Company: GOOGL
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001308179-25-000511
Chunk: 5

Company: Alphabet Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 5
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 •  Multi-year                                                  
 vesting of stock awards                                        
 •  Continuous                                                  
 risk oversight and compensation design features that safeguard 
 against excessive risk taking                                  
 •  Independent                                                 
 compensation consultants who provide guidance on               
 compensation design and risk assessment                        |     | •  Performance                                                  
 stock awards with payout based on long-term company             
 performance                                                     
 •  Performance                                                  
 stock awards include total shareholder return modifier to       
 reward significant positive outperformance of Alphabet relative 
 to the companies comprising the S&P 100 for the applicable      
 performance period                                              |     | •  No                                               
 change in control benefits                          
 •  Prohibition                                      
 of pledging and hedging ownership of Alphabet stock 
 by executive officers, directors, and employees     
 •  No                                               
 executive-only benefit plans or retirement programs 
 •  No                                               
 excessive perquisites                               |

For more detailed information on Alphabet’s executive compensation philosophy and practices, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” beginning on page 41. Alphabet2025 Proxy Statement 10

| Proxy Statement 
 Summary &       
 Highlights      | Corporate  
 Governance | Director and 
 Executive    
 Compensation | Audit Matters | Proposals | Q&A |

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Voting:Holders of Class A or Class B common stock as of the Record Date are entitled to vote. Each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one (1) vote with respect to each director nominee and one (1) vote with respect to each of the proposals to be voted on. Each share of Class B common stock is entitled to ten (10) votes with respect to each director nominee and ten (10) votes with respect to each of the proposals to be voted on. The holders of the shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are voting as a single class on all matters. Holders of Class C capital stock have no voting power as to any items of business that will be voted on at the Annual Meeting. Participating in the Annual Meeting:We have adopted a virtual format for the Annual Meeting to expand convenient access to, and make participation accessible for, stockholders from any geographic location with internet connectivity. We believe the virtual format encourages attendance and participation by a broader group of stockholders, while also reducing the cost and environmental impact associated with meetings held in-person. You are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if you were a holder of Class A or Class B common stock as of the close of business on the Record Date or hold a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting. To be