Aura Biosciences Inc.

04/24/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/24/2025 14:17

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AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

2025 Annual Meeting

Vote by June 16, 2025

11:59 PM ET

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You invested in AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC. and it's time to vote!

You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the stockholder meeting to be held on June 17, 2025.

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This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters.

Voting Items

Board

Recommends

1.

To elect two Class I directors to our Board of Directors, to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal;

Nominees:

For

01) Elisabet de los Pinos, Ph.D.

02) Giovanni Mariggi, Ph.D.

2.

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

For

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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