Company: TALK
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-016714
Chunk: 27

Company: Talkspace, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 27
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 stockholder-recommended candidates by following the same process, and applying the same criteria, as it follows for candidates submitted by others. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STOCKHOLDERS Stockholders of the Company may communicate directly with the independent members of the Board or any Chair of a Board committee about corporate governance, corporate strategy, Board-related matters or other substantive matters that our Chief Legal Officer considers to be important for the director(s) to know, by addressing any communications to the intended recipient by name or position in care of: Talkspace, Inc., Attn: Chief Legal Officer, P.O. Box 659, Portsmouth, NH 03802, subject to compliance with the requirements and parameters noted below. Such communications may be made confidentially or anonymously. All communications, including stockholder recommendations of director candidates, must be accompanied by the following regarding the person submitting the communication: a statement of the type and amount of the securities of the Company that the person holds, and the address, telephone number and e-mail address, if any, of the person. The following types of communications are considered inappropriate for delivery to directors:

| • | Communications regarding individual grievances or other interests that are personal to the party submitting the communication; and |

| • | Communications that contain offensive, obscene or abusive content. |

Communications deemed to comply with the above requirements and to be appropriate for delivery will be delivered to the applicable director(s) on a periodic basis, generally in advance of each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. Concerns relating to accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing matters or questionable financial practices will be handled in accordance with the procedures established by the Audit Committee with respect to such matters. BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE Our Board of Directors exercises its discretion in combining or separating the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer as it deems appropriate in light of prevailing circumstances. We believe that we, like many

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U.S. companies, are well-served by a flexible leadership structure. Currently, the roles are separated, with Mr. Braunstein serving as Chairman of the Board and Dr. Cohen serving as Chief Executive Officer. Separating these positions allows the Chief Executive Officer to focus on the full-time job of running the Company’s business, while allowing the Chairman to lead the Board in its fundamental role of providing advice to and independent oversight of management. The Board also believes that separating the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions provides enhanced independent leadership and oversight for the Company, management and the Board. Our Board is comprised of individuals with extensive experience in finance