date will
be necessary to effect the Removal Proposal. If any stockholder consenting to the Removal Proposal writes in the name of any of Messrs.
Baltic, Driscoll, Glover, Gold, Kango, Reynolds,
or Urso or Ms. Howson that such stockholder does not wish to be
removed, then the total number of shares represented by any such WHITE consent card will be subtracted from the total number of
shares consenting to the removal of such director pursuant to the Removal Proposal. In the event that holders of less than a majority
of the outstanding voting securities consent to the removal of any of Messrs. Baltic, Driscoll,
Glover, Gold, Kango, Reynolds, or Urso or Ms. Howson, then
such director will not be removed pursuant to the Removal Proposal. The actual number of consents necessary to effect the Proposals will
depend on the facts as they exist on the Record Date. The WHITE consent card
delivered with this Consent Statement provides stockholders with the opportunity to adopt the Removal Proposal in part by designating
the name(s) of any director(s) targeted for removal in this Removal Proposal whom such stockholder does not want removed from the Board. WE URGE YOU TO CONSENT
TO THE REMOVAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL 3 –
THE CAPITAL RETURN PROPOSAL We
are asking you to consent, on an advisory, non-binding basis, to the Capital Return Proposal.
We believe that a return of capital of at least $40 million would represent a judicious use of the Company’s excess cash and create
immediate and substantial value for the benefit of all stockholders. Accordingly, we are requesting stockholders approve of the following
resolution: “RESOLVED, that
the stockholders of MEI Pharma, Inc. recommend that the Board of Directors take all actions necessary to authorize and implement the return
of a minimum of $40 million in capital to stockholders.” MEI
Pharma’s stock price has traded at a significant discount to cash for an extended period of time, and rather than take steps to
enhance stockholder value via returning capital to stockholders, the Board has pursued value destructive initiatives such as the unsuccessful
attempted Merger with the now bankrupt Infinity. The Board’s conduct evinces a fundamental misunderstanding of its role as steward
of stockholder resources, and we believe that an immediate return of capital to stockholders is required to create value for stockholders
and protect their best interest. The consent of the
holders of at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities as of the close of business on the Record Date will be necessary to
effect the Capital Return Proposal. However, as the Capital Return Proposal is advisory, this Proposal is non-binding on the Company. WE URGE YOU TO
CONSENT TO THE CAPITAL RETURN PROPOSAL CONSENT PROCEDURES Section 228 of the DGCL
provides that, absent a contrary provision in a Delaware corporation’s certificate of incorporation, any action that is required
or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the corporation’s stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and
without a vote, if consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less
than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to
vote thereon were present and voted and such consents are properly delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in
Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of
meetings of stockholders are recorded. MEI Pharma’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”)
does not contain any such contrary provision. Section 141(k) of the
DGCL provides that in the case of a classified board (such as this Board), any director or the entire board of directors of a Delaware
corporation may be removed for cause. In accordance with Section 141(k), such removal for cause may occur by the holders of a majority
of the shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote for the election of directors. It is not guaranteed that
removing directors will result in an immediate reconstitution of the Board. If fewer than all of the directors are removed, the remaining
directors will be able to fill the vacancies created by the removed directors. Additionally, even if the holders of a majority of the
shares of Common Stock outstanding deliver consents to remove some or all of the currently serving directors, there is the possibility
that the removed directors may seek to remain in their positions until their successors are duly elected. However, should we successfully
remove some or all of the current directors, we would expect any remaining directors and/or the removed directors to work constructively
with us to reconstitute the Board expeditiously. If necessary, we intend to seek expedited relief in the Delaware Court of Chancery under
Section 225 of the DGCL, which permits that Court to “hear and determine the validity of any election, appointment, removal or
resignation of any director or officer of any corporation.” Further, should we successfully remove a majority or more of the current
directors, we intend to explore all potential pathways to exercise our rights as stockholders to appoint or elect new directors, including
under Section 223 of the DGCL. Pursuant to Section 223(c) of the DGCL, if, at the time of filling
any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole board
(as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders
holding at least 10 percent of the voting stock at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order
an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors
then in office as aforesaid. The Bylaws also provide that,
in order to determine the stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board shall promptly,
but in all events within ten (10) days after the date on which such a request is received, adopt a resolution fixing the record date.
