Company: DARE
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001401914-25-000014
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Company: Dare Bioscience, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
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 a quorum is present.

If a quorum is not present, we may propose to adjourn the Annual Meeting to solicit additional proxies and reconvene the Annual Meeting at a later date.

2025 Proxy Statement | Page 4

What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice of Internet Availability?

If you receive more than one Notice of Internet Availability, your shares may be registered in more than one name or held in different registered accounts. Please follow the voting instructions on each Notice of Internet Availability to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

Am I entitled to dissenters’ rights or appraisal rights?

No. Our stockholders are not entitled to dissenters’ rights or appraisal rights on any of the matters being submitted to stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. Final voting results will be published in a current report on Form 8-K that we expect to file with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Form 8-K within four business days after the Annual Meeting, we intend to file a Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to us, file an additional Form 8-K to publish the final results.

#### Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?
We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. Our directors and employees may solicit proxies in person, by telephone, or by other means of communication. None of our directors or employees will be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks, dealers and other similar organizations for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

When are stockholder proposals and director nominations due for next year’s annual meeting?

Under our third amended and restated by-laws (our "by-laws"), to be considered for inclusion in our proxy materials for next year’s annual meeting, a stockholder must submit his, her or its proposal or director nomination in writing such that it is received by our Secretary at our principal executive offices not (a) later than the close of business on March 14, 2026, which is the 90 th day prior to the first anniversary of this year’s annual meeting (the “Annual Meeting Anniversary Date”), or (b) earlier than February 12, 2026, which is the 120 th day prior