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Soliton, Inc.
5304 Ashbrook Drive
Houston, TX 77081

June 7, 2019

Dear Soliton, Inc. Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2019 Annual Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Stockholders of Soliton, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2019, commencing at 10:00 a.m. Central Time at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3201 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056. At the Annual Meeting, we will ask our stockholders:

to elect five individuals to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting (or until their successors are duly elected and qualified);

to approve an increase in available shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2018 Stock Plan from 3,000,000 to 3,400,000 shares;

to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; and

to consider and act on such matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof.

I am looking forward to meeting with as many of our stockholders as possible. At the Annual Meeting, there will also be a report on our business, and you will have an opportunity to ask questions about the Company.

Information regarding each of the matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting is contained in the attached Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. We urge you to read the proxy statement carefully. The proxy statement and proxy card are being mailed to all stockholders of record as of May 31, 2019.

Whether or not you are able to attend the Annual Meeting, please take the time to vote your shares. As further detailed in these materials, you may vote your shares using the Internet or a toll-free telephone number, or by completing and returning the enclosed proxy card by mail. Instructions on each of these voting methods are outlined in the enclosed proxy statement.

/s/ Christopher Capelli, M.D.

Christopher Capelli, M.D.

Chief Executive Officer

Soliton, Inc.

Soliton , Inc.
5304 Ashbrook Drive
Houston, TX 77081

Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
To Be Held on June 27 , 2019

June 7, 2019

To the Stockholders of Soliton, Inc.:

Notice is hereby given that the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Soliton, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2019, commencing at 10:00 a.m. Central Time at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3201 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056, for the following purposes:

to elect five individuals to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting (and until their successors are duly elected and qualified);

to approve an increase in available shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2018 Stock Plan from 3,000,000 shares to 3,400,000 shares;

to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; and

to consider and act on such matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2019, will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any postponement or adjournment thereof.

This proxy statement and the accompanying materials are being first sent or given to stockholders on or about the date set forth above.

	BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:


	/s/ Lori Bisson
	Lori Bisson Corporate Secretary Soliton, Inc.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE VOTE AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE USING THE INTERNET OR THE AVAILABLE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER, OR BY RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF S TOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 27 , 2019 : THE PROXY STATEMENT AND 201 8 ANNUAL REPORT ARE AVAILABLE AT https://ir.soliton.com/all-sec-filings .

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROPOSAL 1 –	ELECTION OF DIRECTORS	4

PROPOSAL 2 –	INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE COMPANY’S 2018 STOCK PLAN FROM 3,000,000 SHARES TO 3,400,000 SHARES	11

PROPOSAL 3 –	RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	16

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ FEES		17
PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES		17
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS		18
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION		19
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT		22
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS		23
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT		24
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2019 ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING		25
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS		25
GENERAL		25
OTHER INFORMATION		25

Soliton , Inc.
5304 Ashbrook Drive
Houston, TX 77081

PROXY STATEMENT

This proxy statement is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of Soliton, Inc. (the “Company”) to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Thursday, June 27, 2019, and at any postponement or adjournment thereof (the “Annual Meeting”), for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting. This proxy statement and the accompanying materials are being first sent or given to stockholders of the Company on or about June 7, 2019.

The close of business on May 31, 2019 has been fixed as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Only holders of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), as of the Record Date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote per share on each matter presented to the stockholders for approval at the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 14,965,182 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

If your shares are registered directly in your name with the Company’s transfer agent, Computershare, you are considered the “stockholder of record” or “registered stockholder” of those shares and this proxy statement and the accompanying materials are being sent directly to you by the Company.

If you are a stockholder of record, you can vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting or you can vote by proxy using the Internet at www.investorvote.com/SOLY, or by telephone at 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) or by completing and returning the enclosed proxy card by mail.

Whichever method you use, each valid proxy received in time will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with your instructions. To ensure that your proxy is voted, it should be received by the close of business on June 24, 2019. If you submit a proxy without giving instructions, your shares will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors.

If you hold shares of the Company’s Common Stock in your name, you may revoke a properly executed or authorized proxy by (a) an Internet or telephone vote subsequent to the date shown on the previously executed and delivered proxy or the date of a prior Internet or telephonic vote (and prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day prior to the Annual Meeting), (b) mailing a later-dated, properly executed and delivered proxy to our Corporate Secretary, which is received prior to the Annual Meeting, or (c) mailing a written revocation to our Corporate Secretary, which is received prior to the Annual Meeting. Stockholders of record may also revoke their proxies by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. If stockholders of record only attend the Annual Meeting but do not vote, their proxies will not be revoked.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a broker, bank or other nominee, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of shares held in street name (also called a “street name” holder), and this proxy statement and the accompanying materials are being forwarded to you by your broker, bank or nominee, who is considered the stockholder of record of those shares. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or nominee on how to vote the shares held in your account. If you do not provide instructions to the broker, bank or nominee, that firm will only be able to vote your shares with respect to “routine” matters. Please note that pursuant to applicable broker voting regulations, the only routine matter for the Annual Meeting and the only matter for which brokers, banks and nominees will have the discretion to vote, is Proposal 2 (Increase in number of shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2018 Stock Plan from 3,000,000 shares to 3,400,000 shares) and Proposal 3 (Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm). Your broker, bank or nominee must have proper instructions from you in order to vote with respect to Proposal 1 (Election of Directors) and without proper instructions from you, the broker, bank or nominee will not have the power to vote on, and will be considered a “broker non-vote” for, such proposal. If you hold shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially in street name, you may vote by returning the voting instruction form to your broker, bank, or other nominee or as otherwise provided on the voting instruction form. If you hold shares of the Company’s Common Stock in a stock brokerage account or by a broker, bank or other nominee, you must contact the broker, bank or other nominee and comply with the broker’s procedures if you want to revoke or change the instructions previously given.

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting.

The vote required, and the effect of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal, is as follows:

A plurality of the eligible votes cast is required to elect director nominees, and as such, the five nominees who receive the greatest number of “for” votes cast by stockholders, entitled to vote at the meeting, will be elected. A nominee who receives a plurality means he or she has received more “for” votes than any other nominee for the same director’s seat. You may vote in favor or withhold your vote with respect to each individual nominee. “Votes cast” for a director include votes “for” that director’s election and votes to withhold authority with respect to that director’s election, and excludes abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to that director’s election. Abstentions, broker non-votes and failures to vote will have no effect on the outcome of the election of directors.

The proposal to approve an increase in available shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2018 Stock Plan from 3,000,000 shares to 3,400,000 shares (Proposal 2) will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock present at the Annual Meeting, in person or represented by proxy, and entitled to vote. Abstentions will be treated as votes “against” the proposal. Broker non-votes and failures to vote will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal 3) will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock present at the Annual Meeting, in person or represented by proxy, and entitled to vote. Abstentions will be treated as votes “against” the proposal. Broker non-votes and failures to vote will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED , AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND STOCK EXCHANGE RULES, THE PROXIES WILL BE VOTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT THEREOF:

(I)

FOR THE ELECTION OF THE FIVE INDIVIDUALS NAMED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO THE BOARD OF D IRECTORS TO SERVE UNTIL THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING ( OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE DULY ELECTED AND QUALIFIED );

(II)

FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN increase in available shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2018 STOCK plan FROM 3,000,000 SHARES TO 3,400,000 SHARES; AND

(III)

FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DI X ON HUGHES GOODMAN, LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 .

IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDERS, THE PROXIES WILL ALSO BE VOTED FOR OR AGAINST SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED FOR ACTION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.

