Company: OCEA
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-006994
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Company: Ocean Biomedical, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: PRE 14A
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 named executive officers; and (vi) non-binding advisory vote on approval of compensation of our named executive officers.

Who Can Vote?

Only holders of record of shares of our common stock as of the close of business on the record date, February 20, 2025 (the “ Record Date”), are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Each share of common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote. Your shares may be voted at the Annual Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, only if you are present in person at the virtual meeting or your shares are represented by a valid proxy.

Difference between a Stockholder of Record and a “Street Name” Holder

If your shares are registered directly in your name, you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank, trust or other nominee, then the broker, bank, trust or other nominee is considered to be the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. However, you are still considered to be the beneficial owner of those shares, and your shares are said to be held in “street name.” Street name holders generally cannot submit a proxy or vote their shares directly and must instead instruct the broker, bank, trust or other nominee how to vote their shares using the methods described below under the heading “Voting Your Shares.”

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Quorum

At the close of business on the Record Date, there were ___________ shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The presence of one-third of the outstanding shares of our common stock constitutes a quorum, which is required in order to hold and conduct business at the Annual Meeting. Your shares are counted as present at the Annual Meeting if you:

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 present in person at the Annual Meeting; or                                                     |
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 properly submitted a proxy card by mail or submitted a proxy by telephone or over the Internet. |

If you submit your proxy, regardless of whether you abstain from voting on one or more matters, your shares will be counted as present at the Annual Meeting for the purpose of determining a quorum. If your shares are held in “street name,” your shares are counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum if your broker, bank, trust or other nominee submits a proxy covering your shares. Your broker, bank, trust or other nominee is entitled to submit a proxy covering your shares as