Company: HCWB
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-032115
Chunk: 75

Company: HCW Biologics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 75
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 those Rules. The arbitration shall be held in New York, New York, before a tribunal consisting of three (3) arbitrators
each of whom will be selected in accordance with the “strike and rank” methodology set forth in Rule 15. Either party to this Agreement may, without waiving any remedy under this Agreement, seek from any federal or state court sitting in
the Southern District of New York any interim or provisional relief that is necessary to protect the rights or property of that party, pending the establishment of the arbitral tribunal. The costs and expenses of such arbitration shall be paid by
and be the sole responsibility of the Company, including but not limited to the Investor’s attorneys’ fees and each arbitrator’s fees. The arbitrators’ decision must set forth a reasoned basis for any award of damages or finding
of liability. The arbitrators’ decision and award will be made and delivered as soon as reasonably possibly and in any case within sixty (60) days’ following the conclusion of the arbitration hearing and shall be final and binding on
the parties and may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.

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Section 10.3 . THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTOR HEREBY WAIVE A
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER IN RESPECT OF ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.

Section 10.4 . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their
respective successors. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other Person.

Section 10.5 . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their
respective successors, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as set forth in .

Section 10.6 . At any time, the Company shall have the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no
reason by delivering written notice (a “”) to the Investor electing to terminate this Agreement without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth
below). The Company Termination Notice shall not be effective until one business day after it has been received by the Investor, provided that this Agreement cannot be terminated (i) while there is