Company: HRTX
Filing Date: 2025-09-09
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-113827
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Company: HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-09-09
Form: PRE 14A
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 included in the accompanying Proxy Statement and posted at[●]. The webcast of the Special Meeting will be archived for one year after the date of the Special Meeting at[●].You will not be able to attend the Special Meeting in person. Whether or not you expect to virtually attend the Special Meeting, you are urged to cast your vote as soon as possible. You may vote your shares via the Internet or via a toll-free telephone number by following the instructions on the proxy card or the voting instruction card you received, as applicable. In addition, you can also vote by mail by following the instructions on the proxy card or the voting instruction card. Submitting a proxy or voting instruction card will not prevent you from attending the Special Meeting and voting electronically, if you so desire. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other agent and you wish to vote at the Special Meeting, you may also submit voting instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee. In most instances, you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone or by mail. Please refer to information from your bank, broker, or other nominee on how to submit voting instructions.

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HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.

100 Regency Forest Drive, Suite 300

Cary, NC 27518

(858) 251-4400

PROXY STATEMENT

SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS</div>

Why have these proxy materials been made available to me?

The enclosed proxy is being solicited on behalf of our Board of Directors (“Board”) for use at the Special Meeting. The proxy materials, including the Annual Report on Form 10-Kfor the year ended December 31, 2024, will be made available online athttp://www.proxyvote.comand mailed to stockholders on or about [●]. We encourage stockholders to vote well before the Special Meeting, even if they plan to attend the Special Meeting (as specified below and in the proxy card you received) or by using the toll-free telephone number provided below or in the proxy card, as applicable. In addition, if you received copies of the proxy materials by mail, you can vote by mail by following the instructions on the proxy card. Stockholders who hold our shares in “street name” should refer to the voting instructions form provided by their broker, bank or other agent for details on how to provide voting instructions to each person.