UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 23, 2013

	  		  	 	  	 
Meeting Information             
 	 	 	
VICAL INCORPORATED	  	 	  	Meeting Type:   Annual Meeting	 	 	
	  	 	  	For holders as of:   March 27, 2013 	 	 	
	  		  	 	  	 
Date:   May 23, 2013 	 	 
           Time:  8:00 AM PDT	 	 	
	  		  	 	  	 
Location:    Offices of Cooley LLP	 	 	
	  		  	 	  	 4401 Eastgate Mall	 	 	
	  	 	  	 San Diego, CA 92121
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Voting items	  		  		
 
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:	  		
 
1.       Election of Directors	  		
 
          Nominees	  		  		
 
01     Gary A. Lyons	  		  		
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):	  		
 
2         To amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan by 4,000,000 shares	  		
 
3         An advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the proxy statement	  		
 
4         To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2013	  		

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

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