Company: ARWR
Filing Date: 2025-01-29
Form Type: ARS
Source: 0001628280-25-002866
Chunk: 203

Company: ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-01-29
Form: ARS
Chunk 203
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 has delegated authority to our CEO to grant equity awards to non-executive employees within prescribed limits set by the Compensation Committee. With respect to our executive officers, except for our CEO, recommendations for equity awards are made by our CEO and reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee. Under the terms of our 2021 Incentive Plan, pursuant to which new equity awards are granted, the exercise price of any option to purchase shares of our common stock awarded under the plan must be equal to at least 100% of the Table of Contents 2025 PROXY STATEMENT Executive Compensation 41

fair market value of our common stock (which is determined based on the closing sales price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market) on the date of grant. Stock Ownership Policy We maintain a stock ownership policy for our CEO and CFO to further align their respective interests with the interests of our stockholders, and to further promote our commitment to sound corporate governance. This policy requires our CEO to own a minimum number of shares of our common stock equal to a value of six times his annualized base salary and our CFO to own a minimum number of shares of our common stock equal to a value of twice his annualized base salary. Our CEO and CFO have each achieved the respective required ownership level. Compensation Recovery (“Clawback”) Policy In November 2023, we updated our compensation recovery (“Clawback”) policy, in accordance with new Nasdaq listing rules. The updated policy allows for the Company to recover incentive compensation from our executive officers, on a non-fault basis, in the event a financial restatement is required to correct any accounting errors made by any such executive officer. Additionally, our 2013 Incentive Plan and our 2021 Incentive Plan each provides for the recovery of awards made under the plan in accordance with any applicable compensation recovery or recoupment policy, including as required by law, regulation or national securities exchange rule. Insider Trading Policy Our insider trading policy governs the purchase, sale and other transactions in our securities by our directors, officers and employees, and other covered persons, as well as the Company itself, and is designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and Nasdaq listing rules, as applicable. As part of this policy, we prohibit our directors, officers, and employees from engaging in (a) short-term trading; (b) short sales; (c) options trading; (d) trading on margin; (e) pledging our common stock as collateral (