SEC Form PRE 14A filed by Avalon GloboCare Corp.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

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AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP.

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avalon globocare corp.
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100

Freehold, NJ 07728

(732) 780-4400

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 9, 2026

To the Stockholders of Avalon GloboCare Corp.:

The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) of Avalon GloboCare Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), will be held on June 9, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The 2026 Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting which will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ALBT2026.

In addition to voting by submitting your proxy prior to the 2026 Annual Meeting, you also will be able to vote your shares electronically during the 2026 Annual Meeting. Further details regarding the virtual meeting are included in the accompanying proxy statement. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, the holders of our outstanding common stock will act on the following matters:

Our Board unanimously recommends that you vote: “FOR” the election of our Board’s director nominees (Proposal 1); “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of M&K as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 (Proposal 2); “FOR” the approval of the 2026 Plan (Proposal 3); “FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in this proxy statement (Proposal 4); “FOR” approval of the issuance of the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof issued in connection with our private placement that closed on February 27, 2026 (Proposal 5); and “FOR” the Reverse Stock Split Proposal (Proposal 6).

Instead of mailing a printed copy of our proxy materials to all of our stockholders, we provide access to these materials via the Internet. This reduces the amount of paper necessary to produce these materials as well as the costs associated with mailing these materials to all stockholders. Accordingly, on or about [ ], 2026, we will begin mailing a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to all stockholders of record on our books at the close of business on April 15, 2026, the Record Date for the 2026 Annual Meeting, and will post our proxy materials on the website referenced in the Notice. As more fully described in the Notice, stockholders may choose to access our proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice or may request to receive a printed set of our proxy materials. In addition, the Notice and website provide information regarding how you may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail, or electronically by email, on an ongoing basis.

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote in one of the following ways:

If your shares are held in “street name,” meaning that they are held for your account by a broker or other nominee, you will receive instructions from the holder of record that you must follow for your shares to be voted.

The 2026 Annual Meeting will be a virtual stockholder meeting, conducted via live audio webcast, through which you can submit questions and vote online. The 2026 Annual Meeting can be accessed by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ALBT2026 and entering your 16-digit control number (included on the Notice mailed to you).

Whether or not you plan to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting virtually, we urge you to take the time to vote your shares.

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call our proxy solicitor, Campaign Management:

Strategic Stockholder Advisor and Proxy Solicitation Agent

15 West 38^th Street, Suite #747, New York, New York 10018

North American Toll-Free Phone:

1-844-410-4009

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Call Collect Outside North America: +1 (212) 632-8422

avalon globocare corp.
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100

Freehold, NJ 07728

(732) 780-4400

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 9, 2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE 2026

Annual MEETING TO BE HELD ON JUNE 9, 2026

Copies of this proxy statement, the form of proxy card and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Report”) are available without charge at www.ProxyVote.com, by telephone at 1-800-579-1639, by email to [email protected], or by notifying our Corporate Secretary, in writing, at Avalon GloboCare Corp., 4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100, Freehold, NJ 07728.

The board of directors (“Board” or “Board of Directors”) of Avalon GloboCare Corp. (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is soliciting the enclosed proxy for use at its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting” or “Annual Meeting”). The 2026 Annual Meeting will be held on June 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and will be a completely virtual meeting which will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ALBT2026.

On or about April [    ], 2026, we will begin mailing a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to our stockholders (other than those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery of proxy materials), directing stockholders to a website where they can access our proxy materials, including this proxy statement and the 2025 Annual Report, and view instructions on how to vote. If you would prefer to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice. If you have previously elected to receive our proxy materials electronically, you will continue to receive access to those materials via e-mail unless you elect otherwise.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS PROXY MATERIAL AND VOTING

Why did I Receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in the Mail instead of a Full Set of Proxy Materials?

We are pleased to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rule that allows companies to furnish their proxy materials over the Internet. Accordingly, we have sent to our stockholders of record a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet free of charge or to request a paper copy may be found in the Notice. Our stockholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically on an ongoing basis. A stockholder’s election to receive proxy materials by mail or electronically will remain in effect until the stockholder changes its election.

What Does it Mean if I Receive More than One Notice?

If you receive more than one Notice, your shares may be registered in more than one name or in different accounts. Please follow the voting instructions on each Notice to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

How do I attend the Annual Meeting?

The Annual Meeting will be held virtually on June 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ALBT2026. Information on how to vote at the Annual Meeting is discussed below.

Who May Attend the Annual Meeting?

Only record holders and beneficial owners of our common stock, or their duly authorized proxies, may attend the Annual Meeting. If your shares of common stock are held in street name, you will need to bring a copy of a brokerage statement or other documentation reflecting your stock ownership as of the Record Date (as defined herein).

Who is Entitled to Vote?

The Board has fixed the close of business on April 15, 2026 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. On the Record Date, there were [ ] shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Each share of common stock represents one vote that may be voted on each proposal that may come before the Annual Meeting.

What is the Difference Between Holding Shares as a Record Holder and as a Beneficial Owner (Holding Shares in Street Name)?

If your shares are registered in your name with our transfer agent, VStock Transfer LLC, you are the “record holder” of those shares. If you are a record holder, these proxy materials have been provided directly to you by the Company.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account, a bank or other holder of record, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of those shares held in “street name.” If your shares are held in street name, these proxy materials have been forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct this organization on how to vote your shares.

What am I Voting on?

There are six matters scheduled for a vote:

What if another matter is properly brought before the Annual Meeting?

The Board knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the person named in the accompanying proxy to vote on those matters in accordance with her best judgment.

How Do I Vote?

Stockholders of Record

For your convenience, record holders of our common stock have four methods of voting:

Beneficial Owners of Shares Held in Street Name

If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in street name through a bank, broker or other nominee, you may not vote your shares virtually at the 2026 Annual Meeting unless you obtain a “legal proxy” from the bank, broker or nominee that holds your shares, giving you the right to vote the shares virtually at the 2026 Annual Meeting. A voting instruction card has been provided to you by your broker, bank or other nominee describing how to vote your shares. If you receive a voting instruction card, you can vote by completing and returning the voting instruction card. Please be sure to mark your voting choices on your voting instruction card before you return it. You may also be able to vote via the Internet or by telephone. Please refer to the instructions provided with your voting instruction card for information about voting.

As a beneficial owner, you may direct your broker, bank, fiduciary, custodian, or other nominee how to vote shares they hold on your behalf. If that organization is not given specific directions on how to vote, your shares held in the name of that organization may not be voted, which is sometimes referred to as a “broker non-vote.” New York Stock Exchange Rule 452.11 prohibits brokers and other organizations holding shares on your behalf from voting uninstructed shares on certain matters deemed to be “non-routine”. Brokers and other organizations may, however, vote your uninstructed shares for proposals that are considered “routine.”

Brokers may reach conclusions regarding the ability to vote your shares on a given proposal that differ from our expectations expressed in this proxy statement. As a result, we urge you to direct your broker, bank, fiduciary, custodian, or other nominee how to vote your shares on all proposals to ensure that your vote is counted.

All shares entitled to vote on a matter and represented by a properly completed and executed proxy received before the Annual Meeting and not revoked will be voted at the Annual Meeting as instructed in a proxy delivered before the Annual Meeting. If you do not indicate how your shares should be voted on a matter, we expect that the shares represented by your properly completed and executed proxy will be voted as the Board recommends on routine proposals, with regard to any other matters that may be properly presented at the Annual Meeting and on all matters incident to the conduct of the Annual Meeting for which your broker, bank, fiduciary, custodian, or other nominee concludes it is entitled to vote your uninstructed shares. If you are a registered stockholder and attend the Annual Meeting, you may deliver your completed proxy card in person. If you are a street name stockholder and wish to vote at the Annual Meeting, you will need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares. All votes will be tabulated by the inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting, who will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes. 

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 own as of the close of business on the Record Date.

Is My Vote Confidential?

Yes, your vote is confidential. Only the inspector of election, individuals who help with processing and counting your votes and persons who need access for legal reasons will have access to your vote. This information will not be disclosed, except as required by law.

What Constitutes a Quorum?

To carry on business at the Annual Meeting, we must have a quorum. A quorum is present when holders of one-third of the shares entitled to vote as of the Record Date, are represented in person or by proxy. Thus, [    ] shares must be represented in person or by proxy to have a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. Shares owned by us are not considered outstanding or considered to be present at the Annual Meeting. If a quorum is not present at the time appointed for the Meeting, the presiding officer may adjourn the Meeting to another time and place.

How Will my Shares be Voted if I Give No Specific Instruction?

With regard to shares that are not held in street name, shares must be voted as a stockholder has instructed. If there is a matter on which a stockholder of record has given no specific instruction but has authorized us generally to vote its shares on its behalf, they will be voted as follows:

This authorization would exist, for example, if a stockholder of record merely signs, dates and returns the proxy card but does not indicate how its shares are to be voted on one or more proposals. If other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting and you do not provide specific voting instructions, your shares will be voted at the discretion of the proxy.

If your shares are held in street name, we expect that banks, brokers and other such holders of record will vote shares as you have instructed. Please see “What is a Broker Non-Vote?” below regarding the ability of banks, brokers and other such holders of record to vote the uninstructed shares of their customers or other beneficial owners.

How are Votes Counted?

Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting, who will separately count, for the election of directors, “FOR,” and “WITHHOLD” and broker non-votes; and with respect to proposals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 votes “FOR” and “AGAINST,” abstentions and broker non-votes.

What is a Broker Non-Vote?

If your shares are held in street name, we urge you to instruct the organization who holds your shares how to vote your shares. If you sign your proxy card but do not provide instructions on how your broker should vote on “routine” proposals, your broker may vote your shares as recommended by the Board. If you do not provide voting instructions, we expect that your shares will not be voted on any “non-routine” proposals. This vote is called a “broker non-vote.” Because broker non-votes are not considered to be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, we expect that broker non-votes will not be included in the tabulation of the voting results of any of the “non-routine” proposals and, therefore, will have no effect on the voting results of such proposals.

We expect that brokers, banks, fiduciaries, custodians, or other nominees holding shares in street name for beneficial owners will not use discretionary authority to vote shares on (i) the election of directors, (ii) the 2026 Plan, (iii) approval, on an advisory basis, of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers; and (iv) approval for the purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the issuance of the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof issued in connection with our private placement that closed on February 27, 2026, if they have not received instructions from the beneficial owners. Please submit your vote instruction form so your vote is counted.

What is an Abstention?

An abstention is a stockholder’s affirmative choice to decline to vote on a proposal. Our Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (“Bylaws”), provide that an action of our stockholders (other than the election of directors) is only approved if a majority of the number of shares of stock present and entitled to vote thereon vote in favor of such action.

How Many Votes are Needed for Each Proposal to Pass?

What Are the Voting Procedures?

In voting by proxy with regard to the election of directors, you may vote “for,” or “withhold” as to each nominee. With regard to proposals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 , you may vote “for,” “against” or “abstain” for each proposal. You should specify your respective choices on the accompanying proxy card or your vote instruction form.

Is My Proxy Revocable?

You may revoke your proxy and reclaim your right to vote at any time before your proxy is voted by giving written notice to the Corporate Secretary of Avalon GloboCare Corp., by delivering a properly completed, later-dated proxy card or vote instruction form or by voting in person at the Annual Meeting. All written notices of revocation and other communications with respect to revocations of proxies should be addressed to: Avalon GloboCare Corp., 4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100, Freehold, NJ 07728. Your most current proxy card or Internet proxy is the one that will be counted.

Who is Paying for the Expenses Involved in Preparing and Mailing this Proxy Statement? 

All of the expenses involved in preparing, assembling and mailing these proxy materials and all costs of soliciting proxies will be paid by us. In addition to the solicitation by mail, proxies may be solicited by our officers and other employees by telephone or in person. Such persons will receive no compensation for their services other than their regular salaries. [Furthermore, we have retained Campaign Management as our proxy solicitation agent in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting at an approximate cost of $[ ], plus reimbursement of expenses. If you have any questions or require any assistance with completing your proxy, please contact Campaign Management by telephone (toll-free within North America) at 1-844-410-4009 or (call collect outside North America) at 1-212-632-8422 or by email at [email protected]. Arrangements will also be made with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of the shares held of record by such persons, and we may reimburse such persons for reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by them in forwarding solicitation materials.

