Company: ABUS
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-012305
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Company: Arbutus Biopharma Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
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 at the Annual Meeting. For purposes of determining the number of votes cast, only the Common Shares voting “FOR” or “AGAINST” are counted. As such, abstentions are not treated as votes cast and are not counted in the determination of the |

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outcome of this Proposal No. 2. Abstentions will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. Although this is an advisory vote, our Board will consider the results of the advisory vote when considering future decisions related to such proposal.

Our Board recommends that each Shareholder votes “ FOR ALL” for Proposal No. 1 and “ FOR” Proposal Nos. 2 and 3. See the “Proposals” section of this Proxy Statement/Circular for information on these proposals. We will also consider any other business that is properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. We are not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting. If you grant a proxy, the person named as proxy holder, Lindsay Androski, or failing her, Tuan Nguyen, will have the discretion to vote your shares on any additional matters properly presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. Your proxy holder will have the authority to appoint a substitute to act as proxy. If, for any reason, any of the director nominees are not available as a candidate for director, the person named as proxy holder will vote your proxy for such other candidate or candidates as may be nominated by our Board. How will proxies be exercised? The Common Shares represented by proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with your instructions. With respect to any amendments or variations in any of the Proposals, or any other matters which may properly come before the Annual Meeting, the Common Shares will be voted by a proxyholder in his sole discretion. Where you submit a properly executed proxy card but do not specify a vote on a proposal shown in the Proxy Statement/Circular, a nominee of management acting as proxyholder will vote the Common Shares as if you had specified a vote “ FOR ALL” with respect to Proposal No. 1 and “ FOR” with respect to each of Proposal Nos. 2 and 3. What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice or proxy card? This means that you own Common Shares that are registered under more than one account.