Company: PTC
Filing Date: 2025-01-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-000041
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Company: PTC INC.
Filing Date: 2025-01-02
Form: DEF 14A
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. As we believe independent Board leadership and oversight is always appropriate, our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that if the Board Chair is not Independent, the Board shall appoint a Lead Independent Director. The Board has adopted a Lead Independent Director Charter that establishes the responsibilities of such Lead Independent Director.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| 2024Highlights | ​ | ​ | ProxySummary | ​ | ​ | CorporateGovernance | ​ | ​ | ExecutiveCompensation | ​ | ​ | AuditorMatters | ​ | ​ | PTC StockOwnership | ​ | ​ | Annual MeetingInformation | ​ | ​ | OtherGovernance | ​ | ​ | Appendix A | ​ |

Snapshot of Board Composition Director Nominees Only

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| 2024Highlights | ​ | ​ | ProxySummary | ​ | ​ | CorporateGovernance | ​ | ​ | ExecutiveCompensation | ​ | ​ | AuditorMatters | ​ | ​ | PTC StockOwnership | ​ | ​ | Annual MeetingInformation | ​ | ​ | OtherGovernance | ​ | ​ | Appendix A | ​ |

Specific Qualifications, Skills, and Experience The Corporate Governance Committee believes that certain qualifications, skills, and experience should be represented on the Board, as described below, although not every member of the Board must possess all such qualifications, skills, and experience to be considered capable of making valuable contributions to the Board.

| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | LEADERSHIP              | ​ | ​ | Our business is complex and evolving rapidly. Individuals who have led companies or operating business units of significant size have proven leadership experience in developing and