Do I Have Appraisal Rights?

Our stockholders do not have appraisal rights with respect to the matters to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

How can I Find out the Results of the Voting at the Annual Meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. In addition, final voting results will be disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K that we expect to file with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting, we intend to file a Current Report on Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to us, file an additional Current Report on Form 8-K to publish the final results.

When are Stockholder Proposals Due for the 2027 Annual Meeting?

Any stockholder proposals submitted for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy for our 2027 annual meeting of stockholders (“2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders”) in reliance on Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act must be received by us no later than December 17, 2026 in order to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy. Such proposal must also comply with the requirements as to form and substance established by the SEC if such proposals are to be included in the proxy statement and form of proxy. Any such proposal shall be mailed to: Avalon GloboCare Corp., 4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100, Freehold, New Jersey 07728, Attn.: Secretary.

Our Bylaws state that a stockholder must provide timely written notice of any nominations of persons for election to our Board or any other proposal to be brought before the annual meeting together with supporting documentation as well as be present at such meeting, either in person or by representative. For our 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a stockholder’s notice shall be timely received by us at our principal executive office no later than March 11, 2027 and no earlier than February 9, 2027; provided, however, that in the event the annual meeting is scheduled to be held more than 30 days before the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting (the “Anniversary Date”) or more than 60 days after the Anniversary Date, a stockholder’s notice shall be timely if received by our Secretary at our principal executive office not later than the close of business on the later of (i) the 90^th day prior to the scheduled date of such annual meeting; and (ii) the 10^th day following the day on which such public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is first made by us. Any such nomination or proposal shall be mailed to: Avalon GloboCare Corp., 4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100, Freehold, New Jersey 07728, Attn.: Secretary.

Further, if you intend to nominate a director and solicit proxies in support of such director nominee(s) at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, you must also provide the notice and additional information required by Rule 14a-19 to: Avalon GloboCare Corp., 4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100, Freehold, New Jersey 07728, Attn.: Secretary, no later than April 10, 2027. This deadline under Rule 14a-19 does not supersede any of the timing requirements for advance notice under our Bylaws. The supplemental notice and information required under Rule 14a-19 is in addition to the applicable advance notice requirements under our Bylaws as described in this section and it shall not extend any such deadline set forth under our Bylaws.

Do the Company’s Officers and Directors have an Interest in Any of the Matters to Be Acted Upon at the Annual Meeting?

Our directors have an interest in Proposal 1 (election of directors). In addition, our officers and directors may be the recipient of future awards under the 2026 Plan and, as such, have an interest in Proposal 3 (the Plan adoption. Our named executive officers have an interest in Proposal 4 (Say-on-Pay). None of our directors or executive officers have any substantial interest, directly or indirectly, in Proposal 6 (Reverse Stock Split Proposal) except to the extent of their ownership of shares of our common stock and/or securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of our common stock, which shares and securities would be subject to the same proportionate adjustment based on the reverse stock split ratio approved by the Board as all other issued shares of our common stock and securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of our common stock. Directors and executive officers of the Company do not have any interest in Proposal 2 (auditor ratification) and Proposal 5 (approval of the issuance of the Warrants, Placement Agent Warrants and shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof).

PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Board currently consists of four directors, and their terms will expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting. Directors are elected at the annual meeting of stockholders each year and hold office until their resignation or removal or their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Wenzhao “Daniel” Lu, Lourdes Felix, Steven A. Sanders and Michael Mathews have each been nominated to serve as directors and have agreed to stand for election. If the nominees are elected at the 2026 Annual Meeting, then each nominee will serve for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting and until his/her successor is duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation or removal.

Under our Bylaws, a plurality of the votes cast at the 2026 Annual Meeting is required to elect a nominee as a director. With respect to Proposal 1, you may vote FOR or WITHHOLD with respect to each director nominee. Accordingly, for Proposal No. 1, the four nominees receiving the highest number of votes cast for the number of positions to be filled are elected. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of each of the four nominees named below.

If no contrary indication is made, with the potential exception of proxies submitted for shares held in street name, proxies will be voted “FOR” Wenzhao “Daniel” Lu, Lourdes Felix, Steven A. Sanders and Michael Mathews  or, in the event that any such individual is unable to serve as a director at the time of the election (which is not currently expected), for any nominee who is designated by our Board to fill the vacancy.

Recommendation of our Board

Our Board unanimously recommends that the stockholders vote “FOR” the election of all of our director nominees at the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Nominees for Election to the Board

Nominees for Election to the Board for a Term Expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Wenzhao “Daniel” Lu. Mr. Lu has served as our Chairman of the Board since October 10, 2016. He is a seasoned healthcare entrepreneur with extensive operational knowledge and experience in the U.S. and Asia. He served as chairman of the board of directors of the Daopei Medical Group (“DPMG”) from 2010 to 2021. Under his leadership, DPMG operated three top-ranked private hospitals (located in Beijing and Hebei), specialty hematology laboratories, and a hematology research institute, with more than 100 partnering and collaborating hospitals in China. DPMG was founded by Professor Daopei Lu, a renowned hematologist pioneering in hematopoietic stem cell transplant and a member of the Academy of Engineering in China. Mr. Lu received a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University Tyler School of Arts in 1988 and subsequently worked as senior Art Director at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Company. In 2009, prior to joining DPMG, Mr. Lu served as Chief Operating Officer of BioTime Asia Limited, a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE American: BTX). We believe Mr. Lu is qualified to serve as a director because of his extensive operational knowledge of, and executive level management experience in, the healthcare industry.

Lourdes Felix. Ms. Felix has served as a member of the Board since January 9, 2023. Ms. Felix is an entrepreneur and corporate finance executive with 30 years of combined experience in capital markets, public accounting and in the private sector. She presently serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and a member of the board of directors of BioCorRx, Inc., a company focused on addiction treatment solutions and related disorders. She has been with BioCorRx, Inc. since October 2012. Ms. Felix is one of the founders and President of BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of BioCorRx, Inc. Prior to joining BioCorRx, Inc., her experience was in the private sector and public accounting. Ms. Felix has expertise in finance, accounting, company-wide operations, budgeting, and internal control principles including GAAP, SEC, and SOX Compliance. She has thorough knowledge of federal and state regulations and has successfully managed and produced SEC regulatory filings. She also has extensive experience in developing and managing financial operations. Ms. Felix holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Phoenix. She continued her education and is an MBA candidate at D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University. Ms. Felix is qualified to serve as a director because of her extensive investment and executive level management experience.

Steven A. Sanders. Mr. Sanders has served as a member of the Board since July 30, 2018 and was appointed as our lead independent director effective as of February 24, 2026. Since January 2017, Mr. Sanders has been Of Counsel to the law firm of Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP. From July 2007 until January 2017, Mr. Sanders was a Senior Partner at Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP. From January 1, 2004 until June 30, 2007, he was Of Counsel to the law firm of Rubin, Bailin, Ortoli, LLP. From January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003, he was Counsel at the law firm of Spitzer & Feldman PC. Mr. Sanders also serves as a member of the board of directors of Blueport Acquisition Ltd (Nasdaq: BPAC) and Helijet International, Inc. From March 2018 to January 2024, he also served as a director of ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., previously a Nasdaq-listed company. Additionally, since October 2013, he has been a member of the board of directors at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and, since February 2015, has been a member of the board of directors of the Bay Street Theater. Mr. Sanders received his JD from Cornell University and his BBA from The City College of New York. We believe Mr. Sanders is qualified to serve as a director because of his corporate, securities and international law experience, including working with companies in the life sciences industry.

Michael Mathews. Michael Mathews has served as a member of the Board since December 2025. Mr. Mathews has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Group, Inc. (OTCQB: ASPU) since March 2012. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Interclick, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICLK) from August 2007 until January 2011. Mr. Mathews also served as a Director of Interclick from June 2007 until it was acquired by Yahoo, Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) in December 2011. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Mathews served as the senior vice-president of marketing and publisher services for World Avenue U.S.A., LLC, an Internet promotional marketing company. We believe Mr. Mathews is qualified to serve as a director due to his track record of success in managing early stage and growing businesses, his extensive knowledge of the artificial intelligence, internet services, and AdTech industries and his knowledge of running and serving on the boards of public companies.

Family Relationships

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

Arrangements Between Officers and Directors

Except as set forth herein, to our knowledge, there is no arrangement or understanding between any of our officers or directors and any other person pursuant to which the officer or director was selected to serve as an officer or director.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings 

We are not aware of any of our directors or officers being involved in any legal proceedings in the past ten years relating to any matters in bankruptcy, insolvency, criminal proceedings (other than traffic and other minor offenses), or being subject to any of the items set forth under Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

General

We believe that good corporate governance is important to ensure that our Company is managed for the long-term benefit of our stockholders. This section describes key corporate governance practices that we have adopted.

We will provide copies of our corporate governance documents, free of charge, to any upon written request to Avalon GloboCare Corp., 4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100, Freehold, NJ 07728, Attn: Corporate Secretary.

Board Composition

Our Board is currently composed of four directors: Wenzhao “Daniel” Lu, Lourdes Felix, Steven A. Sanders, and Michael Mathews. On November 12, 2025, Dr. Jin notified us of his intent to resign as our Chief Executive Officer and as a director, effective November 30, 2025, as a result of a personal health issue. Our directors hold office until their successors have been elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation or removal. On February 24, 2026, each of William B. Stilley III, Wilbert J. Tauzin II, and Tevi Troy resigned from the Board of Directors and from all Board committees on which they respectively served, effective as of February 24, 2026.

Our priority in selection of Board members is identification of members who will further the interests of our stockholders through his or her established record of professional accomplishment, the ability to contribute positively to the collaborative culture among board members, knowledge of our business and understanding of the competitive landscape.

A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board for the transaction of business. However, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board individually or collectively consent in writing to the action.

Director Independence

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”). Under Nasdaq rules, independent directors must comprise a majority of our Board. In addition, Nasdaq rules require that members of our Audit Committee, our Compensation Committee and our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, be independent. Members of our Audit Committee must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. Compensation Committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria established by Nasdaq in accordance with Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act. Under Nasdaq rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, among other qualifications, 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.

Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, the Board has determined that Steven A. Sanders, Lourdes Felix and Michael Mathews do not, respectively, have 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 rules of Nasdaq and the SEC.

In making this determination, our Board considered the relationships that each non-employee director has with our Company and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence. 

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

The positions of our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer are separated. Separating these positions allows our Chief Executive Officer to focus on our day-to-day business, while allowing the Chairman of the Board to lead our Board in its fundamental role of providing advice to and independent oversight of management. Our Board recognizes the time, effort and energy that the Chief Executive Officer must devote to her position in the current business environment, as well as the commitment required to serve as our Chairman, particularly as our Board’s oversight responsibilities continue to grow. Our Board also believes that this structure ensures a greater role for the independent directors in the oversight of our Company and active participation of the independent directors in setting agendas and establishing priorities and procedures for the work of our Board. Our Board believes its administration of its risk oversight function has not affected its leadership structure.

Although our Bylaws do not require our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions to be separate, our Board believes that having separate positions is the appropriate leadership structure for us at this time and demonstrates our commitment to good corporate governance.

Risk is inherent with every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. We face a number of risks, including those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our 2025 Annual Report, as the same may be updated from time to time, and in our other filings with the SEC. Our Board is actively involved in oversight of risks that could affect us. This oversight is conducted primarily by our full Board, which has responsibility for general oversight of risks.

Our Board satisfies this responsibility through full reports by each committee chair regarding the committee’s considerations and actions, as well as through regular reports directly from officers responsible for oversight of particular risks within our Company. Our Board believes that full and open communication between management and the Board is essential for effective risk management and oversight.

