IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
505 Eagleview Blvd., Suite 212
Exton, PA 19341
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION OF 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY ON MAY 12, 2020
To the Stockholders of Idera:
Due to the public health impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related government actions, and to support the health and well-being of our employees, stockholders, and community, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the location of Ideras Annual Meeting has been changed and will be held in a virtual meeting format only. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
Meeting Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Meeting Time: 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Conference Call Access: (844) 882-7837 (U.S.) or +1 (574) 990-9824 (international);
Conference Code: 7877966
Webcast Access: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/8uhpyq28
The Annual Meeting is open to stockholders who owned shares as of March 24, 2020 (the Record Date), proxy holders, and any other interested party that would like to participate as a guest.
Registered Holders
Stockholders are encouraged to vote and submit proxies in advance of the Annual Meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. If you were a stockholder as of the close of business on the Record Date, you will have the ability to vote during the Annual Meeting by voice vote after confirming your account number issued by the Companys transfer agent, Computershare. You can obtain your Computershare account number by looking at your most recent communication from Computershare or by calling 1-800-652-VOTE (8683).
Beneficial Holders
If you hold your shares through a broker, bank, or other nominee (that is, in street name), then your broker, bank, or other nominee is the stockholder of record and such nominee might not be able to vote your shares unless you provide it with voting instructions. You should instruct your broker, bank, or other nominee to vote your shares by following the instructions that your broker, bank, or other nominee provided when it sent the Companys proxy materials to you. You may not vote shares held in street name by returning a proxy card directly to the Company or
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