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NEVRO CORP.

1800 Bridge Parkway

Redwood City, California 94065

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON MAY 18, 2016May 23, 2024

To the Stockholders of Nevro Corp.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Nevro Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held on May 18, 201623, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. local time, atPacific Time. This year’s Annual Meeting will be held entirely online to allow greater participation and improved communication and provide cost savings for our stockholders and the Sofitel San Francisco Bay, 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065Company. You will be able to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting online by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NVRO2024, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote. The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

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To elect D. Keith Grossman, Michael DeMane, Kirt P. Karros, Sri Kosaraju, Shawn T McCormick, Kevin O’Boyle, Karen Prange, Susan Siegel, Kevin Thornal and Elizabeth Weatherman to hold office until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected;
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To ratify the selection, by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024;
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To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and
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To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

1.To elect three Class II directors to hold office until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected;

2.To ratify the selection, by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2016;

3.To hold a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes by stockholders on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and

4.To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Only stockholders who owned common stock of the Company at the close of business on March 23, 201628, 2024 (the “Record Date”) can vote at this meeting or any adjournments that take place.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote as follows on the matters to be presented to stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

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FOR the election of the director nominees named in Proposal 1 of the Proxy Statement, to hold office until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected;
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FOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm, as described in Proposal 2 of the Proxy Statement; and
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FOR the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in Proposal 3 of the Proxy Statement.

1.FOR the election of the director nominees named in Proposal No. 1 of the Proxy Statement;

2.FOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm, as described in Proposal No. 2 of the Proxy Statement; and

3.1 YEAR for the non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes by stockholders on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in Proposal No. 3 of the Proxy Statement.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON,ONLINE, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT AND OUR 20152023 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K AND SUBMIT YOUR PROXY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE USING ONE OF THE THREE CONVENIENT VOTING METHODS DESCRIBED IN THE SECTION TITLED “INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROXY PROCESS AND VOTING” IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. IF YOU RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE SET OF PROXY MATERIALS OR NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY BECAUSE YOUR SHARES ARE REGISTERED IN DIFFERENT NAMES OR ADDRESSES, EACH PROXY SHOULD BE SIGNED AND SUBMITTED TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF YOUR SHARES WILL BE VOTED.

By Order of the Board of Directors

/S/ MICHAEL DEMANEKEVIN THORNAL

Michael DeMane

Kevin Thornal

Chairman of the Board of Directors

President and Chief Executive Officer

Redwood City, California

April 12, 2024


Redwood City, California

April 6, 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 20162024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROXY PROCESS AND VOTING

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PROPOSAL NO. 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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PROPOSAL NO. 2: RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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PROPOSAL NO. 3: ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY (“SAY-ON-PAY”) VOTES BY STOCKHOLDERS ONTO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES

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INFORMATION ABOUT STOCK OWNERSHIP

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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NEVRO CORP.

1800 Bridge Parkway

Redwood City, California 94065

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE 20162024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

MAY 18, 2016May 23, 2024

We have sent you this Proxy Statement and the enclosed Proxy Card because the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nevro Corp. (referred to herein as the “Company,” “Nevro,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at our 20162024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on Wednesday,Thursday, May 18, 201623, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. local time, atPacific Time. The Annual Meeting can be accessed by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NVRO2024, where you will be able to listen to the Sofitel San Francisco Bay, 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065.meeting live, submit questions and vote online.

This Proxy Statement summarizes information about the proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting and other information you may find useful in determining how to vote.

The Proxy Card is the means by which you actually authorize another person to vote your shares in accordance with your instructions.

In addition to solicitations by mail, our directors, officers and regular employees, without additional remuneration, may solicit proxies by telephone, e-mail and personal interviews. We may retain outside consultants to solicit proxies on our behalf as well. All costs of solicitation of proxies will be borne by us. Brokers, custodians and fiduciaries will be requested to forward proxy soliciting material to the owners of stock held in their names, and we will reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of proxy materials.

Pursuant to the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we have elected to provide access to our 2016 Annual Meeting materials, which include this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20152023 (the “Form 10-K”), over the internet in lieu of mailing printed copies. We will begin mailing the Notice of Internet Availability to our stockholders of record as of March 23, 201628, 2024 (the “Record Date”) for the first time on or about April 6, 2016.12, 2024. The Notice of Internet Availability will contain instructions on how to access and review the 2016 Annual Meeting materials and will also contain instructions on how to request a printed copy of the Annual Meeting materials. In addition, we have provided brokers, dealers, banks, voting trustees and their nominees, at our expense, with additional copies of our proxy materials and the Form 10-K so that our record holders can supply these materials to the beneficial owners of shares of our common stock as of the Record Date. The Form 10-K is also available in the “Financial Information” section of our website at http://www.nevro.com/.

The only outstanding voting securities of Nevro are shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “common stock”), of which there were 28,298,82336,681,392 shares outstanding as of the Record Date (excluding any treasury shares). The holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in personattendance online or represented by proxy, are required to hold the Annual Meeting.

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Pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), we are not required to seek an advisory non-binding “Say-on-Pay” vote on executive compensation from our stockholders until the end of the three-year period beginning on the date of first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which occurred in November 2014 in connection with our initial public offering (“IPO”). Therefore, we are not currently seeking an advisory “Say-on-Pay” vote; however, we are seeking a non-binding advisory vote of our stockholders on the frequency of future advisory votes by stockholders on executive compensation (Proposal 3). In compliance with the phase-in period provided in the JOBS Act, we intend to seek an advisory “Say-on-Pay” vote beginning with the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2017.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROXY PROCESS AND VOTING

Why am I receiving these materials?

We have made this Proxy Statement and Proxy Card available to you on the internet or, upon your request, have delivered printed proxy materials to you, because the Board is soliciting your proxy to vote at the Annual Meeting, including any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting.thereof. You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting to vote on the proposals described in this Proxy Statement. However,online; however, you doare not needrequired to attend the Annual Meeting in order to vote your shares. Instead, you may simply complete, sign and return the Proxy Card, or follow the instructions below to submit your proxy over the telephone or on the internet.

This Proxy Statement, the Notice of Internet Availability, the Notice of Annual Meeting and accompanying Proxy Card were first made available for access by our stockholders on or about April 6, 201612, 2024 to all stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on the Record Date, there were 28,298,82336,681,392 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. A list of the names of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available to stockholders for ten days prior to the Annual Meeting for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting. Please contact our Corporate Secretary, c/o Nevro Corp., 1800 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065, if you wish to examine the list prior to the Annual Meeting. The stockholder list will also be available during the virtual Annual Meeting for examination by any stockholder.

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If, on the Record Date, your shares were registered directly in your name with the transfer agent for our common stock, Wells FargoEQ Shareowner Services, then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the Annual Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, we urge you to fill out and return the Proxy Card or vote by proxy over the telephone or on the internet as instructed below to ensure your vote is counted.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker, Bank or Other Agent

If, on the Record Date, your shares were held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting.Meeting online. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person atduring the Annual Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid Proxy Card from your broker or other agent.

What am I being asked to vote on?

You are being asked to vote on three (3) proposals:

Proposal 1—the election of three Class II directorsD. Keith Grossman, Michael DeMane, Kirt P. Karros, Sri Kosaraju, Shawn T McCormick, Kevin O’Boyle, Karen Prange, Susan Siegel, Kevin Thornal and Elizabeth Weatherman to hold office until our 2019the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders;

Proposal 2—the ratification of the selection, by the Audit Committee of our Board, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016;2024; and

Proposal 3—a non-binding, advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes by stockholders onto approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

In addition, you are entitled to vote on any other matters that are properly brought before the Annual Meeting.

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How do I attend, vote and ask questions at the Virtual Annual Meeting?

This year’s Annual Meeting will be held on May 23, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The Annual Meeting will be held entirely online to allow greater participation and improved communication and provide cost savings for our stockholders and the Company.

Log in Instructions. Stockholders of record as of March 28, 2024 will be able to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting online by accessing www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NVRO2024. To join the Annual Meeting, you will need to have your 16-digit control number which is included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied the proxy materials.The audio webcast of the Annual Meeting will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Online access to the audio webcast will open approximately fifteen minutes prior to the start of the Annual Meeting to allow time for you to log in and test the computer audio system. We encourage our stockholders to access the meeting prior to the start time.

Voting at the virtual Annual Meeting. Stockholders of record as of March 28, 2024 may vote their shares at www.proxyvote.com prior to or at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NVRO2024 during the virtual Annual Meeting. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, we recommend that you also vote by proxy as described herein so that your vote will be counted if you decide not to attend the Annual Meeting.

Submitting Questions prior to and at the virtual Annual Meeting. Stockholders may submit questions in writing during the Annual Meeting at the following website: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NVRO2024. Stockholders will use their 16-digit control number which is included on their Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, their proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied the proxy materials. As part of the Annual Meeting, we will hold a live Q&A session, during which we will answer questions pertinent to the Company and the meeting matters as they come in and address those asked in advance, as time permits.

Technical Assistance. We will have technicians ready to assist stockholders beginning 15 minutes prior to the start of the virtual Annual Meeting and during the virtual Annual Meeting with any technical difficulties they may have accessing or hearing and viewing the virtual meeting.

If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the virtual meeting platform log-in page.

How do I vote?

For Proposal 1, the election of directors, you may either vote “For” all the nominees to the Board or you may “Withhold” your vote for any nominee you specify.

For Proposal 2, the ratification of the selection, by the Audit Committee of our Board, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, you may either vote “For” or “Against” or abstain from voting.

For Proposal 3, the non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, you may either vote for “1 Year,” “2 Years”“For” or “3 Years”“Against” or abstain from voting.

Please note that by casting your vote by proxy you are authorizing the individuals listed on the Proxy Card to vote your shares in accordance with your instructions and in their discretion with respect to any other matter that properly comes before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

The procedures for voting are as follows:

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Alternatively, you may vote by proxy by using the accompanying Proxy Card, over the internet or by telephone. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. Even if you have submitted a proxy before the Annual Meeting, you may still attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person.online. In such case, your previously submitted proxy will be disregarded.

To vote in person, come toat the Annual Meeting, attend the Annual Meeting online and we will give you a ballot when you arrive.follow the instructions posted at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NVRO2024.

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To vote using the Proxy Card, simply complete, sign and date the accompanying Proxy Card and return it promptly in the envelope provided. If you return your signed Proxy Card to us before the Annual Meeting,on or prior to May 22, 2024, we will vote your shares in accordance with the Proxy Card.

To vote by proxy over the internet, follow the instructions provided on the Notice of Internet Availability.

To vote by telephone, you may vote by proxy by calling the toll-free number found on the Notice of Internet Availability.Proxy Card.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker, Bank or Other Agent

If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, you should have received a voting instruction card and voting instructions with these proxy materials from that organization rather than from us. Simply complete and mail the voting instruction card to ensure that your vote is counted. To vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy fromwill need your broker, bank or other agent.16-digit control number. Follow the instructions from your broker, bank or other agent included with these proxy materials, or contact your broker, bank or other agent to request a proxy form.your 16-digit control number in the unlikely event that you do not have one.

We provide internet proxy voting to allow you to vote your shares online before the Annual Meeting takes place, with procedures designed to ensure the authenticity and correctness of your proxy vote instructions. However, please be aware that you must bear any costs associated with your internet access, such as usage charges from internet access providers and telephone companies.

Who counts the votes?

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) has been engaged as our independent agent to tabulate stockholder votes oras the Inspector of Election (the “Inspector”). If you are a stockholder of record, your executed Proxy Card is returned directly to Broadridge for tabulation. As noted above, if you hold your shares through a broker, your broker returns one Proxy Card to Broadridge on behalf of all its clients.

How are votes counted?

Votes will be counted by the Inspector appointed for the Annual Meeting. With respect to Proposal 3, the Inspector will separately count “1 Year,” “2 Years” and “3 Years” votes, abstentions and broker non-votes. For all other proposals, the Inspector will separately count “For” and, with respect to Proposal 2 and Proposal 3, “Against” votes, abstentions and broker non-votes. In addition, with respect to Proposal 1, the election of directors, the Inspector will count the number of “Withheld” votes received for the nominees. If your shares are held by your broker as your nominee (that is, in “street name”), you will need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares and follow the instructions included on that form regarding how to instruct your broker to vote your shares. If you do not give instructions to your broker, your broker can vote your shares with respect to “routine” items, but not with respect to “non-routine” items. See below for more information regarding:“What “What are “broker non-votes?non-votes”?” and “Which ballot measures are considered “routine” or “non-routine”?”

What are “broker non-votes”?

Broker non-votes occur when a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” does not give instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed “non-routine.” Generally, if shares are held in street name, the beneficial owner of the shares is entitled to give voting instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares. If the beneficial owner does not provide voting instructions, the broker or nominee can still vote the shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine,” but not with respect to “non-routine” matters. In the event that a broker, bank, custodian, nominee or other record holder of common stock indicates on a proxy that it does not have discretionary authority to vote certain shares on a particular proposal, then those shares will be treated as broker non-votes with respect to that proposal. Accordingly, if you own shares through a nominee, such as a broker or bank, please be sure to instruct your nominee how to vote to ensure that your vote is counted on each of the proposals.

Which ballot measures are considered “routine” or “non-routine?”

The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 20162024 (Proposal 2) is considered “routine” under applicable rules. A broker or other nominee may generally vote on routine matters, and therefore no broker non-votes are expected to exist in connection with Proposal 2. The election of directors (Proposal 1) and the non-binding advisory vote on the frequencycompensation of future advisory votes onour named executive compensationofficers (Proposal 3) are

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considered non-routine under applicable rules. A broker or other nominee cannot vote without instructions on non-routine matters, and therefore there may be broker non-votes on ProposalsProposal 1 and Proposal 3.

How many votes are needed to approve theeach proposal?

With respect to Proposal 1, the election of directors, the threeten nominees receiving the highest number of “For” votes will be elected.

In accordance with the policy adopted by our Board, in this election, an incumbent candidate for director who does not receive the affirmative “For” vote of a majority of the votes cast for his or her election (i.e., the director receives a greater number of votes “Withheld” for his or her election than votes “For”) shall promptly tender his or her resignation to the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, or a committee of independent directors in the event the subject director is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, will then make a recommendation to the Board and the Board (excluding the subject director) will make a determination as to whether to accept or reject the tendered offer of resignation generally within 90 days after certification of the election results of the stockholder vote. Following such determination, we will publicly disclose the decision regarding any tendered offer of resignation in a filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC. If a director’s offer to resign is not accepted by the Board, such director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

With respect to Proposal 2, the ratification of the selection, by the Audit Committee of our Board, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast (excluding abstentions) is required for approval. This is a routine proposal and therefore we do not expect any broker non-votes.

With respect to Proposal 3, the non-binding, advisory vote frequency alternative (1 Year, 2 Years or 3 Years) receivingto approve the highest numbercompensation of votes will be approved. If noneour named executive officers, the affirmative vote of the frequency alternatives receives a majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes), we is required for approval. While the vote on this resolution is advisory and not binding on us, our Compensation Committee and our Board will consider the highest numberoutcome of votes cast by the stockholders to be the frequency that has been selected by the stockholders. However,vote on this proposal is advisory and non-binding upon us.resolution when considering future executive compensation decisions.

How many votes do I have?

On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of common stock you own as of the Record Date.

What if I return a Proxy Card but do not make specific choices?

