ArriVent BioPharma (NASDAQ: AVBP) details 2026 virtual meeting, board elections and CEO pay
ArriVent BioPharma, Inc. is calling a virtual 2026 annual stockholder meeting on June 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AVBP2026. Stockholders will vote on electing three directors to three-year terms through 2029 and ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026.
Holders of 46,368,442 common shares outstanding as of April 21, 2026 may vote online, by phone, mail or during the webcast. The proxy details board structure, committee independence, major investors owning about 5–9% each, and 2025 executive pay, including $9.37 million in total compensation for CEO Zhengbin (Bing) Yao, largely in stock options.
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Compensation Summary
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
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| Zhengbin (Bing) Yao, Ph.D. | ||
| Stuart Lutzker, M.D., Ph.D. | ||
| Winston Kung, MBA |
- Election of three directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2029
- Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
18 Campus Boulevard Suite, 100
Newtown Square, PA 19073
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Zhengbin (Bing) Yao, Ph.D.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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18 Campus Boulevard, Suite 100
Newtown Square, PA 19073
DATE: June 18, 2026
VIRTUALLY AT: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AVBP2026
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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James Kastenmayer
Secretary and General Counsel |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
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MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
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REPORT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
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Proposal No. 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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Proposal No. 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS
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OTHER MATTERS
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTOR
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18 CAMPUS BOULEVARD, SUITE 100
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073
2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 18, 2026
THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON JUNE 18, 2026
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Proposal 1: Elect Director
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| | The nominees for director who receive the most votes (also known as a “plurality” of the votes cast) will be elected. You may vote either FOR the nominees or WITHHOLD your vote from the nominees. Votes that are withheld will not be included in the vote tally for the election of the director. Brokerage firms do not have authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares held by the firms in street name for the election of the directors. As a result, any shares not voted by a customer will be treated as a broker non-vote. Such broker non-votes will have no effect on the results of this vote. | |
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Proposal 2: Ratify Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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| | The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares cast affirmatively or negatively for this proposal is required to ratify the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm. Abstentions will have no effect on the results of this vote. Brokerage firms have authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares held by the firms in street name on this proposal. If a broker does not exercise this authority, such broker non-votes will have no effect on the results of this vote. We are not required to obtain the approval of our stockholders to appoint our independent registered public accounting firm. However, if our stockholders do not ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2026, our audit committee of our board of directors will reconsider its selection. | |
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Shares Beneficially Owned
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Name and Address(1)
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Number
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Percent
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| Greater than 5% Stockholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Entities affiliated with Infinitum Asset Management, LLC(2)
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| | | | 4,123,923 | | | | | | 8.89% | | |
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Entities affiliated with Hillhouse Investment Management, Ltd.(3)
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| | | | 3,929,117 | | | | | | 8.47% | | |
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Entities affiliated with Suvretta Capital Management, LLC(4)
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| | | | 3,412,788 | | | | | | 7.36% | | |
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FMR LLC(5)
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| | | | 3,407,549 | | | | | | 7.35% | | |
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Entities affiliated with OrbiMed(6)
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| | | | 3,027,328 | | | | | | 6.53% | | |
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Entities affiliated with BlackRock, Inc.(7)
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| | | | 2,319,341 | | | | | | 5.00% | | |
| Named Executive Officers and Directors: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Zhengbin (Bing) Yao, Ph.D.(8)
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| | | | 1,367,875 | | | | | | 2.90% | | |
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Winston Kung, MBA(9)
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| | | | 159,167 | | | | | | * | | |
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Stuart Lutzker, M.D., Ph.D.(10)
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| | | | 386,617 | | | | | | * | | |
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James Healy, M.D., Ph.D.(11)
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| | | | 1,696,752 | | | | | | 3.66% | | |
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John Hohneker, M.D.(12)
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| | | | 35,202 | | | | | | * | | |
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Chris W. Nolet(13)
