Company: TXG
Filing Date: 2025-04-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001770787-25-000018
Chunk: 42

Company: 10x Genomics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-14
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 42
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 compensation changes for our executive officers. In accordance with its charter, the committee reviews, determines, approves or makes recommendations to the board of directors regarding executive officer compensation, board compensation and compensation under our equity incentive plans. For more details about the compensation committee and how to access its charter, please refer to the sections titled “Board of Directors Committees” on page 14 and “Compensation Committee” on page 15.

#### Role of Management
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief People Officer provide the compensation committee with insights on company and individual performance, competitive practices and perspectives, as well as input on plan design as they lead the organization. Additionally, our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer, in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief People Officer, offer guidance on governance, budget and talent matters. This collective input helps the compensation committee understand management’s proposals, the broader talent landscape and how pay policies impact the company’s culture. No named executive officer is present during compensation committee discussions or decisions regarding his or her own compensation.

When reviewing the compensation of executive officers, other than the Chief Executive Officer, and determining the equity awards for those officers, our compensation committee seeks input from the Chief Executive Officer on each executive officer's performance, strategic contributions, skills, job complexity, responsibilities and competitive opportunities (excluding the Chief Executive Officer’s own compensation). The committee values the Chief Executive Officer’s insights and considers them an important factor in the final compensation decisions. Similarly, when making decisions about the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, the committee takes into account the Chief Executive Officer’s performance and the achievement of strategic and financial goals.

#### Role of the Compensation Consultant
Our compensation committee has the authority to engage its own advisors in carrying out its responsibilities. In 2024, our compensation committee engaged Alpine Rewards LLC (“Alpine Rewards”) as its independent compensation consultant to assist with its duties, including providing input on the compensation peer group selection, insight into competitive compensation practices and advice on executive compensation programs and decisions. Representatives of Alpine Rewards attended portions of meetings of the compensation committee as requested and also communicated with the compensation committee outside of meetings. Alpine Rewards reported to the compensation committee rather than to management, although representatives of Alpine Rewards may have met with members of management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer, for purposes of gathering information on proposals that management may make to the compensation committee.

Our compensation committee reviewed the independence of Alpine Rewards in light of SEC rules regarding conflicts of interest involving compensation consultants and Nasdaq listing standards regarding compensation consultant independence