If no record date is fixed by the Board within such ten (10) day period, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent
to corporate action, when no prior action by thes Board is required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed consent
setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation at its registered office in the state of Delaware
or to its principal place of business to the attention of the Secretary of the Corporation. Delivery made to the registered office of
the Corporation for this purpose shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested. If no record date
is so fixed by the Board and prior action by the Board is required by applicable law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled
to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the date on which the Board adopts the
resolution taking such prior action. For the Proposals
to be effective, properly completed and unrevoked written consents must be delivered to MEI Pharma within 60 days of the earliest dated
written consent delivered to MEI Pharma. The Participating Stockholders delivered signed written consents to MEI Pharma on September
29, 2023. Consequently, the Participating Stockholders will need to deliver properly completed and unrevoked written consents to
the Proposals from the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities as of the close of business on the Record Date by no
later than November 28, 2023. Nevertheless, we intend to set November
22, 2023 as the goal for submission of written consents. WE URGE YOU TO ACT TODAY TO ENSURE THAT YOUR CONSENT WILL COUNT. The Participating
Stockholders reserve the right to submit to MEI Pharma consents at any time within 60 days of the earliest dated written consent delivered
to MEI Pharma. If the Proposals become
effective as a result of this consent solicitation by less than unanimous written consent, prompt notice of the Proposals will be given
under Section 228(e) of the DGCL to stockholders who have not executed written consents. All stockholders will be notified as promptly
as possible by press release of the results of this consent solicitation. Under applicable Delaware
law, none of the holders of Common Stock are entitled to appraisal rights in connection with any matter to be acted through this consent
solicitation. Revocation of Written
Consents An executed consent card
may be revoked at any time by delivering a written consent revocation before the time that the action authorized by the executed consent
becomes effective. Revocations may only be made by the holder that granted such consent. A revocation may be in any written form validly
signed by the holder as long as it clearly states that the consent previously given is no longer effective. The delivery of a subsequently
dated WHITE consent card that is properly executed will constitute a revocation of any earlier consent. The revocation may be delivered
either to the Participating Stockholders, in care of InvestorCom, or to the principal executive offices of MEI Pharma. Although a revocation
is effective if delivered to MEI Pharma, the Participating Stockholders request that either the original or photostatic copies of all
revocations of consents be mailed or delivered to the Participating Stockholders, c/o InvestorCom, at the address set forth on the back
cover of this Consent Statement, so that the Participating Stockholders will be aware of all revocations and can more accurately determine
if and when sufficient unrevoked consents to the actions described in this Consent Statement have been received. Procedural Instructions You may consent to any
of the Proposals on the enclosed WHITE consent card by marking the “CONSENT” box and signing, dating and returning
the WHITE consent card in the envelope provided. You may also vote against consenting with respect to any of the Proposals on the
enclosed WHITE consent card by marking the “AGAINST CONSENT” box, and signing, dating and returning the WHITE consent
card in the envelope provided. You may abstain from consenting to any of the Proposals on the enclosed WHITE consent card by marking
the “ABSTAIN” box and signing, dating and returning the WHITE consent card in the envelope provided. If you sign, date and return
the WHITE consent card, but give no direction with respect to certain of the Proposals, you will be deemed to consent to any such
Proposal. Please note that in addition
to signing the enclosed WHITE consent card, you must also date it to ensure its validity. WE URGE YOU TO CONSENT
TO ALL OF THE PROPOSALS ON THE ENCLOSED WHITE CONSENT CARD. SOLICITATION OF CONSENTS The solicitation of consents
pursuant to this consent solicitation is being made by the Participating Stockholders and the other Participants named herein. Consents
may be solicited by mail, facsimile, telephone, Internet, in person and by advertisements. The Participating
Stockholders have entered into an agreement with InvestorCom for solicitation and advisory services in connection with this solicitation,
for which InvestorCom will receive a fee not to exceed $42,500, together with reimbursement for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
and will be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses, including certain liabilities under the federal securities laws. InvestorCom
will solicit consents from individuals, brokers, banks, bank nominees and other institutional holders. The Participating Stockholders
have requested banks, brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward all solicitation materials to the beneficial
owners of the shares of Common Stock they hold. The Participating Stockholders will reimburse these holders for their reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses in so doing. It is anticipated that InvestorCom will employ approximately 25 persons to solicit MEI Pharma stockholders as part
of this solicitation. The entire expense
of this consent solicitation is being borne by the Participating Stockholders. Costs of this consent solicitation are currently estimated
to be approximately $900,000. The Participating Stockholders estimate that through the date hereof its expenses in connection with this
consent solicitation are approximately $550,000. The actual amount could be higher or lower depending on the facts and circumstances arising
in connection with the solicitation. The Participating Stockholders
intend to seek reimbursement from MEI Pharma of all expenses they incur in connection with the solicitation. The Participating Stockholders
do not intend to submit the question of such reimbursement to a vote of security holders of the Company. ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANT
INFORMATION The participants in
this solicitation are Funicular Funds, LP (“Funicular”), Cable Car Capital, Jacob Ma-Weaver, Anson Funds Management LP (“Anson
Management”), Anson Management GP LLC (“Anson GP”), Anson Investments Master Fund LP (“Anson Master”), Anson
East Master Fund LP (“Anson East Master”), Anson Opportunities Master Fund LP (“Anson Opportunities” and together
with, Anson Master and Anson East Master, the “Anson Funds”), AIMF GP LLC (“AIMF GP”), AEMF GP LLC (“AEMF
GP”), AOMF GP, LLC (“AOMF GP”), Bruce R. Winson, Anson Advisors, Amin Nathoo, Moez Kassam and the Nominees (each, a
“Participant” and collectively, the “Participants”). Funicular
is a private investment partnership whose principal business is investing and trading in securities. Cable Car Capital is an investment
adviser registered with the SEC. The principal business of Cable Car Capital is investment management. Mr. Ma-Weaver has sole discretionary
authority over the accounts of Funicular. The principal business of each of Anson Master, Anson East Master and Anson Opportunities is
investing in securities. The principal businesses of each of Anson Management and Anson Advisors is serving as co-investment advisors
to Anson Master, Anson East Master and Anson Opportunities. The principal business of Anson Management GP is serving as the general partner
of Anson Management. The principal business of AIMF GP is serving as the general partner of Anson Master. The principal business of AEMF
GP is serving as the general partner of Anson East Master. The principal business of AOMF GP is serving as the general partner of Anson
Opportunities. The principal business of Mr. Winson is serving as the principal of Anson Management and as the managing member of Anson
Management GP. The principal business of Mr. Nathoo is serving as a director and the CEO, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Anson
Advisors. The principal business of Mr. Kassam is serving as a director and the Chief Investment Officer and President of Anson Advisors.
