Company: IRDM
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-013200
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Company: Iridium Communications Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: PRE 14A
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 consideration the six factors prescribed by the SEC and Nasdaq described above, our Compensation Committee engaged a compensation consultant, ClearBridge Compensation Group LLC, to perform the services described in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Executive Compensation Program—Use of Compensation Consultant.”

The specific determinations of our Compensation Committee with respect to executive compensation for the year ended December 31, 2024 are described in greater detail in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.

#### Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for identifying, reviewing and evaluating candidates to serve as our directors, consistent with criteria approved by the Board, reviewing and evaluating incumbent directors, recommending to the Board for selection candidates for election to the Board of Directors, making recommendations to the Board regarding the membership of the committees of the Board, assessing the performance of the Board, reviewing succession planning for executive officers, developing corporate governance principles for us and overseeing responsible business matters that are expected to have a significant business impact, which may include space sustainability, human rights, environmental stewardship and philanthropy.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is currently composed of Messrs. Krongard (Chairman) and Canfield and Mses. Sears and Yeaney. Effective as of the conclusion of the 2025 annual meeting, Mr. Krongard will no longer serve on the committee and Ms. Sears has been appointed chair of the committee. Ms. Jane Harman’s term as a director and member of the committee ended as of the conclusion of the 2024 annual meeting. All members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are independent within the meaning of the Nasdaq listing standards (as independence is currently defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing standards).

During 2024, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met three times. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a written charter that is available to stockholders on our website at: http://investor.iridium.com/corporate-governance.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that candidates for director should have minimum qualifications, including having the ability to read and understand basic financial statements, being over 21 years of age and having the highest personal integrity and ethics. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also intends to consider other factors, such as possessing relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer advice and guidance to management, having sufficient time to devote to our