Management Change/Compensation Form 8 K

On November 14, 2024 (the "Effective Date"), the Board of Directors of Ocugen, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Ramesh Ramachandran to serve as the Company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, effective as of the Effective Date, at which time Michael Breininger, the Company's Corporate Controller, will no longer serve as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Company.

Mr. Ramachandran, age 56, joined the Company in September 2024 as Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ramachandran served as Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller at Tecomet, Inc., a medical device and aerospace manufacturing solutions company, from May 2022 to August 2024 where he handled the corporate accounting function, including consolidation, reporting, audit, taxes and treasury. From August 2017 to April 2022, Mr. Ramachandran served as Vice President, Finance at Lenox Corporation, a manufacturing company, where he played a pivotal role in the company's sale between private equity firms and led the acquisition and integration of two companies. Prior to that, he served in numerous senior finance roles, including as VP Finance at Virginia Transformer Corp, a transformer manufacturing company, where he handled the corporate finance function, Chief Financial Officer Americas at CG Power Systems, a transformer manufacturing company, where he was responsible for the finance function for the Americas region covering U.S., Canada and Brazil, and Regional Controller and Chief Financial Officer at Xerox HR Solutions (Canada), a company providing human resources services and solutions, where he managed a broad range of financial, reporting and compliance responsibilities. Mr. Ramachandran received his Bachelor of Commerce from Calcutta University and MBA from Jadavpur University. He is a certified CPA and CMA in the U.S. and has a Chartered Professional Accountant license in Canada.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ramachandran and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Ramachandran was appointed as principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company. In addition, there are no family relationships between Mr. Ramachandran and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions involving Mr. Ramachandran requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.