The principal business of Mr. Datoo is serving as principal and portfolio manager at Anson Management. The principal business of
Mr. Feldberg is serving as the Chairman of Tradelink Securities LLC. The principal business of Mr. Flynn is serving as the managing member
and portfolio manager of Nerium Capital LLC. The principal business
address for Funicular, Cable Car Capital and Mr. Ma-Weaver is 601 California Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, California 94108. The
principal business address for Anson Management, Anson GP, Anson Master, Anson East Master, Anson Opportunities, AIMF GP, AEMF GP, AOMF
GP and Mr. Winson is 16000 Dallas Parkway, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75248. The principal business address for Anson Advisors, Mr. Nathoo,
Mr. Kassam and Mr. Datoo is 155 University Ave, Suite 207, Toronto, ON, M5H 3B7. The principal business address of Mr. Feldberg is 100
North Biscayne Boulevard, Suite #3000, Miami, Florida 33132. The principal business address of Mr. Flynn is 41 Harris Court, Danville,
California 94526. As of the date hereof,
Funicular beneficially owns 460,840 shares of Common Stock. Cable Car Capital, as the general
partner of Funicular, may be deemed to beneficially own the 460,840 shares of Common Stock owned by Funicular. Mr. Ma-Weaver, as the
Managing Member of Cable Car Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the 460,840 shares of
Common Stock owned by Funicular. As of the date hereof,
Anson Master beneficially owns 658,474 shares of Common Stock. AIMF GP, as the general partner of Anson Master, may be deemed to beneficially
own the 658,474 shares of Common Stock owned by Anson Master. As of the date hereof, Anson East Master beneficially owns 168,504 shares
of Common Stock. AEMF GP, as the general partner of Anson East Master, may be deemed to beneficially own the 168,504 shares of Common
Stock owned by Anson East Master. As of the date hereof, Anson Opportunities beneficially owns 37,210 shares of Common Stock. AOMF GP,
as the general partner of Anson Opportunities, may be deemed to beneficially own the 37,210 shares of Common Stock owned by Anson Opportunities.
Anson Management and Anson Advisors, each of which serves as the co-investment advisors to the Anson Funds, may be deemed to beneficially
own the 864,188 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned in the aggregate by the Anson Funds. Anson GP, as the general partner of Anson
Management, may be deemed to beneficially own the 864,188 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Anson Management. Mr. Winson, as
the principal of Anson Management and the managing member of Anson GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the 864,188 shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by Anson Management. Mr. Nathoo and Mr. Kassam, each as directors and officers of Anson Advisors, may be deemed
to beneficially own the 864,188 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Anson Advisors. As of the date hereof,
none of the Nominees beneficially own any securities of the Company. As of the date hereof,
the Participants beneficially own in the aggregate 1,325,028 shares of Common Stock. As set forth on Schedule
I attached hereto, each of Anson Master, Anson East Master and Funicular sold short exchange-listed American-Style put options referencing
an aggregate of 720,000 shares of Common Stock, 180,000 shares of Common Stock and 600,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively, which
have an exercise price of $7.00 per share of Common Stock and expire on October 20, 2023. Each Participant, as a member of a “group”
with the other Participants for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of
Common Stock owned in the aggregate by all of the Participants. Each Participant disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common
Stock he or it does not directly own, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. For information regarding purchases
and sales of securities of the Company during the past two years by the Participants, see Schedule I. On May 19, 2023, the
Participants (other than the Nominees) entered into the Group Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Group Agreement, the Participants
(other than the Nominees) agreed, among other things, to form the group for the purpose of working together to enhance stockholder value
at the Company. Certain of the Participants
and their associates and affiliates may effect purchases of shares of Common Stock through margin accounts maintained for them with brokers,
which extend margin credit as and when required to open or carry positions in their margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin
regulations, stock exchange rules and such firms’ credit policies. Positions in shares of Common Stock may be held in margin accounts
and may be pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debt balances in such accounts. Such margin accounts may from time to time
have debit balances. In addition, since other securities may be held in such margin accounts, it may not be possible to determine the
amounts, if any, of margin used to purchase shares of Common Stock. Except as set forth in
this Consent Statement (including the Schedules hereto), (i) during the past 10 years, no Participant in this solicitation has been convicted
in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); (ii) no Participant in this solicitation directly or
indirectly beneficially owns any securities of the Company; (iii) no Participant in this solicitation owns any securities of the Company
which are owned of record but not beneficially; (iv) no Participant in this solicitation has purchased or sold any securities of the Company
during the past two years; (v) no part of the purchase price or market value of the securities of the Company owned by any Participant
in this solicitation is represented by funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring or holding such securities; (vi)
no Participant in this solicitation is, or within the past year was, a party to any contract, arrangements or understandings with any
person with respect to any securities of the Company, including, but not limited to, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts
or calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies; (vii)
no associate of any Participant in this solicitation owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Company; (viii)
no Participant in this solicitation owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of any parent or subsidiary of the Company;
(ix) no Participant or any of his or its associates or immediate family members was a party to any transaction, or series of similar transactions,
since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or is a party to any currently proposed transaction, or series of similar
transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000;
