Company: APPN
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001441683-25-000031
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Company: APPIAN CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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 its charter, the principal duties and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include, among other things:

• Reviewing and approving the compensation and terms of compensatory arrangements for our executive officers;

• Reviewing and recommending to our Board of Directors the compensation of our directors;

• Administering our equity incentive plans and other benefit programs;

• Reviewing, adopting, amending, or terminating and approving incentive compensation and equity plans and other benefit programs; and

• Reviewing and establishing general policies relating to compensation and benefits of our employees and reviewing our overall compensation philosophy.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. None of the members of our Compensation Committee is an officer or employee of the Company nor have they ever been an officer or employee of the Company, other than Mr. McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy served as a Board Advisor from April 2021 to September 2022 and as Acting Chief Operating Officer from May 2022 through August 2023, for which he was paid $1,193,438 in 2023 and $1,130,541 in 2022.

Compensation Committee Processes and Procedures

Typically, the Compensation Committee meets quarterly and with greater frequency if necessary. The agenda for each meeting is usually developed by the Chair of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and the Secretary. The Compensation Committee meets regularly in executive session. However, from time to time, various members of management and other employees as well as outside advisors or consultants may be invited by the Compensation Committee to make presentations, to provide financial or other background information or advice, or to otherwise participate in Compensation Committee meetings. The charter of the Compensation Committee grants the Compensation Committee full access to all books, records, facilities, and personnel of the Company. In addition, under the charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to obtain, at the expense of the Company, advice and assistance from legal, accounting, or other outside advisors or compensation consultants to assist in the evaluation of director and officer compensation. The Compensation Committee has sole responsibility for the appointment, authority to select, retain, and terminate any such consultants or advisors engaged for the purpose of advising the Committee, and such consultants or advisors will report directly to the Committee. Under the charter, the Compensation Committee may only select compensation consultants, legal counsel, or other advisors