Form: DEFA14A

Additional definitive proxy soliciting materials and Rule 14(a)(12) material

May 26, 2016

 


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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HEAT BIOLOGICS, INC.

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on July 19, 2016


 

Meeting Information

HEAT BIOLOGICS, INC.

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

 

For holders as of: May 25, 2016

 

Date: July 19, 2016                   Time: 9:00 AM EDT

 

Location:

Gracin & Marlow, LLP

 

 

The Chrysler Building

 

 

405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor

 

 

New York, New York

 

 

 

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

 

 

HEAT BIOLOGICS, INC.

801 CAPITOLA DRIVE, SUITE 12

DURHAM, NC 27713

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We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

 

 

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Voting items

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01  Jeffrey Wolf

02  John Monahan, Ph.D.

 

03  Edward B. Smith, III

04  John Prendergast, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending on December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

to approve (in the event it is deemed advisable by our Board of Directors) an amendment to our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, $0.0002 par value per share, at a ratio to be determined in the discretion of our Board of Directors within a range of one (1) share of Common Stock for every two (2) to twenty (20) shares of Common Stock;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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to authorize an adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal 3; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

to approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of our Common Stock that we have authority to grant from 1,100,000 to 3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the meeting.