aldx-defa14a_20190604.htm

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

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ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

Meeting Type:     Annual Meeting

 

 

 

For holders as of: April 8, 2019

 

 

 

Date: June 4, 2019      Time: 8:00 AM EDT

 

 

    

Location:

Offices of Gunderson Dettmer Stough

 

 

 

 

Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP

 

 

 

 

One Marina Park Drive, Suite 900

 

 

 

 

Boston, MA 02210

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

131 HARTWELL AVE.

LEXINGTON, MA 02421

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Voting items

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

 

FOR the following:

 

 

 

 

1.  

Election of Three Class II Directors

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees

 

 

 

 

 

01) Richard H. Douglas, Ph.D.       02) Gary Phillips, M.D.       03) Neal Walker, D.O.

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

 

 

 

 

2.  

To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.

 

 

 

 

3.  

To approve an amendment to Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (2013 Plan) to remove the annual limitations on the number of shares subject to awards that may be issued to eligible service providers under the 2013 Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.