Company: ABUS
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-012305
Chunk: 67

Company: Arbutus Biopharma Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 67
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VAL OF MANAGEMENT PROXY CIRCULAR AND PROXY STATEMENT The contents and mailing to Shareholders of this Proxy Statement/Circular have been approved by our Board. Lindsay Androski, JD, MBA, CFA, Chairperson of the Board of Directors April 4, 2025 45

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EXHIBIT A CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (the “Company”) has adopted these Corporate Governance Guidelines (these “Guidelines”) as a general framework to assist the Board in carrying out its oversight responsibilities and to serve the best interests of the Company, managed by or under the direction of the Board. The Guidelines should be applied in a manner consistent with applicable legal, regulatory and ethical requirements for effective corporate governance and in accordance with the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the rules and regulations of the Canadian provincial and federal securities regulatory authorities, the Company’s Articles (the “Articles”), and the charters of the Committees of the Board (each, a “Committee,” and collectively, the “Committees”), each as may be amended or restated from time to time.

| 1. | ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |

In addition to other Board or Committee responsibilities outlined in this document, the responsibilities of the Board include: Strategic Planning and Budgets

| • | Meet at least annually to review the Company’s strategic business plan proposed by management. Said plan should describe, among other things, the opportunities and risks of the Company’s business and should include a statement of the Company’s vision, mission, and values. The Board should then adopt said business plan, with such changes as the Board deems appropriate. |

| • | Review the Company’s corporate objectives, financial plans and budgets, proposed by management, and adopt same with such changes as the Board deems appropriate. |

| • | In connection with such reviews, the Board shall seek to provide a balance of long-term versus short-term orientation towards the Company’s vision, mission and values. |

Review of Corporate Performance

| • | Review the Company’s performance against strategic plans corporate objectives, financial plans and budgets. |

Chair of the Board

| • | Appoint a Chair of the Board and review the position description on an annual basis. |

Executive Officers

| • | Appro