(x) no Participant in this solicitation or any of his or its associates has any arrangement or understanding with any person with respect
to any future employment by the Company or its affiliates, or with respect to any future transactions to which the Company or any of its
affiliates will or may be a party; and (xi) no Participant in this solicitation has a substantial interest, direct or indirect, by securities
holdings or otherwise, in any matter to be acted on in this solicitation. With respect to each of the Participants, except as set forth
elsewhere in this Consent Statement, none of the events enumerated in Item 401(f)(1)-(8) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act occurred
during the past 10 years. There are no material proceedings
to which any Participant in this solicitation or any of his or its associates is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries. OTHER MATTERS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Some banks, brokers and other
nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” consent statements and annual reports. This
means that only one copy of this Consent Statement may have been sent to multiple stockholders in your household. The Participating Stockholders
will promptly deliver a separate copy of the document to you if you write to our solicitor, InvestorCom, at the following address or phone
number: 19 Old Kings Highway S., Suite 130, Darien, CT 06820, (877) 972-0090 (Stockholders), (203) 972-9300 (Banks and Brokers). If you
want to receive separate copies of our consent materials in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies and would like to receive
only one copy for your household, you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee record holder, or you may contact our solicitor
at the above address and phone number. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS If you were a record holder
of shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on the Record Date for this consent solicitation, you may elect to consent to, vote
against consenting to or abstain with respect to each Proposal by marking the “CONSENT,” “AGAINST CONSENT” or
“ABSTAIN” box, as applicable, underneath each Proposal on the accompanying WHITE consent card and signing, dating and
returning it promptly in the enclosed post-paid envelope. IF A STOCKHOLDER EXECUTES
AND DELIVERS A WHITE CONSENT CARD, BUT FAILS TO CHECK A BOX MARKED “CONSENT,” “AGAINST CONSENT” OR “ABSTAIN”
FOR A PROPOSAL, THAT STOCKHOLDER WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THAT PROPOSAL, EXCEPT THAT THE STOCKHOLDER WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO
CONSENT TO THE REMOVAL OF ANY DIRECTOR WHOSE NAME IS WRITTEN IN THE SPACE THE APPLICABLE INSTRUCTION TO THE REMOVAL PROPOSAL PROVIDES
ON THE CARD. YOUR CONSENT IS IMPORTANT.
PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED WHITE CONSENT CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED POST-PAID ENVELOPE PROMPTLY. YOU MUST DATE YOUR CONSENT
IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE VALID. FAILURE TO SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR CONSENT WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS VOTING AGAINST THE PROPOSALS. If your shares are held
in the name of a brokerage firm, bank nominee or other institution, only it can execute a consent with respect to those shares of Common
Stock and only on receipt of specific instructions from you. Thus, you should contact the person responsible for your account and give
instructions for the WHITE consent card to be signed representing your shares. You should confirm in writing your instructions
to the person responsible for your account and provide a copy of those instructions to InvestorCom at the address below, so that we will
be aware of all instructions given and can attempt to ensure that those instructions are followed. If you have any questions or require
any assistance in executing your consent, please call InvestorCom at the numbers listed below. If you have any questions, require
assistance in voting your WHITE consent card, or need additional copies of the
Participating Stockholders’ proxy materials, please contact InvestorCom at
the phone numbers listed below.
19 Old Kings Highway S. Suite 130 Darien, CT 06820 MEIP@investor-com.com Stockholders call toll free at (877)
972-0090 Banks and Brokers may call collect
at (203) 972-9300 CERTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WE HAVE OMITTED FROM THIS
CONSENT STATEMENT CERTAIN DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE INCLUDED IN A CONSENT REVOCATION STATEMENT TO BE
FILED BY THE COMPANY RELATING TO THE PROPOSAL DESCRIBED HEREIN BASED ON OUR RELIANCE ON RULE 14A-5(C) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT. THIS DISCLOSURE
IS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CURRENT BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY’S DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,
INFORMATION CONCERNING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION, INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD AND OTHER
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BOARD, INFORMATION CONCERNING CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY’S
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SEE SCHEDULE II FOR INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONS WHO BENEFICIALLY
OWN MORE THAN 5% OF THE SHARES AND THE OWNERSHIP OF THE SHARES BY THE DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY. The information concerning
the Company contained in this Consent Statement and the Schedules attached hereto has been taken from, or is based upon, publicly available
information. Jacob Ma-Weaver,
Cable Car Capital LLC Moez Kassam,
Anson Advisors Inc. October
10, 2023 SCHEDULE I Amount of Securities Purchased/(Sold) Date of Transaction ANSON INVESTMENTS MASTER FUND
LP ANSON EAST MASTER FUND LP ANSON OPPORTUNITIES MASTER
FUND LP FUNICULAR FUNDS, LP __________________________ * Adjusted to reflect the effect of
the 1-for-20 reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock, effective April 17, 2023. 1 Represents fractional
shares liquidated pursuant to the reverse stock split. 2 Represents Shares underlying
American-style put options sold short in the over-the-counter market. These put options expired worthless pursuant to their terms on May
19, 2023. 3 Represents Shares underlying
American-style call options purchased in the over-the-counter market. These call options expired worthless pursuant to their terms on
May 19, 2023. 4 Represents Shares
acquired upon exercising American-style call options purchased in the over-the-counter market. These call options would have expired
on May 19, 2023. SCHEDULE II The following
is reprinted from the Company’s preliminary consent revocation statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2023. Once the Company files updated materials, we will confirm whether any of the information
