Oncolytics Biotech Announces Annual General Meeting

Management will also provide its annual corporate update after the conclusion of the meeting

SAN DIEGO, Calif. and CALGARY, AB, April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) (TSX: ONC), (the "Company") today announced that its upcoming 2021 Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") will be held virtually at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (ET) on Friday, May 7, 2021. In light of limits on larger gatherings and in the best interest of the health and safety of our employees and shareholders, the Meeting will be held as a virtual-only shareholder meeting. After the Meeting and at the conclusion of shareholder voting, the management team will provide a corporate update and Q&A for institutional investors and analysts, along with a discussion of our first quarter 2021 financial results.

The Company strongly encourages all shareholders, whether or not they plan on virtually attending the Meeting, to vote by completing and submitting their proxies or voting instruction forms, as applicable, well in advance of the Meeting. The deadline for voting or receiving proxies in relation to the Meeting is 12:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Information on how to vote your shares by proxy is available in the Company's Management Information Circular dated March 23, 2021 in respect of the Meeting. The information circular is available on the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.oncolyticsbiotech.com/reports and can also be accessed under the Company's profile on SEDAR at https://www.sedar.com/ and EDGAR at https://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.

Who can Attend and Vote at the Meeting
Registered shareholders (who have not appointed a proxyholder) and duly appointed proxyholders (including non-registered shareholders who appoint themselves as proxyholders) will be able to virtually attend the Meeting, vote and ask questions, all in real-time, provided they are connected to the internet. Non-registered shareholders who have not properly appointed themselves as proxyholder will be able to attend the Meeting as guests, but will not be able to vote or ask questions at the Meeting. Non-registered shareholders who wish to vote and ask questions at the Meeting must appoint themselves as proxyholder and register with our transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada) ("AST") as described in the "How to Appoint and Register a Proxyholder" section below.