Company: HRTX
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-060882
Chunk: 69

Company: HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 69
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<div align='center'>OTHER MATTERS</div>

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board knows of no matter that will be presented for action by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting other than those discussed in this Proxy Statement. If any other business should properly come before the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders will vote any shares represented by proxy on such matters according to their best judgment and in their discretion.

<div align='center'>DELINQUENT SECTION 16(a) REPORTS</div>

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors and certain of its executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent (10%) of the Company’s common shares to file reports of and changes in ownership with the SEC. Based solely on the Company’s review of copies of SEC filings it has received or filed, the Company believes that each of its directors, executive officers, and beneficial owners of more than ten percent (10%) of the shares satisfied the Section 16(a) filing requirements during the year ended December 31, 2024.

<div align='center'>Annual Report on Form 10-K</div>

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 is being distributed along with this Proxy Statement. This Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 are available to you at no charge electronically athttp://www.proxyvote.com .Additional copies of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 are available at no charge on written request. To obtain additional copies of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, please contact us at 100 Regency Forest Drive, Suite 300, Cary, North Carolina, 27518, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

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SCAN TO VIEW MATERIALS & VOTE HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. 100 REGENCY FOREST DRIVE, SUITE 300 CARY, NC 27518 VOTE BY INTERNET Before The Meeting - Go to www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 11, 2025. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to