Company: HCWB
Filing Date: 2025-02-11
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-024372
Chunk: 7

Company: HCW Biologics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-11
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 7
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 printed form or by email, at no charge. The Notice of Internet Availability contains a control number that you will need to submit a proxy for your shares. Please keep the Notice for your reference through the meeting date. Anyone attending the 
 Special Meeting must observe the rules approved by the board of directors.                                                                                                                                                                           |

| Q: | Who may vote at the Special Meeting? |

| A: | Stockholders of record as of the close of business on [February 17], 2025, (“the Record Date”), are                                                                                                                             
 entitled to receive notice of, to attend and participate, and to vote at the Special Meeting. At the close of business on the Record Date, there were [44,540,394] shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. |

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC , you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares, and these proxy materials were sent directly to you by HCW Biologics. Beneficial Owner of Shares Held in Street Name: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Nominee If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the “beneficial owner” of shares held in “street name,” and these proxy materials were forwarded to you by that organization rather than from us. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Special Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct that organization on how to vote the shares held in your account. Because you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares at the Special Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from the organization that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares at the Special Meeting. Beneficial owners must obtain a valid proxy from the organization that holds their shares and present it to Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, at least two (2) weeks in advance of the Special Meeting.

| Q: | How do I vote? |

| A. | The procedures for voting are as follows: |

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name If you are the stockholder of record, you may vote your shares online during the virtual Special Meeting (see “How can I participate in the virtual Special Meeting?” below) or by proxy in advance of the Special Meeting