Company: AMTX
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-010522
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Company: AEMETIS, INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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 Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Dartmouth College, and a Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Lewis and Clark Law School.

Each executive officer is chosen by the Board and holds office until a successor has been elected and qualified or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

We operate in a competitive marketplace for attracting and retaining experienced and skilled executives. To meet this challenge, we strive to create a compensation program that rewards profitable company growth and differentiates pay based on business unit, division and individual contributions. The principles and objectives of our compensation and benefits programs for our executive officers are to:

| • | encourage highly talented executives to come, stay, grow and lead, enabling us to be an employer of choice in our industry; |

| • | tie pay to performance to recognize and reward individual contributions to our success; |

| • | focus leadership on our long-term strategies and value creation by providing a substantial percentage of compensation weighted towards equity incentives that are subject to multi-year vesting requirements; and |

| • | ensure that our total compensation is fair, reasonable and competitive relative to the markets in which we compete for talent. |

Determination of Compensation

The current compensation levels of our Named Executive Officers primarily reflect the roles and responsibilities of each individual. Further, they reflect our understanding of the competitive market, our recruiting and retention goals, individual performance, value to the Company, and other factors including our view of internal equity and consistency.

The Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee has responsibility for overseeing our executive compensation and equity compensation programs. No member of management, including our Chief Executive Officer, has a role in determining their own compensation. The focus of these arrangements has been to recruit skilled individuals to help us achieve our financial goals, as well as to maintain the level of talent and experience needed to operate and further grow our business.

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We design the components of our executive compensation program to fulfill one or more of the principles and objectives described above. Compensation of our Named Executive Officers consists of the following elements:

| • | base salary |

| • | annual cash bonuses |

| • | equity incentive compensation |

| • | severance benefits |

| • | 401(k) retirement savings plan |

| • | health insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, FSA) |

| • | certain limited perquisites and other personal benefits |

The following describes the primary components of our executive compensation program, the rationale for that component, and how