Company: TALK
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-016714
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Company: Talkspace, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
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31, 2024. Neither Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of EY Global nor any of its members has any direct or indirect financial interest in or any connection with us in any capacity other than as our auditors, providing audit and non-audit related services. A representative of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of EY Global is expected to attend the Annual Meeting, and have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so, but will not be available to respond to questions from stockholders. In the event that the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of EY Global is not ratified by the stockholders, the Audit Committee will consider this fact when it appoints the independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Even if the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of EY Global is ratified, the Audit Committee retains the discretion to appoint a different independent auditor at any time if it determines that such a change is in the interests of Talkspace. VOTE REQUIRED This proposal requires the approval the majority of votes cast. Abstentions will have no effect on the proposal. Because brokers have discretionary authority to vote on the ratification of the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of EY Global, we do not expect any broker non-votes in connection with this proposal. RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

| The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of EY Global as the Company’s independent auditors. |

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Audit Committee has reviewed Talkspace’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and has discussed these financial statements with management and Talkspace’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has also received from, and discussed with, Talkspace’s independent registered public accounting firm the matters that they are required to provide to the Audit Committee, including the matters required to be discussed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC. Talkspace’s independent registered public accounting firm also provided the Audit Committee with a formal written statement required by PCAOB Rule 3526 (Communications with Audit Committees