ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN), a leading provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions, today issued the following statement on behalf of all members of the NextGen Healthcare Board of Directors, other than Sheldon Razin and Lance Rosenzweig:
As announced, the NextGen Healthcare Board of Directors, through the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, has attempted, in good faith, to schedule interviews with the four independent individuals nominated by Sheldon Razin. These efforts are consistent with NextGen Healthcare’s policies and procedures for considering proposed shareholder nominees, and build on the Board’s ongoing work to identify new, highly qualified director candidates.
As part of their costly and disruptive proxy campaign, Sheldon and Lance today issued select emails to attempt to demonstrate that they are not obstructing the Board’s efforts to reach a mutually agreeable resolution that serves all shareholders’ best interests. Lance’s words, however, speak for themselves:
“You are hereby on notice that you are not authorized to unilaterally contact the nominees without Shelly’s authorization to do so.”
“We do not see any reason for our candidates to be subject to interviews with the Nomination and Governance Committee or Spencer Stuart.”
Moreover, in their August 27 release issued today, Sheldon and Lance conveniently excluded an email sent on August 25 from the Chair of NextGen Healthcare’s Nominating and Governance Committee:
From: Morris Panner
Date: Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: Director Nominees
To: Lance Rosenzweig
Cc: Sheldon Razin
Hi Lance,
I was surprised by the tone and substance of your response to my note. I understand that it is not at all unusual for a nominating committee to request to interview all nominees for director including those proposed by a dissident in contested elections. Doing so is consistent with our Committee charter, as I explained. These interviews typically proceed without controversy, even in proxy contests. In our view, it serves no purpose to block the Committee and your candidates from meeting each other to discuss their candidacy, including their credentials and experiences. It also allows the candidates to ask questions about the Company. The Nominating and Governance Committee is open and fair minded as evidenced by our active director search and recruitment process and the initial slate that included you and Shelly until you and Shelly unilaterally determined to seek control of the Board. I strongly urge you to reconsider your position. I would also note that Ruby called me back and said she would be happy to speak with me if Shelly were to approve. In addition, in my role as a director and and [sic] Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, I am always happy to engage in productive discussions with you and Shelly should you desire to talk.
Best regards,
Morris
About NextGen Healthcare, Inc.
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN) is a leading provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions. We are empowering the transformation of ambulatory care—partnering with medical, behavioral and dental providers in their journey to value-based care to make healthcare better for everyone. We go beyond EHR and PM. Our integrated solutions help increase clinical productivity, enrich the patient experience, and ensure healthy financial outcomes. We believe in better. Learn more at nextgen.com, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram.
Certain Information Concerning the Participants
NextGen Healthcare has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), together with the associated WHITE proxy card, in connection with the solicitation of proxies for NextGen Healthcare’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Preliminary Proxy Statement”). WE URGE SHAREHOLDERS TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO SUCH PROXY STATEMENTS) WHEN AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT NEXTGEN HEALTHCARE WILL FILE WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. NextGen Healthcare and certain of its directors and executive officers will be participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in respect of the 2021 Annual Meeting. Information regarding the names of NextGen Healthcare’s directors and executive officers and their respective interests in NextGen Healthcare by security holdings or otherwise are set forth in the Preliminary Proxy Statement. To the extent holdings of such participants in NextGen Healthcare’s securities are not reported, or have changed since the amounts described, in the Preliminary Proxy Statement, such changes will be reflected in the Definitive Proxy Statement or on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Details concerning the nominees of NextGen Healthcare’s Board of Directors for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting are included in the Preliminary Proxy Statement.
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Forward Looking Statements
This communication may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including but not limited to, statements regarding future events including but not limited to the COVID-19 pandemic, developments in the healthcare sector and regulatory framework, the Company's future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future (including, without limitation, statements concerning revenue, net income, and earnings per share). Risks and uncertainties exist that may cause the results to differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the anticipated results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements and additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in Part I, Item A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to: volatility and uncertainty in the global economy, financial markets and on our customers in light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, including the potential (i) slowdown or shutdown of preventive and elective medical procedures, (ii) delay in the contracting for additional products and services by our customers and (iii) delay in the sales cycle for new customers; a determination by the jury that the Company has liability in litigation advanced by a former director and shareholder; the volume and timing of systems sales and installations; length of sales cycles and the installation process; the possibility that products will not achieve or sustain market acceptance; seasonal patterns of sales and customer buying behavior; impact of incentive payments under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on sales and the ability of the Company to meet continued certification requirements; uncertainties related to the future impact of U.S. tax reform; the impact of governmental and regulatory agency investigations; the development by competitors of new or superior technologies; the timing, cost and success or failure of new product and service introductions, development and product upgrade releases; undetected errors or bugs in software; product liability; changing economic, political or regulatory influences in the health-care industry; changes in product-pricing policies; availability of third-party products and components; competitive pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional activities; the Company's ability or inability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the impact of any proxy contest at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; possible regulation of the Company's software by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; changes of accounting estimates and assumptions used to prepare the prior periods' financial statements; disruptions caused by acquisitions of companies, products, or technologies; the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken in response thereto could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations; and general economic conditions. A significant portion of the Company's quarterly sales of software product licenses and computer hardware is concluded in the last month of a fiscal quarter, generally with a concentration of such revenues earned in the final ten business days of that month. Due to these and other factors, the Company's revenues and operating results are very difficult to forecast. A major portion of the Company's costs and expenses, such as personnel and facilities, are of a fixed nature and, accordingly, a shortfall or decline in quarterly and/or annual revenues typically results in lower profitability or losses. As a result, comparison of the Company's period-to-period financial performance is not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
