Company: ASGN
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000890564-25-000021
Chunk: 63

Company: ASGN Inc
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 63
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 1.53:1 grant ratio on full value awards (meaning that each share subject to any equity award other than a stock option or stock appreciation right will reduce the number of shares available for grant under the Amended Plan by 1.53 available shares).

• No discount stock options or stock appreciation rights. Under the Amended Plan, stock options and stock appreciation rights may not be granted with an exercise or strike price lower than the fair market value of the shares of stock underlying such award on the grant date.

• No repricing or repurchasing of stock options or stock appreciation rights without stockholder approval. The Amended Plan prohibits, without stockholder approval in advance: (i) the amendment of options or stock appreciation rights to reduce the exercise price; and (ii) the replacement of an option or stock appreciation right with cash or any other award when the price per share of the option or stock appreciation right exceeds the fair market value of underlying shares.

• No payment of dividends on unvested awards prior to the vesting of such awards. The Amended Plan does not permit the payment of dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to awards granted under the Amended Plan unless and until the underlying award vests.

Why the Board Believes You Should Vote for Approval of the Incentive Award Plan Amendment

The Board recommends a vote for the Incentive Award Plan Amendment because it believes it is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders for the following reasons:

• Attracting, retaining and motivating talent are critical to our success. Through the Amended Plan, we can offer talented and motivated executives, directors, and key employees who are critical to our success an opportunity to acquire or increase a direct proprietary interest in our operations and future success. This aligns the interests of those service providers with the interests of our stockholders.

• Our business is built around people. As a human capital consulting and staffing company, our employees, not a product or process, are our most important asset. The availability of equity incentives under our Amended Plan is critical to retain and motivate those individuals who build and sustain important relationships on which the success of our business depends.

• Our executive compensation program supports stockholder value. Long-term incentive compensation is an integral component of our compensation philosophy, as described below, as the Company believes that long-term incentive compensation for our executive officers and key employees drives performance. Providing long-term incentives in the form of equity awards is a way to drive performance while further aligning the interests of our employees and directors with the