Company: HCWB
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-032115
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Company: HCW Biologics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

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| ☒ | Definitive Proxy Statement |

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HCW BIOLOGICS INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

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 Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.                                              |

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS On March 31, 2025 February 21, 2025 To Our Stockholders: You are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting of Stockholders of HCW Biologics Inc. (the “Company” or “HCWB”) on Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. This Special Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting, conducted only via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HCWB2025SM. You will be able to attend and participate in the Special Meeting online, submit questions during the meeting and vote your shares electronically. In addition, although the live webcast is available only to stockholders at the time of the meeting, following completion of the Special Meeting, a webcast replay will be available at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HCWB2025SMfor a period of one year after the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting the Company will submit the following three proposals to its stockholders for approval:

| 1. | To approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation on or before the one (1) year                                                                                                                                                                                              
 anniversary of the Special Meeting, to implement one or more reverse stock splits of the outstanding shares of the Company