Company: GSIT
Filing Date: 2025-07-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-068655
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Company: GSI TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 nominees, at the discretion of the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee will also consider candidates for director recommended by a stockholder, provided that any such recommendation is sent in writing to the Board of Directors, c/o Corporate Secretary at the address noted below, at least 120 days prior to the anniversary of the date definitive proxy materials were mailed to stockholders in connection with the prior year’s annual meeting of stockholders and contains the following information: • the candidate’s name, age, contact information and present principal occupation or employment; and • a description of the candidate’s qualifications, skills, background and business experience during at least the last five years, including his or her principal occupation and employment and the name and principal business of any company or other organization where the candidate has been employed or has served as a director. The Nominating and Governance Committee will evaluate any candidates recommended by stockholders against the same criteria and pursuant to the same policies and procedures applicable to the evaluation of candidates proposed by directors or management. In addition, stockholders may make direct nominations of directors for election at an annual meeting, provided the advance notice requirements set forth in our bylaws have been met. Under our bylaws, written notice of such nomination, including certain information and representations specified in the bylaws, must be delivered to our principal executive offices, addressed to the Corporate Secretary, at least 120 days prior to the anniversary of the date definitive proxy materials were mailed to stockholders in connection with the prior year’s annual meeting of stockholders, except that if no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting has been advanced by more than 30 days from the date contemplated at the time of the previous year’s proxy statement, such notice must be received not later than the close of business on the 10 th day following the day on which the public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. To comply with the universal proxy rules, with respect to our 2026 annual meeting, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Board of Directors’ nominees must provide us with notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act and our bylaws no later than June 23, 2026. 12

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Director Qualifications Matrix The following matrix shows how the Nominating and Governance Committee has applied our director criteria to the director nominees and identifies areas of expertise and experience that may benefit the Board in