Company: CAVA
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-019936
Chunk: 12

Company: CAVA GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 12
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 of matters relating to compensation;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 •preparing the compensation committee report required by the SEC to be included in this Proxy Statement; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 •overseeing and approving the management continuity planning process and reviewing and evaluating succession plans for our CEO and other executive officers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

Independent Compensation Consultant

The People, Culture and Compensation Committee retained Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC (“Pearl Meyer”) as its independent compensation consultant during fiscal 2024 to advise the committee on market practices and specific Company policies and programs. Pearl Meyer reports directly to the People, Culture and Compensation Committee Chair and takes direction from the committee. The consultant’s work for the People, Culture and Compensation Committee includes data analyses, market assessments, and preparation of related reports. From time to time, the committee seeks the views of the consultant on items such as incentive program design and market practices. The work done by Pearl Meyer for the committee is documented in a formal agreement which is executed by the consultant and the People, Culture and Compensation Committee. Pearl Meyer does not perform any other work for the Company. The People, Culture and Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of Pearl Meyer and determined that the work provided by Pearl Meyer did not raise any conflicts of interest.

#### CAVA Group, Inc.142025 Proxy Statement
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During the entirety of fiscal 2024, Ms. Shanahan, Ms. Kochevar, and Mr. Felt each served as members of the People, Culture and Compensation Committee. Mr. Shaich served as a member of the People, Culture and Compensation Committee from the start of fiscal 2024 until the 2024 Annual Meeting. No member of the Compensation Committee was at any time during fiscal 2024 an officer or employee of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, nor was any such person a former officer of our Company or any one of our subsidiaries. Related party transactions pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving Mr. Shaich, who served as a member of our People, Culture and Compensation Committee during part of fiscal 2024, are described in “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

| Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee                                                                                            
 The Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee consists ofJames D. White, who serves as the chair,Philippe Amouyal,andLauri Shanahan. |     | Each of James D. White, Philippe Amouyal, and Lauri Shanahan qualify as independent directors under the corporate