April 24, 2023
Dear Stockholder:
We are pleased to invite you to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) of ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. (ALX or the Company), which will be conducted via a live webcast on Friday, June 16, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format only. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ALXO2023, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online by entering the control number located on your proxy card.
The attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement contain details of the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting.
Whether or not you attend the virtual Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting. Therefore, we urge you to promptly vote and submit your proxy via the Internet, by phone, or by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed envelope. If you decide to attend the Annual Meeting, you will be able to change your vote or revoke your proxy, even if you have previously submitted your proxy.
On behalf of the Company's Board of Directors, we would like to thank you for your continued support of and interest in ALX.
Sincerely,
Corey Goodman, Ph.D. | Jaume Pons, Ph.D. |
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
ALX ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. | |
323 Allerton Avenue | |
South San Francisco, California 94080 | |
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS | |
Time and Date | Friday, June 16, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time |
Place | The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders, to be |
conducted via a live webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting | |
virtually, submit questions and vote online during the meeting by visiting | |
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ALXO2023. | |
Items of Business | • To elect three Class III directors to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of |
stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; | |
• To conduct an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named | |
executive officers (NEOs); | |
• To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public | |
accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023; and | |
• To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual | |
Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. | |
Record Date | Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (the Record Date). Only stockholders of record at the |
close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of, and to | |
vote at, the Annual Meeting. |
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, we urge you to submit your vote via the Internet, telephone or mail as soon as possible to ensure your shares are represented. For additional instructions for each of these voting options, please refer to the proxy card. Returning the proxy does not deprive you of your right to attend the Annual Meeting and to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting. The proxy statement explains proxy voting and the matters to be voted on in more detail.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting to Be Held on June 16, 2023. Our proxy statement and Annual Report to Stockholders are being made available on or about April 24, 2023 on our investor relations website at https://ir.alxoncology.com/ under "Financials & Filings." We are providing access to our proxy materials over the Internet under the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Jaume Pons, Ph.D.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
South San Francisco, California
April 24, 2023
This proxy statement is being mailed to stockholders on or about April 24, 2023.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING | Page |
1 | |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 9 |
Director Nominees | 9 |
Continuing Directors | 10 |
Family Relationships | 12 |
Director Independence | 12 |
Board Leadership Structure | 13 |
Board Diversity | 13 |
Role of the Board in Risk Oversight | 14 |
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices | 14 |
Committees of our Board of Directors | 15 |
Attendance at Board and Stockholder Meetings | 16 |
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation | 17 |
Considerations in Evaluating Director Nominees | 17 |
Stockholder Recommendations for Nominations to the Board of Directors | 18 |
Communications with the Board of Directors | 18 |
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics | 18 |
Director Compensation | 19 |
PROPOSAL NO. 1-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 23 |
Nominees | 23 |
Vote Required | 23 |
PROPOSAL NO. 2-ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
COMPENSATION | 24 |
PROPOSAL NO. 3-RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED | |
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | 25 |
Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 25 |
Auditor Independence | 25 |
Audit Committee Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of | |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 26 |
Vote Required | 26 |
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT | 27 |
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 28 |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 29 |
Named Executive Officers | 29 |
Summary | 29 |
Compensation Philosophy | 29 |
"Say-on-Pay" Voting | 30 |
Pay Components | 32 |
Severance and Change in Control Protections | 33 |
Other Compensation | 33 |
Additional Policies and Practices | 34 |
Summary Compensation Table | 35 |
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2022 Year-End | 36 |
Executive Employment Letter Agreements | 37 |
Change in Control and Severance Agreements | 37 |
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan | 39 |
Equity Compensation Plan Information | 40 |
Pay Versus Performance | 40 |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 44 |
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS, RELATED PARTY AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS | 47 |
Investors' Rights Agreement | 47 |
venBio Consulting Agreement | 47 |
Tallac Therapeutics Agreements | 47 |
Acquisition of ScalmiBio, Inc. | 48 |
Indemnification Agreements | 48 |
Related-Party Transaction Policy | 48 |
OTHER MATTERS | 49 |
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports | 49 |
Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report and SEC Filings | 49 |
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