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OPHTHOTECH CORPORATION
One Penn Plaza, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10119
SUPPLEMENT TO NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND
DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016
On May 9, 2016, Ophthotech Corporation (the Company) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing that on May 6, 2016, Nicholas Galakatos, Ph.D. resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company. The Companys Board of Directors is divided into three classes, with members of each class serving staggered three-year terms. Dr. Galakatos was not standing for election at the Companys 2016 annual meeting of stockholders because as a class I director his term would otherwise have expired at the Companys annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2017. The resignation by Dr. Galakatos does not affect the directors nominated for election at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.
In connection with the resignation by Dr. Galakatos, the Companys Board of Directors appointed existing director Michael Ross, Ph.D. to replace Dr. Galakatos as a member of the Audit Committee and existing director David Redlick to replace Dr. Galakatos as a member and chair of the Compensation Committee.