Board and Committee Meetings and Attendance

The primary responsibility of the Board is to provide oversight, strategic guidance, counseling, and direction to our management team. Our Board and its committees meet on a regular basis and additionally as required and act by written consent from time to time. Our Board met three times in 2025. In addition to the foregoing, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, our Audit Committee met four times, our Compensation Committee met one time and our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met one time. The independent members of the Board of Directors also meet separately without management directors on a regular basis to discuss such matters as the independent directors consider appropriate.

Each of the directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of our Board (held during the period for which such directors served on the Board) and (ii) the total number of meetings of all committees of our Board on which the director served (during the periods for which the director served on such committee or committees).

Committees of Our Board of Directors

Our Board has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our Board may establish other committees to facilitate the management of our business. The composition and functions of each committee named above are described below. Members serve on these committees until their resignation or until as otherwise determined by our Board.

Audit Committee

We have a separately designated standing Audit Committee of the Board. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Audit Committee consisted of William Stilley, Steven Sanders and Tevi Troy, with Mr. Stilley serving as the Chair of the Audit Committee. On February 24, 2026, each of William Stilley and Tevi Troy resigned from the Company’s Board as well as the committees on which they respectively served. As a result of the vacancies created by the resignations of Messrs. Stilley and Troy, on February 24, 2026, the Board appointed Lourdes Felix as a member and Chair of the Audit Committee and Michael Mathews as a member of the Audit Committee. As a result, as of February 24, 2026, the Audit Committee consists of  Steven Sanders, Lourdes Felix and Michael Mathews, with Ms. Felix serving as the Chair of the Audit Committee.

The Board has determined that each director serving on our Audit Committee as of December 31, 2025 and all current members of the Audit Committee are “independent directors” as defined by Nasdaq rules applicable to members of an audit committee and Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. In addition, Ms. Felix is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and demonstrates “financial sophistication” as defined by Nasdaq rules.

The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board to assist with monitoring (i) the integrity of our financial statements, (ii) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and (iii) the independence and performance of our internal and external auditors.

The principal functions and responsibilities of the Audit Committee include:

The Audit Committee is governed by a written charter approved by our Board. A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is posted under the “Investors” tab under “Corporate Governance” on our website, which is located at www.avalon-globocare.com. Information contained on the website is not incorporated by reference in, or considered part of, this proxy statement.

Compensation Committee

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Compensation Committee consisted of Lourdes Felix, Steven Sanders and Tevi Troy, with Ms. Felix serving as the Chair of the Compensation Committee. On February 24, 2026, Tevi Troy resigned from the Company’s Board as well as the committees on which he served. As a result of the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Troy, on February 24, 2026, the Board appointed Michael Mathews as a member of the Compensation Committee and Steven Sanders as Chair of the Compensation Committee. As a result, as of February 24, 2026, the Compensation Committee consists of  Steven Sanders, Lourdes Felix and Michael Mathews, with Mr. Sanders serving as the Chair of the Compensation Committee.

The Board has determined that each director serving on our Compensation Committee as of December 31, 2025 and all current members of the Compensation Committee are (i) “independent director” as defined by Nasdaq rules applicable to members of a compensation committee and (ii) a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

The Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing the compensation of our senior management, including salaries, bonuses, termination arrangements, and other executive officer benefits as well as director compensation. The Compensation Committee also administers our equity incentive plans. The Compensation Committee works with the Chairman of the Board and our Chief Executive Officer and reviews and approves compensation decisions regarding senior management, including compensation levels and equity incentive awards. The Compensation Committee also approves employment and compensation agreements with our key personnel and directors. The Compensation Committee has the power and authority to conduct or authorize studies, retain independent consultants, accountants or others, and obtain unrestricted access to management, our internal auditors, human resources and accounting employees and all information relevant to its responsibilities.

The principal functions and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include:

The Compensation Committee is governed by a written charter approved by our Board. A copy of the Compensation Committee Charter is posted under the “Investors” tab under “Corporate Governance” on our website, which is located at www.avalon-globocare.com. Information contained on the website is not incorporated by reference in, or considered part of, this proxy statement.

Nominating and Governance Committee

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consisted of Steven Sanders, William Stilley and Tevi Troy, with Mr. Sanders serving as the Chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. On February 24, 2026, William Stilley and Tevi Troy resigned from the Company’s Board as well as the committees on which they respectively served. As a result of the vacancies created by the resignations of Messrs. Stilley and Troy, on February 24, 2026, the Board appointed Michael Mathews as a member and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Lourdes Felix as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. As a result, as of February 24, 2026, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of  Steven Sanders, Lourdes Felix and Michael Mathews, with Mr. Mathews serving as the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

The Board has determined that each director serving on our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as of December 31, 2025 and all current members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are “independent director” as defined by Nasdaq rules.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is generally responsible for recommending to our full Board certain policies, procedures, and practices designed to ensure that our corporate governance policies, procedures, and practices continue to assist the Board and our management in effectively and efficiently promoting the best interests of our stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is also responsible for selecting and recommending for approval by our Board and our stockholders a slate of director nominees for election at each of our annual meetings of stockholders, and otherwise for determining the Board committee members and chairpersons, subject to ratification by our Board, as well as recommending to the Board director nominees to fill vacancies or new positions on the Board or its committees that may occur or be created from time to time, all in accordance with our bylaws and applicable law.

In identifying independent candidates, with significant senior-level professional experience, to be nominated as potential members of our Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee solicits candidates from the Board, senior management and others, and may engage a search firm in the process. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews and narrows the list of candidates and interviews potential nominees. The final candidate is also introduced and interviewed by the Board and the lead director if one has been appointed. In general, in considering whether to recommend any particular candidate for inclusion in our Board’s slate of recommended director nominees, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will apply the criteria set forth in our corporate governance guidelines. These criteria include the candidate’s integrity, business acumen, commitment to understanding our business and industry, experience, conflicts of interest and the ability to act in the interests of our stockholders. Further, specific consideration is given to, among other things, diversity of background and experience that a candidate would bring to our Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria and no particular criterion is a prerequisite for each prospective nominee. We believe that the backgrounds and qualifications of our directors, considered as a group, should provide a composite mix of experience, knowledge and abilities that will allow our Board to fulfill its responsibilities. Stockholders may recommend individuals to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for consideration as potential director candidates by submitting the names, together with appropriate biographical information and background materials to our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers recommendations from stockholders if submitted in a timely manner in accordance with the procedures set forth in our Bylaws and applicable law and will apply the same criteria to all persons being considered.

The principal functions and responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include:

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is governed by a written charter approved by our Board. A copy of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter is posted under the “Investors” tab under “Corporate Governance” on our website, which is located at www.avalon-globocare.com. Information contained on the website is not incorporated by reference in, or considered part of, this proxy statement.

Stockholder Nominations for Directorships

Stockholders may recommend individuals to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for consideration as potential director candidates by submitting their names and background to the Secretary of the Company at the address set forth below under “Stockholder Communications with Our Board” in accordance with the provisions set forth in our Bylaws. All such recommendations will be forwarded to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which will review and only consider such recommendations if appropriate biographical and other information is provided, including, but not limited to, the items listed below, on a timely basis.

All security holder recommendations for director candidates must be received by the Company in the timeframe(s) set forth under the heading “Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals” below. Assuming that appropriate information is timely provided for candidates recommended by stockholders, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate those candidates by following substantially the same process, and applying substantially the same criteria, as for candidates submitted by members of the Board or other persons, as described above and as set forth in its written charter.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our employees, officers and directors. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted under the “Investors” tab under “Corporate Governance” on our website, which is located at www.avalon-globocare.com. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, or waivers of such provisions applicable to any principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, and our directors, on our website identified above or in filings with the SEC.

Insider Trading Policy

We have adopted an insider trading policy that governs the purchase, sale, and/or other transactions of our securities by our directors, officers and employees. A copy of our insider trading policy is posted under the “Investors” tab under “Corporate Governance” on our website, which is located at www.avalon-globocare.com. Information contained on the website is not incorporated by reference in, or considered part of, this proxy statement. We believe that our insider trading policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and listing standards applicable to our Company. In addition, with regard to us trading in our own securities, it is our policy to comply with the federal securities laws and the applicable exchange listing requirements in all respects. As of December 31, 2025, none of our directors or executive officers had pledged any shares of our common stock.

Director Attendance at Annual Meetings

We do not have a formal policy requiring members of the Board to attend our annual meetings of stockholders. One of our directors attended the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2025. We expect that one director will attend the 2026 Annual Meeting. 

Limitation of Director Liability and Indemnification

The Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate, subject to certain conditions, the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) limits the liability of our directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers whereby we have agreed to indemnify those directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, including indemnification against expenses and liabilities incurred in legal proceedings to which the director or officer was, or is threatened to be made, a party by reason of the fact that such director or officer is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, provided that such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the director or officer reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.

We have director and officer liability insurance to cover liabilities our directors and officers may incur in connection with their services to us, including matters arising under the Securities Act. Our Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws also provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers who, by reason of the fact that he or she is one of our officers or directors, is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative related to their board role with us.

There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers, employees or agents in which indemnification will be required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for such indemnification.

Stockholder Communications with our Board

Our Board will give appropriate attention to written communications that are submitted by stockholders and will respond if and as appropriate. Absent unusual circumstances or as contemplated by committee charters, and subject to advice from legal counsel, the Secretary of the Company is primarily responsible for monitoring communications from stockholders and for providing copies or summaries of such communications to the Board as she considers appropriate.

Communications from stockholders will be forwarded to all directors if they relate to important substantive matters or if they include suggestions or comments that the Secretary considers to be important for the Board to know. Communication relating to corporate governance and corporate strategy are more likely to be forwarded to the Board than communications regarding personal grievances, ordinary business matters, and matters as to which the Company tends to receive repetitive or duplicative communications.

Stockholders who wish to send communications to the Board should address such communications to: The Board of Directors, Avalon GloboCare Corp., 4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100, Freehold, NJ 07728, Attention: Secretary.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who 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. To our knowledge, based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4, and 5 filed with the SEC during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, we believe that, except as set forth below, our directors, executive officers, and greater than 10% beneficial owners have complied with all applicable filing requirements during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The following table presents the total compensation for each person who served as a non-employee member of our Board and received compensation for such service during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Other than as set forth in the table and described more fully below, we did not pay any compensation, make any equity awards or non-equity awards to, or pay any other compensation to any of the non-employee members of our Board in 2025.

Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy

Our Chairman, Wenzhao Lu, receives $100,000 cash compensation per year for his/her service on the Board.

Our directors receive $60,000 cash compensation per year for their service on the Board, as well as reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses with respect to such directors’ attendance at meetings of the Board of the Company.

Committee chairs (Lourdes Felix, Steven A. Sanders, and William B. Stilley, III, for fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) receive an additional $10,000 per year cash compensation.

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

The undersigned members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Avalon GloboCare Corp. (the “Company”) submit this report in connection with the Audit Committee’s review of the financial reports for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 as follows:

In addition, the Audit Committee considered whether the provision of non-audit services by M&K CPAS PLLC was compatible with maintaining its independence. In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors of the Company (and the Board of Directors of the Company has approved) that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 for filing with the SEC.

The foregoing report of the Audit Committee is not to be deemed “soliciting material” or deemed to be “filed” with the SEC (irrespective of any general incorporation language in any document filed with the SEC) or subject to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into a document filed with the SEC.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Our executive officers are elected by, and serve at the discretion of, our Board.  The following are biographical summaries of our executive officers and their ages:

Meng Li, Interim Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer and Secretary. Meng Li has served as Interim Chief Executive Officer since November 30, 2025 and served as our Chief Operating Officer and Secretary since October 10, 2016 and served as a member of the Board from October 10, 2016 to July 9, 2018 and from April 5, 2019 through December 30, 2022. Ms. Li has over 15 years of executive experience in international marketing, branding, communications, and media investment consultancy. Ms. Li served as Managing Director at Maxus/GroupM (a WPP Group company) where she was responsible for business P&L and corporate management from 2006 to 2015. Prior to joining Maxus/Group M, Ms. Li worked for Zenith Media (a Publicis Group company) from 2000 to 2006 as Senior Manager. Ms. Li received a Bachelor of Arts in International Economic Law from Dalian Maritime University in China.

