Company: ALGN
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001097149-25-000021
Chunk: 116

Company: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 116
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 call a special shareholder meeting or the owners of the lowest percentage of shareholders, as governed by state law, the power to call a special shareholder meeting.

A shareholder right to call for a special shareholder meeting, as called for in this proposal, can help make shareholder engagement meaningful. A shareholder right to call for a special shareholder meeting will help ensure that the Align Technology Board and management engages with shareholders in good faith because shareholders will have a viable Plan B by calling for a special shareholder meeting.

To guard against the Align Technology Board of Directors becoming complacent shareholders need the ability to call a special shareholder meeting to help the Board adopt new strategies when the need arises.

This proposal topic is now more important than ever because there has been a mad rush of Board exculpation proposals to limit the financial liability of directors when they violate their fiduciary duty. This is a disincentive for improved director performance. Since a special shareholder meeting can be called to replace a director, adoption of this proposal could foster better performance by our directors.

Companies often claim that shareholders have multiple means to communicate with management but in most cases these means are as effective as mailing a letter to the CEO.

With the widespread use of online shareholder meetings it is much easier for a company to conduct a special shareholder meeting for important issues and Align Technology bylaws thus need to be updated accordingly.

<div align='center'>Please vote yes:

Support for Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting– Proposal 7

Statement in Opposition to the Advisory Stockholder Proposal</div>

The Board has carefully considered this advisory proposal and recommends you vote AGAINST it for the reasons described below.

Our Board has carefully considered this advisory proposal and recommends a vote against it. Our Board recommends a vote AGAINST this advisory proposal for the following reasons:

• Proposal 6 better balances stockholder rights with protecting Align’s and our stockholders’ long-term interests.

• Proposal 6 is more consistent with market practice.

• Align has strong corporate governance practices and a long and demonstrated record of continuous and extensive outreach to stockholders as well as responsiveness to their requests.

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• Special meetings require substantial company resources and time.

• Align provides multiple channels for stockholders to raise matters.

Proposal 6 better balances stockholder rights with protecting Align’s and our stockholders’ long-term interests

W e believe that giving stockholders holding 25% of our outstanding common stock the right to call a special meeting of stockholders strikes the appropriate balance between stockholder rights and protecting the