Company: VRE
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000924901-25-000035
Chunk: 47

Company: Veris Residential, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 47
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 Succession Planning. A high priority is placed on regular and thoughtful succession planning for our senior management.

• Risk Oversight by Full Board and Committees. A principal function of our Board of Directors is to oversee risk assessment and risk management related to our business. Oversight for specific areas of risk exposure is delegated to our Board committees.

• Annual Say-on-Pay. We annually submit “say-on-pay” advisory votes to stockholders for their consideration and vote.

• Social Responsibility. We strive to conduct our business in a socially responsible manner that balances consideration of environmental and social issues with creating long-term value for our Company and our stockholders. Our Corporate Social Responsibility Report is published on our website at www.investors.verisresidential.com/environmental-social-governance.

• Code of Ethics. A robust Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is in place for our directors, officers and employees.

#### POLICIES RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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Elections to the Board of Directors are conducted in accordance with the Company’s Charter, bylaws and the laws of the state of Maryland, which provide that directors are to be elected at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders by a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election and by a plurality of votes cast in a contested election. Under the Company’s bylaws and Corporate Governance Principles, if in any uncontested election of directors, a director nominee does not receive a majority of votes cast “for” their election, such director nominee must promptly tender their resignation for consideration by the NESG Committee. The NESG Committee will then promptly evaluate all relevant factors relating to the election results, including, but not limited to: (i) the underlying reasons why a majority of affirmative votes was not received (if ascertainable); (ii) the director’s background, experience and qualifications; (iii) the director’s length of service on the Board of Directors and contributions to the Company; and (iv) whether the director’s service on the Board of Directors is consistent with applicable regulatory requirements, listing standards, the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles and the corporate governance guidelines of independent voting advisory services such as Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”).

Subject to any applicable legal or regulatory requirements, the NESG Committee will, within ninety (90) days from the date of the stockholder vote, decide whether to accept the tender of resignation, reject the resignation or, if appropriate, conditionally reject the resignation and retain the director in office only if the underlying causes of