Company: NCNO
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-103772
Chunk: 19

Company: nCino, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 19
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 composition and chairmanship of the committees of our board of directors;•instituting plans or programs for the continuing education of our board of directors and orientation of new directors;•establishing procedures to exercise oversight of, and oversee the performance evaluation process of, our board of directors;•developing and making recommendations to our board of directors regarding corporate governance guidelines and matters;•overseeing the Company’s environmental, sustainability and governance (“ESG”) risk, efforts, and progress; and•overseeing periodic evaluations of our board of directors’ performance, including committees of the board of directors.Selection of Director CandidatesIn evaluating the suitability of director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and our board of directors may take into account many factors such as general understanding of various business disciplines (e.g., marketing, finance, etc.), the candidate’s business environment, educational and professional background, analytical ability, independence, diversity, willingness and ability to devote adequate time to board duties, including in light of such director’s service on other boards, and ability to act in and represent the balanced best interests of the Company and its stockholders as a whole, rather than special constituencies, and other commitments including service on other boards and board committees. Our board of directors evaluates each individual in the context of the board of directors as a whole with the objective of retaining a group that is best equipped to help ensure the Company’s success and represent stockholder interests through sound judgment. The board will consider director candidates identified from a variety of sources, which may include third-party search firms.15
**We have no formal policy regarding board diversity, however our board of directors considers factors such as gender, ethnicity/race and other characteristics when evaluating how a candidate for director could contribute to the diversity of thought, idea, perspectives, and experience of the board of directors.

The Company’s stockholders may recommend nominees for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee by submitting the names and supporting information to: corporatesecretary@ncino.com. Such candidates will be evaluated under the same criteria applied to recommendations received from other sources. Stockholders may also directly nominate candidates under the advance notice procedures of our Amended and Restated Bylaws. See above under “When are stockholder proposals or director nominations due for next year’s annual meeting of the stockholders?”

Majority Voting

Our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for a majority of votes cast standard for uncontested director elections. To be elected, each director must receive a majority of the votes cast with respect