If you have any questions, require assistance with voting your proxy card, or need additional copies of proxy materials, please contact:

COMPUTERSHARE

211 QUALITY CIRCLE, SUITE 210

COLLEGE STATION, TX 77845

Stockholders Call Toll-Free at: (800) 851 - 9677

For stockholders holding shares through brokers, banks or other nominees, please contact your broker, bank or other nominee for assistance.

PROPOSAL 1 —

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The five nominees for election to the Board of Directors, if elected, will serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Information Regarding Nominees to the Board of Directors

The Company’s officers are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors. Each nominee has consented to serve on the Board of Directors if elected. If any nominee becomes unavailable to serve as a director at the time of the Annual Meeting, which is not expected, the Board of Directors will eliminate the Board position effective at the Annual Meeting or the proxy holders will vote the proxies in their discretion for the nominee designated by the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy unless otherwise instructed by a stockholder.

The following table sets forth the names and ages of each of the nominees of the Board of Directors and the position and office that each nominee currently holds with the Company.

Name	Age		Position
Walter V. Klemp		59	Executive Chairman
Christopher Capelli		59	Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Science Officer
Jonathan P. Foster		55	Director
Bradley Hauser		42	Director
Danika Harrison		43	Director

Board of Directors – Experience and Qualifications

Walter V. Klemp - Founder and Executive Chairman. Mr. Klemp is a co-founder of our company and has served as our executive chairman since July 2018. He previously served as our Chief Executive Officer. From 2006 until 2016, Mr. Klemp has served as the chairman, co-founder and part-time chief executive officer of Moleculin, LLC, and since 2016, Mr. Klemp has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Moleculin Biotech, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oncology drug candidates. Mr. Klemp served as president and chief executive officer of Zeno Corporation from 2004 to April 2011, where he developed and marketed dermatology devices from concept through FDA approval and market launch. From 1987 to 2000, Mr. Klemp served as chief executive officer and chairman of Drypers Corporation, a publicly traded multinational consumer products company that was listed as #1 on the INC 500 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies. Mr. Klemp earned a B.A. degree from Lewis & Clark. Mr. Klemp currently provides services as needed by us, which we estimate does not exceed 10 hours per week. We believe that Mr. Klemp’s history with our company and background, coupled with his extensive experience in the medical field, provide him with the qualifications to serve as a director.

Christopher Capelli, M.D. - Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Science Officer. Dr. Capelli is a co-founder of our company and has served as our chief executive officer since August 2018, president since March 2018 and chief science officer since September 2015. From September 2014 through August 2015. Dr. Capelli was a consultant to the company. Dr. Capelli is the lead inventor of Soliton’s RAP technology. From March 2005 through August 2014, Dr. Capelli served as the vice president in the office of Technology Based Ventures at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. From March 2001 through February 2005, Dr. Capelli served the director of the Office of Technology Management at the University of Pittsburgh. From 1987 through 1998, Dr. Capelli served the president and was the founder of BioInterface Technologies, Inc. which developed new a silver-based antimicrobial technology for use in wound care. Dr. Capelli is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Capelli earned his MD from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and maintains a medical license in the State of Wisconsin. We believe that Dr. Capelli's history with our company as a founder and as the creator of our technology provide him with the qualifications to serve as a director.

Jonathan P. Foster - Director. Mr. Jonathan P. Foster joined our Board of Directors effective as of June 15, 2018. Mr. Foster brings more than 30 years in financial experience holding a variety of executive and senior financial positions with public, private, and start-up to large corporate and international companies. Mr. Foster currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Moleculin Biotech, Inc., a drug development company traded on NASDAQ developing novel cancer therapies. From February 2012 to August 2016, Mr. Foster served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of InfuSystem Holdings, Inc., a national provider of infusion pumps and related services to the healthcare industry. From May 2011 to January 2012, Mr. Foster served as a consultant to the Chief Financial Officer of LSG Sky Chefs, USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Mr. Foster served on the Board of Financial Institutions for the State of South Carolina from 2006 to 2012. Mr. Foster is a Certified Public Accountant (South Carolina) and holds the designation of Chartered Global Management Accountant from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He received his B.S. in Accounting from Clemson University in 1985. We believe that Mr. Foster's history with our company and background, coupled with his experience in the accounting and finance profession, provide him with the qualifications to serve as a director.

Brad Hauser - Director. Mr. Bradley Hauser, also known as Brad, joined our Board of Directors effective as of June 15, 2018. Mr. Hauser has served as the Vice President, R&D and General Manager for CoolSculpting at Allergan Pharmaceuticals since ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. was acquired by Allergan in April 2017. Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President of Research and Development at ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. from January 2017 to April 2017 and as its Vice President of Research and Development from July 2015 to January 2017. Mr. Hauser joined ZELTIQ in December 2013 as Vice President of Product and Clinical Strategy. Prior to joining ZELTIQ, he held multiple roles in the aesthetic industry, including Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations for Cutera, Director of Research and Development at Medicis and Managing Director of Product and Clinical Marketing at Solta Medical. Mr. Hauser received his Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from Stanford University. We believe that Mr. Hauser's experience in the aesthetic industry provide him with the qualifications to serve as a director.

Danika Harrison - Director. Ms. Danika R. Harrison joined our Board of Directors effective as of June 15, 2018. Ms. Harrison has been the Chief Marketing Officer of HintMD since May 2019. Prior to that she served as President and CEO of Elira Therapeutics, Inc. from September 2017. Ms. Harrison served as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. from January 2017, serving as its Vice President of Global Marketing from February 2016 and as VP of Consumer and Brand Marketing from November 2014 until the acquisition of Zeltiq by Allergan in April 2017. Ms. Harrison served as Senior Vice President of Direct Marketing & Innovation 77 at TRIA Beauty, Inc. from December 2013 to June 2014, serving previously as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing from December 2011, and as VP/GM of North America from March 2011. From April 2006 to March 2011, Ms. Harrison worked at Rosetta, a consulting-centered interactive agency, where she was most recently a Partner leading the relationship marketing group consulting for leading brands like Dannon, Johnson’s Baby and Rogers to develop direct and digital marketing programs throughout the United States and Canada. Ms. Harrison holds a B.S. from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. We believe that Ms. Harrison's experience in the aesthetic industry provide her with the qualifications to serve as a director.

The Board of Directors’ Role in Risk Oversight

The Board of Directors is actively engaged in overseeing and reviewing the Company’s strategic direction and objectives, taking into account (among other considerations) the Company’s risk profile and exposures. It is management’s responsibility to manage risk and bring to the Board of Directors’ attention the most material risks to the Company. The Board of Directors has oversight responsibility of the processes established to report and monitor systems for material risks applicable to the Company.

While the Board as a whole has responsibility for risk oversight, including Chief Executive Officer succession planning, the committees of the Board also oversee the Company’s risk profile and exposures relating to matters within the scope of their authority. The Board regularly receives reports from the committees regarding risk oversight in their areas of responsibility.

Required Vote

A plurality of the eligible votes cast is required to elect director nominees, and as such, the five nominees who receive the greatest number of “for” votes cast by stockholders, entitled to vote at the meeting, will be elected. A nominee who receives a plurality means he or she has received more “for” votes than any other nominee for the same director’s seat. You may vote in favor or withhold your vote with respect to each individual nominee. “Votes cast” for a director include votes “for” that director’s election and votes to withhold authority with respect to that director’s election and excludes abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to that director’s election. Abstentions, broker non-votes and votes withheld will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

Recommendation

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL TO ELECT WALTER KLEMP, CHRISTOPHER CAPELLI, JONATHAN FOSTER, BRADLEY HAUSER AND DANIKA HARRISON AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SERVE UNTIL THE 20 20 ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING , OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE DULY ELECTED AND QUALIFIED.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of our common stock, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of our common stock with the SEC. Officers, directors, and greater-than-ten-percent stockholders are required by the SEC’s regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file. Our officers, directors, and security holders were not required to file reports during our last fiscal year since we did not complete our IPO until February 2019.

Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of Directors

Director Independence

The rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, or the NASDAQ Rules, require a majority of a listed company’s board of directors to be composed of independent directors. In addition, the NASDAQ Rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and nominating and governance committees be independent. Under the NASDAQ Rules, a director will only qualify as an independent director if, in the opinion of our Board of Directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The NASDAQ Rules also require that audit committee members satisfy independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee, accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries. In considering the independence of compensation committee members, the NASDAQ Rules require that our board of directors must consider additional factors relevant to the duties of a compensation committee member, including the source of any compensation we pay to the director and any affiliations with our company.

Our board of directors undertook a review of the composition of our board of directors and its committees and the independence of each director. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning his background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our board of directors has determined that each of our directors, with the exception of Dr. Capelli and Mr. Klemp, are independent as defined under the NASDAQ Rules.

Board Committees

We established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee. Our Board of Directors has adopted and approved a charter for each of these standing committees. The charters, which include the functions and responsibilities of each of the committees, can be found in the “Investors - Governance” section on our web site at www.soliton.com.

Audit Committee

The members of the Audit Committee are Jonathan P. Foster (Chairperson), Brad Hauser and Danika Harrison. Each member of the Audit Committee is independent as defined by the NASDAQ Rules. In addition, each member of the Audit Committee satisfies the additional requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ Rules for audit committee membership, including the additional independence requirements and the financial literacy requirements. The Board has determined that at least one member of the Audit Committee, Mr. Foster, is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in the SEC’s rules and regulations. The primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to oversee the quality and integrity of our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audit of our financial statements. The Audit Committee is responsible for selecting, compensating, overseeing and terminating the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm.

Nomination and Governance Committee

The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Jonathan P. Foster (Chairperson), Brad Hauser and Danika Harrison. Each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is independent as defined by NASDAQ Rules. The primary functions and responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are to: (a) determine the qualifications, qualities, skills, and other expertise required to be a director; (b) identify and screen individuals qualified to become members of the Board; (c) make recommendations to the Board regarding the selection and approval of the nominees for director; and (d) review and assess the adequacy of our corporate governance policies and procedures.

The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider stockholder recommendations for candidates for the board of directors.

Qualifications for consideration as a Board nominee may vary according to the particular areas of expertise being sought as a complement to the existing board composition. However, minimum qualifications include high level leadership experience in business activities, breadth of knowledge about issues affecting the Company, experience on other boards of directors, preferably public company boards, and time available for meetings and consultation on Company matters. Our Nominating and Governance Committee does not have a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying director candidates but seeks a diverse group of candidates who possess the background, skills and expertise to make a significant contribution to the Board, to the Company and our stockholders. Candidates whose evaluations are favorable are recommended by our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to the full Board for consideration. The full Board selects and recommends candidates for nomination as directors for stockholders to consider and vote upon at the annual meeting.

A stockholder wishing to nominate a candidate for election to our Board of Directors at any annual meeting at which the Board of Directors has determined that one or more directors will be elected must submit a written notice of his or her nomination of a candidate to the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee (c/o the Corporate Secretary), providing the candidates name, biographical data and other relevant information together with a consent from the nominee. Pursuant to our Bylaws, the submission must be received at our principal executive offices 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the mailing date of our previous year’s proxy statement so as to permit the Board of Directors time to evaluate the qualifications of the nominee.

The Company has not employed an executive search firm, or paid a fee to any other third party, to locate qualified candidates for director positions.

Compensation Committee

The members of the Compensation Committee are Brad Hauser (Chairperson), Jonathan P. Foster and Danika Harrison. Each member of the Compensation Committee is independent as defined by NASDAQ Rules. The Compensation Committee is responsible for approving the salaries, bonuses and other compensation and benefits of executive officers and directors and administering the Soliton, Inc. Equity Plan. The Compensation Committee evaluates executive officer performance, with input from the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer (for executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer), in light of the Company’s strategic objectives and establishes compensation levels based on such evaluation. Our Chief Executive Officer does not participate in any deliberations or approvals by the Board or the Compensation Committee with respect to his own compensation. The objectives of the Compensation Committee are to attract and retain experienced and highly qualified personnel and reward our executive officers for advancing critical elements of our strategic plan.

The Compensation Committee has the authority to retain, oversee, terminate, and approve fees for compensation consultants to assist in the discharge of its responsibilities.

Communications with the Board of Directors

Stockholders may communicate with the Board of Directors by sending written communications addressed to such person or persons care of Soliton, Inc., 5304 Ashbrook Drive, Houston, Texas 77081, Attn: Secretary. The Secretary will forward to the directors all communications that, in his or her judgment, are appropriate for consideration by the directors. Examples of communications that would not be appropriate for consideration by the directors include commercial solicitations and matters not relevant to the stockholders, to the functioning of the Board or to the affairs of Soliton. Any correspondence received that is addressed generically to the Board of Directors will be forwarded to the Chairman of the Board.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the code is made available on the Corporate Governance section of our website, which is located at www.soliton.com. If we make any substantive amendments to, or grant any waivers from, the code of business conduct and ethics for any officer or director, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website or in a current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

Board Member Attendance at Annual Meetings

We do not have a formal policy regarding Board attendance at our annual meetings, however, all of our directors are invited to the annual meeting and are expected to attend our annual meeting.

Director Compensation

The following table sets forth the total compensation earned by our non-employee directors who served for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (Mr. Klemp and Dr. Capelli, our non-independent board members, do not receive any additional compensation for serving as directors):

Name	Fees E arned or P aid in C ash ($)		Option Awards ($) (1)		Total ($)
Jonathan P. Foster		-	$	36,394	$	36,394
Danika Harrison		-	$	36,394	$	36,394
Brad Hauser		-	$	36,394	$	36,394

(1) Represents the full grant date fair value of the stock option grant calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a summary of the assumptions made in the valuation of these awards, please see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K provided to you along with this proxy statement.

Upon the completion of our IPO, our Board established the following compensation policy for non-employee directors, effective February 26, 2019:

● Each independent director shall receive annual cash compensation of $35,000. In addition, the chair-person of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee shall receive an annual compensation of $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500, respectively; the other members of such committees shall receive an annual compensation of $7,500, $5,000 and $5,000, respectively. In addition, since the independent directors had not received any compensation during 2018, the Board approved a one-time cash payment to each independent director of $25,000.

● Upon the initial appointment (or election) of independent directors to the Board, the director will be issued a 10-year option to purchase 30,000 shares of our common stock, under our incentive stock plan, with four-year annual vesting and an exercise price equal the closing price of our common stock on the date of the appointment (or election). Since our current independent directors received such a grant upon joining, no additional option grants were made to such directors.

● Annually, on the date of our annual meeting, each independent director that is re-elected at the annual meeting will be issued, upon a motion and approval of the Board of Directors, a 10-year option to purchase 15,000 shares of our common stock, under our incentive stock plan, with a one-year vesting period and an exercise price equal the closing price of our common stock on the date of the annual meeting.

Scientific Advisory Board

Our executive team is supported by our scientific advisory board, the members of which include dermatologists experienced in the fields in which we pursue. The members of our Scientific Advisory Board are compensated based on our utilization of their time. The chairman of our Scientific Advisory Board is on retainer. The retainer provides that the chairman of our Scientific Advisory Board will receive compensation of $12,500 per fiscal quarter and a one-time issuance of an option to purchase 15,000 shares. Dr. Kaminer is affiliated with Skin Care Physicians, which was the site for our HCT-2 clinical trial and POC cellulite clinical trial and served as the investigator for such trial.

