Company: CSTL
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001447362-25-000054
Chunk: 72

Company: CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 72
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 of the vesting and exercisability of any then-outstanding equity awards to the extent such awards were scheduled to vest during the vesting period following the retirement date based solely on the eligible employee’s continued employment with us, had such employee remained employed by us through such date, that portion of the then-outstanding equity award will be deemed immediately vested and exercisable as of the date immediately preceding the retirement date.

#### Castle Biosciences 2025 Proxy Statement65

#### Compensation Discussion and Analysis
For equity awards that are subject to performance-vesting, if the relevant performance conditions of any then-outstanding equity award are achieved prior to the retirement date but the award remains subject to time-vesting and is scheduled to vest during the vesting period following the retirement date based solely on the eligible employee’s continued employment with us, had such employee remained employed by the Company through such date, the earned portion of the award will be deemed immediately vested and exercisable as of the date immediately preceding the retirement date. If the relevant performance conditions of any then-outstanding equity awards are not achieved prior to the retirement date, the award shall be treated according to their individual award agreements.

The vesting periods are as follows:

• CEO: 24 months, plus an additional six months for each year of service after the age of 66.

• Senior Vice President and above: 18 months, plus an additional three months for each year of service after the age of 66.

• Vice President and below: nine months, plus an additional three months for each year of service after the age of 66.

Eligible employees will have 12 months following the retirement date to exercise the outstanding and vested time-vesting equity awards.

Currently Mr. Maetzold and Mr. Juvenal meet the requirements for accelerated vesting upon retirement under the Retirement Policy.

This policy was adopted to facilitate and support ongoing organizational changes as we build and scale the business for growth and to assist with succession planning activities.

Insider Trading Policy; Prohibition on Hedging, Short Sales and Pledging

We have adoptedan Insider Trading Policy governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of the Company’s securities by directors, officers and employees that is designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, as well as procedures designed to further the foregoing purposes. Pursuant to our Insider Trading Policy, it is the Company’s policy to comply with applicable laws and regulations relating to insider trading when engaging in transactions in the Company’s securities. A