If we receive a signed and dated Proxy Card and the Proxy Card does not specify how your shares are to be voted, your shares will be voted as follows:

“For” the election of each of the threenine nominees for director;

“For” the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016;2024; and

1 Year” forFor” the non-binding, advisory vote regarding the future advisory votes by the stockholders onto approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

If any other matter is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxy (one of the individuals named on your Proxy Card) will vote your shares in his or her discretion.

Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to these mailed proxy materials, our directors, officers and employeesmay also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. Directors, officers and employees

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will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

What does it mean if I receive more than one set of materials?

If you receive more than one set of materials, your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. In order to vote all the shares you own, you must either sign and return all of the Proxy Cards or follow the instructions for any alternative voting procedure on each of the Proxy Cards.

Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy?

Yes. You can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the Annual Meeting. If you are the record holder of your shares, you may revoke your proxy in any one of three ways:

You may submit another properly completed proxy with a later date.

You may send a written notice by May 22, 2024 that you are revoking your proxy to our Corporate Secretary at 1800 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065.

You may attend the Annual Meeting online and vote in person.by following the instructions at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NVRO2024. Simply attending the Annual Meeting online will not, by itself, revoke your proxy.

If your shares are held by your broker, bank or other agent, you should follow the instructions provided by them.

When are stockholder proposals due for next year’s Annual Meeting?annual meeting?

To be considered for inclusion in next year’s proxy materials, your proposal must be submitted in writing by December 7, 2016,14, 2024, to our Corporate Secretary at 1800 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065; provided that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days from May 18, 2017,23, 2025, the deadline is a reasonable time before we begin to print and send our proxy materials for next year’s annual meeting. Pursuant to the bylaws,Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), in order for a stockholder to present a proposal for next year’s annual meeting, other than proposals to be included in the proxy statement as described above, or to nominate a director, you must do so between January 18, 201723, 2025 and February 17, 2017;22, 2025; provided that if the date of that annual meeting is more than

30 days before or more than 60 days after May 18, 2017,23, 2025, you must give notice not later than the 90th day prior to the annual meeting date or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure of the annual meeting date is first made. You are also advised to review our bylaws,Bylaws, which contain additional requirements about advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations. In addition to satisfying the requirements under our Bylaws, to comply with the universal proxy rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shareowners who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act.

What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote are present in personattendance online or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 28,298,82336,681,392 shares outstanding and entitled to vote. Accordingly, 14,149,41218,340,697 shares must be represented by stockholders presentin attendance online at the Annual Meeting or by proxy to have a quorum.

Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy or vote at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, either the chairperson of the Annual Meeting or a majority in voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, present in personattendance online or represented by proxy, may adjourn the Annual Meeting to another time or place.

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How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?

Voting results will be announced by the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days after the Annual Meeting. If final voting results are unavailable at that time, we will file an amended Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days of the day the final results are available.

Directions to Annual Meeting

Directions to our Annual Meeting, to be held at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay, 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065 are available at: http://www.nevro.com

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PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Board, is divided into three classes. Each class consists, as nearly as possible, of one-third ofAt the total number of directors, and each class has a staggered, three-year term. Unless the Board determines that vacancies (including vacancies created by increases in the number of directors) shall be filled by the stockholders, and except as otherwise provided by law, vacancies on the Board may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors. A director elected by the Board to fill a vacancy (including a vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors) shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified.

The Board currently consists of seven seated directors, divided into the three following classes:

Class I directors: Brad Vale, Ph.D., D.V.M., Michael DeMane and Lisa D. Earnhardt, whose current terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2018;

Class II directors: Ali Behbahani, M.D. and Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D., whose current terms will expire at the Annual Meeting; and

Class III directors: Frank Fischer and Shawn T McCormick, whose current terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2017.

At each2019 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders approved an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to declassify the successors toBoard over a period of three years. Accordingly, all directors whose terms will then expire willshall be elected to serve fromfor one-year terms expiring at the time of election and qualification until the third subsequentnext annual meeting after their election. Our Bylaws provide that the number of stockholders.directors constituting the Board shall be determined from time to time by the Board. Currently, the number of directors constituting the Board is fixed at eleven.

Drs. BehbahaniAccordingly, the terms for all of our directors, D. Keith Grossman, Michael DeMane, Frank Fischer, Kirt P. Karros, Sri Kosaraju, Shawn T McCormick, Kevin O’Boyle, Karen Prange, Susan Siegel, Kevin Thornal and Jaeger and Rami Elghandour,Elizabeth Weatherman expire at this Annual Meeting. Mr. Fischer has chosen to not stand for re-election at this Annual Meeting. Therefore, ten of our current President,directors have been nominated to serve as Class II directors and have each elected to stand for re-election (except for Mr. Elghandour, who is standing for election). In February 2016,by our Board approved an executive leadership succession plan pursuant to which, effective June 1, 2016, Mr. DeMane, our current ChairmanBoard. If elected, each of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board and Mr. Elghandour will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. In connection with this executive leadership transition, our Board has nominated Mr. Elghandour for election to the Board. Each director to be electednominees will hold office fromfor one-year terms expiring at the date of their election by the stockholders until the third subsequent annual meeting of stockholdersfor fiscal year 2025 or until his or her successor is elected and has been qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. After the Annual Meeting, the number of directors constituting the Board shall be fixed at ten.

Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of the threeten nominees named below.above. In the event that any nominee should be unavailable for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, such shares will be voted for the election of such substitute nominee as the Board may propose. Each person nominated for election has agreed to serve if elected, and management has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to serve. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the meeting.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTEIn accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, in this election, an incumbent candidate for director who does not receive the affirmative “For” vote of a majority of the votes cast for his or her election (i.e., the director receives a greater number of votes “Withheld” for his or her election than votes “For”) shall promptly tender his or her resignation to the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, or a committee of independent directors in the event the subject director is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, will then make a recommendation to the Board and the Board (excluding the subject director) will make a determination as to whether to accept or reject the tendered offer of resignation generally within 90 days after certification of the election results of the stockholder vote. Following such determination, we will publicly disclose the decision regarding any tendered offer of resignation in a filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC. If a director’s offer to resign is not accepted by the Board, such director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH NAMED NOMINEE.

The following table sets forth for the Class IIdirector nominees (who are currently standing for re-election, except for Mr. Elghandour, who is standing for election) and for our other current directors who will continue in office after the Annual Meeting,election or re-election) information with respect to their ages and position/office held within the Company:Company as of March 31, 2024:

Name

  Age  

Position/Office Held With the Company

  Director
Since
Class I Directors whose terms expire at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders  

Brad Vale, Ph.D., D.V.M. (2)

  63  Director  2015

Michael DeMane

  59  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (effective June 1, 2016, Mr. DeMane will step down as Chief Executive Officer and become Executive Chairman of the Board)  2011

Lisa D. Earnhardt (1)(3)

  46  Director  2015
Class II Directors whose terms expire at the Annual Meeting  

Ali Behbahani, M.D. (2)(3)

  39  Director  2014

Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D. (1)(2)

  60  Director  2012

Rami Elghandour

  37  President (effective June 1, 2016, Mr. Elghandour will become President and Chief Executive Officer)  
Class III Directors whose terms expire at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders  

Frank Fischer (3)

  74  Director  2012

Shawn T McCormick (1)

  51  Director  2014

Name

 

Age

 

Position/Office Held With the Company

 

Director Since

Director nominees for this Annual Meeting

 

 

D. Keith Grossman

 

63

 

Non-Executive Chairman, Former President and Chief Executive Officer

 

2019

Michael DeMane

 

67

 

Lead Director

 

2011

Kevin Thornal

 

50

 

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

2023

Kirt P. Karros (1)

 

54

 

Director

 

2024

Sri Kosaraju (2)

 

46

 

Director

 

2021

Shawn T McCormick (1)

 

59

 

Director

 

2014

Kevin O'Boyle (1)

 

68

 

Director

 

2019

Karen Prange (1)(3)

 

60

 

Director

 

2019

Susan Siegel (2)

 

63

 

Director

 

2020

Elizabeth Weatherman (2)(3)

 

64

 

Director

 

2019

(1)

Member of the Audit Committee.

(2)

Member of the Compensation Committee.

(3)

Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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Set forth below is biographical information for the nominees and each person whose term of office as a director will continue after the Annual Meeting. The following includes certain information regarding our directors’ individual experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led the Board to conclude that they should serve as directors.

Nominees for Election to a Three-Year Term Expiring at the 2019this Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Ali Behbahani, M.D.D. Keith Grossman joined us in March 2019 as our President and Chief Executive Officer and additionally has served on ouras Chairman of the Board since September 2014. Dr. Behbahani joined New Enterprise Associates, Inc.May 2019. In April 2023, Mr. Grossman retired as President and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed to be the Executive Chairman of the Board. In October 2023, Mr. Grossman transitioned to Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Grossman has over 30 years of experience in the medical device field. Prior to joining us, Mr. Grossman served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Thoratec Corporation (“Thoratec”), or NEA, in 2007leading up to its 2015 sale to St. Jude Medical. Prior to Thoratec, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and isdirector of Conceptus, a Partner on thewomen’s health medical device company, leading up to its sale to Bayer Healthcare. Prior to Conceptus, Mr. Grossman served as managing director of Texas Pacific Group (“TPG”), a private equity firm, as a member of its healthcare investment team. Prior to joining NEA, Dr. Behbahani workedTPG, Mr. Grossman served as Thoratec’s President, Chief Executive Officer and director for the first ten years of its growth as a consultant in business development at The Medicines Company,commercial company. Mr. Grossman currently serves as Lead Independent Director and a specialty pharmaceutical company developing acute care cardiovascular products. Dr. Behbahanimember of the nominating and corporate governance committee and the compensation committee of Outset Medical, Inc. Mr. Grossman also serves as Vice Chairman, chairperson of the governance and nomination committee and member of the innovation committee of Alcon, Inc., and previously held positionsserved as a venture associate at Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and as a healthcare investment banking analyst at Lehman Brothers. He conducted basic science research in the fieldsmember of viral fusion inhibition and structural proteomics at the National Institutes of Health and at Duke University. Dr. Behbahani currently serves on the board of directors of several privateViewRay, Inc., Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Kyphon, Inc., Zeltiq and a number of privately-held medical device companies. Dr. Behbahani has also beenMr. Grossman received a director of Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc, a public biopharmaceutical company, since September 2014, and serves on the nominating and governance committee. Dr. Behbahani holds an M.D.B.S. in Animal Science from The Ohio State University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,and an M.B.A. from The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and a B.A. in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Chemistry from DukePepperdine University. We believe that Dr. BehbahaniMr. Grossman is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive industry experience in the life science industry and his investment experience.

Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D. has served on our Board since January 2012. Dr. Jaeger cofounded Three Arch Partners in 1993 and has servedmedical device sector, extensive leadership experience as a Partner and Managing Member since that time. Prior to cofounding Three Arch Partners, Dr. Jaeger was a general partner at Schroder Ventures. Dr. Jaeger currently serves on the boardchief executive officer of directors of Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a public clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, and Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a public pharmaceutical company, as well as numerous private companies. Dr. Jaeger received a B.S. in Biology from the University of British Columbia, an M.D. from the University of British Columbia School of Medicine and an M.B.A from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. We believe that Dr. Jaeger is qualified to serve on our Board due to his investment experience, strategic leadership track recordmedical device companies and service on other boards of directors of life sciences companies.directors.

Rami Elghandour joined us in October 2012, has served as our Chief Business Officer and currently serves as our President. Effective June 1, 2016, when Mr. DeMane transitions to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board and steps down as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Elghandour will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. From September 2008 to October 2012, Mr. Elghandour managed investments for Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, or JJDC, where he led several investments and served on the board of directors of a number of private companies, including our Board. Additionally, he led strategic initiatives in the development and management of JJDC’s portfolio. From 2001 to 2006, Mr. Elghandour worked for Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. (acquired by St. Jude Medical, Inc.), a medical device company, where he led firmware design and development on several implantable neurostimulators. Mr. Elghandour received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rutgers University School of Engineering. We believe that Mr. Elghandour is qualified to serve on our Board due to his investment and engineering experience, strategic track record, and his service as our President.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE

FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE ABOVE NAMED NOMINEES

Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Brad Vale, Ph.D., D.V.M., has served on our Board since March 2015. Dr. Vale was Head of Johnson & Johnson Development Company, or JJDC, from January 2012 to March 2015. Dr. Vale joined JJDC in March 1992, and in April 2008, was appointed to the position of Vice President, Head of Venture Investments. From September 1989 to March 1992, Dr. Vale supported Johnson & Johnson’s medical device businesses at the Corporate Office of Science and Technology as an Executive Director. From 1982 to 1989, he was at Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, working on preclinical studies, new business development, and a coronary artery bypass graft internal venture. Dr. Vale currently serves or has served on the board of directors of several private companies. Dr. Vale holds a Ph.D. from Iowa State University, a D.V.M. from Washington State University and a B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from Beloit College. We believe that Dr. Vale is qualified to serve on our Board due to his investment experience and strategic leadership in the life sciences industry.

Michael DeMane joined us in March 2011 and serveshas served as our Chief Executive Officer and as Executive Chairman. Effective January 1, 2017, Mr. DeMane transitioned to non-executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Effective June 1, 2016,Board. In May 2019, Mr. DeMane will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board and step down as Chief Executive Officer.became our Lead Director. Mr. DeMane has served on the board of directors of several private companies since 2009, as well as on the board of directors of eResearch Technology, Inc., a public company specializing in contract research clinical services, and customizable medical devices, from July 2008 to April 2012. From March 2009 to June 2010, Mr. DeMane served as a Senior Advisor to Thomas, McNerney & Partners, a healthcare venture firm. Mr. DeMane served as the Chief Operating Officer of Medtronic Inc. from August 2007 to April 2008. Prior to his COO role, Mr. DeMane served at Medtronic Inc. as Senior Vice President from May 2007 to August 2007, Senior Vice President and President: Europe, Canada, Latin America and Emerging Markets from August 2005 to May 2007, Senior Vice President and President: Spinal, ENT and Navigation from February 2002 to August 2005, and President, Spinal from January 2000 to February 2002. Prior to that, he was President at Interbody Technologies, a division of Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., from June 1998 to December 1999. From April 1996 to June 1998, Mr. DeMane served at Smith & Nephew Pty. Ltd. as Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, after a series of research and development and general management positions with Smith & Nephew Inc. Mr. DeMane earned a B.S. in Chemistry from St. Lawrence University and an M.S. in bioengineeringBioengineering from Clemson University. We believe that Mr. DeMane is qualified to serve on our Board due to his investment experience, strategic leadership track record, service on other boards of directors of companies in the healthcare industry and his previous service as our chief executive officer.Chief Executive Officer.