set forth below has changed and if necessary, we intend to supplement this Consent Statement with such updated information and file revised
definitive materials with the SEC. SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The
following table and accompanying footnotes set forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of MEI Common Stock
as of September 1, 2023 for: Beneficial
ownership is reported below in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities
to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities. In addition, these rules require
that the table below include shares of MEI Common Stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options and warrants that are either
immediately exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of September 1, 2023. These shares are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially
owned by the person holding those options or warrants for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person, but they are
not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated, the
persons or entities identified in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned
by them, subject to applicable community property laws. Except
as described above, beneficial ownership is based on 6,662,857 shares of MEI Common Stock outstanding as of September 1, 2023. Unless
otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed below is c/o MEI Pharma, Inc., 11455 El Camino Real, Suite 250,
San Diego, California 92130. IMPORTANT Tell your Board what you
think! YOUR CONSENT IS VERY IMPORTANT, no matter how many or how few shares you own. Please “CONSENT” to each of the
Proposals by taking three steps: If any of your shares
are held in the name of a broker, bank, bank nominee, or other institution, only it can give consent for your shares and only upon receipt
of your specific instructions. Depending upon your broker or custodian, you may be able to give consent either by toll-free telephone
or by the Internet. You may also give consent by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE consent card in the Postage-paid
envelope provided, and to ensure that your consent is given for your shares, you should also contact the person responsible for your account
and give instructions for a WHITE consent card to be issued representing your shares. After signing the enclosed
WHITE consent card, DO NOT SIGN OR RETURN MEI PHARMA’S CONSENT REVOCATION CARD UNLESS YOU INTEND TO CHANGE YOUR
CONSENT INSTRUCTIONS, because only your latest dated consent card will be counted. If you have previously
signed and returned a consent revocation card to MEI Pharma, you have every right to change your consent instructions. Only your latest
dated consent card will count. You may cancel any consent revocation card already sent to MEI Pharma by signing, dating and mailing the
enclosed WHITE consent card in the Postage-paid envelope provided or by giving consent by telephone or Internet. Any consent
revocation may be cancelled at any time prior to our delivery of written consents to the Company. If you have any questions
concerning this Consent Statement, would like to request additional copies of this Consent Statement or need help giving consent for your
shares, please contact our consent solicitor: If you have any questions, require
assistance in voting your WHITE consent card, or need additional copies of the
Participating Stockholders’ proxy materials, please contact InvestorCom at
the phone numbers listed below.
19 Old Kings Highway S. Suite 130 Darien, CT 06820 MEIP@investor-com.com Stockholders call toll free at (877)
972-0090 Banks and Brokers may call collect
at (203) 972-9300 WHITE CONSENT CARD THIS CONSENT IS SOLICITED BY CABLE
CAR CAPITAL LLC, ANSON ADVISORS INC. AND THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS NAMED IN THEIR CONSENT SOLICITATION (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PARTICIPATING
STOCKHOLDERS”) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MEI
PHARMA, INC. IS NOT SOLICITING THIS CONSENT Unless otherwise
indicated below, the undersigned, a stockholder of record of MEI Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby consents pursuant
to Section 228(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law with respect to all shares of the Company’s common stock,
$0.00000002 par value per share (the “Shares”) held by the undersigned to the taking of the following actions without a
meeting of the stockholders of the Company: IF THIS WHITE CONSENT
CARD IS SIGNED AND RETURNED, IT WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. IF NO BOX IS MARKED FOR A PROPOSAL, THE UNDERSIGNED
WILL BE DEEMED TO CONSENT TO SUCH PROPOSAL, EXCEPT THAT THE UNDERSIGNED WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO CONSENT TO THE REMOVAL OF ANY CURRENT DIRECTOR
WHOSE NAME IS WRITTEN IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. THE PARTICIPATING STOCKHOLDERS RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSENT TO PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3. 2 3 4
· In November 2021, Anson acquired shares of MEI Pharma after diligence suggested the Company had a clear
pathway to regulatory approval of certain of its novel cancer therapies, including zandelisib, a phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (“PI3K”)
inhibitor.
· In December 2021, Anson remained optimistic and committed to MEI Pharma’s potential, as evidenced
by its investment in MEI Pharma’s public offering of 17,500,000 shares of Common Stock. According to the Company’s prospectus
supplement on Form 424B5 filed with the SEC on December 2, 2021, the intended use of proceeds from the offering included “[preparing]
for and [supporting] the commercial launch of zandelisib.” MEI Pharma had received orphan drug designation for zandelisib for the
treatment of follicular lymphoma in November 2021 and had received fast track designation in March 2020.
· In March 2022, MEI Pharma updated the market on the results of a recent meeting with the United States
Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”). The FDA informed MEI Pharma that data from the single arm Phase 2 TIDAL study was
not sufficient for accelerated approval of zandelisib. The FDA informed MEI Pharma that safety and efficacy data from a randomized trial
was now needed to adequately assess PI3K inhibitor drug candidates, including zandelisib. MEI Pharma’s share price dropped more
than 70% on this news. MEI Pharma’s press release on the regulatory update stated that the FDA “emphasized that the companies
continue efforts with the ongoing randomized Phase 3 COASTAL study as planned.” Consequently, Anson still believed in the Company’s
path forward and continued to buy shares even as MEI Pharma’s valuation fell below its liquid assets.
· In July 2022, Anson had conversations with certain members of MEI Pharma’s management team to understand
MEI Pharma’s business prospects and to get a general update on operations.
