Shareholders to Vote on 3% Equity Plan Increase and Removal of Evergreen Cap

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Tenaya Therapeutics filed definitive additional proxy materials for its annual meeting, proposing to increase shares for its equity incentive plan by 3% and remove the annual limit from its evergreen provision, potentially leading to further dilution.

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• Proposed Equity Plan Expansion

  Shareholders will vote on amending the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance by approximately 3% of the company's outstanding shares.

• Removal of Evergreen Cap

  The amendment also proposes to remove the annual limit of 4 million shares from the plan's 'evergreen' provision, which could allow for more automatic and potentially larger future share grants without a fixed annual cap.

• Routine Governance Matters

  The filing also includes proposals for the election of three Class II directors and the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.

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Tenaya Therapeutics is seeking shareholder approval to significantly amend its 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The proposed changes include increasing the shares reserved for issuance by approximately 3% of outstanding shares and removing the 4 million share annual limit from the 'evergreen' provision. This move, if approved, would allow for greater future dilution without requiring annual shareholder votes on the specific cap, potentially impacting existing shareholder value. This follows a period where the company has already experienced significant dilution from equity raises, as noted in its recent 10-K, and comes amidst a trend of net insider selling.