Company: ISRG
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001035267-25-000098
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Company: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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SG oversight into decision-making to help ensure alignment with corporate goals, fostering long-term value for all stakeholders.

We align our ESG reporting with globally recognized frameworks, including the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Our ESG programs and initiatives are further outlined in our annual ESG Reports. To read our latest ESG Report and obtain more information on our ESG initiatives, visit our 2024 ESG Report located on the “About — Investors” section of our website at https://isrg.intuitive.com.

Although we reference our 2024 ESG Report located on our website, this report and any other materials on our corporate website are not incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement or any of our other filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. While matters discussed herein or in our 2024 ESG Report and website materials may be significant, any significance should not be read as necessarily rising to the level of materiality used for the purposes of our compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws, even if we use the word “material” or “materiality” in such materials. Certain such disclosures may be informed by various ESG standards and frameworks (including standards for the measurement of underlying data) and the interests of various stakeholders. Much of this information is subject to assumptions, estimates, or third-party information that is still evolving and subject to change, and we cannot guarantee (and no language of “alignment” or similar should be taken to mean) that our approach will completely match the expectations of any particular stakeholder or framework. For example, our disclosures based on any standards may change due to revisions in framework requirements, availability or quality of information, changes in our business or applicable government policies, or other factors, some of which may be beyond our control. Similarly, we may face issues related to achievement of various ESG goals or initiatives, many of which may be forward-looking statements that are subject to our forward-looking statement and other disclaimers that apply to this proxy statement.

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### COMPENSATION FOR DIRECTORS
We compensate our non-employee directors for their service on our Board with a combination of cash and equity awards. The compensation provided is commensurate with their role and involvement and consistent with competitive market practices. We provide a majority of the compensation in the form of equity to align the interests of our non-employee directors with the interests of our stockholders. We do not compensate our CEO