Benitec Biopharma Inc DEFA14A, filed Oct 25, 2022
Benitec Biopharma Inc. (BNTC)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Stockholder Meeting Notice
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for
the Benitec Biopharma Inc. Annual Stockholder Meeting to be Held on December 7, 2022
Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this
notice that the proxy materials for the annual stockholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual
meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!
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you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement and annual report to stockholders are available at:
www.investorvote.com/BNTC
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Stockholder Meeting Notice
Benitec Biopharma
Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on December 7, 2022 at https://meetnow.global/MVNT77G at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
Proposals to be voted
on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.
The Board of Directors recommend a vote FOR all the nominees listed and
FOR Proposals 2-7:
1. Election of Directors:
01—Dr. Jerel Banks
02—Megan Boston
2. Ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
3. Approval, as a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the attached
proxy statement.
4. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of
common stock from 40,000,000 shares to 160,000,000 shares.
5. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
authorize 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
6. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio in the range of 1-for-5 to 1-for-20, such ratio to be determined in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors.
7. Approval of an
adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of the other proposals in this Proxy Statement.
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