Company: LASR
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001124796-25-000043
Chunk: 52

Company: NLIGHT, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 52
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 discussions, the compensation committee has recommended to the board of directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and this proxy statement.

Respectfully submitted by the members of the compensation committee of the board of directors*:

Bill Gossman (Chair)

Raymond Link

Geoffrey Moore

*This compensation committee report is required by the SEC and, in accordance with the SEC's rules, will not be deemed to be a part of or incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and will not otherwise be deemed "soliciting material" or "filed" under either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

#### Compensation Risk Analysis
Our compensation committee reviews and discusses with management the risks arising from our executive compensation philosophy and practices applicable to all employees to determine whether they encourage excessive risk-taking and to evaluate compensation policies and practices that could mitigate such risks. Based on those reviews, the compensation committee structures our executive compensation program to align the executive officers’ interests with the interests of our stockholders to create long-term value, while at the same time avoiding the encouragement of excessive risk-taking. We do believe that any potential risks arising from our compensation programs, policies and practices, including our executive compensation program, are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

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#### Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation of our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. We refer to these persons as our “named executive officers” elsewhere in this proxy statement. The following table includes all compensation earned by the named executive officers for the respective periods, regardless of whether such amounts were actually paid during the period.

| Name and Principal Position           |     | Year |     |      | Salary($) |         |     | Bonus($) |   |     | StockAwards($)(1) |           |     | Non-equityIncentive PlanCompensation($)(2) |        |     | All OtherCompensation($)(3) |        |     | Total($) |           |
|:--------------------------------------|:----|-----:|:----|-----:|:----------|--------:|:----|:---------|:--|:----|