Vera Therapeutics, Inc.
For the period ended May 14, 2025. Filed Apr 3, 2025.
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May 14, 2025 · Filed Apr 3, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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VERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
2000 Sierra Point Parkway, Suite 1200
Brisbane, California 94005
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held On May 14, 2025
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Vera Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time). The Annual Meeting will be held through a live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VERA2025. You will not be able to attend the meeting in person. The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:
| 1. | To elect the three Class I directors named herein to hold office until the Company’s 2028 annual meeting of stockholders. |
| 2. | To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. |
| 3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement. |
| 4. | To indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
| 5. | To conduct any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting. |
These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement referenced in this Notice.
You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, submit questions and vote during the live webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VERA2025 and entering the 16-digit Control Number included in your Notice of Internet Availability, voting instruction form, or in the instructions that you received via email. Please refer to the additional logistical details and recommendations in the accompanying Proxy Statement. You may log-in beginning at 7:45 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.The record date for the Annual Meeting is March 17, 2025. Only holders of record of our Class A common stock at the close of business on that date and their proxyholders may vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting to Be Held on
Wednesday, May 14, 2024 at 8:00 am PT at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VERA2025.
The Proxy Statement and Annual Report to stockholders
are available at www.proxyvote.com.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Marshall Fordyce, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Brisbane, California
April 3, 2025
Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting, please vote over the telephone or the internet as instructed in these materials, or, if you receive a paper proxy card by mail, by completing and returning the proxy mailed to you, as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares of Class A common stock are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the Annual Meeting, you may be required to obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record holder.
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