Michael S. Kaminer, M.D. , chair of Soliton’s Scientific Advisory Board, is known as a leader, innovator and talented skin cancer and cosmetic surgeon in the Boston area. Dr. Kaminer is one of the pre-eminent educators in cosmetic surgery in the nation, having lectured at many national meetings, including national meetings of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the Hawaii Dermatology Conference, and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. He has also lectured at numerous international meetings and symposia, recently serving as Co-Chairman of the Anti-Aging World Congress in Paris, France.

E. Victor Ross, M.D. , is a dermatologist specializing in laser surgery of the skin. Presently, he is the director of the Scripps Clinic Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology Center and a frequent lecturer at national and international meetings on cutaneous laser medicine. He also serves on the editorial board of two major dermatologic journals.

Roy G. Geronemus, M.D. , Director of the Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York®, graduated from Harvard University and pursued his medical education at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at New York University Medical Center where he founded its laser program and served nine years as chief of dermatologic and laser surgery. He is past president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery.

Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D. is the director of the MGH Dermatology Laser & Cosmetic Center. He is the Faculty Director for Procedural Training in the Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Avram attended college at Princeton and completed his residency training at Harvard, where he served as chief resident.

Dr. Elizabeth Tanzi is a board-certified dermatologist proudly serving men and women in the Washington D.C. area. After 15 years of practicing cosmetic dermatology in Washington D.C., she founded Capital Laser & Skin Care.

Dr. Jeffrey Dover graduated as the silver medalist, Magna cum Laude with an M.D. degree from the University of Ottawa. He now co-directs SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill, a comprehensive facility specializing in dermatology, laser and cosmetic surgery, and he is Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, and Associate Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School. Dr. Dover is Past President of both the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Eric F. Bernstein is Director of Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers and one of the world’s leading experts on laser medicine and surgery. As a result of Dr. Bernstein’s research and development work, he often is among the very first in the world to utilize new laser applications for patient treatment.

Dr. Christopher Zachary, Professor and Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of California, Irvine, heads up one of the world’s premier laser and skin surgery facilities. He has been the program director for the Mohs College and the American Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine annual meetings. He is a Past President of the Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons.

PROPOSAL 2 —

APPROVAL OF AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER

THE COMPANY’S 2018 EQUITY PLAN FROM 3,000,000 SHARES TO 3,400,000 SHARES

The Company’s Board of Directors established the Soliton, Inc. 2018 Stock Plan (the “2018 Plan”) effective June 7, 2018. The 2018 Plan provided for the issuance of a maximum of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock in connection with the grant of options and/or other stock-based or stock-denominated awards.

Since the adoption of the 2018 Plan, and prior to our initial public offering, the Board of Directors, or the Compensation Committee thereof, has approved various grants and as a result, only 343,250 shares remain available for issuance under the 2018 Plan as of May 15, 2019. The Board of Directors believes that attracting, retaining and rewarding directors, officers, other employees and persons who provide services to the Company and enabling such persons to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in the Company has been and will continue to be essential to the Company’s growth and success. The 2018 Plan enables the Company to continue to maintain a compensation program with different types of incentives for motivating such individuals and encouraging them to give the Company long-term, excellent service. Accordingly, the Board of Directors believes that it is in the best interests of the Company to increase the total number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2018 Plan by 400,000 shares (the “Increase”), which would enable the Company to continue to make grants under the 2018 Plan in the future. The Board expects the Increase, in combination with the remaining 343,250 shares remaining available for issuance under the 2018 Plan, to be a sufficient number of shares to provide for one additional year of grants under the Plan.

Reasons for Stockholder Approval

The Board of Directors seeks stockholder approval of the Increase under the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. In addition, stockholder approval will continue to permit designated stock options to qualify as incentive stock options under the Internal Revenue Code. Such qualification can give the holder of the options more favorable tax treatment. The approval of the Increase will not affect the Company’s ability to make stock-based or cash-based awards outside of the 2018 Plan to the extent consistent with applicable law and stock exchange rules. (Approval of Proposal 2 will be considered approval of the 2018 Plan for purposes of the incentive stock option rules under the Code.)

Potential Dilution

The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2018 Plan will not exceed 3,400,000 shares, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain transactions or events that would also otherwise adjust our Common Stock. Upon approval of the Increase, an aggregate of 743,250 shares will be available for issuance under the 2018 Plan.

2012 Stock Plan

In March 2012, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders adopted the 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2012 Stock Plan”), pursuant to which the Company has granted stock based awards to employees, officers, directors and consultants. The total number of shares reserved and available for issuance under the 2012 Stock Plan were 789,745 shares, and 14,745 shares remain available for grant under the 2012 Stock Plan. Since the Company’s successful completion of its initial public offering (“IPO”) on February 19, 2019, we no longer make grants under the 2012 Stock Plan, and grants are now made under the 2018 Plan discussed below.

Description of 2018 Plan

The 2018 Plan is a stock-based compensation plan that provides for discretionary grants of stock options, stock awards, stock unit awards and stock appreciation rights to key employees, non-employee directors and consultants. The following description of the material features of the 2018 Plan is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2018 Plan, which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A. Capitalized terms used in the summary below that are not defined in this Proxy Statement have the meanings set forth in the 2018 Plan.

Administration . The 2018 Plan is administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors (we refer to the body administering the 2018 Plan as the “Committee”). The Committee has full authority to select the individuals who will receive awards under the 2018 Plan, determine the form and amount of each of the awards to be granted and establish the terms and conditions of awards.

Limit on Non-Employee Director Compensation . Under the 2018 Plan, the aggregate value of all compensation granted or paid to any individual for service as a non-employee director with respect to any calendar year, including awards granted under the 2018 Plan and cash fees paid to such non-employee director, will not exceed $300,000 in total value. For purposes of this limitation, the value of awards is calculated based on the grant date fair value of such awards for financial reporting purposes.

Number of Shares of Common Stock. The number of shares of our common stock that may currently be issued under the 2018 Plan is 3,000,000. If this proposal is approved, the number of shares of the common stock that may be issued under the 2018 Plan will increase to 3,400,000. As of May 15, 2019, the awards issued under the 2018 Plan consist of options to purchase 2,621,750 shares of common stock.

Shares issuable under the 2018 Plan may be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. If there is a lapse, forfeiture, expiration, termination or cancellation of any award made under the 2018 Plan for any reason, the shares subject to the award will again be available for issuance. Any shares subject to an award that are delivered to us by a participant, or withheld by us on behalf of a participant, as payment for an award or payment of withholding taxes due in connection with an award will not again be available for issuance, and all such shares will count toward the number of shares issued under the 2018 Plan. The number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2018 Plan is subject to adjustment, in the event of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock distribution, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, subdivision, consolidation or exchange of shares, any change in the capital structure of the company or any similar corporate transaction. In each case, the Committee has the discretion to make adjustments it deems necessary to preserve the intended benefits under the 2018 Plan. No award granted under the 2018 Plan may be transferred, except by will, the laws of descent and distribution.

Of the shares available for issuance: (i) the maximum number issuable as stock options or SARS to any employee in any calendar year is 750,000, (ii) the maximum number issuable as incentive stock options is 3,400,000 and (iii) the maximum number of shares issuable as stock awards or such units granted to any employee in any calendar year is 750,000.

Eligibility . All employees designated as key employees for purposes of the 2018 Plan, all non-employee directors and certain consultants are eligible to receive awards under the 2018 Plan. As of May 15, 2019, eight employees and all non-employee directors were eligible to participate in the 2018 Plan.

Awards to Participants . The 2018 Plan provides for discretionary awards of stock options, stock awards, stock unit awards and stock appreciation rights to participants. Each award made under the 2018 Plan will be evidenced by a written award agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the award as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, consistent with the terms of the 2018 Plan.