Luisa Ingargiola, Chief Financial Officer. Luisa Ingargiola has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 21, 2017. Ms. Ingargiola has significant experience serving as Chief Financial Officer or Audit Chair for multiple Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange companies. She currently serves as Director and Audit Chair for several public companies, including Fusion Fuels (NASDAQ:HTOO), Dragonfly Energy (DFLI) and Vision Marine (VMAR), among others. She also sits on the Board of several Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations. From 2007 through 2016, Ms. Ingargiola served as the Chief Financial Officer and then a member of the board of directors at MagneGas Corporation (Nasdaq: MNGA). Prior to 2007, Ms. Ingargiola held various roles as Budget Director and Investment Analyst in several private companies. Ms. Ingargiola graduated in 1989 from Boston University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a concentration in Finance. In 1996, she received her MBA in Health Administration from the University of South Florida. Ms. Ingargiola is qualified to serve as a Chief Financial Officer because of her extensive knowledge corporate governance, regulatory requirements, executive leadership and knowledge of, and experience in, financing and M&A transactions.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

We are a “smaller reporting company” and as such, we have opted to comply with the scaled down disclosure rules applicable to a “smaller reporting company,” as such term is defined in the rules promulgated under the Securities Act, which require compensation disclosure for (i) our principal executive officer, (ii) our two most highly compensated executive officers, other than the principal executive officer, whose total compensation for 2025 exceeded $100,000 and who were serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2025, and (iii) up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer as of December 31, 2025.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each of our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Employment Agreements

David Jin Employment Agreement

On December 1, 2016, the Company entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with David Jin, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and President. Pursuant to the agreement, Dr. Jin was employed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which agreement had a term initially through November 30, 2019 unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of the agreement. On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Dr. Jin pursuant to which the term of Dr. Jin’s Executive Employment Agreement was extended an additional three years. During the term of the agreement, Dr. Jin was entitled to a base salary and was eligible for a discretionary performance bonus, equity awards and to participate in employee benefits plans as the Company may institute from time to time at the discretion of the Board.

On January 3, 2019, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Dr. Jin, pursuant to which his annual base salary set forth in his employment agreement was increased to $360,000, effective January 1, 2019. Pursuant to the agreement, Dr. Jin could be terminated for “cause” as defined therein and Dr. Jin could resign for “good reason” as defined. In the event Dr. Jin was terminated without cause or resigned for good reason, the Company would be required to pay Dr. Jin all accrued salary and bonuses, reimbursement for all business expenses and Dr. Jin’s salary for one year. In the event Dr. Jin as terminated with cause, resigned without good reason, died or was disabled, the Company would be required to pay Dr. Jin all accrued salary and bonuses and reimbursement for all business expenses. Under the agreement Dr. Jin was subject to confidentiality, restrictions. While the agreement was not extended, and expired as of November 30, 2022, Dr. Jin continued his employment with the Company at will and otherwise under the same terms and conditions, except that Dr. Jin agreed to a salary reduction as set forth in the table above ($0.00 salary and $180,000 salary for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively) as part of the Company’s cost reduction measures.

On November 12, 2025, Dr. Jin notified us of his intent to resign as our Chief Executive Officer, President, and director, effective November 30, 2025, as a result of a personal health issue.

Luisa Ingargiola Employment Agreement

On February 21, 2017, Ms. Ingargiola and the Company entered into an Executive Retention Agreement effective February 9, 2017, pursuant to which Ms. Ingargiola agreed to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company in consideration of an annual salary of $225,000. On January 3, 2019, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Ms. Ingargiola, pursuant to which her annual base salary set forth in her employment agreement was increased to $350,000 effective January 1, 2019.

The employment of Ms. Ingargiola is at will and may be terminated at any time, with or without formal cause. Pursuant to the terms of Executive Retention Agreement with Ms. Ingargiola, the Company has agreed to provide specified severance and bonus amounts and to accelerate the vesting on her equity awards upon termination upon a change of control or an involuntary termination, as each term is defined in the agreements.

In the event of a termination upon a change of control, Ms. Ingargiola is entitled to receive an amount equal to 6 months of her base salary and the target bonus then in effect for the executive officer for the six months in which such termination occurs, such bonus payment to be pro-rated to reflect the full number of months the executive remained in the Company’s employ. In addition, the vesting on any stock option held by the executive officer will be accelerated in full. At the election of the executive officer, the Company will also continue to provide health-related employee insurance coverage for twelve months, at the Company’s expense.

In the event of an involuntary termination, Ms. Ingargiola is entitled to receive an amount equal to twelve months of her base salary, an amount equal to any actual bonus earned but not yet paid in respect of a previous year, and the target bonus then in effect for the executive officer for the year in which such termination occurs, with such target bonus payment to be pro-rated to reflect the full number of months the executive remained in the Company’s employ. In addition, the vesting on any stock option held by the executive officer will be accelerated in full. At the election of the executive officer, the Company will also continue to provide health-related employee insurance coverage for twelve months, at the Company’s expense. Under the agreement, Ms. Ingargiola is subject to confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions.

Pursuant to the terms of Ms. Ingargiola’s Executive Retention Agreement described here, the Company, through the Board, has the discretion to determine the amounts of the annual incentive bonus payments which executives may receive. Based on the review of the Company’s performance for year 2025, the Board, in its sole discretion, determined to pay a bonus in the amount of $175,000 to Ms. Ingargiola, in consideration for her efforts in connection with advancing the business of the Company and its financial position during the 2025 fiscal year.

Meng Li Employment Agreement

On January 11, 2017, Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd (“Avalon Shanghai”), the Company’s wholly-owned entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with Meng Li, appointing her as Avalon Shanghai’s Chief Operating Officer and President. The agreement had an initial term through November 30, 2019, subject to earlier termination. On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Ms. Li extending the term of her Executive Employment Agreement an additional three years.

Throughout the term of the agreement, Ms. Li was entitled to a base salary a discretionary performance bonus, equity awards, and participation in Avalon Shanghai's benefit plans at the discretion of its Board of Directors. On January 3, 2019, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Ms. Li increasing her annual base salary to $340,000, effective January 1, 2019, except that Ms. Li agreed to a salary reduction for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 as part of the Company’s cost reduction measures. Under the agreement, Ms. Li may be terminated for “cause” or may resign for “good reason," each as defined therein. Upon a termination without cause or resignation for good reason, Avalon Shanghai is obligated to pay all accrued salary and bonuses, reimbursement of business expenses, and one year's salary. Upon a termination for cause, resignation without good reason, death, or disability, Avalon Shanghai is obligated to pay all accrued salary, bonuses, and business expense reimbursements. Ms. Li remains subject to confidentiality, non-compete, and non-solicitation obligations.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

There were no options exercised by our executive officers or stock vested to our executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2025.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year End

The following table sets forth information with respect to the outstanding equity awards of our named executive officers at December 31, 2025: All of the options listed in the table below are 100% vested.

Policies and Practices Related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information

We do not have any formal policy that requires us to grant, or avoid granting, stock options at particular times. Consistent with its annual compensation cycle, if options are to be granted, the Compensation Committee generally seeks to grant annual stock option awards after its Annual Report on Form 10-K has been filed. The timing of any stock option grants in connection with new hires, promotions, or other non-routine grants is tied to the event giving rise to the award (such as an employee’s commencement of employment or promotion effective date). As a result, in all cases, the timing of grants of stock options occurs independent of the release of any material nonpublic information, and we do not time the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.

No stock options were issued to executive officers in 2025 during any period beginning four business days before the filing of a periodic report or current report disclosing material non-public information and ending one business day after the filing or furnishing of such report with the SEC.  

Bonus Arrangements

Pursuant to the terms of the executive employment agreements described above, the Company, through the Board, has the discretion to determine the amounts of the annual incentive bonus payments which executives may receive. Based on the review of the Company’s performance for year 2025, the Board, in its sole discretion, determined to pay a bonus in the amount of $175,000 to Luisa Ingargiola, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in consideration for her efforts in connection with advancing the business of the Company and its financial position during the 2025 fiscal year.

No Pension Benefits

We do not maintain any plan that provides for payments or other benefits to its executive officers at, following or in connection with retirement and including, without limitation, any tax-qualified defined benefit plans or supplemental executive retirement plans.

No Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

We do not maintain any defined contribution or other plan that provides for the deferral of compensation on a basis that is not tax-qualified.

2025 Non-Employee Director Compensation

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation earned or paid to certain of our non-employee directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025:

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan

On June 12, 2020, the Board adopted the Avalon GloboCare Corp. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”), subject to stockholder approval, which was received on August 4, 2020. On August 29, 2023, the Board amended and restated the 2020 Plan (the “Amended and Restated 2020 Plan”) to, among other things, increase the number of shares of our common stock for issuance under the 2020 Plan to 133,333 shares (subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions). Our stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan on October 12, 2023.

The general purpose of the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan is to provide a means whereby eligible directors, officers, employees or consultants to the Company develop a sense of proprietorship and personal involvement in our development and financial success, and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to our business, thereby advancing our interests and the interests of our stockholders. We believe that the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan advances the Company’s interests by enhancing our ability to (i) attract, retain and reward employees, officers, directors and consultants who are in a position to make significant contributions to our success; (ii) encourage our employees, officers, directors and consultants to take into account our long-term interests through ownership of our shares of our common stock; and (iii) to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for our success.

Under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, awards may be made in the form of options to purchase shares of our common stock, as well as restricted shares of our common stock and restricted stock units payable in shares of our common stock. Options may be granted which are intended to qualify as ISOs under Section 422 of the Code or which are not intended to qualify as ISOs thereunder. However, ISOs may only be granted to employees. If any option granted under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan terminates without having been exercised in full or if any award is forfeited, or if shares otherwise issuable are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the number of shares of our common stock as to which such option or award was forfeited or withheld will be available for future grants under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan. The Amended and Restated 2020 Plan shall terminate ten years after the date it was approved by stockholders, subject to earlier termination by the Board. In the event of a proposed dissolution, liquidation, merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of the Company, the Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion, terminate outstanding options immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction and, where no substitute award is offered, grant optionees the right to exercise any unexpired options without regard to installment provisions during the period commencing thirty days prior to such termination.

As of the Record Date, a total of 175,537 shares of our common stock were available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, including shares that are the subject of outstanding awards as of such date.

The Amended and Restated 2020 Plan is not a qualified deferred compensation plan under Section 401(a) of the Code and is not subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

2019 Incentive Stock Plan

On June 7, 2019, the Board adopted the Avalon GloboCare Corp. 2019 Incentive Stock Plan (the “2019 Plan”), subject to stockholder approval, which was received on August 6, 2019. There are 33,333 shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan, subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. As of the Record Date, 6,213 shares remained available for issuance under the 2019 Plan.

PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE

Pay Versus Performance Relationships Descriptions

Company Policies and Practices Related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following includes a summary of transactions during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 to which we have been a party, including transactions in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any of our directors, executive officers or, to our knowledge, beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than equity and other compensation, termination, change in control and other arrangements, which are described elsewhere in this proxy statement. We are not otherwise a party to a current related party transaction, and no transaction is currently proposed, in which the amount of the transaction exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years and in which a related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

The following includes a summary of transactions since January 1, 2024, to which we have been a party and in which the amount involved exceeded the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any of our directors, executive officers, or, to our knowledge, beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than compensation arrangements, which are described in Item 11 of this Annual Report. Except as described below, we are not aware of any related person transaction that meets the foregoing threshold that has not been disclosed.

