Company: INKT
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-061041
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Company: MiNK Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
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 are currently independent directors. In making independence determinations with regard to other directors, the Board considered transactions between us and a director or a director’s affiliates and any positions a director holds with entities with commercial relationships with us.

Executive Sessions of Independent Directors

Our independent directors typically meet in executive session without management present after regularly scheduled Board meetings.

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Committees of the Board

The Board currently has three standing committees: the Audit and Finance Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. In March 2023, the Board created the Affiliate Transactions Committee to address certain matters that may arise between MiNK and Agenus, Inc. The Affiliate Transactions Committee will meet on an ad hoc basis at the request of the Board. The Board may appoint additional committees to address specific matters on a standing or ad hoc basis.

Audit and Finance Committee

Members:

Barbara Ryan, Chair

Peter Behner

Brian Corvese

Meetings in 2024: 4

Action by written consent in 2024: 0

The Audit Committee consists entirely of independent directors within the meaning of the Nasdaq listing rules and the requirements contemplated by Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”). Throughout 2024, Mr. Behner, Mr. Corvese and Ms. Ryan (Chair) were members of the Audit Committee. The Board determined that Ms. Ryan qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. The Audit Committee’s primary function is to assist the Board in monitoring the integrity of our consolidated financial statements and our system of internal control. The Audit Committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, independence, and monitoring of the performance of our independent registered public accounting firm. The committee is responsible for pre-approving any engagements of our independent registered public accounting firm. The committee also reviews our risk management practices, strategic tax planning, preparation of quarterly and annual financial reports, and compliance processes.

The Audit Committee members meet regularly with our independent registered public accounting firm, without management present and with members of management in separate private sessions, to discuss any matters that the committee or these individuals believe should be discussed privately with the committee, including any significant issues or disagreements concerning our accounting practices or consolidated financial statements. The committee also reviews the Code of Ethics annually. The committee conducts a meeting each quarter to review our consolidated financial statements prior to the public release of earnings. The committee has the authority to engage special legal, accounting or other