Company: HCWB
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058961
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Company: HCW Biologics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
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PROPOSAL ONE: DIRECTOR ELECTION Our board of directors currently consists of five directors and is divided into three classes, with staggered three-year terms, pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws. The members of the classes are divided as follows: • the Class I directors are Scott T. Garrett and Gary M. Winer; • the Class II directors are Lisa M. Giles and Rick S. Greene; and • the Class III director is Dr. Hing C. Wong. The Class I directors will stand for election at the Annual Meeting. The terms of office of directors in Class II and Class III expire at our annual meetings of stockholders to be held in 2026 and 2027, respectively. Our board of directors proposes that the Class I nominees named below, who are currently serving as directors in Class I, be elected as Class I directors for a three-year term expiring at our 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. The Class I nominees are presently directors. If the nominees for any reason are unable to serve or for good cause will not serve, the proxies may be voted for such substitute nominee as the proxy holder might determine. The nominees have consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected. Proxies may not be voted for more than one director. Stockholders may not cumulate votes for the election of directors. Nominee to Our Board of Directors The nominees and their respective ages, occupation and length of service on our board of directors as of April 22, 2025 is provided in the table below and in the additional biographical descriptions set forth in the text below the table.

| Name                   |     | Age |     | Position                                                                   |     | Director Since |
| Scott T. Garrett(1)(2) |     |  75 |     | Chairman of the Board, Chairman