Company: PTC
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-124170
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Company: PTC INC.
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form: DEF 14A
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 information. Our Trading in Company Securities Policy and our 10b5-1 Plan Policy are filed as Exhibits 19.1 and 19.2, respectively, to our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although the Trading in Company Securities Policy and the 10b5-1 Plan Policy do not apply to the company itself, all transactions in PTC securities and use of 10b5-1 Plans by the company are executed in compliance with all applicable securities laws and regulations.

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| 2025Highlights | ​ | ​ | ProxySummary | ​ | ​ | CorporateGovernance | ​ | ​ | ExecutiveCompensation | ​ | ​ | AuditorMatters | ​ | ​ | PTC StockOwnership | ​ | ​ | Annual MeetingInformation | ​ | ​ | OtherGovernance | ​ | ​ | Appendix A | ​ |

Director Compensation We pay our non-employee directors a mix of cash and equity compensation. We do not pay any compensation to our CEO for service on the Board. The amounts established for the annual Board and committee cash and equity retainers for the most recent year are shown in the table below. The retainers are the only compensation paid for service as a director; we do not pay meeting fees for attendance at board or committee meetings. Director Compensation Process and Decisions The Board establishes the annual compensation for the directors at the meeting of the Board of Directors held directly after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. In setting such compensation, the Board considers the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee. In making its recommendation for the 2025 Board year, the Corporate Governance Committee considered a competitive assessment of the directors’ compensation with that of our compensation peer group (described in Compensation Discussion and Analysis) and reviewed each element of compensation to determine whether the compensation is competitive and reasonable for the services provided by the directors. Based on that review, the cash retainer for service on the Corporate Governance Committee was increased by $5,000 for the Chair and $2,500 for each Member. No other changes were