Company: ALGN
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001097149-25-000021
Chunk: 114

Company: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
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5 to March 2025, we met with holders of over 25% of our common stock after affirmatively reaching out to over 65% of our stockholders seeking their input on a variety of matters raised by us and them. The stockholders to whom we reached out varied broadly in size, ranging from our largest holders to those holding as little as 0.01% of our common stock. We also regularly conduct an investor perception survey through a third-party service and share the results with management and the Board.

During years of stockholder engagement that have included extensive discussions regarding governance, stockholders have not raised any significant concerns regarding voting rights, nor the ability to call special meetings. It was not until the proponent of Proposal 7, Mr. John Chevedden, holder of 15 shares of our common stock,

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submitted the Proposal 7 that we became aware that any stockholder desired a change to our Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws to allow stockholders to call a special meeting. In light of the receipt of Proposal 7, and our Board’s perspective as outlined above, our Board concluded that it would be beneficial to gather stockholder perspectives on allowing stockholders holding 25% of our outstanding common stock the right to call a special meeting.

#### Your Vote
This Proposal 6 is not binding upon Align or our Board. Notwithstanding the advisory nature of this proposal, our Board values the priorities and perspectives of our stockholders and will consider the outcome of the vote along with any further stockholder feedback we receive after the vote when considering whether and how to implement Proposal 6 and Proposal 7. Approval of this Proposal 6 is not conditioned on approval or disapproval of Proposal 7.

Approval of this Proposal 6 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on this Proposal 6. You may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST,” or “ABSTAIN” from voting on this matter. An “ABSTAIN” vote will have the same effect as an “AGAINST” vote for this Proposal 6. Unless marked otherwise, proxies returned to us will be voted “FOR” this Proposal 6. If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee holder of record, you must instruct your broker, banker or other nominee how to vote your shares so that your vote can count for this Proposal 6. If you do not provide voting