· In December 2022, MEI Pharma issued a press release disclosing the Company’s discontinuation of
zandelisib development outside of Japan following guidance received from the FDA in late November. The share price dropped more than 30%
upon the public disclosure of the news and widened the Company’s valuation discount to its liquid assets.
· On February 14, 2023, Anson filed an initial Schedule 13G, disclosing beneficial ownership of approximately
8.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
· On February 23, 2023, MEI Pharma and Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Infinity”) announced
that MEI Pharma, Infinity and Meadow Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of MEI Pharma (“Merger
Sub”), had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) on February 22, 2023. Pursuant to the
Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Infinity, with Infinity being the surviving entity as a wholly-owned subsidiary
of MEI Pharma (the “Merger”).
· In February and March 2023, as part of Anson’s due diligence on the proposed transaction, Anson
spoke with members of MEI Pharma’s management shortly after the announcement of the Merger to better understand the Company’s
rationale for the transaction.
· In March 2023, Cable Car began investing in MEI Pharma based on its belief that the shares of Common Stock
were undervalued and represented an attractive investment opportunity.
· On March 2, 2023, Anson communicated to the Company’s management that it was unlikely Anson would
be able to vote in favor of the Merger in its current form. 5
· In April 2023, Anson again spoke to MEI Pharma’s management at their request. Despite MEI Pharma’s
management’s effort to change Anson’s mind with respect to its support of the pending Merger, Anson reiterated its position
that it would be unable to support the Merger in its current form.
· On May 19, 2023, Cable Car and Anson entered into a Group Agreement (the “Group Agreement”),
pursuant to which they agreed, among other things, to form the group for the purpose of working together to enhance stockholder value
at the Company.
· On May 23, 2023, Anson and Cable Car delivered a letter to the Chair of the Board conveying their proposal
(the “Acquisition Proposal”) to acquire all outstanding shares of Common Stock not already held by their respective funds
for cash consideration of not less than $8.00 per share, plus a contingent value right representing the right to receive 80% of the net
proceeds from any license or disposition of MEI Pharma’s clinical assets.
· On May 30, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed an initial Schedule 13D, disclosing a combined beneficial ownership
of approximately 14.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
· On June 1, 2023, MEI Pharma issued a press release announcing that the Board summarily rejected the Acquisition
Proposal.
· Also on June 1, 2023, Anson and Cable Car issued a statement regarding MEI Pharma’s outright rejection
of the Acquisition Proposal and refusal to even engage in discussions with Anson and Cable Car.
· On June 27, 2023, Anson and Cable Car issued a statement regarding the proposed Merger between Infinity
and MEI Pharma, emphasizing their belief that the transaction was misguided and not in the best interest of stockholders and that they
voted against the proposed combination. They also expressed their belief that the Board failed to adequately consider the Acquisition
Proposal and reiterated their willingness to engage constructively with Company on the terms of the Acquisition Proposal.
· On
July 13, 2023, the Company announced that it had postponed its special meeting in connection
with the Merger (the “Merger Special Meeting”), originally scheduled to occur
on July 14, 2023, to July 23, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
· On July 17, 2023, Anson and Cable Car delivered to the Secretary of
the Company written notice to request that the Board fix a record date in accordance with the Bylaws for determining stockholders entitled
to give their written consent to certain proposals, including our original proposal to remove directors without cause (the “Removal
Without Cause Proposal”), in connection with our initial consent solicitation (the “Initial Consent Solicitation”).
· Also on July 17, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed their preliminary consent statement in connection with
the Initial Consent Solicitation with the SEC, issued a press release announcing such filing and filed an amendment to their Schedule
13D, disclosing beneficial ownership of approximately 14.8% of the Common Stock.
· On
July 18, 2023, the Company sent a letter to Anson and Cable Car claiming that the Removal
Without Cause Proposal was invalid under Delaware law and the Company did not intend to set
a record date for determining stockholders entitled to give their written consent. Also,
on July 18, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had found the Removal
Without Cause Proposal invalid under Delaware law and that it did not intend to amend its
Bylaws. 6
· On
July 19, 2023, Anson and Cable Car issued a press release in response to the Company’s
determination that the Removal Without Cause Proposal was invalid. In the press release,
Anson and Cable Car called out the Board for repeatedly misleading stockholders about their
rights for years, including by disclosing in the Bylaws for over a decade and in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (the “S-4 Registration Statement”) filed with the SEC on April
28, 2023 and in Amendment No. 1 to the S-4 Registration Statement filed with the SEC
on June 5, 2023, that stockholders had the right to remove directors without cause.
The Company has yet to address its long-term and pervasive misrepresentation of stockholders’
rights.
· On
July 23, 2023, the Company convened the Merger Special Meeting. At the Merger Special Meeting,
among other things, the Company’s stockholders did not approve Proposal No. 1 –
Approval of the Issuance of MEI Common Stock to Infinity Stockholders. As the Company failed
to obtain stockholder approval for the Merger, the Company sent Infinity a notice terminating
the merger agreement.
· On August 4, 2023, Anson and Cable Car delivered to the Secretary of the Company a new written notice
to request that the Board establish a record date in accordance with the Bylaws for determining stockholders entitled to give their written
consent in connection with the Initial Consent Solicitation.
· Also on August 4, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed an amendment no. 1 to their preliminary consent statement
in connection with Initial Consent Solicitation with the SEC.
· On August 8, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed an amendment to their Schedule 13D, disclosing beneficial
ownership of approximately 14.8% of the Common Stock and disclosing the filing of amendment no. 1 to their preliminary consent statement
with the SEC.
