Company: APPN
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001441683-25-000031
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Company: APPIAN CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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 beginning with achievement of 75% of the quarterly target and earned fully at 100% of the quarterly target. Mr. Zamudio-Ramirez earned a bonus of $45,681 under the CS Bonus Plan for 2024.

Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation

Equity awards are granted under our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), which was adopted by our Board and approved by our stockholders in 2017. In 2024, the Compensation Committee evaluated and approved the following equity awards under the 2017 Plan: 36,932 RSUs for Mr. Matheos and 8,148 RSUs for Mr. Winters. Each of these awards vest over a combination of a one-year and four-year period. For additional details regarding our 2024 long-term equity incentive compensation, see “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2024” below. No other NEOs received any equity awards in 2024, other than the RSUs Mr. Lynch received in connection with his service as a director prior to becoming Interim CFO and the RSUs received under his Interim CFO engagement letter. See “Employment Agreements” below.

Other Features of Our Executive Compensation Program

Employment Agreements

Messrs. Calkins and Kramer have, and Mr. Lynch had, entered into the standard employment agreement all of our employees agree to when commencing employment with the Company. The terms of the standard employment agreement state the employee is an “at-will” employee and include provisions regarding non-competition, confidential information, and intellectual property. There are no provisions for additional payments upon termination or a change-of-control of the Company.

We previously entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Matheos and Winters that include additional provisions to our standard employment agreement described above. These employment agreements provide for a severance payment of base salary for a period of six months, the vesting of unvested equity, and the payment of continued employment benefits for six months as discussed in additional detail below. We did not amend any of the employment agreements in 2024.

Section 401(k) Plan, Health, and Other Benefits

We offer certain retirement, health, and other benefits to all employees. Our NEOs are eligible to participate in these benefit plans on the same basis as all other employees.

We provide a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) to eligible U.S. employees that is intended to qualify under Section