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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 and reviews other risks that may have a significant impact on Cohu’s financial statements. The Audit Committee works closely with management as well as Cohu’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has the authority to obtain advice and assistance from, and receive appropriate funding from Cohu for, outside legal, accounting or other advisors as the Audit Committee deems necessary in order to carry out its duties.

The report of the Audit Committee is set forth on page 51 and the charter of the Audit Committee is available at https://cohu.gcs-web.com/corporate-governance/documents-charters.

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Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee discharges the Board’s responsibilities relating to determining compensation of Cohu’s executives, makes recommendations to the Board related to compensation of directors, produces an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in Cohu’s proxy statement, and provides general oversight of Cohu’s compensation structure, including equity compensation plans and benefit programs. Among other things, the Compensation Committee reviews and discusses the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” with management, and prepares an annual compensation committee report for inclusion in Cohu’s proxy statement; provides general oversight of Cohu’s compensation structure, including Cohu’s equity compensation plans and benefits programs; and retains and approves the terms of the retention of any compensation consultants and other compensation experts. Other specific duties and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include reviewing and approving objectives relevant to executive officer compensation, participating in the evaluation of the performance and determining the compensation of executive officers, including equity awards, in accordance with those objectives; approving employment agreements for executive officers; approving and amending Cohu’s equity and non-equity incentive compensation and related performance goals and measures and stock-related programs (subject to stockholder approval, if required); approving any changes to non-equity based benefit plans involving a material financial commitment by Cohu; recommending director compensation to the Board; monitoring director and executive stock ownership; and annually evaluating its performance and its charter.

The report of the Compensation Committee is set forth on page 38. The charter of the Compensation Committee is available at https://cohu.gcs web.com/corporate-governance/documents-charters.

Nominating and Governance Committee

The Nominating and Governance Committee identifies individuals qualified to become Board members and establishes the procedures for the nomination of Board candidates for election as directors at Cohu’s annual meeting consistent with criteria the Nominating and Governance Committee deems appropriate, as approved by the Board; develops Cohu’s Corporate Governance Guidelines