Stock Options . The Committee has the discretion to grant non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options to participants and to set the terms and conditions applicable to the options, including the type of option, the number of shares subject to the option and the vesting schedule; provided that the exercise price of each stock option will be the closing price of the common stock on the date on which the option is granted (“fair market value”), each option will expire ten years from the date of grant and no dividends or dividend equivalents may be paid with respect to stock options.

In addition, an incentive stock option granted to a key employee is subject to the following rules: (i) the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares of common stock with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by a key employee during any calendar year (under all incentive stock option plans of the company and its subsidiaries) cannot exceed $100,000, and if this limitation is exceeded, that portion of the incentive stock option that does not exceed the applicable dollar limit will be an incentive stock option and the remainder will be a non-qualified stock option; (ii) if an incentive stock option is granted to a key employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all class of stock of the company, the exercise price of the incentive stock option will be 110% of the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant and the incentive stock option will expire no later than five years from the date of grant; and (iii) no incentive stock option can be granted after ten years from the earlier of the date the 2018 Plan was adopted or approved by stockholders.

Stock Appreciation Rights . The Committee has the discretion to grant stock appreciation rights to participants. The Committee determines the exercise price for a stock appreciation right, which cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right, we will pay the participant in common stock or in cash, at our discretion, an amount equal to the product of (1) the excess of the per share fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price, multiplied by (2) the number of shares of common stock with respect to which the stock appreciation right is exercised. The Committee has the discretion to set the terms and conditions applicable to the award, including the number of shares subject to the stock appreciation right and the vesting schedule, provided that each stock appreciation right will expire not more than ten years from the date of grant and no dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid with respect to any stock appreciation right prior to the exercise of the stock appreciation right.

Stock Awards . The Committee has the discretion to grant stock awards to participants. Stock awards will consist of shares of common stock granted without any consideration from the participant or shares sold to the participant for appropriate consideration as determined by the Board. The number of shares awarded to each participant, and the restrictions, terms and conditions of the award, will be at the discretion of the Committee. Subject to the restrictions, a participant will be a shareholder with respect to the shares awarded to him or her and will have the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares, including the right to vote the shares and receive dividends on the shares; provided that dividends otherwise payable on any stock award subject to restrictions will be held by us and will be paid to the holder of the stock award only to the extent the restrictions on such stock award lapse.

Stock Units . The Committee has the discretion to grant stock unit awards to participants. Each stock unit entitles the participant to receive, on a specified date or event set forth in the award agreement, one share of common stock or cash equal to the fair market value of one share on such date or event, as provided in the award agreement. The number of stock units awarded to each participant, and the terms and conditions of the award, will be at the discretion of the Committee. Unless otherwise specified in the award agreement, a participant will not be a shareholder with respect to the stock units awarded to him prior to the date they are settled in shares of common stock. The award agreement may provide that until the restrictions on the stock units lapse, the participant will be paid an amount equal to the dividends that would have been paid had the stock units been actual shares; provided that such dividend equivalents will be held by us and paid only to the extent the restrictions lapse.

Payment for Stock Options and Withholding Taxes . The Committee may make one or more of the following methods available for payment of any award, including the exercise price of a stock option, and for payment of the tax obligation associated with an award: (i) cash; (ii) cash received from a broker dealer to whom the holder has submitted an exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to deliver promptly to us the amount of sales proceeds from the sale of the shares subject to the award to pay the exercise price or withholding tax; (iii) by directing us to withhold shares of common stock otherwise issuable in connection with the award having a fair market value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld; and (iv) by delivery of previously acquired shares of common stock that are acceptable to the Committee and that have an aggregate fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price or withholding tax, or certification of ownership by attestation of such previously acquired shares.

Provisions Relating to a “Change in Control” of the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of the 2018 Plan or any award agreement, in the event of a “Change in Control” of the Company, the Board has the discretion to provide that all outstanding awards will become fully exercisable, all restrictions applicable to all awards will terminate or lapse, and performance goals applicable to any stock awards will be deemed satisfied at the highest level. In addition, upon such Change in Control, the Committee has sole discretion to provide for the purchase of any outstanding stock option for cash equal to the difference between the exercise price and the then fair market value of the common stock subject to the option had the option been currently exercisable, make such adjustment to any award then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control and cause any such award then outstanding to be assumed by the acquiring or surviving corporation after such Change in Control.

Amendment of Award Agreements; Amendment and Termination of the 2018 Plan; Term of the 2018 Plan . The Committee may amend any award agreement at any time, provided that no amendment may adversely affect the right of any participant under any agreement in any material way without the written consent of the participant, unless such amendment is required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule.

The Board may terminate, suspend or amend the 2018 Plan, in whole or in part, from time to time, without the approval of the stockholders, unless such approval is required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, and provided that no amendment may adversely affect the right of any participant under any outstanding award in any material way without the written consent of the participant, unless such amendment is required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any stock exchange on which the shares are listed.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the 2018 Plan nor any outstanding award agreement can be amended in a way that results in the repricing of a stock option. Repricing is broadly defined to include reducing the exercise price of a stock option or stock appreciation right or cancelling a stock option or stock appreciation right in exchange for cash, other stock options or stock appreciation rights with a lower exercise price or other stock awards. (This prohibition on repricing without stockholder approval does not apply in case of an equitable adjustment to the awards to reflect changes in the capital structure of the company or similar events.

No awards may be granted under the 2018 Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the initial effective date of the 2018 Plan, or June 7, 2028.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

The information set forth below is a summary only and does not purport to be complete. The information is based upon current U.S. federal income tax rules and therefore is subject to change when those rules change. Because the tax consequences to any recipient of an award may depend on his or her particular situation, each recipient should consult the recipient’s tax adviser regarding the federal, state, local, and other tax consequences of the grant or exercise of an award or the disposition of shares acquired as a result of an award. The 2018 Plan is not qualified under the provisions of section 401(a) of the Code and will not be subject to any of the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Non-Qualified Stock Options. A participant will not recognize any income at the time of grant. On the date the participant exercises the non-qualified stock option, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price. The participant will be responsible for remitting to us the withholding tax obligation that arises at the time the option is exercised. We generally will receive a tax deduction for the same amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant. When the participant sells these shares, any gain or loss recognized by the participant is treated as either short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on whether the participant has held the shares more than one year.

Incentive Stock Options. A participant will not recognize any income at the time of grant. If the participant is issued shares pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option, and if the participant does not make a disqualifying disposition of the shares within one year after the date of exercise or within two years after the date of grant, the participant will not recognize any income, for federal income tax purposes, at the time of the exercise. When the participant sells the shares issued pursuant to the incentive stock option, the participant will be taxed, for federal income tax purposes, as a long-term capital gain on any amount recognized by the participant in excess of the exercise price, and any loss sustained by the participant will be a long-term capital loss. No deduction will be allowed to us for federal income tax purposes. If, however, the participant sells the shares before the expiration of the holding periods, the participant will recognize ordinary income on the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value at exercise, and we generally will receive a tax deduction in the same amount. Upon exercise of an incentive stock option, the excess of the fair market value over the exercise price is an item of tax preference to the participant for purposes of determining the alternative minimum tax.

In order to qualify as an incentive stock option, the option must be exercised within three months after the participant’s termination of employment for any reason other than death or disability and within one year after termination of the participant’s employment due to disability. If the option is not exercised within this time period, it will be treated as a non-qualified stock option and taxed accordingly.

Stock Awards/Stock Units . If a participant receives a stock award, the participant will recognize ordinary income upon becoming entitled to transfer the shares without forfeiture at the end of the restriction period. A participant generally will recognize ordinary income upon the receipt of cash or shares pursuant to the settlement of stock units, provided that if the shares are subject to any further restrictions on transfer, the participant will recognize ordinary income upon becoming entitled to transfer the shares without forfeiture at the end of the restriction period. The amount of income the participant recognizes will be equal to the fair market value of the shares on such date, or the amount of cash received less the amount paid by the participant for the shares. This amount will also be the participant’s tax basis for the shares. The participant will be responsible for remitting to us the withholding tax obligation that arises at the time the ordinary income is recognized. In addition, the holding period begins on the day the restrictions lapse, or the date the shares are received if not subject to any restrictions, for purposes of determining whether the participant has long-term or short-term capital gain or loss on a subsequent sale of the shares. We generally will be entitled to a deduction with respect to the ordinary income recognized by the participant.

