Company: DARE
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001401914-25-000014
Chunk: 2

Company: Dare Bioscience, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 2
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| Board of Directors                                                 |     |    6 |
| Corporate Governance                                               |     |   10 |
| Audit Committee Report                                             |     |   36 |
| Executive Officers                                                 |     |   17 |
| Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management     |     |   18 |
| Certain Relationships and Related Transactions                     |     |   20 |
| Executive Compensation                                             |     |   21 |
| Director Compensation                                              |     |   33 |
| Equity Compensation Plan Information                               |     |   35 |
| Proposal 1 - Election of Directors                                 |     |   37 |
| Proposal 2 - Ratify the Appointment of Independent Auditor         |     |   38 |
| Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation       |     |   41 |
| Proposal 4 - Approve an Amendment to the Company's 2022 Stock Plan |     |   42 |
| Other Matters                                                      |     |   50 |
| Annual Report                                                      |     |   50 |

### PROXY STATEMENT

#### 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

#### To Be Held On June 12, 2025

### GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING
Daré Bioscience, Inc. (“Daré,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) has prepared these materials for use at its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, on June 12, 2025.

The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting conducted via live audio webcast. We believe this technology provides expanded access, improved communication and cost savings for our stockholders. Hosting a virtual meeting enables increased stockholder attendance and participation from any location around the world.

In accordance with rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we opted to use the Internet as the primary means of furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders. Accordingly, unless a stockholder previously elected to receive printed copies of our proxy materials, a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (“Notice of Internet Availability”) has been sent to stockholders instead of mailing printed copies. The Notice of Internet Availability provides instructions on how to access our proxy materials via the Internet and how to request a printed set at no charge. In addition, stockholders can elect to receive future