Company: PGEN
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-017535
Chunk: 5

Company: PRECIGEN, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 5
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arrants to Randal J. Kirk as PIK dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, in order for Mr. Kirk to receive PIK dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock on the same terms as the other investors |     | Majority of votes cast                |
| 4. |     | Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |     | Majority of votes cast                |
| 5. |     | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |     | Majority of votes cast                |
| 6. |     | Approval of an amendment to the 2023 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock which may be subject to awards thereunder by 11.5 million                                                                                                                                                                                   |     | Majority of votes cast                |
| 7. |     | Approval of an amendment to the 2019 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock which may be subject to awards thereunder by 1.1 million                                                                                                                                                                                    |     | Majority of votes cast                |

Votes may be cast by proxy or in person. A “majority” of votes cast means that more votes were cast “for” the proposal than “against.” Abstentions and broker non-votes (described under “How are abstentions and broker non-votes counted?”) are not considered as votes cast and will have no effect on the vote outcome for Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, except that as Proposals 2 and 4 are considered “routine,” there will be no

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broker non-votes with respect to such proposals. As it relates to the election of our directors, our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that any nominee for director in an uncontested election who receives a greater number of shareholder votes cast “against” his or her election than votes “for” his or her election must, promptly following certification of the shareholder vote, tender his or her resignation to the Board for consideration. For more details regarding the director resignation policy, please see “Election of Directors.”

| 8. | What are the voting recommendations of the Board? |

For the reasons set forth in more detail later in this Proxy Statement, the Board unanimously recommends that you vote:

| • | FORthe proposed nominees to the Board named in this Proxy Statement; |

| • | FORthe approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase authorized shares