Company: CYTK
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: S-3ASR
Source: 0001193125-25-039426
Chunk: 16

Company: CYTOKINETICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 16
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| • |     | the method by which amounts in respect of that series of preferred stock may be calculated and any commodities, 
 currencies or indices, or value, rate or price, relevant to that calculation;                                   |

| • |     | whether such series of preferred stock is convertible and, if so, the securities or rights into which it is 
 convertible, and the terms and conditions upon which those conversions will be effected;                    |

| • |     | the place or places where dividends and other payments on that series of preferred stock will be payable; |

| • |     | any additional voting, dividend, liquidation, redemption and other rights, preferences, privileges, limitations 
 and restrictions; and                                                                                           |

| • |     | a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences, if any. |

All shares of preferred stock offered by this prospectus, or issuable upon conversion or exercise of securities, will, when issued, be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the state of our incorporation, provides that the holders of preferred stock will have the right to vote separately as a class on any proposal involving fundamental changes in the rights of holders of that preferred stock. This right is in addition to any voting rights that may be provided for in the applicable certificate of designation. The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power of holders of common stock and reduce the likelihood that common stockholders will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation. The issuance could have the effect of decreasing the market price of the common stock. The issuance of preferred stock also could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of us. Anti-Takeover Effects of Some Provisions of Delaware Law Provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws could make the acquisition of our company through a tender offer, a proxy contest or other means more difficult and could make the removal of incumbent officers and directors more difficult. We expect these provisions to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of our company to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that the benefits provided by our ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging these proposals. We believe the negotiation of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal could result in an improvement of its terms. We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, an anti