Company: CSTL
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001447362-25-000050
Chunk: 6

Company: CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 6
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 of four (4) public company boards, in addition to our Board, unless approved in advance by our Board.

◦ A director who also serves as an officer of a public company, including Castle may serve on a total of two (2) public company boards, in addition to our Board, unless approved in advance by our Board.

All of our directors are in compliance with this policy as of March 31, 2025. More detail is provided under “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Director Time Commitment.”

• Clawback Policy. Our Clawback Policy requires us to seek recovery of incentive compensation paid to current or former Section 16 officers in connection with a subsequent financial statement restatement. Our Clawback Policy complies with Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) listing standards. More detail is provided below under, “Other Compensation Policies and Practices—Clawback Policy” in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.

• Stock Ownership Guidelines. Our Section 16 officers and directors are required to maintain a specified level of stock ownership to further align management and stockholder interests. For more information, please see “Other Compensation Policies and Practices—Stock Ownership Guidelines” in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.

| Role               |     | Guideline Multiple      |
| CEO                |     | 3x base salary          |
| All other Officers |     | 1x base salary          |
| Directors          |     | 3x annual cash retainer |

#### Castle Biosciences 2024 Proxy Statement7

#### Proxy Summary

### COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS
We endeavor to maintain sound executive compensation policies and practices consistent with our executive compensation philosophy. A key priority in 2024 was to gather and address stockholder feedback following two consecutive years of low support for our Say-on-Pay proposals. Highlights of our compensation policy and practices are set forth below:

| What We Do |     |                                                                                  |     | What We Don’t Do                                                         |
|            |     | Pay for Performance Philosophy and Culture                                       |     | No Special Health or Welfare Benefits for Executives                     |
|            |     | Significant Portion of “At-Risk” Executive Compensation is Performance-Based     |     | No Excessive Perquisites                                                 |
|            |     | Independent Compensation Committee                                               |     | Guarantee bonuses                                                        |
|            |     | Independent Compensation Advisor Reports Directly to the Compensation Committee  |     | No Post-Employment