UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSAL 4 – APPROVAL OF THE LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
In Proposal 4 (“Proposal 4”) of the proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) for the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (“Lineage,” “we,” “us,” and “our,”) on September 13, 2021, we are requesting that our shareholders approve the Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”).
As stated in the Proxy Statement, if Proposal 4 is approved by our shareholders, the 2021 Plan will become effective as of the date of the Meeting and no additional awards will be granted under either the Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) or the Asterias 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Asterias Equity Plan,” and together with the 2012 Plan, the “Existing Plans”) on or after the date of the Meeting. In this supplement to the Proxy Statement (“Supplement”), we are providing additional information regarding recent grant activity under the Existing Plans, reconfirming that we will not grant any additional awards under the Existing Plans after the date of the Meeting, and additionally confirming that we will not grant any additional awards under the Existing Plans on or after the date of this Supplement prior to or on the date of the Meeting. Accordingly, if Proposal 4 is approved by our shareholders, we will not grant any additional awards under either of the Existing Plans on or after the date of this Supplement.
The Proxy Statement discloses, under the section entitled “Overhang” in Proposal 4, certain information regarding our equity incentive program as of July 19, 2021, the record date for the Meeting. The following table reflects recent grant activity under the Existing Plans and provides certain updated information regarding our equity incentive program as of September 1, 2021:
| Total number of common shares subject to outstanding stock options | 17,532,841 | |||
| Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding stock options | $ | 1.80 | ||
| Weighted-average remaining term of outstanding stock options | 7.64 years | |||
| Total number of common shares subject to outstanding full value awards | 61,800 | |||
| Total number of common shares available for grant under the Existing Plans(1) | 8,361,224 |
(1) Such shares will not be available for grant under the 2021 Plan and if Proposal 4 is approved by our shareholders, no additional awards will be granted under the Existing Plans on or after the date of this Supplement.
Vote Required
If a quorum is present at the Meeting, the approval of Proposal 4 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of both: (1) the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting and entitled to vote on this proposal; and (2) the shares required to constitute a quorum.
OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE 2021 PLAN.
The date of this Supplement is September 2, 2021.
