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UNITED STATES

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151 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 400

South San Francisco, California 94080

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON JUNE 14, 2023

AT 1:30 P.M. PACIFIC TIME

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of CytomX Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “CytomX”). The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on June 14, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., Pacific Time. The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be convened and held entirely online to support and facilitate stockholder participation. You will be able to attend and participate online in the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions, and vote.

The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is being convened to conduct the following business:

1.	To elect two directors with terms to expire at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;

2.	To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023;

3.	To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and

4.	To conduct any other business properly brought before the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The record date for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is April 17, 2023. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment thereof.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote as follows on the matters to be presented to stockholders at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

1.	FOR the election of the director nominees named in Proposal No. 1 of the Proxy Statement;

2.	FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm, as described in Proposal No. 2 of the Proxy Statement; and

3.	FOR the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in Proposal No.3 of the Proxy Statement.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you attend the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (by logging into www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023), it is important that your shares be represented. We encourage you to read the accompanying Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and submit your proxy on the Internet, by phone or by mail in accordance with the instructions in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. Please review the instructions on the proxy card or the information forwarded by your bank, broker or other holder of record regarding each of these voting options. If you receive more than one set of proxy materials or notice of internet availability because your shares are registered in different names or addresses, each proxy should be signed and submitted to ensure that all of your shares will be

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voted. Instructions on how to attend the meeting webcast, ask questions or vote your shares online will also be included with the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, and are provided in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for your participation in this important annual process.

By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Lloyd A. Rowland
Lloyd A. Rowland
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
South San Francisco, California

April 27, 2023

You are cordially invited to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by logging into www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023 and entering the 16-digit control number included in your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. Whether or not you expect to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting, please vote on the Internet, by phone or by mail as instructed in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the meeting. Even if you have voted by proxy prior to the meeting, you may still attend the meeting online and submit your vote prior to voting being closed at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record holder.

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151 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 400

South San Francisco, California 94080

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON JUNE 14, 2023

AT 1:30 P.M. PACIFIC TIME

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING PROCEDURES

Why am I receiving these materials?

We sent you a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials because the board of directors of CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Board”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 14, 2023 at 1:30 p.m., Pacific Time. The meeting will be held virtually, via a live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023. To attend the live webcast, you will need your unique 16-digit control number provided on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.

We invite you to attend the annual meeting to vote on the proposals described in this Proxy Statement. However, you do not need to attend the meeting to vote your shares. Instead, you may vote by proxy over the Internet or by phone by following the instructions provided in the notice or, if you request printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may vote by mail.

Pursuant to the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we have elected to provide access to our Annual Meeting materials, which include this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Form 10-K”), over the internet in lieu of mailing printed copies. We will begin mailing the Notice of Internet Availability to our stockholders of record as of April 17, 2023 (the “Record Date”) for the first time on or about April 27, 2023. The Notice of Internet Availability will contain instructions on how to access and review the 2023 Annual Meeting materials, how to access the live webcast of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and will also contain instructions on how to request a printed copy of the 2023 Annual Meeting materials. In addition, we have provided brokers, dealers, banks, voting trustees and their nominees, at our expense, with additional copies of our proxy materials and the Form 10-K so that our record holders can supply these materials to the beneficial owners of shares of our common stock as of the Record Date. The Form 10-K is also available in the “Financial & Filings” section of our website at http://ir.cytomx.com/financial-information/annual-reports.

As used in this Proxy Statement, “CytomX,” the “Company,” “we” or “us” refer to CytomX Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Who can vote at the annual meeting?

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 17, 2023 will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting. On this Record Date, there were 66,338,938 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If, on April 17, 2023, your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., then you are a stockholder of record. The notice will be sent to you by mail and via the Internet directly by us. As a stockholder of record, you may vote online during the live webcast of the meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023, or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting online, we urge you to vote on the Internet or by phone as instructed in the notice or by proxy by mail by requesting a paper copy of the proxy materials as instructed in the notice to ensure your vote is counted.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker, Bank or Other Agent

If, on April 18, 2023, your shares were held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank or other agent, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the notice is being forwarded to you by that organization.

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The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the annual meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. Your brokerage firm, bank or other agent will not be able to vote in the election of directors unless they have your voting instructions, so it is very important that you indicate your voting instructions to the institution holding your shares. You are also invited to attend the annual meeting online, as instructed in this Proxy Statement. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares online during the annual meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent.

What am I voting on?

There are three matters scheduled for a vote:

•	Proposal 1: To elect two directors with terms to expire at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

•	Proposal 2: To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

•	Proposal 3: A non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

How are proxy materials distributed?

Under rules adopted by the SEC, we are sending the notice to our stockholders of record and beneficial owners as of April 17, 2023. Stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials, including this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, on the Internet at www.proxyvote.com or to request a printed or electronic set of the proxy materials at no charge. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet and how to request a printed copy may be found on the notice.

In addition, any stockholder may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. Choosing to receive future proxy materials by email will save us the cost of printing and mailing documents to stockholders and will reduce the impact of annual meetings on the environment. A stockholder who chooses to receive future proxy materials by email will receive an email prior to next year’s annual meeting with instructions containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy voting website. A stockholder’s election to receive proxy materials by email will remain in effect until the stockholder terminates it.

How do I vote?

•	For Proposal 1, you may either vote “For” or “Against” or abstain from voting with respect to each nominee to the Board.

•	For Proposal 2, you may either vote “For” or “Against” or abstain from voting.

•	For Proposal 3, you may either vote “For” or “Against” or abstain from voting.

Please note that by casting your vote by proxy you are authorizing the individuals listed on the Proxy Card to vote your shares in accordance with your instructions and in their discretion with respect to any other matter that properly comes before the annual meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

The procedures for voting are:

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If you are a stockholder of record as of April 17, 2023, you may vote by attending the annual meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023 and following the instructions posted on the webcast portal. You may also vote by proxy over the Internet or by phone by following the instructions provided in the Notice of Access of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or, if you request printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may vote by mail. If your proxy is properly executed in time to be voted at the annual meeting, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with the instructions you provide. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting online, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may still attend the annual meeting online and vote online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023 if you have already voted by proxy, so long as you do so before voting closes.

1.	To vote online during the annual meeting, visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023 and

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have ready your 16-digit control number that was included in your Notice of Access of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or included in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. Shares held in your name as the shareholder of record may be voted electronically during the annual meeting. Shares for which you are the beneficial owner but not the shareholder of record may also be voted electronically during the annual meeting.

To vote on the Internet prior to the annual meeting, go to www.proxyvote.com to complete an electronic proxy card. You will be asked to provide the 16-digit control number from the notice and follow the instructions. Your vote must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 13, 2023 to be counted.

3.	To vote by phone, request a paper or email copy of the proxy materials by following the instructions on the notice and call the number provided with the proxy materials to transmit your voting instructions. Your vote must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 13, 2023 to be counted.

To vote by mail, request a paper copy of the proxy materials by following the instructions on the notice and complete, sign and date the proxy card enclosed with the paper copy of the proxy materials and return it promptly in the envelope provided. If you return your signed proxy card to us before the annual meeting, we will vote your shares as you direct.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker, Bank or Other Agent

If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, you should have received a notice and voting instructions from that organization rather than from us. Simply follow the instructions to ensure that your vote is counted. To vote online at the annual meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker, bank or other agent included with the notice, or contact your broker, bank or other agent to request a proxy form.

We provide Internet proxy voting to allow you to vote your shares online, with procedures designed to ensure the authenticity and correctness of your proxy vote instructions. However, please be aware that you must bear any costs associated with your Internet access, such as usage charges from Internet access providers and telephone companies.

How many votes do I have?

On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of common stock you owned as of April 17, 2023.

What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to take any action at the meeting, other than to adjourn the meeting. The presence, online or by proxy duly authorized, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote will constitute a quorum. On April 17, 2023, there were 66,338,938 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

Your shares will be counted toward the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy or vote online at the annual meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted toward the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, the chairman of the annual meeting or a majority of the votes present at the annual meeting may adjourn the annual meeting to another date.

What if I return a proxy card but do not make specific choices?

If you are a stockholder of record and you return a proxy card without marking any voting selections, your shares will be voted:

1.	Proposal 1: “For” election of two nominees for director.

2.	Proposal 2: “For” the ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

3.	Proposal 3: “For” the non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

If any other matter is properly presented at the meeting, your proxy (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares using their best judgment.

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If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, your shares are held by your broker, bank or other agent as your nominee, or in “street name,” and you will need to obtain a proxy form from the organization that holds your shares and follow the instructions included on that form regarding how to instruct the organization to vote your shares. If you do not give instructions to your broker, bank or other agent, they can vote your shares with respect to “discretionary” items but not with respect to “non-discretionary” items. Discretionary items are proposals considered routine under the rules of various national securities exchanges, and, in the absence of your voting instructions, your broker, bank or other agent may vote your shares held in street name on such proposals. Non-discretionary items are proposals considered non-routine under the rules of various national securities exchanges, and, in the absence of your voting instructions, your broker, bank or other agent may not vote your shares held in street name on such proposals and the shares will be treated as broker non-votes.

