Company: PACB
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001299130-25-000090
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Company: PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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Audit-Related Fees consisted of fees for professional services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements or internal control over financial reporting and are not reported under “Audit Fees,” as well as fees related to due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions.

Tax Fees generally consist of professional services rendered in connection with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

All Other Fees consisted of fees for products and services other than the services reported above, including fees paid for a subscription to an accounting research database.

The Audit Committee has concluded that the provision of the non-audit services listed above was compatible with maintaining the independence of Ernst & Young LLP.

#### Required Vote
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP requires the affirmative “FOR” vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present remotely or by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter. You may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST,” or “ABSTAIN” on this proposal. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against the proposal. Broker non-votes are not included in the tabulation of voting results on this proposal, and will not affect the outcome of voting on this proposal.

#### Vote Recommendation
<div align='center'>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING</div>

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| PROPOSAL 3: ADVISORY VOTE ON APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, or the Dodd-Frank Act, enables stockholders to approve, on an advisory or non-binding basis, the compensation of our NEOs as disclosed pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on our NEOs’ compensation as a whole. This approval is not intended to address any specific item of compensation or any specific NEO, but rather the overall compensation of all of our NEOs and the philosophy, policies and practices described in this Proxy Statement.

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