Company: VCYT
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001384101-25-000051
Chunk: 91

Company: VERACYTE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 91
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. Broker non-votes, as discussed below, will have no effect on Proposals No. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.

What are broker non-votes and how are they counted?

If you hold shares beneficially in street name and do not provide your broker or nominee with voting instructions, your shares may constitute “broker non-votes.” Broker non-votes occur when shares held by a broker for a beneficial owner are not voted because the broker did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner and lacked discretionary authority to vote the shares. A broker is entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on “routine” matters without instructions from the beneficial owner of those shares. Absent instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares, a broker is not entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on “non-routine” matters. Whether a proposal is considered routine or non-routine is subject to stock exchange rules and final determination by the stock exchange. Even with respect to routine matters, some brokers are choosing not to exercise discretionary voting authority. If a stockholder does not return voting instructions to their broker on how to vote their shares of common stock with respect to a particular proposal, such broker may be prevented from voting, or may otherwise choose not to vote, such shares held by such broker with respect to such proposal, resulting in broker non-votes with respect to such shares. Accordingly, we encourage you to provide voting instructions to your broker, whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. Proposals 1, 3, 4 and 5 are considered to be “non-routine” such that your broker, bank or other agent may not vote your shares on those proposals in the absence of your voting instructions. Conversely, Proposal 2 is considered to be “routine” and thus if you do not return voting instructions to your broker, your shares may be voted by your broker in its discretion on Proposal 2. Broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum.

Is cumulative voting permitted for the election of directors?

Stockholders may not cumulate votes in the election of directors, which means that each stockholder may vote no more than the number of shares he or she owns for a single director candidate.

#### What constitutes a quorum?
The presence at the Annual Meeting of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock outstanding on the Record Date will constitute a quorum. Your shares are counted as present at the Annual Meeting if