Which ballot measures are considered “routine” or “non-routine”?

Proposal 1 (the election of directors) and Proposal 3 (non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers) are considered non-routine under applicable rules. A broker or other nominee cannot vote without instructions on non-routine matters, and therefore there may be broker non-votes on Proposals 1 and 3. Proposal 2 (the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023) is considered routine under applicable rules. A broker or other nominee may generally vote on routine matters, and therefore no broker non-votes are expected to exist in connection with Proposal 2.

How are votes counted?

Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the annual meeting, who will count:

•	With respect to Proposals 1, 2 and 3, “For” votes, “Against” votes and abstentions.

•	Additionally, with respect to Proposal 1 and 3, broker non-votes.

How many votes are needed to approve each proposal?

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For Proposal 1 electing two members of the Board, each director must receive a “For” vote from a majority of the votes cast either online or by proxy at the annual meeting and that are entitled to vote on the election of directors. A majority of votes cast shall mean that the number of shares voted “For” the director’s election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that director’s election, with votes cast including votes “Against” in each case and excluding abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to that director’s election.

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For Proposal 2 ratifying the Audit Committee’s selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, the proposal must receive a “For” vote from the majority of the votes cast either online or by proxy at the annual meeting and that are entitled to vote on the proposal, with votes cast including votes “Against” and excluding abstentions. This is a routine proposal and therefore we do not expect any broker non-votes.

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For Proposal 3, being the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, the proposal must receive a “For” vote from the majority of the votes cast either online or by proxy at the annual meeting and that are entitled to vote on the proposal, with votes cast excluding abstentions and broker non-votes. While the vote on this resolution is advisory and not binding on us, our Compensation Committee and our Board will consider the outcome of the vote on this resolution when considering future executive compensation decisions.

Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to the notice and the proxy materials, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies online, by telephone or by other means of communication. We will not pay our directors and employees any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding the notice and any other proxy materials to beneficial owners.

What does it mean if I receive more than one notice?

If you receive more than one notice, your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. Please vote by proxy according to each notice to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

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Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy?

Yes, you can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the annual meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may revoke your proxy in any one of three ways:

1.	A duly executed proxy card with a later date or time than the previously submitted proxy;

2.	A written notice that you are revoking your proxy to our Secretary, care of CytomX Therapeutics, Inc., at 151 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080; or

3.	A later-dated vote on the Internet or by phone or a ballot cast online at the annual meeting by following the instructions at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023 (simply attending our virtual annual meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy).

If you are a beneficial owner, you may revoke your proxy by submitting new instructions to your broker, bank or other agent, or if you have received a proxy from your broker, bank or other agent giving you the right to vote your shares at the annual meeting, by attending our virtual annual meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023 with your 16-digit control number (available in your notice and proxy card) and following the instructions to vote online.

How do I attend the virtual/online annual meeting?

This year’s annual meeting will be held entirely online to support and facilitate stockholder participation. Stockholders of record as of April 17, 2023, will be able to attend and participate in the annual meeting online by accessing www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023. To join the annual meeting, you will need to have your 16-digit control number, which is included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and your proxy card.

Even if you plan to attend the annual meeting online, we recommend that you also vote by proxy as described herein so that your vote will be counted if you decide not to attend the annual meeting.

Access to the audio webcast of the annual meeting. The live audio webcast of the annual meeting will begin promptly at 1:30 p.m., Pacific Time on June 14, 2023. Online access to the audio webcast will open approximately thirty minutes prior to the start of the annual meeting to allow time for you to log in and test the computer audio system. We encourage our stockholders to access the annual meeting prior to the start time

Log in Instructions. To attend the online annual meeting, log in at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023. Stockholders will need their unique 16-digit control number, which appears on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and the instructions that accompanied the proxy materials. In the event that you do not have a control number, please contact your broker, bank, or other nominee as soon as possible and no later than June 3, 2023, so that you can be provided with a control number and gain access to the annual meeting.

Submitting questions at the virtual annual meeting. As part of the annual meeting, we will hold a live question and answer session, during which we intend to answer questions submitted during the meeting in accordance with the annual meeting’s rules of conduct that are pertinent to the Company and the meeting matters, as time permits. Questions and answers will be grouped by topic and substantially similar questions will be grouped and answered once. The annual meeting’s rules of conduct will be posted on the Company website approximately 2 weeks prior to the date of the annual meeting.

Technical Assistance. Beginning 30 minutes prior to the start of and during the virtual annual meeting, we will have a support team ready to assist stockholders with any technical difficulties they may have accessing or hearing the virtual meeting.

If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, you may call our support team at the numbers available on www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTMX2023.

Availability of live webcast to team members and other constituents. The live audio webcast will be available to not only our stockholders but also our team members and other constituents.

When are stockholder proposals due for next year’s annual meeting?

Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), some stockholder proposals may be eligible for inclusion in our proxy statement for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Any such proposal must be submitted in writing by December 30, 2023, to our Secretary, care of

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CytomX Therapeutics, Inc., at 151 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080, the address of our principal executive offices. If we change the date of our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by more than 30 days from the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the deadline shall be a reasonable time before we begin to print and send our proxy materials. Stockholders interested in submitting such a proposal are advised to contact knowledgeable counsel with regard to the detailed requirements of the applicable securities laws and our bylaws. The submission of a stockholder proposal does not guarantee that it will be included in our proxy statement.

Our bylaws also establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders who wish to present a proposal before an annual meeting of stockholders but do not intend for the proposal to be included in our proxy statement. Our bylaws provide that if you wish to submit a proposal that is not to be included in next year’s proxy statement or nominate a director, a timely written notice of a stockholder proposal must be delivered to, or mailed and received by, our Secretary, care of CytomX Therapeutics, Inc., at 151 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080, no earlier than February 15, 2024 and no later than the close of business on March 16, 2024, which notice must contain the information specified in our bylaws. If we change the date of our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by more than 30 days before, or more than 60 days after, the one-year anniversary of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, then the written notice of a stockholder proposal that is not intended to be included in our proxy statement must be delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the 90^th day prior to our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or, if later, the 10^th day following the day on which certain public disclosure as described in our bylaws of the meeting date is made.

In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our current bylaws, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees for our annual meeting to be held in 2024 must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 2, 2024, including providing a statement that such stockholder intends to solicit the holders of shares representing at least 67% of the voting power of the Company’s shares entitled to vote on the election of directors in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees. If our 2024 annual meeting is changed by more than 30 calendar days from the first anniversary of our 2023 annual meeting, stockholders must comply with the additional requirements of Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act no later than the later of 60 calendar days prior to the date of the 2024 annual meeting or the 10th calendar day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the 2024 annual meeting is first made.

We intend to file a proxy statement and WHITE proxy card with the SEC in connection with our solicitation of proxies for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholders may obtain our proxy statement (and any amendments and supplements thereto) and other documents for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as and when filed by us with the SEC without charge from the SEC’s website at: www.sec.gov.

What is “householding” and how does it affect me?

We have adopted a procedure approved by the SEC called “householding.” Under this procedure, stockholders who have the same address may receive only one copy of our annual report, proxy statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, unless one or more of these stockholders notifies us that they wish to receive individual copies of such documents. This process potentially means extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies.

If you are a beneficial owner of our common stock, once you receive notice from your broker, bank or other agent that they will be householding communications to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive separate copies of our annual report, proxy statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, please notify your broker, bank or other agent, and direct your written request to CytomX Therapeutics, Inc., Secretary, at 151 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080 or contact our Secretary at (650) 528-2923. Upon written or oral request to us, we will promptly deliver a separate copy of the annual report to security holders, proxy statement, or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, as applicable, to a security holder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered. Stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of our annual report, proxy statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials at their address and would like to request householding of their communications should contact their broker, bank or other agent.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the annual meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced during the live webcast of the annual meeting. Final voting results will be published in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC within four business days following the annual meeting.

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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Board currently consists of seven directors and is divided into three classes, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Under our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Board is authorized to assign its members in office to each class. Each class has a term of three years. There are currently two directors in Class II, Matthew P. Young and Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D., whose terms of office are scheduled to expire at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Each of Mr. Matthew P. Young and Dr. Elaine V. Jones have been nominated for election at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Any vacancies on our Board resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes, and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term in which the vacancy occurred or newly created directorship was created and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified.

Directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. A majority of votes cast shall mean that the number of shares voted “For” a director’s election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that director’s election, with votes cast including votes “Against” in each case and excluding abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to that director’s election. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted for the election of the two nominees named below, unless the “Against” or “Abstain” voting selection has been marked on the proxy card.

