Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings Inc
For the period ended Dec 18, 2024. Filed Nov 14, 2024.
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Dec 18, 2024 · Filed Nov 14, 2024
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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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Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
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Dear Stockholder,
You are cordially invited to attend our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), which will be held virtually. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Annual Meeting.
The agenda for the Annual Meeting is set forth in the accompanying Notice of 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement.
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement, our Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” proposals 1 – 5 on the agenda for the Annual Meeting.
We look forward to virtually greeting those of you who are able to attend the Annual Meeting.
To ensure that you will be represented, we ask you to vote by telephone, mail, or over the Internet as soon as possible. You can vote at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy and you may revoke your proxy at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting.
Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.
Very truly yours,
David Mehalick
Chief Executive Officer
Wexford, Pennsylvania
November 14, 2024
THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND ENCLOSED PROXY CARD ARE
FIRST BEING DISSEMINATED TO STOCKHOLDERS ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 14, 2024.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF
COEPTIS THERAPUETICS HOLDINGS, INC.
To the Stockholders of Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.:
Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “the Company” or “Coeptis”) will take place virtually on December 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time).
ACCESS: The annual meeting will be a virtual meeting held over the internet. You will be able to attend the annual meeting, vote and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/COEP2024 and entering your 16-digit control number included in your Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, or the Notice, or proxy card. For further information about the virtual annual meeting, please see the Important Information about the Annual Meeting and Voting beginning on page 3.
PROPOSAL:
| 1. | To elect seven (7) members to our board of directors; |
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of Astra Audit & Advisory, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; |
| 3. | To approve an amendment to the company’s certificate of incorporation and authorization of the Board to effect a reverse stock split; |
| 4. | To approve the issuance of up to $20.0 million of securities in connection with a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement; |
| 5. | To conduct a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers; and |
| 6. | To transact such other business that is properly presented at the annual meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. |
These Proposals are described in the accompanying proxy statement, which we encourage you to read in its entirety before voting.
WHO MAY VOTE: You may vote if you were the record owner of Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. common stock or preferred stock at the close of business on November 1, 2024 (the “Record Date”). A list of stockholders of record will be available at the annual meeting and, during the 10 days prior to the annual meeting, either electronically or at our principal executive offices located at 105 Bradford Rd, Suite 420, Wexford, Pennsylvania 15090.
PROXY CARDS ARE ENCLOSED SO STOCKHOLDERS CAN VOTE THEIR SHARES OF THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH STOCKHOLDER EXERCISE HIS/HER RIGHT TO VOTE.
Whether you plan to attend the annual meeting or not, we urge you to vote and submit your proxy by the Internet, telephone or mail by following the instructions contained in this proxy statement or in the Notice to ensure the presence of a quorum. You may change or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the Annual Meeting. If you participate in and vote your shares at the annual meeting, your proxy will not be used.
Although we have mailed the Notice, this Proxy, our 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders and other Proxy materials to you, the proxy statement and our 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders are also available at: www.ProxyVote.com.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
David Mehalick
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Wexford, Pennsylvania
November 14, 2024
IF NO SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN WITH REGARD TO THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED UPON, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY A SIGNED PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSALS LISTED ON THE PROXY CARD.
105 Bradford Rd, Suite 420
Wexford, Pennsylvania 15090
PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card are being furnished to holders of Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) and series A preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”), in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Directors (the “Board”) for use at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held virtually on December 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and at any adjournment or postponement thereof pursuant to the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
To be admitted to the Annual Meeting virtually, you must go online to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/COEP2024 and enter the control number that is printed in the box marked by the arrow on your proxy card. If you attend the meeting virtually, you may vote during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website.
Copies of this Proxy Statement and proxies to vote the Common Stock are being sent to stockholders on or about November 14, 2024.
The agenda of the Annual Meeting will be as follows:
| 1. | To elect seven (7) members to our board of directors; |
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of Astra Audit & Advisory, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; |
| 3. | To approve an amendment to the company’s certificate of incorporation and authorization of the Board to effect a reverse stock split; |
| 4 | To approve the issuance of up to $20.0 million of securities in connection with a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement; |
| 5. | To conduct a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers; and |
| 6. | To transact such other business that is properly presented at the annual meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. |
Currently, we are not aware of any other matters that will come before the Annual Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, the persons designated as proxies will retain discretion to vote in accordance with their judgment on such matters.
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