Company: HCWB
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058961
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Company: HCW Biologics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 6
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 Anyone attending the Annual Meeting must observe the rules approved by the board of directors.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Q: Who may vote at the Annual Meeting?

A: Stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 22, 2025, or the Record Date, are entitled to receive notice of, to attend and participate, and to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on the Record Date, there were 1,123,371 shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If your shares 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 were sent directly to you by HCW Biologics.

Beneficial Owner of Shares Held in Street Name: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Nominee

If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the “beneficial owner” of shares held in “street name,” and these proxy materials were forwarded to you by that organization rather than from us. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct that organization on how to vote the shares held in your account. Because you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares at the Annual Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from the organization that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares at the Annual Meeting. Beneficial owners must obtain a valid proxy from the organization that holds their shares and present it to Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, at least two (2) weeks in advance of the Annual Meeting.

Q: How do I vote?

A. The procedures for voting are as follows:

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If you are the stockholder of record, you may vote your shares online during the virtual Annual Meeting (see “How can I participate in the virtual Annual Meeting?” below) or by proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting by internet (atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HCWB2025), by telephone (at 1-800-690-6903), or, if you requested and received a printed copy of the proxy materials, you may vote by