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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 14, 2018

 

 

 

ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

Meeting Information

Meeting Type:             Annual Meeting

For holders as of:        April 19, 2018

Date:   June 14, 2018   Time:   8:00 AM PDT

Location: 2430 Conejo Spectrum St.

Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

611 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 900

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080

 

 

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Voting Items

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR the following:

 

 

1.   Election of Directors

 

      Nominees:

 

01     Eric L. Dobmeier     02 William K. Heiden     03 Beth Seidenberg, M.D.

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

 

2.   Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

NOTE: In their discretion, upon such other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.