· On August 12, 2023, counsel for the Company sent an email to counsel for the Participating Stockholders
to inform them that the Board had set an initial record date for the Initial Consent Solicitation.
· Between August 18, 2023 and September 13, 2023, Anson and Cable Car engaged in discussions with members
of the Company’s management team and Board in an attempt to reach a mutual resolution. During the course of such discussions, in
early September, Anson submitted a nomination notice (the “Nomination Notice”) to the Company nominating three candidates
to be elected to the Board at the fiscal year 2024 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. Unfortunately, despite Anson and Cable
Car’s sincere desire to reach a compromise with the Company, the Company effectively refused to enter into any agreement with Anson
and Cable Car that included a return of capital to the Company’s stockholders, which Anson and Cable Car made clear to the Company
was paramount to their entry into any resolution with the Company.
· On September 15, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed an amendment to their Schedule 13D, disclosing beneficial
ownership of approximately 14.8% of the Common Stock and disclosing the submission of the Nomination Notice.
· Also on September 15, 2023, the Company filed its preliminary consent revocation statement in connection
with the Initial Consent Solicitation with the SEC.
· On September 22, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed an amendment to their Schedule 13D, disclosing beneficial
ownership of approximately 18.7% of the Common Stock.
· On September 26, 2023, the Participating Stockholders delivered written consents to the Secretary of MEI
Pharma and a new written request for the Board to fix a record date in accordance with the Bylaws for determining stockholders entitled
to give their written consent in connection with the Initial Consent Solicitation.
· On September 26, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed a definitive consent statement in connection with the
Initial Consent Solicitation with the SEC.
· On September 28, 2023, the Company sent a letter to Anson and Cable Car notifying them that the Board was unwilling to set a new record
date in connection with the Initial Consent Solicitation. Anson and Cable Car believe the Company not only failed to provide a valid basis
for the Board’s rejection, but that it clearly demonstrates how grossly misaligned and out of touch the Board is with its stockholders.
Anson and Cable Car also believe the prior August 11, 2023 record date set by the Board is undisputedly stale and serves to disenfranchise
stockholders.
· On September 29, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed definitive additional soliciting material with the SEC
to withdraw their Initial Consent Solicitation.
· Also on September 29, 2023, Anson and Cable Car notified the Company of its withdrawal of the Initial
Consent Solicitation, and the Participating Stockholders delivered written consents to the Secretary of MEI Pharma and a written request
for the Board to fix a record date in accordance with the Bylaws for determining stockholders entitled to give their written consent to
the Proposals.
· Also on September 29, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed their preliminary consent statement with the SEC.
· On October 1, 2023, the Company adopted a stockholder rights agreement (the “Poison Pill”).
We believe that the Poison Pill is another entrenchment mechanism implemented by the Board and reflects yet another example of the Board’s
egregious governance practices.
· On October 9, 2023, the Company advised that the Board has determined not to set a record date for our
consent solicitation.
· On October 10, 2023, Anson and Cable Car filed this definitive consent statement with the SEC. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
TRANSACTIONS IN SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY
DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS
Nature of the Transaction
Purchase of Common Stock
9,862*
11/30/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
73,300*
12/02/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
12,775*
12/02/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
2,388*
12/28/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
253*
12/30/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
4,187*
12/31/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
133*
01/03/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
9,203*
03/16/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,778*
03/18/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,750*
03/22/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
4,082*
03/23/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
5,925*
03/24/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
36,468*
04/29/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
5,180*
05/02/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
231*
05/03/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
102,105*
12/06/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
10,379*
12/07/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
14,303*
12/08/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
4,423*
12/09/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
29,104*
12/14/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
30,023*
12/15/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
4,617*
12/16/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
9,437*
12/19/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
6,464*
12/20/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
15,467*
12/21/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
211*
12/22/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
12*
12/23/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
7,980*
12/27/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
5,777*
12/28/2022
Sale of Common Stock
(16,597)*
02/23/2023
Sale of Common Stock
(14,907)*
02/24/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
511*
02/24/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
14,965*
03/02/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
36,552*
03/03/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
14,775*
03/06/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
47,031*
03/07/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
7,000*
03/08/2023
Sale of Common Stock
(0.95)1
04/14/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
96,000
09/20/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
26,880
09/21/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
38,448
09/22/2023
Sale of October 2023 Put Option ($7 Strike Price)
(7,200)
09/22/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
3,125*
11/30/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
19,900*
12/02/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
3,325*
12/02/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
622*
12/28/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
67*
12/30/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
1,116*
12/31/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
35*
01/03/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
2,366*
03/16/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
457*
03/18/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
450*
03/22/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,050*
03/23/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,524*
03/24/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
9,650*
04/29/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,332*
05/02/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
59*
05/03/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
25,526*
12/06/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
2,595*
12/07/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
3,576*
12/08/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,106*
12/09/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
7,276*
12/14/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
7,506*
12/15/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,154*
12/16/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
2,359*
12/19/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,616*
