Company: CSTL
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001447362-25-000054
Chunk: 53

Company: CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 53
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 business philosophy, we offer limited perquisites to our executive officers.                                                                                                         |
|                  |     | No Guarantee Bonuses.We do not guarantee bonuses for executive officers                                                                                                                                                      |
|                  |     | No Post-Employment Tax Gross-Ups.We do not provide any post-employment tax reimbursement payments (including “gross-ups”) on any severance or change-in-control payments or benefits.                                        |
|                  |     | No Single-Trigger Acceleration of Equity Awards Upon a Change-in-Control.We use double-trigger accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in control.                                                     |

Our Compensation Committee has reviewed our compensation policies and practices to assess whether they encourage our employees, including our NEOs, to take inappropriate risks. Our Compensation Committee believes that the mix and design of the elements of compensation, individually or in their entirety, do not encourage our employees, including our NEOs, to take inappropriate risks. The mix of fixed and variable compensation prevents undue focus on short-term results and is intended to align the long-term interests of our NEOs and our other participating employees with those of our stockholders.

#### Castle Biosciences 2025 Proxy Statement53

#### Compensation Discussion and Analysis

#### Compensation Determination Process

#### Role of Compensation Committee
Our Compensation Committee oversees our compensation policies, plans and benefits programs and reviews and approves (or makes recommendations to our Board regarding) the compensation of our executive officers and our major compensation plans, policies and programs and assesses whether our compensation structure establishes appropriate incentives for officers and employees. The Compensation Committee conducts an annual review of all components of executive compensation for our executive officers and may approve the compensation for all executive officers other than our CEO, for whom it recommends elements of compensation and overall bonus achievement to the independent members of our Board for approval. The Compensation Committee also reviews and recommends non-employee directors’ compensation to the full Board on an annual basis. The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to select, retain, terminate and approve the fees and other retention terms of consultants as it deems appropriate to perform its duties.

### Role of Management
Castle’s CEO is involved in the design and implementation of our executive compensation program and is typically present at Compensation Committee meetings, except that the CEO is not present during any voting or deliberations on his compensation. In 2024, the CEO reviewed the analysis and recommendations of Aon with the Compensation Committee and made recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding proposed salary, cash bonus opportunities and equity awards for our officers (other than himself). The Compensation Committee exercises its