Company: INSP
Filing Date: 2025-03-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-009249
Chunk: 6

Company: Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 6
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 Governance Committee’s recommendation within 90 days following the certification of the stockholder vote by the inspector of elections, and will disclose its decision and the reasons for rejecting the offer, if applicable, in a current report on Form 8-K. Any director who tenders his or her offer to resign from the Board pursuant to the Corporate Governance Guidelines may not participate in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or Board deliberations regarding whether to accept the offer of resignation. The Board believes that this process provides accountability to stockholders and responsiveness to stockholders’ votes, while allowing the Board appropriate discretion in considering whether a particular director’s resignation would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Current Directors and Terms As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Class I directors with a term ending at the Annual Meeting are Cynthia B. Burks, Timothy P. Herbert, and Shawn T McCormick; the Class II directors with a term ending at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders are Gary L. Ellis, Georgia Garinois-Melenikiotou, and Dana G. Mead, Jr.; and the Class III directors with a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders are Shelley G. Broader, Myriam J. Curet, M.D., and Casey M. Tansey. Nominees for Director Ms. Burks, Mr. Herbert, and Mr. McCormick have been nominated by the Board to stand for election at the Annual Meeting. If elected by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, Ms. Burks, Mr. Herbert, and Mr. McCormick will each serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting to be held in 2028 (the “2028 Annual Meeting”) and until the election and qualification of her or his successor, or until her or his earlier death, resignation, or removal.

| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. |     | 5 |     | 2025 Proxy Statement |

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| PROPOSAL NO. 1 |

Each person nominated for election has agreed to serve if elected, and management and the Board have no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to serve. If, however, prior to the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors should learn that any nominee will be unable to serve for any reason, the proxies that otherwise would have been voted for this nominee will be voted for a substitute nominee selected by the Board. Alternatively, the proxies, at the Board’s discretion, may be voted