UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc.
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NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. will be held on
June 20, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at
the Company’s offices located at 4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210, Los Altos, CA 94022
PROXY STATEMENT AND 2023 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K ARE AVAILABLE AT:
http://annualgeneralmeetings.com/uncy2024
Dear Stockholder:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. has been called to consider and act upon the following matters:
1. | Election of four members to our Board of Directors; |
2. | Ratification of Grassi & Co., CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; |
3. | Approval, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), of the issuance by the Company of shares of common stock pursuant to the terms of the private placement financing transaction set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 13, 2024 between the Company and each of the investors named therein, the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitation of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the other documents and agreements related thereto, without giving effect to the caps on issuing shares contained therein; |
4. | Approval of an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to increase the number of shares of authorized common stock from 200,000,000 to 400,000,000 shares; and |
5. | Approval of the second amendment and restatement of the 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. |
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
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CONTROL NUMBER:
-1-
Important Notice Regarding the Availability
of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder
Meeting To Be Held on June 20, 2024:
(1) This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
(2) The Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at http://annualgeneralmeetings.com/uncy2024
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Please clearly identify the items you are requesting; Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc., and your name along with the Control Number located in the lower right hand corner of this notice and the name and address to which the materials should be mailed.
By Order of the Board of Directors | ||
/s/ Shalabh Gupta, M.D | ||
Name: | Shalabh Gupta | |
Title: | Chairman |
Control Number:
-2-