If a participant who receives a stock award subject to restrictions makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code within 30 days after the date of the grant, the participant will have ordinary income equal to the fair market value on the date of grant, less the amount paid by the participant for the shares, and the participant will recognize no additional income until the participant subsequently sells the shares. The participant will be responsible for remitting to us the withholding tax obligation that arises at the time the ordinary income is recognized. When the participant sells the shares, the tax basis will be equal to the fair market value on the date of grant and the holding period for capital gains purposes begins on the date of the grant. If the participant forfeits the shares subject to the Section 83(b) election, the participant will not be entitled to any deduction, refund, or loss for tax purposes (other than a capital loss with respect to the amount previously paid by the participant), and we will have to include the amount that was previously deducted from our gross income in the taxable year of the forfeiture.

Stock Appreciation Rights . A participant will not recognize any income at the time of the grant of a stock appreciation right. Upon exercise of the stock appreciation right, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the amount received upon exercise. The participant will be responsible for remitting to us the withholding tax obligation that arises at the time the ordinary income is recognized. We generally will be entitled to a deduction with respect to the ordinary income recognized by the participant.

Awards Granted Under the 201 8 Plan

The following stock options have been granted under the 2018 Plan :

	Name	# of Options

•	Walter V. Klemp, Executive Chairman:	809,500

•	Christopher Capelli, CEO, President and CSO:	833,500

•	Lori Bisson, CFO:	263,500

•	Joe Tanner, COO:	240,750

•	All current executive officers:	2,147,250

•	All current non-employee directors:	90,000

•	All employees other than non-executive officers:	419,500

It is not possible at this time to determine the specific awards that will be made in 2019 and future years under the 2018 Plan. On May 31, 2019, the last reported sales price for the common stock was $18.82 per share.

Required Vote

The proposal to approve an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2018 Stock Plan (Proposal 2) from 3,000,000 shares to 3,400,000 shares will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock present at the Annual Meeting, in person or represented by proxy, and entitled to vote. Abstentions will be treated as votes “against” the proposal. Broker non-votes and failures to vote will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

Recommendation

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE ST OCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE COMPANY’S 2018 STOCK PLAN FROM 3,000,000 SHARES TO 3,400,000 SHARES .

PROPOSAL 3 —

RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has selected Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The Board of Directors is submitting the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice.

In the event that the stockholders fail to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP, the Audit Committee will reconsider its selection of audit firms but may decide not to change its selection. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee may appoint a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time if it determines that such a change would be in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders.

Representatives of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting. These representatives will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Change s i n independent registered public accounting firm

On August 31, 2018, we accepted the resignation of GBH CPAs, PC (“GBH”) and engaged Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) as our independent registered public accountants. This change occurred in connection with GBH resigning as a result of GBH combining its practice with Marcum effective July 1, 2018. The engagement of Marcum was approved by the Audit Committee.

GBH’s reports on our financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that such reports contained explanatory paragraphs in respect to uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and through August 31, 2018, there were no disagreements with GBH on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which if not resolved to GBH's satisfaction would have caused it to make reference thereto in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and through August 31, 2018, there were no “reportable events” of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

On August 31, 2018, we engaged Marcum as our new independent registered public accounting firm effective immediately. The retention of Marcum was approved by the Audit Committee. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and through August 31, 2018, we did not consult with Marcum with respect to any matter whatsoever including without limitation with respect to any of (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements; or (iii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or an event of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

On April 9, 2019, our Audit Committee dismissed Marcum as our independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of such date.

The report of Marcum on our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and for the year then ended did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, other than an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern. During the year ended December 31, 2018 and through April 9, 2019 there were no: (1) disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with Marcum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused Marcum to make reference to the matter in its report on the consolidated financial statements for such year.

We requested that Marcum furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of such letter, dated April 15, 2019, was filed as exhibit 16.1 to the current report on Form 8-K/A we filed with the SEC on April 19, 2019.

On April 9, 2019, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

During our last two fiscal years and through April 9, 2019, neither we nor anyone on their behalf consulted with Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, and neither written nor oral advice was provided to us that Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

Aggregate fees for professional services rendered by Marcum and GBH for their respective services for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were as follows:

	2018	2017
Audit fees	$74,500	$30,000
Audit-related fees	$42,900	$0
Tax fees
All other fees
Total	$117,400	$30,000

Audit and Quarterly Review Fees

Audit fees represent the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our independent accounting firm for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports, review of registration statements or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

Audit-Related Fees

Audit-related fees represent the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under Audit Fees.

Tax Fees

Tax fees represent the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountants for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning for such years.

All Other Fees

All other fees represent the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than the services reported in the other categories.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee on an annual basis reviews audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditors. All audit and non-audit services are pre-approved by the Audit Committee, which considers, among other things, the possible effect of the performance of such services on the auditors’ independence.

Recommendation

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF DI X ON HUGHES GOODMAN , LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 201 9 .

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Company's executive officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors and hold office until such officer's successor is elected and qualified or until such officer's earlier death, resignation or removal. The following table sets forth the names, ages and biographical information of all of the Company’s executive officers as of May 15, 2019.

Name	Age		Position
Walter V. Klemp		59	Executive Chairman
Christopher Capelli		59	Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Science Officer
Lori Bisson		48	Chief Financial Officer
Joe Tanner		72	Chief Operating Officer

(1)

See "Directors" for biographical information regarding Messrs. Klemp and Capelli.

Lori Bisson - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Lori Bisson has served as our chief financial officer since January 2015. Prior to joining Soliton, Ms. Bisson worked as a financial and business development consultant as a Shareholder in Condon & Company, PC, from 2009 through December 2014, where she advised a number of life science companies. From 2005 to 2009, Ms. Bisson served as the CFO of Zeno Corporation, a medical device company focused on new technology in the aesthetics area. Ms. Bisson previously served as the CFO of Gulfstream Trading, Ltd., an international oil trading organization from 2001 to 2005. From 1995 to 2001, Ms. Bisson held various positions with Drypers Corporation, a publicly traded multinational consumer products company, where she ultimately held the title of Vice President of Integrated Solutions and oversaw accounting, information technology, and logistics for the U.S. operation. Ms. Bisson began her career at Arthur Andersen, LLP as an auditor focused on consumer products companies. Ms. Bisson also serves as an advisor to Moleculin Biotech, Inc., a drug development company traded on NASDAQ developing novel cancer therapies. Ms. Bisson earned her CPA in 1995 after earning her BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.

Joe Tanner - Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Tanner has served as Soliton’s Chief Operating Officer since October 2014. Since 2000, Mr. Tanner has served as co-owner and part time co-manager of a chain of convenience stores in Washington State. Mr. Tanner served as Chief Operating Officer of Zeno Corporation from 2005 to 2011, a company that developed and marketed dermatology devices from concept through FDA approval and market launch. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Tanner served as Chief Operating Officer of Drypers Corporation’s International Division, comprised of manufacturing facilities in 6 countries and sales teams in many other counties. Mr. Tanner has an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of Texas.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table and the related notes set forth information relating to the compensation earned by each of the named executive officers during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($) (2)		Bonus (2)		Stock Awards ($) (1)		Total ($)
Walter V. Klemp, Executive Chairman	2018	$	255,208	$	18,750	$	880,002	$	1,153,960
	2017	$	300,000	$	15,625	$	-	$	315,625
Christopher Capelli, Chief Executive Officer, President & Chief Science Officer	2018	$	300,000	$	37,500	$	880,002	$	1,217,502
	2017	$	300,000	$	15,625	$	-	$	315,625
Lori Bisson, Chief Financial Officer	2018	$	250,000	$	45,000	$	218,483	$	513,483
	2017	$	160,000	$	-	$	-	$	160,000
Joe Tanner, Chief Operating Officer	2018	$	238,907	$	28,125	$	194,207	$	461,239
	2017	$	225,000	$	11,719	$	-	$	236,719

(1)	Represents the full grant date fair value of the stock option grant calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a summary of the assumptions made in the valuation of these awards, please see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K provided along with this proxy statement.