Consulting Services — Wilbert Tauzin

From time to time, Wilbert Tauzin, a former director of the Company, and members of his family provide consulting services to the Company. As compensation for such services, the Company recognized consulting expenses of approximately $60,794 and $63,644 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These amounts are included in professional fees on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Line of Credit — Wenzhao Lu

On August 29, 2019, we entered into a Line of Credit Agreement with Wenzhao Lu, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, pursuant to which Mr. Wenzhao Lu made available to us a $20 million unsecured line of credit (the "Line of Credit") for working capital and operating expense purposes. Loans drawn under the Line of Credit bear interest at an annual rate of 5%, and each individual loan was payable three years from the date of issuance. The Line of Credit matured on December 31, 2024.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, activity under the Line of Credit was as follows:

The Line of Credit was fully repaid and reclassified during fiscal year 2024, and no amounts remained outstanding under the Line of Credit as of December 31, 2024. Interest expense related to the Line of Credit was $42,445 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, reflected as interest expense — related party on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Sale of Avalon RT 9 Properties, LLC — Wenzhao Lu

2023 Membership Interest Purchase Agreement

On November 17, 2023, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the "Original MIPA") with Wenzhao Lu, pursuant to which: (i) Mr. Wenzhao Lu agreed to acquire from the Company 30% of the total outstanding membership interests of Avalon RT 9 for a cash purchase price of $3,000,000; and (ii) for a period of twelve months following the closing of that initial acquisition, Mr. Wenzhao Lu was granted an option to purchase from the Company up to an additional 70% of the outstanding membership interests of Avalon RT 9 for a purchase price of up to $7,000,000, subject to the negotiation and execution of a definitive agreement at the time of exercise.

The Company received $3,158,078 and $3,108,106 from Mr. Lu as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which was recorded as advance from pending sale of noncontrolling interest – related party on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

2026 Amended and Restated Membership Interest Purchase Agreement

On February 18, 2026, we entered into an Amended and Restated Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the "Amended MIPA"), pursuant to which we sold 100% of the membership interests of Avalon RT 9 to Wenzhao Lu, a director of our company, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $9,000,000, comprised of: (i) $3,158,078 in cash previously advanced by Wenzhao Lu and applied toward the purchase price; and (ii) the assumption and satisfaction in full of the approximately $5,900,000 outstanding mortgage balance. The mortgage refinancing was facilitated as part of the closing of the Amended MIPA.

The aggregate purchase price of approximately $9,000,000 was determined based on an independent appraisal of the property conducted by CBRE, which valued the property at $8,700,000, and exceeded the CBRE appraised value. The transaction was reviewed and approved by the disinterested members of our Board of Directors in accordance with our related party transaction policy. Following the closing, we continue to lease our principal executive offices at 4400 Route 9 South from Wenzhao Lu pursuant to a lease agreement.

Series D Convertible Preferred Stock Issued in Exchange for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock — Wenzhao Lu

On January 9, 2025, we entered into an exchange agreement with Wenzhao Lu, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, pursuant to which Mr. Wenzhao Lu exchanged 9,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, having a carrying value of $9,000,000, for 5,000 shares of our newly designated Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. We determined that the exchange resulted in the extinguishment of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for accounting purposes. The difference between the carrying amount of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the fair value of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of $162,473 was recognized as a deemed contribution in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, increasing additional paid-in capital and income available to common stockholders for purposes of calculating earnings per share.

Subsequently, February 18, 2026, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with Mr. Lu pursuant to which the Company has agreed, subject to stockholder approval, to exchange 5,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock held by Mr. Lu for 2,074,689 shares of the Company’s common stock.

Acquisition of RPM Interactive, Inc. — Michael Mathews

On December 15, 2025, we completed the acquisition of RPM Interactive, Inc. ("RPM") pursuant to a merger whereby RPM merged with and into Avalon Quantum AI, LLC, our newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary. In connection with the merger, we issued 19,500 shares of our Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock to RPM's former stockholders, representing a total stated purchase price of $19,500,000 based on a stated value of $1,000 per share.

In connection with the RPM merger, we appointed Michael Mathews, the former Chief Executive Officer and a principal stockholder of RPM, to our Board of Directors. As a former stockholder of RPM, Mr. Mathews received shares of our Series E Preferred Stock in connection with the merger as part of the overall merger consideration paid to all RPM stockholders. The specific number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock received by Mr. Mathews in his capacity as a former RPM stockholder is set forth in the beneficial ownership table in Item 12 of this Annual Report. Mr. Mathews continues to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Avalon Quantum AI, LLC, our operating subsidiary for the RPM platform. His compensation arrangements in that capacity are described in Item 11 of this Annual Report.

Each share of Series E Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $1.50 per share, subject to: (i) a beneficial ownership cap of 4.99% applicable to each holder; (ii) an Exchange Cap that prevents the issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion in excess of the number of shares we may issue without breaching our obligations under applicable Nasdaq listing rules and regulations; and (iii) the receipt of stockholder approval in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, which we intend to seek at our annual meeting of stockholders currently scheduled to be held on or before May 12, 2026. The Series E Preferred Stock is non-voting and does not confer any voting rights upon its holders prior to conversion.

Related Party Transaction Policy

We have adopted a written related person transaction policy that sets forth our procedures for the identification, review, consideration, and approval or ratification of related person transactions. For purposes of this policy, a related person transaction is any transaction, arrangement, or relationship, or series of similar transactions, arrangements, or relationships, in which: (i) we are, were, or will be a participant; (ii) the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years; and (iii) a related person — meaning any executive officer, director, director nominee, or beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, including any of their immediate family members and any entity owned or controlled by such persons — had, has, or will have a direct or indirect material interest. Compensation arrangements for services as an employee or director are not covered by this policy.

Under the policy, management is required to present any identified related person transaction to our Audit Committee — or, if Audit Committee approval would be inappropriate, to another independent body of our Board of Directors — for review, consideration, and approval or ratification. The presentation must describe, among other things, the material facts of the transaction, the interests of the related persons, the benefits to the Company, and whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those available from unrelated third parties or to employees generally. In determining whether to approve, ratify, or reject a related person transaction, our Audit Committee, or such other independent body, is required to consider, in light of known circumstances, whether the transaction is in, or is not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Relevant factors include:

Our code of business conduct and ethics also requires all employees and directors to affirmatively disclose any transaction or relationship that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest.

Director Independence

Our Board of Directors has reviewed the independence of each of our current directors and considered whether any director has a relationship with us that could compromise their ability to exercise independent judgment in carrying out their responsibilities. Based on this review, our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that Lourdes Felix, Steven Sanders, and Michael Mathews are each an "independent director" as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

PROPOSAL 2

RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026

Our Audit Committee has appointed M&K as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 and our Board has directed that management submit the appointment of M&K as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for ratification by the stockholders at the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Our Audit Committee is directly responsible for appointing the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee is not bound by the outcome of the vote with respect to Proposal 2. However, if stockholders do not ratify the selection of M&K as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, our Audit Committee may reconsider the selection of M&K as our independent registered public accounting firm.

Neither M&K nor any of its members has any direct or indirect financial interest in or any connection with us in any capacity other than as public registered accounting firm.

M&K served as our independent registered public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. and Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) served as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Aggregate fees billed to the Company for professional services rendered by M&K and Marcum during the last two years were as follows:

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table summarizes the fees paid for professional services rendered by M&K and Marcum for each of the last two fiscal years:

(1) Audit Fees: Audit fees consist of fees billed for the professional services rendered to us for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, reviews of the quarterly financial statements during the periods, the issuance of consent and comfort letters in connection with registration statement filings, and all other services that are normally provided by the accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings and engagements.

(2) Audit-Related Fees: Audit-related fees include fees not included in audit fees that are billed by the auditor for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the financial statements.

(3) Tax Fees: Tax fees are fees for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

(4) All Other Fees: All other fees billed by the auditor are for products and services not included in the foregoing categories.

Pre-Approval Policy and Procedures

The current policy of the directors, acting as the Audit Committee, is to approve the appointment of the principal auditing firm and any permissible audit-related services. Fees charged by the auditor were approved by the Board with engagement letters signed by the Audit Committee Chairman.

The Audit Committee is responsible for the pre-approval of audit and permitted non-audit services to be performed by the Company’s independent auditor. The Audit Committee will, on an annual basis, consider and, if appropriate, approve the provision of audit and non-audit services by the auditor. Thereafter, the Audit Committee will, as necessary, consider and, if appropriate, approve the provision of additional audit and non-audit services by the auditor which are not encompassed by the Audit Committee’s annual pre-approval and are not prohibited by law. The Audit Committee has delegated to the Chair of the Audit Committee the authority to pre-approve, on a case-by-case basis, non-audit services to be performed by the auditor. The Audit Committee has approved all audit and permitted non-audit services performed by the auditor for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Attendance at Annual Meeting

Representatives of M&K are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.

Recommendation of our Board

Our Board recommends a vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of M&K as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

PROPOSAL 3

APPROVAL OF THE AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP. 2026 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

General

On April 1, 2026, our Board, subject to the approval of our stockholders, adopted a new 2026 Stock Incentive Plan to succeed our Amended and Restated 2020 Plan. Our Board believes that it is critical for us to continue to have the ability to offer competitive equity compensation awards to attract, retain and motivate the members of our management team and other key employees and service providers upon whom the Company’s success depends.

Like the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, the general purpose of the 2026 Plan is to provide a means whereby our eligible employees, officers, non-employee directors and other individual service providers may develop a sense of proprietorship and personal involvement in our development and financial success, and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to our business, thereby advancing our interests and the interests of our stockholders.

The 2026 Plan is intended to serve as the successor to the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan. As of the Record Date, there were approximately 185,537 shares of the Company’s common stock subject to outstanding awards under the 2020 Plan. As of such date, there were approximately * shares of the Company’s common stock reserved and available for future awards under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan. If the 2026 Plan is approved by our stockholders, no new grants will be made under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan.

The 2026 Plan will provide an initial reserve of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock. As described below, the 2026 Plan also includes an “evergreen” provision under which on the first day of each fiscal year, the 2026 Plan’s share reserve will be increased by a number of shares of our common stock equal to (i) 5% of the outstanding shares of all classes of our common stock as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year (determined on a fully-diluted basis) or (ii) such lesser number of shares (which may be zero) as our Board may determine.

If our stockholders do not approve the 2026 Plan, we will not have the ability to attract, motivate and retain the personnel needed to develop and enhance our business. Accordingly, our Board believes that it is in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders for our stockholders to approve the 2026 Plan.

Description of the 2026 Plan

The following description of the principal terms of the 2026 Plan is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2026 Plan, which is attached as Appendix A hereto.

Types of Awards. The 2026 Plan permits various ways for eligible individuals to acquire our common stock, including through the grant of stock options (including incentive stock options (“ISOs”) that are intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, incentive bonuses and other types of cash-based and stock-based awards authorized under the 2026 Plan. The various types of options and other awards that may be granted under the 2026 Plan, which are described in further detail below, are referred to as “awards”.

Administration. The 2026 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board, but the entire Board may act in lieu of the Compensation Committee on any matter involving the Plan. The Compensation Committee may delegate to certain officers authority to grant awards to eligible individuals (other than officers and directors). Under the 2026 Plan, the Compensation Committee has authority to determine the terms of awards and underlying award agreements, including:

Under the 2026 Plan, the Compensation Committee also generally has the authority to effect, with the consent of any adversely affected participant:

The Compensation Committee may establish rules and regulations for the administration of the 2026 Plan and make amendments or modifications to outstanding awards. Subject to applicable law and the 2026 Plan, the Compensation Committee may delegate administrative functions of the 2026 Plan to officers, employees and directors.

Expiration Date of the 2026 Plan. No awards may be made under the 2026 Plan on or after March [●], 2034 (the “expiration date”), but the 2026 Plan will continue thereafter while awards granted prior to the expiration date remain outstanding.

Eligibility. Awards may be granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants, advisors and other individual service providers of our Company and its subsidiaries, including any person who the Compensation Committee determines is a prospective employee, officer, director, consultant, advisor or other individual service provider of our Company or any of its subsidiaries. As of the Record Date, our Company and its subsidiaries had a total of * employees, including * executive officers, * non-employee directors and * consultants.

Shares Subject to the 2026 Plan. The aggregate number of shares of our common stock available for issuance in connection with awards granted under the 2026 Plan is 2,000,000, all of which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs.

