Company: TALK
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-016714
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Company: Talkspace, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
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 financial statements, as required for audit committee members under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules, and Curtis Warfield is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC rules. The Audit Committee met 7 times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE The Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other matters:

| • | reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation of our chief executive and other executive officers; |

| • | reviewing and making recommendations to our Board regarding the compensation of our directors; |

| • | overseeing risks related to our compensation programs; |

| • | reviewing and approving or making recommendations to our Board regarding our incentive compensation and equity-based plans and arrangements; and |

| • | appointing and overseeing any compensation consultants. |

Pursuant to the Compensation Committee’s charter, which is available on our website at www.talkspace.com, the Compensation Committee has the authority to retain or obtain the advice of compensation consultants, legal counsel and other advisors to assist in carrying out its responsibilities. The Compensation Committee generally considers the Chief Executive Officer’s input when making recommendations regarding the compensation of non-employee directors and executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer). In 2024, in order to maintain a competitive executive compensation program that will continue to attract top executive talent and reflect our compensation philosophy, the Compensation Committee retained Meridian as an independent compensation consultant to provide executive compensation advisory services, help evaluate our compensation philosophy and objectives and provide guidance in designing, maintaining, and administering our executive compensation program. The Compensation Committee evaluated Meridian’s independence pursuant to the requirements of Nasdaq Rules and SEC rules and determined that Meridian does not have any conflicts of interest in advising the Compensation Committee. Meridian did not provide any other services to the Company in 2024. The Compensation Committee may delegate its authority under its charter to a subcommittee as it deems appropriate from time to time. The Compensation Committee has the authority to conduct or authorize investigations into any matters within the scope of its responsibilities as it deems appropriate, including the authority to request any officer, employee or adviser of the Company to meet with the Compensation Committee or any advisers engaged by the Compensation Committee. In addition to the foregoing and other authority expressly delegated to the Compensation Committee in the charter, the Compensation Committee may also exercise any other powers and carry out any other responsibilities consistent with the charter, the purposes of the Compensation Committee, the Company’s Bylaws and applicable Nasdaq Rules.

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The current members of our Compensation