NOTICE OF 2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON

July 13, 2023

at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time

To Our Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (including any adjournments, postponements or continuations thereof, the “Annual Meeting”) of Cutera, Inc. (the “Company”). The meeting will be held on July 13, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, virtually by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CUTR2023, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online. The meeting is being held for the following purposes:

The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this Notice of Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”).

IMPORTANT

J. Daniel Plants, a former director of the Company, has indicated to the Company that he and Voce Capital Management LLC (“Voce Capital”), an activist investment fund founded and controlled by Mr. Plants, may seek to nominate candidates for election to the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting. However, neither Mr. Plants

nor Voce Capital have submitted to the Company any notice of nomination for any director candidates, and as such, they have not fulfilled applicable requirements for making timely nomination of candidates pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Mr. Plants has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking to reopen the nomination window for the Annual Meeting. Unless Mr. Plants succeeds in having the nomination window for the Annual Meeting reopened and fulfills all applicable requirements, including those set forth in the Bylaws and Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, nominations from Mr. Plants will be disregarded, and no proxies or votes in favor of any purported nominee will be recognized or tabulated at the Annual Meeting.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR

2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON JULY 13, 2023

The Board of Directors (“Board”) of Cutera, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is soliciting your proxy to vote at our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on July 13, 2023, beginning at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, virtually by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CUTR2023, and at any postponements or adjournments thereof.

Virtual Meeting Philosophy. We have held our annual meeting of stockholders as a virtual meeting via the Internet since 2020. We also offer stockholders the option to ask questions live via telephone. The Board believes that holding the annual meeting of stockholders in a virtual format provides the opportunity for participation by a broader group of stockholders while reducing the costs associated with planning, holding, and arranging logistics for in-person meeting proceedings. This balance allows the meetings to remain focused on matters directly relevant to the interests of stockholders in a way that recognizes the value to stockholders of an efficient use of company resources. The Board intends that the virtual meeting format provide stockholders a level of transparency as close as possible to the traditional in-person meeting format and takes the following steps to ensure such an experience:

Submit Your Questions. We invite you to submit any questions of general stockholder interest to the Corporate Secretary via email at cutera-shareholders@cutera.com. You may also submit live questions during the meeting.

Voting. You may vote via the Internet, the telephone or by mail.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION AND VOTING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING

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STOCK OWNERSHIP

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Current Management

The following table provides information relating to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of May 31, 2023, by:

The number of shares beneficially owned by each entity, person, director or executive officer is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares over which the individual has the sole or shared voting power or investment power and any shares that the individual has the right to acquire within 60 days of May 31, 2023, through the exercise of any stock option or other right. The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is computed on the basis of 19,892,621 shares of our common stock outstanding as of May 31, 2023 plus, for each beneficial owner, the amount of shares issuable to such beneficial owner upon the exercise of warrants and options that are exercisable within 60 days. The information in the following table regarding the beneficial owners of more than 5% of our common stock is based upon information supplied by principal stockholders or Schedules 13D/A, 13G and 13G/A filed with the SEC.

Shares of our common stock that a person has the right to acquire within 60 days of the Record Date are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such rights, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person, except with respect to the percentage ownership of all directors and executive officers as a group. To our knowledge, except as set forth in the footnotes to this table and subject to applicable community property laws, each person or entity named in the table has sole voting and disposition power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such person’s or entity’s name. The address for those persons for which an address is not otherwise provided is c/o Cutera, Inc., 3240 Bayshore Blvd., Brisbane, California 94005-1021.

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Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, certain officers, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of our common stock to file reports of ownership and reports of changes in the ownership with the SEC. Such persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities forms they file (SEC Forms 3, 4, and 5).

Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, or written representations from our executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders, we believe that during our fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, all Section 16(a) filing requirements were satisfied on a timely basis, with the exception of the following reports:

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD MATTERS

Director Independence

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). Under the NASDAQ listing standards, independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors. In addition, the NASDAQ listing standards require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committees be independent. Under the NASDAQ listing standards, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of that listed company’s board of directors, that director does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Audit committee members must also satisfy the additional independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the NASDAQ listing standards. Compensation committee members must also satisfy the additional independence criteria set forth in Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act and the NASDAQ listing standards.

Our Board has undertaken a review of the independence of each of our directors. Based on information provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, our Board has determined that each of the directors, other than David H. Mowry, our former Chief Executive Officer and former director, J. Daniel Plants, our former Executive Chairman, and Sheila A. Hopkins, our Interim Chief Executive Officer, satisfy the current “independent director” standards established by NASDAQ.

Board Leadership Structure

The roles of Chairperson of the Board and Chief Executive Officer are filled by separate individuals. Janet D. Widmann was appointed to be Chairperson in April 2023 contemporaneously with the termination of Mr. Plants as Executive Chairman. We believe that it is important that the Board retain flexibility to determine whether these roles should be separate or combined based upon the Board’s assessment of our needs and our leadership at a given point in time. As such, the Board does not have a policy mandating the separation of the roles of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, though one can be established by the Board. Our Board believes that the separation of the offices of the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer is appropriate at this time because it allows our Chief Executive Officer to focus primarily on our business strategy, operations and corporate vision. Our Board elects our Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, and each of these positions may be held by the same person or by different people.

We believe that independent and effective oversight of our business and affairs is essential. In May of 2021, with Mr. Plants’ appointment as Executive Chairman for a two-year term, the Board appointed Gregory A. Barrett as lead independent director. Mr. Barrett has extensive knowledge of the Company having served on our Board, as chair of its Compensation Committee, and as a member of its Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee. Also, Mr. Barrett has served on the boards of, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of, several other medical device companies where he was in position of leadership. Mr. Barrett is not an employee of the Company and not related to any employee of the Company, and as a result, is free from the conflict of interest that exists in non-independent directors. Based on the above, we believe Mr. Barrett has the experience and leadership skills to effectively fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the Lead Independent Director role.

We expect that following the Annual Meeting, the Board will review whether to maintain the position of a lead independent director because it has an independent chairperson of the Board.

As described in more detail below, the Board currently has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee. As deemed advisable by the Board, various ad hoc committees may be established from time to time to accomplish a specific goal or purpose and cease to exist when that goal or purpose is realized. The Chairperson, Lead Independent Director

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and each member of all committees are independent directors. The Board delegates substantial duties and responsibilities to each committee. The committees make recommendations to the Board and report regularly to the Board on their activities and any actions they have taken. We believe that our independent Board committees and their chairpersons are an important aspect of our Board leadership and governance structure.

Lead Independent Director’s Role

During 2022, the lead independent director’s responsibilities included:

Risk Oversight and Analysis

Risk is inherent with every business, and we face a number of risks, including strategic, financial, business and operational, political, regulatory, legal and compliance, and reputational. We have designed and implemented processes to manage risk in our operations. Our management team is responsible for managing the risks we face in the ordinary course of operating our business. The Board oversees potential risks and our risk management activities by receiving operational and strategic presentations from management which include discussions of key risks to our business.

Our Board believes that open communication between management and our Board is essential for effective risk management and oversight. Our Board meets with our Chief Executive Officer and other members of the senior management team at meetings of our Board, where, among other topics, they discuss strategy and risks facing the Company, as well as at such other times as they deem appropriate.

Our senior management team is responsible for risk management of the Company. While our Board has the ultimate oversight of risk management, various committees of the Board support the Board in its fulfillment of this responsibility. For example, our Audit Committee assists the Board in its risk oversight function by reviewing and discussing with management our system of disclosure controls and our internal controls over financial reporting risks associated with our cash investment policies, risks related to regulatory matters, and evaluating and advising on other matters. Excessive risk-taking has been discouraged at the Company. The Compensation Committee takes into account risk management, and attempts to minimize risk, when determining compensation. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management of risks associated with Board organization, governance, membership and structure. In 2022, the Board dissolved its Enterprise Risk Committee. Matters previously handled by the Enterprise Risk Committee are overseen by the Audit Committee and the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee.

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Committees of the Board

Our Board has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee. The membership during the last fiscal year, and the function of each of the committees, are described below.

X = Committee member

* = Chairperson of Committee

Audit Committee. The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of its financial statements. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board and a copy of the charter can be found on the Investors page, under the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.cutera.com. In this role, the Audit Committee monitors and oversees the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures, the qualifications, independence, and performance of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, and the Company’s compliance with applicable legal requirements and its business conduct policies. Our Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee meets the independence and financial literacy requirements of the NASDAQ rules and the independence requirements of the SEC. Joseph E. Whitters served, until his resignation on June 5, 2023, as a member of the Board and Chairperson of the Audit Committee. On June 6, 2023, our Board appointed Keith Sullivan as Chairperson of the Audit Committee and determined that Mr. Sullivan qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in the SEC rules. The report of the Audit Committee appears on page 24 of this Proxy Statement.

Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee establishes compensation for our Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman and the other executive officers and administers the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, which is an amendment and restatement of 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. Each member of the Compensation Committee meets the requirements for independence for compensation committee members under

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the NASDAQ listing standards and SEC rules and regulations, including Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act. Each member of our Compensation Committee is also a non-employee director, as defined pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Compensation Committee has a written charter, which was adopted by our Board, and can be found on the Investors page, under the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.cutera.com. The report of the Compensation Committee appears on page 74 of this Proxy Statement.

Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board on matters concerning environmental, social, corporate governance, Board composition, identification, evaluation and nomination of director candidates, Board committees, Board compensation, and conflicts of interest. The Committee also has oversight on key environmental policies such as those relating to sustainability and climate change and social issues such as the Company’s progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Each member of our Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee meets the requirements for independence under the NASDAQ listing standards and SEC rules and regulations. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee has a written charter, which was adopted by our Board and can be found on the Investors page, under the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.cutera.com.

Meetings Attended by Directors

Each of the directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board or committee(s) on which he or she served during 2022.

The directors of the Company are encouraged to attend the Company’s Annual Meeting each year. In 2022, all of our directors at the time attended the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders virtually through the Internet or telephonically.

Director Nomination Process

Director Qualifications. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee considers the appropriate balance of experience, skills and characteristics required of members of the Board. While the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee has not formalized specific minimum qualifications they believe must be met by a candidate to be recommended by the independent members, the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee believes that candidates and nominees must reflect a Board that is comprised of directors who will increase overall Board effectiveness and enhance long-term stockholder value, and meet other requirements as may be required by applicable rules, such as financial literacy or financial expertise with respect to Audit Committee members. Candidates and nominees should have the highest professional and personal ethics and values, and conduct themselves consistent with our Code of Ethics.

