Company: LASR
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001124796-25-000043
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Company: NLIGHT, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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 and in the compensation tables and narrative that follow it in the “Executive Compensation” section.

#### Vote Required
Approval of the compensation of our named executive officers requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares of our common stock present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual

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Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote "AGAINST" this proposal and broker non-votes will have no effect on this proposal.

#### THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
<div align='center'>THE APPROVAL ON AN ADVISORY, NON-BINDING BASIS OF THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.</div>

### EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table identifies certain information about our executive officers as of April 25, 2025. Our executive officers are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, our board of directors. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

| Name         |     | Age |     |    | Position                                                     |
| Scott Keeney |     |     |     | 60 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
| Joseph Corso |     |     |     | 44 | Chief Financial Officer                                      |

Scott Keeney See “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance — Continuing Directors” for Mr. Keeney’s biographical information.

Joseph Corso has served as our chief financial officer since March 2022. Mr. Corso previously served as our Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations from August 2020 to February 2022. Prior to joining us, Mr. Corso served in various roles at Stifel Financial Corp., a full-service investment banking and global wealth management firm, from July 2010 to August 2020, most recently as Global Co-Head of Electronics and Industrial Technology. From May 2004 through July 2010, Mr. Corso worked at Thomas Weisel Partners, which was acquired by Stifel in 2010, in a variety of roles. Mr. Corso holds a B.A. in Economics from Swarthmore College.

### EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

#### Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This compensation discussion and analysis describes our compensation philosophy, objectives, and program structure for our named executive officers during 2024:

• Scott Keeney, our chief executive officer ("CEO