(2)	In 2017, Walter V. Klemp, Chris Capelli, and Joe Tanner agreed to defer $31,250, $31,250, and $23,438, respectively, of their compensation until the Company has additional funding. In 2018, Walter V. Klemp, Chris Capelli, Lori Bisson and Joe Tanner agreed to defer $37,500, $75,000, $90,000 and $56,250, respectively, of their compensation until the Company has additional funding. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay a 50% premium on the amount deferred. Of this deferred compensation and 50% premium, $103,125, $131,250, $101,250 and $98,437 were extinguished in January 2019 by Mr. Klemp, Dr. Capelli, Ms. Bisson and Mr. Tanner, respectively, in exchange for the issuance of options.

Employment Agreements

As discussed in the Form 1-A we filed in connection with our IPO, we stated that we intended to enter into employment agreements with our named executive officers upon the closing of our IPO on the following terms: (i) Mr. Klemp - base salary: $200,000; cash bonus target for 2019: 50%; option grant value target for 2019: $750,000; (ii) Dr. Capelli - base salary: $425,000; cash bonus target for 2019: 35%; option grant value target for 2019: $750,000; (iii) Ms. Bisson - base salary: $265,000; cash bonus target for 2019: 38%; option grant value target for 2019: $450,000; and (iv) Mr. Tanner - base salary: $250,000; cash bonus target for 2019: 36%; option grant value target for 2019: $350,000.

On February 25, 2019, we entered into employment agreements with each of the foregoing named executive officers. Each employment agreement provides for an initial term of one year, which will be automatically renewed for additional one-year terms unless either party chooses not to renew the employment agreement. The employment agreements provide for an initial base salary, cash bonus target, and option grant value target in accordance with the above disclosure set forth in our Form 1-A. Notwithstanding the targeted bonus and option amounts, the final determination on the amount of the bonus or option grant, if any, will be made by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, based on criteria established by the Compensation Committee.

Pursuant to the employment agreements, if the named executive officer is terminated at our election without “cause” (as defined in the employment agreement), or by the named executive officer for “good reason” (as defined in the employment agreement), the named executive officer shall be entitled to receive severance payments equal to twelve months base salary, with respect to Mr. Klemp and Dr. Capelli, and nine months base salary, with respect to Ms. Bisson and Mr. Tanner, and, in each case, a pro rata portion of the target bonus, if any, for the year in which such termination occurs. Pursuant to the employment agreements, the named executive officers agreed not to compete with us until twelve months after the termination of their employment, with respect to Mr. Klemp and Dr. Capelli, and nine months after termination of their employment, with respect to Ms. Bisson and Mr. Tanner.

Equity Awards

The following table sets forth certain information concerning our outstanding restricted stock agreements for our named executive officers at December 31, 2018.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End-2018

	Stock Awards				Option Awards
Name	Number of Securities Underlying Shares (#) Unrestricted Stock		Number of Securities Underlying Shares (#) Restricted Stock (1)		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable (2)		Option Exercise Price ($)		Option Expiration Date
Walter V. Klemp		200,000		—		725,000	$	1.75	6/7/2028
Christopher Capelli		200,000		50,000		725,000	$	1.75	6/7/2028
Lori Bisson		45,000		15,000		180,000	$	1.75	6/7/2028
Joe Tanner		60,000		20,000		160,000	$	1.75	6/7/2028

(1)	All restricted stock became vested upon the closing of our IPO in February 2019.

(2)	Amounts represents stock options granted in June 2018 with a term of ten years, an exercise price of $1.75 per share and vest over four years in four equal installments on the anniversary date. As of December 31, 2018, none of the options in the table were exercisable.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth information regarding our equity compensation plans at December 31, 2018:

Plan category

Number of

securities to

be issued upon

exercise

of outstanding

options,

warrants and

rights

(a)

Weighted-average

exercise price of

outstanding

options,

warrants and

rights

(b)

Number of

securities (by

class) remaining

available

for future

issuance under

equity

compensation

plans (excluding

securities

reflected in

column (a))

(c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1)

2,235,000

1.74

794,745

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (2)

91,350

1.75

(1)

Represents shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and rights under our 2012 and 2018 Stock Plan.

(2)

Consists of warrants issued to placement agents, in connection with certain private placements and to the underwriters in our IPO.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following table sets forth information, as of May 15, 2019, regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock by:

●

each of our directors and director nominees;

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each of our executive officers;

●

all directors and executive officers as a group; and

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each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than five percent of our shares of common stock.

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, and generally means that person has beneficial ownership of a security if he or she possesses sole or shared voting or investment power of that security and includes options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. Each director or officer, as the case may be, has furnished us with information with respect to beneficial ownership. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of common stock listed below, based on the information each of them has given to us, have sole investment and voting power with respect to their shares, except where community property laws may apply. Except as otherwise noted below, the address for each person or entity listed in the table is c/o Soliton, Inc., 5304 Ashbrook Drive, Houston, Texas, 77081.

	Shares
	beneficially	Percentage
	owned	owned (1)
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
*Directors and Executive Officers*
Walter V. Klemp	606,250	4.0	%
Christopher Capelli, M.D. (2)	657,190	4.3	%
Lori Bisson	105,000	*
Joe Tanner	120,000	*
Jonathan P. Foster	—	*
Danika Harrison	—	*
Brad Hauser	—	*
*Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (7 persons)*	1,510,940	10.0	%
5% or greater shareholders
Remeditex Ventures (3)	8,581,373	56.5	%

Less than 1%.

(1)

Based on 14,715,068 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 13, 2019. Shares of Common Stock subject to options held by any person that are currently exercisable or are exercisable within 60-days of May 15, 2019 are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of such person but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

(2)

Includes 212,500 currently held by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (“MD Anderson”) that were issued pursuant to our license agreement with MD Anderson. As the inventor of the intellectual property we license from MD Anderson, Dr. Capelli is entitled to 50% of the proceeds (after the recoupment of any costs associated therewith) from the sale by MD Anderson of the shares issued to the MD Anderson in connection with the license agreement. Notwithstanding Dr. Capelli pecuniary interest in the shares held by MD Anderson, Dr. Capelli has no right to vote or sell the shares held by MD Anderson.

(3)

Lyda Hill is the sole trustee in the trust that owns a controlling interest in Remeditex Ventures and should be considered the beneficial owner of these shares.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

We have a license agreement with MD Anderson for certain of the patents, patent applications and related intellectual property on which we base our research and product development. MD Anderson is a stockholder of our Company as a result of the shares issued to acquire the license agreement.

As the inventor of the intellectual property we license from MD Anderson, Dr. Capelli is entitled to 50% of the license income (which is determined after MD Anderson recoups any costs associated therewith) that we are required to pay to MD Anderson pursuant to our license agreement with MD Anderson. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, Dr. Capelli received $27,500 and $22,500 respectively from MD Anderson. In addition, Dr. Capelli is entitled to 50% of the proceeds (after the recoupment of any costs associated therewith) from the sale by MD Anderson of the 212,500 shares issued to MD Anderson in connection with the license agreement.