If any of Mr. Matthew P. Young or Dr. Elaine V. Jones become unavailable for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, shares that would otherwise be voted for such director will be voted for the election of a substitute nominee proposed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and nominated by the Board. Mr. Matthew P. Young and Dr. Elaine V. Jones have agreed to serve if elected. Our management has no reason to believe that either of Mr. Matthew P. Young or Dr. Elaine V. Jones will be unable to serve. If elected at the annual meeting, each of Mr. Matthew P. Young and Dr. Elaine V. Jones will serve until the earliest of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or their respective successor is elected and qualified, or until their respective death, resignation or removal.

The following are brief biographies of Mr. Matthew P. Young and Dr. Elaine V. Jones, the nominees for director, and a discussion of their specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board to recommend each of Mr. Young and Dr. Jones for director, as of the date of this proxy statement.

Name	Position	Age
Matthew P. Young	Class II Director	53
Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D.	Class II Director	68

Mr. Matthew P. Young has served as a member of our Board since September 2015. Mr. Young currently serves as a managing director at Longitude Capital, a position he has held since August 2022. Before that, Mr. Young was serving as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of GRAIL from October 2019 to December 2021. Prior to joining GRAIL, Mr. Young had served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Jazz Pharmaceuticals (“Jazz”), a role he held since February 2015. He previously had served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Jazz since March 2014 and as senior vice president, corporate development of Jazz since April 2013. Prior to joining Jazz, Mr. Young worked in investment banking for approximately 20 years. From February 2009 to April 2013, he served as a managing director in global healthcare of Barclays Capital Inc., an investment banking firm, where his role included acting as the co-head of life sciences at Barclays Capital. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Young served as a managing director of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., an investment banking firm, and, from 2003 to 2007, as a managing director of Lehman Brothers Inc., an investment banking firm. In 2015, he joined the board of directors of PRA Health Sciences Inc., a contract research company. Mr. Young received a B.S. in economics and a M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. We believe that Mr. Young is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive management experience, significant experience in the life sciences industry and financial expertise.

Dr. Elaine V. Jones has served as a member of our Board since May 2019. Dr. Jones retired in April 2019 from her role as vice president, worldwide business development and senior partner at Pfizer Ventures, the venture capital arm of Pfizer Inc. After joining Pfizer Ventures as executive director in 2008, Dr. Jones was responsible for making and managing venture investments for Pfizer as well as serving in Board roles for several therapeutic companies.

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Prior to this, Dr. Jones held the position of general partner at EuclidSR Partners, a venture firm specializing in private investment in private and public equity within the health sciences, healthcare, biopharmaceutical sectors, until 2008. Dr. Jones began her investment career at S.R. One, the corporate investment fund of GlaxoSmithKline, which she joined in 1999. Prior to this, Dr. Jones served as director of scientific licensing at SmithKline Beecham and as a research scientist in the research and development division of SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceutical. During her venture career, Dr. Jones has served on the boards of more than 20 early to mid-stage biotechnology, therapeutic and pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Jones has served as a member of the board of directors of Gritstone Oncology, a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company, since September 2019. She has served on the board of HBM Healthcare Investments AG, a publicly-traded Swiss Investment Company since June 2018. She has also served on the board of NextCure, Inc., a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company, since December 2015. Dr. Jones holds a B.S. in biology from Juniata College and a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh. We believe that Dr. Jones is qualified to serve on our Board due to her broad knowledge of the life sciences industry and significant experience in pharmaceutical drug discovery and business development.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NAMED NOMINEES.

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PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee of our Board has selected Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 and has further directed that management submit the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm for ratification by the stockholders at the annual meeting. Ernst & Young LLP has audited our financial statements for each of our fiscal years since the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the virtual annual meeting. During the webcast, they will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions submitted online.

Neither our bylaws nor other governing documents or law require stockholder ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. However, the Audit Committee is submitting the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether or not to retain Ernst & Young LLP. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if the Audit Committee determines that such a change would be in our best interests and our stockholders’ best interest.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock present online or represented by proxy at the annual meeting and entitled to cast votes on this proposal will be required to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Abstentions will not be counted as votes cast on this proposal. No broker non-votes are expected to exist in connection with this proposal.

Independent registered public account firm fees and services

The following table provides information regarding the fees incurred by Ernst & Young LLP during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Audit Committee approved all of the fees described below.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2022 $	2021 $
Audit Fees⁽¹⁾	1,065,400	1,602,500
Tax Fees⁽²⁾	117,971	164,268
Audit-Related Fees⁽³⁾	—	—
All Other Fees	—	—
Total Fees	1,183,371	1,766,768

(1)

Audit fees of Ernst & Young LLP for the years ending December 31, 2022 and 2021 were for professional services rendered for the audits of our financial statements, including accounting consultation, reviews of quarterly financial statements and professional services rendered in connection with our registration statements. 2021 audit fees included internal control testing and auditor opinion regarding internal controls over financial reporting under the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Fees for 2021 and 2022 primarily include services associated with VAT advice and filings.

(2)	This category consists of fees for services provided for tax consultation services.

(3)	This category consists of fees for professional services rendered that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures for the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP. The policy generally requires pre-approval for specified services in the defined categories of audit services, audit-related services and tax services up to specified amounts. Pre-approval may also be given as part of the Audit Committee’s approval of the scope of the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm or on an individual explicit case-by-case basis before the independent registered public accounting firm is engaged to provide each service. The pre-approval of services may be delegated to one or more of the Audit Committee’s members, but the decision must be reported to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

The Audit Committee will review both audit and non-audit services performed by Ernst & Young LLP and the fees charged for such services on at least an annual basis. Among other things, the Audit Committee will review

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non-audit services proposed to be provided by Ernst & Young LLP and pre-approve such services only if they are compatible with maintaining Ernst & Young LLP’s status as an independent registered public accounting firm. All services provided by Ernst & Young LLP in 2022 and 2021 were pre-approved by our Board or the Audit Committee after review of each of the services proposed for approval.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023.

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PROPOSAL 3: NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Summary

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) enables our stockholders to vote to approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement in accordance with the SEC’s rules, commonly known as a “Say-on-Pay” vote. Accordingly, we are seeking a non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the “Executive Compensation Summary” section of this Proxy Statement and the compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosures that follow.

Board Recommendation

Our Compensation Committee and the Board believe that the information provided in the “Executive Compensation Summary” section of this Proxy Statement, compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosures demonstrates that our executive compensation program is designed appropriately, emphasizes pay for performance and aligns management’s interests with our stockholders’ interests to support long-term value creation.

Accordingly, our Board recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that stockholders of CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the “Executive Compensation Summary,” section, compensation tables and the accompanying narrative disclosures of this Proxy Statement.

While the vote on this resolution is advisory and not binding on us, the Compensation Committee, or our Board, the Compensation Committee and our Board values thoughtful input from stockholders and will consider the outcome of the vote on this resolution when considering future executive compensation decisions. Our Board has adopted a policy of providing for annual advisory votes from stockholders on executive compensation. Unless our Board modifies its policy on the frequency of future Say-on-Pay advisory votes, the next Say-on-Pay advisory vote will be held at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, “FOR” THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership of our common stock as of April 17, 2023, by: (i) each of our directors; (ii) each of our named executive officers; (iii) all of our executive officers and directors as a group; and (iv) all those known by us to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of our common stock. On April 17, 2023, there were 66,338,938 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise indicated below, the address for each beneficial owner listed is c/o CytomX Therapeutics, Inc., at 151 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 400, South San Francisco, California.

Beneficial Owner	Beneficial Ownership**
Beneficial Owner	Number of Shares	Percent of Total
Biotechnology Value Fund⁽¹⁾	6,595,801	9.9%
Vanguard Group⁽²⁾	4,585,721	6.9%
Tang Capital Management⁽³⁾	3,510,445	5.3%
Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil.⁽⁴⁾	2,523,046	3.7%
Lloyd Rowland⁽⁵⁾	444,431	*
Jeff Landau⁽⁶⁾	263,937	*
Amy Peterson, M.D.⁽⁷⁾	643,535	1%
Carlos Campoy⁽⁸⁾	415,515	*
Matthew P. Young⁽⁹⁾	147,895	*
James R. Meyers⁽¹⁰⁾	107,000	*
Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D.⁽¹¹⁾	107,142	*
Halley Gilbert⁽¹²⁾	110,142	*
Mani Mohindru, Ph.D.⁽¹³⁾	78,333	*
Alan Ashworth, Ph.D.⁽¹⁴⁾	47,222	*
All executive officers and directors as a group (11 persons)⁽¹⁵⁾	4,888,198	6.9%

*	Denotes ownership percentage less than 1%.

This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal stockholders and Forms 3, Forms 4 and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, we believe that each of the stockholders named in the table has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned.

