Company: HRTX
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-060882
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Company: HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
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 time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the Virtual Shareholder Meeting login page.

What am I voting on?

There are four Company proposals scheduled for a vote at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1: To elect six director nominees named in this Proxy Statement to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal;

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Withum as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025;

Proposal 3: To approve, on a nonbinding advisory basis, compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024;

Proposal 4: To approve, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers.

What are the Board’s recommendations?

The Board recommends that you vote your shares:

FOR the six director nominees to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal;

FOR the ratification of the appointment of Withum as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025;

FOR the approval, on a nonbinding advisory basis, compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024;

EVERY “1 YEAR” for the approval, on a nonbinding advisory basis, on the frequency of future

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advisory votes on the compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers.

What if another matter is properly brought before the Annual Meeting?

At this time, the Board knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matter is properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy card as “proxies” to vote on those matters in accordance with their best judgment and in their discretion.

How can I vote at the Annual Meeting?

The procedures for voting are as follows:

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

To vote during the Annual Meeting , see the instructions on how to vote while participating in the Annual Meeting via the Internet at http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HRTX2025 .

To vote via the Internet , go to www.proxyvote.com , 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. You will need the