UNITED STATES
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APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Apellis
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
Stockholders Meeting to be held on June 01, 2021
For Stockholders as of record on April 05, 2021
This communication presents only an
overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote your shares. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the
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Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting of Stockholders Date: Tuesday, June 01, 2021 Time: 10:00 AM, Local Time
Place: Annual Meeting to be held live via the internet—Please visit
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Meeting and
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SEE REVERSE FOR FULL AGENDA
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Annual Meeting of
Stockholders
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ON PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3.
PROPOSALS
1. To elect two Class I directors to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting of
stockholders.
1.01 Paul Fonteyne
1.02 Stephanie Monaghan O’Brien
2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2021.
3. To approve an advisory vote on executive compensation.