The aggregate number of our shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2026 Plan will automatically increase on the first day of each fiscal year of our Company commencing January 1, 2027, and on the first day of each fiscal year of the Company thereafter until the expiration date, by a number of shares of our common stock (“evergreen shares”) equal to the lesser of: (i) 5% of the outstanding shares of all classes of our common stock as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year (determined on a fully-diluted basis) or (ii) such other number of shares (which may be zero) as our Board may determine. Evergreen shares may not be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs.

Shares of our common stock issued as a result of awards under the 2026 Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or shares held in the Company’s treasury.

The number of shares available under the 2026 Plan will be depleted on the date of the grant of an award by the maximum number of shares, if any, with respect to which such award is granted. An award that may be settled solely in cash shall not cause any depletion of the shares available under the 2026 Plan. In general, if an award granted under the 2026 Plan lapses, expires, terminates or is cancelled without the issuance of shares under the award, or if shares under an award are forfeited due to a failure to satisfy vesting or other conditions, then such shares will again be available for issuance under the 2026 Plan. Shares of our common stock that otherwise would have been issued upon the exercise of a stock option or SAR or in payment with respect to any other form of award, but are surrendered in payment or partial payment of the exercise price and/or withholding taxes, will no longer be counted against the number of shares available for issuance under the 2026 Plan and may again be made subject to awards under the 2026 Plan.

As of the Record Date, the closing price of our common stock was $[    ] per share.

Director Award Limit. No non-employee director of the Board may receive awards in any calendar year having an accounting value in excess of $500,000; except that such limit is increased to $750,000 for the initial year of a non-employee director’s term.

Adjustments. The number of shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under the 2026 Plan and the foregoing share limitations and director award limits are subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, similar transactions or any other change affecting our common stock.

Terms and Conditions of Options. Options granted under the 2026 Plan may be either ISOs or “nonqualified stock options” that do not meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. The Compensation Committee will determine the exercise price of options granted under the 2026 Plan. The exercise price of stock options generally may not be less than the fair market value per share of our common stock on the date of grant (or 110% of fair market value in the case of ISOs granted to a ten-percent stockholder). The exercise price of a nonqualified stock option may be less than the fair market value per share of our common stock on the date of grant if the option is exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

No option may be exercisable for more than ten years (five years in the case of an ISO granted to a ten-percent stockholder) from the date of grant. Options granted under the 2026 Plan will be exercisable at such time or times as the Compensation Committee prescribes at the time of grant. No employee may receive ISOs that first become exercisable in any calendar year in an amount exceeding $100,000.

The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, permit a holder of a nonqualified stock option to exercise the option before it has otherwise become exercisable, in which case the shares of our common stock issued to the recipient will continue to be subject to the vesting requirements that applied to the nonqualified stock option before exercise.

Generally, the option price may be paid by certified or bank check. However, the Compensation Committee may permit other methods of payment, including (a) in the form of shares of our common stock that have been held for such period of time as the Compensation Committee may deem appropriate, valued at fair market value of such shares on the date of exercise, (b) by surrendering to the Company shares of our common stock otherwise receivable on exercise of the option, (c) by a cashless exercise program implemented by the Compensation Committee, (d) subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee, by a full recourse, interest bearing promissory note having such terms as the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit and/or (e) by such other method as may be approved by the Compensation Committee and set forth in an individual award agreement.

No option may be transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during a recipient’s lifetime an option may be exercised only by the recipient. However, the Compensation Committee may permit the holder of an option, SAR or other award to transfer the option, right or other award to immediate family members, a family trust for estate planning purposes or by gift to charitable institutions. The Compensation Committee will determine the extent to which a holder of a stock option may exercise the option following termination of service with us.

Stock Appreciation Rights. The Compensation Committee will generally determine all terms and conditions of each SAR. The exercise price per share of a SAR will not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of grant. The maximum term of any SAR granted under the 2026 Plan is ten years from the date of grant. Generally, each SAR will entitle a participant upon exercise to an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the exercise date over the exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares of our common stock covered by the SAR. Payment may be made in shares of our common stock, in cash, or partly in shares of our common stock and partly in cash, all as determined by the Compensation Committee.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The Compensation Committee will generally determine all terms and conditions of each restricted stock award and/or restricted stock unit award under the 2026 Plan. Restricted stock awards consist of shares of our common stock that are transferred to a recipient, with or without consideration, subject to restrictions that may result in forfeiture if specified conditions are not satisfied. Restricted stock units confer the right to receive shares of our common stock, cash, or a combination of shares of our common stock and cash, at a future date upon or following the attainment of certain conditions specified by the Compensation Committee. Dividends or distributions with respect to restricted stock may be paid to the holder of the shares as and when dividends are paid to stockholders or at the time that the restricted stock vests, as determined by the Compensation Committee. If any dividends or distributions are paid in shares of our common stock before the restricted stock vests, such shares will be subject to the same restrictions as the underlying restricted stock. Dividend equivalent amounts may be paid with respect to restricted stock units, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, either immediately to the holder of the restricted stock unit or subject to the same vesting restrictions as the restricted stock units to which they relate. Unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise, holders of restricted stock will have the right to vote the shares.

Performance Shares and Performance Units. Performance share awards and performance unit awards under the 2026 Plan, respectively, are restricted stock awards and restricted stock unit awards that may be earned or become vested subject to the achievement of such performance goals as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate.

Incentive Bonuses. The Compensation Committee may grant incentive bonus awards under the 2026 Plan from time to time. The terms of incentive bonus awards will be set forth in award agreements having such terms and conditions as the Compensation Committee determines, including performance goals and the amount of payment based on achievement of such goals. Incentive bonus awards are payable in cash and/or shares of our common stock.

Other Stock-Based and Cash-Based Awards. The Compensation Committee may award other types of equity-based or cash-based awards under the 2026 Plan, including the grant or offer for sale of shares of our common stock that do not have vesting requirements and the right to receive one or more cash payments subject to satisfaction of such conditions as the Compensation Committee may impose.

Effect of Certain Corporate Transactions. The Compensation Committee may, at the time of the grant of an award, provide for the effect of a “change in control” (as defined in the 2026 Plan) on any award, including (i) accelerating or extending the time periods for exercising, vesting in, or realizing gain from any award, (ii) eliminating or modifying the performance or other conditions of an award, (iii) providing for the cash settlement of an award for an equivalent cash value, as determined by the Compensation Committee, or (iv) such other modification or adjustment to an award as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate. The Compensation Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the need for the consent of any recipient of an award, also take one or more of the following actions contingent upon the occurrence of a change in control: (a) cause any or all outstanding options and SARs to become immediately exercisable, in whole or in part; (b) cause any other awards to become non-forfeitable, in whole or in part; (c) cancel any option or SAR in exchange for a substitute option; (d) cancel any award of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares or performance units in exchange for a similar award of the capital stock of any successor corporation; (e) redeem any restricted stock for cash and/or other substitute consideration with a value equal to the fair market value of an unrestricted share of our common stock on the date of the change in control; (f) terminate any award for cash and/or property equal to the amount, if any, that would have been attained upon the exercise of such award or realization of the holder’s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the change in control, but if the change in control consideration with respect to any option or SAR does not exceed its exercise price, the option or SAR may be canceled without payment of any consideration; or (g) take any other action necessary or appropriate to carry out the terms of any definitive agreement controlling the terms and conditions of the change in control.

Amendment of Plan. Our Board may at any time amend the 2026 Plan in such manner as the Board may deem advisable or in the best interests of the Company, except that any amendment that requires stockholder approval to comply with any applicable law, regulation, or stock exchange rule will be subject to stockholder approval, and stockholder approval will be required for any amendment to the 2026 Plan that (i) increases the number of shares of our common stock available for issuance under the 2026 Plan, or (ii) changes the persons or class of persons eligible to receive awards.

Amendment, Modification, Cancellation and Disgorgement of Awards. Subject to exceptions specified in the 2026 Plan, the Compensation Committee may terminate or cause a recipient to forfeit an award, and require the recipient to disgorge any gains attributable to an award, if the recipient engages in any action constituting, as determined by the Compensation Committee in its discretion, cause for termination or a breach of a material policy, any award agreement or any other agreement concerning noncompetition, nonsolicitation, confidentiality, trade secrets, intellectual property, nondisparagement or similar obligations. All awards, and any shares issued or cash paid pursuant to an award, are also subject to any applicable recoupment or clawback policy adopted by our Board or any recoupment or similar requirement contained in applicable law, regulation or the listing requirements of the exchange or system on which our common stock is principally traded.

New Plan Benefits

As of the Record Date no awards had been granted under the 2026 Plan. Awards will be made at the discretion of the Compensation Committee or pursuant to delegated authority. Therefore, it is not presently possible to determine the number or type of options or other awards that will be granted in the future to any particular person or group pursuant to the 2026 Plan.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

Following is a summary of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of option and other grants under the 2026 Plan. Optionees and recipients of other rights and awards granted under the 2026 Plan are advised to consult their personal tax advisors before exercising an option or SAR or disposing of any stock received pursuant to the exercise of an option or SAR or following the vesting and payment of any award. In addition, the following summary is based upon an analysis of the Code as currently in effect, existing laws, judicial decisions, administrative rulings, regulations and proposed regulations, all of which are subject to change and does not address state, local, foreign or other tax laws.

Treatment of Options

The Code treats ISOs and nonqualified stock options differently. However, as to both types of options, no income will be recognized by the optionee at the time of the grant of the options under the 2026 Plan, nor will the Company be entitled to a tax deduction at that time.

Generally, upon exercise of a nonqualified stock option (including an option intended to be an incentive stock option but which has not continued to so qualify at the time of exercise), an optionee will recognize ordinary income tax on the excess of the fair market value of the stock on the exercise date over the option price. We will be entitled to a tax deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the optionee in the fiscal year which includes the end of the optionee’s taxable year. We will be required to satisfy applicable withholding requirements in order to be entitled to a tax deduction. In general, if an optionee, in exercising a nonqualified stock option, tenders shares of common stock in partial or full payment of the option price, no gain or loss will be recognized on the tender. However, if the tendered shares were previously acquired upon the exercise of an ISO and the tender is within two years from the date of grant or one year after the date of exercise of the ISO, the tender will be a disqualifying disposition of the shares acquired upon exercise of the ISO.

For ISOs, there is no taxable income to an optionee at the time of exercise. However, the excess of the fair market value of the stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price will be taken into account in determining whether the “alternative minimum tax” will apply for the year of exercise. If the shares acquired upon exercise are held until at least two years from the date of grant and more than one year from the date of exercise, any gain or loss upon the sale of such shares, if held as capital assets, will be long-term capital gain or loss (measured by the difference between the sales price of the stock and the exercise price). Under current federal income tax law, a long-term capital gain will be taxed at a rate which is less than the maximum rate of tax on ordinary income. If the two-year and one year holding period requirements are not met (a “disqualifying disposition”), an optionee will recognize ordinary income in the year of disposition in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the stock on the date of exercise minus the exercise price or (ii) the amount realized on disposition minus the exercise price. The remainder of the gain will be treated as long-term capital gain, depending upon whether the stock has been held for more than a year. If an optionee makes a disqualifying disposition, we will be entitled to a tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the optionee.

In general, if an optionee, in exercising an ISO, tenders shares of our common stock in partial or full payment of the option price, no gain or loss will be recognized on the tender. However, if the tendered shares were previously acquired upon the exercise of another ISO and the tender is within two years from the date of grant or one year after the date of exercise of the other option, the tender will be a disqualifying disposition of the shares acquired upon exercise of the other option.

As noted above, the exercise of an ISO could subject an optionee to the alternative minimum tax. The application of the alternative minimum tax to any particular optionee depends upon the particular facts and circumstances which exist with respect to the optionee in the year of exercise. However, as a general rule, the amount by which the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise of an option exceeds the exercise price of the option will constitute an item of “adjustment” for purposes of determining the alternative minimum taxable income on which the alternative tax may be imposed. As such, this item will enter into the tax base on which the alternative minimum tax is computed and may therefore cause the alternative minimum tax to become applicable in any given year.

Treatment of Stock Appreciation Rights

Generally, the recipient of a SAR will not recognize any income upon grant of the SAR, nor will we be entitled to a deduction at that time. Upon exercise of a SAR, the holder will recognize ordinary income, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, equal to the excess of fair market value of our common stock at that time over the exercise price.

