Company: DERM
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-041214
Chunk: 42

Company: Journey Medical Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 42
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 election occurs, your proxy will vote your shares for the election of another nominee to be designated by a majority of the independent directors serving on our Board. If a choice is specified on the proxy card, in an Internet vote or in a mobile device vote by the stockholder, the shares will be voted as specified. If no specification is made, the shares will be voted “FOR” all of the nominees. The affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the shares of our common stock and our Class A common stock, voting together as a single class, present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors at the annual meeting at which a quorum is present is required for the election of the nominees. The Board unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the election of all of the nominees for director. 26 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROPOSAL NO. 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board is submitting the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 to the stockholders for ratification at our Annual Meeting. Stockholder ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm is not required by our Bylaws or otherwise. If KPMG is not ratified as our independent registered public accounting firm by our stockholders, the Audit Committee will review its future selection of an independent registered public accounting firm. KPMG will still serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025, if it is not ratified by our stockholders. The affirmative vote of the majority of shares present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter is required for the ratification of the appointment of KPMG. The Board unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROPOSAL NO. 3 APPROVAL OF THE FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO PROVIDE FOR, AMONG OTHER THINGS, OFFICER EXCULPATION The Board has unanimously approved and declared advisable, and recommends that our stockholders adopt, a proposal to amend and restate our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation (the