Company: SLG-PI
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-037534
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Company: SL GREEN REALTY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: DEF 14A
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 and the most important factors relevant to an analysis of these policies and decisions. It provides qualitative and quantitative information regarding the manner and context in which compensation is awarded to, and earned by, our named executive officers and places in perspective the data presented in the tables and narrative that follow. Throughout this proxy statement, the individuals who served as our Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel during our 2024 fiscal year are referred to as the “named executive officers,” “our NEOs” or our “executives.” In this section, references to the “Committee” mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Executive Summary Named Executive Officers

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| ​ | Marc Holliday                                                      
 Chief Executive Officer,Chairman of the Board andInterim President | ​ | ​ | ​ | Matthew J. DiLiberto    
 Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | ​ | Andrew S. Levine                        
 Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | ​ |

Compensation Objectives and Philosophy We have adopted a pay-for-performance executive compensation philosophy that rewards the achievement of annual and long-term goals of both the Company and individual executives, while achieving the following objectives:

| ​ | ALIGNMENT                                                                                                   
 Provide performance-based incentives that create a strong alignment of management and stockholder interests | ​ | ​ | ​ | TALENT                                                                                                                   
 Attract and retain top talent in a market that is highly competitive for New York City commercial real estate management | ​ | ​ | ​ | MOTIVATION                                              
 Motivate our executives to achieve superior performance | ​ | ​ | ​ | BALANCE                                                                                                                                                      
 Achieve an appropriate balance between risk and reward in our compensation programs that does not create incentives for unnecessary or excessive risk taking | ​ | ​ | ​ | EFFICIENCY                                                                                                                          
 Foster the dedication required to succeed against our competitors, while maintaining low overall general and administrative expense | ​ |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| ​ | Our Pay-for-Performance Approach                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | ​ |
| ​ | We believe that the Company’s long-term success is a direct result ofa compensation philosophy that cultivates the ability to overcome challenging and uncertain business environments by applying creativity and vision, sourcing lucrative opportunities and developing new avenues for growth, such as: 
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 Diversifying the