Company: TIPT
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001393726-25-000038
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Company: TIPTREE INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
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685 of reimbursement for taxes associated with such reimbursements. Mr. Rifkind’s $71,618 of other compensation in 2023 consists of $9,326 attributable to the MERP, $33,426 attributable to travel reimbursements and $28,866 of reimbursement for taxes associated with such reimbursements.

(3) Mr. McKinney’s stock award amount for performance year 2023 represent the Par Value of the RSUs issued on February 27, 2024 and Mr. Rifkind’s stock award amounts for performance years 2024, 2023 and 2022 represent the Par Value of the RSU issuances on

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February 25, 2025, February 27, 2024 and February 22, 2023, respectively, in which the recipient in each case received matching RSUs that cliff vest after three years from the grant date and deliver two shares of Tiptree stock for each RSU; as such, the Par Value of the RSU issuances were doubled accordingly.

#### Use of Independent Compensation Consultant
The CNG Committee engaged CAP to serve as its independent compensation consultant during 2024. CAP received instructions from, and reported to, the CNG Committee on an independent basis. CAP was also authorized by the CNG Committee to share with and request and receive from management specified information in order to prepare for CNG Committee meetings.

The CNG Committee requested CAP’s advice on a variety of matters, including the design of our executive compensation program and the compensation opportunities under it, compensation strategy, market comparisons, pay and performance alignment, the advisability of peer benchmarking, executive pay trends, compensation best practices, compensation-related legislative updates and related rulemaking, and compensation plan designs and modifications. The CNG Committee met with CAP, both with and without management present, on several occasions during 2024 with respect to compensation decisions for 2024 performance. The CNG Committee assessed the independence of CAP pursuant to SEC and Nasdaq rules, and concluded that no conflict of interest exists that would prevent CAP from independently representing the CNG Committee. During 2024, CAP did not provide any services to the Company or its affiliates other than advising the CNG Committee on executive officer compensation.

The CNG Committee does not currently use benchmarking or comparative data in making compensation decisions. In 2024, however, the CNG Committee reviewed compensation practices compiled by CAP with respect to the companies that operate in the same industries as the Company to