Cogent Biosciences Inc.

04/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2024 14:35

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 Voting Items

Board
Recommends

 1. Election of the two Class III director nominees to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified
Nominees: For
01)  Andrew Robbins
02)  Peter Harwin
 2. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024. For
 3. Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. For
 4. Advisory vote to determine the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. Year
 5. Approval of an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock from 150,000,000 to 300,000,000. For
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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