Company: BOLT
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-054294
Chunk: 44

Company: Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 44
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 TAX EFFECTS THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO A PARTICULAR HOLDER. ALL HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE SPECIFIC TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT TO THEM, INCLUDING RECORD RETENTION AND TAX-REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS AND ANY TAX TREATY.

No Dissenters’ Rights

Under applicable Delaware law, our stockholders are not entitled to dissenters’ or appraisal rights with respect to our proposed amendment to the certificate of incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split. We will not independently provide our stockholders with any such right.

Vote Required

The affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast is required to adopt and approve the amendment to our certificate of incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split. The holders of common stock have the right to cast one vote per share of common stock on this proposal. We do not expect any broker non-votes for this proposal.

<div align='center'>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 3.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2025, for: • each person or group of affiliated persons known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock; • each of our named executive officers; • each of our directors and nominees for director; and • all of our directors and executive officers as a group. We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws. Applicable percentage ownership is based on 38,339,697 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2025. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of such person, we deemed to be outstanding all shares subject to options and warrants held by the person that are currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60