(1)

Based solely on the Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on July 29, 2022, by the Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. (“BVF”), BVF I GP LLC (“BVF GP”), Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. (“BVF2”), BVF II GP LLC (“BVF2 GP”), Biotechnology Value Trading Fund OS LP (“Trading Fund OS”), BVF Partners OS Ltd. (“Partners OS”), BVF GP Holdings LLC (“BVF GPH”), BVF Partners L.P. (“Partners”), BVF Inc., and Mark N. Lampert: (i) BVF is the beneficial owner of 3,544,303 shares, (ii) BVF2 is the beneficial owner of 2,622,422 shares and (iii) Trading Fund OS is the beneficial owner of 319,691 shares. BVF GP, as the general partner of BVF, may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,544,303 shares beneficially owned by BVF. BVF2 GP, as the general partner of BVF2, may be deemed to beneficially own the 2,622,422 shares beneficially owned by BVF2. Partners OS, as the general partner of Trading Fund OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the 319,691 shares beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS. BVF GPH, as the sole member of each of BVF GP and BVF2 GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,166,725 shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF and BVF2. Partners, as the investment manager of BVF, BVF2 and Trading Fund OS, and the sole member of Partners OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,595,801 shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF, BVF2, Trading Fund OS, and a certain Partners managed account (the “Partners Managed Account”), including 109,385 shares held in the Partners Managed Account. BVF Inc., as the general partner of Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,595,801 shares beneficially owned by Partners. Mr. Mark N. Lampert, as a director and officer of BVF Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,595,801 shares beneficially owned by BVF Inc. BVF reports its address as 44 Montgomery St. 40^th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104.

(2)	Based solely on the Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 9, 2023, by The Vanguard Group. The Vanguard Group reports its address as 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 1935.

(3)

Based solely on the Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023 by Tang Capital Partners, LP (“Tang Capital Partners”); Tang Capital Management, LLC, the general partner of Tang Capital Partners (“Tang Capital Management”); and Kevin Tang, the manager of Tang Capital Management. Tang Capital Partners reports its address as 4747 Executive Drive, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92121.

(4)	Consists of (a) 320,729 shares of our common stock, and (b) 2,203,317 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

(5)	Consists of (a) 29,220 shares of our common stock, and (b) 415,211 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

(6)	Consists of (a) 24,723 shares of our common stock, and (b) 239,214 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

(7)

Consists of (a) 28,433 shares of our common stock, and (b) 615,102 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023. Dr. Peterson separated employment from the Company in September 2022. Pursuant to a consulting agreement entered into with the Company in September 2022, Dr. Peterson’s outstanding stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based stock units (“PSUs”) would continue to vest until the termination of her consulting agreement.

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(8)

Consists of (a) 21,349 shares of our common stock, and (b) 394,166 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023. Mr. Campoy separated employment from the Company in September 2022. Pursuant to a consulting agreement entered into with the Company in October 2022, Mr. Campoy’s outstanding stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based stock units (“PSUs”) would continue to vest until the termination of his consulting agreement.

(9)	Consists of 147,895 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

(10)	Consists of 107,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

(11)	Consists of (a) 142 shares of our common stock, and (b) 107,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

(12)	Consists of (a) 5,142 shares of our common stock, and (b) 105,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

(13)	Consists of 78,333 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

(14)	Consists of 47,222 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

(15)	Consists of: (a) 429,738 shares of our common stock, and (b) 4,458,460 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.

Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our common stock and other equity securities. Officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

To our knowledge, based solely on our review of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and any amendments thereto, furnished to us or written representations, we believe that during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, all filing requirements applicable to our executive officers and directors under the Exchange Act were met in a timely manner.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions

We have adopted a written related party transactions policy, which sets forth the policies and procedures for the review and approval or ratification of related party transactions. The policy covers, with certain exceptions set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act, any transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, in which we were or are to be a participant, where the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and a related party had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest, including indebtedness, guarantees of indebtedness and employment by us of a related party.

A related party transaction reviewed under the policy will be considered approved or ratified if it is authorized by the Audit Committee of our Board or the chairperson of the Audit Committee in accordance with the standards set forth in the policy after full disclosure of the related party’s interests in the transaction. As appropriate for the circumstances, the Audit Committee or the chairperson of the Audit Committee, as applicable, shall review and consider:

•	the related party’s interest in the transaction;

•	the approximate dollar value of the amount involved in the related party transaction;

•	the approximate dollar value of the amount of the related party’s interest in the transaction without regard to the amount of any profit or loss;

•	whether the transaction was undertaken in our ordinary course of business;

•	whether the transaction with the related party is proposed to be, or was, entered into on terms no less favorable to us than terms that could have been reached with an unrelated third party;

•	the purpose and the potential benefits of the related party transaction to us;

•	required public disclosure, if any; and

•	any other information regarding the related party transaction or the related party in the context of the proposed transaction that would be material to investors in light of the circumstances of the particular transaction.

Since January 1, 2021, we have followed all policies and procedures in reviewing, approving and ratifying related person transactions.

Certain Related Party Transactions

We describe below transactions and series of similar transactions since January 1, 2021, to which we were a party or will be a party, in which (i) the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000 and (ii) any of our directors, executive officers, holders of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of their immediate family had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than compensation arrangements with directors and executive officers, which are described where required in the sections titled “Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation,” respectively, in this Proxy Statement.

Director and Executive Officer Agreements and Compensation

We have entered employment-related agreements with our executive officers. See section titled “Executive Compensation Summary,” respectively, in this Proxy Statement for more information regarding each of these agreements and compensation of our directors and executive officers.

Indemnification Agreements and Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. These agreements, among other things, require us or will require us to indemnify each director and executive officer to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including indemnification of expenses such as attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by the director or executive officer in any action or proceeding, including any action or proceeding by or in right of us, arising out of the person’s services as a director or executive officer.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Board of Directors

The following sets forth information about our directors as of April 17, 2023.

Name	Position	Age
Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil.	Class I Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board	56
Mani Mohindru, Ph.D	Class I Director	51
Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D.	Class II Director	68
Matthew P. Young	Class II Director	53
James R. Meyers	Class III Director	57
Halley Gilbert	Class III Director	53
Alan Ashworth, Ph.D.	Class III Director	62

The following are brief biographies of our current directors whose current term of office continues through the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Biographies of our two current directors who are being nominated to a new term of office at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are included above under “Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors.”

Class I Directors Continuing in Office until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil.

Dr. McCarthy joined CytomX in December 2010 as our Chief Business Officer and became a member of our Board, President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2011. In January 2019, Dr. McCarthy became Chairman of our Board of directors and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board. Dr. McCarthy has more than twenty years of experience in the biotechnology industry encompassing roles in R&D, business development, financing and general management. Following completion of his post-doctoral training at the DNAX Research Institute (now Merck Palo Alto), Dr. McCarthy held research leadership and program management roles at Millennium Pharmaceuticals where he managed biologics discovery programs. After Millennium, Dr. McCarthy joined SGX Pharmaceuticals, where he spearheaded a wide range of large pharma partnerships as vice president business development and helped drive a strategic reorientation of the company from a platform business model to product-focused oncology company, leading to completion of an initial public offering in 2006. Immediately prior to joining CytomX, Dr. McCarthy was a transactional partner at Pappas Ventures from April 2006 to December 2010, where he was responsible for investments in therapeutic, medical device and molecular diagnostic companies. Dr. McCarthy is an author on multiple peer reviewed scientific publications, issued patents and filed patent applications. He received a B.Sc. in biochemistry and pharmacology at King’s College, University of London; an MBA from the Rady School of Management at the University of California San Diego; and a D.Phil. in cancer biology from St. John’s College, University of Oxford. Dr. McCarthy currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the California Life Sciences Association and OncoResponse. We believe Dr. McCarthy is qualified to serve on our Board based on his management experience in the life sciences sector, including at CytomX, his deep knowledge of the industry, and his strategic and business development expertise.

Mani Mohindru, Ph.D.

Dr. Mohindru has served as a member of our Board since December 2020. She currently serves as chief executive officer and member of the board of directors at Novasenta, a privately-held drug discovery company that focuses on immunotherapy treatment for novel cancer targets, a position she has held since April 2021. Previously, she served as the CEO of CereXis, Inc., a biotech company focused on rare tumor indications, from December 2019 to October 2020. Prior to that, she served as chief financial officer and chief strategy officer at Cara Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly-traded biotechnology company, from August 2017 to December 2019. Between June 2013 and August 2017 she held various roles at Curis, Inc., a publicly-traded biotechnology company, including vice president of corporate strategy & investor strategy and chief strategy officer. Dr. Mohindru is also a member of the board of directors of Cardiff Oncology, a publicly-traded clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company. She also previously served as a member of the board of directors of SAb Biotherapeutics, a publicly-traded clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing a new class of immunotherapies. Prior to her leadership roles in the biotechnology industry, Dr. Mohindru spent many years as an equity research analyst covering the biotechnology sector at UBS, Credit Suisse and ThinkEquity. She also cofounded a privately-held biotechnology company and was

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a healthcare industry consultant. Dr. Mohindru received her Ph.D. in neurosciences from Northwestern University and her Masters in biotechnology and BS in human biology (Hons) from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. We believe Dr. Mohindru is qualified to serve on our Board based on her substantial management experience in the life sciences industry and her background in biotechnology finance and corporate strategy.

