DUBLIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SuperGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUPG), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel cancer therapies, announced that stockholders have approved the issuance of shares to be issued in connection with the proposed acquisition of Astex Therapeutics Limited (“Astex”), a privately held, U.K.-based biotechnology company developing targeted therapies. The proposal to approve the share issuances in connection with the proposed acquisition of Astex passed by those voting either in person or by proxy at SuperGen’s annual meeting of stockholders on June 16, 2011. On June 13, 2011, the shareholders of Astex voted to approve the transaction.
