Company: HSDTW
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-037535
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Company: Solana Co
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: PRE 14A
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 in your name as the stockholder of record or are held for you as the beneficial owner through a broker, bank or other nominee. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to vote on each matter properly brought before the meeting. As of April 25, 2025, we had [ ] shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a beneficial owner?**

#### Stockholders of Record.
If your shares of Common Stock are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares, and these proxy materials are being sent directly to you by us.

#### Beneficial Owners.
Many of our stockholders hold their shares of Common Stock through a broker, bank or other nominee rather than directly in their own names. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage

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account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner with respect to those shares, and these proxy materials (including a voting instruction card) are being forwarded to you by your broker, bank or nominee who is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or nominee on how to vote and are also invited to attend the Special Meeting.

Can I vote my shares without attending the Special Meeting?**

#### Stockholders of Record.
You may vote by internet, by phone or by completing, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. To vote by internet or phone, you will need to use a control number provided to you in the materials with this proxy statement and follow the additional steps when prompted. The steps have been designed to authenticate your identity, allow you to give voting instructions, and confirm that those instructions have been recorded properly.

#### Beneficial Owners.
If you are a beneficial owner, you must vote your shares in the manner prescribed by your broker, bank or other nominee. You will receive a voting instruction card (not a proxy card) to use in directing the broker, bank or other nominee how to vote your shares. You may also have the option to vote your shares via the internet or phone.

May I attend the Special Meeting and vote my shares virtually?

The Special meeting will be held entirely online. To participate in the Special Meeting, you will need the 16-digit control number included on the instructions that accompanied