Company: PTC
Filing Date: 2025-01-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-000041
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Company: PTC INC.
Filing Date: 2025-01-02
Form: DEF 14A
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2,152,000Other Tax + Reporting Software Fees | ​ |
| ​ | ​                                    | ​ | ​ | ​ | $6,615,198 Total PwC Fees                | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                             | ​ |

See Auditor Matters for more information about PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s services and fees.

| ​ | 4 | ​ | ​ |     | ​ | ​ | 2025 PROXY STATEMENT | ​ | ​ |     | ​ |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| 2024Highlights | ​ | ​ | ProxySummary | ​ | ​ | CorporateGovernance | ​ | ​ | ExecutiveCompensation | ​ | ​ | AuditorMatters | ​ | ​ | PTC StockOwnership | ​ | ​ | Annual MeetingInformation | ​ | ​ | OtherGovernance | ​ | ​ | Appendix A | ​ |

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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| ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Election of Directors                                                                                                                                                                                             
 The Board is elected by the shareholders to represent and protect their interest in PTC. The Board selects and oversees the members of senior management, who are responsible for conducting the business of PTC. | ​ |            |   |
| All director nominees are current directors of the company. Information about each of the director nominees, including their qualifications, skills and experience that led the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board to conclude that the director should serve as a director of the company, is discussed below. Information about their PTC stock ownership is set forth inInformation about PTC Stock Ownership. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |            | ​ |

| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | The Board of Directors recommends that you voteFORthe election of all director nominees. | ​ |

Board Leadership Structure

| ​ | ​                       |   | ​ | ​ | JANICE CHAFFIN | ​ |
| ​ | Independent Board Chair | ​ |   |   |                |   |

Our Board is led by an independent Chair. We believe this Board leadership structure serves the company and our shareholders well by providing effective independent Board leadership and oversight