SEATTLE, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics (CTI) announced today that the Company will now hold a Special Meeting of Shareholders on February 27, 2009 in lieu of the Special Meeting of Shareholders that was scheduled to take place on February 6, 2009. Shareholders of record at the close of business on February 4, 2009, the record date established by the Board of Directors, will be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Updated proxy materials, including an updated accompanying proxy card, will be mailed to investors shortly after the new record date. The new meeting date was established due to administrative reasons at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
CONTACT: Dan Eramianm +1-206-272-4343, or cell, +1-206-854-1200, or fax,
+1-206-272-4434, media@ctiseattle.com, or Investors, Ed Bell,
+1-206-272-4345, or Lindsey Jesch Logan, +1-206-272-4347, or fax,
+1-206-272-4434, invest@ctiseattle.com, all of Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
Web site: http://www.celltherapeutics.com//
