Company: ISRG
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001035267-25-000098
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Company: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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 things, the composition and selection of members of the Board, director orientation and continuing education, responsibilities of directors, conduct of Board meetings, structure and conduct of Board committees, succession planning, and oversight of risk management. The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on its website at www.intuitive.com.

#### Board Leadership
The Company is focused on its corporate governance practices and values independent board oversight as an essential component of strong corporate performance to enhance stockholder value. Its commitment to independent oversight is demonstrated by the fact that all of its directors, except the CEO and President, are independent under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market. In addition, all of the members of the Board’s committees are independent under such standards. The Board acts independently of management and regularly holds independent director sessions of the Board without members of management present.

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Currently, Dr. Barratt is the Chair of the Board, and Dr. Guthart is the CEO as well as a member of the Board. The Board has determined that the separation of the roles of Chair of the Board and CEO is appropriate, as it allows the CEO to focus primarily on management responsibilities and corporate strategy, while allowing the Chair to focus on leadership of the Board, providing feedback and advice to the CEO, and providing a channel of communication between the Board members and the CEO. The Chair of the Board presides over all Board meetings and works with the CEO to develop agendas for Board meetings. The Chair advises the CEO and other members of senior management on business strategy and leadership development. He also works with the Board to drive decisions about particular strategies and policies and, in concert with the independent Board committees, facilitates a performance evaluation process of the Board.

#### Board Committees
The Board has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Governance and Nominating Committee. The Board and its committees set schedules to meet throughout the year and also can hold special meetings and act by written consent from time to time, as appropriate. The Board has delegated various responsibilities and authority to the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Governance and Nominating Committee as described below. These committees regularly report on their activities and actions to the full Board. Each of these committees of the Board has a written charter approved by the Board, which is available on our website at www.intuitive.com. The Board from time to time may establish additional committees or subcommittees to address specific needs.

During 2024, the Board held four meetings. Each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number