Company: ALGN
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001097149-25-000016
Chunk: 22

Company: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 22
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 of our Nominating and Governance Committee to assign to it Board oversight of ESG efforts and disclosures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Amendment of Compensation Committee Charter                              |     | Amending the charter of the then Compensation Committee to assign to it oversight responsibilities of human capital management strategies, programs and policies. In doing so, the Board deemed it important to rename the committee as the Compensation and Human Capital Committee in recognition of its additional responsibilities                          |
| Expansion of Sustainability Disclosures                                  |     | Expanding disclosures concerning sustainability related matters, including corporate responsibility and human capital management, on our website and in our securities filings including, most recently, those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025, and in this proxy statement                                 |
| Formation of ESG Steering Committee                                      |     | Forming an ESG Steering Committee overseen by key members of executive management to gather data and develop strategies in ways that allow us to incorporate ESG principles into our strategic objectives                                                                                                                                                       |
| Establishment of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Oversight |     | Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) organization, appointing a full-time dedicated Vice President of Human Resources, Employee Programs and Community Engagement, and a Vice President of Global Real Estate, Workplace Services and Sustainability, establishing a CSR Committee, and establishing the philosophical pillars of our CSR program |
| No One-Time Equity Awards to Executives                                  |     | Pledging not to award significant one-time equity awards to members of executive management, including our CEO, without prior consultation with stockholders                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Increased Proxy Engagement                                               |     | Increasing the focus, frequency, and breadth of stockholder proxy engagement in order to ensure we consistently foster relationships and more effectively capture and address stockholder suggestions and feedback regarding proxy related matters                                                                                                              |
| Proposed Charter Amendments                                              |     | Seeking stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting of an amendment and restatement of our Charter to replace all voting requirements that call for greater than a simple majority vote with a simple majority vote                                                                                                                                              |

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#### Corporate Social Responsibility
Accountability and Governance

Sustainability

Employees

Community

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| Corporate Social Responsibility |

Our vision is to make clear aligner orthodontic treatment accessible to everyone globally and realize our purpose of transforming smiles and changing lives through doctor directed and supervised treatment. We understand our impact is not limited to improving patient health through the medically supervised use of a prescription medical device. We are responsible