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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 in connection with Proposals 1 and 2.

How are votes counted and how many votes are needed to approve each proposal?

Votes will be counted by the Inspector of Elections appointed for the Special Meeting. Once a quorum is present, a majority of the votes cast at the Special Meeting in person or represented by proxy is required to approve each of Proposal 1 and Proposal 2. Stockholders who participated in the transactions seeking to be approve at this Special Meeting are entitled to vote the shares of Common Stock held by them, except that they may not vote the shares of Common Stock they received in such transactions. There are no appraisal or dissenter’s rights with respect to the matters to be acted upon at the Special Meeting.

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How are abstentions and broker non-votes treated?

Broker non-votes and abstentions are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Special Meeting. Broker non-votes will have no effect on Proposals 1 and 2.

Abstentions will be counted as votes present and entitled to vote on the proposals considered at the Special Meeting, but will not be considered as a vote cast. Therefore, abstentions will have no effect on Proposals 1 and 2.

What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting as of the close of business on the Record Date are represented by stockholders present at the Special Meeting or represented by proxy. At the close of business on the Record Date, there were [●] shares outstanding and entitled to vote.

Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, a majority of the votes present at the Special Meeting may adjourn the Special Meeting to another date.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the Special Meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced during the Special Meeting. In addition, final voting results will be published in a Current Report on Form 8-K that we expect to file within four business days after the Special Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days after the Special Meeting, we intend to file a Current Report on Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to