Company: VLDXW
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-060611
Chunk: 18

Company: Velo3D, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
---
'>14

NOMINATIONS PROCESS AND DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS</div>

Nomination to the Board of Directors

Candidates for nomination to our Board are selected by our Board based on the recommendation of the nominating and governance committee in accordance with the committee’s charter, our certificate of incorporation, as amended, or Certificate of Incorporation, and our amended and restated bylaws, or Bylaws, and the criteria approved by our Board regarding director candidate qualifications. In recommending candidates for nomination, the nominating and governance committee considers candidates recommended by directors, officers, employees, stockholders, and others, using the same criteria to evaluate all candidates. While there are no formal procedures for stockholders to submit director candidate recommendations, the nominating and governance committee will consider candidates recommended in writing by stockholders entitled to vote in the election of directors. Such written submissions should include the name, address, and telephone number of the recommended candidate, along with a brief statement of the candidate’s qualifications to serve as a director. All such stockholder recommendations should be submitted to the attention of the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office located at Velo3D, Inc., 2710 Lakeview Court, Fremont, California 94538. Any director candidate recommended by a stockholder will be reviewed and considered by the committee in the same manner as all other director candidates based on the qualifications described in this proxystatement.Evaluations of candidates generally involve a review of background materials, internal discussions, and interviews with selected candidates as appropriate and, in addition, the committee may engage consultants or third-party search firms to assist in identifying and evaluating potential nominees.

Additional information regarding the process for properly submitting stockholder nominations for candidates for membership on our Board is set forth below under “Additional Information-Stockholder Proposals to Be Presented at Next Annual Meeting.”

Director Qualifications

With the goal of developing an experienced and highly qualified Board, the nominating and governance committee is responsible for developing and recommending to our Board the desired qualifications, expertise, and characteristics of members of our Board, including any specific minimum qualifications that the committee believes must be met by a committee-recommended nominee for membership on our Board and any specific qualities or skills that the committee believes are necessary for one or more of the members of our Board to possess.

Because the identification, evaluation, and selection of qualified directors is a complex and subjective process that requires consideration of many intangible factors, and will be significantly influenced by the particular needs of our Board from time to time, our Board has not adopted a