Company: ACHV
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-059297
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Company: ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 6
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 stock, such broker may be prevented from voting, or may otherwise choose not to vote, such shares held by such broker, resulting in broker non-votes with respect to such shares. To make sure that your vote is counted, you should instruct your broker to vote your shares of common stock, following the procedures provided by your broker.

If you hold your shares in street name, it is critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count on all matters to be decided at the Annual Meeting.

Impact on the Vote of Broker Non-Votes, Abstentions and Withholding from Voting

Broker non-votes, abstentions and withholding from voting are counted for purposes of determining whether or not a quorum exists for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. However, broker non-votes, abstentions and withholding from voting, will not be treated as votes cast and, therefore, will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal One (election of our directors), Proposal Two (the ratification of the selection of PwC as our independent public accounting firm), and Proposal Three (approval of the amendment to our 2023 Non-Employee Director Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder).

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Solicitation of Proxies

We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies, including preparing, assembling, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement, the proxy card and any additional information furnished to stockholders. Copies of solicitation materials will be furnished to banks, brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians holding in their names shares of common stock beneficially owned by others to forward to such beneficial owners. We may reimburse persons representing beneficial owners of common stock for their costs of forwarding solicitation materials to such beneficial owners. Original solicitation of proxies by mail may be supplemented by telephone, telegram, via the Internet or by personal solicitation by our directors, officers or other regular employees. No additional compensation will be paid to these individuals for such services.

Availability of Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K

Our Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 are available at www.sec.gov and on our website at ir.achievelifesciences.com. We have provided to each stockholder of record as of April 15, 2025 a copy of our consolidated financial statements and related information, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. We