Company: PTC
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-124170
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Company: PTC INC.
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form: DEF 14A
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NOTICE OF 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Matters to Be Voted on at the Annual Meeting

| ​ | Proposal |   |   |   |                                                                                                                                    | ​ | ​ | ​ | Board Recommendation |   |   |   |                              | ​ |
| ​ | 1​       | ​ | ​ | ​ | Elect eight directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders                                                       | ​ | ​ | ​ |                      | ​ | ​ | ​ | VoteFORall director nominees | ​ |
| ​ | 2​       | ​ | ​ | ​ | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers (Say-on-Pay)                                             | ​ | ​ | ​ |                      | ​ | ​ | ​ | VoteFOR                      | ​ |
| ​ | 3​       | ​ | ​ | ​ | Advisory vote to confirm the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 | ​ | ​ | ​ |                      | ​ | ​ | ​ | VoteFOR                      | ​ |

Other matters that are properly brought before the meeting may also be considered. As of December 12, 2025, 118,919,711 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share of common stock held as of such date. Your vote is important. Please vote before the meeting, even if you plan to attend the meeting.

| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | For more information, seeInformation about the Annual Meeting and Voting. | ​ |

HOW TO VOTE

| ​ | ​ | ONLINE              | ​ | ​ | SCAN                                                           | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | BY PHONE                                                           | ​ | ​ | BY MAIL                                                 | ​ | ​ | AT MEETING                                                    
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| ​ | ​ | atwww.proxyvote.com | ​ | ​ | the QR code onyour proxy card ornotice using yourmobile device