Company: CYTK
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-011212
Chunk: 35

Company: CYTOKINETICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 35
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 granted to Ms. Parshall that are exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2025. |

| (18) | Represents (a) 19,171 shares of Common Stock held by Dr. Wierenga; and (b) 169,254 shares of Common Stock underlying options granted to Dr. Wierenga that are exercisable within 60 days of February 28,2025. |

| (19) | Represents (a) 17,600 shares of Common Stock held by Ms. Wysenski; and (b) 70,133 shares of Common Stock underlying options granted to Ms. Wysenski that are exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2025. |

| (20) | Reflects the shares owned by our executive officers and directors. |

| (21) | Reflects cumulative shares of Common Stock, RSUs and shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Jaw and cumulative shares of options to purchase Common Stock that were exercisable within 60 days of February 29, 2024. Since Mr. Jaw resigned his employment in February 2024 and ceased to be subject to reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, the Company has no visibility as to the number of shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Jaw as of February 28, 2025. |

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Board of Directors Our Board of Directors is composed of individuals whose knowledge, background, experience and judgment we believe to be valuable to us. The primary functions of our Board of Directors are to:

| • | Review and approve our strategic direction and annual operating plan and monitor our performance; |

| • | Evaluate the President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”); |

| • | Review management performance and compensation; |

| • | Review management succession planning; |

| • | Advise and counsel management; |

| • | Monitor and manage potential conflicts of interests of management, members of the Board of Directors and stockholders; |

| • | Oversee the integrity of financial information; and |

| • | Monitor the effectiveness of the governance practices under which the Board of Directors operates and make changes as needed. |

We do not have a formal diversity policy for selecting Board of Directors members. However, we believe it is important that the members of our Board of Directors collectively bring the experiences and skills appropriate to effectively carry out the Board of Directors’ responsibilities both as our