Company: IOBT
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058699
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Company: IO Biotech, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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 you received an Internet Notice by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail unless you specifically request them pursuant to the instructions provided in the Internet Notice. The Internet Notice instructs you on how to access and review all of the important information contained in this proxy statement.

Please note that references to our website herein do not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained at or available through our website.

Why am I receiving these materials?

We are distributing our proxy materials because our board of directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the annual meeting. This proxy statement summarizes the information you need to vote at the annual meeting. You do not need to attend the annual meeting to vote your shares.

Pursuant to SEC rules, we are providing access to our proxy materials via the Internet. Accordingly, we are sending an Internet Notice to all of our stockholders as of the record date. All stockholders may access our proxy materials on the website referred to in the Internet Notice. You may also request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. You can find instructions regarding how to access our proxy materials via the Internet and how to request a printed copy in the Internet Notice. Additionally, by following the instructions in the Internet Notice, you may

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request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. We believe that these rules allow us to provide our stockholders with the information they need while lowering the costs of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of the annual meeting.

What proposals will be voted on at the annual meeting and how does the board of directors recommend that stockholders vote on the proposals?

The proposals to be voted on at the annual meeting and the board of directors’ recommendation on each proposal are set forth below:

“ FOR ” Proposal One – the Election of the Class I Director Named in this Proxy Statement;

“ FOR ” Proposal Two – Ratification of the Appointment of EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2025.

We will also consider other business, if any, that properly comes before the annual meeting.

Who is entitled to attend the annual meeting and vote?

Only stockholders of record and beneficial owners of shares of our common stock as of the close of business on April 11, 2025, the record date, may attend and participate in the annual meeting, including voting and asking questions during the virtual annual meeting.