Company: CSTL
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001447362-25-000050
Chunk: 69

Company: CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 69
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 expense during such 12 month period, and (iv) immediate vesting of any unvested portion of time-vesting equity awards outstanding and any performance-vesting award will accelerate vesting at 100% of the target level of performance as of the date of covered termination. In all events of termination, Ms. Oelschlager will be paid for any unused earned vacation time. In connection with a change in control, if (i) the successor or acquiring entity does not assume or continue Ms. Oelschlager’s equity awards, and (ii) she continues to be employed through the effective date of the change in control, then all her unvested and outstanding equity awards will vest, and any performance-vesting award will accelerate vesting at 100% of the target level of performance or, if greater, based on actual performance measured as of the effective time of the change-in-control.

All severance benefits described above are subject to (i) the execution and effectiveness of a release of claims in favor of us and (ii) compliance with the executive’s employment agreement and employee proprietary information agreement.

#### 64Castle Biosciences 2025 Proxy Statement

#### Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Each of our NEOs holds stock options, time-based RSUs and PSUs under the Castle Biosciences, Inc. 2008 Stock Plan (the “2008 Plan”), the Castle Biosciences, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) and/or the 2019 Plan that were granted subject to the general terms of the applicable equity plan and the form of stock option or RSU agreement, as applicable. A description of the change-in-control provisions in the 2008 Plan, 2018 Plan and 2019 Plan are set forth below. Specific vesting terms of each NEO’s stock options, RSUs and PSUs are described under “—Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End.”

### PENSION BENEFITS AND NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
There were no defined benefit pension or nonqualified deferred compensation plans in place for 2024. Our board of directors may elect to provide our officers and other employees with such benefits in the future if it determines that doing so is in our best interests.

### OTHER COMPENSATION PRACTICES AND POLICIES
Perquisites, Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits

Our NEOs, during their employment with us, are eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans, including our