Class II Directors nominated for election at this 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Matthew P. Young

Biographical information included above under “Proposal No.1 Election of Directors”.

Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D.

Biographical information included above under “Proposal No.1 Election of Directors”.

Class III Directors Continuing in Office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

James R. Meyers

Mr. James R. Meyers has served as a member of our Board since December 2018. Currently, Mr. Meyers serves as the president and CEO of IntraBio, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company with a late-stage drug pipeline that develops treatments for genetic and neurodegenerative diseases, having been appointed to that position in November 2020. Mr. Meyers has served on the board of Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc, a publicly-traded biotechnology company, since December 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Meyers has served as a senior advisor to Gilead Sciences from February 2018 to December 2021. Prior to his advisory role, Mr. Meyers most recently served as Gilead’s executive vice president of worldwide commercial operations where he was responsible for all commercial activities including pricing and market access in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Japan. Over his 22-year career at Gilead, Mr. Meyers led some of the most important and successful product launches in the history of the biopharmaceutical industry, most notably in the therapeutic areas of HCV and HIV. Prior to joining Gilead, Mr. Meyers held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, training, marketing and management with Zeneca Pharmaceuticals and Astra USA. Mr. Meyers currently serves on the board of directors of Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company focused on commercializing a cure for patients suffering from chronic hepatitis B infection. Mr. Meyers holds a B.S. in Economics from Boston College. We believe that Mr. Meyers is qualified to serve on our Board due to his worldwide commercial leadership experience within the biotechnology industry.

Halley Gilbert

Ms. Halley Gilbert has served as a member of our Board since April 2020. Ms. Gilbert had previously served as the chief legal officer of NeoGenomics Laboratories, a position she held from August 2021 to May 2022. Prior to her role at NeoGenomics Laboratories, Ms. Gilbert held the position of chief operating officer of Adagio Therapeutics, Inc., from June 2020 to August 2021. Until February 2020, Ms. Gilbert held the position of senior vice president, corporate development and chief administrative officer at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. having joined the company in 2008 as vice president and general counsel. Prior to this, Ms. Gilbert served in several roles at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Merck), including as vice president, deputy general counsel, assistant secretary and assistant general counsel from 2002 to 2007. From 1999 to 2002, Ms. Gilbert held the position of corporate counsel at Genzyme Corporation. Ms. Gilbert began her career at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where, serving as a corporate associate from 1995 to 1998, she specialized in mergers and acquisitions and securities law. Ms. Gilbert has served on the board of Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc., a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company, since April 2020, and on the board of Vaxcyte, Inc., a publicly-traded vaccine innovation company, since April 2020. Ms. Gilbert formerly served on the board of directors of Dermira, Inc. (acquired by Eli Lilly and Company) and Achaogen, Inc. Ms. Gilbert received a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. from Tufts University. We believe that Ms. Gilbert is qualified to serve on our Board due to her broad knowledge of the life sciences industry and significant experience in business development, corporate strategy, law and compliance.

Alan Ashworth, Ph.D.

Dr. Alan Ashworth has served as a member of our Board since September 2021. He currently serves as the president of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), a position he has held since 2015. He also serves as the senior vice president for cancer services and a

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Professor of Medicine in Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine at UCSF Health, position(s) he has held since 2015. Prior to joining UCSF, Dr. Ashworth was chief executive officer of the Institute of Cancer Research, a position he held from 2011 to 2014, as well as serving as their director of the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Center from 1999 to 2011 and Professor of Molecular Biology from 1997 to 2014. He is an elected member of European Molecular Biology Organization, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Dr. Ashworth received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from University College London, U.K., and his B.Sc. in chemistry and biochemistry from Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, U.K. We believe that Dr. Ashworth is qualified to serve on our Board due to his deep medical experience and service on the boards of directors of several cancer centers.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

The Board met eight times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. The Audit Committee of the Board met four times, the Compensation Committee of the Board met nine times and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board met three times. Each member of the Board attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of our Board and of the committees on which they served, that were held during the period of the last fiscal year and during which they served on the Board or such committees.

Director Attendance at Annual Meetings

Our Board has a policy of encouraging director attendance at our annual meetings of stockholders, but attendance is not mandatory. Our Board and management team encourage all of our directors to attend the virtual 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All of our directors attended the virtual 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Board has documented our governance practices in our corporate governance guidelines to assure that the Board will have the necessary authority and practices in place to review and evaluate our business operations as needed and to make decisions that are independent of our management. The guidelines are also intended to align the interests of directors and management with those of our stockholders. The corporate governance guidelines set forth certain practices the Board will follow with respect to Board composition, Board committees, Board nomination, director qualifications and evaluation of the Board and committees. The corporate governance guidelines and the charter for each committee of the Board may be viewed at www.cytomx.com.

Board Leadership Structure

Our bylaws and Corporate Governance Guidelines provide our Board with flexibility to combine or separate the positions of chairman of the Board and chief executive officer and/or the implementation of a lead director in accordance with its determination that utilizing one or the other structure would be in the best interests of the Company. The position of chief executive officer and chairman of the Board is currently held by Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil. The Board also appointed Matthew P. Young to serve as Lead Independent Director of the Board. In that role, Mr. Young presides over the executive sessions of the Board in which Dr. McCarthy does not participate, serves as a liaison to Dr. McCarthy and management on behalf of the Board and performs such other duties and exercises such other powers as may from time to time be assigned by the bylaws or the Board.

Our Board has concluded that our current leadership structure is appropriate at this time. However, our Board will continue to periodically review our leadership structure and may make such changes in the future as it deems appropriate.

Risk Oversight

The Board monitors and assesses key business risks directly through deliberations of the Board and also by way of delegation of certain risk oversight functions to be performed by committees of the Board. The Board regularly reviews and assesses, among other matters, the following important areas that present both opportunities and risk to the Company’s business:

•	review and approval of the Company’s annual operating and capital spending plan and review of management’s updates as to the progress against the plan and any related risks and uncertainties;

•	periodic consideration of the balance of risk and opportunities presented by the Company’s medium to long-term strategic plan and the potential implications of success and failure in one or more of the Company’s key drug development programs;

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•	regular consideration of the risks and uncertainties presented by alternative clinical development strategies;

•	regular review of the progress and results of the Company’s clinical development programs and early research efforts, including, without limitation, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for these programs;

•	periodic review and oversight of any material outstanding litigation or threatened litigation;

•	review and approval of material collaboration partnerships for the further development and commercial exploitation of the Company’s proprietary drug development programs and technologies;

•	regular review and approval of the annual corporate goals and an assessment of the Company’s level of achievement against these established goals;

•	regular review of the Company’s financial position relative to the risk and opportunities for the Company’s business;

•	periodic review of the Company’s intellectual property estate;

•	review and assessment of succession planning and performance concerns for the Section 16 officers;

•	review and approval of safety protocols and operational guidelines recommended by the Company’s COVID-19 Transition, Readiness, and Communications team; and

•	periodic review of the Company’s compensation programs.

The discussion above of risk oversight matters reviewed by the Board is intended to be illustrative only and not a complete list of all important matters reviewed and considered by the Board in providing oversight and direction for the Company’s senior management and business.

The risk oversight function of the Board is also administered through various Board committees. The Audit Committee oversees the management of financial, accounting, internal controls, disclosure controls, the engagement and regular oversight of the independent auditors and other financial compliance risks. The Audit Committee also periodically reviews the Company’s investment policy for its cash reserves and fraud monitoring practices and procedures, including the maintenance and monitoring of a whistleblower hotline.

The Compensation Committee is responsible for the design and oversight of the Company’s compensation programs. The Compensation Committee also regularly reviews and reports to the Board on succession planning for the chief executive officer and certain other select senior management positions.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee periodically reviews the Company’s corporate governance practices, including certain risks that those practices are intended to address and certain corporate compliance risks. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee periodically reviews the composition of the Board to help ensure that a diversity of skills and experiences is represented by the members of the Board taking into account the stage of growth of the Company and its strategic direction, as well as identifies, evaluates and nominates qualified candidates.

In carrying out their risk oversight functions, the Board and its committees routinely request and review management updates, reports from the independent auditors and legal and regulatory advice from outside experts, as appropriate, to assist in discerning and managing important risks that may be faced by the Company. The Board is committed to continuing to ensure and evolve its risk oversight practices as appropriate given the stage of the Company’s evolution as a drug development Company and the fast-paced changes in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Independence of the Board of Directors

Under the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors within twelve months from the date of listing. In addition, Nasdaq rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees be independent. Audit committee members must also satisfy additional independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, and in Nasdaq Rule 5605(c)(2)(A). Under Nasdaq rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of that company’s board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

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To be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in their capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors or any other board committee, accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries or be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.

