Company: ISRG
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001035267-25-000098
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Company: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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 director candidates, establishing procedures for the director nomination process, reviewing and making recommendations for committee memberships, and maintaining an orientation program for new and continuing education for existing directors. Its duties also include oversight of succession planning (in coordination with the Compensation Committee), periodic assessment of Board performance, director and officer insurance matters, Board indemnification, and reviewing and making recommendations regarding stockholder proposals. The responsibilities and activities of the Governance and Nominating Committee are described in further detail in the Governance and Nominating Committee’s charter, a copy of which can be found on the Company’s website at www.intuitive.com .

The Board has determined that all of the Governance and Nominating Committee members meet the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market and the SEC.

#### Compensation Committee

#### Committee Members in 2024
• Amal M. Johnson (Chair)

• Amy L. Ladd, M.D.

• Monica P. Reed, M.D.

#### 2024 Committee Meetings
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The Compensation Committee reviews and approves all compensation programs applicable to the CEO, President, Executive Vice Presidents, and Senior Vice Presidents of the Company, including salaries, bonuses, and equity compensation. Furthermore, the Compensation Committee reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Company’s CEO, evaluates the performance of the CEO in light of those goals and objectives, and sets the CEO’s compensation level. The Compensation Committee approves any new compensation plan or any material change to an existing compensation plan whether or not subject to stockholder approval and makes recommendations to the Board with respect to the Company’s incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans subject to stockholder approval. The Compensation Committee

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reviews and discusses with management the disclosures regarding executive compensation and inclusion of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) included in the annual proxy statements. The Compensation Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation of members of the Board and Board committees. The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee. The responsibilities and activities of the Compensation Committee are described in further detail in the Compensation Committee’s charter, a copy of which can be found on the Company’s website at www.intuitive.com .

The Compensation Committee directly engaged an independent national executive compensation consulting firm, Aon plc. (“Aon”), to provide analysis, advice, and guidance on compensation matters. Refer to the CD&A section of this Proxy Statement for a description of Aon’s and our CEO’s role in recommending compensation amounts