Lisa D. EarnhardtKirt P. Karros has served on our Board since June 2015. SheFebruary 2024. Since November 2015, Mr. Karros has served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Executive OfficerTreasurer of Intersect ENTHewlett Packard Enterprise, and previously served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer as well as Head of Investor Relations of Hewlett Packard Company. Prior to joining Hewlett Packard Company, Mr. Karros was a Principal and Managing Director of Research at Relational Investors LLC and a member of its boardthe firm's investment committee. While at Relational Investors, he assisted in identifying, evaluating, monitoring, and engaging portfolio companies and led the research team that focused on the technology, media, telecommunications, and energy sectors. Mr. Karros currently serves as the Executive Chairman of directors since March 2008. Prior to joining Intersect ENT, Ms. Earnhardt served as President of Boston Scientific’s Cardiac Surgery division (formerly known as Guidant Corporation, or Guidant) from June 2006 to January 2008 until its sale to Getinge Group. From August 1996 to April 2006, Ms. Earnhardt worked at Guidant in a variety of salesH3C Technologies and marketing leadership positions. Ms. Earnhardtpreviously served on the board of directors of Kensey Nash,both PMC-Sierra, Inc. and Innerworkings, Inc., where he was a publicly traded companymember of the Compensation Committee for both companies. Previously, Mr. Karros was an investment banker at Relational Advisors LLC where he advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets' financings and was an accountant at Arthur Andersen LLP. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and holds the professional designation of Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Karros earned his B.A. in Business Administration and M.S. in Accounting from 2011 until it was acquired by Royal DSM NA in 2012, where she served on the board’s nominating and governance and audit committees. Ms. Earnhardt holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from StanfordSan Diego State University. We believe that Ms. Earnhardt is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to her experience in the medical device industry.

Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Frank Fischer has served on our Board since October 2012. Mr. Fischer joined NeuroPace, Inc., a privately held developer of treatment devices for neurological disorders, in 2000 and currently serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer. From May 1998 to September 1999, Mr. Fischer was President, Chief Executive Officer

and a director of Heartport,��Inc., a formerly publicly traded cardiac surgery company (later acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2001). From 1987 to 1997, Mr. Fischer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ventritex, Inc., a publicly traded designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable defibrillators and related products for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, which was acquired by St. Jude Medical in 1997. Mr. Fischer currently serves on the board of directors of several privately held companies. Mr. Fischer received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We believe that Mr. FischerKarros is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive investment and management experience.

Sri Kosaraju has served on our Board since August 2021. Since October 2020, Mr. Kosaraju has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Inscripta, Inc., a privately-held digital genome engineering company. From August 2019 to May 2020, Mr. Kosaraju was President of Penumbra, Inc., where he also served as Head of Strategy from May 2015 to August 2019 and as Chief

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Financial Officer from May 2015 to December 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Kosaraju spent 16 years at J.P. Morgan, including as Head of Healthcare Equity Capital Markets and Co-Head of Technology Equity Capital Markets. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for Inscripta, Mr. Kosaraju also currently serves on the board of directors and is the chairperson of the audit committee of 10x Genomics, Inc., a life science technology company building products to interrogate, understand and master biology to advance human health. Mr. Kosaraju earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). We believe that Mr. Kosaraju is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive operational and management experience in the life science industry.finance and the healthcare industries.

Shawn T McCormick has served on our Board since September 2014. From November 2020 to February 2022, Mr. McCormick served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aldevron, L.L.C., which was acquired by Danaher in August 2021. Mr. McCormick previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Tornier N.V., a public medical device company (“Tornier”), from September 2012 to October 2015 when Tornier merged with Wright Medical Group. From April 2011 to February 2012, Mr. McCormick was Chief Operating Officer of Lutonix, Inc., a medical device company acquired by C. R. Bard, Inc. in December 2011. From January 2009 to July 2010, Mr. McCormick served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ev3 Inc., a public endovascular device company acquired by Covidien plc in July 2010. From May 2008 to January 2009, Mr. McCormick served as Vice President, Corporate Development at Medtronic, Inc., a public medical device company, where he was responsible for leading Medtronic’s worldwide business development activities. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. McCormick served as Vice President, Corporate Technology and New Ventures of Medtronic. From 2002 to 2007, Mr. McCormick was Vice President, Finance for Medtronic’s Spinal, Biologics and Navigation business. Prior to that, Mr. McCormick held various other positions with Medtronic, including Corporate Development Director, Principal Corporate Development Associate, Manager, Financial Analysis, Senior Financial Analyst and Senior Auditor. Prior to joining Medtronic, he spent four years with the public accounting firm KPMG Peat Marwick. He has beenwas a director of Entellus Medical, Inc., a public medical device company, since November 2014, and servesserved as the chairman of the audit committee and as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee.committee from November 2014 to February 2018 when Entellus was sold to Stryker. Mr. McCormick has beenwas previously a director of SurModics, Inc., a public medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies company, sincefrom December 2015 to December 2020, and servesserved on the audit committee and corporate governance and nominating committee. Mr. McCormick currently serves on the board of directors and is the chairperson of the audit committee of Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., medical technology company focused on innovative, minimally invasive solutions for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Mr. McCormick earned his M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and his B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive license). and was previously a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Fellow. We believe that Mr. McCormick is qualified to serve on our Board due to his financial expertise and extensive operational experience in the medical device industry.

Kevin O’Boyle has served on our Board since March 2019. Mr. O’Boyle has over 20 years of executive management experience in the medical device industry. Mr. O’Boyle previously served as the audit committee chairperson at Sientra, Inc. until June 2023. Additionally, Mr. O’Boyle served as the chairman of the board and audit committee chairperson at GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. until it was acquired in May 2021. Mr. O’Boyle also served as a director and audit committee chairperson of Wright Medical Group N.V. Mr. O’Boyle previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Advanced Biohealing Inc. a medical device company, from December 2010 until it was acquired in July 2011. Mr. O’Boyle served as CFO of NuVasive, Inc. from January 2003 until December 2009. Prior to that, Mr. O’Boyle served in various leadership positions during his six years with ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. Mr. O’Boyle received a B.S. in Accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology and completed the Executive Management Program at the University of California Los Angeles, John E. Anderson Graduate Business School. We believe that Mr. O’Boyle is qualified to serve on our Board due to his financial expertise and extensive management experience in the medical device industry.

Karen Prange has served on our Board since December 2019. From May 2016 to April 2018, Ms. Prange was Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for the Global Animal Health, Medical and Dental Surgical Group at Henry Schein and a member of its Executive Committee. Prior to that, Ms. Prange was Senior Vice President of Boston Scientific and President of its Urology and Pelvic Health business from June 2012 to May 2016. Prior to working at Boston Scientific, Ms. Prange also held several leadership positions in increasing levels of responsibility at Johnson and Johnson Company, most recently as General Manager of the Micrus Endovascular and Codman Neurovascular business. In addition to currently serving on the board of directors for each of the following companies, Ms. Prange also serves as the chairperson of the compensation and management development committee and a member of the audit committee for Embecta Corp. and as the chairperson on the compensation committee for Atricure, Inc. Ms. Prange additionally serves on the board of WS Audiology, and is an industry advisor for EQT, a global investment organization. Ms. Prange earned her B.S. in Business Administration with honors from the University of Florida and has completed executive education coursework at UCLA Anderson School of Business and Smith College. We believe that Ms. Prange is qualified to serve on our Board due to her extensive healthcare leadership expertise in the life sciences industry.

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Susan Siegel has served on our Board since December 2020. Until 2019, Ms. Siegel served as Chief Innovation Officer at General Electric and Chief Executive Officer of GE Business Innovations, a position she held since November 2017. Ms. Siegel had previously served as the CEO of GE Ventures since 2012, which was then subsumed into her new role. Prior to joining GE, from May 2006 to May 2012, she was a General Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, where she led healthcare and life science investments. From April 1998 to April 2006, Ms. Siegel was at Affymetrix, Inc. where she served as President and as a member of the board of directors. Since February 2019, Ms. Siegel has served on the board of directors of Illumina, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, and also currently serves as the chair of its compensation committee, having previously served on its audit committee. Since March 2017, Ms. Siegel has served on the board of directors of Align Technology, Inc., a global medical device company, and also currently serves on its nominating and governance committee and technology committee. Ms. Siegel holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico and a M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Boston University Medical School.We believe that Ms. Siegel is qualified to serve on our Board due to her investment experience and her operational and strategic leadership in the healthcare and life sciences industry.

Kevin Thornal was appointed as our President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2023 and has served as a member of our Board since May 2023. Mr. Thornal has over 20 years of experience in the medical device field. Mr. Thornal previously served as the Group President of Global Diagnostic Solutions at Hologic, Inc. (“Hologic”) from April 2022 to April 2023. Mr. Thornal served in several leadership positions with increasing levels of responsibility at Hologic from 2014 to April 2023. Prior to Hologic, Mr. Thornal held several roles of increasing responsibility at Stryker from 2004 to 2014 in sales, marketing, and business development. Mr. Thornal holds a B.A. in History and minors in English and Secondary Education from Southern Methodist University. We believe that Mr. Thornal is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive industry and leadership experience in the medical device sector.

Elizabeth Weatherman has served on our Board since March 2019. Ms. Weatherman has served as special limited partner of Warburg Pincus LLC, a leading global private equity firm, since 2016. Ms. Weatherman joined Warburg Pincus in 1988, became a partner in 1996 and served as a member of the Executive Management Group from 2001 to January 2016. She led the firm’s Healthcare Group from 2008 to January 2015. In addition to currently serving on the board of directors for each of the following companies, Ms. Weatherman also serves as the chairperson of the talent and compensation committee of Insulet Corporation; a member of the audit committee of Vapotherm, Inc.; and the chairperson of the nominating and corporate governance committee for Silk Road Medical, Inc. She also previously served as a director of Wright Medical Group N.V. She received a B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College and an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business. We believe that Ms. Weatherman is qualified to serve on our Board due to her service as a director on public company boards, including medical device companies, investment experience and healthcare industry knowledge.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FORTHE ELECTION OF EACH OF

THE ABOVE-NAMED DIRECTOR NOMINEES

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PROPOSAL NO. 2

RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee of our Board has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016,2024, and is seeking ratification of such selection by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has audited our financial statements since the year ended December 31, 2006. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are expected to be presentin attendance online at the Annual Meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Neither our bylawsBylaws nor other governing documents or law require stockholder ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. However, the Audit Committee is submitting the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to our stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If our stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether or not to retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if they determine that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table provides information regarding the fees incurred to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP during the years ended December 31, 20152023 and 2014.2022. The Audit Committee approved all of the fees described below incurred since our initial public offering in November 2014.

  Years Ended
December 31,
 

 

Years Ended

 

  2015   2014 

 

December 31,

 

Audit Fees(1)

  $1,552,358    $1,864,965  

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Audit Fees (1)

 

$

2,346,000

 

 

$

2,000,000

 

Tax Fees(2)

   —       —    

 

 

84,000

 

 

 

 

Audit-Related Fees

   —       —    

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Other Fees(3)

   —       —    

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

6,300

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total Fees

  $1,552,358    $1,864,965  

 

$

2,432,000

 

 

$

2,006,300

 

  

 

   

 

 

(1)Audit fees of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for 2015 and 2014 were for professional services rendered for the audits of our financial statements, including accounting consultation, reviews of quarterly financial statements and for services associated with our initial public offering, which was completed in November 2014, and our underwritten public offering, which was completed in June 2015.

(1) Audit fees of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for 2023 and 2022 were for professional services rendered for the audits of our financial statements, including accounting consultation and reviews of quarterly financial statements.

(2) Tax fees of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for 2023 were for tax advisory services.

(3) Other fees of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for 2023 and 2022 include support services not included in the service categories above.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee or a delegate of the Audit Committee pre-approves, or provides pursuant to pre-approvals policies and procedures for the pre-approval of, all audit and non-audit services provided by its independent registered public accounting firm. This policy is set forth in the charter of the Audit Committee and is available in the “Corporate Governance” section of our website at http://www.nevro.com/.

The Audit Committee approved all of the audit, audit-related, tax and other services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since our initial public offering in November 2014 and the estimated costs of those services. Actual amounts billed, to the extent in excess of the estimated amounts, are periodically reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTEFORRATIFICATION

OF OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The material in this report is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Nevro under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to oversee our financial reporting processes on behalf of our Board. The Audit Committee’s functions are more fully described in its charter, which is available onin the “Corporate Governance” section of our website at http://www.nevro.com/. Management has the primary responsibility for our financial statements and reporting processes, including our systems of internal controls. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management Nevro’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015.2023.

The Audit Committee has discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing StandardsStandard No. 61, as amended,1301, “Communications with Audit Committees,” as adoptedCommittees” issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”). In addition, the Audit Committee discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP their independence, and received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP the written disclosures and the letter required by Ethics and Independence Rule 3526 of the PCAOB. Finally, the Audit Committee discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, with and without management present, the scope and results of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s audit of such financial statements.

Based on these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee has recommended to our Board that such audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20152023 for filing with the SEC. The Audit Committee also has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 20162024 and is seeking ratification of such selection by the stockholders.

Audit Committee

Kevin O’Boyle, Chairperson

Kirt P. Karros

Shawn T McCormick

Karen Prange

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Shawn T McCormick, ChairmanPROPOSAL 3

Lisa D. Earnhardt

Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D.

PROPOSAL NO. 3

NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY (“SAY-ON-PAY”) VOTES BY STOCKHOLDERS ONTO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Summary

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) enables our stockholders to indicate how frequently they believe we should seek avote to approve, on an advisory, non-binding advisory vote from stockholders onbasis, the compensation of our named executive officers (our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer and our other three most highly compensated executive officers, collectivelyas disclosed in this Proxy Statement in accordance with the “NEOs”) i.e., how frequently to request futureSEC’s rules, commonly known as a “Say-on-Pay” votes from stockholders. Wevote. Accordingly, we are accordingly seeking a non-binding, advisory vote from stockholders as to the frequency with which our stockholders should have an opportunity to provide an advisory approval - a “Say-on-Pay” - of our NEO compensation. We are providing our stockholders with the choice of selecting a frequency of 1 year, 2 years or 3 years or abstaining from this advisory vote.

Pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, also referred to as the JOBS Act, we are not required to seek an advisory “Say-on-Pay” vote until the end of the three-year period beginning on the date of first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which occurred in November 2014 in connection with our IPO. In compliance with this phase-in period, we intend to seek an advisory “Say-on-Pay” vote beginning with the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2017.

While we will continue to monitor developments in this area, the Board currently plans to seek an advisory “Say-on-Pay” vote from stockholders every year, beginning with the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2017. We believe that this frequency is appropriate because it will enable our stockholders to vote, on an advisory basis, on the most recent executive compensation information that is presented in each of our proxy statements, leading to a more meaningful and coherent communication between the Company and our stockholders onapprove the compensation of our NEOs.named executive officers as described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement and the compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosures that follow.

The Board’s current plan is further based on the premise that this recommendation could be modified if it becomes apparent that an annual frequency vote is not meaningful, is burdensome or is more frequent than indicated by best corporate governance practices.

Board Recommendation

Based on these factors,Our Compensation Committee and the Board believe that the information provided in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement, compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosures demonstrates that our executive compensation program is designed appropriately, emphasizes pay for performance and aligns management’s interests with our stockholders’ interests to support long-term value creation.

Accordingly, our Board recommends that future advisory votes by stockholders on named executive officer compensation occur every year, until the next advisory vote on the frequency of future “Say-on-Pay” votes. Stockholders are not being asked to approve or disapprove the Board’s recommendation, but rather to indicate their choice among“FOR” the following frequency options: one year, two years or three years, or to abstain from voting on this item. If none of the frequency alternatives - one year, two years or three years - receives a majority of the votes cast, we will consider the highest number of votes cast by stockholders to be the frequency that has been selected by stockholders. Accordingly, we are asking stockholders to approve the following non-binding advisory resolution at the Annual Meeting:resolution:

RESOLVED, that the compensation of named executive officersstockholders of Nevro Corp. (the “Company”) be submitted toapprove, on an advisory vote bybasis, the compensation of the Company’s stockholders every (a) 1 year, (b) 2 years, or (c) 3 years, with such alternative that receivesnamed executive officers, as disclosed in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” compensation tables and the highest numberaccompanying narrative disclosures of votes cast representingthis Proxy Statement.