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| | | | 44,344 | | | | | | * | | |
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Kristine Peterson(14)
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| | | | 34,560 | | | | | | * | | |
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Merdad Parsey, M.D., Ph.D.(15)
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| | | | 9,449 | | | | | | * | | |
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All current executive officers and directors as a group (10 persons)(16)
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| | | | 4,105,613 | | | | | | 8.58% | | |
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Name
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Age
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Position
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| Zhengbin (Bing) Yao, Ph.D. | | |
60
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| | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Board | |
| Stuart Lutzker, M.D., Ph.D. | | |
65
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| | President, Research and Development and Director | |
| James Healy, M.D., Ph.D.(1)(3) | | |
61
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| | Director | |
| John Hohneker, M.D.(2)(3) | | |
66
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| | Director | |
| Chris W. Nolet(1)(3) | | |
69
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| | Director | |
| Merdad Parsey, M.D., Ph.D.(2) | | |
63
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| | Director | |
| Kristine Peterson(1)(2) | | |
66
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| | Lead Independent Director | |
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Name
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Age
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Position
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| Winston Kung, MBA | | |
50
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| | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
| Robin LaChapelle | | |
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| | Chief Operating Officer | |
| James Kastenmayer, J.D., Ph.D. | | |
54
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| | General Counsel and Secretary | |
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Name and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)(1) |
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Option
Awards ($)(2) |
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(3) |
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All Other
Compensation ($)(4) |
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Total
($) |
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Zhengbin (Bing) Yao, Ph.D
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| | | | 2025 | | | | | | 596,667 | | | | | | 8,405,486 | | | | | | 358,000 | | | | | | 14,000 | | | | | | 9,374,153 | | |
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Chief Executive Officer and President
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| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 558,183 | | | | | | 1,596,043 | | | | | | 238,623 | | | | | | 13,800 | | | | | | 2,406,649 | | |
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Stuart Lutzker, M.D., Ph.D
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| | | | 2025 | | | | | | 515,779 | | | | | | 2,654,364 | | | | | | 247,574 | | | | | | 14,000 | | | | | | 3,431,717 | | |
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President, Research and Development
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| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 495,941 | | | | | | 297,457 | | | | | | 179,035 | | | | | | 13,534 | | | | | | 985,967 | | |
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Winston Kung, MBA
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| | | | 2025 | | | | | | 492,417 | | | | | | 2,654,364 | | | | | | 246,287 | | | | | | 14,000 | | | | | | 3,407,068 | | |
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 469,602 | | | | | | 1,190,331 | | | | | | 158,840 | | | | | | 13,800 | | | | | | 1,832,573 | | |
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Option Awards(1)(2)
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Name
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Option
Grant Date |
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
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Option
Exercise Price ($) |
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Option
Expiration Date |
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Zhengbin (Bing) Yao, Ph.D
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| | | | 9/8/2021 | | | | | | 105,193 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 2.28 | | | | | | 9/7/2031 | | |
| | | | | | 2/1/2022 | | | | | | 235,014 | | | | | | 10,217 | | | | | $ | 2.28 | | | | | | 1/31/2032 | | |
| | | | | | 2/1/2023 | | | | | | 100,129 | | | | | | 41,224 | | | | | $ | 3.65 | | | | | | 1/31/2033 | | |
| | | | | | 1/1/2024 | | | | | | 126,776 | | | | | | 137,798 | | | | | $ | 7.76 | | | | | | 12/31/2033 | | |
| | | | | | 2/3/2025 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 380,000 | | | | | $ | 27.56 | | | | | | 2/2/2035 | | |
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Stuart Lutzker, M.D., Ph.D
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| | | | 9/8/2021 | | | | | | 65,746 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 2.28 | | | | | | 9/7/2031 | | |
| | | | | | 2/1/2022 | | | | | | 64,897 | | | | | | 2,820 | | | | | $ | 2.28 | | | | | | 1/31/2032 | | |
| | | | | | 2/1/2023 | | | | | | 30,274 | | | | | | 12,460 | | | | | $ | 3.65 | | | | | | 1/31/2033 | | |
| | | | | | 1/1/2024 | | | | | | 23,629 | | | | | | 25,680 | | | | | $ | 7.76 | | | | | | 12/31/2033 | | |
| | | | | | 2/3/2025 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 120,000 | | | | | $ | 27.56 | | | | | | 2/2/2035 | | |
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Winston Kung, MBA
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| | | | 1/4/2024 | | | | | | 94,512 | | | | | | 102,726 | | | | | | 7.76 | | | | | | 1/3/2034 | | |
| | | | | | 2/3/2025 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 120,000 | | | | | | 27.56 | | | | | | 2/2/2035 | | |
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Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($) |
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Option
Awards ($)(1) |
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Total ($)
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Carl L. Gordon, Ph.D., CFA(2)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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James Healy, M.D., Ph.D.
