Company: COHU
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-010672
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Company: COHU INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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 with each of the directors and has determined that seven (7) of its directors (78% of the Board), namely, Mses. Jorden, Rapp and Richardson and Messrs. Bendush, Bilodeau, Caggia and Mattes, are independent directors in accordance with Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules. In addition, the Board has also considered and determined that:

| • | All directors who serve on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance committees are independent under applicable Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules. |

| • | All members of the Audit and Compensation Committees meet the additional independence requirements as required by Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules. |

| • | All members of the Audit Committee, currently Mses. Jorden and Rapp and Mr. Bendush qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” under SEC guidelines. |

Board Structure and Committee Composition

As of the date of this proxy statement, our Board has nine (9) directors. Our Board has three standing committees: (1) Audit, (2) Compensation and (3) Nominating and Governance. The membership and function of each of the committees are described below, and we believe that the composition of these committees meets the criteria for independence, and the functioning of these committees complies with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, the current rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market and applicable SEC rules and regulations. Each committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board, and each of the charters are available on Cohu’s website at https://cohu.gcs-web.com/corporate-governance/documents-charters.

During fiscal year 2024, the Board held thirteen (13) meetings. Each director attended at least 75% of all Board and applicable committee meetings on which they served and held during the period for which they were directors or committee members. Although we do not have a formal policy regarding attendance by members of our Board at annual meetings of stockholders, we encourage all of our directors to attend annual meetings of Cohu stockholders and all of our continuing directors at that time virtually attended the 2024 Annual Meeting.

Cohu’s Corporate Governance Guidelines set forth the circumstances in which the Nominating and Governance Committee shall nominate an independent director to serve as the Lead Independent Director, the selection of whom shall be subject to approval by a vote of the majority of the independent directors.

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