Company: HCWB
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-032115
Chunk: 37

Company: HCW Biologics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 37
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 the applicable Trading Days.

“” means Title 11,
U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

“” shall have the meaning
specified in .

“” shall mean all of the Investor’s broker and
Transfer Agent fees and trading commissions, which shall not exceed $0.01 per share.

“” shall be the date
on which the Investor receives the Put Shares as DWAC Shares in its brokerage account.

“” shall mean one of the
closings of a purchase and sale of Common Stock pursuant to .

“”
shall mean the closing “Officer’s Certificate” of the Company in the form of hereto.

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“” shall mean the date of any Closing hereunder.

“” shall mean the period commencing on the Execution Date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on
which the Investor shall have purchased Put Shares pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii) February 20, 2028, (ii) provided that the Registration Statement shall have been previously declared effective by
the SEC, the written notice of termination by the Company to the Investor (which shall not occur at any time that the Investor holds any of the Put Shares), or (iii) written notice of termination by the Investor to the Company pursuant to
or .

“” means Common Stock
issued by the Company to the Investor pursuant to .

“” means the common
stock of the Company, having a par value per share of $0.0001, and any shares of any other class of common stock of the Company whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to participate in the distribution of dividends (as and when
declared) and assets (upon liquidation of the Company).

“” means any securities of the Company
or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

“” shall have the meaning
specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

“” means any information disclosed by either party
to this Agreement, or their Affiliates, agents, or representatives, to the other party to this Agreement, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by inspection of tangible objects (including,