Company: DMRC
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-009135
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Company: Digimarc CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: DEF 14A
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 plans; |

| ● | review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to director compensation; |

| ● | review and discuss with management annual compensation matters, if applicable; |

| ● | recommend to the Board inclusion of a discussion and analysis of compensation in the annual report on Form 10-K and the proxy statement, if applicable; |

| ● | create and approve a Compensation and Talent Management Committee Report; |

| ● | review and approve compensation agreements and arrangements between us and our executive officers; |

| ● | perform other duties and functions assigned by the Board from time to time that are consistent with the committee’s charter, our Bylaws, and governing law; |

| ● | review and oversee the Company’s human capital management; pay equity initiatives; policies, programs and processes relating to talent management; retirement plans; and similar policies and programs; |

| ● | review and oversee succession planning for the executive leadership team (excluding the Chief Executive Officer); |

| ● | provide oversight of an effective shareholder outreach program, in coordination with the Audit Committee and the Governance, Nominating, and Sustainability Committee, and participate in outreach to shareholders as appropriate; |

| ● | provide oversight on matters such as stock ownership guidelines, succession planning, compensation recoupment or claw-back provisions, and similar policies and programs; and |

| ● | review and ensure the accuracy and completeness of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the say-on-pay materials in the Company’s proxy statement. |

The committee’s role includes a particular focus on the compensation of our executive officers and non-employee directors and the administration of our equity incentive plans and significant employee benefit programs. The committee may, under its charter, delegate any of its responsibilities to subcommittees of the committee as necessary and appropriate.

<div align='center'>Governance, Nominating, and Sustainability Committee</div>

We have a standing Governance, Nominating, and Sustainability Committee, consisting of Ms. Cheston (Chair), Ms. Anderson-Williams, Mr. Mcilwain, and Mr. Park. Ms. Cheston and Mr. Mcilwain were appointed to the committee in October 2024. The committee had four formal meetings in 2024. The Board has adopted a written charter for the committee, a copy of which is posted on our website at www.digimarc.com, on the Company/Corporate-Governance page. The Board has determined that all members of the committee are “independent” as that term is defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule