On March 17, 2022, Manish Potti, a member of the Board of Directors of Ocugen, Inc., notified the Board that he will not stand for re-election as a Class II director at the company's 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, and therefore, will no longer serve as a director of the company or on any committee of the Board, effective as of the Annual Meeting. On March 17, 2022, the Board increased the size of the Board from seven to eight members, and appointed Marna Whittington, Ph.D. as a Class II director, effective March 21, 2022. The Board also approved decreasing the size of the Board to seven directors following the Annual Meeting.