While the vote of stockholders.

The vote on this resolution is advisory and therefore not binding on us, the Company,Compensation Committee, or our Board, the Compensation Committee and our Board or its Compensation Committee. The Board may decide that it is invalues thoughtful input from stockholders and will consider the best interestsoutcome of the Company andvote on this resolution when considering future executive compensation decisions. Our Board has adopted a policy of providing for annual advisory votes from stockholders on executive compensation. Unless our Board modifies its stockholders to hold future advisory “Say-on-Pay” votes more or less frequently thanpolicy on the frequency indicated by stockholders in voting on this proposal.of future Say-on-Pay advisory votes, the next Say-on-Pay advisory vote will be held at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE, INVOTE, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, THAT FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES BY STOCKHOLDERS ONBASIS, FOR THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS BE REQUESTEDEVERY 1 YEAR.

OFFICERS.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Code of Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. The Code of Conduct and Ethics is available onin the “Corporate Governance” section of our website at http://www.nevro.com/. We expect that any amendments to the Code of Conduct and Ethics, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed on our website. The reference to our web address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained at or available through our website.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

We believe in sound corporate governance practices and have adopted formal Corporate Governance Guidelines to enhance our effectiveness. Our Board adopted these Corporate Governance Guidelines in order to ensure that it has the necessary practices in place to review and evaluate our business operations as needed and to make decisions that are independent of our management. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are also intended to align the interests of directors and management with those of our stockholders. The Corporate Governance Guidelines set forth the practices our Board follows with respect to Board and committee composition and selection, Board meetings, Chief Executive Officer performance evaluation and succession planning. A copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines is available on our website at http://www.nevro.com/.

Director Resignation Policy if Majority Approval is Not Attained. In 2021, the Board amended our Corporate Governance Guidelines to provide that an incumbent candidate for director who does not receive the affirmative “For” vote of a majority of the votes cast for his or her election (i.e., the director receives a greater number of votes “Withheld” for his or her election than votes “For”) promptly tender his or her resignation to the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, or a committee of independent directors in the event the subject director is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, will then make a recommendation to the Board and the Board (excluding the subject director) will make a determination as to whether to accept or reject the tendered offer of resignation generally within 90 days after certification of the election results of the stockholder vote. Following such determination, we will publicly disclose the decision regarding any tendered offer of resignation in a filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC. If a director’s offer to resign is not accepted by the Board, such director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

Independence of the Board of Directors

Under New York Stock Exchange rules and regulations, a majority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors must qualify as “independent,” as affirmatively determined by such board. The Board consults with the Company’s counsel to ensure that the Board’s determinations are consistent with all relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent,” including those set forth in pertinent New York Stock Exchange listing standards, as in effect from time to time.

Consistent with these considerations, our Board has determined that all of our current directors, other than Mr. DeMane and, if elected, Mr. Elghandour,Grossman, qualify as “independent” directors in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange listing requirements. Mr. DeManeGrossman is not considered independent because he is an employee of Nevro. Mr. Elghandour would not be considered independent because he is an employee of Nevro.our current President and Chief Executive Officer. The New York Stock ExchangeExchange’s independence definition includes a series of objective tests, such as that the director is not, and has not been for at least three years, one of our employees and that neither the director nor any of his family members has engaged in various types of business dealings with us. In addition, as required by New York Stock Exchange rules, our Board has made a subjective determination as to each independent director that no relationships exist, which, in the opinion of our Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In making these determinations, our Board reviewed and discussed information provided by the directors and us with regard to each director’s business and personal activities and relationships as they may relate to us and our management. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

As required under New York Stock Exchange rules and regulations, our independent directors meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions at which only independent directors are present. All of the committees of our Board are comprised entirely of directors determined by the Board to be independent within the meaning of New York Stock Exchange rules and regulations.

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Leadership Structure of the Board

Our bylawsBylaws and Corporate Governance Guidelines provide our Board with flexibility to combine or separate the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and/or the implementation of a lead director

in accordance with its determination that utilizing one or the other structure would be in the best interests of the Company. Currently, Mr. DeMane servesGrossman joined us in March 2019 as theour President and Chief Executive Officer and has served as Chairman of the Board since May 2019. In April 2023, Mr. Grossman retired as our President and Chief Executive Officer and became the Executive Chairman of the Board. Effective June 1, 2016,In October 2023, he transitioned to Non-Executive Chair of the Board. Mr. DeMane has served as our Lead Director since May 2019.

During 2023, the non-management members of the Board met regularly in executive session. Mr. DeMane served as the presiding director during these executive sessions in which Mr. Grossman and Mr. Thornal did not participate, and Mr. DeMane, as Lead Director, served as a liaison to management on behalf of the non-management members of the Board.

Independent leadership remains an important pillar of our Board leadership structure and, as such, we anticipate that Mr. DeMane will transitioncontinue to serve as the role of Executive Chairman of the Board and step down as Chief Executive Officer. At that time, Rami Elghandour, our current President, will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Fischer serves as presiding independentnon-management director at meetings of the independentnon-management members of the Board when they meet in executive sessions. In his role as presiding independent director, Mr. Fischer presides over the executive sessions of the Board in which Mr. DeMane does not participate and serves as a liaison to the Chief Executive Officer and management on behalf of the independent members of the Board.

session. The Board believes this leadership structure strikes an appropriate balance between effective and efficient Company leadership and oversight by non-management directors. We believe that Mr. DeMane’s experience as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board will help maintain effective communication and coordination between the Board and Mr. Elghandour, our Chief Executive Officer and President as of June 1, 2016.

Our Board has concluded that our current leadership structure is appropriate at this time. However, our Board will continue to periodically review our leadership structure and may make changes as it deems appropriate.

Role of Board in Risk Oversight Process

Risk assessment and oversight are an integral part of our governance and management processes. Our Board encourages management to promote a culture that incorporates risk management into our corporate strategy and day-to-day business operations. Management discusses strategic and operational risks at regular management meetings and conducts specific strategic planning and review sessions during the year that include focused discussions and analyses of the risks facing us. Throughout the year, senior management reviews these risks with the Board at regular Board meetings as part of management presentations that focus on particular business functions, operations or strategies, and presents the steps taken by management to mitigate or eliminate such risks.

Our Board does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through our Board as a whole, as well as through various standing committees of our Board that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our Board is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure, and our Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures.exposures and our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee manages the risks related to our Environmental, Social and Governance Responsibility program. The Audit Committee also monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee monitors the effectiveness of our corporate governance guidelines and considers and approves or disapproves any related-person transactions. Our Compensation Committee assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs hashave the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking.

Board Committees

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee oversees our corporate accounting and financial reporting process. Among other matters, the Audit Committee:

appoints our independent registered public accounting firm;

evaluates the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance;

determines the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm;

reviews and approves the scope of the annual audit and the audit fee;

discusses with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the results of the annual audit and the review of our quarterly financial statements;

approves the retention of the independent registered public accounting firm to perform any proposed permissible non-audit services;

monitors the rotation of partners of the independent registered public accounting firm on our engagement team as required by law;

is responsible for reviewing our financial statements and our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations to be included in our annual and quarterly reports to be filed with the SEC;

reviews our critical accounting policies and estimates; and

annually reviews the Audit Committee charter and the committee’s performance.

The current members of our Audit Committee are Shawn TMessrs. O’Boyle, Karros and McCormick, Lisa D. Earnhardt and Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D.Ms. Prange. Mr. McCormickO’Boyle serves as the chairperson of the committee. All members of our Audit Committee meet the requirements for financial literacy under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange. Our Board has determined that Mr.Messrs. O’Boyle, Karros and McCormick is anare Audit Committee financial expertexperts as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and has the requisite financial sophistication as defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange. Under the rules of the SEC, members of the Audit Committee must also meet heightened independence standards. Our Board has determined that each of Mr.Messrs. O’Boyle, Karros and McCormick and Ms. Earnhardt and Dr. JaegerPrange are independent under the applicable rules of New York Stock Exchange and under the applicable rules of the SEC. The Audit Committee was established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter that satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and New York Stock Exchange. A copy of the Audit Committee charter is available to security holders onin the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at http://www.nevro.com/.

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Our Audit Committee oversees our corporate accounting and financial reporting process. Among other matters, the Audit Committee:

appoints our independent registered public accounting firm;
evaluates the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance;
determines the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm;
reviews and approves the scope of the annual audit and the audit fee;
discusses with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the results of the annual audit and the review of our quarterly financial statements;
approves the retention of the independent registered public accounting firm to perform any proposed permissible non-audit services;
monitors the rotation of partners of the independent registered public accounting firm on our engagement team as required by law;
is responsible for reviewing our financial statements and our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations to be included in our annual and quarterly reports to be filed with the SEC;
reviews our critical accounting policies and estimates;
reviews cyber-security and other risks relevant to the Company’s computerized information systems; and
annually reviews the Audit Committee charter and the committee’s performance.

Compensation Committee

The current members of our Compensation Committee are Mses. Weatherman and Siegel and Mr. Kosaraju. Ms. Weatherman serves as the chairperson of the committee. Each of the members of our Compensation Committee is independent under the applicable rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange and is a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter that satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange. A copy of the Compensation Committee charter is available to security holders in the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at http://www.nevro.com/.

Our Compensation Committee reviews and recommends policies relating to compensation and benefits of our officers and employees. The Compensation Committee reviews and recommends to our Board corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers, evaluates the performance of these officers in light of those goals and objectives and sets the compensation of these officers, other than the Chief Executive Officer, based on such evaluations. Our Board retains the authority to determine and approve, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, unless such authority has been delegated to the Compensation Committee. Our executive officers submit proposals to the Compensation Committee regarding our executive and director compensation, which the Compensation Committee may recommend to our Board. The Compensation Committee also recommends to our Board the issuance of restricted stock units, performance stock units, stock options and other awards under our stock plans. The Compensation Committee will review and evaluate, at least annually, the performance of the Compensation Committee and its members, including compliance by the Compensation Committee with its charter. The Compensation Committee is entitled to delegate any or all of its responsibilities to a subcommittee to the extent consistent with our certificate of incorporation, bylaws, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),Charter, Bylaws, applicable laws regulations and NYSE rules. The current members of our Compensation Committee are Drs. Behbahani, Jaeger and Vale. Dr. Jaeger serves as the chairman of the committee. Each of the members of our Compensation Committee is independent under the applicable rules and regulations of theand New York Stock Exchange and is a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and an “outside director” as that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code.rules.

Our Compensation Committee has retained Compensia, Inc.Aon’s Human Capital Solutions practice a division of Aon plc (“Compensia”Aon”), formerly known as Radford, a nationally recognized compensation consulting firm, to serve as its independent compensation consultant andconsultant. Aon's role is to conduct market

research and analysis on our various executive positions, to assist the committee in developing appropriate incentive plans for our executives, on an annual basis, to provide the committee with advice and ongoing recommendations regarding material executive, non-executive and non-employee director compensation decisions and to review compensation proposals of management. CompensiaAon reports directly to the Compensation Committee and does not provide any non-compensation related services to the Company. In compliance with the disclosure requirements of the SEC regarding the independence of compensation consultants, CompensiaAon addressed each of the six independence factors established by the SEC with the Compensation Committee. Its responses affirmed the independence of CompensiaAon on executive compensation matters. Based on this assessment, the Compensation Committee determined that the engagement of Compensia Aon

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does not raise any conflicts of interest or similar concerns. In addition, the Compensation Committee evaluated the independence of its other outside advisors to the Compensation Committee, including outside legal counsel, considering the same independence factors and concluded their work for the Compensation Committee does not raise any conflicts of interest.

The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter that satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange. A copy of the Compensation Committee charter is available to security holders on the Company’s website at http://www.nevro.com/.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for making recommendations to our Board regarding candidates for directorships and the size and composition of our Board. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing our corporate governance policies and reporting and making recommendations to our Board concerning governance matters. The current members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Dr. Behbahani, Ms. EarnhardtMr. Fischer and Mr. Fischer.Mses. Prange and Weatherman. Mr. Fischer serves as the chairmanchairperson of the committee. Each of the members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is an independent director under the applicable rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange relating to Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee independence. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter. A copy of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter is available to security holders onin the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at http://www.nevro.com/.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for making recommendations to our Board regarding candidates for directorships and the size and composition of our Board. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing our corporate governance policies and reporting and making recommendations to our Board concerning governance matters, including with respect to our Environmental, Social and Governance Responsibility (“ESG”) program. (A copy of our ESG program report is available in the “Investors” section of our website at http://www.nevro.com/.)

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing with the Board, on an annual basis, the appropriate characteristics, skills and experience required for the Board as a whole and its individual members. In evaluating the suitability of individual candidates (both new candidates and current members), the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, in recommending candidates for election, and the Board, in approving (and, in the case of vacancies, appointing) such candidates, will take into account many factors, including the following:following (in no particular order): diversity of personal and professional background, perspective and experience; personal and professional integrity, ethics and values; experience in corporate management, operations or finance, such as serving as an officer or former officer of a publicly held company, and a general understanding of marketing, finance and other elements relevant to the success of a publicly-traded company in today’s business environment; experience in the industries in which we compete and with relevant social policy concerns; experience as a board member or executive officer of another publicly held company; relevant academic expertise or other proficiency in an area of the Company’s operations; diversity of business and career experience relevant to the success of the Company; applicable legal and regulatory considerations; and practical and mature business judgment. The Board evaluates each individual in the context of the Board as a whole, with the objective of assembling a group that can best maximize the success of the businessCompany and represent stockholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment using its diversity of experience in these various areas.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders. For a stockholder to make any nomination for election to the Board at an annual meeting, the stockholder must provide notice to the Company, which notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the Company’s principal executive offices not less than 90 days, and not more than 120 days, prior to the one-year

anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before, or more than 60 days after, such anniversary date, the stockholder’s notice must be delivered, or mailed and received, not later than 90 days prior to the date of the annual meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the date on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting is made. Further updates and supplements to such notice may be required at the times, and in the forms, required under our bylaws.Bylaws. As set forth in our bylaws,Bylaws, submissions must include the name and address of the proposed nominee, information regarding the proposed nominee that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act, information regarding the proposed nominee’s indirect and direct interests in shares of the Company’s common stock, and a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement of the proposed nominee. Our bylawsBylaws also specify further requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. We recommend that any stockholder wishing to make a nomination for director review a copy of our bylaws,Bylaws, as amended and restated to date, which is available, without charge, from our Corporate Secretary, at 1800 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065.

Meetings of the Board, of Directors, Board and Committee Member Attendance and Annual Meeting Attendance

Our Board met six times during the last year. The Audit Committee met seven times, the Compensation Committee met six times and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met three times.four times during the last year. During 2015,2023, each Board member attended 75% or more of the aggregate of the meetings of the Board and of the committees on which he or she served. We

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encourage all of our directors and nominees for director to attend our annual meeting of stockholders; however, attendance is not mandatory. AllSix of our nine then-serving directors attended our annual general meeting of stockholders in 2015.2023.

