Company: CDT
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001641172-25-018242
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Company: CDT Equity Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form: DEF 14A
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, requires the approval by a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, are not treated as votes cast and, therefore, will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.

Broker Non-Votes

If you are a beneficial owner whose shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee (i.e., your shares are held in “street name”), and you do not provide your bank, broker or other nominee with voting instructions, such nominee has the authority to vote your shares for or against certain “routine” matters. The proposal to ratify the appointment of CBIZ CPAs as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 (Proposal No. 2) is the only routine matter being considered at the 2025 Annual Meeting. Accordingly, your banker, broker or other nominee may vote your shares on Proposal No. 2 in the absence of your instruction.

Our Board’s Voting Recommendations

Our Board recommends that you vote your shares “ FOR” each of our Board’s nominees who are standing for election to our Board (Proposal No. 1), “ FOR” the ratification of the appointment of CBIZ CPAs as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 (Proposal No. 2), and “ FOR” the approval of an amendment and restatement of our 2023 Plan to increase the authorized share reserve by an additional 2,000,000 shares, in the form attached as Annex Ato this proxy statement (Proposal No. 3).

General Information

Our Board has made these materials available to you over the Internet, or has delivered printed versions of these materials to you by mail, in connection with our Board’s solicitation of proxies for use at the virtual-only Annual Meeting. The 2025 Annual Meeting is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time. To attend the 2025 Annual Meeting, stockholders must register in advance online by visiting https://meeting.vstocktransfer.com/CONDUITAUG25. A Zoom account is required to register. This solicitation is for proxies for use at the 2025 Annual Meeting or at any reconvened meeting after any adjournment or postponement thereof.

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Giving us your proxy means you authorize our Board’s designated proxy holders (who are identified on the proxy card) to vote