Our Board has undertaken a review of its composition, the composition of its committees and the independence of each director. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning their background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our Board determined that none of our directors, other than Dr. McCarthy, has a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that each of these directors is “independent” as that term is defined under the Nasdaq rules. Dr. McCarthy is not considered independent because he is an employee of the Company. Our Board determined that Matthew P. Young, a member of our Audit Committee, James R. Meyers, a member of our Compensation Committee, Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D., a member of our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Halley Gilbert, a member of our Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Mani Mohindru, Ph.D., a member of our Compensation Committee and Audit Committee, and Alan Ashworth, Ph.D., a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, satisfy the independence standards for such committees established by applicable SEC and the Nasdaq rules, including, with respect to Ms. Gilbert, Dr. Mohindru and Mr. Young, the heightened independence criteria applicable to the Audit Committee, as set forth in Rule 10A-3 and Nasdaq Rule 5605. In making these determinations, our Board considered the relationships that each non-employee director has with us and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director.

Information Regarding the Committees of the Board of Directors

Our Board has three regularly constituted committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The following table provides current membership information for each of the Board committees:

Name	Audit	Compensation	Nominating and Corporate Governance
Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil.	—	—	—
Mani Mohindru, Ph.D.	—X	X	—
Matthew P. Young	X⁽¹⁾	—	—
James R. Meyers	—	X⁽¹⁾	—
Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D.	—	X	X
Halley Gilbert	X	—	X⁽¹⁾
Alan Ashworth, Ph.D.	—	—	X
Total meetings in 2022	4	9	3

(1)	Committee chairperson.

Below is a description of each committee of our Board.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee of the Board oversees our corporate accounting and financial reporting process. For this purpose, the Audit Committee performs several functions. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include, among other things:

•	appointing, approving the compensation of and assessing the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm;

•	pre-approving auditing and permissible non-audit services, and the terms of such services, to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm;

•	reviewing annually a report by the independent registered public accounting firm regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s internal quality control procedures and various issues relating thereto;

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•	reviewing and discussing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly financial statements and related disclosures;

•	coordinating the oversight and reviewing the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting with both management and the independent registered public accounting firm;

•	establishing policies and procedures for the receipt and retention of accounting related complaints and concerns, including a confidential, anonymous mechanism for the submission of concerns by employees;

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periodically reviewing legal compliance matters, including any securities trading policies, periodically reviewing significant accounting and other financial risks or exposures to our company and reviewing and, if appropriate, approving all transactions between our company and any related party (as described in Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act);

•	establishing policies for the hiring of employees and former employees of the independent registered public accounting firm;

•	consulting with management on the establishment of procedures and internal controls to address cyber security related risks; and

•	preparing the Audit Committee report required by SEC rules to be included in our annual proxy statement.

The Audit Committee has the power to investigate any matter brought to its attention within the scope of its duties and will have the authority to retain counsel and advisors to fulfill its responsibilities and duties.

The Audit Committee has the authority to retain special legal, accounting or other consultants to advise the committee as it deems necessary, at the Company’s expense, to carry out its duties and to determine the compensation of any such advisors.

The members of the Audit Committee are Matthew P. Young, Mani Mohindru, Ph.D. and Halley Gilbert. Mr. Young serves as the chairperson of the committee. Our Board has determined that each of Mr. Young, Dr. Mohindru and Ms. Gilbert are “independent” for Audit Committee purposes as that term is defined in the applicable rules of the SEC and The Nasdaq Global Select Market. Our Board has designated Mr. Young as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and has determined that Mr. Young has the requisite financial sophistication as defined under the applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq. The Audit Committee has adopted a written Audit Committee charter that satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and Nasdaq, and which is available on our corporate website at www.cytomx.com.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee of the Board reviews the type and level of compensation for directors, officers, employees and compensation consultants of the Company, recommends compensation actions to the Board and administers the variable compensation programs to be adopted by the Company. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include, among other things:

•	reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our chief executive officer;

•	evaluating the performance of our chief executive officer in light of such corporate goals and objectives and approving the compensation of our chief executive officer;

•	reviewing and approving the compensation of our other executive officers;

•	reviewing our compensation, welfare, benefit and pension plans and similar plans;

•	reviewing and making recommendations to the Board with respect to director compensation; and

•	preparing for inclusion in our proxy statement the report, if any, of the compensation committee required by the SEC.

The Compensation Committee has the power to investigate any matter brought to its attention within the scope of its duties and will have the authority to retain counsel and advisors to fulfill its responsibilities and duties.

The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to retain or replace, at the Company’s expense, any independent counsel, compensation and benefits consultants and other outside experts or advisors as the committee

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believes to be necessary or appropriate. The committee may also utilize the services of the Company’s regular legal counsel or other advisors to the Company. The Compensation Committee has engaged Radford, an Aon Hewitt Company, since 2015 as a compensation consultant to evaluate non-employee director compensation and compensation in comparison to industry peers. For additional information on the role of the compensation consultant and the Chief Executive Officer please see “Executive Compensation Summary.”

The members of the Compensation Committee are James Meyers, Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D. and Mani Mohindru, Ph.D. Mr. Meyers serves as the chairperson of the committee. Our Board has determined that each member of the Compensation Committee is an independent director for Compensation Committee purposes as that term is defined in the applicable Nasdaq rules, and is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(d)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Compensation Committee has adopted a written Compensation Committee charter that satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and Nasdaq, and which is available on our corporate website at www.cytomx.com.

In 2022, none of our named executive officers (a) served on the compensation committee of another entity that had an executive officer who served on our Compensation Committee; (b) served as director of another entity that had an executive officer who served on our Compensation Committee; or (c) served on compensation committee of another entity that had an executive officer who served as one of our directors.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include, among other things:

•	identifying individuals qualified to become members of the Board;

•	recommending to the Board the persons to be nominated for election as directors and to each committee of the Board;

•	annually reviewing our corporate governance guidelines;

•	overseeing management’s handling of environmental, social and governance matters of importance to the Company; and

•	monitoring and evaluating the performance of the Board and leading the board in an annual self-assessment of its practices and effectiveness.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has the power to investigate any matter brought to its attention within the scope of its duties and will have the authority to retain counsel and advisors to fulfill its responsibilities and duties.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may retain, at the Company’s expense, any independent counsel, experts or advisors that the committee believes to be desirable and appropriate. The committee may also use the services of the Company’s regular legal counsel or other advisors to the Company.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Halley Gilbert, Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D., and Alan Ashworth, Ph.D., FRS. Ms. Gilbert serves as the chairperson of the committee. Our Board has determined that Ms. Gilbert, Dr. Jones and Dr. Ashworth are independent directors for Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee purposes as that term is defined in the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Global Select Market. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a written committee charter that satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and Nasdaq, and which is available on our corporate website at www.cytomx.com.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews candidates for director nominees in the context of the current composition of the Board, our operating requirements and the long-term interests of stockholders. In conducting this assessment, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee values diversity of abilities, experience, perspective, education, gender, background, race and national origin, and such other factors as it deems appropriate given our current needs and those of our Board to maintain a balance of knowledge, experience and capability. Additionally, in evaluating and identifying potential nominees, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates skills and backgrounds which may complement those already serving, or provide additional expertise or perspective not already present on our Board.

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Although the Company has not adopted specific targets, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers the level of representation of women and other diverse candidates on our Board when making recommendations for nominees to our Board.

Board Diversity Matrix

	Female	Male	Non- Binary	Did Not Disclose
Gender Identity	3	4	0	0
Demographic Background
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0
Asian or Asian American	1	0	0	0
Black or African American	0	0	0	0
Hispanic, Latino, Latina, or Latinx	0	0	0	0
Middle Eastern or Northern African	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	2	4	0	0
Two or more races/ ethnicities	0	0	0	0
LGBTQ+	0	0	0	0
Did not disclose	0	0	0	0

The committee also periodically reviews the overall effectiveness of the Board, including Board attendance, level of participation, quality of performance, self-assessment reviews and any relationships or transactions that might impair director independence. In the case of new director candidates, the committee will also determine whether the nominee must be independent for Nasdaq purposes, which determination is based upon applicable Nasdaq listing standards, applicable SEC rules and regulations and the advice of counsel, if necessary. The committee may also use its network of contacts to compile a list of potential candidates and engage, if it deems appropriate, a professional search firm. The committee conducts any appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates after considering the function and needs of the board. The committee meets to discuss and consider such candidates’ qualifications and then selects a nominee for recommendation to the Board by majority vote.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider for nomination any qualified director candidates recommended by our stockholders. Any stockholder who wishes to recommend a director candidate is directed to submit in writing the candidate’s name, biographical information, relevant qualifications and other information required by our bylaws to our Secretary at our principal executive offices before the deadline set forth in our bylaws. All written submissions received from our stockholders will be reviewed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at the next appropriate meeting. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate any suggested director candidates received from our stockholders in the same manner as recommendations received from management, committee members or members of our Board.

Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors

Any holder of our securities may contact the Board or a specified individual director by writing to the attention of the Board or a specified individual director and sending such communication to our Corporate Secretary at our executive offices as identified in this Proxy Statement. Each communication from a security holder should include the following information in order to permit security holder status to be confirmed and to provide an address to forward a response if deemed appropriate:

•	The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the security holder sending the communication.

