Company: WHWK
Filing Date: 2025-01-31
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-018470
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Company: Whitehawk Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-31
Form: DEFM14A
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 board to lead the board of directors in its fundamental role of providing advice to and independent oversight
of management. Our board of directors recognizes the time, effort and energy that the Chief Executive Officer is required to devote to his position in the current business environment, as well as the commitment required to serve as our chairman,
particularly as the board of directors oversight responsibilities continue to grow. Our board of directors believes that having separate positions is the appropriate leadership structure for us at this time and demonstrates our commitment to good
corporate governance.

Risk Oversight

Risk is
inherent with every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. We face a number of risks, including risks relating to our financial condition, development and

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commercialization activities, operations, strategic direction and intellectual property, including as discussed in the section entitled “Aadi Risk Factors” in this proxy statement. Management is responsible for the day-to-daymanagement of risks we face, while our board of directors, as a whole and through its committees, has responsibility for the oversight of risk management. In its risk oversight role, our board of directors has the responsibility to satisfy itself that the risk management processes designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed. The role of the board of directors in overseeing the management of our risks is conducted primarily through committees of the board of directors, as disclosed in the descriptions of each of the committees below and in the charters of each of the committees. The full board of directors (or the appropriate board committee in the case of risks that are under the purview of a particular committee) discusses with management our major risk exposures, their potential impact on us, and the steps we take to manage them. When a board committee is responsible for evaluating and overseeing the management of a particular risk or risks, the chairman of the relevant committee reports on the discussion to the full board of directors during the committee reports portion of the next board meeting. This enables the Board and its committees to coordinate the risk oversight role, particularly with respect to risk interrelationships. Board Meetings and Attendance The board of directors held thirteen (13) meetings during 2024, and each of our directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the board of directors and all meetings of committees of our board of directors upon which they served (during the periods that they served) during 2024. The board of directors regularly holds executive sessions of the independent directors. Executive sessions do not include employee directors or directors who do not qualify as