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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 14, 2017.



BELLICUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	Meeting Information
BELLICUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	Meeting Type:		Annual Meeting
	For holders as of:		April 17, 2017
	Date: June 14, 2017 Time: 10:00 AM CDT
	Location:	Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
		2130 West Holcombe Blvd., Suite 800
		Houston, TX 77030
BELLICUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2130 W. HOLCOMBE BLVD., SUITE 800 HOUSTON, TX 77030
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR all nominees for director listed below:
1.	Election of directors
	Nominees:
	01) Richard A. Fair
	02) Reid M. Huber, Ph. D.
	03) James M. Daly

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:
2.	Approval of the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), as amended, to, among other things, increase the shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan by 3,100,000 shares and eliminate the current provision in the Plan that permits the Board to reprice stock options without stockholder approval.
3.	Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

Note: In their best judgment, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted as directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made but the card is signed, this proxy will be voted FOR ALL NOMINEES in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposal 2 and 3.