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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 Appointment                          
 of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                  |     | The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority                                    
 in voting power of the votes cast.                                                   |     | Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect.    |

What is an abstention and how will votes withheld and abstentions be treated?

A “vote withheld,” in the case of the proposal regarding the election of directors, or an “abstention,” in the case of the second and third proposals, represents a stockholder’s affirmative choice to decline to vote on a proposal. Votes withheld and abstentions are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum. Votes withheld have no effect on the election of directors. Abstentions have no effect on the second and third proposals.

What are broker non-votes and do they count for determining a quorum?

Generally, broker non-votes occur when shares held by a broker in “street name” for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker (1) has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and (2) lacks discretionary voting power to vote those shares. A broker is entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on routine matters, such as the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, without instructions from the beneficial owner of those shares. On the other hand, absent instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares, a broker is not entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on non-routine matters, such as the election of directors and the non-binding, advisory vote on executive compensation. Broker non-votes count for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.

### Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?
We plan to announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting and we will report the final results in a Current Report on Form 8-K, which we intend to file with the SEC within four business days of the Annual Meeting.

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#### PROPOSAL 1 - Election of Directors

#### Election of Directors
At the Annual Meeting, three Class III Directors have been nominated to be elected to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2028 and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

We currently have nine directors on our Board, including three Class III Directors. Our current Class III Directors are Timothy C. Barabe,