•	The number and type of our securities owned by such security holder.

•	If the security holder is not a record owner of our securities, the name of the record owner of our securities beneficially owned by the security holder.

Our Corporate Secretary will forward all appropriate communications to the Board or individual members of the Board as specified in the communication. Our Corporate Secretary may (but is not required to) review all correspondence addressed to the Board, or any individual member of the Board of Directors, for any inappropriate

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correspondence more suitably directed to management. The Board, a committee of the Board, or individual directors, as appropriate, will consider and review carefully any communications from stockholders forwarded by our Corporate Secretary.

During 2022, we engaged in an effort to contact certain of our institutional stockholders to listen to their views on corporate issues, including environmental, social and governance matters. We engaged in valuable dialogue on matters of interest to those stockholders and to the Company. We intend to continue to conduct activities directed at stockholder engagement in the future and value input from our stockholders on these matters.

Material Changes to Nominee Recommendation Procedures

There were no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to our Board in 2022.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The code of business conduct and ethics is available on our website at www.cytomx.com. Amendments to, and waivers from, the code of business conduct and ethics that apply to any director, executive officer or persons performing similar functions will be disclosed at the website address provided above and, to the extent required by applicable regulations, on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

Other Policies and Considerations

Derivatives Trading, Hedging, and Pledging Policies

The Company does not permit our employees or directors to engage in hedging transactions with respect to Company equity securities.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Director Compensation Table—Year Ended December 31, 2022

The following table presents information regarding the compensation paid to members of our Board, except for Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil., who is also our chief executive officer and chairman of the Board. The compensation paid to Mr. McCarthy is set forth in the section titled “Executive Compensation Summary” in this proxy statement. Dr. McCarthy was not entitled to receive additional compensation for his service as a director or chairman.

Name	Fees earned or paid in cash ($)	Option awards⁽¹⁾ ($)	Total ($)
Mani Mohindru, Ph.D.	50,492	26,492	76,984
Frederick W. Gluck⁽²⁾	20,000	77,492	46,492
John Scarlett, M.D.⁽³⁾	35,012	8,000	35,012
Matthew P. Young	80,000	26,492	106,492
James R. Meyers	51,198	26,492	77,690
Elaine V. Jones, Ph.D.	47,593	26,492	74,085
Halley Gilbert	55,500	26,492	81,992
Alan Ashworth, Ph.D	42,396	26,492	68,888

(1)

Pursuant to applicable SEC executive compensation disclosure rules, the amounts reported in this column reflects the grant of 25,000 options granted on June 15, 2022 to each director named above, with a grant date fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“FASB ASC Topic 718”) of $26,492. For a discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used to calculate these amounts, please see the discussion of option awards contained in the Stock-based Compensation sub-section under Note 13 to our financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, our non-employee directors held outstanding options to purchase shares of our common stock as follows: Mr. Young, 147,895; Mr. Meyers, 107,000; Dr. Jones, 107,000; Ms. Gilbert, 105,000; Dr. Mohindru, 85,000; and Dr. Ashworth, 65,000. Other than these options, none of our existing non-employee directors held any other equity awards in the Company on that date.

(2)

Mr. Gluck resigned from our Board on June 30, 2022. The fee earned reflects his prorated retainer for serving on the Board up to his resignation. As of December 31, 2022, Mr. Gluck held 96,000 outstanding options to purchase shares of our common stock. In March 2022, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved an exercise extension for Mr. Gluck’s vested options of two years from June 30, 2022. The total incremental value to Mr. Gluck’s vested options on account of the exercise extension is estimated to be approximately $51,000 and is included in the “Option awards” column.

(3)

Dr. Scarlett resigned from our Board on June 15, 2022. The fee earned reflects his prorated retainer for serving on the Board, the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee up to his resignation. As of December 31, 2022, Dr. Scarlett held 110,000 outstanding options to purchase shares of our common stock. In June 2022, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved an exercise extension for Dr. Scarlett’s vested options of two years from June 15, 2022. The total incremental value to Dr. Scarlett’s vested options on account of the exercise extension is estimated to be approximately $8,000 and is included in the “Option awards” column.

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Director Compensation

During 2022, our Board members were compensated pursuant to our non-employee director compensation program, which provides for cash and equity-based compensation for service on the Board and its committees. Under the program, our non-employee directors receive the following cash compensation for their service on the Board and its committees:

Annual Retainer for Board Membership			$40,000
Additional Retainer for:
Chairperson of the Board			$30,000
Chairperson of the Audit Committee			$15,000
Member of the Audit Committee			$7,500
Chairperson of the Compensation Committee			$12,000
Member of the Compensation Committee			$6,000
Chairperson of the Nominating & Governance Committee			$8,000
Member of the Nominating & Governance Committee			$4,000
Lead Independent Director⁽¹⁾			$25,000

(1)	Mr. Young was reappointed as the Lead Independent Director of our Board in March 2023.

In 2022, the annual non-employee director cash compensation was paid quarterly in arrears. Under the program, non-employee directors also receive reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our Board.

Under the non-employee director stock option program in 2022, new non-employee members of the Board are automatically granted an initial option to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock on the date such person first becomes a non-employee director. The initial grant will vest with respect to 1/36^th of the shares subject to the option on each monthly anniversary measured from the grant date, such that 100% of the shares subject to the option will be fully vested and exercisable on the third anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to the director’s continued service to us through the applicable vesting date.

On the date of each annual meeting of our stockholders, each non-employee director (other than any director receiving an initial grant on the date of such annual meeting) who is then serving as a non-employee director and who will continue as a non-employee director following the date of such annual meeting will automatically be granted an option to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock. This annual grant will vest in full on the earlier of: (i) the date of the next annual meeting of our stockholders or (ii) the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the director’s continuous service to us through the applicable date.

The exercise price of all stock option grants is equal to the closing price of CytomX common stock as reported by the Nasdaq on the date of grant. In addition, upon a change in control, the vesting of all equity awards held by our non-employee directors will accelerate in full.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following sets forth information about our executive officers as of April 17, 2023.

Name	Position	Age
Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil.	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board	56
Lloyd A. Rowland	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary	66
Jeff Landau	Senior Vice President, Chief Business Officer, and Head of Strategy	45

The following is biographical information as of April 17, 2023 for our executive officers.

Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Dr. McCarthy joined CytomX in December 2010 as our Chief Business Officer and became a member of our Board of directors, President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2011. In January 2019, Dr. McCarthy became Chairman of our Board of directors and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board. Dr. McCarthy has more than twenty years of experience in the biotechnology industry encompassing roles in R&D, business development, financing and general management. Following completion of his post-doctoral training at the DNAX Research Institute (now Merck Palo Alto), Dr. McCarthy held research leadership and program management roles at Millennium Pharmaceuticals where he managed biologics discovery programs. After Millennium, Dr. McCarthy joined SGX Pharmaceuticals, where he spearheaded a wide range of large pharma partnerships as vice president business development and helped drive a strategic reorientation of the company from a platform business model to product-focused oncology company, leading to completion of an initial public offering in 2006. Immediately prior to joining CytomX, Dr. McCarthy was a transactional partner at Pappas Ventures from April 2006 to December 2010, where he was responsible for investments in therapeutic, medical device and molecular diagnostic companies. Dr. McCarthy is an author on multiple peer reviewed scientific publications, issued patents and filed patent applications. He received a B.Sc. in biochemistry and pharmacology at King’s College, University of London; an MBA from the Rady School of Management at the University of California San Diego; and a D.Phil. in cancer biology from St. John’s College, University of Oxford. Dr. McCarthy currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the California Life Sciences Association and OncoResponse. We believe Dr. McCarthy is qualified to serve on our Board based on his management experience in the life sciences sector, including at CytomX, his deep knowledge of the industry, and his strategic and business development expertise.

Lloyd A. Rowland, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

Mr. Rowland joined CytomX in May 2018 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Rowland brings 25 years of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry legal counsel and transactional experience to CytomX. From August 2014 until February 2017, Mr. Rowland held the position of senior vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer of Xencor Inc, a publicly-traded clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, asthma and allergic diseases and cancer. Prior to Xencor, Mr. Rowland, over a twelve-year career at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, held various roles, most recently as vice president and chief compliance officer and formerly, as vice president, general counsel and secretary. During his time as general counsel at Amylin, he directed all corporate legal and compliance affairs for the company including the launch of two pharmaceutical products. Prior to joining Amylin, Mr. Rowland served as vice president, secretary and general counsel for Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. Mr. Rowland received his B.S. degree in economics and political science from Southern Methodist University, and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law.

