Company: CFG-PE
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000759944-25-000044
Chunk: 43

Company: CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 43
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| Number of RSUs |     | 18,100 |     | 5,280 |     | 41,371 |     | 13,862 |     | 41,371 |     | 30,966 |     | 25,179 |     | 30,966 |     | 13,862 |     | 18,100 |     | 41,371 |     | 41,371 |

(4) Amounts in this column reflect matching charitable contributions made by the Company on behalf of directors during 2024. In addition, the spouses of Mr. Lillis and Ms. Watson each accompanied them on the Company aircraft on one business trip during 2024. However, there are no amounts reflected in the above table relating to this use because it did not result in an incremental cost to the Company.

#### Citizens Financial Group43

#### Corporate Governance Matters

#### Executive Officers
Our highly experienced and talented executive officers, who are designated by, and serve at the discretion of, our Board, have nearly 30 years of banking experience on average, and provide strong leadership to deliver on our overall business objectives. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers. Information regarding each of our executive officers including their background and experience is as follows:

| Bruce Van Saun |     | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                
 Bruce Van Saun’sbiography and related information may be found above under“Corporate Governance Matters—Proposal One—Election of Thirteen Named Director Nominees”. |

| Brendan Coughlin |     | Vice Chair and Head of Consumer Banking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Brendan Coughlin,age 45, was appointed to the role of Head of Consumer Banking of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and CBNA with responsibility for the business across the U.S. in January 2020. This includes retail banking, deposits, credit and debit card, digital channels, consumer lending, mortgage, business banking, private banking, wealth management, Citizens Access, Citizens Pay, Enterprise Marketing and Enterprise Data & Analytics. Mr. Coughlin has been with Citizens for more than 20 years and has held numerous positions in Consumer Banking product management and consumer finance before being named President of Consumer Lending