Company: PGEN
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-017535
Chunk: 19

Company: PRECIGEN, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 19
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 Standards of Independence.” The Board has further determined that Mr. Kindler qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC regulations and is “financially sophisticated” within the meaning of the Nasdaq rules. The Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight of our accounting and financial reporting process and the audits of our consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities include, among other things, overseeing:

| • | our accounting and financial reporting processes; |

| • | the integrity of our consolidated financial statements; |

| • | our compliance with laws and regulations; |

| • | our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence; and |

| • | the performance of our independent registered public accounting firm. |

The Audit Committee appoints, oversees, and evaluates the performance of our independent registered public accounting firm for each fiscal year and approves the audit and non-audit services to be provided by such firm. The Audit Committee also reviews the scope and the results of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm and reviews the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting. The functions and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are further described in the “Audit Committee Report.” Compensation Committee The current members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Hassan, Kindler, and Turley. Mr. Turley is the chair of the Compensation Committee. During 2024, the Compensation Committee met 2 times. The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities include, among others:

| • | developing and maintaining an executive compensation policy and monitoring the results of that policy; |

| • | considering the impact of our compensation policy and practices on our risk profile; |

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| • | recommending to the Board for approval compensation and benefit plans; |

| • | reviewing and approving annually corporate and personal goals and objectives to serve as the basis for the CEO’s compensation, evaluating the CEO’s performance in light of those goals and objectives and determining the CEO’s compensation based on that evaluation; |

| • | determining and approving annual compensation for other executive officers; |

| • | approving grants of equity-based incentives to the extent provided under the our equity compensation plans, subject to the Committee’s authority to delegate the power to grant awards to employees or non-executive service providers who are not directors or executive officers; |

| • | reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation of non-employee directors, including the Executive Chairman; |

| • | reviewing and discussing with management the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” to the extent required by SEC rules