REVELATION BIOSCIENCES, INC.

DEF 14A 12024_annual_meeting_def_.htm DEF 14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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NOTICE OF THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 15, 2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Revelation Biosciences, Inc. (“Revelation” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, will be held on May 15, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting only, and will be held via a Zoom videoconference. Stockholders will not be able to physically attend the meeting. The virtual meeting can be accessed by using the following link: https https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89263967687?pwd=bnN1clhrSVpKUTVRSkdURDZ5YXZjdz09&from=addon. Any stockholder who is unable to join the online meeting can participate by telephone by dialing (929) 205-6099, and using the Zoom Meeting ID 892 6396 7687 and the Passcode 252847.

The purpose of the Annual Meeting will be to consider and vote upon the following proposals:

To elect two (2) Class B directors of the Company to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;

To approve an amendment to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved under the Plan from 21,623 to 163,294;

To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the independent auditor of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; and

To conduct any other business properly brought before the meeting.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 5, 2024 as the record date for the Annual Meeting and only holders of shares of record at that time will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call us at (650) 800-3717 or our proxy solicitor, Advantage Proxy, at 877-870-8565.

By Order of the Board of Directors

/s/ Chester S. Zygmont, III

Chester S. Zygmont, III

Corporate Secretary

San Diego, CA

April 15, 2024

IMPORTANT

IF YOU CANNOT PERSONALLY ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU INDICATE YOUR VOTE ON THE ISSUES INCLUDED ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND DATE, SIGN AND MAIL IT IN THE ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 15, 2024 THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT https://revbproxy.com/2024-annual-meeting.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on May 15, 2024. The Proxy Statement and Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2023 are available at https://revbproxy.com/2024-annual-meeting.

Forward-Looking Statements. The Proxy Statement may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties and are based on estimates and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in the Proxy Statement, including statements about the Company’s Board of Directors, corporate governance practices, executive compensation program, equity compensation utilization, and environment, social and governance (“ESG”) initiatives, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “design,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements expressed or implied in the Proxy Statement. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include those risks described in “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other subsequent documents we file with the SEC. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter any statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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PROXY STATEMENT FOR

THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD MAY 15, 2024

FIRST MAILED ON OR ABOUT APRIL 15, 2024

Date, Time and Place of the 2024 Annual Meeting

The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Revelation Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company,” “Revelation” or “we”), a Delaware corporation, in connection with the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 15, 2024 for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting only and will be held via a Zoom videoconference. Stockholders will not be able to physically attend the meeting. The virtual meeting can be accessed by using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89263967687?pwd=bnN1clhrSVpKUTVRSkdURDZ5YXZjdz09&from=addon. Any stockholder who is unable to join the online meeting can participate by telephone by dialing (929) 205-6099, and using the Zoom Meeting ID 892 6396 7687 and the Passcode 252847.

The principal executive office of the Company is 4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92122, and its telephone number, including area code, is (650) 800-3717.