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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 12, 2018. Meeting Information MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: April 17, 2018 Date: June 12, 2018 Time: 4:00 PM ET Location: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  One Kendall Square, Suite B7201 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).  We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.  E46396-P08670 MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  ONE KENDALL SQUARE SUITE B7201 CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

 


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Voting ItemsThe Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each director nominee:1. Election of Directors Nominees: 01) Richard Peters, M.D., Ph.D.  02) Gary L. Crocker 03) George D. Demetri, M.D. 04) John M. Dineen 05) Ulrik B. Nielsen, Ph.D. 06) James H. Quigley 07) Russell T. RayThe Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:2. To approve, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation.3. To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.4. To approve an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from20,000,000 to 30,000,000.E46398-P08670NOTE: The proxies are authorized to vote, in their discretion, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

 


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