ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(Proposal Number 1)
The following information
supplements and updates the ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (Proposal Number 1) section of the Proxy Statement.
WITHDRAWAL OF NOMINEE FOR
ELECTION TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
On June 8, 2024, Sylvia Summers Couder, a member of the Board and nominee for
re-election as a director at the Annual Meeting, informed the Board of her decision to withdraw her candidacy for election as a director at the Annual Meeting. Ms. Summers Couders decision to
withdraw her candidacy was not due to any disagreement with the Company or the Board of Directors.
Among other items in the Proxy Statement, we asked our
stockholders to vote on the election of 11 director nominees to the Companys Board of Directors (the Board), which included Ms. Summers Couder. In connection with the withdrawal of Ms. Summers Couder for election as a
director at the Annual Meeting, the Board has withdrawn Ms. Summers Couder as a director nominee for re-election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. Any proxies submitted and votes cast with respect to
the election of Ms. Summers Couder as director nominee will be disregarded. The Board has not nominated a substitute director nominee for election at the Annual Meeting, and, accordingly, only 10 director nominees will be considered for
election at the Annual Meeting. The Board has reduced the size of the Board to 10 directors effective upon completion of the Annual Meeting. As previously disclosed in the additional solicitation materials filed on June 7, 2024, the Board
reduced the size of the Board from 12 to 11 directors in connection with Paul H. Pickles departure from the Board as of the Annual Meeting.
The
Board continues to recommend a vote FOR each of the remaining 10 nominees: Rockell N. Hankin, Martin S.J. Burvill, Rodolpho C. Cardenuto, Gregory M. Fischer, Saar Gillai, Hong Q. Hou, Ye Jane Li, Paula LuPriore, Julie G. Ruehl and
Paul V. Walsh, Jr., all of whom are current members of our Board. With the exception of Dr. Hou and Ms. Ruehl, all of the nominees were elected to their present terms of office by the stockholders at our 2023 annual meeting of
stockholders.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING THE ANNUAL MEETING
The following information supplements and updates the Questions and Answers Regarding the Annual MeetingHow will my shares be voted on the
proposals at the Annual Meeting? section of the Proxy Statement.
How will my shares be voted on the proposals at the Annual Meeting?
The proxy card or voting instruction form initially distributed with the Proxy Statement remains valid. Proxies or votes cast for Ms. Summers
Couders election to the Board will be disregarded.
If you have already voted, you are not required to take any action, unless you would like to
change your vote. Your previously submitted proxy will be voted at the Annual Meeting in the same manner as you instructed previously, except that any votes for the re-election of Ms. Summers Couder to
our Board will be disregarded. If you have already voted and submit a new proxy, your new proxy will supersede the one you previously submitted. The instructions for submission of a new proxy and the other voting instructions provided in the
Questions and Answers Regarding the Annual MeetingCan I revoke or change my vote after I submit my proxy or voting instructions? section of the Proxy Statement remain unchanged.