Company: VCYT
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001384101-25-000051
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Company: VERACYTE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
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 consideration received by the Company pursuant to a broker-assisted or other form of cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with this Plan;

(e) by any combination of the foregoing; or

(f) by any other method of payment as is permitted by applicable law.

The Committee may limit the availability of any method of payment, to the extent the Committee determines, in its discretion, such limitation is necessary or advisable to comply with applicable law or facilitate the administration of this Plan. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, all payments under any of the methods indicated above shall be made in United States dollars.

#### 12.

#### GRANTS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.
12.1. Grants and Eligibility. Awards pursuant to this Section 12 shall be granted only to Non-Employee Directors who are eligible to receive any type of Award offered under this Plan except ISOs. Awards pursuant to this Section 12 may be automatically made pursuant to a policy adopted by the Board, or made from time to time as determined in the discretion of the Board.

12.2. Calendar Year Limitation. A Non-Employee Director may not receive Awards under this Plan that, when combined with cash compensation received for service as a Non-Employee Director, exceed (x) $750,000 in value (as described below) in any calendar year, for continuing Non-Employee Directors, or (y) $1,500,000 in value (as described below) in the initial calendar year, for a new Non-Employee Director. The value of Awards for purposes of complying with this maximum will be determined as follows: (a) for Options and SARs, grant date fair value will be calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation methodology or the Company’s regular valuation methodology for determining the grant date fair value of Options for reporting purposes, and (b) for all other Awards other than Options and SARs, grant date fair value will be determined by either (i) calculating the product of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant and the aggregate number of Shares subject to

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#### Appendix A
the Award, or (ii) calculating the product using an average of the Fair Market Value over a number of trading days and the aggregate number of Shares subject to the Award as determined by the Committee. Awards granted to an individual while they were serving in the capacity as an Employee or while they were a Consultant but not a Non-Employee Director will not count for purposes of the