Company: ISRG
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001035267-25-000098
Chunk: 76

Company: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 76
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#### Vote Required
Approval of Proposal No. 3 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person, virtually online, or represented by proxy and voting at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal.

#### Recommendation of the Board
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#### PROPOSAL NO. 4
<div align='center'>APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.</div>

#### 2010 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

#### General
We are asking you to approve the amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2010 Incentive Award Plan (the “Amended 2010 Plan”), which, among other things, (i) increases the shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Amended 2010 Plan, as previously amended and restated effective March 6, 2024 (the “2010 Plan”), by 5,000,000 shares from 115,350,000 shares, thereby increasing the total number of shares reserved for issuance to 120,350,000, (ii) extends the term of the Amended 2010 Plan to January 30, 2035 (the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Amended 2010 Plan), and (iii) specifies the treatment of awards in connection with a change in control.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has unanimously adopted, subject to stockholder approval, the Amended 2010 Plan for employees and other service providers of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Amended 2010 Plan will become effective if approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person, virtually online, or represented by proxy at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and entitled to vote on the proposal. If the Amended 2010 Plan is not approved by our stockholders, it will not become effective, the 2010 Plan will continue in effect, and we may continue to grant awards under the 2010 Plan, subject to its terms, conditions, and limitations, using the shares available for issuance thereunder.

#### Introduction
We designed the 2010 Plan with the intent to conform to best practices in equity compensation plans. The 2010 Plan was initially approved by stockholders on April 21, 2010, and replaced our previously expiring 2000 Equity Incentive