The Company is currently in compliance with all applicable laws, and rules related to diversity, and the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee will continue to monitor the Company’s compliance. The Board’s diversity data is discussed below under Board Diversity, as required by the NASDAQ rules.

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Identifying and Evaluating Director Nominees. Typically, new candidates for nomination to the Board are suggested by existing directors or by our executive officers, although candidates may initially come to our attention through professional search firms, stockholders, or other persons. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee carefully reviews the qualifications of any candidates who have been properly brought to its attention. Such a review may, in the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee’s discretion, include a review solely of information provided to the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee or may also include discussion with persons familiar with the candidate, an interview with the candidate, or other actions that the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee deems proper. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee considers the suitability of each candidate, including the current members of the Board, in light of the current size and composition of the Board. In evaluating the qualifications of the candidates, the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee considers many factors, including, experience, issues of character, judgment, diversity, independence, integrity, expertise, length of service, and other commitments. In addition, the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee takes into account professional experience, skills and background in considering and evaluating candidates. Although diversity is one factor considered in the nomination process, the Company does not have a formal policy relating to diversity except as required by applicable law. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee and the Board consider diversity (including gender, race, and ethnicity) among other qualifications, experience, attributes or skills in its process of identifying and evaluating candidates to be nominees to the Board. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee evaluates such factors, among others, and does not assign any particular weighting or priority to any of these factors. Candidates properly recommended by stockholders are evaluated by the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee using the same criteria as other candidates. Candidates are not discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or any other basis proscribed by law.

Director Nominees at our 2023 Annual Meeting. Our Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee recommended the 2023 director nominees for nomination to our Board.

Director Compensation

We use a combination of cash and equity compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on our Board.

The following table sets forth a summary of the cash compensation paid, and the grant date fair value of shares of Cutera common stock awarded to our non-employee directors in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

2022 Director Compensation Table

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Outstanding Equity Awards Held by Non-Employee Directors as of December 31, 2022

Cash Compensation Paid to Non-Employee Directors in 2022

Outside Director Compensation Policy

Effective November 23, 2021, the Board approved a new compensation policy for our non-employee directors to codify our standard compensation practices with respect to non-employee directors. It is designed to provide a total compensation package that enables us to attract and retain qualified and experienced individuals to serve as directors and to align our directors’ interests with those of our stockholders.

Under this compensation policy, each non-employee director will receive the cash and equity compensation for Board services described below. We will continue to reimburse our non-employee directors for reasonable, customary and documented travel expenses to Board or Board committee meetings.

The compensation policy and the 2019 Plan include a maximum annual limit of $400,000 of equity awards that may be paid, issued, or granted to a non-employee director in any fiscal year. For purposes of this limitation, the value of equity awards is based on the grant date fair value (determined in accordance with GAAP). Any equity awards or other compensation provided to a person for their services as an employee, or for their services as a

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consultant (other than as a non-employee director), will not count for purposes of the limitation. The maximum limit does not reflect the intended size of any potential compensation or equity awards to our non-employee directors.

Cash Compensation

Each non-employee director will be entitled to receive the following annual cash retainer payments for their services under the outside director compensation policy, payable quarterly in arrears on a prorated basis:

For clarity, each non-employee director who serves as the chair of a committee will receive only the additional annual fee as the chair of the committee and not the additional annual fee as a member of such committee while serving as such chair, provided that the non-employee director who serves as the Chairperson of the Board or the Lead Independent Director will receive the annual fee as non-employee director and the additional annual fee as the Chairperson of the Board or the Lead Independent Director, as applicable.

Election to Receive Stock Options or Restricted Stock Units in lieu of Cash Compensation

Each non-employee director may elect to convert 100% or 50% of his or her annual cash retainer payments into either an option to purchase a number of shares of our common stock, or an award covering a number of restricted stock units (either such award, a “Retainer Award”), with a grant date fair value (determined in accordance with GAAP) equal to the amount of the applicable annual cash retainer payment to which the Retainer Award relates (such election, a “Retainer Election”).

Each non-employee director must make a Retainer Election with respect to annual cash retainer payments relating to services to be performed in a fiscal year following the calendar year in which the Retainer Election is made by no later than December 31 of such calendar year, or such earlier deadline as established by our Board or the compensation committee of our Board, or the applicable election deadline.

If a non-employee director makes a Retainer Election with respect to a fiscal year, but, after the applicable Retainer Award is granted, (i) the non-employee director’s cash retainers are increased during such fiscal year, the non-employee director must receive the increased amount of cash retainers in cash on the applicable payment dates, or (ii) the non-employee director’s cash retainers are decreased during such period, no change will be made to the applicable Retainer Award.

Retainer Awards will be granted on the first trading day of the fiscal year to which they relate. Each Retainer Award will vest in full on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the applicable grant date, subject to the non-employee director remaining a non-employee director through such vesting date.

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Initial Awards

Before the date an individual first becomes a non-employee director, such individual may elect to receive the Initial Award in the form of a stock option with a grant date fair value of $250,000, instead of in the form of restricted stock units.

Annual Awards

Before the applicable annual election deadline, each individual who otherwise is eligible to receive an Annual Award for the next calendar year may elect to receive the Annual Award to be granted to him or her in the immediately following calendar year in the form of a stock option with a grant date fair value of $150,000, instead of in the form of restricted stock units.

Deferral of Settlement of Restricted Stock Units

Each non-employee director may elect to defer the delivery of the shares subject to any restricted stock units granted under our outside director compensation policy pursuant to a Retainer Award, Initial Award or Annual Award that would otherwise be delivered to such non-employee director on or following the date such award vests, or the Deferral Election. Any Deferral Election will be irrevocable, and will be subject to such rules, conditions and procedures as shall be determined by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board, in its sole discretion.

Change in Control

Upon a change in control of Cutera, each equity award granted under our outside director compensation policy will be treated as set forth in the 2019 Plan.

Information on Compensation Risk Assessment

Management periodically reviews our incentive compensation programs at all levels within the organization. Employee cash bonuses are based on company-wide and individual performance, and management (with respect

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to our non-executive employees), our Compensation Committee (with respect to our executive officers, other than our CEO), and the Board (with respect to our CEO) have discretion to adjust bonus payouts. Equity awards for new hires are based on the employee’s position, prior experience, qualifications, and the market for particular types of talent, and any additional grants are based on employee performance and retention requirements. Equity awards have long-term vesting requirements to ensure that recipients’ focus is on our long-term success.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

The Board has adopted a Corporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) for all executive officers and other employees, agents and representatives. The Code is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest, ethical, and socially and environmentally responsible conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by us; compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and accountability for adherence to the Code. A copy of the Code is available on the Investors page, under the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.cutera.com. Any change to, or waiver from, the code will be disclosed as required by applicable securities laws.

Hedging Policy

According to our Insider Trading Compliance Program, employees of the Company, including, but not limited to, our executive officers and directors, are strongly discouraged from investing in derivatives of the Company’s securities. This includes, but is not limited to, trading in put or call options related to securities of the Company or otherwise hedging or offsetting any decrease in the market value of securities.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Currently, our Compensation Committee consists of Gregory A. Barrett and Janet D. Widmann. No current or expected member of the Compensation Committee, nor any of our Named Executive Officers, has a relationship that would constitute an interlocking relationship with executive officers or directors of another entity.

No current or expected member of our Compensation Committee is or has been an officer or employee of the Company. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the Board or Compensation Committee (or other Board committee performing equivalent functions) of any entity that has one or more of its executive officers serving on our Board or Compensation Committee.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Communications with the Board by Stockholders

Stockholders wishing to communicate with the Board or with an individual Board member concerning the Company may do so by writing to the Board, or to the particular Board member, and mailing the correspondence to: Attention: Board, c/o Corporate Secretary, Cutera, Inc., 3240 Bayshore Blvd., Brisbane, California 94005-1021. The envelope should indicate that it contains a stockholder communication. All such stockholder communications will be forwarded to the director or directors to whom the communications are addressed, unless the communication is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal, does not reasonably relate to us or our business, or is inappropriate. The Corporate Secretary has the authority to discard or disregard any inappropriate communications or to take other appropriate actions with respect to any such inappropriate communications. The Board will endeavor to promptly respond to all appropriate communications and encourages all stockholders and interested persons to use the aforementioned email and mailing address to send communications relating to our business to the Board and its members.

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Succession Planning

In February 2023, the Board established a committee to identify and evaluate potential new Chief Executive Officer candidates. In April 2023, the Board determined to terminate Mr. Mowry as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and named Ms. Hopkins as Interim Chief Executive Officer. The Company is in the process of conducting a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer.

More generally, the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee, pursuant to the committee’s charter, has the responsibility for Chief Executive Officer and senior management succession planning. The committee is tasked with doing so in the context of the challenges and opportunities facing us, of the skills and expertise likely to be required by us in the future and of the benefits of diversity in its widest sense. These processes enable the Board to address both long-term, planned occurrences, such as retirement or change in roles, as well as short-term unexpected events.

Environmental, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate responsibility and sustainability are important to Cutera and guide our actions as a company. We have always focused on delivering strong financial results, but we are committed to doing so in a way that respects the communities and environments in which we operate. In 2022, we engaged in a wide dialogue with investors on a variety of matters, including among other things, around their growing interest in environmental, social and governance performance and the impact on financial results. Since our last annual meeting, we have formalized, updated, and disclosed several new initiatives, including our Anti-Corruption Employee Attestation, Enterprise-Level Environmental Policy, Enterprise-Level Human Rights Policy, Occupational Health and Safety Policy, Supplier Environmental Policy, and Vendor Code of Conduct, which can all be found on the Investors page, under the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.cutera.com. We believe these policies help codify and provide additional transparency into our commitment to corporate social responsibility and our environmental and sustainability initiatives. In addition to directly positively impacting Cutera and our employees, some of these policies relate to our suppliers and vendors. We feel this helps ensure our impact in the communities and environments in which we operate is positive.

Cyber and Information Security and Data Protection

Cyber and information security are key considerations for our enterprise risk management framework. We have adopted a cyber and information security policy. We also maintained our cyber security training program that all employees and contractors must complete twice annually.

