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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 days per week. You will need the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card.

To vote using the proxy card , simply complete, sign and date the proxy card included with your proxy materials and return it promptly in the envelope provided. If you return your signed and dated proxy card to us before the Special Meeting with your voting selections, we will vote your shares as you direct. Except for votes cast for shares registered in the name of a broker, bank or other agent (as described below), if you return your signed and dated proxy card to us before the Special Meeting without your voting selections, proxies named in the proxy card will vote your shares in accordance with the Board’s recommendations (as described above).

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker, Bank or Other Agent

If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, you should have received a proxy card and voting instructions with the proxy materials from that institution rather than from us. To ensure that your vote is counted, simply follow the instructions in the materials received from your broker, bank or other agent to vote electronically during the Special Meeting, via the Internet in advance of the Special Meeting or by telephone or, if you received a proxy card by mail, complete, sign and return the proxy card.

We provide Internet proxy voting to allow you to vote your shares online, with procedures designed to ensure the authenticity and correctness of your proxy vote instructions. However, please be aware that you must bear any costs associated with your Internet access, such as usage charges from Internet access providers.

How many votes do I have?

On each matter to be voted on, you have one vote for each share of Common Stock you own as of the close of business on the Record Date for the Special Meeting. Stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights.

Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

The Company will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to the mailed proxy materials, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. Directors and employees will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

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What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card?

If you receive more than one proxy card, your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. Please complete, sign and