Stockholder or Any Other Interested Party Communications with the Board of Directors

Should stockholders or any other interested party wish to communicate with the Board or any specified individual directors, such correspondence should be sent to the attention of the Corporate Secretary at 1800 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065. The Corporate Secretary will review such communications and, if appropriate, forward the communicationthem only to the Board members.intended recipients. Communications that do not relate to the responsibilities of the intended recipients as directors of the Company (such as communications that are commercial or frivolous in nature) will not be forwarded. In addition, communications that appear to be unduly hostile, intimidating, threatening, illegal or similarly inappropriate will not be forwarded.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2015,2023, our Compensation Committee consisted of Drs. Behbahani, JaegerMses. Weatherman and Vale.Siegel and Mr. Kosaraju. None of the members of our Compensation Committee has at any time been one of our officers or employees. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the board of directors or Compensation Committeecompensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers on our Board or Compensation Committee.

Board Diversity

We believe in building and maintaining a diverse Board. Our Board is currently comprised of three female directors, constituting 27% of our Board membership, and two directors from an “underrepresented community.”We expect to continue to look for opportunities to add Board members from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.

The following provides information regarding the members of our Board as of April 12, 2024.

Michael

Frank

D. Keith

Kirt P.

Sri

Shawn T

Kevin

Karen

Susan

Kevin

Elizabeth

DeMane

Fischer

Grossman

Karros

Kosaraju

McCormick

O'Boyle

Prange

Siegel

Thornal

Weatherman

Race / Ethnicity

African American

Asian / Pacific Islander

White / Caucasian

Hispanic / Latino

Native American

Gender

Male

Female

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

WeBelow, we describe below transactions and series of similar transactions, during our last fiscal year, to which we were a party or will be a party, in which:

the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and

any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our common stock, or an affiliate or immediate family member thereof, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Indemnification Agreements and Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. These agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify each director and executive officer to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including indemnification of expenses such as attorneys’ fees, judgments, penalties, fines and settlement amounts incurred by the director or executive officer in any action or proceeding, including any action or proceeding by or in right of us, arising out of the person’s servicesservice as a director or executive officer.

Registration Rights Agreement

We entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement with certain of our investors, including entities with which certain of our directors are or were affiliated, prior to our initial public offering in November 2014. As of December 31, 2015, the holders of approximately 2.2 million shares of our common stock, including the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options, are entitled to rights with respect to the registration of their shares under the Securities Act.

Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions

Our Board has adopted a written related person transaction policy setting forth the policies and procedures for the review and approval or ratification of related person transactions. This policy covers, with certain exceptions set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, any transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships in which we were or are to be a participant, where the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and a related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, including, without limitation, purchases of goods or services by or from the related person or entities in which the related person has a material interest, indebtedness, guarantees of indebtedness and employment by us of a related person. In reviewing and approving any such transactions, our Audit Committee is tasked to consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including, but not limited to, whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction. All of the

We did not enter into any such transactions described in this section occurred prior to the adoption of this policy.2023.

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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The material in this report is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Nevro under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The Compensation Committee reviewed and discussed with management the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” included in this Proxy Statement. Based on those reviews and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” be included in this Proxy Statement.

Compensation Committee

Elizabeth Weatherman, Chairperson

Sri Kosaraju

Susan Siegel

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Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D., Chairman

Ali Behbahani, M.D.

Brad Vale, Ph.D., D.V.M.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

In connection with, and effective as of, our initial public offering in 2014, we implementedWe maintain a non-employee director compensation policy forprogram (the “Director Compensation Program”), pursuant to which our non-employee directors (the “Director Plan”). Pursuant toare compensated for their service on the Board. Under our Director Plan,Compensation Program, which was last amended effective April 7, 2023, each non-employee director receives an annual cash retainer of $40,000.$55,000. Additionally, the non-executive chair of the Board receives an annual retainer of $75,000 and the lead director receives an annual cash retainer of $50,000. Non-employee directors who serve on one or more committees are eligiblealso entitled to receive the following annual committee fees:

Committee

  Chair   Other
Member
 

Audit committee

  $20,000    $10,000  

Compensation committee

  $15,000    $8,000  

Nominating and corporate governance committee

  $10,000    $5,000  

Committee

Chair

Other Member

Audit Committee

$

25,000

$

12,000

Compensation Committee

$

18,250

$

8,000

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

$

12,000

$

6,000

A non-employee director may also elect to receive all or a portion of the annual retainer or committee fees in the form of fully vested shares of our common stock, calculated by dividing the quarterly portion of the annual retainer by the closing trading price of the Company’s common stock on the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter.

Under the Director Plan,Compensation Program, each non-employee director whothat is initially elected or appointed to our Board will receive an option for that numberaward of shares of our common stock necessary for the award to have an aggregateRSUs with a grant date fair value of approximately $150,000 upon$300,000 (the “initial award”). The initial award vests in three equal annual installments on the anniversary of the date of the director’s initial election or appointment, or electionsubject to our Board (the “Initial Grant”).continued service through such vesting date. In addition, each non-employee director who is servinghas served on our Board immediatelyat least six months prior to, and will continue to serve on our Board following an annual stockholder’s meeting will receive an annual option to purchase that numberaward of shares of our common stock necessary for the award to have an aggregateRSUs with a grant date fair value of approximately $90,000$180,000 (the “annual award”). The annual award will vest on the date of such annual stockholder’s meeting (the “Annual Grant”). The Initial Grant will vest as to 1/3rdearlier of the shares subject to the Initial Grant each year followingfirst anniversary of the grant date subject to continued service through each applicable vesting date. The Annual Grant will vest as to 1/12th of the shares subject to the Annual Grant each month following the grant date, which vesting will accelerate in full onor the date of the next annual stockholder’s meeting, to the extent unvested as of such date, subject to continued service through each applicable vestingsuch date. All equity awards including any Initial Grants and Annual Grants, held by our non-employee directors will vest in full immediately prior to the occurrence of a change in control.

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation earned by our non-employee directors during the year endedas of December 31, 2015.2023 who served during 2023, other than Mr. Grossman who retired from serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer on April 24, 2023 but continued to serve as our Executive Chairman until October 24, 2023, when he became the Non-Executive Chairman. Mr. Grossman’s and Mr. Thornal’s compensation is disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table below .

Name

  Fees Earned
or Paid
in Cash (1)
   Option
Awards (2)
   Total 

Ali Behbahani, M.D.

  $53,000    $90,011    $143,011  

Lisa D. Earnhardt(3)

  $27,802    $149,942    $177,744  

Frank Fischer

  $50,000    $90,011    $140,011  

Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D.

  $65,000    $90,011    $155,011  

Shawn T McCormick

  $60,000    $90,011    $150,011  

Brad Vale, Ph.D., D.V.M.(4)

  $40,000    $240,011    $280,011  

Peter T. Bisgaard(4)

   —       —       —    

Nathan B. Pliam, M.D.(3)

  $26,896    $90,011    $116,907  

Name

 

Fees Earned or Paid (1)

 

 

Stock Awards (2)

 

 

Total

 

Michael DeMane

 

$

105,000

 

 

$

179,994

 

 

$

284,994

 

Frank Fischer

 

$

67,000

 

 

$

179,994

 

 

$

246,994

 

Sri Kosaraju

 

$

63,000

 

 

$

179,994

 

 

$

242,994

 

Shawn T McCormick

 

$

67,000

 

 

$

179,994

 

 

$

246,994

 

Kevin O'Boyle

 

$

80,000

 

 

$

179,994

 

 

$

259,994

 

Karen Prange

 

$

73,000

 

 

$

179,994

 

 

$

252,994

 

Susan Siegel

 

$

63,000

 

 

$

179,994

 

 

$

242,994

 

Elizabeth Weatherman

 

$

79,250

 

 

$

179,994

 

 

$

259,244

 

(1) The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate dollar amount of all fees earned or paid in cash to each non-employee director in fiscal 20152023 for their service as a director, including any annual retainer fees, committee and/or chairmanshipchairperson fees. Amounts may be paid in cash or, at the election of the director, in the form of fully vested shares of common stock. Four of the directors elected to receive fully vested shares of common stock for fees earned in fiscal 2023: Mr. DeMane received 4,342 shares, Mr. Fischer received 2,270 shares, Mr. Kosaraju received 2,604 shares and Ms. Weatherman received 3,277 shares. The cash fees they would have received absent such election are shown in this column.

(2) The amounts reported in this column represent the grant date fair value calculated in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, excluding the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting provisions.718. The valuation assumptions used in determining such amounts are described in Note 811 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.2023.

(3) Dr. Pliam resigned from the Board effective as of June 26, 2015. Ms. Earnhardt was appointed to the Board effective June 29, 2015, filling the vacancy created by Dr. Pliam’s resignation.22


(4) Mr. Bisgaard resigned from the Board effective March 1, 2015. Mr. Bisgaard waived his right to receive any compensation, whether in cash or equity, as a non-employee director. Dr. Vale was appointed to the Board effective March 1, 2015, filling the vacancy created by Mr. Bisgaard’s resignation.

As of December 31, 2015,2023, each of our non-employee directors during 2015 held the following outstanding options:stock and option awards:

Name

Shares Subject to
Outstanding
Options

Ali Behbahani, M.D.

12,659

Lisa D. Earnhardt

5,853

Frank Fischer

12,659

Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D.

12,659

Shawn T McCormick

18,311

Brad Vale, Ph.D., D.V.M.

12,931

Peter T. Bisgaard

—  

Nathan B. Pliam, M.D.

—  

Name

 

Shares Subject to Outstanding Stock Awards

 

 

Shares Subject to Outstanding Option Awards

 

Michael DeMane

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

84,795

 

Frank Fischer

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

19,444

 

Sri Kosaraju

 

 

7,573

 

 

 

 

Shawn T McCormick

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

25,096

 

Kevin O'Boyle

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

 

Karen Prange

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

 

Susan Siegel

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Weatherman

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

 

Stock Ownership Guidelines

In November 2018, our Board, upon recommendation by our Compensation Committee, approved stock ownership guidelines for our executive officers and directors. Pursuant to the guidelines, our directors are required to hold equity valued at 3x the base annual retainer and have five years from the effective date of the guidelines to come into compliance.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following is biographical information for our executive officers and significant employees as of March 31, 2016.April 1, 2024.

Name

Age

Position(s)

NameExecutive Officers

Age

Position(s)

Executive Officers

Michael DeManeKevin Thornal

59

50

Chairman of the Board

President and Chief Executive Officer (effective June 1, 2016, Mr. DeMane will step down as Chief Executive Officer and become Executive Chairman of the Board)

Rami ElghandourRoderick H. MacLeod

37

57

President (effective June 1, 2016, Mr. Elghandour will become

Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer)Financial Officer

Andrew H. GalliganKashif Rashid

59Chief Financial Officer

Doug Alleavitch

55Vice President, Quality

Michael Enxing50

49Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Patrick Schmitz

56Vice President, Operations

Andre Walker

52Senior Vice President, Research &Corporate Development
Significant Employees and Chief Legal Officer

Greg Siller

43

Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

Significant Employees

David Caraway, M.D., Ph.D.

59

67

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Richard B. Carter

45

53

Chief Accounting Officer

Christofer Christoforou

54

Senior Vice President of Finance, Corporate ControllerTechnical Operations

Bradford E. GlinerDonald A. Middlebrook

50

73

Senior Vice President of Clinical, & Regulatory and Quality

Michael W. HallShana Ross

68

51

General Counsel

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Tamara F. RookPeter A. Socarras

44

43

Vice President, Health Economics & ReimbursementGeneral Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Executive Officers

See above under “Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors” for biographical information for Michael DeManeKevin Thornal.

Roderick H. MacLeod joined us in June 2020 and Rami Elghandour.

Andrew H. Galligan has servedcurrently serves as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2010.Officer. From February 2009September 2004 to July 2010,June 2020, Mr. GalliganMacLeod served in leadership positions at Stryker Endoscopy, a division of Stryker Corp (Stryker) that develops and manufactures medical devices, most recently as Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining Stryker, Mr. MacLeod served in various finance positions at Lumenare Networks, United Airlines and Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. MacLeod received a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and a Master of Management degree from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Kashif Rashidjoined us in December 2017 and currently serves as our Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer. From March 2017 to December 2017, Mr. Rashid served as Vice President, of Finance and Chief Financial OfficerLegal at OOMA, a consumer electronics manufacturer and VOIP service provider. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Galligan served as Vice President of Finance and CFO of Reliant Technologies, Inc. (later acquired by Solta Medical, Inc.), a medical device company. Mr. Galligan has also held the top financial executive position at several other medical device companies and began his career in various financial positions at KPMG and Raychem Corp. Mr. Galligan has served on the board of directors at OOMA, a publicly held consumer telecommunications company, since December 2014. Mr. Galligan also served on the board of directors of DiaDexus,Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc., a public medical diagnosticsbiotechnology company until January 2015.focused on T-cell immunotherapy. From June 2008 to February 2017, Mr. Galligan received a degree in Business Studies from Trinity College in Dublin, IrelandRashid served first as Associate General Counsel and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Doug Alleavitchhas servedlater as our VP, Quality since April 2015. From October 2009 to April 2015, Mr. Alleavitch served as Vice President, Operations and Quality AssuranceDeputy General Counsel at AEGEASt. Jude Medical, Inc., a medical device company, where he oversaw the manufacturinghad responsibility for various legal functions, including commercial, business development and quality assurance procedures for AEGEA Medical.corporate governance and securities. From August 2007September 1998 to September 2009,June 2008, Mr. AlleavitchRashid served first as Senior Director, Manufacturingin roles of increasing responsibility at General Electric Company's Healthcare business, Loews Corporation and later as Vice President, Operations at AngioScore, Inc.,Kaye Scholer, LLP, a medical device company, where he oversaw AngioScore’s production, supply chain management and manufacturing engineering. From February 2002 to July 2007,global law firm. Mr. Alleavitch served first as Director, Quality Assurance and later as Director, Operations at Boston Scientific, a medical device company. Mr. AlleavitchRashid received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, an

M.S. in Industrial Engineering and an M.B.A.Business Administration from the George Washington University of Illinois and an M.S.a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Greg Sillerjoined us in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Michael Enxing has served as our Vice President of SalesJune 2023 and Marketing since December 2012. From 2009 to December 2012, Mr. Enxing served as Vice President of Vertos Medical Inc., a medical device company. From 1990 to 2009, Mr. Enxing held various executive positions at Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (f/k/a Cardio Vascular Solutions (CSI)), a medical device company, Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. (acquired by St. Jude Medical, Inc.), a medical device company, Stryker Corporation, a medical technology company, and Tecnol Medical Products, Inc. (acquired by Kimberly Clark), a medical device company. Mr. Enxing is a graduate of Iowa State University with a B.S. in Communications and focus in business administration.

Patrick Schmitz has served as our Vice President, Operations since March 2016. From 2005 to October 2015, Mr. Schmitz served as Vice President, Operations at Thoratec Corporation, a medical device company, where he oversaw all domestic and international operations. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Schmitz served as Vice President, North American Operations at GN ReSound, a medical device company. Mr. Schmitz also held several leadership positions in increasing levels of responsibility at St. Jude from 1993 to 2003. Mr. Schmitz holds a B.S. in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin – Stout.

