Company: DERM
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036338
Chunk: 8

Company: Journey Medical Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 8
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 Q: Is my vote confidential? A: Yes. All votes remain confidential. Q: How are votes counted? A: Before the Annual Meeting, our Board of Directors will appoint one or more inspectors of election for the meeting. The inspector(s) will determine the number of shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum and the validity and effect of proxies. The inspector(s) will also receive, count, and tabulate ballots and votes and determine the results of the voting on each matter that comes before the Annual Meeting. Q: What is the effect of abstentions or broker non-votes? A: Abstentions will be treated as present for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting. They will be considered as votes “against” any matter for which the minimum required vote for approval of that matter is (i) the affirmative vote of the majority of all outstanding shares or (ii) the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares presented or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. They will not be considered as votes “for” or “against” any matter for which the 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS minimum required vote for approval of that matter is the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. Broker non-votes occur when shares are held indirectly through a broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary on behalf of a beneficial owner (referred to as held in “street name”) and the broker submits a proxy, but does not cast a vote on a matter because the broker has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner, and (i) the broker does not have discretionary voting authority on the matter or (ii) the broker chooses not to vote on a matter for which it has discretionary voting authority. Pursuant to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), which governs brokers’ use of discretionary authority, brokers are permitted to exercise discretionary voting authority only on “routine” matters when voting instructions have not been timely received from a beneficial owner. Only the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 is considered a “routine” matter for which brokers, banks or other nominees may vote uninstructed shares. The other proposals to be voted on at the meeting are not considered “routine” under NYSE rules, so your broker, bank or other nominee cannot vote your shares on any of these other proposals unless you provide to your broker, bank, or other nominee voting instructions for