Treatment of Stock Awards

Generally, absent an election to be taxed currently under Section 83(b) of the Code (a “Section 83(b) Election”), there will be no federal income tax consequences to either the recipient or us upon the grant of a restricted stock award or award of performance shares. At the expiration of the restriction period and the satisfaction of any other restrictions applicable to the restricted shares, the recipient will recognize ordinary income and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction equal to the fair market value of our common stock at that time. If a Section 83(b) Election is made within 30 days after the date the restricted stock award is granted, the recipient will recognize an amount of ordinary income at the time of the receipt of the restricted shares, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, equal to the fair market value (determined without regard to applicable restrictions) of the shares at such time, less any amount paid by the recipient for the shares. If a Section 83(b) Election is made, no additional income will be recognized by the recipient upon the lapse of restrictions on the shares (and prior to the sale of such shares), but, if the shares are subsequently forfeited, the recipient may not deduct the income that was recognized pursuant to the Section 83(b) Election at the time of the receipt of the shares.

The recipient of an unrestricted stock award, including a performance unit award, will recognize ordinary income, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, equal to the fair market value of our common stock that is the subject of the award when the award is made.

The recipient of a restricted stock unit generally will recognize ordinary income as and when the units vest and are settled. The amount of the income will be equal to the fair market value of the shares of our common stock issued at that time, and we will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. The recipient of a restricted stock unit will not be permitted to make a Section 83(b) Election with respect to such award.

Treatment of Incentive Bonus Awards and Other Stock or Cash Based Awards

Generally, the recipient of an incentive bonus or other stock or cash based award will not recognize any income upon grant of the award, nor will we be entitled to a deduction at that time. Upon payment with respect to such an award, the recipient will recognize ordinary income, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, equal to the amount of cash paid and/or the fair market value of our common stock issued at that time.

Potential Limitation on Company Deductions

Section 162(m) of the Code generally disallows a tax deduction for compensation in excess of $1 million paid in a taxable year by a publicly held corporation to its chief executive officer and certain other “covered employees.” Our Board and the Compensation Committee intend to consider the potential impact of Section 162(m) on grants made under the 2026 Plan, but reserve the right to approve grants of options and other awards for an executive officer that exceed the deduction limit of Section 162(m).

Tax Withholding

As and when appropriate, we shall have the right to require each optionee purchasing shares of our common stock and each grantee receiving an award under the 2026 Plan to pay any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld.

Recommendation of our Board

Our Board recommends a vote “FOR” the approval of the 2026 Plan.

PROPOSAL 4

APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE 2025 COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (SAY-ON-PAY)

At our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders held on October 12, 2023, our stockholders approved a one year frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires companies to hold advisory stockholder votes on the frequency of the approval or disapproval of their executive compensation programs, as reported in their proxy statements, no less often than once every six years (“frequency-on-pay”). As such, our next frequency-on-pay proposal will be voted upon at our 2029 annual meeting of stockholders.

In accordance with the rules of the SEC, we are providing stockholders with a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation program for our named executive officers. This non-binding advisory vote is commonly referred to as a “say on pay” vote. The non-binding advisory vote on the compensation program for our named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement, will be determined by the vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present or represented at the 2026 Annual Meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on the proposal.

Stockholders are urged to read the “Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement, which contains tabular information and narrative discussion about the compensation of our named executive officers. Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, retain and motivate individuals with superior ability, experience and leadership capability to deliver on our annual and long-term business objectives necessary to create stockholder value. Our Compensation Committee and the Board believe that our executive compensation program fulfills these goals and is reasonable, competitive and aligned with our performance and the performance of our executives. As such, we are asking our stockholders to indicate their support for our named executive officer compensation as described in this proxy statement. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on our named executive officers’ compensation. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and the philosophy, policies and practices described in this proxy statement. Accordingly, we ask that our stockholders vote “FOR” the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Avalon GloboCare Corp.’s proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, including the compensation tables, and related narrative disclosures that accompany the executive compensation tables included in this proxy statement.”

As an advisory vote, this proposal is not binding. However, our Board of Directors and Compensation Committee, which is responsible for designing and administering our executive compensation program, value the opinions expressed by stockholders in their vote on this proposal, and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions for our named executive officers.

PROPOSAL 5

APPROVAL OF WARRANTS, PLACEMENT AGENT WARRANTS AND SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF

Overview

We are asking stockholders to approve the issuance of the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants that were issued in connection with our private placement that closed on February 27, 2026 as contemplated by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).

Background Information

On February 27, 2026, the Company completed a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of (i) 490,197 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $0.51 per Share; (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,882,353 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) at a purchase price of $0.5099 per Pre-Funded Warrant; (iii) Series A-1 Warrants to purchase up to 6,372,550 shares (the “Series A-1 Warrant Shares”) of common stock and (iv) Series A-2 Warrants to purchase up to 6,372,550 shares (the “Series A-2 Warrant Shares” and together with the Series A-1 Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”) of common stock.

H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC acted as placement agent in connection with the Private Placement. The Company also issued Placement Agent Warrants to designees of the Placement Agent to purchase up to 318,628 shares (the “Placement Agent Warrant Shares”) of common stock.

In connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements (the “Purchase Agreements”) with certain institutional investors on February 26, 2026, which Purchase Agreements require that we call and hold a meeting of our stockholders for the purpose of procuring approval for this Proposal 5 pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).

Our stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ALBT.” Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) provides that stockholder approval is required prior to the issuance of securities in a transaction, other than a public offering, involving the sale, issuance or potential issuance by the Company of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock), which equals 20% or more of the common stock or 20% or more of the voting power outstanding before the issuance, at a price less than the lower of: (i) the closing price immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement, or (ii) the average closing price of the common stock for the five trading days immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement for the transaction. In determining whether private placement is priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules, Nasdaq generally attributes a value of $0.125 for each warrant offered with a share of common stock, which value is generally deemed to be a discount. In order to ensure that the Private Placement qualified as an at-the-market private placement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 due to the value attributable to the Warrants, the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants provide that they may not be exercised, and therefore have no value, until stockholder approval of their exercise is obtained. See “— Reasons for Warrant Stockholder Approval Proposal” below.

The following is a summary of the material features of the Warrants. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Form of Series A-1 and Series A-2 Warrant, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix B.

Warrants

Duration and Exercise Price. The Warrants will be issued in certificated form only. Each Warrant has an exercise price of $0.51 per share. The Warrants will be exercisable beginning on the date that this Proposal 5 is approved by our stockholders (the “Initial Exercise Date”). The Series A-1 Warrants will expire on the 5-year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date. The Series A-2 Warrants will expire on the 18-month anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations or similar events affecting our common stock and the exercise price.

Exercisability. The Warrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part, by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice accompanied by payment in full for the number of shares of our common stock purchased upon such exercise (except in the case of a cashless exercise as discussed below). A holder (together with its affiliates) may not exercise any portion of such holder’s Warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% (or at the election of the holder prior to the issuance of any warrants, 9.99%) of the outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, except that upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to us, the holder may increase the amount of ownership of outstanding stock after exercising the holder’s Warrants up to 9.99% of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrants. The ownership limit may be decreased upon notice from the holder to us.

Cashless Exercise. If, at the time a holder exercises its warrants, a registration statement registering the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants under the Securities Act is not then effective or available for the issuance of such shares, then in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon such exercise in payment of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number of shares of common stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Warrant.

Fundamental Transactions. In the event of a fundamental transaction, as described in the Warrants and generally including any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our shares of common stock, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of 50% or more of the voting power represented by our outstanding shares of capital stock, any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the voting power represented by our outstanding shares of capital stock, any merger with or into another entity or a tender offer or exchange offer approved by 50% or more of the voting power represented by our outstanding shares of capital, then upon any subsequent exercise of a warrant, the holder will have the right to receive as alternative consideration, for each share of our common stock that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such fundamental transaction, the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of our company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration receivable upon or as a result of such transaction by a holder of the number of shares of our common stock for which the Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a fundamental transaction, the holders of the Warrants have the right to require us or a successor entity to redeem the Warrants for cash in the amount of the Black-Scholes Value (as defined in each Warrant) of the unexercised portion of the Warrants concurrently with or within 30 days following the consummation of a fundamental transaction.

However, in the event of a fundamental transaction which is not in our control, including a fundamental transaction not approved by our Board, the holders of the Warrants will only be entitled to receive from us or our successor entity, as of the date of consummation of such fundamental transaction the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of the Warrants that is being offered and paid to the holders of our common stock in connection with the fundamental transaction, whether that consideration is in the form of cash, stock or any combination of cash and stock, or whether the holders of our common stock are given the choice to receive alternative forms of consideration in connection with the fundamental transaction. If holders of our common stock are not offered or paid any consideration in the fundamental transaction, holders of common stock will be deemed to have received common stock of our successor entity.

Transferability. Subject to applicable laws, a warrant may be transferred at the option of the holder upon surrender of the Warrant to us together with the appropriate instruments of transfer.

Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued upon the exercise of the Warrants. Rather, the number of shares of common stock to be issued will, at our election, either be rounded up to the next whole share or we will pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price.

Trading Market. There is no established trading market for the Warrants, and we do not expect such a market to develop. We do not intend to apply to list the Warrants on any securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Warrants will be extremely limited.

No Rights as a Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided in the Warrants or by virtue of the holder’s ownership of shares of our common stock, such holder of Warrants does not have the rights or privileges of a holder of our common stock, including any voting rights, until such holder exercises such holder’s Warrants. The warrants will provide that the holders of the warrants have the right to participate in distributions or dividends paid on our shares of common stock.

Amendments. The Warrants may be modified or amended with the written consent of the holder of such Warrant and us.

The following is a summary of the material features of the Placement Agent Warrants. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Form of Placement Agent Warrant, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix C.

Placement Agent Warrants

The Placement Agent Warrants will be exercisable beginning on the date that this Proposal 5 is approved by our stockholders. The Placement Agent Warrants have substantially the same terms as the Warrants described above, except that the Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price of $0.6375 per share (representing 125% of the offering price per share and accompanying Warrants) and a termination date that is five years from the commencement of the sales pursuant to the Private Placement.

Description of Common Stock

The holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share. In addition, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by our Board out of legally available funds; however, the current policy of our Board is to retain earnings, if any, for operations and growth. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in all assets that are legally available for distribution. The holders of our common stock will have no preemptive rights.

Anti-Takeover Provisions

The Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws contain provisions that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another party from acquiring control of us. The purpose of these provisions, which are summarized below, is to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of the Company to first negotiate with our Board.

Special Meetings. Except as otherwise required by statute and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of our undesignated preferred stock, special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the Board acting pursuant to a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at any meeting of the stockholders will be determined by a presiding officer designated by our Board.

Removal of Directors. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that our directors may be removed only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock then entitled to vote at an election of directors. In addition, at least 45 days prior to any annual or special meeting of stockholders at which it is proposed that a director be removed from office, written notice of such proposed removal and the alleged grounds thereof must be sent to the director whose removal will be considered at the meeting.

Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Any action that is permitted to be taken by our stockholders by written consent without a meeting must first satisfy the requirements and procedures set forth in our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws.

Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals. Our Bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our Board. Stockholders at an annual meeting are only able to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of our Board or by a stockholder of record on the record date for the meeting who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has delivered timely written notice in proper form to our Secretary of the stockholder’s intention to bring such business before the meeting. These provisions could have the effect of delaying until the next stockholder meeting stockholder actions that are favored by the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares entitled to vote.

Delaware Business Combination Statute. We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. Subject to certain exceptions, Section 203 of the DGCL prevents a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with any “interested stockholder” for three years following the date that the person became an interested stockholder, unless the interested stockholder attained such status with the approval of our Board or unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger or consolidation involving us and the “interested stockholder” and the sale of more than 10% of our assets. In general, an “interested stockholder” is any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person.

Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to amend a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, as the case may be, requires a greater percentage. Our Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of a majority vote of our Board then in office or the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting as a single class; provided, however, that if our Board recommends that stockholders approve such amendment or repeal at such meeting of stockholders, such amendment or repeal will only require the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting together as a single class. In addition, the Company reserves the right to amend or repeal the Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute and by the Certificate of Incorporation, and any rights conferred upon the stockholders in the Certificate of Incorporation are granted subject to this reservation. Whenever any vote of the holders of our capital stock is required to amend or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, and in addition to any other vote of holders of capital stock that is required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, such amendment or repeal will require the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, and the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class, at a duly constituted meeting of stockholders called expressly for such purpose.

Exclusive Forum Selection. Our Bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, stockholder or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of our exclusive forum selection as set forth in our Bylaws under “Exclusive Jurisdiction of Delaware Courts.” Although our Bylaws contain the choice of forum provision described above, it is possible that a court could rule that such a provision is inapplicable for a particular claim or action or that such provision is unenforceable.

Reasons for Warrant Stockholder Approval Proposal

As stated above, our stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ALBT.” Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) provides that stockholder approval is required prior to the issuance of securities in a transaction, other than a public offering, involving the sale, issuance or potential issuance by the Company of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock), which equals 20% or more of the common stock or 20% or more of the voting power outstanding before the issuance, at a price less than the lower of: (i) the closing price immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement, or (ii) the average closing price of the common stock for the five trading days immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement for the transaction (the “Minimum Price”).

We structured our Private Placement as an at-the -market private placement. In determining whether an offering is priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules, Nasdaq generally attributes a value of $0.125 for each warrant offered with a share of common stock, which value is generally deemed to be a discount. Thus, in order to ensure that the Private Placement qualified as at-the-market private placement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 due to the value attributable to the Warrants, the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants provide that they may not be exercised, and therefore have no value, until stockholder approval of their exercise is obtained.

The Board has determined that the ability to issue securities pursuant to the Warrants is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders in order to comply with the terms of the Purchase Agreements and to receive the economic benefits of the Warrants upon exercise thereof.

Potential Consequences if Proposal 5 is Not Approved

The Board is not seeking the approval of our stockholders to authorize our entry into or consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreements, as the Private Placement has already been completed and the Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants have already been issued.

The failure of our stockholders to approve this Proposal 5 will mean that: (i) we cannot permit the exercise of the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants and (ii) may incur substantial additional costs and expenses.

Each Warrant has an initial exercise price of $0.51 per share. Accordingly, we would realize an aggregate of up to approximately $6.5 million in gross proceeds if all the Warrants were exercised based on such value. In addition, each Placement Agent Warrant has an initial exercise price of $0.6375 per share. Accordingly, we would receive an aggregate of up to approximately $203,125 in gross proceeds if all the Placement Agent Warrants were exercised based on such value. If the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants cannot be exercised, we will not receive any such proceeds, which could adversely impact our ability to fund our operations.

In addition, in connection with the Private Placement and the issuance of Warrants, we agreed to seek stockholder approval every 90 days until our stockholders approve the issuance of the shares underlying the Warrants. We are required to seek such approval until such time as none of the Warrants are outstanding which could result in us seeking such approval every 90 days for five years. The costs and expenses associated with seeking such approval could materially adversely impact our ability to execute our current business plan and fund our operations.

Potential Adverse Effects of the Approval of Proposal 5

If this Proposal 5 is approved, existing stockholders will suffer dilution in their ownership interests in the future upon the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants. Assuming the full exercise of the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants, an aggregate of 13,063,728 additional shares of common stock will be outstanding, and the ownership interest of our existing stockholders would be correspondingly reduced. In addition, the sale into the public market of these shares also could materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Recommendation of our Board

Our Board recommends a vote “FOR” the approval of the issuance of the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof.

PROPOSAL 6

THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT PROPOSAL

General

Our Board has adopted and is recommending that our stockholders approve an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse split of the issued shares of our common stock at a ratio that is not less than 1-for-2 and not greater than 1-for-25, without reducing the authorized number of shares of our common stock, with the exact ratio to be selected by the Board in its discretion, and to be effected, if at all, in the sole discretion of the Board at any time after stockholder approval of the amendment and before June 9, 2027 without further approval or authorization of our stockholders. If our stockholders approve this proposal 6, the Board will have authority to give effect to the reverse stock split. However, notwithstanding stockholder approval of this proposal 6, the Board may elect not to proceed with the reverse stock split if, at any time the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that it is no longer in our best interest and the best interests of our stockholders to proceed with the reverse stock split. By voting in favor of this proposal 6, you are expressly also authorizing the Board to determine not to proceed with the reverse stock split in its sole discretion.

If the reverse stock split is implemented, at the effective time of the reverse split, the issued shares of our common stock immediately prior to the effective time will be combined and reclassified into a smaller number of shares such that, except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares as described below, each of our stockholders will own one new share of our common stock for every two to 25 shares of common stock owned by such stockholder immediately prior to the effective time of the reverse split, depending on the exact ratio approved by the Board.

A copy of the proposed form of certificate of amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to effect the reverse stock split is attached as Appendix D to this proxy statement.

Reasons for the Reverse Stock Split; Potential Consequences of the Reverse Stock Split

Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days.

Our primary reason for recommending the reverse stock split is based on our belief that the reverse stock split may be necessary to increase the bid price of our common stock to avoid being delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market. Our common stock is publicly traded and listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “ALBT.” To maintain our listing, we must comply with the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market, which include a minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share.

While we are currently in compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule, and while we currently have stockholder approval for a reverse stock split, the Board has considered the potential harm to the Company and our stockholders should we not be in compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule on more than one occasion and Nasdaq delists our common stock from The Nasdaq Capital Market. Delisting our common stock could adversely affect the liquidity and market price of our common stock because alternatives, such as the OTCQB and the Pink markets operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc., are generally considered to be less efficient markets. An investor likely would find it less convenient to sell, or to obtain accurate quotations in seeking to buy our common stock on such markets. Many investors likely would not buy or sell our common stock due to difficulty in accessing the OTCQB or Pink markets, policies preventing them from trading in securities not listed on a national securities exchange, or other reasons. Delisting of our common stock from The Nasdaq Capital Market could also cause a loss of confidence of existing or potential industry partners, clients, vendors, lenders, and employees, which could further harm our business and our future prospects. The Board believes that the reverse stock split is a potentially effective means for us to maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule by producing the immediate effect of increasing the per share bid price of our common stock to avoid, or at least mitigate, the likely adverse consequences of our common stock being delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market.

In addition, the reverse stock split may make our common stock a more attractive and cost-effective investment to a broader range of investors, which in turn could improve the marketability and liquidity of our common stock. For example, the current market price of our common stock may prevent certain institutional investors, professional investors and other members of the investing public from purchasing our common stock. Many brokerage houses and institutional investors have internal policies and practices that either prohibit them from investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers. Furthermore, some of those policies and practices may function to make the processing of trades in low-priced stocks economically unattractive to brokers. Moreover, because brokers’ commissions on low-priced stocks generally represent a higher percentage of the stock price than commissions on higher-priced stocks, the current average price per share of our common stock can result in investors paying transaction costs representing a higher percentage of their total share value than would be the case if the share price were higher.

Reducing the number of outstanding shares of our common stock through the reverse stock split is intended, absent other factors, to increase the per share bid price of our common stock. However, other factors, such as our financial results, market conditions and the market perception of our business may adversely affect the bid price of our common stock. As a result, there can be no assurance that the reverse stock split, if completed, will result in the intended or expected benefits described above, that the bid price of our common stock will increase following the reverse stock split, that as a result of the reverse stock split we will be able to continue to satisfy Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule, or that the bid price of our common stock will not decrease in the future. Additionally, we cannot assure you that the bid price per share of our common stock after the reverse stock split will increase in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of our common stock outstanding before the reverse stock split. Accordingly, the total market capitalization of our common stock after the reverse stock split may be lower than the total market capitalization before the reverse stock split, and a reduction in number of shares outstanding may impair the liquidity for our common stock, which may reduce the value of our common stock.

Effects of the Reverse Stock Split

Generally

Based on [    ] shares of our common stock issued as of the Record Date for the Meeting, which includes [    ] shares of treasury stock, immediately following the reverse stock split, if implemented (without giving effect to rounding for fractional shares):

The reverse stock split will affect all holders of our common stock uniformly and will not affect any stockholder’s percentage ownership interest or any stockholder’s proportionate voting power, except that, as described below under “Fractional Shares,” record holders of common stock otherwise entitled to a fractional share as a result of the reverse stock split because they hold a number of shares not evenly divisible by the reverse stock split ratio will automatically be entitled to receive an additional fraction of a share of common stock to round up to the next whole share.

The reverse stock split may result in some stockholders owning “odd lots” of less than 100 shares of common stock. Odd lot shares may be more difficult to sell, and brokerage commissions and other costs of transactions in odd lots are generally somewhat higher than the costs of transactions in “round lots” of even multiples of 100 shares.

If the reverse stock split is effected, our common stock will have a new Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (“CUSIP”) number, which is a number used to identify our common stock, and stock certificates with the older CUSIP numbers will need to be exchanged for stock certificates with the new CUSIP number by following the procedures described below under “Procedure for Implementing the Reverse Stock Split - Holders of Certificated Shares of Common Stock.”

Our common stock is currently registered under the Exchange Act and we are subject to the current and periodic reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act. The reverse stock split will not affect the registration of our common stock under the Exchange Act. In addition, notwithstanding the decrease in the number of outstanding shares that will result if the reverse stock split is effected, the Board does not intend for this transaction to be the first step in a “going private transaction” within the meaning of Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act.

Our common stock would continue to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ALBT” immediately following the reverse stock split, although it is likely that Nasdaq would temporarily add the letter “D” to the end of the trading symbol to indicate that the reverse stock split occurred.

Effect on Authorized Shares of Common Stock

The reverse stock split will not change the number of authorized shares of our common stock. Because the number of issued shares of our common stock will decrease if the reverse stock split is effected, the number of shares of our common stock remaining available for issuance will increase. Currently, the number of authorized shares of our common stock is 100,000,000. Subject to limitations imposed by Nasdaq, the additional shares available for issuance may be issued without stockholder approval at any time, in the sole discretion of the Board. The authorized and unissued shares may be issued for cash, for acquisitions or for any other purpose that the Board determines to be in our best interests.

By increasing the number of authorized but unissued shares of our common stock, the reverse stock split could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect, although this is not the intent of the Board. For example, it may be possible for the Board to delay or impede a takeover or transfer of control of the Company by causing such additional authorized but unissued shares to be issued to holders who might side with the Board in opposing a takeover bid that the Board determines is not in the best interests of the Company or our stockholders. The reverse stock split therefore may have the effect of discouraging unsolicited takeover attempts. By potentially discouraging initiation of any such unsolicited takeover attempts, the reverse stock split may limit the opportunity for our stockholders to dispose of their shares at the higher price generally available in takeover attempts or that may be available under a merger proposal. The reverse stock split may have the effect of permitting our current management, including our current directors, to retain their position, and place it in a better position to resist changes that stockholders may wish to make if they are dissatisfied with our operations. However, the Board is not aware of any attempt to take control of the Company and the Board has not approved the reverse stock split with the intent that it be utilized as a type of anti-takeover device.

Effect on Par Value of our Common Stock

The reverse stock split will not affect the per share par value of our common stock, which will remain at $0.0001.

Effect on Warrants, and Convertible or Exchangeable Securities

If the reverse stock split is effected, proportionate adjustments are generally required to be made to the per share exercise or conversion price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of outstanding warrants, and convertible or exchangeable securities entitling the holders to purchase, exchange for, or convert into, shares of our common stock, if any. This will result in approximately the same aggregate price being required to be paid under such securities upon exercise, exchange or conversion, and approximately the same value of shares of common stock being delivered upon such exercise, exchange or conversion, immediately following the reverse stock split as was the case immediately preceding the reverse stock split. The number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to these securities, if any, will be proportionately adjusted based on the reverse stock split ratio approved by the Board, subject to our treatment of fractional shares.