Andre Walker has servedcurrently serves as our Senior Vice President Research & Development since February 2007.and Chief Commercial Officer. From 1999April 2006 to 2007,June 2023, Mr. Walker was Vice President of R&D at St. Jude Medical, Inc., responsible for the development of its implantable Defibrillators and Pacemaker products. Mr. Walker has also heldSiller served in several leadership positions at Siemens Pacesetter, Inc.,Stryker, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Stryker Interventional Spine business since January 2020. Prior to that position, Mr. Siller served as Senior Director of Sales of the Stryker Surgical Technologies business. Mr. Siller received a medical device company, and Zilog, Inc., a consumer semiconductor manufacturer. Mr. Walker holds an M.S.B.S. in Electrical EngineeringKinesiology from the University of Hasselt in Hasselt, Belgium.New Hampshire.

Significant Employees

David Caraway, M.D., Ph.D. has served joined us in April 2014 and currently serves as our Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer since April 2014.Officer. Before joining Nevro, from 2001 to May 2014, Dr. Caraway was the CEO of The Center for Pain Relief, Tri-State, L.L.C., in partnership with St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Caraway has maintained an active medical practice for over 20 years and has held leadership positions in the North American Neuromodulation and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. As a nationally recognized expert in the treatment of chronic pain, he has lectured regionally, nationally and internationally in the field of Interventional Pain Medicine and authored numerous publications in this field. Dr. Caraway received a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia School of Engineering, an M.D. from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and a Ph.D. in biophysics from the University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He

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also received post-graduate training in anesthesiology and pain management from the University of Virginia. Dr. Caraway is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Richard B. Carter has served as our Vice President of Finance, Corporate ControllerChief Accounting Officer since November 2015,September 2022, having held roles of increasing responsibility in finance and accounting since joining Nevro as Corporate Controller in September 2014.2014, most recently as Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller. From October 2013 to October 2014, Mr. Carter served as Corporate Controller at ClearEdge Power, Inc., a privately held fuel cell manufacturing company. From December 2011 to October 2013, Mr. Carter served as the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at Kovio, Inc., a privately held electronic device manufacturing company. From March 2007 to December 2011, Mr. Carter served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at MiaSolé, a thin-film solar panel manufacturer. Previously, Mr. Carter served as the Corporate Controller at PortalPlayer, Inc. and Transmeta Corporation, both publicly traded fabless semiconductor companies. Mr. Carter received a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University, Chico. Mr. Carter is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive license) and began his career as an auditor at Ernst & Young, LLP.

Bradford E. GlinerChristofer Christoforou joined us in July 2016, has served as our Vice President, of ClinicalResearch and Regulatory Affairs since May 2011. From 2008 to May 2011, Mr. Gliner was PresidentDevelopment, and CEO at MitoGuard Neuroscience, Inc., a

photobiomodulation medical device company. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. Gliner wascurrently serves as our Senior Vice President of ResearchTechnical Operations. From December 2014 to July 2016, Mr. Christoforou served as Vice President, Quality Engineering at Northstar Neuroscience, Inc.,Thoratec, a medical device company where he led research on numerous neuromodulation applications.oversaw the operational, design and supplier quality engineering functions. From 1992October 1999 to December 2014, Mr. Christoforou served in several leadership positions of increasing levels of responsibility at Thoratec. From August 1993 to February 1999, Mr. Gliner was alsoChristoforou served as a co-founderManager of Heartstream, Inc. (acquired by Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV),Engineering and various Engineering positions for United States Surgical Corporation, a medical device company that manufactures and markets automatic external defibrillators.producer of tools for use in surgery. Mr. GlinerChristoforou received a B.S. in ElectricalBiomedical Engineering from theBoston University of Illinois and ana M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.

Michael W. Hall hasDonald A. Middlebrook joined us in January 2020 and currently serves as our Senior Vice President of Clinical, Regulatory and Quality. From January 2017 to January 2020, Mr. Middlebrook served as our General Counsel sinceRegulatory and Clinical Affairs Consultant for Abbot following their acquisition of St. Jude Medical. From October 2015 to January 2015. He was a partner at Latham & Watkins from February 1999 to December 2014.2017, Mr. Hall practiced for a number of years at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati and was a co-founder of Venture Law Group prior to joining Latham & Watkins. His practice was focused on representation of life science companies primarilyMiddlebrook served in the medical device industry. He also represented underwriterssame capacity for St. Jude Medical following their acquisition of Thoratec Corporation. From September 1996 to October 2015, Mr. Middlebrook served as Vice President of Corporate Quality and venture capital firmsRegulatory Affairs for Thoratec Corporation. Prior to this, Mr. Middlebrook held positions of increasing responsibility in both publicregulatory affairs and private financing transactions.quality assurance at Chiron Vision and Baxter International. Mr. HallMiddlebrook previously served as President and Chairman of the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS) Board of Directors, was elected as a RAPS Fellow and has continued to serve on several important committees for this society. Mr. Middlebrook received a B.A.B.S. in Biology from California State University, SonomaFullerton.

Shana Ross joined us in August 2023 and currently serves as our Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. From July 2012 to July 2022, Ms. Ross was Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer at Bayhealth Medical Center, a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall).

Tamara F. Rook hashealthcare system based in Delaware. From November 2007 to July 2012, Ms. Ross served as our Vice President, Health Economics & Reimbursement since September 2013.Director of Human Resources and Talent Acquisition at Adventist Midwest Health. From June 20122001 to August 2013,2007, Ms. Rook was the Vice PresidentRoss served in several positions of Reimbursementincreasing levels of responsibility at Vertos Medical Inc., a medical device company, where she focused on gaining market access forAdventist Healthcare. Ms. Ross earned an emerging therapy. From 2006 to June 2012, Ms. Rook workedM.S. in the neuromodulation space with Medtronic, Inc.Human Resources and from 2004 to 2006 she worked at Cyberonics, Inc. where she was focused on managing patient access and initiating coverage for new indications. Ms. Rook received an M.B.A. from the University of HoustonMaryland.

Peter A. Socarras joined us in October 2012 and currently serves as our Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Since joining us as our Director of Intellectual Property in October 2012, Mr. Socarras has held roles of increasing responsibility in our legal department. Prior to joining us, from 2004 to 2012, Mr. Socarras held roles as an attorney and patent agent at the law firms of Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP and Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC. In 2003, Mr. Socarras held the position of Patent Agent at Cordis Neurovascular. Mr. Socarras earned a B.A.J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, and an M.S. and B.S. in Public AdministrationBiomedical Engineering from Texas State University.the University of Miami.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

General

The following Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) provides information on the compensation arrangements for our Named Executive Officers (our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer and our other three most highly compensated executive officers, collectively(collectively our “NEOs”) and is intended to provide context for the decisions underlying the compensation paid to our NEOs in 2015.2023. This CD&A should be read together with the compensation tables and related disclosures set forth below. Our NEOs for 20152023, comprised of all of our executive officers, were as follows:

Michael DeMane,
Kevin Thornal, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Rami Elghandour, President;
D. Keith Grossman, former President and Chief Executive Officer;

Andrew
Roderick H. Galligan,MacLeod, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;

Doug Alleavitch, Vice President, Quality;

Andre Walker,Niamh Pellegrini, former Senior Vice President Research & Development.and Chief Commercial Officer;
Kashif Rashid, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer; and
Greg Siller, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer.

In April 2015, Mr. Alleavitch joined usGrossman retired from serving as our Vice President Quality. In addition, in February 2016, the Board approved an executive leadership succession plan pursuantand Chief Executive Officer on April 24, 2023 but continued to which, effective June 1, 2016, Mr. DeMane will transition to the role ofserve as our Executive Chairman of the Board anduntil his transition to Non-Executive Chairman in October 2023. Upon Mr. Elghandour will assume the role ofGrossman’s retirement, Mr. Thornal commenced employment as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Officer and was appointed as a member of the Board. Mr. Siller joined as our Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer on June 19, 2023. Ms. Pellegrini’s employment with us terminated on June 9, 2023.

Executive Summary

2023 Performance Results. Throughout 2023, the macroeconomic environment and geopolitical conditions continued to negatively impact the global spinal cord stimulation (“SCS”) therapy market. The ongoing changes in patient behavior, labor shortages with nurses and other healthcare facility staff and macroeconomic pressures all had a severe impact on the demand for elective medical procedures in hospitals and clinics, which significantly impacted our financial performance for 2023. However, we do believe our business incrementally improved throughout the course of the year, in large part because of the continued execution of the Company’s business plan in important areas. Key results of our 2023 performance and achievements include the following:

We achieved record revenue of $425.2 million for the full year 2023.
Despite difficult market conditions, we increased market share throughout 2023.
We continued the commercial launch of the Senza® HFX iQTM SCS system, the latest offering of our Senza SCS product platform, which is the first data-backed, AI-powered SCS system that gets smarter over time, learning from patient responses to deliver personalized relief to patients.
We acquired Vyrsa Technologies, which allowed entry into the Sacroiliac (SI) Joint market with a wide range of SI Joint solutions.
We closed a $200 million term loan credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to repurchase the majority of our 2025 Convertible Notes, as well as for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

Say-on-Pay Vote and Stockholder Feedback. At our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders voted 71.8% (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) against, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the 2022 compensation of our named executive officers, or our advisory “Say-on-Pay” vote. In light of the results of the Say-on-Pay vote, we engaged in a stockholder outreach campaign to receive feedback from our top 25 shareholders on our compensation program. We received feedback on two aspects of our compensation program principally: (i) a 2022, one-time PSU grant (the “2022 PSUs”) awarded to our then-chief executive officer Mr. Grossman; and (ii) a mid-year adjustment of our 2022 annual bonus plan performance targets (the “2022 Bonus Plan Adjustments”) in light of the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business through the course of 2022. Such feedback was communicated to the Compensation Committee and the Board. Even though the award of the 2022 PSUs resulted in higher reported compensation for Mr. Grossman relative to most of our peer group, the Board’s decision to award the 2022 PSUs was a one-time

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event in light of the extraordinary circumstances resulting from the pandemic and the Company’s then-existing circumstances. Furthermore, the 2022 PSUs to Mr. Grossman would only pay out in the event of significant stock price appreciation. To date, none of the 2022 PSUs have approved new compensatory arrangements with eachachieved the respective performance targets, and thus have not been certified by the Compensation Committee to be paid out. As of Messrs. DeMane and Elghandour reflecting their new roles withApril 2024, the Company expects that the 2022 PSUs to Mr. Grossman will terminate without being paid out, unless the Company experiences significant stock price appreciation. Nonetheless, in light of the shareholder feedback and expectotherwise upon further consideration by the Compensation Committee, the Board has elected to enter intopursue a more conventional compensation package for our new written agreementschief executive officer, Mr. Thornal, in line with each regarding compensatory matters.

Executive Summary

2015 Performance Highlightsother CEOs at our peer group companies. Similarly, as it relates to the 2022 Bonus Plan Adjustments, that decision was undertaken by the Board in light of the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and Payto ensure an appropriate level of retention and motivation for Performance. Ourour named executive officers. The Board does not have any current intention to make any future mid-year adjustments to our bonus plan targets, absent extraordinary unforeseen circumstances. We continue to engage actively with stockholders on our executive compensation programs are designedand remain committed to deliverachieving pay in accordance with corporatefor performance alignment and individual performance, rewarding superior performance and providing consequences for underperformance. We believe that compensation of our NEOs for fiscal year 2015 was aligned with the Company’s performance during 2015.governance best practices.

2023 Compensation Highlights of that performance include:

We received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for our Senza spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system in May 2015. This approval allowed us to commercialize our HF10 therapy in the United States.

We completed an underwritten public offering of our common stock in June 2015, which included shares of our common stock held by certain of our stockholders, through which we received cash proceeds of approximately $118.4 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs paid by us.

We increased revenue by 114% compared to 2014.

In order to align pay with performance, a significant portion of our NEOs’ compensation is delivered in the form of equity awards and annual cash incentives, each of which depends on our actual performance. For fiscal year 2015, approximately 83% of our NEOs’ total target compensation was in the form of stock options and annual cash incentives.

2015 Compensation Highlights.. Consistent with our compensation philosophy, key compensation decisions for 20152023 included the following:

Modest 2023 Base Salary Increases. The 2023 base salaries of our NEOs (excluding Mr. Grossman who retired, Mr. Thornal who joined in April 2023, and Mr. Siller who joined in June 2023), the 2023 base salaries of our NEOs were increased approximately 3.5%-4.5%, consistent with merit increases for the broader management pool.
No Increases to Target Bonuses. We did not increase target bonuses of our NEOs in 2023.
2023 Bonus Achievement. Achievement under our 2023 corporate bonus plan resulted in a payout to our NEOs of 53.7% of their target bonus opportunity. No discretionary adjustments were made.
No payout from 2021 PSUs. In March 2021, we granted our NEOs performance stock units (“PSUs”) that were to be earned based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return as compared to the S&P Healthcare Equipment Select Industry Index over a two-year performance period. In March 2023, our Compensation Committee determined that the level of shareholder return required to provide for a payout of our PSUs was not achieved and, accordingly, no shares were issued to the NEOs in connection with such grants.
Equity-Based Long-Term Incentives with Broader Implementation of PSUs. In 2023, we made equity grants comprised of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and PSUs to each of our NEOs, except for Mr. Grossman, our former CEO. Our current CEO, Mr. Thornal, joined us in April 2023, and 50% of his equity award granted upon hiring was comprised of PSUs. Our current Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Siller, joined us in June 2023, and 30% of his equity awards granted upon hiring was comprised of PSUs. Of the equity awards granted to our other NEOs during the normal annual grant cycle, 30% were comprised of PSUs. PSUs granted to our NEOs are earned based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return as compared to the S&P Healthcare Equipment Select Industry Index over a two-year performance period, as well as established cumulative relative targets over a two-year performance period. See “Equity-Based Long-Term Incentive Awards” below for more detail.

Base Salaries and Target Annual Cash Incentive Opportunities. The 2015 base salaries and target bonuses for our NEOs remained level or were increased in order to maintain competitive levels of compensation for our NEOs and were set by our Compensation Committee based on a number of considerations, including reference to reports setting forth the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles of compensation paid by our peer group of companies.

Annual Cash Incentives. For 2015, our Compensation Committee selected eleven performance goals for our performance-based annual bonus program that were intended to promote our business plan and short-term goals, including with respect to sales and marketing, product development and operations. In light of our achievement of each of the performance goals, the Board determined to pay out annual bonuses at 100% of target for each of our NEOs.

Equity-Based Long Term Incentives. In 2015, we granted approximately 74% of our NEOs’ target direct compensation as equity-based compensation in the form of stock options. We believe that stock options effectively align the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders, providing significant leverage if our growth objectives are achieved while also placing a significant portion of compensation at risk if our objectives are not achieved. In the event that our executives fail to increase stockholder value over the term of their stock options, or if stockholder value remains stagnant, then our NEOs will realize no value from their stock options.

Compensation Governance and Best Practices.We are committed to having strong governance standards with respect to our compensation programs, procedures and practices. Our key compensation practices include the following:

Pay for performance. A significant portion of executive compensation is equity-based and, additionally, “at risk” based on corporate performance in order to align the interests of our executive officers with stockholders.
Strong link between performance measures and strategic objectives. Performance measures for incentive compensation are linked to operating priorities designed to create long-term stockholder value.
Independent compensation consultant. The Compensation Committee retains an independent compensation consultant to review and provide recommendations regarding our executive compensation program and practices.
No guaranteed annual salary increases or bonuses. Our NEOs’ salary increases are based on individual evaluations and their annual cash incentives are tied to corporate performance.
No tax gross-ups. We do not provide any tax gross-ups to our NEOs.
Limited perquisites. We do not provide any perquisites or personal benefits to our NEOs, other than as provided to our employees generally and in limited circumstances.

