Company: NINE
Filing Date: 2025-03-06
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-048494
Chunk: 21

Company: Nine Energy Service, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-06
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 21
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 are recommended by its members, by other Board members, by stockholders, and by management. To assist it in identifying director candidates, the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee is also authorized to retain, at the expense of the Company, third party search firms and legal, accounting, or other advisors, including for purposes of performing background reviews of potential candidates. Director Tenure and Composition The Board does not have a mandatory retirement age or term limits for directors. We believe our stockholders benefit from continuity of directors. To ensure the Board continues to generate new ideas and operate effectively, the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee discusses individual Board member performance and takes steps as necessary regarding continuing director tenure. The Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee considers each director’s age and length of tenure when considering Board composition and seeks to maintain a balance of experience and continuity, along with fresh perspectives. Among the qualifications and skills of a candidate considered important by the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee are:

| • |     | personal and professional integrity, including commitment to the Company’s core values; |

| • |     | relevant skills and experience; |

| • |     | independence under applicable standards; |

| • |     | business judgment; |

| • |     | service on boards of directors of other companies; |

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| • |     | openness and ability to work as part of a team; |

| • |     | willingness to commit the required time to serve as a Board member; and |

| • |     | familiarity with the Company and its industry. |

While the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines do not prescribe diversity standards, as a matter of practice, the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee considers diversity in the context of the Board’s composition as a whole, taking into account personal characteristics and experiences of current and prospective directors in order to facilitate Board deliberations that reflect an appropriate range of perspective. The Board believes that its current composition reflects the effectiveness of this approach. When evaluating re-nomination of existing directors, the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee also considers the nominees’ past Board and committee meeting attendance and performance, length of Board service and their independence under the applicable standards. The Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee believes that each of the director nominees for the Annual Meeting possesses these attributes. The Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee evaluates director candidates recommended by stockholders in the same way that it evaluates candidates recommended by its members, other members of the Board, or other persons. Stockholders