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

In accordance with its written charter, the Audit Committee of the Board is responsible for assisting the Board to fulfill its oversight of the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and internal controls, the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, and the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent auditors. It is the responsibility of the Company’s management to prepare the Company’s financial statements and develop and maintain adequate systems of internal accounting and financial controls, facilitating the internal audit intended to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s financial and operating internal control systems.

BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022 (the “independent auditors”), was responsible for performing independent audits of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting and issuing an opinion on the conformity of those audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The independent auditors also review the Company’s interim financial statements in accordance with applicable auditing standards.

In evaluating the independence of BDO, the Audit Committee has reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from BDO regarding independence, required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) regarding the audit firm’s communications with the Committee concerning independence. The Audit Committee has concluded that BDO was independent from the Company and its management. The Audit Committee has reviewed with the independent auditors and the Company’s internal auditors the overall scope and specific plans for their respective audits, and the Committee regularly monitored the progress of both in assessing the Company’s compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including their findings, required resources and progress.

In 2022, the Audit Committee held eleven meetings. At every regular quarterly meeting, the Committee reviews the results of the independent auditor’s examinations, their evaluations of the Company’s internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting. Following the regular quarterly meeting, the Audit Committee meets separately with the independent auditors, without management present, and also meets separately with the Company’s management.

The Audit Committee met with management and the independent auditors and discussed the fair and complete presentation of the Company’s financial statements. The Audit Committee also discussed and reviewed with the independent auditors, all communications required, including those matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee discussed significant accounting policies applied in the financial statements, as well as alternative treatments. Management represents that the consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements with both management and the Company’s independent auditors.

Relying on the foregoing reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board approved, inclusion of the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The foregoing report is provided by the undersigned members of the Audit Committee.

Keith Sullivan, Chairperson

Timothy J. O’Shea

Juliane T. Park

The material in this report is not deemed soliciting material or filed with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Proxy Statement and irrespective of any general incorporation language in those filings.

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PROPOSAL ONE

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Each of our current directors was elected or appointed to serve on the Board for a term ending at the 2023 Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Each nominee for election at the Annual Meeting, if elected, will serve for a one-year term ending at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

Mr. Plants has indicated to the Company that he and Voce Capital may seek to nominate candidates for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. However, neither Mr. Plants nor Voce Capital have submitted to the Company any notice of nomination for any director candidates, and as such, they have not fulfilled applicable requirements for making timely nomination of candidates pursuant to the Bylaws and Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act. Mr. Plants has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking to reopen the nomination window for the Annual Meeting. Unless Mr. Plants succeeds in having the nomination window for the Annual Meeting reopened and fulfills all applicable requirements, including those set forth in the Bylaws and Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, nominations from Mr. Plants will be disregarded, and no proxies or votes in favor of any purported nominee will be recognized or tabulated at the Annual Meeting.

The name of each current member of the Board (each of which is a nominee for election to the Board, except for Gregory A. Barrett and Timothy J. O’Shea) and his or her age as of April 30, 2023, the principal occupation and length of service on the Board are as follows:

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Board Diversity

Director Biographies

Non-Independent Directors

Sheila A. Hopkins has served as a member of the Board since May 2021. Ms. Hopkins was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company in April 2023. Ms. Hopkins currently serves as a director for Prestige Consumer Healthcare, a role she has held since 2015, where she also serves on the Audit and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees. Prior to 2015, Ms. Hopkins served as EVP and President, Global Vision Care for Bausch + Lomb, a healthcare company, from 2011 until her retirement in 2013. Prior to that, Ms. Hopkins spent 14 years at Colgate-Palmolive, a consumer products company, where she held several senior executive positions including Vice President and General Manager, Personal Care, and Vice President, Global Business Development from 1997 to 2011. Ms. Hopkins previously served on the board of directors of Warnaco Inc., a leading apparel company, from 2003 to 2013, and on the board of directors of the Consumer Healthcare Products. Ms. Hopkins has also held senior marketing and sales positions at Procter & Gamble and Tambrands. Ms. Hopkins earned a B.A. in History from Wellesley College. We believe that Ms. Hopkins is qualified to serve on our Board because of her experience in leadership roles at major consumer packaged goods and healthcare companies and her years of experience serving on public company boards of directors.

Independent Directors

Gregory A. Barrett (not nominated for re-election to the Board) has served as a member of the Board since October 2011. Mr. Barrett also serves on the Board of Aqua Medical, Inc. From September 2013 to October 2016, Mr. Barrett was the President and Chief Executive Officer of DFINE, Inc., a private medical device company that was acquired by Merit Medical. Mr. Barrett was the Chairperson, President and Chief Executive Officer of BÂRRX Medical, Inc., from February 2004 through December 2012 until being acquired by Covidien, Inc. Prior to joining BÂRRX Medical, from January 2001 through August 2003, Mr. Barrett served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ACMI Corporation. Prior to ACMI, Mr. Barrett served as the Group Vice President at Boston Scientific Corporation where he oversaw 169 countries of their International businesses as well as had responsibility as the Group President for their Gastroenterology and Urology businesses. He has also held positions as, Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing at both Orthofix Corporation and Baxter Healthcare. Mr. Barrett holds a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Texas, Austin.

Kevin J. Cameron has served as a member of the Board since May 2023. Mr. Cameron currently serves as Chairman and Co-Founder of Ionetix Corporation, a privately held company that develops and operates cyclotrons for the production and distribution of radioisotopes used for diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Mr. Cameron is also the Executive Chairman (and previously served as President) of Glass, Lewis & Co., a leading provider of corporate governance services to institutional investors. Prior to that, Mr. Cameron was General Counsel at Moxi Digital and NorthPoint Communications (NASD: NPNT). Mr. Cameron currently serves as a board member of Pylum Biosciences, a private biotechnology company. He previously was on the Board of Knight Therapeutics (TSE: GUD), Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (NASD: KERX),

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AvidBiotics, Reddy Ice (NYSE: FRZ), ECOtality (NASD: ECTY), and ProCure Treatment Centers. Mr. Cameron earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from McGill University. We believe that Mr. Cameron is qualified to serve on our Board because of his corporate marketing knowledge as well as his diverse experience in the medical device industry working for a large medical device company.

Taylor C. Harris has served as a member of the Board since May 2023. Mr. Harris served as the Chief Financial Officer for MyoKardia, Inc., from April 2018 until that company’s acquisition by Bristol Myers Squibb in November 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Harris served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc., until that company’s acquisition by Allergan plc. He also served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Thoratec Corporation, which was eventually acquired by St. Jude Medical, Inc and worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. for over a decade in several capacities, including as a Vice President in the firm’s Healthcare Investment Banking and Equity Research departments. Mr. Harris currently serves on the board of PROCEPT BioRobotics (NASDAQ: PRCT), Omada Health and Endologix. He previously served on the board of HealthCor Catalio Acquisition Corp. Mr. Harris holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We believe Mr. Harris is qualified to serve on our Board because of his training and qualifications and the skills and experience he has developed during his extensive career in the medical devices industry.

Nicholas S. Lewin has served as a member of the Board since May 2023. Mr. Lewin has been a Managing Partner at Crown Predator Holdings, an investment firm that invests in growth-stage companies and special situations, and a private investor since 2000. He has invested across multiple industries, with a particular focus on companies with innovative technologies and strong intellectual property. Mr. Lewin currently serves on the Board of two publicly traded companies, including Establishment Labs (NASDAQ: ESTA), a $1.8 billion market cap global, high-tech medical device and aesthetics company, and FaZe Holdings (NASDAQ: FAZE), a lifestyle and media platform. He was appointed to Chairman of Establishment Labs in 2017 and previously provided consulting services to the Company. Mr. Lewin is also on the Board of Halo Maritime Defense Systems and previously served as a director as Dura Medic from 2006 to 2018. Mr. Lewin earned a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University. We believe Mr. Lewin is qualified to serve on our Board because of his business leadership skills and experience in building and running global financial organizations at listed companies will bring valuable expertise and perspective to the Board.

Timothy J. O’Shea (not nominated for re-election to the Board) has served as a member of the Board since April 2004. Mr. O’Shea was with OXO Capital from 2008 to 2014 serving as managing director. From 1995 to 2008, he served in a variety of management positions at Boston Scientific, including Corporate Vice President of Business Development from 2000 to 2008. Mr. O’Shea currently is an advisor or board member to several private healthcare companies. Mr. O’Shea holds a B.A. in history from the University of Detroit.

Juliane T. Park has served as a member of the Board since December 2021. Ms. Park served as Chief Transformation Officer of Olaplex Holdings, Inc., from March 2021 to April 2023, and was previously the Chief Strategy Officer at Hudson’s Bay Company, a global retailer from October 2018 to March 2020. She served as the Head of Merchandising at Bluemercury, a premium specialty beauty retailer from April 2016 to September 2018 and held various leadership roles in Merchandising at CVS Health, including Chief Merchant, Hispanic Formats and DMM, Front Store Healthcare from 2013 to 2016. Prior to CVS, Ms. Park served as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company, focusing on growth strategy within the consumer and retail sectors. Ms. Park earned an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, a J.D. from the University of Toronto, and a B.A. in Commerce from the University of Toronto. We believe that Ms. Park is qualified to serve on our Board because of her deep experience in consumer beauty, health and wellness, her legal background and her years of experience as a management consultant and retail executive.

Keith J. Sullivan has served as a member of the Board since May 2023. Mr. Sullivan currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Neuronetics (NASDAQ: STIM), a publicly traded $63 million market cap company that develops non-invasive treatments for psychiatric disorders. Previously, he was Chief Commercial Officer and President (North America) of ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. until the acquisition of ZELTIQ

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by Allergan, Inc. in April 2017. Mr. Sullivan held various other roles at ZELTIQ, including Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing and Senior Vice President of Global Operation. Mr. Sullivan has also previously held leadership positions with Medicis Pharmaceuticals, Reliant Technologies, Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), Vision Quest Laser Center and Coherent Medical. He currently serves on the Board of Neuronetics (NASDAQ: STIM), Sientra, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIEN) and Venus Concept (NASDAQ: VERO). He earned a B.A. from the College of William and Mary where he currently serves as a Clinical Professor, a role he’s held since 2017. We believe Mr. Sullivan is qualified to serve on our Board because of his business leadership skills and experience in building and running global financial organizations at listed companies will bring valuable expertise and perspective to the Board.

