Company: COHU
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-010672
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Company: COHU INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 2
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| Compensation Discussion and Analysis                     |
| Executive Summary                                        |
| Compensation Philosophy                                  |
| Compensation-Setting Process                             |
| Compensation Elements                                    |
| Post-Employment Compensation                             |
| Other Compensation Policies                              |
| Tax and Accounting Considerations                        |
| Compensation Committee Report                            |
| Executive Compensation Tables                            |
| Pay Versus Performance                                   |
| CEO Pay Ratio                                            |
| Equity Compensation Awards and Plan Information          |
| Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control |

| Audit Matters | Page 51 |

| Audit Committee Report                                                        |
| Principal Accounting Fees and Services                                        |
| Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions                          |
| Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors                                         |
| Proposal No. 2: Advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officer Compensation |
| Proposal No. 3: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |

| Voting and Meeting Information | Page 63 |

| General Information |

| Appendices | Page 67 |

| Proxy Statement Summary |

To assist you in reviewing the proposals to be acted upon at the annual meeting, we call your attention to the following summarized information about Cohu, the proposals and voting recommendations, our directors, highlights of the directors’ key qualifications, skills and experiences, board composition, corporate governance, executive compensation, and corporate sustainability matters. For more information about these topics, please review the complete proxy statement before voting. We also encourage you to read our latest annual report on Form 10-K, which is available at www.cohu.com and our latest corporate sustainability report, which is available at https://www.cohu.com/company-corporate-sustainability. The content of any website or report referred to in this proxy statement is not a part of nor incorporated by reference in this proxy statement unless expressly noted.

We use the terms “Cohu,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” in this proxy statement to refer to Cohu, Inc., a Delaware corporation. We also use the term “Board” to refer to the Company’s Board of Directors.

This proxy statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include any statements that are not statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our sustainability plans and goals. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed, including the risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and specifically the Risk Factors described in our