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P39525 Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. Nps 2020 V1 ALLOGENE THERAPEUTICS, INC. 210 East Grand Avenue South San Francisco, California 94080 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS To Be Held On June 5, 2020 Dear Stockholder: You are cordially invited to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Allogene Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The meeting will be held on June 5, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time. This year’s Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders. You can attend the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ALLO2020 where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online. We are holding the Annual Meeting for the following purposes, as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement: 1. To elect the Board of Directors’ three nominees for director named herein to hold office until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. 2. To indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. 3. To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. 4. To conduct any other business properly brought before the meeting. These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice. The record date for the Annual Meeting is April 21, 2020. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date may vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. By Order of the Board of Directors David M. Tanen Secretary South San Francisco, California April 23, 2020 YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, 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 on voting by telephone or the Internet, please refer to your 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. ALLOGENE THERAPEUTICS, INC. 210 East Grand Avenue South San Francisco, California 94080 PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS To Be Held On June 5, 2020 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING Why did I receive a notice regarding the availability of proxy materials on the internet? Pursuant to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials over the internet. Accordingly, we have sent you a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) because the Board of Directors (sometimes referred to as the “Board”) of Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (sometimes referred to as “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Allogene”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”), including at any adjournments or postponements of the meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held virtually on June 5, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time. You can attend the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ALLO2020, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online. All stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice or request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice. We intend to mail the Notice on April 24, 2020 to all stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Will I receive any other proxy materials by mail? We may send you a proxy card, along with a second Notice, on or after May 4, 2020. Why are we holding a virtual Annual Meeting? This year we have implemented a virtual format for our Annual Meeting, which will be conducted via live audio webcast and online stockholder tools. Given the evolving situation relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe a virtual format helps to facilitate stockholder attendance and participation by enabling stockholders to participate fully, and equally, from any location around the world without person-to-person contact, at no cost (other than any costs associated with your Internet access, such as usage charges from Internet access providers and telephone companies). A virtual Annual Meeting makes it possible for more stockholders (regardless of size, resources or physical location) to have direct access to information more quickly, while saving the Company and our stockholders time and money. We also believe that the online tools we have selected will increase stockholder communication. For example, the virtual format allows stockholders to communicate with us in advance of, and during, the Annual Meeting so they can ask questions of our board of directors or management. During the Annual Meeting, we may answer questions submitted during the Annual Meeting and address those asked in advance, to the extent relevant to the business of the Annual Meeting, as time permits. What do I need to do to attend the Annual Meeting? You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online, submit your questions during the meeting and vote your shares electronically at the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ALLO2020. To participate in the Annual Meeting, you will need the control number included on your Notice or proxy card. The Annual Meeting webcast will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2020. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time. Online check-in will begin at 9:45 a.m. Eastern Time, and you should allow ample time for the check-in procedures. Who can vote at the Annual Meeting? Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 21, 2020 will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On this record date, there were 125,310,920 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A list of our stockholders of record will be open for examination by any stockholder beginning ten days prior to the Annual Meeting at our headquarters located at 210 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080. If you would like to view the list, please contact our Corporate Secretary to schedule an appointment by calling (650) 457-2700 or writing to him at the address above. In addition, the list will be available for inspection by stockholders on the virtual meeting website during the Annual Meeting. 1 Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name If on April 21, 2020, your shares were registered directly in your name with Allogene’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote live online at the meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to fill out and return the proxy card that may be mailed to you or vote by proxy over the telephone or on the internet as instructed below to ensure your vote is counted. Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank If on April 21, 2020 your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the Notice is being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent regarding how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares live at the meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent. What am I voting on? There are three matters scheduled for a vote: • Proposal 1: Election of the Board’s three nominees for director named herein to hold office until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; • Proposal 2: To indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers; and • Proposal 3: Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. What if another matter is properly brought before the meeting? The Board of Directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote on those matters in accordance with their best judgment. How do I vote? You may either vote “For” all the nominees to the Board of Directors or you may “Withhold” your vote for any nominee you specify. With regard to your advisory vote on how frequently we should solicit stockholder advisory approval of executive compensation, you may vote for any one of the following: one year, two years or three years, or you may abstain from voting on that matter. For each of the other matters to be voted on, you may vote “For” or “Against” or abstain from voting.
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