asxc20240717_defa14a.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.         )

 

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Preliminary Proxy Statement

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Definitive Proxy Statement

Definitive Additional Materials

Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12

 

Asensus Surgical, Inc.

 


(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

 

 


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Durham, North Carolina 27703
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ADDITIONAL DEFINITIVE PROXY MATERIAL

 

On July 17, 2024, Alliance Advisors commenced a mailing, on behalf of Asensus Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) to the stockholders of the Company as of June 28, 2024, of the below correspondence. This communication relates to the solicitation of proxies by the Company seeking approval and adoption of, among other items, the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated June 6, 2024, among KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., a California corporation (“Parent”), Karl Storz California Inc., a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) and the Company. In connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, on July 5, 2024, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement for a Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on August 7, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”).

 

 

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