Janet D. Widmann has served as a member of the Board since December 2021 and as Chairperson of the Board since April 2023. Ms. Widmann is a member of the board of directors for Avista Corporation, a role she has held since July 2014, Acorn Health, a role she has held since April 2021, and is an advisor to Vida Health since September 2015. She served as President and CEO of Kids Care Dental and Orthodontics from 2016 to 2021. Prior to that, she held various executive roles, including as the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive, of Blue Shield of California from 2003 to 2015. Ms. Widman previously served on the board of directors of Versant Health, from 2016 to 2020 and the Bay Area Business Council, from 2013 to 2015, and a Governor appointee to the California Health Professions Education Foundation board of trustees from 2016 to 2019. She was also the Chief Operations Officer of Health Net’s dental and vision subsidiaries. Ms. Widmann earned an MHA from the University of Southern California, and a B.S. in Health Administration from California State University, Northridge. We believe Ms. Widmann is qualified to serve on our Board because she brings a strong background of executive leadership. Her experience as CEO and COO of private companies includes risk management and oversight, finance and investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, technology and cybersecurity, organizational development and human resources, innovation, economic development and customer service.

Effective as of the convening of the 2023 Annual Meeting, the number of directors constituting the Board will be reduced from nine to seven.

Vote Required

Each director nominee receiving a majority of the votes cast will be elected to serve as a director. A majority of votes cast means that the number of shares voted “FOR” votes exceeds the number of shares voted “AGAINST” the election of that director at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Abstentions are counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum but will not be voted with respect to the director or directors indicated. If you do not instruct your broker how to vote with respect to this item, your broker may not vote with respect to such proposal and your shares will not be counted as voting on these matters.

Board of Directors’ Recommendation

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE SEVEN NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR LISTED ABOVE.

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PROPOSAL TWO

RATIFICATION OF BDO USA, LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee of the Board has selected BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to perform the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. BDO audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years 2014 through 2022.

The Board is asking the stockholders to ratify the selection of BDO as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2023. Although not required by law, by rules of NASDAQ, or by the Bylaws, the Board is submitting the selection of BDO to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may select a different Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

We have requested that representatives of BDO be present at the Annual Meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from the Company’s stockholders.

Vote Required

The affirmative “FOR” vote of a majority of the shares personally represented or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on this item will be required for approval. Abstentions are counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum and will have the same effect as votes “AGAINST” this item. If you do not otherwise instruct your broker, the broker may turn in a proxy card voting your shares for ratification of BDO as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm unless Mr. Plants, Voce Capital or someone else provides you with competing proxy materials (in addition to the Company’s proxy materials).

Board of Directors’ Recommendation

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF BDO AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

To help ensure the independence of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, the Audit Committee has adopted a policy for the pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services to be performed for the Company by its Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Pursuant to this policy, all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm must be approved in advance by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee may delegate to one or more of its members the authority to grant the required approvals, provided that any exercise of such authority is presented to the full Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

All of the services provided by BDO described in the table below were approved by the Audit Committee.

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The aggregate fees incurred by the Company for audit and non-audit services in 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

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PROPOSAL THREE

NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

General

As required pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Board is asking you to approve, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the executive compensation programs and policies and the resulting 2022 compensation of our Named Executive Officers listed in the 2022 Summary Compensation Table on page 63 (our “Named Executive Officers”) as described in this Proxy Statement.

We believe that the information provided within the Executive Compensation section of this Proxy Statement demonstrates that our executive compensation program has been designed appropriately and is working to ensure our Named Executive Officers’ interests are aligned with our stockholders’ interests to support long-term value creation. Accordingly, we ask our stockholders to vote “FOR” the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.”

Vote Required

The affirmative “FOR” vote of a majority of the shares personally represented or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the item will be required for approval. Abstentions are counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum and will have the same effect as votes “AGAINST” this item. If you do not instruct your broker how to vote with respect to this item, your broker may not vote with respect to such proposal and your shares will not be counted as voting on these matters.

Board of Directors’ Recommendation

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

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PROPOSAL FOUR

NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON THE “SAY-ON-PAY-FREQUENCY” PROPOSAL REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF STOCKHOLDER ADVISORY VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

General

As required by Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we are offering our stockholders an opportunity to cast an advisory vote on whether the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers should occur every one, two or three years. Although the vote is non-binding, we value continuing and constructive feedback from our stockholders on executive compensation and other important matters. The Board and the Compensation Committee will take into consideration the voting results when determining how often a non-binding stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers should occur.

The Board has determined that an advisory vote on executive compensation every year continues to be the best approach for the Company based on a number of considerations, including the vote frequency which the Board believes the majority of our investors prefer.

Stockholders are not voting to approve or disapprove of the Board’s recommendation. Instead, the proxy card provides stockholders with four choices with respect to this proposal; (1) one year, (2) two years, (3) three years or (4) abstaining from voting on the proposal. For the reason discussed above, we are asking our stockholders to indicate their support for the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation to be held every one year.

Vote Required

The frequency option receiving the highest number of affirmative “FOR” votes at the meeting (a plurality of votes cast) will be considered the frequency preferred by the stockholders, although such vote will not be binding on us. You may vote, with respect to the proposal to recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of executive compensation voting, for a vote every one, two or three years, or may abstain from voting. If you “ABSTAIN” from voting on this proposal, the abstention will not have an effect on the outcome of the vote. If you do not instruct your broker how to vote with respect to this item, your broker may not vote with respect to such proposal and your shares will not be counted as voting on these matters.

Board of Directors’ Recommendation

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR “1 YEAR” ON THE NON-BINDING ADVISORY PROPOSAL REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF STOCKHOLDER ADVISORY VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

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PROPOSAL FIVE

APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF OUR 2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

General

We are asking our stockholders to approve the amendment and restatement of our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amended and Restated Plan”). Our Board has approved the Amended and Restated Plan, subject to approval from stockholders at the 2023 Annual Meeting. We are asking our stockholders to approve the Amended and Restated Plan because we have insufficient shares available to continue to make equity grants, which we believe are necessary to be able to recruit new employees and continue to provide long-term incentives to existing employees and directors. Outstanding awards will remain outstanding and shall continue to be subject to the terms of the Amended and Restated Plan and the respective award agreements, until the expiration of such awards in accordance with their terms.

The Amended and Restated Plan includes (i) increasing the number of shares available for future grant by 1,300,000 shares and (ii) providing that any shares subject to awards granted under the Amended and Restated Plan on or after July 13, 2023 with an exercise or purchase price per share less than the fair market value per share on the date of grant of such awards (including awards with no exercise or purchase price) will be counted against the numerical limits of the plan (and incorporated into the share recycle provisions) as 1.65 shares for every one share subject thereto.

Approval of the additional shares under the Amended and Restated Plan will allow us to continue to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to our success by offering them an opportunity to participate in our future performance. We believe that the Amended and Restated Plan is in the best interests of the Company because of the continuing need to provide stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units, and other equity-based incentives to attract and retain qualified personnel and to respond to relevant market changes in equity compensation practices. The use of equity compensation has historically been a significant part of our overall compensation philosophy and is a practice that we plan to continue. In addition, equity awards granted to employees under the Amended and Restated Plan will provide our eligible employees with an opportunity to acquire or increase their ownership stake in the Company, and we believe this aligns their interests with those of our stockholders, creating strong incentives for our employees to work hard for our future growth and success.

We firmly believe that a broad-based equity program is a necessary and powerful employee incentive and retention tool that benefits all of our stockholders. Equity ownership programs put employees’ interests directly into alignment with those of other stockholders, as they reward employees based upon stock price performance. Without the ability to grant market-based equity incentives to our employees, we believe we would be at a disadvantage against other companies—both competitors in our commercial market, and those companies with whom we compete for talent—to provide the total compensation packages necessary to attract, retain and motivate the employee talent critical to our future success. Without equity incentives, we would be forced to consider cash replacement alternatives to provide a market-competitive total compensation package necessary to attract, retain and motivate the employee talent critical to our future growth and success. These cash replacement alternatives could, among other things, reduce the cash available for investment in growth and development of new and existing products, cause a loss of motivation by employees to achieve superior performance over the longer term, and reduce the incentive of employees to remain employed with us during the equity award vesting period.

Our current practice is to provide equity awards to selected key employees that includes certain new hires, members of the management team, senior executive team members, non-employee directors, and other key contributors. We believe that equity compensation is an important component of our long-term employee incentive and retention plan and has been very effective in enabling us to attract and retain the talent critical for an innovative and growth-focused company. Our practice has evolved following discussions with our

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compensation consultant to primarily grant only non-qualified stock options (“NQs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”).

If the Company’s stockholders do not approve the Amended and Restated Plan, then the current share limit will continue in effect, and we will continue to make awards, subject to such share limit. However, the Company’s plans to operate its business could be adversely affected as reduced equity awards could increase employee turnover, make it more difficult to motivate and retain existing employees, make us less competitive in hiring new talent into the Company to grow our business. Additionally, as a consequence, we may need to increase the cash-based compensation incentives in hiring and retaining top talent, which could adversely impact our financial results of operations, cash flows and balance sheet.

Design of our Amended and Restated Plan and Grant Practices

Our Amended and Restated Plan design is set-up to conform to best current compensation practices and implement strong governance-related protections for our stockholders, which include:

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Considerations of the Board in Determining the Number of Shares to be Added

In determining the number of shares to be added under the Amended and Restated Plan, the Board considered a number of factors, including the following:

Historical Equity Awards Data as of the Record Date (May 18, 2023)

There were 2,100,577 shares available for grant in the Amended and Restated Plan as of May 18, 2023 (including the 1,300,000 shares that we are requesting stockholders to approve at the 2023 Annual Meeting).

Burn Rate and Overhang

The following table summarizes the Company’s gross burn rate over the prior three fiscal years (2020-2022):

Post-Increase Total Overhang as of Record Date (May 18, 2023)

The following table summarizes, as of May 18, 2023, the Company’s issued and total equity overhang.

Our Compensation Committee carefully considers the impact of potential dilution on our stockholders from equity-based awards, as well as the ability to maintain an equity incentive plan that can attract and retain employee talent, while keeping the rate of dilution low. After carefully forecasting our anticipated growth rate for the next few years and considering our historical forfeiture rates, we currently believe that the share reserve,

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which will include the additional 1,300,000 shares, will be sufficient for us to make anticipated grants of equity incentive awards under our current compensation program for more than one year but likely less than two years. However, a change in business conditions or our strategy, one or more acquisitions, or equity market performance could alter this projection. The Compensation Committee and the Board believe that approving the current share request will likely enable stockholders to continue to provide input on share increases to the equity plan on an annual basis.