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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John Hohneker, M.D.
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| | | | 58,125 | | | | | | 298,026 | | | | | | 505,006 | | |
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Chris W. Nolet
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| | | | 68,750 | | | | | | 298,026 | | | | | | 343,525 | | |
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Kristine Peterson
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| | | | 86,250 | | | | | | 298,026 | | | | | | 395,820 | | |
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Merdad Parsey, M.D., Ph.D.(3)
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| | | | 39,375 | | | | | | 469,744 | | | | | | 509,119 | | |
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Position
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Retainer
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Board Member
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| | | $ | 45,000 | | |
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Lead Independent Director
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| | | $ | 30,000 | | |
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Audit Committee Chair
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| | | $ | 20,000 | | |
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Audit Committee Member
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| | | $ | 10,000 | | |
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Compensation Committee Chair
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| | | $ | 15,000 | | |
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Compensation Committee Member
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| | | $ | 7,500 | | |
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair
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| | | $ | 10,000 | | |
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member
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| | | $ | 5,000 | | |
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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Plan category
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Number of
securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights(1) |
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Weighted-
average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
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Number of
securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))(2) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security
holders |
| | | | 4,328,880 | | | | | $ | 15.56 | | | | | | 3,504,507 | | |
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Total
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| | | | 4,328,880 | | | | | $ | 15.56 | | | | | | 3,504,507 | | |
Chris W. Nolet
James Healy, M.D., Ph.D.
Kristine Peterson
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Shares
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Aggregate
Purchase Price |
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LAV Fund VI, L.P.
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| | | | 100,000 | | | | | $ | 1,800,000 | | |
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Entities affiliated with Octagon Capital Advisors LP
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| | | | 200,000 | | | | | | 3,600,000 | | |
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Entities affiliated with OrbiMed
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| | | | 444,444 | | | | | | 7,999,992 | | |
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Sofinnova Venture Partners XI, L.P.
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| | | | 444,444 | | | | | | 7,999,992 | | |
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Entities affiliated with Hillhouse Investment Management, Ltd
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| | | | 555,555 | | | | | $ | 9,999,990 | | |
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Shares or
Pre-Funded Warrants |
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Aggregate
Purchase Price |
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Entities affiliated with Suvretta Capital Management, LLC
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| | | | 1,538,461 | | | | | $ | 29,999,990 | | |
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FMR LLC
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| | | | 1,025,700 | | | | | | 20,001,150 | | |
ACCOUNTING FIRM
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2025
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Audit Fees(1)
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| | | $ | 735,000 | | |
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Audit-Related Fees(2)
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Tax Fees(3)
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All Other Fees(4)
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| | | | 2,120 | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 737,120 | | |
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2025
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2024
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Audit Fees(1)
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| | | $ | 546,558 | | | | | $ | 1,180,295 | | |
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Audit-Related Fees(2)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Tax Fees(3)
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All Other Fees(4)
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| Total | | | | $ | 546,558 | | | | | $ | 1,180,295 | | |
April 28, 2026