Company: CI
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001739940-25-000015
Chunk: 39

Company: Cigna Group
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 39
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igna Group. The position that employee holds is not an executive officer or enterprise-level strategic role. Target total annual compensation for this position is determined by reference to a range of compensation for similarly situated roles and is approximately $130,000 to $220,000. Actual compensation was established in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices applicable to non-executive employees with equivalent qualifications, experience, and responsibilities. The position also is eligible for standard benefits provided to other non-executive employees. The Board does not view this employment relationship as presenting a conflict for Mr. Wiseman. There were no other related-person transactions requiring disclosure under SEC rules.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The People Resources Committee is composed of four independent directors: Kathleen M. Mazzarella (Chair), Eric J. Foss, Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., and George Kurian. There are no compensation committee interlocks.

| 44 |     | The Cigna Group| 2025 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement |

| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS |

#### Non-Employee Director Compensation

#### Overview
The director compensation program at The Cigna Group is designed to attract and retain highly qualified independent directors by addressing the time, effort, expertise, and accountability required of active board membership. The Board believes that the director compensation program:

• aligns with shareholder interests because it delivers a majority of Board compensation through an equity-based component, the value of which is tied to The Cigna Group stock price; and

• is competitive based on the work required of directors serving on the board of an entity of the Company’s size, complexity, and scope.

The Corporate Governance Committee annually reviews director compensation and assists the Board in the administration of director compensation plans. The Board approves the amount and form of director compensation. The Corporate Governance Committee from time to time engages an independent compensation consultant to assist in its review of director compensation.

#### Director Compensation Program
The Corporate Governance Committee reviews the Company’s non-employee Director Compensation Program, initially adopted in 2018, on an annual basis. In 2024, the Corporate Governance Committee, with the assistance of Pay Governance, an independent compensation consultant, reviewed the director compensation program to ensure that our pay practices remained competitive and aligned with peer companies. As part of this review, the Corporate Governance Committee analyzed benchmarking data from the Company’s compensation peer group and general industry peer group. Following this review, the Committee recommended, and the Board approved, adjustments to