Cogent Biosciences, Inc.
For the period ended Jun 9, 2026. Filed Apr 23, 2026.
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Jun 9, 2026 · Filed Apr 23, 2026
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Cogent Biosciences, Inc.
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275 Wyman Street, 3rd Floor, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
NOTICE OF THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 9, 2026
To the Stockholders of Cogent Biosciences, Inc.:
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) will hold its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting conducted exclusively online via live audio webcast atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/COGT2026. The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes, as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”):
| (1) | To elect the three Class II director nominees named in the Proxy Statement to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
| (2) | To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026; |
| (3) | To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and |
| (4) | To transact any other matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. |
The Board of Directors has fixed April 13, 2026 as the record date. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Instructions for accessing the virtual Annual Meeting are provided in the Proxy Statement. Unless otherwise announced differently at the meeting or on the meeting website, in the event of a technical malfunction or other situation that the meeting chair determines may affect the ability of the Annual Meeting to satisfy the requirements for a meeting of stockholders to be held by means of remote communication under the Delaware General Corporation Law, or that otherwise makes it advisable to adjourn the Annual Meeting, the meeting chair or secretary will convene the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the date specified above and at the Company’s address specified above solely for the purpose of adjourning the meeting to reconvene at a date, time and physical or virtual location announced by the meeting chair or secretary. Under either of the foregoing circumstances, we will post information regarding the announcement on the Investors page of the Company’s website athttps://investors.cogentbio.com/.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Andrew Robbins
Andrew Robbins
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Waltham, Massachusetts
April 23, 2026
Whether or not you expect to participate in the virtual Annual Meeting, please vote as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting. You may vote online or, if you requested printed copies of the proxy materials, by telephone or by using the proxy card or voting instruction form provided with the printed proxy materials.
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