CORPORATEGOVERNANCE BoardandCommitteeMeetingsandAttendance BoardandCommitteeMeetingsandAttendance OurBoardtypicallyholdsatleastfourregularlyscheduledmeetingseachyear,inadditiontospecialmeetingsscheduled asappropriate.AteachregularlyscheduledBoardmeeting,amemberofeachprincipalBoardcommitteereportsonany significant matters addressedby the committeesincethelastregularmeeting,andtheindependentdirectorshavethe opportunityto meetinexecutivesessionwithoutmanagementortheotherdirectorspresent.TheBoardexpectsthatits memberswillrigorouslypreparefor,attendandparticipateinallBoardandapplicableBoardcommitteemeetings. OurBoardmet12timesduring2022.Eachdirectornomineewhoservedin2022attendedatleast75%ofallourBoard meetingsandmeetingsoftheBoardcommitteesonwhichtheyserved. All directors are encouragedto attendthe Annual Meeting.Last year, all directorsserving at the time of our 2022 Annual MeetingofStockholdersattendedthatmeeting. OutsideAdvisors TheBoardmayretainoutsidelegal,financialorotheradvisorsasitdeemsnecessaryorappropriateattheCompanys expenseandwithoutobtainingmanagementsconsent.EachprincipalBoardcommitteemayalsoretainoutsidelegal, financial or other advisors as it deems necessary,at the Companysexpenseand withoutobtainingthe Boardsor managementsconsent. 30 •2023ProxyStatement