Company: RNAC
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001453687-25-000075
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Company: Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
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 director of our Company.

| KEMAL MALIK, M.B.B.S. |     | Age | 62 |

Kemal Malik, M.B.B.S. has served on our Board since July 2024, has served on the board of directors of Syncona Ltd. since June 2020. Dr. Malik previously served on the board of directors of Acceleron Pharma Inc. until its acquisition by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. in 2021. From February 2014 to December 2019, Dr. Malik served on the Board of Management of Bayer AG and was responsible for Innovation and the Asia/Pacific Regions. Dr. Malik joined Bayer in 1995 as Head of Metabolism and Oncology Europe in the then Pharmaceuticals Business Group. He subsequently served as Head of Global Medical Development before being appointed Head of Global Development and a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer Healthcare AG until his appointment to the Board of Management of Bayer AG. Dr. Malik received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of London. The Company believes Dr. Malik’s extensive experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, as well as his knowledge of cell therapies and autoimmune therapies contributed to our Board’s conclusion that he should serve as a director of our Company.

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PROPOSAL 2 - Non-Binding, Advisory Approval of Compensation of Named Executive Officers</div>

We are providing our stockholders with the opportunity to cast a non-binding, advisory vote regarding the compensation of our named executive officers as required pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). At the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, our stockholders voted to hold advisory votes on an annual basis, and the Board subsequently adopted a resolution providing for such an annual vote.

As more fully described in the sections of this proxy statement entitled “Executive and Director Compensation — Executive Compensation” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and related compensation tables, our executive compensation program is designed to attract, retain, and motivate talented individuals with executive expertise in the biotechnology and life sciences industries and leadership skills necessary for us to fulfill our mission to develop cell therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

The following proposal gives our stockholders the opportunity to endorse or not to endorse the compensation paid to our named executive officers. The vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation or the compensation of any particular named executive officer, but rather the overall compensation of our