As of December 31, 2018, we had convertible bridge notes outstanding with Remeditex Ventures LLC, our largest stockholder, in the amount of $8,400,000, consisting of $6,900,000 in principal amount of 8.25% convertible notes and $1,500,000 in principal amount of 10% convertible notes. The 8.25% convertible notes were originally due on January 31, 2018 with respect to $5,000,000 in principal amount of notes and June 29, 2018 with respect to $1,900,000 in principal amount of notes; the maturity date of the notes has been extended to April 30, 2019 and the interest rate on such notes increased from 8.25% to 12% commencing on the original due date. Upon the closing of our IPO on February 14, 2019, these notes included accrued interest (calculated through an assumed date of February 14, 2019 of $1,279,932) converted into 4,470,482 shares of common stock. Of the foregoing shares, 2,151,321 of these shares will result from the conversion of the $6,900,000 8.25% notes and will be subject to a lock-up agreement. The remaining 2,319,161 shares underlying the 10% convertible notes may be sold 90 days after our common stock was listed on NASDAQ (which occurred on February 19, 2019), provided that, unless our common stock has traded over $12.00 per share for five consecutive days, not more than one-third of such shares may be sold between the 91st and 150th day after our common stock is listed on NASDAQ and not more than one-third of such shares may be sold between the 151st and 210th day after our common stock is listed on NASDAQ.

As of February 14, 2019, we had a convertible bridge note outstanding with Christopher Capelli, our chief executive officer, president and chief science officer, in the amount of $22,000. Upon the closing of our IPO, these notes included the accrued interest (calculated through an assumed date of February 14, 2019 of $1,519) converted into 13,440 shares of common stock. These shares are not subject to the lockup agreement, however, the shares underlying the 10% convertible notes may be sold 90 days after our common stock is listed on NASDAQ (which occurred on February 19, 2019), provided that, unless our common stock has traded over $12.00 per share for five consecutive days, not more than one-third of such shares may be sold between the 91st and 150th day after our common stock is listed on NASDAQ and not more than one-third of such shares may be sold between the 151st and 210th day after our common stock is listed on NASDAQ.

From October 2018 through February 2019, we issued $985,000 in principal amount of 10% nonconvertible promissory notes. Upon the closing of our IPO, these notes included the accrued interest (calculated through an assumed date of February 14, 2019 of $20,039). For each dollar in principal amount of notes purchase by investors, we issued the investors a five-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.75 per share. Mr. Klemp, Dr. Capelli, Ms. Bisson, Mr. Foster and other members of management have collectively purchased $125,000 of these notes and warrants on the same terms as described above.

Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions

Our audit committee charter provides that our audit committee will be responsible for reviewing and approving in advance any related party transaction. This will cover, with certain exceptions set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, any transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships in which we were or are to be a participant, where the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and a related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, including, without limitation, purchases of goods or services by or from the related person or entities in which the related person has a material interest, indebtedness, guarantees of indebtedness and employment by us of a related person. All of the transactions described in this section occurred prior to the creation of our audit committee and the adoption of this policy.

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has furnished the following report on its activities during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. The report is not deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC or subject to the SEC’s proxy rules or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and the report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any prior or subsequent filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into any such filing.

The Audit Committee oversees the financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial reporting process, principles and internal controls as well as preparation of the Company’s financial statements.

In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Audit Committee appointed independent registered public accounting firm Marcum LLP (the “Auditor”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. The Audit Committee met with the Auditor, without management present, to discuss the results of the Auditor’s audits and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting.

With regard to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, the Audit Committee (i) reviewed and discussed with management the Company’s audited financial statements as of December 31, 2018, and for the year then ended; (ii) discussed with the Auditor the matters required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) AS Section 1301, Communications with Audit Committees; (iii) received the written disclosures and the letter from the Auditor required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the Auditor’s communications with the Audit Committee regarding independence; and (iv) discussed with the Auditor their independence.

Based upon the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 for filing with the SEC.

The Audit Committee has the sole authority to appoint the independent registered public accounting firm. As discussed in Proposal 3, the Audit Committee has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to recommend that the Board of Directors ask the stockholders, at the Annual Meeting, to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP, as its independent registered public accounting firm.

/s/ Jonathan Foster

Jonathan Foster, Chairman

/s/ Bradley Hauser

Bradley Hauser

/s/ Danika Harrison

Danika Harrison

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 20 20 ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Stockholder proposals to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement and proxy card for the 2020 Annual Stockholders Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act must be submitted in writing to the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 5304 Ashbrook Drive, Houston, Texas 77081 no later than February 8, 2020.

For any proposal that a stockholder wishes to propose for consideration at the 2020 Annual Meeting but does not wish to include in the proxy materials for that meeting, our Amended and Restated Bylaws require a notice of the proposal to be delivered not less than 120 days prior to the anniversary of the mailing date of our proxy materials for the preceding annual meeting of stockholders. The notice of the proposal also must comply with the content requirements for such notices set forth in our Amended and Restated Bylaws.

DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS

The Company may satisfy SEC rules regarding delivery of proxy statements and annual reports by delivering a single proxy statement and annual report to an address shared by two or more Company stockholders. This delivery method is referred to as “householding” and can result in meaningful cost savings for the Company. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, the Company has delivered only one proxy statement and annual report to multiple stockholders who share an address, unless contrary instructions were received from impacted stockholders prior to the mailing date. We undertake to deliver promptly upon written or oral request a separate copy of the proxy statement and/or annual report, as requested, to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of these documents was delivered. If you hold stock as a registered stockholder and prefer to receive separate copies of a proxy statement or annual report either now or in the future, please contact Computershare, 211 Quality Circle, Suite 210, College Station, TX 77845; or by telephone at 1-800-851-9677. If your stock is held through a broker or bank and you prefer to receive separate copies of a proxy statement or annual report either now or in the future, please contact such broker or bank. Conversely, multiple stockholders sharing a single address may request delivery of a single copy of proxy statements or annual reports in the future by contacting, in the case of registered stockholders, Computershare, 211 Quality Circle, Suite 210, College Station, TX 77845; or by telephone at 1-800-851-9677, or, in the case of stockholders holding their stock though a broker or bank, by contacting such broker or bank.

AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

A copy of our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K has been mailed concurrently with this proxy statement to stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting, provided that we have not included the exhibits to the Form 10-K. We will provide copies of these exhibits without cost upon request by eligible stockholders. Requests for copies of such exhibits should be mailed to Soliton , Inc., 5304 Ashbrook Drive, Houston, TX 77081, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

GENERAL

Management does not intend to bring any business before the Meeting other than the matters referred to in the accompanying notice. If, however, any other matters properly come before the Meeting, it is intended that the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote pursuant to the proxy in accordance with their best judgment on such matters.

OTHER INFORMATION

Proxies are being solicited by our Board of Directors. We will bear the costs of the solicitation of the proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors. Our directors, officers or employees may solicit proxies in person, or by mail, telephone, facsimile or electronic transmission. The costs associated with the solicitation of proxies will include the cost of preparing, printing, and mailing this proxy statement, the Notice and any other information we send to stockholders. In addition, we must pay banks, brokers, custodians and other persons representing beneficial owners of shares held in street name certain fees associated with:

●

Forwarding printed proxy materials by mail to beneficial owners; and

●

Obtaining beneficial owners’ voting instructions.

If you choose to access the proxy materials and/or vote on the Internet, you are responsible for Internet access charges you may incur. If you choose to vote by telephone, you are responsible for telephone charges you may incur.

If you have any questions, require assistance with voting your proxy card, or need additional copies of proxy materials, please contact:

	BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


	/s/ Lori Bisson
	Lori Bisson
	Corporate Secretary
	Soliton, Inc.

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