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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 19, 2016.

 

  

 

              
  

PROTHENA CORPORATION PLC

(the “Company”)

   

 

Meeting Information

 

   
   
         Meeting Type:    Annual General Meeting    
   
         For holders as of:    March 14, 2016    
   
         Date: May 19, 2016         Time: 8:00 A.M. Local Time    
   
         Location:    The Westbury Hotel    
      

                        Grafton Street

   
                               Dublin 2, Ireland    
          
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PROTHENA CORPORATION PLC

ADELPHI PLAZA

UPPER GEORGE’S STREET

DÚN LAOGHAIRE

CO. DUBLIN, A96 T927, IRELAND

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the Company.

 

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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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Before You Vote

    How to Access the Proxy Materials

 

   
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THE COMBINED NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT AND ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K.

 

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Irish Statutory Financial Statements

    Availability of Irish Statutory Financial Statements

 

 
    The Irish statutory financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 are available on the Company’s website at http://ir.prothena.com.    


  Voting Items     
 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the following director nominees:

 

1.    Election of three directors to hold office until no later than the Annual General Meeting of shareholders in 2019 or until their successors are elected.

 

Nominees

 

1a.  Richard T. Collier

 

1b.  K. Anders O. Härfstrand

 

1c.   Christopher S. Henney

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

 

2.    To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Company’s Board of Directors, acting through its Audit Committee, to approve the remuneration of that auditor.

 

3.    To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers named in the Proxy Statement.

 

  

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote for 1 YEAR on the following proposal:

 

4.      To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of future advisory votes by shareholders on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

 

5.      To approve the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of ordinary shares authorized for issuance under that Plan by 1,850,000 ordinary shares, to a total of 7,400,000 ordinary shares.

 

6(A). To approve the amendments to the Company’s Memorandum of Association.

 

6(B). To approve the amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association.

 

NOTE: The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

 

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