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Pay for performance.A significant portion of executive compensation is “at risk” based on corporate performance, and additionally is equity-based, in order to align the interests of our executive officers with stockholders.

Strong link between performance measures and strategic objectives.Performance measures for incentive compensation are linked to operating priorities designed to create long-term stockholder value.
No hedging or pledging. We prohibit our employees and directors from hedging or pledging any Company securities.
Stock ownership guidelines. Under our stock ownership guidelines, we require our executive officers and directors to hold meaningful amounts of our common stock, including common stock equal to 5x base salary for our Chief Executive Officer after five years of employment with us.
Annual Say-on-Pay vote. We hold an annual non-binding, advisory vote regarding the compensation of our NEOs.
Stockholder engagement. Our General Counsel and Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications regularly communicate with and solicit feedback from our top stockholders on a variety of governance and compensation issues related to Nevro.

Independent compensation consultant. The Compensation Committee retains an independent compensation consultant to review our executive compensation program and practices.

No guaranteed annual salary increases or bonuses.Our NEOs’ salary increases are based on individual evaluations and their annual cash incentives are tied to corporate performance.

No tax gross-ups.We do not provide any tax gross-ups to our NEOs.

Limited perquisites.We do not provide any perquisites or personal benefits to our NEOs, other than in limited circumstances.

No hedging or pledging. We prohibit our employees and directors from hedging or pledging any Company securities.

Executive Compensation Objectives and Philosophy

The key objective in our executive compensation program is to attract, motivate and reward leaders with the skills and experience necessary to successfully execute on our strategic plan to maximize stockholder value. Our executive compensation program is designed to:

Attract and retain talented and experienced executives in a competitive and dynamic market;

Motivate our NEOs to help the Company achieve the best possible financial and operational results;

Provide reward opportunities consistent with our performance on both a short-term and long-term basis; and

Align the long-term interests of our NEOs with those of our stockholders.

We strive to set our overall total compensation at a competitive level. Executives may be compensated above or below the targetedmedian market position based on factors such as experience, performance, scope of position and the competitive demand for proven executive talent, as described further below under “talent.

Determination of Executive Compensation.”

Determination of Executive Compensation

Our Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing and overseeing our executive compensation programs and annually reviews and determines the compensation to be provided to our NEOs, other than with respect to our Chief Executive Officer, whose compensation is determined by the Board.

In setting executive compensation, the Compensation Committee considers a number of factors, including the recommendations of our Chief Executive Officer (other than with respect to himself), current and past total compensation, competitive market data and analysis provided by the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant, Company performance and each executive’s impact on performance, each executive’s relative scope of responsibility and potential, each executive’s individual performance and demonstrated leadership and internal equity pay considerations. Our Chief Executive Officer’s recommendations are based on his evaluation of each other NEO’s individual performance and contributions, of which he has direct knowledge. Our Board makes decisions regarding our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, following recommendation from the Compensation Committee.

Competitive Market Data and Independent Compensation Consultant

In order to design a competitive executive compensation program that will continue to attract top executive talent, Compensia was retained asour Compensation Committee engages Aon, an independent compensation consultant, to provide a competitive review of executive compensation, including base salary, annual incentives and equity compensation as compared with market data. In August 2014, Compensia provided

Following consultation with Aon, our Compensation Committee approved a new peer group (the “2023 Peer Group”) based primarily on an analysis of data derived from (i) members of our peer group as further described below,revenue, headcount, growth rates and (ii)market capitalization. The 2023 Peer Group consisted of the Radford July 2014 Life Sciences Industry Survey, which included U.S. companies in the life science sector with headcounts of between 50 and 150. In consultation with Compensia, in August 2014, our Compensation Committee selected our peer group as follows:following:

Anika TherapeuticsAlphatec Holdings

• Glaukos

Derma Sciences

•  Rockwell Medical

•  Utah Medical ProductsNatera

Antares PharmaAngioDynamics

• Globus Medical

Endologix

•  STAAR Surgical

•  Vascular SolutionsNovoCure

• AtriCure

• Haemonetics

GenMark Diagnostics

•  SurModics

•  VeracyteNuVasive

• Axonics

• Integra LifeSciences

• Orthofix Medical

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• Cardiovascular Systems

• iRhythm Technologies

Intersect ENTPenumbra

• CONMED

• Masimo

• Tandem Diabetes Care

•  ZELTIQ Aesthetics

•  Cerus

•  OraSure Technologies

•  TriVascular Technologies

As

The 2023 Peer Group was selected by considering growth companies that are publicly-traded medical device companies or commercial bio/pharma companies with annual revenues generally within a range of August 2014, as compared$200 million and $1.6 billion and market cap between $475 million and $8.2 billion. Changes to suchthe 2023 Peer Group from the prior year's peer group we were atincluded the 21st percentile for revenue for the preceding four quarters, the 65th percentile for 30 day average market capremoval of Abiomed, Insulet, Natus Medical and Quidel and the 26th percentile for headcount.addition of four new companies, Alphatec Holdings, AngioDynamics, Axonics and Orthofix Medical. The four companies were added to further expand the peer group with companies similar in size and with a relevant industry focus.

For 2015, theOur Compensation Committee used Compensia’s analysisthe 2023 Peer Group to help structure a competitive executive compensation program, position executive compensation by considering the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles of market data, and make individual compensation decisions based on comparable positions at companies with which we compete for talent. WhileThe 2023 Peer Group was considered in establishing our NEOs’ 2023 compensation, but the Compensation Committee does not establish compensation levels solely based on a review of competitive data,data. Instead, it believes such data is a useful tool in its deliberations as our compensation policies and practices must be competitive in the marketplace for us to be able to attract, motivate and retain qualified executive officers.

Components of Compensation

The primary elements of our NEOs’ compensation and the main objectives of each are:

Base Salary. Base salary attracts and retains talented executives, recognizes individual roles and responsibilities and provides stable income;
Annual Performance-Based Incentive Compensation. Annual performance bonuses promote short-term performance objectives and reward executives for their contributions toward achieving those objectives; and
Equity-Based Long-Term Incentive Compensation. Equity compensation, provided in the form of restricted stock units and performance stock units, aligns executives’ interests with our stockholders’ interests, emphasizes long-term financial performance and helps retain executive talent.

Base Salary. Base salary attracts and retains talented executives, recognizes individual roles and responsibilities and provides stable income;

Annual Performance-Based Incentive Compensation. Annual performance bonuses promote short-term performance objectives and reward executives for their contributions toward achieving those objectives; and

Equity Based Long-Term Incentive Compensation. Equity compensation, provided in the form of stock options, aligns executives’ interests with our stockholders’ interests, emphasizes long-term financial and operational performance, and helps retain executive talent.

In addition, our NEOs are eligible to participate in our health and welfare programs and our 401(k) plan on the same basis as our other employees. We also maintain severance and change in control arrangements, which aid in attracting and retaining executive talent and help executives to remain focused and dedicated during potential transition periods due to a change in control. Each of these elements of compensation for 20152023 is described further below.

Base Salary

Base salaries provide our NEOs with a reasonable degree of financial certainty and stability. Our Compensation Committee annually reviews and determines the base salaries of our executivesNEOs and evaluates the base salaries of new hireshire NEOs at the time of hire. In September 2014,early 2023, our Compensation Committee approved salary increases, effective as of our initial public offering and for 2015, of 30% for Mr. Elghandour, 23% for Mr. Galligan and 10% for Mr. Walker. The Compensation Committee determined to maintain Mr. DeMane’s base salary as then in effect. Mr. Alleavitch’s base salary was set by the Compensation Committee at the time of his hire in April 2015. In settingincrease the base salaries of our NEOs,then-employed named executive officers, with the Compensation Committee considered a numberexception of factors, including thoseMr. Grossman, by 3.5%–4.5%, consistent with overall merit increases to our management team. Each of the base salaries of Messrs. Thornal and Siller were set forth above under “Determinationin connection with their commencement of Executive Compensation”, as well as, for reference, the 25th, 50themployment with us in 2023, following arm’s length negotiations, and 75th percentiles of compensation paid by our peer group of companies, though it did not benchmark to any particular percentile. Following such determinations, ourafter considering market information from Aon. Our NEOs’ 2022 and 2023 annualized base salaries were as set forth below:

Name

2015 Annualized Base Salary

Michael DeMane

$500,000

Rami Elghandour

$331,000

Andrew H. Galligan

$331,000

Doug Alleavitch

$291,000

Andre Walker

$285,000

Name

 

2022 Annualized Base Salary

 

 

2023 Annualized Base Salary

 

D. Keith Grossman

 

$

852,840

 

 

$

852,840

 

Kevin Thornal

 

N/A

 

 

$

750,000

 

Roderick H. MacLeod

 

$

469,062

 

 

$

490,170

 

Niamh Pellegrini

 

$

494,109

 

 

$

511,402

 

Kashif Rashid

 

$

452,067

 

 

$

472,410

 

Greg Siller

 

N/A

 

 

$

450,000

 

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Our Board did not increase Mr. Grossman’s base salary. In April 2023, Mr. Grossman retired from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer to become the Executive Chairman of the Board, at which time his base salary was reduced to $100,000 per quarter. In October 2023, Mr. Grossman retired as Executive Chairman of the Board and transitioned to Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and, consequently, no longer receives compensation as an employee of the Company.

Annual Performance-Based Incentive Compensation

Our annual performance-based bonus program is designed to motivate our executives to meet or exceed company-wide short-term performance objectives. Our annual bonus program provides for the payment of cash bonuses based on each NEOs’ target annual bonus and our achievement of corporate performance objectives.

In September 2014, ourOur Compensation Committee approvedand the following increasesBoard determined not to our NEOs’increase the 2023 target cash bonuses, expressed as a percentage of annual base salary, effective January 2015: Mr. DeMane: 75%for our NEO’s from 50%; Mr. Elghandour: 50% from 20%; Mr. Galligan: 50% from 20%; Mr. Walker: 40% from 20%. Mr. Alleavitch’sthe levels in effect for 2022. The target cash bonus wasbonuses for Messrs. Thornal and Siller were set by the Compensation Committee at the timein connection with their commencement of his hireemployment in April 2015. In setting the target cash bonuses of our NEOs, the Compensation Committee considered a number of factors, including those set forth above under “Determination of Executive Compensation”, as well as, for reference, the 25th, 50th2023, and 75th percentiles of compensation paid by our peer group of companies, though it did not benchmark to any particular percentile.after considering market information from Aon. Following such determinations, our NEOs’ target bonuses were as set forth below:

Name

20152023 Target Bonus

Michael DeManeD. Keith Grossman

75%

115% of base salary

Rami ElghandourKevin Thornal

50%

100% of base salary

AndrewRoderick H. GalliganMacLeod

50%

60% of base salary

Doug AlleavitchNiamh Pellegrini

40%

70% of base salary

Andre WalkerKashif Rashid

40%

60% of base salary

Greg Siller

60% of base salary

For fiscal year 2015,2023, our Compensation Committee approved eleven goals innamed executive officers were eligible to earn annual cash incentives under our 2023 corporate bonus plan based on the categoriesCompany’s achievement of sales2023 revenue and marketing, product developmentadjusted EBITDA, each weighted 50%. The financial targets under the corporate bonus plan were established by the Board of Directors and operationsaligned with the financial targets established under our annual bonus program. Our goals included (i) achieving an international revenue target of $38 million (which is at least 15% year over year revenue growth), (ii) achieving a U.S. revenue target of $20 million (based on two full quarters of commercialization of Senzaoperating plan, as set forth in the United States), (iii) finalizing Phase 3table below.

Objective

 

Threshold

 

Target

 

Weight

 

Actual Achievement

 

Weighted Achievement Percentage

Revenue

 

$418.7 million

 

$465.2 million

 

50%

 

$422.2 million

 

26.85%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$(19.3) million

 

$4.0 million

 

50%

 

($17.7) million

 

26.85%

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53.70%

Under the 2023 corporate bonus plan, the overall bonus pool would not be funded if the revenue and adjusted EBITDA threshold was not achieved. In addition, achievement at the threshold level for each objective would result in funding at 50% of target for such objective and funding would scale linearly up to 100% at or above the target level of achievement. Achievement at levels above target was to be driven solely by revenue performance; in the event of achievement of revenue at over the target level, the total payout would scale linearly to 200% at or above achievement of revenue of $511.7 million.

We use adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as a supplement to GAAP financial measures to further evaluate our operating performance period over period, analyze the underlying business trends, assess performance relative to competitors and establish operational objectives. We believe it is important to provide investors with the same non-GAAP metrics we use to evaluate the performance and underlying trends of the Company’s launch plan for SenzaCompany's business operations to facilitate comparisons to its historical operating results and evaluate the effectiveness of our operating strategies. Disclosure of these non-GAAP financial measures also facilitates comparisons of our underlying operating performance with other companies in the United States,industry that also supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures. The following table presents a reconciliation of GAAP net loss, as prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, to adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure (in thousands):

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2023

 

GAAP Net income (loss)

$

(92,213

)

Non-GAAP Adjustments:

 

 

Interest (income) expense, net

 

(6,152

)

Provision for income taxes

 

(5,646

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

6,885

 

Stock-based compensation expense and other equity related-charges

 

58,782

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

246

 

Change in fair market value of warrants

 

8,051

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

(3,934

)

Litigation related expenses

 

15,913

 

Restructuring charges

 

373

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(17,695

)

EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, which included implementation of pricing, territory assignment, hiring plan, training program, professional education,is calculated by adding interest income and messaging, byexpense, net; provision for income taxes; and depreciation and amortization to net income. In calculating non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, we further adjust for the earlier of April 1, 2015 or the month priorfollowing items:

Stock-based compensation expense and other equity-related charges – The company excludes non-cash costs related to the launchCompany's stock-based plans, which include stock options, restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units as these expenses do not require cash settlement from the Company. In the period ended December 31, 2023, the Company additionally excluded one-time equity-related charges of Senza$1.9 million associated with the Vyrsa acquisition.
Amortization of intangibles – The Company excludes amortization of intangibles from the acquisition of businesses.
Change in fair market value of warrants – The Company excludes the changes in the United States, (iv) hiringfair value of its warrant liability.
Gain from extinguishment of debt – The Company excludes gains and training at least 45 U.S. sales representatives by December 31, 2015, (v) approvallosses from extinguishment of Senza by the Federal Drug Administration by December 31, 2015, (vi) publication of SENZA-RCT by June 30, 2015, (vii) approval of Senza for 3T Headearly debt repayment.
Litigation-related expenses – The Company excludes legal and Extremity Magnetic Resonance Imaging application by June 30, 2015 and (viii) successfully meeting product demand forecast for fiscal year 2015,professional fees as well as goals relating to our salescharges and marketing operations. Given thatcredits associated with certain of our non-financial sales and marketing goals, product development goals and operational goals arelegal matters, which management considers not related to our business strategy and are highly confidential, we do not publicly disclose them. We believe their disclosure would provide our competitors, customersthe underlying operating performance of the business.
Restructuring charges – The Company excludes charges incurred as a direct result of restructuring programs, such as salaries and other third parties with significant insights regarding our confidential business strategies that could cause us substantial competitive harm. These goals were set by our Compensation Committee at a level our Compensation Committee determined would require substantial effort to be achieved, such that the goals would not be expected to be achieved with average or below average performance.

compensation-related expenses.