Jeff Landau, Senior Vice President, Chief Business Officer, and Head of Strategy

Mr. Landau joined CytomX in April 2021 as Senior Vice President, Chief Business Officer and Head of Strategy. Prior to joining CytomX, Mr. Landau held the position of senior vice president of business development, corporate and commercial strategy at Catalyst Biosciences (“Catalyst”), a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company, from January 2020 to March 2021. Mr. Landau joined Catalyst in April 2016 as their vice president of corporate development, commercial and new product strategy. Prior to his time at Catalyst, Mr. Landau served as a senior director of corporate development and global strategic marketing for Threshold Pharmaceuticals from August 2012 to April 2016. Since 2019, Mr. Landau has been a member of the board of directors of Sunshine Bio, a publicly-traded pharmaceutical company. Mr. Landau received his M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and his B.S. In Honors in Biochemistry/Biotechnology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SUMMARY

The following Executive Compensation Summary (“Compensation Summary”) describes the structure of our executive compensation program for fiscal year 2022 (the year ending December 31, 2022). It is intended to be read in conjunction with the tables following this section, which provide further historical compensation information for our 2022 named executive officers (“NEOs” or “Named Executive Officers”) identified below:

Named Executive Officer			Position
Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil.			Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Lloyd A. Rowland, J.D.			Sr. Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer
Jeff Landau			Sr. Vice President, Chief Business Officer, and Head of Strategy
Amy Peterson, M.D.⁽¹⁾			Former President and Chief Operating Officer
Carlos Campoy ⁽²⁾			Former Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

(1)	Dr. Peterson separated employment from the Company, effective September 12, 2022.

(2)	Mr. Campoy separated employment from the Company, effective September 30, 2022.

The overall objective of our compensation program is to support business objectives which will deliver shareholder value by attracting, retaining, and engaging the highest caliber of employees, including executive officers, while maintaining a fiscally responsible position in a highly competitive employment environment. Consistent with this overall objective, the goals of the executive compensation program are to:

•	Attract, motivate, retain and engage the highest caliber of executive leadership

•	Maintain a fiscally responsible suite of compensation programs in a highly competitive employment environment

•	Link incentive award opportunities and payouts to the achievement of measurable individual and corporate goals

•	Align the interests of executive officers with the interests of our shareholders by tying compensation to the achievement of our short- and long-term strategic, operational and financial goals, which will serve to maximize responsible value creation

To achieve these goals, we endeavor to maintain compensation plans that tie a substantial portion of executives’ overall compensation to key strategic, operational and financial goals that are supportive of our business strategy. The Compensation Committee also considers internal equity for all employees including, but not limited to, its executive officers, when determining compensation to ensure that the Company is fair in its compensation practices across all levels and to ensure that there is no discrimination in compensation practices.

Process for Setting Executive Compensation

Role of the Compensation Committee

Appointed by our Board, Compensation Committee members are independent of management and meet the Nasdaq listing standards for independence. The Compensation Committee acts on behalf of the Board to oversee the compensation policies and practices applicable to all our employees, including the administration of our equity plans and employee benefit plans. Typically, the Compensation Committee meets at least once quarterly and with greater frequency as necessary. The agenda for each meeting is usually developed by the Chair of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and other members of management, as necessary, as well as our independent compensation consultant, the Aon Human Capital Solutions practice, a division of Aon plc (formerly known as Radford) (“Aon”). The Compensation Committee also regularly meets in executive session without the presence of any employees. Historically, the Compensation Committee makes decisions related to executive compensation after conducting meetings during the fourth quarter of the calendar year and early in the first quarter of the ensuing year.

Role of Independent Compensation Consultant

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industry. In this capacity, Aon has advised the Compensation Committee on compensation matters related to employee compensation, including the executive and director compensation programs. In fiscal 2022, Aon assisted the Compensation Committee with the following:

•	Review and suggest changes to our compensation peer group for our executive and Board positions.

•	Analyze competitive market compensation for our executives and directors based on recommended peer companies and broader market survey data.

•	Develop and refine executive and director compensation programs.

•	Provide guidance on emerging executive compensation governance issues and industry best practices.

The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to engage and terminate Aon’s services, as well as to approve their compensation. Aon makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee, but has no authority to make compensation decisions on behalf of the Compensation Committee or the Company. Aon reports to the Compensation Committee and has direct access to the Chairperson and the other members of the Compensation Committee. In addition to advice related to the executive and director compensation programs, Aon performs an analysis of all employee compensation for the Company.

The Compensation Committee conducted a specific review of its relationship with Aon in the past year, including consideration of the independence factors under applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules. The Committee determined that Aon is independent and that its work for the Compensation Committee did not raise any conflicts of interest.

Role of Management

To aid the Compensation Committee in its responsibilities, the Chief Executive Officer, with assistance from the Senior Vice President, Talent and Systems, regularly discusses compensation-related matters with the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee and then meets with the Compensation Committee to discuss these matters. The Chief Executive Officer also provides the Compensation Committee with quarterly recommendations relating to the level of achievement of our corporate goals. In addition, he presents to the Compensation Committee assessments of the performance and achievements for each of the NEOs (other than himself) for the prior year and makes recommendations regarding compensation arrangements for these individuals. The Compensation Committee gives considerable weight to the Chief Executive Officer’s performance evaluations of the other NEOs since he has direct knowledge of the criticality of their work, performance and contributions. The Compensation Committee does not consult with any other executive officer with regard to its decisions. The Chief Executive Officer does not participate in the Compensation Committee’s or Board’s deliberations or decisions regarding his own compensation, which is approved by the independent members of the Board.

Use of Market Data and Peer Group Analysis

When considering executive compensation decisions, the Compensation Committee believes it is important to be informed as to current compensation practices of publicly held companies in the life sciences industry that are most similar to CytomX in terms of labor market competition, stage of product development, market capitalization and number of employees.

In fiscal 2022, as in prior years, the Compensation Committee referenced Aon’s market data for our peer group, along with other factors, in setting total compensation for our NEOs because industry competition for executive management is intense and the retention of our highly skilled leadership team is critical to our success. In determining market-competitive compensation for our NEOs, our Compensation Committee has not targeted a specific percentile relative to our compensation peer group for individual components of our total compensation, but rather generally used a range between the 50^th to 75^th percentiles as a reference point. Competitive market data regarding compensation is just one factor considered in determining the individual compensation of executives. Other important considerations include experience, individual performance, relative scope of responsibilities compared with external market positions surveyed, internal equity and retention.

2022 Peer Group

In June 2022, based on the recommendation of Aon, the Compensation Committee approved a defined peer group for reference purposes when making 2022 executive officer compensation decisions. With the assistance of Aon, the Compensation Committee considered several factors in determining the appropriate companies to be named as peers, including:

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•	Sector/Geography: US-based biotechnology companies, located in San Francisco Bay Area or other biotech “hub” markets that reflect the talent market.

•	Stage of development: Pre-commercial companies, with a continued focus on oncology companies when possible.

•	Market capitalization: Generally, between $200M and $1.5B.

•	Number of employees: Headcount under 450 employees

Using our selected criteria, the following 21 companies were identified by the Compensation Committee as the defined peer group for 2022 executive compensation decisions (new additions denoted with *):

Agenus	IGM Biosciences*	RAPT Therapeutics
Atara Biotherapeutics	Jounce Therapeutics	Repare Therapeutics*
Beyond Spring	Kezar Life Sciences	Sangamo Therapeutics
BioAtla*	Leap Therapeutics*	Scholar Rock
Gritstone Bio	MacroGenics	Sutro Biopharma
Harpoon Therapeutics	Mersana Therapeutics	TCR2 Therapeutics
IDEAYA Biosciences	Nkarta*	Voyager Therapeutics

Elements of Compensation

The Compensation Committee’s objective is to have compensation programs and practices that are competitive with our peers and industry through a mix of cash (base salary and annual, performance-based cash incentive bonuses) and long-term incentives (equity awards).

Base Salaries

The Compensation Committee’s philosophy is to maintain base salaries at a competitive level sufficient to recruit and retain individuals possessing the skills and capabilities necessary to achieve the Company’s goals over the long-term. Base salaries serve to provide fixed cash compensation to our executive officers for performing their ongoing responsibilities. Base salaries for our executive officers are approved upon joining the Company by the Compensation Committee and are based on arm’s length negotiations and a review of competitive market data. They are reviewed on an annual basis and adjusted, as appropriate, by the Compensation Committee, following consultation with Aon and taking into consideration the Chief Executive Officer’s recommendations.

Such annual adjustments are based on factors that may include each executive officer’s:

•	Position and specific responsibilities.

•	Individual performance.

•	Level of experience.

•	Contribution to corporate and strategic goals.

•	Competitive market data for comparable positions at peer companies and the broader market.

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The Compensation Committee reviewed our NEOs’ base salaries referencing relevant compensation survey data from Aon (including peer company data), as well as taking into account our Chief Executive Officer’s assessment of individual executive performance (except with respect to his own salary). Based on this review, the Compensation Committee increased our NEOs’ base salaries in 2022 effective as of January 1, 2022, as set forth below:

	NEO BASE SALARIES
Named Executive Officer	FY 2021	FY 2022	% Increase
Sean A. McCarthy, D. Phil.	$615,825	$633,450

SEC Form DEF 14A filed by CytomX Therapeutics Inc.