Biospecifics Technologies Corp.: DEFA14A - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14A-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PROXY STATEMENT

(Amendment No. 1)

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BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE

On April 30, 2019, BioSpecifics Technology Corp. (the "Company") filed its Proxy Statement and Proxy Card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Company is filing this amendment to its Proxy Statement to update the address to which Stockholders may mail their completed Proxy Cards. Stockholders of record of the Company's common stock as of the close of business on April 15, 2019 (the "Record Date") may vote by mail by completing and returning their Proxy Cards to:

MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC.

Proxy Tabulation

P.O. Box 618

New York, NY 10138-1151


Dear Stockholder:

In anticipation of our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2019 Annual Meeting"), we filed our Proxy Statement and Proxy Card on April 30, 2019 with the SEC. As described in the Proxy Statement, the purposes of the 2019 Annual Meeting are to seek Stockholder approval of the following three proposals:

  1. To elect Mr. Michael Schamroth to the second class of directors of the Board of Directors of the Company to serve for a three-year term as specified in the Proxy Statement;
  2. To ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; and
  3. To approve the Biospecifics Technologies Corporation 2019 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.

If you were a record holder of shares of common stock on the Record Date, then you are entitled to vote on the above proposals as follows:

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If your shares of common stock are held in "street name" through a bank, broker or other institution, then that bank, broker or other institution is considered the holder of record of your shares, and you should refer to information forwarded to you by such holder of record for your voting options. You may vote as follows:
 

We look forward to seeing you at the 2019 Annual Meeting to be held on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, at the offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 101 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10178.

Sincerely,

The BioSpecifics Technology Corp. Board of Directors


This amendment should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement, and other than the update described above, this Amendment does not modify any other information in the Proxy Statement. From and after the date of this amendment, any references to the "Proxy Statement" are to the Proxy Statement as amended hereby.

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