Company: PTC
Filing Date: 2025-01-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-000041
Chunk: 49

Company: PTC INC.
Filing Date: 2025-01-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 49
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 was $16,399,903 , resulting in a ratio of 182:1 between our CEO’s 2024 compensation and the 2024 median employee compensation. To put this ratio into context, we note that we have a worldwide employee population, with approximately 67% of our employees located outside the U.S. where the competitive amounts we pay differ by country and region. The competitive compensation rates we pay in those countries significantly impact the pay ratio. We also note that the SEC rules for identifying the median employee and calculating the pay ratio based on that employee’s annual total compensation allow companies to adopt a variety of methodologies, to apply certain exclusions and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their compensation practices. As such, the pay ratio reported by other companies may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported above, as other companies may have a different geographic distribution of employees, different employment and compensation practices and may use different methodologies, exclusions, estimates and assumptions in calculating their pay ratios. Pay versus Performance Disclosure The following table has been prepared in accordance with the SEC’s pay versus performance (“PvP”) rules. The PvP rules create a definition of pay, referred to as Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”), which is compared to certain performance measures as required by the SEC. In determining CAP for our principal executive officer (our “PEO”) and our named executive officers, we are required to make various adjustments to amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for this year and in previous years, as the SEC’s valuation methods for this section differ from those required for the Summary Compensation Table. The CAP data reflected

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in the table below may not reflect amounts actually realized or that will be realized by our named