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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 29, 2016.
 
CTI BIOPHARMA CORP.
Meeting Information
 
 
 
Meeting Type:
Annual Meeting
 
 
 
For holders as of:
February 26, 2016
 
 
 
Date: April 29, 2016
Time:    10:00AM Pacific Time
 
 
 
Location:
Company's Principal Executive Offices
 
 
 
 
3101 Western Avenue, Suite 600
 
 
 
 
Seattle,WA 98121, U.S.A.
 






CTI BIOPHARMA CORP.
3101 WESTERN AVENUE, SUITE 600
SEATTLE, WA 98121

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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1. NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT
2. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
 
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Voting Items
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR ALL the following:
 
 
 
 
1.
To elect directors to the Company’s Board of
Directors to serve one-year terms.
 
Nominees:
 
 
 
 
 
01) James A. Bianco, M.D.
 
05) Jack W. Singer, M.D.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02) Richard L. Love
 
06) Frederick W. Telling, Ph.D.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03) Phillip M. Nudelman, Ph.D.
 
07) Reed V. Tuckson, M.D., F.A.C.P.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
04) Matthew D. Perry
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:
 
 
2.
To approve an amendment to the Company's amended and restated articles of incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares from 315,333,333 to 415,333,333 and to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 315,000,000 to 415,000,000;
 
 
3.
To approve an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2015 Equity Incentive Plan;
 
 
4.
To ratify the selection of Marcum LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2016;
 
 
5.
To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and
 
 
6.
To approve the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to adopt any of Proposals 1 through 5.
 
 
NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments and postponements thereof.