Edgar Filing: CELL THERAPEUTICS INC

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UNITED STATES

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 22, 2014.

Meeting Information

CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Meeting Type:

Annual Meeting

For holders as of:

March 17, 2014

Date: May 22, 2014 Time: 10:00 AM EDT

Location:

W NEW YORK

541 LEXINGTON AVENUE

NEW YORK, NY 10022

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CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC.

3101 WESTERN AVENUE

SUITE 600

SEATTLE, WA 98121

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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
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		Voting Items


		The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:
		(1)		To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to declassify our Board of Directors and provide for an annual election of directors.
		(2)		If Proposal 1 is approved, to elect the following three directors to the Board of Directors to serve one-year terms, or if Proposal 1 is not approved, to elect the following three Class II directors to serve three-year terms:
				01) James A. Bianco, M.D.
				02) Karen Ignagni
				03) Frederick W. Telling, Ph.D.
		(3)		To approve an amendment to our 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 11,000,000 shares.




(4)		To ratify the selection of Marcum LLP as our independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2014.
(5)		To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
(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.
Transact such other business as may properly come before the 2014 Annual Meeting and all adjournments and postponements thereof.

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