Cerence Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

Dec 30, 2020

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CERENCE INC.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders To Be Held on February 11, 2021 for Cerence, Inc.

This communication is not a form of voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. To view the proxy statement, annual report, directions to the annual meeting and voting instructions, go to www.proxydocs.com/CRNC . To submit your proxy while visiting this site, you will need the 12 digit control number in the box below.

Under United States Securities and Exchange Commission rules, proxy materials do not have to be delivered in paper. Proxy materials can be distributed by making them available on the Internet. We have chosen to use these procedures for our Annual Meeting and need YOUR participation. If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. In order to receive a paper package in time for our Annual Meeting, please make this request on or before February 4, 2021.

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Annual Report on Form 10-K and Proxy Statement

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Cerence, Inc. Notice of Annual Meeting	●	Meeting Type:	Annual Meeting
		For holders as of:	December 16, 2020
		Date:	Thursday February 11, 2021
		Time:	11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
		Place:	Annual Meeting to be held live via the internet - please visit www.proxydocs.com/CRNC for more details.
The Board of Directors Recommends a
Vote FOR each of the director nominees listed in proposal 1 and FOR proposal 2.
1.	To elect two Class II directors to hold office until the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of
stockholders.

Nominees:
(02) Alfred Nietzel

2.
Note: To conduct any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting.

In order to attend the virtual meeting and vote online during the annual meeting, you must register in advance at www.proxydocs.com/CRNC prior to the deadline of February 5, 2021 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including your unique links that will allow you access to the meeting, vote online during the meeting and will also permit you to submit questions during the meeting. Please be sure to follow instructions found on your Proxy Card and/or Voting Authorization Form and subsequent instructions that will be delivered to you via email.