Exhibit 99.3
Questions and Answers on Voting Procedures for
the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting (2020)
CELLECTIS S.A.
What does a Cellectis ADS represent?
Each American Depositary Share (“ADS”) represents one ordinary share (an “Ordinary Share”) of Cellectis S.A. (the “Company”).
When and where is the Company’s Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting (the “Meeting”)?
The Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 9:30 A.M. (Paris time) at the Company’s office, located at 8, rue de la Croix Jarry, 4th floor, 75013 Paris, France.
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic and in line with the measures taken by the French Government to curb the spread of the virus, the Meeting will be held without shareholders present based on Article 4 of Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020.
Who may vote at the Meeting?
If you are a holder of record of the Company’s ADSs on October 6, 2020 (the “ADS Record Date”) and at 12:01 P.M. (Paris time) on November 2, 2020 (the “French Record Date”) you may vote on the issues set forth in the posted Notice of Meeting from the Company. Please note that in order to vote your ADSs you will need to deliver a completed and signed Voting Instructions Form, to Citibank, N.A. (the “Depositary”) at the address noted on the enclosed envelope on or before 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on October 28, 2020 (the “ADS Voting Deadline”). See next Q & A for more detailed information on the voting process.
How does a Holder of ADSs vote?
A Holder of ADSs votes by completing a Voting Instructions Form.
If you wish to attend the Meeting in person:
If you wish to attend the Meeting in person, you must cancel your ADSs and become a direct and registered shareholder on the Company’s Register of Shareholders before the French Record Date. You must also contact the Company at +33 (0)1 81 69 16 00 to give notice of attendance. You can contact Citibank, N.A.—ADR Shareholder Services at 1-877-248-4237 to cancel your ADSs.
If you wish to vote your ADSs by proxy:
As an ADS Holder you can vote by completing the enclosed Voting Instructions Form, signing it and returning it to the Depositary in the envelope provided herewith by the ADS Voting Deadline. If you hold your ADSs through a custodian, broker or other agent, you may receive additional instructions from such agent and such agent may impose additional deadlines.
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Registered Holders:
If you are not holding ADSs through a broker, custodian or other agent, you must complete, sign and return your Voting Instructions Form to the Depositary by the ADS Voting Deadline. Please note that you need to be an owner of ADSs as of the ADS Record Date and as of the French Record Date for your voting instructions to count.
DTC Holders:
If you are holding ADSs through a broker, custodian or other agent, you must timely instruct the applicable broker, custodian or agent to provide voting instructions to the Depositary and to confirm your continued ownership of the ADSs as of the French Record Date. Please note that you need to be an owner of ADSs as of the ADS Record Date and as of the French Record Date for your voting instructions to count.
May voting instructions be withdrawn?
Yes, voting instructions may be withdrawn at any time prior to the ADS Voting Deadline. In order to be effective, a notice of withdrawal of voting instructions must be timely received by Citibank, N.A., by the ADS Voting Deadline.
What happens if I sell my ADSs before the French Record Date?
If you sell, transfer or cancel your ADSs before the French Record Date and the Depositary cannot confirm your continued ownership of ADSs as of the French Record Date, any voting instructions you or your custodian or broker may have delivered to the Depositary will be invalidated.
What happens to unvoted ADSs?
The Depositary shall deem the holders of unvoted ADSs to have instructed the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company to vote the Deposited Securities represented by such holders’ ADSs; provided, however, that no such discretionary proxy shall be given by the Depositary with respect to any matter to be voted upon as to which the Company informs the Depositary that (i) the Company does not wish such proxy to be given, (ii) substantial opposition exists, or (iii) the rights of holders of Deposited Securities may be materially adversely affected. By way of example and not limitation, it is agreed that routine matters, such as appointing auditors and directors (except where a competing director or slate of directors is proposed), or the approval of a public offering or private placement of securities, would not materially affect the rights of holders of ADSs.
ALL ISSUES RELATED TO THE FORM AND VALIDITY OF ANY NOTICES, DIRECTIONS OR INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE DETERMINED BY CITIBANK, N.A, AS DEPOSITARY, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, WHOSE DETERMINATION SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING.
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