Company: HUM
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-048976
Chunk: 9

Company: HUMANA INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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 the Board has nominated eleven (11) individuals for this year’s election. The Board believes that each director nominee possesses and demonstrates the character, integrity, independence, business judgment and all other requisite skills, qualifications and attributes necessary to effectively (i) act in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and (ii) exercise active and independent oversight of the of the Company’s management team, business affairs and assets. As a group, the director nominees create a diverse, knowledgeable and experienced Board with strong executive experience; financial expertise; knowledge and experience in healthcare; expertise in information systems; protection and digital innovation; and consumer orientation necessary to oversee the Company’s business and the execution of our strategy. We believe that the current Board members have a deep commitment to the Company’s success, as evidenced by the key qualifications, skills, experiences and diversity of backgrounds of each director described herein. The information given in this proxy statement concerning the nominees is based upon statements made or confirmed to the Company by or on behalf of the nominees. Vote Required and Recommendation of the Board of Directors A director nominee will be elected if the number of votes cast for the nominee exceeds the number of votes cast against the nominee. Shares not present at the Annual Meeting and Shares voting “abstain” or broker non-voteshave no effect on the election of directors. Under the Company’s Majority Vote Policy, following a director’s initial election to our Board of Directors, the director is required to submit his or her irrevocable resignation to our Board of Directors, conditioned upon (i) the director not achieving the requisite stockholder vote at any future meeting at which they face re-election,and (ii) acceptance of the resignation by the Board of Directors following that election. The Board of Directors has 90 days to determine whether or not to accept the director’s resignation and to report this information to our stockholders.

| FOR THE REASONS STATED HEREIN, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” ALL NOMINEES. |

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Corporate Governance Humana is committed to having sound corporate governance principles and operates within a comprehensive plan of governance for the purpose of defining responsibilities, setting high standards of professional and personal conduct, and ensuring compliance with such responsibilities and standards. Sound corporate governance is essential to running our business effectively and to maintaining our reputation of integrity in the marketplace.