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UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

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EQUILLIUM, INC.

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Equillium, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE:

FOR all the nominees for director listed below, FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4, and 3-YEARS for Proposal 5.

PROPOSAL

1.	Election of the three nominees for Class III director named herein to hold office until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her respective earlier death, resignation or removal.

1.01 Daniel M. Bradbury

1.02 Martha J. Demski

1.03 Mark Pruzanski, M.D.

To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio in the range of 1-for-2 to 1-for-10, inclusive, with such ratio to be determined in the discretion of our Board of Directors and with such reverse stock split to be effected at such time and date, if at all, as determined by our Board of Directors in its sole discretion.

3.	To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

4.	To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

5.	To indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

NOTE: To conduct any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any continuation, postponement or adjournment thereof.