Caribou Biosciences, Inc.

Previous wording

We cannot assure you that our common stock will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule by any compliance deadline. Even if the market price per post-reverse stock split share of our common stock remains in excess of $1.00 per share, we may be delisted due to a failure to meet other continued listing requirements, including Nasdaq requirements related to the minimum number of shares that must be in the public float, the minimum market value of the public float, and the minimum number of market makers, among others. If we are unable to satisfy the Nasdaq criteria for continued listing, our common stock would be subject to delisting. A delisting of our common stock could negatively impact us by, among other things, (i) reducing the liquidity and market price of our common stock; (ii) reducing the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock, which could negatively impact our ability to raise equity financing; (iii) decreasing the amount of news and analyst coverage of us; (iv) limiting our ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future; (v) limiting the number of shares we could sell under a registration statement to offer and sell freely tradable securities, thereby reducing the amount of capital we could raise in the public capital markets; and (vi) impairing our ability to provide equity incentives to our employees. In addition, delisting from Nasdaq may negatively impact our reputation and, consequently, our business. If this happens, there can be no assurance that we will be able to regain compliance with the applicable Nasdaq Global Select listing requirements, or, if our listing is transferred to the Nasdaq Capital Market, that we will meet the continued listing requirement for the market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Rule. If we fail to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, Nasdaq will take steps to delist our common stock.

Current wording

We cannot assure you that our common stock will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule by any compliance deadline. Even if the market price per post-reverse stock split share of our common stock remains in excess of $1.00 per share, we may be delisted due to a failure to meet other continued listing requirements, including Nasdaq requirements related to the minimum number of shares that must be in the public float, the minimum market value of the public float, and the minimum number of market makers, among others. If we are unable to satisfy the Nasdaq criteria for continued listing, our common stock would be subject to delisting. A delisting of our common stock could negatively impact us by, among other things, (i) reducing the liquidity and market price of our common stock; (ii) reducing the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock, which could negatively impact our ability to raise equity financing; (iii) decreasing the amount of news and analyst coverage of us; (iv) limiting our ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future; (v) limiting the number of shares we could sell under a registration statement to offer and sell freely tradable securities, thereby reducing the amount of capital we could raise in the public capital markets; and (vi) impairing our ability to provide equity incentives to our employees. In addition, delisting from Nasdaq may negatively impact our reputation and, consequently, our business. If this happens, there can be no assurance that we will be able to regain compliance with the applicable Nasdaq Global Select listing requirements, or, if our listing is transferred to the Nasdaq Capital Market, that we will meet the continued listing requirement for the market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Rule.

Previous wording

At our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 12, 2025, our stockholders approved a proposal to adopt an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio ranging from any whole number between 1-for-5 and 1-for-50 inclusive (“Split Ratio Range”), as determined by our board of directors in its discretion, subject to our board of directors’ authority to abandon such amendment. Our board of directors has the sole authority to elect, at any time on or prior to June 12, 2026, whether or not to effect a reverse stock split. Our board of directors could decide to implement a reverse stock split for a variety of business reasons, including but not limited to, regaining compliance with Nasdaq continued listing requirements in the event we are not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule; increasing the marketability of our common stock since investors, brokerage firms, and market makers consider low-priced stocks as unduly speculative in nature, in part due to the trading volatility often associated with stocks below certain prices, and, as a matter of policy, avoid investment and trading in such stocks; decreasing price volatility as currently small changes in the price of our common stock result in relatively large percentage changes in the stock price; and, providing more authorized shares available for issuance in capital-raising transactions by reducing the number of issued and outstanding shares. If a reverse stock split is implemented, we expect that a reverse stock split will increase the market price of our common stock. However, the effect of a reverse stock split on the market price of our common stock cannot be predicted with any certainty, and the history of similar reverse stock splits for companies in like circumstances is varied, particularly since some investors may view a reverse stock split negatively. It is possible that the per share price of our common stock after a reverse stock split will not rise in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of our common stock outstanding resulting from the reverse stock split, and the reverse stock split may not result in a per share price that would attract brokers and investors who do not trade in lower-priced stocks. Even if a reverse stock split is implemented, the market price of our common stock may decrease due to factors unrelated to the reverse stock split. The market price of our common stock may also be based on other factors that may be unrelated to the number of shares outstanding, including the timing and content of disclosures about our clinical trials for our product candidates. Moreover, there can be no assurances that, even if data from our clinical trials are positive, our stock price will increase. If a reverse stock split is effected and the trading price of our common stock declines, the percentage decline as an absolute number and as a percentage of our overall market capitalization may be …

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Current wording

At our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 12, 2025, our stockholders approved a proposal to adopt an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio ranging from any whole number between 1-for-5 and 1-for-50 inclusive (“Split Ratio Range”), as determined by our board of directors in its discretion, subject to our board of directors’ authority to abandon such amendment. Our board of directors has the sole authority to elect, at any time on or prior to June 12, 2026, whether or not to effect a reverse stock split. Our board of directors could decide to implement a reverse stock split for a variety of business reasons, including but not limited to, regaining compliance with Nasdaq continued listing requirements in the event we are not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule; increasing the marketability of our common stock since investors, brokerage firms, and market makers consider low-priced stocks as unduly speculative in nature, in part due to the trading volatility often associated with stocks below certain prices, and, as a matter of policy, avoid investment and trading in such stocks; decreasing price volatility as currently small changes in the price of our common stock result in relatively large percentage changes in the stock price; and, providing more authorized shares available for issuance in capital-raising transactions by reducing the number of issued and outstanding shares. If a reverse stock split is implemented, we expect that a reverse stock split will increase the market price of our common stock. However, the effect of a reverse stock split on the market price of our common stock cannot be predicted with any certainty, and the history of similar reverse stock splits for companies in like circumstances is varied, particularly since some investors may view a reverse stock split negatively. It is possible that the per share price of our common stock after a reverse stock split will not rise in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of our common stock outstanding resulting from the reverse stock split, and the reverse stock split may not result in a per share price that would attract brokers and investors who do not trade in lower-priced stocks. Even if a reverse stock split is implemented, the market price of our common stock may decrease due to factors unrelated to the reverse stock split. The market price of our common stock may also be based on other factors that may be unrelated to the number of shares outstanding, including the timing and content of disclosures about our clinical trials for our product candidates. If a reverse stock split is effected and the trading price of our common stock declines, the percentage decline as an absolute number and as a percentage of our overall market capitalization may be greater than would occur in the absence of the reverse stock split. Even if we implement a reverse stock split, there is no as…

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