Company: CYTK
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-011212
Chunk: 5

Company: CYTOKINETICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 5
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 Stock; (iv) “FOR” the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public auditors for the year ending December 31, 2025; and (v) “FOR” approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers; and upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof, at the discretion of the proxy holder. Discretionary items are proposals considered routine under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange on which your broker, bank or other agent may vote shares held in street name in the absence of your voting instructions. Non-discretionary items are matters that may substantially affect the rights or privileges of stockholders, such as mergers, stockholder proposals, elections of directors (even if not contested) and executive compensation, including the advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation, the proposal to amend and restate our Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. When there is at least one discretionary matter on which your broker, bank votes or other agent votes, on non-discretionary items for which you do not give your broker or bank instructions, the shares will be treated as broker non-votes. Accordingly, your broker, bank or agent may not vote your shares on Proposals 1, 2, 3 or 5 without your instructions, but may vote your shares on Proposals 3 and 4. Broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. We believe that the tabulation procedures to be followed by the Inspector are consistent with the general statutory requirements in Delaware concerning voting of shares and determination of a quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. Deadline for Receipt of Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations To be considered for inclusion in next year’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), your proposal must be received in writing by December 11, 2025 at Cytokinetics, Incorporated, 350 Oyster Point Blvd., South San Francisco, California 94080, Attention: Corporate Secretary; provided, however, that if our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders is held before April 14, 2026 or after June 13, 2026, then the deadline will be a reasonable time prior to the time that we make our proxy materials available to our stockholders, either online or