12/20/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
3,867*
12/21/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
53*
12/22/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
3*
12/23/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,995*
12/27/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,444*
12/28/2022
Sale of Common Stock
(4,242) *
02/23/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
131*
02/24/2023
Sale of Common Stock
(3,810)*
02/24/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
3,848*
03/02/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
9,399*
03/03/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
3,799*
03/06/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
12,094*
03/07/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
1,800*
03/08/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
24,000
09/20/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
6,720
09/21/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
9,612
09/22/2023
Sale of October 2023 Put Option ($7 Strike Price)
(1,800)
09/22/2023 I-1
Purchase of Common Stock
6,800*
12/02/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
1,400*
12/02/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
262*
12/28/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
25*
12/30/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
420*
12/31/2021
Purchase of Common Stock
13*
01/03/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,578*
03/16/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
305*
03/18/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
300*
03/22/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
700*
03/23/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
1,016*
03/24/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
4,183*
04/29/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
888*
05/02/2022
Purchase of Common Stock
40*
05/03/2022
Sale of Common Stock
(756)*
02/23/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
88*
02/24/2023
Sale of Common Stock
(679)*
02/24/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
2,566*
03/02/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
6,266*
03/03/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
2,533*
03/06/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
8,062*
03/07/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
1,200*
03/08/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
14,084*
03/15/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
22,702*
03/16/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
4,089*
03/21/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
9,376*
03/22/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
39,463*
03/23/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
12,309*
03/27/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
4,278*
04/04/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
24,97*
04/05/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
12,47*
04/06/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
2,342*
04/10/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
4,311*
04/11/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
2,588*
04/12/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
7,350*
04/17/2023
Sale of Common Stock
(0.40)1
04/17/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
25,149
04/20/2023
Sale of May 2023 Put Option ($5 Strike Price)
(102)2
04/24/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
911
04/27/2023
Sale of May 2023 Put Option ($5 Strike Price)
(5,000)2
04/27/2023
Sale of May 2023 Put Option ($5 Strike Price)
(388)2
04/27/2023
Sale of May 2023 Put Option ($5 Strike Price)
(1,001)2
05/01/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
14,000
05/16/2023
Purchase of May 2023 Call Option ($7 Strike Price)
1,2603
05/16/2023
Exercise of May 2023 Call Option ($7 Strike Price)
126,0004
05/18/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
80,000
09/20/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
22,400
09/21/2023
Purchase of Common Stock
32,040
09/22/2023
Sale of October 2023 Put Option ($7 Strike Price)
(6,000)
09/22/2023 I-2 I-3
•
each person, or group of affiliated persons, who is known by MEI to beneficially own more than 5% of MEI’s Common Stock;
•
each of MEI’s named executive officers and directors; and
•
all of MEI’s executive officers and directors as a group. II-1
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Number of
Shares of
Common Stock
Owned
Common Stock
Underlying
Options,
Warrants and
Other Rights
Acquirable
Within 60
Days
Total
Beneficial
Ownership
Percentage of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
5% Stockholders
Anson Funds Management LP (1)
662,528
—
662,528
9.9 %
The Vanguard Group (2)
383,551
—
383,551
5.8 %
Tang Capital Partners, LP (3)
361,084
—
361,084
5.4 %
Directors and Named Executive Officers
Daniel P. Gold, Ph.D.
20,866
219,844
240,710
3.5 %
Brian Drazba
1,875
58,699
60,574
*
David M. Urso
2,464
106,718
109,182
1.6 %
Richard G. Ghalie. M.D.
1,446
49,975
51,421
* %
Frederick W. Driscoll
1,875
15,041
16,916
* %
Charles V. Baltic III
5,555
18,375
23,930
* %
Thomas C. Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D.
500
18,375
18,875
* %
Nicholas R. Glover, Ph.D.
—
18,375
18,375
* %
Sujay R. Kango
—
6,811
6,811
* %
Tamar D. Howson
—
12,375
12,375
* %
All Current Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (10 individuals)
34,581
524,588
559,169
7.8 %
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Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
(1)
Based upon information contained in Amendment No. 2 to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed by the stockholder on August 8, 2023, shares beneficially owned consists of 662,528 shares of common stock held directly. The shares are held of record by Anson Funds Management LP. The principal address is 16000 Dallas Parkway, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75248.
(2)
Based upon information contained in the Statement on Schedule 13G filed by the stockholder on February 9, 2023, aggregate shares beneficially owned are 383,551, including 381,749 shares where the stockholder has sole dispositive power and 1,802 shares where the stockholder has shared dispositive power. The principal address is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355.
(3)
Based upon information contained in the Statement on Schedule 13G filed by the stockholder on May 1, 2023, shares beneficially owned consists of 361,084 shares of common stock held directly. The shares are held of record by Tang Capital Partners, LP. The principal address is 4747 Executive Drive, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92121. II-2
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· MAILING the enclosed WHITE consent card TODAY in the envelope provided (no Postage is required
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CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS OF MEI PHARMA, INC. TO ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING:
C O N S E N T
1. Repeal any provision of the Fifth Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (the “Bylaws”)
in effect at the time this proposal becomes effective, including any amendments thereto, which were not included in the Bylaws that were
in effect and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2023.
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2. Remove for cause all members of the
Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”): Charles V. Baltic III, Frederick
W. Driscoll, Nick Glover, Daniel P. Gold, Tamar Howson, Sujay Kango, Thomas C. Reynolds and
David M. Urso.
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3. | Recommend, on an advisory basis, that the Board take all actions necessary to authorize and implement the return of a minimum of $40 million in capital to stockholders. |
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None of Proposal 1, Proposal 2 or Proposal 3 are subject to, or conditioned upon, the effectiveness of one another.
IN THE ABSENCE OF DISSENT OR ABSTENTION BEING INDICATED ABOVE, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CONSENTS TO EACH ACTION LISTED ABOVE.
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