Company: HUM
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-048976
Chunk: 21

Company: HUMANA INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 21
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 the stockholders and reviews any changes in accounting principles; |

| • |     | confers independently with our internal auditors, Chief Risk Officer, internal compliance department, key members of management, and the independent registered public accounting firm; |

| • |     | determines and approves the appropriateness of the fees for audit and permissible non-audit services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm; |

| • |     | discusses with management our compliance with applicable legal requirements and with our internal policies regarding related party transactions and conflicts of interest; |

| • |     | discusses our policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management; |

| • |     | maintains free and open means of communication between the members of our Board of Directors, the independent registered public accounting firm, our internal audit department, our Chief Risk Officer, our internal compliance department, and our financial management; and |

| • |     | annually evaluates its performance. |

Corporate Governance Determinations The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee at February 19, 2025 is independent according to SEC and NYSE requirements, and each is financially literate, as defined in the NYSE listing standards. The Board of Directors has determined further that Messrs. D’Amelio and Garratt and Dr. Bono each meet the definition of “audit committee financial expert.” PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, reports directly to the Audit Committee. No member of the Board’s Audit Committee serves on the audit committees of more than three publicly traded companies. The Report of the Audit Committee for the year ended December 31, 2024, is set forth in this proxy statement under the caption “Audit Committee Report.” Organization & Compensation Committee Committee Responsibilities Pursuant to its charter, the Organization & Compensation Committee:

| • |     | reviews and approves our goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our CEO, evaluates the CEO’s performance in light of those goals and objectives, and, either as a Committee or together with the other independent directors, determines and approves the CEO’s compensation level based on this evaluation; |

| • |     | reviews and approves all elements of compensation paid to our current or prospective executive officers, including without limitation, base compensation, incentive-compensation plans and equity-based plans, employment, change in control or severance programs and agreements, and any special compensation or benefits, including supplemental retirement benefits and any perquisites; |

| • |     | approves equity-based grants to our executive officers and