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Meeting Information Meeting Type: <mtgtype> For holders as of: <recdate> Date: Time: <mtgtime> Location: 0000465562_1
R1.0.1.18 BIOSTAGE, INC. BIOSTAGE, INC. 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD SUITE 11 HOLLISTON, MA 01746 Investor Address Line 1 Investor Address
Line 2 Investor Address Line 3 Investor Address Line 4 Investor Address Line 5 John Sample 1234 ANYWHERE STREET ANY CITY, ON A1A
1A1 Annual Meeting April 21, 2020 June 18, 2020 June 18, 2020 8:30 AM EDT Meeting live via audio webcast - please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BSTG2020
BARCODE 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 123456789012 Broadridge Internal Use Only xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx Cusip Job # Envelope # Sequence # # of # Sequence # Voting items 0000465562_3 R1.0.1.18 The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: 1. Election of Director Nominee 1a. James Shmerling The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals: 2. To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. 3. To approve the Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the number of shares of our common stock available for issuance pursuant to the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan by 3,000,000 shares. NOTE: Such business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR SIGNATURES IF APPLICABLE Reserved for Broadridge Internal Control Information Broadridge Internal Use Only Job # Envelope # Sequence # # of # Sequence # NAME THE COMPANY NAME INC. - COMMON 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS A 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS B 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS C 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS D 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS E 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS F 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - 401 K 123,456,789,012.12345 0000465562_4 R1.0.1.18