Company: MMI
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-057887
Chunk: 50

Company: Marcus & Millichap, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 50
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s”), which were granted before our initial public offering that constitute deferred compensation as they are cash-settled awards only payable upon death, a long-term disability of three months or longer, a mutual termination, a termination other than for cause, a resignation, or a change in control. The specific benefits and a more detailed description of features of these arrangements are set forth in the section entitled “Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation” below. In 2023, Mr. DeGennaro elected to defer receipt of $250,000 of the cash award he earned under the Executive Incentive Plan in respect of his service in 2024. None of our other NEOs participated in the NQDC Plan in 2024.

Policy Regarding Deduction Limit

While Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) places a limit of $1 million on the amount of compensation that we may deduct as a business expense in any year with respect to certain of our most highly paid executive officers, the Compensation Committee retains the discretion to award and pay compensation that is not deductible as it believes that it is in the best interests of our stockholders to maintain flexibility in our approach to executive compensation and to structure a program that we consider to be the most effective in attracting, motivating, and retaining key executives.

Severance and Change in Control Benefits

We maintain a change in control policy, which is designed to align the interests of management and stockholders when considering the long-term future for the Company. The primary purpose of these arrangements is to keep our executive officers and key employees focused on pursuing all corporate transaction activity that is in the best interests of our stockholders regardless of whether those transactions may result in their own job loss.

The change in control policy provides that if an executive officer’s employment is terminated by the Company without “cause” or an executive officer resigns for “good reason” (each as defined in the change in control policy), in each case, within 12 months following the change in control, then the executive will be entitled to**

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Compensation

receive the following severance payments and benefits: (1) a lump sum payment equal to 12 months’ base salary; (2) a lump sum equal to the target annual incentive opportunity for the year of termination (or if less, the target annual incentive opportunity for the year immediately preceding the year of termination); (3) acceleration of vesting of all outstanding and