Our directors and Named Executive Officers have an interest in this proposal as they are eligible to receive equity awards under the Plan.

What Happens if Stockholders Do Not Approve the Amended and Restated Plan

Vote Required

The affirmative “FOR” vote of a majority of the shares personally represented or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the item will be required for approval. Abstentions are counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum and will have the same effect as votes “AGAINST” this item. If you do not instruct your broker how to vote with respect to this item, your broker may not vote with respect to such proposal and your shares will not be counted as voting on these matters.

Board of Directors’ Recommendation

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED PLAN.

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Summary of the Amended and Restated Plan

The following is a summary of the principal features of the Amended and Restated Plan and its operation. It is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Plan set forth in this proxy statement as Appendix A.

The Amended and Restated Plan provides for the grant of the following types of incentive awards: (i) stock options, (ii) restricted stock, (iii) restricted stock units, (iv) stock appreciation rights (v) performance units and performance shares, and (vi) and other stock or cash awards. Each of these is referred to individually as an “Award.” Those eligible for Awards under the Amended and Restated Plan include members of the Board and employees and consultants who provide services to us or any parent or subsidiary of ours. As of May 31, 2023, we had approximately 539 employees, 83 consultants, and 9 outside directors who were eligible to participate in this Amended and Restated Plan. As stated, the Amended and Restated Plan allows us to grant Awards to consultants, and in certain circumstances, we have granted Awards to individual consultants of the Company performing a critical function.

Under the Amended and Restated Plan, any shares subject to Awards granted before June 14, 2019 or after July 13, 2023 with an exercise or purchase price less than fair market value per share of our common stock on the date of grant of such Awards (including Awards with no exercise or purchase price) will be counted against the numerical limit in the previous paragraph as 2.12 shares (with respect to Awards granted before June 14, 2019) or 1.65 shares (with respect to Awards granted on or after July 13, 2023) for every one share subject thereto. Further, if shares acquired through any such Award are forfeited or repurchased by us and would otherwise return to the Amended and Restated Plan as described in the following paragraph, 2.12 or 1.65, as applicable, times the number of shares so forfeited or repurchased will return to the Amended and Restated Plan and will again become available for issuance.

If an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or, with respect to restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares or performance units, is forfeited to or repurchased by us, the unpurchased shares (or for Awards other than options and stock appreciation rights, the forfeited or repurchased shares) which were subject thereto will become available for future grant or sale under the Amended and Restated Plan. Upon exercise of a stock appreciation rights settled in shares, the gross number of shares covered by the portion of the stock appreciation right will cease to be available under the Amended and Restated Plan. If the exercise price of an option is paid by tender to us, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of our common stock owned by the participant, the number of shares available for issuance under the Amended and Restated Plan will be reduced by the gross number of shares for which the option is exercised. Shares that have actually been issued under the Amended and Restated Plan under any Award will not be returned to the Amended and Restated Plan and will not become available for future distribution under the Amended and Restated Plan; provided, however, that if shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares or performance units are repurchased by us or are forfeited to us, such shares will become available for future grant under the Amended and Restated Plan as described above. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award and/or used to satisfy tax withholding obligations will not become available for future grant or sale under the Amended and Restated Plan. To the extent an Award is paid out in cash rather than shares of our common stock, such cash payment will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Amended and Restated Plan.

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If we declare a stock dividend or engage in reorganization or other change in our capital structure, including a merger, the Administrator will adjust the (i) number and class of shares available for issuance under the Amended and Restated Plan, (ii) number, class and price of shares subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) specified per-person limits on Awards to reflect the change.

Administration of the Amended and Restated Plan. Our Board, or its Compensation Committee, or a committee of directors or of other individuals satisfying applicable laws and appointed by our Board (the “Administrator”), administers the Amended and Restated Plan. To make grants to certain of our officers and key employees, the members of the committee must qualify as “non-employee directors” under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.

Subject to the terms of the Amended and Restated Plan, the Administrator has the sole discretion to select the employees, consultants, and directors who will receive Awards, to determine the number of shares to be covered by each Award, to determine the terms and conditions of Awards, to modify or amend each Award (subject to the restrictions of the Amended and Restated Plan), to approve the forms of Award agreement for use under the Amended and Restated Plan, to interpret the provisions of the Amended and Restated Plan and outstanding Awards, to allow participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have us withhold from the shares to be issued upon exercise that number of shares having a fair market value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld, and to allow participants to defer the receipt of payment of cash or the delivery of shares of our common stock that would otherwise be due under an Award according to such procedures as the Administrator determines.

The Administrator may, but only with stockholder approval, implement an exchange program under which (i) outstanding Awards may be surrendered or cancelled in exchange for Awards of the same type, Awards of a different type, and/or cash, (ii) participants would have the opportunity to transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial institution or other person or entity selected by the Administrator, and/or (iii) the exercise price of an outstanding Award could be reduced.

The Administrator has the authority to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Amended and Restated Plan, and the Administrator’s decisions, determinations, and interpretations will be final and binding on all participants and any other holders of Awards.

Options. The Administrator is able to grant non-statutory stock options and incentive stock options under the Amended and Restated Plan. The Administrator determines the number of shares subject to each option, although the Amended and Restated Plan provides that a participant may not receive options for more than 1,000,000 shares in any fiscal year, except in connection with his or her initial service with us, in which case he or she may be granted an option covering up to an additional 1,000,000 shares.

The Administrator determines the exercise price of options granted under the Amended and Restated Plan, provided the per share exercise price must be at least equal to, and not less than, the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of grant. In addition, the per share exercise price of an incentive stock option granted to any participant who owns more than 10% of the total voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of ours or any parent or subsidiary of ours must be at least 110% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the grant date.

The term of each option will be stated in the Award agreement. The term of an option may not exceed seven years, except that, with respect to any participant who owns more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of ours or any parent or subsidiary of ours, the term of an incentive stock option may not exceed five years.

After a termination of service with us, a participant will be able to exercise the vested portion of his or her option for the period of time stated in the Award agreement. If no such period of time is stated in the participant’s Award agreement, the participant will generally be able to exercise his or her option for (i) three months

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following his or her termination for reasons other than death or disability, and (ii) twelve months following his or her termination due to death or disability. In no event may an option be exercise beyond its maximum term.

Restricted Stock. Awards of restricted stock are rights to acquire or purchase shares of our common stock, which vest in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Administrator in its sole discretion. For example, the Administrator may set restrictions based on the achievement of specific performance goals. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed. The Award agreement generally will grant us the right to repurchase or reacquire the shares upon the termination of the participant’s service with us for any reason (including death or disability). During the period during which the transfer of a participant’s shares of restricted stock are subject to restrictions, (i) the participant may exercise full voting rights with respect to those shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise, but (ii) the participant will not be entitled to receive dividends or other distributions paid with respect to such shares. The Administrator will determine the number of shares granted pursuant to an Award of restricted stock, but no participant will be granted a right to purchase or acquire more than 300,000 shares of restricted stock during any fiscal year, except that a participant may be granted up to an additional 300,000 shares of restricted stock in connection with his or her initial employment with us.

Restricted Stock Units. Awards of restricted stock units result in a payment to a participant only if the vesting criteria the Administrator establishes is satisfied. For example, the Administrator may set vesting criteria based on the achievement of specific performance goals. The restricted stock units vest at a rate determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that after the grant of restricted stock units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any restrictions for such restricted stock units. Upon satisfying the applicable vesting criteria, the participant will be entitled to the payout specified in the Award agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may pay earned restricted stock units in cash, shares, or a combination thereof. Restricted stock units that are fully paid in cash will not reduce the number of shares available for grant under the Amended and Restated Plan. On the date set forth in the Award agreement, all unearned restricted stock units will be forfeited to us. The Administrator determines the number of restricted stock units granted to any participant, but no participant may be granted more than 300,000 restricted stock units during any fiscal year, except that the participant may be granted up to an additional 300,000 restricted stock units in connection with his or her initial employment with us.

Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator will be able to grant stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), which are the rights to receive the appreciation in fair market value of common stock between the exercise date and the date of grant. We can pay the appreciation in cash, shares of common stock, or a combination thereof. The Administrator, subject to the terms of the Amended and Restated Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of SARs granted under the Amended and Restated Plan, provided, however, that the exercise price may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant and the term of a SAR may not exceed seven years. No participant will be granted SARs covering more than 1,000,000 shares during any fiscal year, except that a participant may be granted SARs covering up to an additional 1,000,000 shares in connection with his or her initial service with us.

The Administrator may grant “affiliated” SARs, “freestanding” SARs, “tandem” SARs, or any combination thereof. An “affiliated SAR” is a SAR that is granted in connection with a related option and which automatically will be deemed to be exercised at the same time that the related option is exercised. However, an affiliated SAR will not require a reduction in the number of shares subject to the related option. A “freestanding” SAR is one that is granted independent of any options. A “tandem” SAR is a SAR granted in connection with an option that entitles the participant to exercise the SAR by surrendering to us an equivalent portion of the unexercised related option. A tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the shares for which its related option is then exercisable. With respect to a tandem SAR granted in connection with an incentive stock option, the tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying incentive stock option, the value of the payout with respect to the tandem SAR will be for no more than 100% of the difference between the exercise price of the underlying incentive stock option and the fair market value of the shares subject to the underlying incentive stock

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option at the time the tandem SAR is exercised, and the tandem SAR will be exercisable only when the fair market value of the shares subject to the incentive stock option exceeds the exercise price of the incentive stock option.

After termination of service with us, a participant will be able to exercise the vested portion of his or her SAR for the period of time stated in the Award agreement. If no such period of time is stated in a participant’s Award agreement, a participant will generally be able to exercise his or her vested SARs for the same period of time as applies to stock options.

Performance Units and Performance Shares. The Administrator may grant performance units and performance shares, which are Awards that will result in a payment to a participant only if the performance goals or other vesting criteria the Administrator may establish are achieved or the Awards otherwise vest. Earned performance units and performance shares will be paid, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, in the form of cash, shares, or in a combination thereof. The Administrator will establish performance or other vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or the value of performance units and performance shares to be paid out to participants. The performance units and performance shares will vest at a rate determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that after the grant of a performance unit or performance share, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any performance objectives or other vesting provisions for such performance unit or performance share. On the date set forth in the Award agreement, all unearned or unvested performance units or performance shares will be forfeited to us. During any fiscal year, no participant will receive more than 300,000 performance shares and no participant will receive performance units having an initial value greater than $2,000,000, except that a participant may be granted performance shares covering up to an additional 300,000 shares in connection with his or her initial service with us. Performance units will have an initial value established by the Administrator on or before the date of grant. Performance shares will have an initial value equal to the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the grant date.

Performance Goals. Awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units and other incentives under the Amended and Restated Plan may be made subject to the attainment of performance goals relating to one or more business criteria and may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement including, but not limited to: (i) cash position, (ii) earnings per Share, (iii) net income, (iv) operating cash flow, (v) operating income, (vi) operating expenses, (vii) product revenues, (viii) profit after-tax, (ix) revenue, (x) revenue growth, and (xi) total stockholder return. The performance goals may differ from participant to participant and from Award to Award, may be used alone or in combination, may be used to measure our performance as a whole or the performance of one of our business units, and may be measured relative to a peer group or index. Before the latest possible date established by the Administrator for the calculation of a performance goal, the Administrator will determine whether any significant element(s) will be included in or excluded from the calculation of any performance goal with respect to any participant.

Limits on Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors. No non-employee/ outside director may be granted, in any fiscal year, Awards under this Amended and Restated Plan with a value of greater than $400,000. The quantity of units granted is determined by dividing the award amount by the fifty (50)-day moving average stock price ending on the day of the award. Any Awards granted to an individual while he or she was an employee, or while he or she was a consultant but not an outside director, do not count for purposes of this limitation.

Transferability of Awards. Awards granted under the Amended and Restated Plan are generally not transferable other than by will or by the laws or descent and distribution and may be exercised during a participant’s lifetime only by the participant.

Dividends on Awards. To the extent an Award permits the payment of dividends or other distributions on the shares underlying the Award, Participants will not be entitled to receive such dividends or other distributions until such Award vests.

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Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each participant as soon as practicable before the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately before the consummation of such proposed action.

Change in Control. In the event we experience a change in control (as defined in the Amended and Restated Plan), each outstanding Award will be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Award, the participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding options and stock appreciation rights, including shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on restricted stock will lapse, and, with respect to restricted stock units, performance shares and performance units, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at target levels and all other terms and conditions met. In addition, if an option or stock appreciation right is not assumed or substituted for in the event of a change in control, the Administrator will notify the participant in writing or electronically that the option or stock appreciation right will be fully vested and exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the option or stock appreciation right will terminate upon the expiration of such period.

With respect to Awards granted to an outside director that are assumed or substituted for, if on the date of or following such assumption or substitution the participant’s status as a member of our Board or a director of the successor corporation, as applicable, is terminated other than upon a voluntary resignation by the participant not at the request of the successor, then the participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise his or her options and/or stock appreciation rights as to all of the shares subject to the Award, including shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on restricted stock shall lapse, and, with respect to restricted stock units, performance shares and performance units, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at target levels and all other terms and conditions met.

Term of Amended and Restated Plan. The Amended and Restated Plan will become effective upon its adoption by the Board, subject to approval by our stockholders at the 2023 Annual Meeting. It will continue in effect until the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2030, unless our Board terminates it earlier.

Amendment and Termination of the Amended and Restated Plan. The Administrator has the authority to amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Amended and Restated Plan, except that stockholder approval will be required for any amendment to the extent required by applicable laws. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Amended and Restated Plan will impair the rights of any participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the participant and the Administrator and which agreement must be in writing and signed by the participant and us.

Federal Tax Aspects

The following paragraphs are a summary of the general federal income tax consequences to U.S. taxpayers and us of Awards granted under the Amended and Restated Plan. Tax consequences for any particular individual may be different.

Nonstatutory Stock Options. No taxable income is reportable when a nonstatutory stock option with a per share exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant is granted to a

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participant. Upon exercise, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value (on the exercise date) of the shares purchased over the exercise price for those shares. Any taxable income recognized in connection with an option exercise by one of our employees is subject to tax withholding by us. Any additional gain or loss recognized upon any later disposition of the shares would be capital gain or loss to the participant.

Incentive Stock Options. No taxable income is reportable when an incentive stock option is granted or exercised (except for purposes of the alternative minimum tax). If the participant exercises the option and then later sells or otherwise disposes of the shares more than two years after the grant date and more than one year after the exercise date, the difference between the sale price and the exercise price will be taxed as capital gain or loss. If the participant exercises the option and then later sells or otherwise disposes of the shares before the end of either of the two- or one-year holding periods described above, he or she generally will have ordinary income at the time of the sale equal to the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date (or the sale price, if less) minus the exercise price of the option.

Stock Appreciation Rights. No taxable income is reportable when a stock appreciation right with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant is granted to a participant. Upon exercise, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the amount of cash received and the fair market value of any shares received. Any taxable income recognized in connection with a stock appreciation right exercise by one of our employees is subject to tax withholding by us. Any additional gain or loss recognized upon any later disposition of the shares would be capital gain or loss to the participant.

Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units and Performance Shares. A participant generally will not have taxable income at the time an Award of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares or performance units are granted. Instead, he or she will recognize ordinary income in the first taxable year in which his or her interest in the shares underlying the Award becomes either (i) freely transferable, or (ii) no longer subject to substantial risk of forfeiture. If the participant is an employee, such ordinary income generally is subject to tax withholding by us. However, the recipient of a restricted stock Award may elect to recognize income at the time he or she receives the Award in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares underlying the Award (less any cash paid for the shares) on the date the Award is granted.

Medicare Surtax. A participant’s annual “net investment income,” as defined in Section 1411 of the Code may be subject to a 3.8% federal surtax (generally referred to as the “Medicare Surtax”). Net investment income may include capital gain and/or loss arising from the disposition of shares subject to a participant’s Awards under the Amended and Restated Plan. Whether a participant’s net investment income will be subject to the Medicare Surtax will depend on the participant’s level of annual income and other factors.

Section 409A. Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) provides certain requirements for non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements with respect to an individual’s deferral and distribution elections and permissible distribution events. Awards granted under our Amended and Restated Plan with a deferral feature will be subject to the requirements of Section 409A, including stock options and stock appreciation rights granted with an exercise price below the fair market value of the underlying stock. If an Award is subject to and fails to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A, the recipient of that Award may recognize ordinary income on the amounts deferred under the Award, to the extent vested, which may be prior to when the compensation is actually or constructively received. Also, if an Award that is subject to Section 409A fails to comply with Section 409A’s provisions, Section 409A imposes an additional 20% federal income tax on compensation recognized as ordinary income, as well as interest on such deferred compensation. Some states may also apply a similar additional tax (for instance, California imposes a 5% additional tax in addition to the 20% federal additional tax).

Tax Effect for Us; Section 162(m). We generally will be entitled to a tax deduction in connection with an Award under the Amended and Restated Plan in an amount equal to the ordinary income realized by a participant and at

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the time the participant recognizes such income (for example, the exercise of a nonstatutory stock option). Special rules limit the deductibility of compensation paid to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and to each of our three most highly compensated executive officers for the taxable year. Under Section 162(m), the annual compensation paid to any of these specified executives will be deductible only to the extent that it does not exceed $1,000,000.

THE FOREGOING IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF THE EFFECT OF FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION UPON PARTICIPANTS AND US WITH RESPECT TO THE GRANT AND EXERCISE OF AWARDS UNDER THE AMENDED AND RESTATED PLAN. IT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE, AND DOES NOT DISCUSS THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF A PARTICIPANT’S DEATH OR THE PROVISIONS OF THE INCOME TAX LAWS OF ANY MUNICIPALITY, STATE OR FOREIGN COUNTRY IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANT MAY RESIDE.

Plan Benefits

The number of awards that an employee, director, or consultant may receive under the Amended and Restated Plan is in the discretion of the administrator and therefore cannot be determined in advance. The following table sets forth: (i) the aggregate number of shares of common stock subject to options granted under the Cutera, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan during the fiscal year 2022 to each of our named executive officers; executive officers, as a group; directors who are not executive officers, as a group; and all employees who are not executive officers, as a group; (ii) the average per share exercise price of such options; (iii) the aggregate number of shares subject to RSUs and PSUs (at target) granted under the Cutera, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan during the fiscal year 2022 to each of our named executive officers; executive officers, as a group; directors who are not executive officers, as a group; and all employees who are not executive officers, as a group; and (iv) the grant-date value of shares subject to such RSUs and PSUs.

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Company’s executive officers during fiscal year 2022 as of April 1, 2023.

David H. Mowry was our Chief Executive Officer until April 2023. Mr. Mowry was also a member of the Board from July 8, 2019 until April 2023. Prior to joining Cutera, from May 2016 to October 2018, Mr. Mowry served as President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a member of the Board, of Vyaire Medical, a global leader in the respiratory diagnostics, ventilation, and anesthesia delivery and patient monitoring market segments. Prior to his assignment at Vyaire, Mr. Mowry served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Wright Medical Group N.V., a global medical device company focused on extremities and biologics products, from October 2015 to May 2016, and during this time period he was also a member of the Board of Directors of EndoChoice Holdings, Inc., a company focused on the manufacturing and commercialization of platform technologies relating to the treatment of gastrointestinal conditions. Prior to Mr. Mowry’s assignment at Wright Medical Group, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Tornier N.V. from February 2013 until October 2015, at which time Tornier and Wright Medical Group merged, and prior to that, as Chief Operating Officer of Tornier from 2011 to 2013. Within the spine industry, Mr. Mowry served as Vice President of Operations and Logistics at Zimmer Spine from February 2002 until October 2006. Mr. Mowry has held executive leadership positions over his thirty-year medical device career at Covidien plc, ev3, Inc. and Zimmer Spine, Inc. Mr. Mowry is on the Board of directors of Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a public medical technology company that designs, develops, and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders. Mr. Mowry received a B.S. degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Rohan Seth served as our Chief Financial Officer from August 2020 to May 2023. Prior to serving as CFO, from February 2019 to February 2020, Mr. Seth served as Vice-President of Finance for the Global Orthopaedics Franchise at Smith and Nephew. Prior to his assignment at Smith & Nephew, from July 2015 to January 2019, Mr. Seth was the Head of Finance for the U.S. Surgical division of Alcon Labs, a global leader in cataract, vitreoretinal and LASIK surgery. Prior to Alcon, Mr. Seth held several positions of increasing responsibility at Stryker Corporation, a global medical device leader, over a period of nine years from July 2006 to July 2015, including Sr. Director, Financial Planning and Analysis and Controller, Stryker Europe. Prior to his roles at

