Company: PTC
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-124170
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Company: PTC INC.
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form: DEF 14A
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| 2025Highlights | ​ | ​ | ProxySummary | ​ | ​ | CorporateGovernance | ​ | ​ | ExecutiveCompensation | ​ | ​ | AuditorMatters | ​ | ​ | PTC StockOwnership | ​ | ​ | Annual MeetingInformation | ​ | ​ | OtherGovernance | ​ | ​ | Appendix A | ​ |

Compensation Discussion and Analysis The Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) explains the philosophy of PTC’s executive compensation programs and the process to determine compensation paid to our named executive officers (“NEOs”) for 2025. Our 2025 Named Executive Officers

| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | Neil BaruaPresident and Chief Executive Officer                    | ​ |
| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | Kristian TalvitieExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ​ |
| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | Robert DahdahExecutive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer       | ​ |

| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | Aaron von StaatsExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer                        | ​ |
| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | Catherine KnikerExecutive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Sustainability Officer | ​ |

2025 Executive Summary Addition to our Leadership Team Appointment of Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer We welcomed Robert Dahdah as Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer, in December 2024. Mr. Dahdah brings more than 30 years of experience leading large, global sales and go-to-market organizations for public companies. His expertise spans managing the full sales cycle, accelerating pipeline growth across vertical markets, expanding and cross-selling into key accounts, and developing scalable models for expansion into emerging geographies. He is responsible for global sales and customer success for PTC’s Digital Thread group and the overall execution of PTC’s vertical-focused go-to-market strategy.

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