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Stryker, Mr. Seth worked at Whirlpool Corporation from June 2003 to July 2006. Mr. Seth received his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame after graduating from the University of Mumbai with a Bachelor of Commerce. He is also Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Michael Karavitis has served as our Chief Technology Officer since August 2017. Mr. Karavitis directs research and development activities ranging from early phase R&D all the way through product development. Previous to this role, Mr. Karavitis served as Vice President of Research and Development of Cutera from 2012 to 2015. Under his leadership, Cutera released multiple innovative platforms, as well as product line extensions including Enlighten (the world’s first dual wavelength, dual pulse duration picosecond aesthetic laser) and Excel HR. In addition to starting his own company, Femtoblanc Inc., Mr. Karavitis has led various teams of engineers and scientists at a number of successful early to mid-stage companies, including LenSx (acquired by Alcon), Newport Corporation and Intralase Corporation (acquired by Advanced Medical Optics). Mr. Karavitis graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from Indiana University, and completed his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical and Material Physics at the University of California, Irvine. He is the named inventor in 10 U.S. patents, and is the author of 17 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) explains our executive compensation program and philosophy, the decisions the Compensation Committee of our Board made under this program during 2022 and the factors considered in making those decisions. The Compensation Committee has the principal responsibility for establishing, implementing and continually monitoring adherence to our compensation philosophy and objectives. The Compensation Committee’s duties include evaluating the performance and advising the Board on the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and setting the compensation of our other executive officers. This CD&A focuses on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers for 2022:

Our named executive officers (“Named Executive Officers”) during fiscal 2022, were:

Executive Compensation Program Philosophy and Process

Our executive compensation program aims to recruit and retain key executive officers responsible for our success and to help motivate these executive officers to enhance long-term stockholder value. To achieve these ends, the Compensation Committee’s executive compensation decisions are based on the following principal objectives:

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Key Features of Our Executive Compensation Program

2022 Compensation Overview

When designing our 2022 executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee considered the program philosophy and objectives set forth above and the intense competition for executive talent within the medical device industry and the broader technology industry in Silicon Valley, California.

Summary of the Key Features of our 2022 Executive Compensation Program

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Financial Highlights for 2022

We are a global medical device company focused on the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of laser and other energy-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide. We sell systems, system upgrades, hand pieces, hand piece refills and other disposable products, and distribute third-party manufactured skincare products. In addition, we have a recurring service business that includes the selling of post-warranty service contracts, parts, hand piece replacements, and generating revenue from the servicing of products that are out of warranty.

Corporate Governance Highlights

We endeavor to maintain good corporate governance standards consistent with our executive compensation policies and practices. The following policies and practices were in effect during 2022:

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Compensation-Setting Process Committee’s Roles and Responsibilities

Role of the Compensation Committee in Setting Executive Compensation

Compensation Committee Members

The members of the Compensation Committee are appointed by our Board. The chairperson of the committee is Gregory A. Barrett and the other member is Janet D. Widmann. Each member of the Compensation Committee is a “non-employee director” for purposes of Exchange Act Rule 16b-3, and satisfies the independence requirements imposed by the NASDAQ listing standards.

Compensation Committee Charter

The Compensation Committee has a written charter, which can be found on the Investors page, under the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.cutera.com.

Duties of the Compensation Committee

The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include:

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Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

We believe that it is important for our stockholders to have an opportunity for an advisory vote on Named Executive Officer compensation on an annual basis as a means to express their views regarding our executive compensation program and philosophy, our compensation policies and programs, and our decisions regarding executive compensation. The Compensation Committee considers the outcome of the annual “Say-on-Pay” advisory vote when making decisions regarding our executive compensation program. At the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, approximately 99% of the votes cast on the “Say-on-Pay” advisory vote, excluding broker non-votes, were cast in favor of approving the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. The Board and the Compensation Committee viewed the outcome of the “Say-on-Pay” vote as indicative that a significant majority of our stockholders view that the Compensation Committee’s approach to executive compensation favorably.

Our stockholder engagement efforts, including ongoing conversations between management and Board members and stockholders on a variety of matters, reflect our commitment to strong corporate governance and our goal of seeking input directly from our stockholders, which we believe allows us to better understand our stockholders’ perspectives. As a result of the Compensation Committee’s evaluation of the results of the “Say-on-Pay” vote, the feedback received from stockholders and the advice from the Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant, the Compensation Committee determined that significant changes to the design of our executive compensation and equity programs were not warranted at this time.

Compensation Consultant

The Compensation Committee engages a compensation consultant periodically based on the need for additional guidance resulting from changes in our Named Executive Officers’ roles and responsibilities, our corporate profile relative to our peers (e.g., type of business, market capitalization, annual revenue, profitability, etc.), Named Executive Officer turnover, and other factors as determined by our Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has engaged Compensia, a national compensation consulting firm, periodically to advise it on various compensation matters related to our Named Executive Officers, the Board, and other members of senior management.

In 2021 and 2022, in connection with the Company’s development of recommended pay levels and structures for our Named Executive Officers, the Compensation Committee directed Compensia to perform the following activities:

Based on the consideration of the factors specified in the rules of the SEC and the listing standards of Nasdaq, and a review of these factors for 2022, the Compensation Committee determined that its relationship with Compensia and

the independent work of Compensia on behalf of the Compensation Committee does not raise any conflict of interest. The Compensation Committee reviews the compensation consultant’s independence annually.

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Competitive Positioning

In developing, reviewing, and approving the annual compensation for our Named Executive Officers, the Compensation Committee, with the assistance of its compensation consultant, develops and maintains the Peer Group from which to gather competitive market data. After consulting with Compensia, the Compensation Committee approved the following set of selection criteria for determining the companies to comprise the Peer Group:

(i) U.S.-based companies with a primary focus on health care equipment and supplies;

(ii) Annual revenue generally between 0.4 times to 2.5 times that of Cutera;

(iii) Market capitalization generally between 0.25 times to 4.0 times that of Cutera; and

(iv) Secondary focus on parameters including peer business model and complexity, international presence, headcount and location.

In November 2021, in connection with the development of additional compensation assessments that the Compensation Committee requested related to executive compensation and our Named Executive Officer compensation levels, the Compensation Committee, after consulting with Compensia, updated the Peer Group based on the selection criteria referenced above to include the following companies:

The Compensation Committee also reviewed a separate competitive market analysis for our Executive Chairperson, which analyzed how Executive Chairpersons in the broader technology and life science market are paid relative to Chief Executive Officers at their companies.

We do not believe that it is appropriate to make compensation decisions, whether regarding base salaries or short-term or long-term incentive compensation, solely based upon benchmarking to a peer or other representative group of companies. However, the Compensation Committee believes that information regarding the compensation practices at other companies is useful in at least two respects. First, the Compensation Committee recognizes that our compensation policies and practices must be competitive in the marketplace. Second, this information is useful in assessing the reasonableness and appropriateness of individual executive compensation elements and of our overall executive compensation packages. This information is only one of several factors that the compensation committee considers, however, in making its decisions with respect to the compensation of our executive officers.

Executive Compensation Actions

Effective July 8, 2019, Mr. Mowry became our CEO. Mr. Seth became our CFO effective August 10, 2020.

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Leading up to, and during 2022, our Compensation Committee, after consultation with its compensation consultant, re-evaluated the compensation of some of our Named Executive Officers and approved the following cash compensation adjustments and new equity award allocations to their compensation arrangements:

The performance metrics established for the PSU awards are described below in the section titled “Equity Awards.”

The Compensation Committee concluded that the changes to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers strengthened the alignment of their interests with those of our stockholders, were sufficient to maintain competitiveness with the executives in comparable positions at the companies in our Peer Group, promoted retention and achieved the motivation and continuity desired. Further, the Compensation Committee also took into consideration the fact that, consistent with our compensation objectives, the equity awards granted to our

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Named Executive Officers increased their stake in the Company, thereby reinforcing their incentive to manage our business as owners and subjected a significant portion of their target total direct compensation to fluctuations in the market price of our common stock in alignment with stockholder interests.

Compensation Components

Our Named Executive Officers are compensated with cash, short-term incentives and long-term incentive in the form of equity awards, and other customary employee benefits.

Cash Compensation

Cash compensation consists of:

Our cash compensation goals for our Named Executive Officers are based upon a number of principles, including:

Additional considerations include:

Base Salary

We believe that a competitive base salary is a necessary element of our executive compensation program, so that we can attract and retain a world class management team that is focused on building a sustainable enterprise for the future. The Compensation Committee seeks to set competitive base salaries, comparable to market standards, that are equitable across the executive team based on level of impact and contributions.

The Compensation Committee reviews the base salaries of our executive officers, including our Named Executive Officers, annually and makes adjustments to their base salaries as it determines to be necessary or appropriate.

In 2022, the Compensation Committee reviewed the base salaries of our executive officers, including our Named Executive Officers, taking into consideration a competitive market analysis performed by Compensia, as well as the other factors described above. Following this review, the Compensation Committee set the base salaries of our executive officers for 2022 at levels that it believed were appropriate to maintain their competitiveness.

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The base salaries paid to our named executive officers were as follows:

The base salaries paid to our named executive officers for 2022 are also set forth in the “2022 Summary Compensation Table” below.

Management Bonus Plan

We use annual cash bonuses to motivate our executive officers, including our Named Executive Officers, to achieve our short-term financial and operational objectives while making progress towards our longer-term growth and other goals. Consistent with our executive compensation philosophy, these annual cash bonuses are intended to help us to deliver a competitive total direct compensation opportunity to our executive officers. Annual cash bonuses are entirely performance-based, are not guaranteed, and may vary materially from year-to-year.

Typically, the Compensation Committee establishes target cash bonus opportunities pursuant to a formal cash bonus plan that measures and rewards our executive officers for our actual corporate performance over our fiscal year. The cash bonus plan is designed to pay above-target cash bonuses when we exceed our annual corporate objectives and below-target cash bonuses when we do not achieve these objectives. The Compensation Committee, also from time to time, may award one-time discretionary bonuses based on extraordinary individual performance outside of corporate-wide performance objectives.

In 2022, the Compensation Committee, determined to award cash bonus opportunities to our executive officers, including our Named Executive Officers, pursuant to the 2022 Management Bonus Plan. Under the 2022 Management Bonus Plan, our Board had the authority to select the performance measures and related target levels applicable to the target cash bonus opportunities for our executive officers.

Target Cash Bonus Opportunities

For 2022, the target cash bonus opportunities were designed to reward our Named Executive Officers based on our overall financial and operational performance and were established after the Compensation Committee consulted with its compensation consultant. As in prior years, the Compensation Committee determined that the target cash bonus opportunities for the Named Executive Officers should be determined as a percentage of their base salary. The target cash bonus opportunities are reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee and are based on several factors, including the scope of the Named Executive Officers’ performance, contributions, responsibilities, experience, prior years’ target cash bonus and market conditions. In 2022, the Compensation Committee did not make any changes to our Named Executive Officers’ target cash bonus opportunities.

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For 2022, the target cash bonus opportunities for each of our Named Executive Officers under the 2022 Management Bonus Plan were as follows:

The target cash bonus opportunities of our executive officers, including our Named Executive Officers, were weighted 100% on corporate performance objectives. The Compensation Committee determined this allocation to be appropriate to focus our executive officers on our short-term financial objectives as reflected in our annual operating plan.

Corporate Performance Measures-related:

For 2022, the Compensation Committee established the following corporate performance measures for determining the bonuses payable to our Named Executive Officers, and the overall weighting of each corporate performance measure, as follows:

Our Board believed that these corporate performance measures aligned the Named Executive Officers’ bonus payment with the achievement of our annual operating goals, which would enhance long-term stockholder value creation.

The Compensation Committee weighted each corporate performance measure as set forth above, such that the given percentage of the bonus was “at risk” based on the level of achievement of the specific performance measure. Performance achievement of each of the specific performance measures was based on a sliding scale. With respect to the Revenue performance measure, the applicable payout scaled linearly from 50% to 100% between 90% of the target Revenue attainment goal and 100% of the target Revenue attainment goal, and the applicable payout scaled linearly between 100% and 200% between 100% of the target Revenue attainment goal and 140% of the target Revenue attainment goal. With respect to the Gross Margin performance measure, the applicable payout scaled linearly from 50% to 100% between 95% of the target Gross Margin attainment goal and 100% of the target Gross Margin attainment goal, and the payout scaled linearly between 100% to 200% between 100% of the target Gross Margin attainment goal and 117% of the target Gross Margin attainment goal. With respect to the Adjusted EBITDA performance measure, the applicable payout scaled linearly from 50% to 100% between 80% of the target Adjusted EBITDA attainment goal and 100% of the target Adjusted EBITDA

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attainment goal, and the payout scaled linearly from 100% to 200% between 100% of the target Adjusted EBITDA attainment goal and 250% of the Adjusted EBITDA attainment goal. No payout would be issued with respect to a corporate performance measure if the level of achievement of the applicable attainment goal was 50% or below.

2022 Performance Results and Bonus Decisions

In 2023, the Compensation Committee determined that our actual achievement with respect to the corporate performance measures under the 2022 Management Bonus Plan was as follows:

As a result of our performance in 2022 with respect to each corporate performance measure, the overall payout under the 2022 Management Bonus Plan with respect to each Named Executive Officer was equal to 55.1% of the applicable annual target cash bonus opportunity. Accordingly, bonuses under the 2022 Management Bonus Plan were paid in April 2023 in the following amounts to each of our Named Executive Officers:

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

We believe that equity-based compensation promotes and encourages long-term successful performance by our Named Executive Officers that is aligned with the organization’s goals and the generation of stockholder value. Our equity compensation goals for our Named Executive Officers are based upon the following principles:

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There is no predetermined formula or weighting of these factors. Instead, our Compensation Committee considers all of this information in light of our business objectives.

Equity Awards

Under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, we generally grant RSU awards, PSU awards, and options to our executive officers, employees and the non-employee members of our Board. We grant annual equity awards to our Named Executive Officers and certain members of management with a vesting start date of January 1. All awards are subject to a minimum one-year vesting period from the date of grant. Awards with time-based vesting, such as RSU awards and options, typically vest as to 25% of the shares subject to the award after the first twelve months of service and in equal quarterly installments thereafter with full vesting in four years. Awards with performance-based vesting typically vest contingent on achievement of corporate goals or other financial targets set as of the grant date, with 50% of the shares subject to the award vesting after the first twelve months of service and 50% vesting on the second anniversary of the grant date. Aside from our annual equity awards practices, the Compensation Committee approves equity awards to new and recently hired or promoted employees once each quarter at the Compensation Committee meeting with the grant date fair value to be calculated as of the date of the award.

Summary of Equity Award Grants

Performance Stock Unit Awards—Corporate Performance Measures-related:

In February 2022, our Compensation Committee granted PSU awards to our Named Executive Officers and other members of management and selected performance targets for these awards. The number of units subject to the PSU awards granted to our Named Executive Officers vest in equal amounts on January 1, 2023, based on the performance targets being met and subject to approval by our Board, and December 31, 2023, subject to the Named Executive Officer continuing to provide service through to this vesting date.

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On February 21, 2023, the Board approved the achievement of metrics 2-4 and the first tranches of these grants were released to the recipient. Metric 1 was not achieved.

The following table presents the quantities of the Corporate Performance Measure-related PSU grants awarded to the Named Executive Officers:

The following table sets forth the number of units that potentially could have vested for our Named Executive Officers on January 1, 2023, subject to our Board’s certification that the performance criteria were met based on the level of achievement (or failure to achieve) each of the performance targets discussed above, and upon our timely filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Number of Shares of Performance-Based Common Stock that Vested on January 1, 2023

Each unit granted pursuant to the PSU awards represents a contingent right to receive one share of our common stock for each unit that was earned and vested. All vested shares were released upon our Board’s affirmative finding that the performance measures were met based on the level of achievement (or failure to achieve) each of the performance targets, and upon our timely filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Health and Welfare Benefits

We provide the following health and welfare benefits to our Named Executive Officers generally on the same basis as the health and welfare benefits provided to all employees. These benefits are consistent with those offered by other companies and specifically with those companies with which we compete for employees:

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

We maintain a 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) that provides eligible employees with the opportunity to purchase shares of our common stock at a 15% discounted price to the lower of the fair market value at either the beginning or the end of the applicable offering period.

Post-Employment Compensation

Our employment agreements with our Named Executive Officers include COC Agreements. The purpose of these COC Agreements is to provide incentives to our Named Executive Officers to continue their employment with the Company and not be distracted by the possibility of loss of employment as a result of a potential acquisition of the Company. For a summary of the material terms and conditions of these COC Agreements, see “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” below.

Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) and Limitations on Executive Compensation

For federal income tax purposes, publicly-traded companies may be prohibited under Section 162(m) of the Code from deducting employee enumeration in excess of $1 million paid to their chief executive officer, chief financial officer, any other executive officer whose total compensation is required to be reported to stockholders under the Exchange Act by reason of such individual being among the three highest compensated executive officers for the tax year, and any executive officer who was subject to the deduction limit in any tax year beginning after December 31, 2016.

The Compensation Committee believes that, in establishing the cash and equity incentive compensation plans and arrangements for our executive officers, the potential deductibility of the compensation payable under those plans and arrangements is one relevant factor to consider. For that reason, the Compensation Committee may deem it appropriate to provide one or more of our executive officers with the opportunity to earn incentive compensation, whether through cash incentive awards tied to our financial performance or equity incentive awards tied to the executive officer’s continued service, which may be in excess of the amount deductible by reason of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Compensation Committee believes it is important to maintain cash and equity incentive compensation at the requisite level to attract and retain the individuals essential to our financial success, even if all or part of that compensation may not be deductible by reason of the Section 162(m) limitation.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

We follow Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“ASC 718”) for our stock-based compensation awards. ASC 718 requires companies to measure the compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including stock options, based on the grant date “fair value” of these awards. This calculation is performed for accounting purposes and reported in the compensation tables below, even though our executive officers may never realize any value from their awards. ASC Topic 718 also requires companies to recognize the compensation cost of their stock-based awards in their income statements over the period that an employee is required to render service in exchange for the award.

Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines

We maintain Amended and Restated Stock Ownership Guidelines for our non-employee directors and officers (as defined by Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) (“Executives”). These guidelines are designed to align our

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non-employee directors’ and Executives’ interests with our stockholders’ long-term interests by promoting long-term ownership of our common stock, which our Board believes reduces the incentive for excessive short-term risk taking. These guidelines provide that our Chief Executive Officer and our other Executives must hold shares of our common stock having a value not less than three times and one time, respectively, of their annual base salary. Each Executive has five years from the date of his or her appointment, or if an Executive at the time of the adoption of the Stock Ownership Guidelines, four years from the adoption of the Stock Ownership Guidelines (July 28, 2017), to attain such level of ownership.

In addition, our Executives must hold at least 50% of any shares received pursuant to stock options, stock appreciation rights, vested restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance share or performance stock unit awards (net of taxes) for a minimum of one year following vesting and delivery.

As of May 31, 2023, our Named Executive Officers’ equity holdings and target guidelines were as follows:

The Board also recognizes the importance of fostering a culture of ownership and aligning the broader employee population with stockholders. In 2021 we implemented an employee equity ownership initiative to ensure that all our U.S. employees were granted equity in our Company to share in our success and long-term value creation. In addition to creating alignment between stockholders and employees, we believe this recognizes and reflects the importance of our employees to our continued success.

As of May 31, 2023, the non-employee directors’ holdings and target guidelines were as follows:

Insider Trading Compliance Program

According to our Insider Trading Compliance Program, all employees of the Company, including, but not limited to, our executive officers and the non-employee members of our Board, are strongly discouraged from investing in derivatives of the Company’s securities. This includes, but is not limited to, trading in put or call options related to securities of the Company or otherwise hedging or offsetting any decrease in the market value of securities.

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Compensation Recovery (“Clawback”) Policy

Our Clawback Policy, which covers all executive officers, allows for recovery of performance-based compensation if a Named Executive Officer’s intentional misconduct:

The compensation elements that are subject to recovery under this policy include:

All recoveries are determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.

We will amend our Clawback Policy to comply with the requirements of Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act once applicable Nasdaq listing standards have become effective.

2022 Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth summary compensation information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 for our Named Executive Officers.