For fiscal 2015, there was no specific weighting for each performance goal when determining the overall bonus amount, and instead the Board evaluates the overall achievement of all performance goals based on the importance to the success of the Company. For each of these performance goals under the annual cash incentive program, the Board sets general performance goal, but there is no minimum or maximum achievement for each performance target, instead the Board weighs the achievement, partial achievement or non-achievement for each performance target when deciding the overall achievement level. For future fiscal years, our Compensation Committee may determine to allocate specific weightings to each performance goal.

Corporate goals and performance targets are reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee, which gives its recommendations to the Board prior to any allocation of the bonus. In March 2016,2024, the Compensation Committee reviewed our 20152023 company-wide performance with respect to determining bonuses to executive officers and the Board determined after reviewing the recommendations from the Compensation Committee, a company-wide target achievement of 100% based on achievement of all the performance goals either at or above established targets. With respect to the international revenue and U.S. revenue targets, the Board determined that the Company exceeded both targets, having achieved international revenue of $45.3 million and U.S. revenue of $24.3 million over the two full quarters following the commercialization of Senza53.7%, as set forth in the United Statestable above. Accordingly, in May 2015. Following its review and determinations, the Board approved, based on recommendations from the Compensation Committee,March 2024, we paid cash bonuses to theeligible NEOs at 100%53.7% of their target bonus opportunity. Mr. Grossman and Ms. Pellegrini were not eligible for a 2023 bonus payment as a result of Mr. Grossman’s retirement and Ms. Pellegrini’s termination of employment.

The NEOs’ 20152023 performance bonuses are set forth in the column entitled “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” in the “2015“2023 Summary Compensation Table” below.

Equity-Based Long-Term Incentive Awards

Our Compensation Committee believes it is essential to provide equity-based compensation to our executive officers in order to link the interests and risks of our executive officers with those of our stockholders, reinforcing our commitment to ensuring a strong linkage between company performance and pay.We typically make initial grants of equity awards to eligible new employees and annual grants of equity awards to eligible employees as determined by our Compensation Committee, including our NEOs.

In 2015, we granted all equity-based compensation to2019, our NEOsCompensation Committee committed that, going forward, at least 50% of our CEO’s targeted annual equity grant values would be in the form of stock options, whichperformance-based equity awards and will be tied to corporate performance metrics selected by the Board that are tied to shareholder value creation. In 2020, we believe effectively align the interestsintroduced performance-based equity to all of our executives with thoseexecutive officers through the grant of performance stock units. For 2023, we continued to utilize performance-based equity for all of our stockholders becauseexecutive

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officers through the grants of performance stock units comprising at least 50%, in the case of our CEO, and, for the normal annual equity grant cycle, 30%, in the case of our other NEOs, of the target number of shares subject to the 2023 annual equity grants.

Annual Equity Grants

2023 PSUs

In 2023, we granted RSUs and PSUs to each of our NEOs, will realize no valueas follows:

Name

 

2023 RSUs

 

 

2023 PSUs

 

Kevin Thornal

 

 

135,623

 

 

 

135,623

 

D. Keith Grossman

 

 

22,841

 

 

 

 

Roderick H. MacLeod

 

 

39,282

 

 

 

16,835

 

Niamh Pellegrini

 

 

39,282

 

 

 

16,835

 

Kashif Rashid

 

 

39,282

 

 

 

16,835

 

Greg Siller

 

 

82,050

 

 

 

35,165

 

The RSUs for Mr. Grossman were granted in their stock options in the event they fail to increase stockholder value over the term of their options.

In connection with Mr. Alleavitch’shis appointment as Executive Chairman on April 24, 2023, and vests in two equal installments each three-month period following the appointment date. The RSUs and PSUs to Messrs. Thornal and Siller were granted in connection with their commencement of employment with us, inwhile the RSUs and PSUs to each of our other NEOs were granted as part of our established equity award cycle. Except for Mr. Grossman, each award of RSUs to the other NEOs vests as to one-third of the RSUs on the first anniversary of the grant date, which was March 7, 2024 for Messrs. MacLeod and Rashid, April 2015, we24, 2024 for Mr. Thornal and June 19, 2024 for Mr. Siller, subject to continued service. The remaining shares vests as to 1/12th of the RSUs on each three-month quarterly anniversary thereafter, subject to continued service.

Each award of PSUs granted represents the contingent right to Mr. Alleavitch an optionreceive up to purchase 36,500two shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares determined using a pre-established formula tied to:

(a)
the achievement of relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) targets compared to the S&P Healthcare Equipment Select Industry Index (the ���Index”) measured over a performance period commencing on the March 7, 2023 and ending on the earlier of (i) March 6, 2025, or (ii) the consummation of a change in control; and
(b)
the achievement of cumulative revenue targets established (or adjusted) under the company’s annual operating plan for each year commencing on January 1, 2023 and ending on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024, or (ii) the consummation of a change in control.

The number of shares of common stock which vests asearned in respect of each PSU could range from zero to 25%two shares, and two shares would be earned in respect of each PSU only in the event that maximum performance was achieved. To the extent earned, 50% of the PSUs would vest on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date.

The number of shares subject toearned and issuable is determined by multiplying the optiontarget number of PSUs by an achievement factor determined by summing (a) the product of 50% times the TSR achievement factor determined using the Relative TSR Table below and (b) the product of 50% times the revenue achievement factor determined using the Cumulative Revenue Table below.

The Relative TSR Table below sets forth the achievement factor for the performance period commencing March 7, 2023 and ending on the first anniversaryearlier of Mr. Alleavitch’s start dateMarch 6, 2025 and 1/48tha change in control. Performance between levels is determined with linear interpolation.

Relative TSR for the Performance Period

Achievement Factor

At or above 80th percentile

2.0

50th percentile

1.0

10th percentile

0.25

Below 10th percentile

0.0

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The Cumulative Revenue Table below sets forth the achievement factor for the performance period commencing January 1, 2023 and ending on the earlier of December 31, 2024 and a change in control. Performance between levels is determined with linear interpolation.

Cumulative Revenue for the Performance Period

Achievement Factor

At or above 110% of Revenue Target

2.0

100% of Revenue Target

1.0

90% of Revenue Target

0.25

Below 90% of Revenue Target

0.0

In the event of a change in control, performance will be deemed to be the greater of the shares subject torelative TSR performance for the optionperiod ending on each monthly anniversary thereafter, subject to his continued service.

In addition, in December 2015, we made the following grants of stock options to our NEOs:

Name

  

Number of Shares

Underlying Stock Options

   

Grant Date Fair Value

 

Michael DeMane

   100,000    $3,003,770  

Rami Elghandour

   49,500    $1,486,866  

Andrew H. Galligan

   44,500    $1,336,678  

Doug Alleavitch

   21,000    $630,792  

Andre Walker

   14,000    $420,528  

These stock option awards vest as to 1/48thdate of the shares subject to the option on each monthly anniversarychange in control and 100% of November 5, 2015, subject to continued employment.target.

2022 PSUs

In setting the overall values of the stock option grants to our NEOs,early 2024, the Compensation Committee consideredmeasured the achievement of performance goals for the PSUs granted to certain of our NEOs in 2022. The PSUs could have been earned (a) 50% based on the achievement of relative TSR targets compared to the Index measured over a numberperformance period commencing on February 28, 2022 and ending February 27, 2024, with a threshold performance level of factors, including those set forth above under “Determination10th percentile of Executive Compensation”,the Index and (b) 50% based on cumulative revenue targets measured over the period commencing on January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2023, with threshold, target and maximum levels for the cumulative revenue goals as well as,follows:

Revenue Amount

Achievement Factor

Threshold

$819.5 million

0.25

Target

$881.2 million

1.0

Maximum

$942.9 million

2.0

Actual TSR performance was below the 10th percentile, resulting in a TSR achievement factor of 0. Actual cumulative revenue for reference, the 25th, 50thperiod, after adjusting for constant currency, was $830.6 million, or 94.3% of target, resulting in a revenue achievement factor of 0.38. As a result, each of Messrs. Grossman, MacLeod and 75th percentilesRashid earned 19% of compensation paid by our peer group of companies, though it did not benchmark to any particular percentile. Thetheir 2022 PSUs.

2021 PSUs

In early 2023, the Compensation Committee consideredmeasured the achievement of performance goals for the PSUs granted to certain of our NEOs in 2021. The PSUs could have been earned between 0 and 150% based on the achievement of relative TSR targets compared to the Index measured over a performance period commencing on March 11, 2021 and ending March 11, 2023. Threshold, target and maximum levels for relative TSR were the 20th, 50th and 80th percentile of such grants to be appropriate in order to provide retention value, increase the amountIndex. Actual performance was below the 20th percentile, and all of compensation at risk and more closely tie our NEOs’ pay to our stockholders interests.the 2021 PSUs were forfeited.

Retirement Savings, Health and Welfare Benefits

Our NEOs participate in our company-sponsored benefit programs on generally the same basis as other salaried employees, including a standard complement of health and welfare benefit plans and a 401(k) plan, which is intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Code, such that a portion of their eligible compensation may be deferred on a pre-tax basis. Under the 401(k) plan, employees may elect to reduce their current compensation by up to the statutorily prescribed annual limit and to have the amount of such reduction contributed to the 401(k) plan. We currently do not provideIn 2023, we matched 100% of the first $5,000 of eligible employee contributions to the 401(k) plan, which matching contributions vest 25% annually subject to employees under the 401(k) plan.continued employment. After at least four years of service, matching contributions vest annually.

Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits

Pursuant to the employment agreement with Mr. DeMane, we reimburseWe did not provide any other perquisites or directly pay the costs incurred by him for commuting from the Minneapolis, Minnesota area to the Company’s offices in Redwood City, California, including reasonable travel expenses and accommodations. Our Compensation Committee believes that this commuting-related benefit is reasonable and necessary to retain Mr. DeMane and is intended to reduce the obstacles to Mr. DeMane in performing services for the Company. In addition, we provide supplemental insurancepersonal benefits to Mr. Elghandour, which we believe to be reasonable and necessary to retain Mr. Elghandour.

Other than the commuting-related benefit provided to Mr. DeMane and supplemental insurance benefits provided to Mr. Elghandour, we do not currently provide perquisites to our NEOs for fiscal 2023, and we do not view perquisites or other personal benefits as a significant component of our executive compensation program. In the future, we may provide perquisites

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or other personal benefits in limited circumstances, such as where we believe it is appropriate to assist an individual executive officer in the performance of his or her duties, to make our executive officers more efficient and effective or for recruitment, motivation, or retention purposes. All future practices with respect to perquisites or other personal benefits will be approved by the Compensation Committee.

Severance and Change in Control and Severance Arrangements

We areIn 2023, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Thornal and were party to an employment agreement with Mr. DeMane andGrossman. We were party to change in control severance agreements with each of our other NEOs, which provide for severance benefits and payments upon certain terminations without cause or resignations for good reason. Our Compensation Committee believes that these types of arrangements are necessary to attract and retain executive talent and are a customary component of executive

compensation. In particular, such arrangements can serve to mitigate a potential disincentive for them when they are evaluating a potential acquisition of the Company and can encourage retention through the conclusion of the transaction. The payments and benefits provided under our severance and change in control arrangements are designed to provide our NEOs with treatment that is competitive with market practices.

In June 2023, in connection with the involuntary termination of Ms. Pellegrini’s employment with us for other than cause, we entered into a Separation Agreement with Ms. Pellegrini that provided her with an amount equal to 12 months of her annual base salary, 12 months of continued healthcare coverage at the Company’s expense and 18 months accelerated vesting of her equity awards in exchange for a general release of claims.

A description of these arrangements, as well as information on the estimated payments and benefits that our NEOs would have been eligible to receive as of December 31, 2015,2023 or, in the case of Ms. Pellegrini, a quantification of the payments and benefits received, are set forth in “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” below.

Other Policies and Considerations

Compensation Recovery Policy. In 2021, our Compensation Committee adopted our Compensation Recovery Policy, which is intended to maintain a culture of focused, diligent, and responsible management that discourages conduct detrimental to our growth. Accordingly, as set forth in the Compensation Recovery Policy, we may recover cash or equity compensation of our executive officers in the event that (i) a material misstatement of financial calculations or information occurs or events come to light that disclose a material misstatement that would have significantly reduced the amount of incentive compensation if known at the time of the award or payout; or (ii) the executive officer engages in fraudulent, willful or negligent misconduct that results in the Company being required to prepare an accounting restatement due to its material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement. The recoverable amount is generally such amount that would not have been otherwise been earned or paid if the financial results had been property reported. In 2023, we adopted an additional Policy for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation (the “Clawback Policy”) in accordance with the New Employment Arrangements

In February 2016,York Stock Exchange listing standards and Exchange Act Rule 10D-1. Under the Board approved an executive leadership succession plan pursuant toClawback Policy, which effective June 1, 2016, Mr. DeMane will transitionapplies to the roleCompany’s current and former executive officers (as defined under Exchange Act Rule 10D-1), the Company is required to recoup the amount of Executive Chairmanany erroneously awarded compensation (as defined in the Clawback Policy) on a pre-tax basis within a specified lookback period in the event of any accounting Restatement (as defined in the Clawback Policy), subject to limited impracticability exceptions. The Clawback Policy is overseen and administered by the Compensation Committee. The full text of the Board and Mr. Elghandour will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. We have approved new compensatory arrangements with each of Messrs. DeMane and Elghandour reflecting their new roles with the Company and expectClawback Policy was included as Exhibit 97.1 to enter into new written agreements with each evidencing such arrangements. Pursuant to Mr. DeMane’s new arrangement, effective June 1, 2016, Mr. DeMane will be eligible to receive an annual salary of $500,000 for his service as Executive Chairman and will be eligible to receive a cash bonus targeted at 75% of his annual salary. Pursuant to Mr. Elghandour’s new arrangement, effective June 1, 2016, Mr. Elghandour’s base salary and target cash bonus will be increased to $523,000 and 75% of base salary, respectively. In addition, in connection with Mr. Elghandour’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, we granted to Mr. Elghandour an option to purchase 269,726 shares of common stock and an award of restricted stock (“RSU award”) covering 63,695 shares of common stock. The option award will vest as to an aggregate of 202,294 shares over a period of four years in equal monthly installments commencing on June 1, 2016, subject to Mr. Elghandour’s continued service as of each vesting date. The remaining 67,432 shares subject to the option award will vest and become exercisable, if at all, as to 1/4th of the shares annually upon the filing of the Company’sour Annual Report on Form 10-K for eachthe fiscal year beginning in 2017, subjectended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2024.

Stock Ownership Guidelines. In 2018, our Board, upon the recommendation of our Compensation Committee, adopted stock ownership guidelines applicable to our executive officers and our directors. Under the Mr. Elghandour’s continued servicestock ownership guidelines, our CEO is required to hold equity valued at 5x base salary, our other named executive officers are required to hold equity valued at 3x base salary, and our directors are required to hold equity valued at 3x their base annual retainers. Each individual has until the achievement of certain performance criteria for the annual installment. The RSU award will vest as to an aggregate of 47,771 shares on eachfifth anniversary of June 1, 2016 over a period of four years, subject to Mr. Elghandour’s continued service as of each vesting date. The remaining 15,924 shares under the RSU award will vest, if at all, as to 1/4theffective date of the shares annually uponguidelines for such individual to come into compliance with the filingguidelines. As of December 31, 2023, each of our NEOs for whom the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for each year, beginning in 2017, subject to the Mr. Elghandour’s continued service and to the achievement of certain performance criteria for the annual installment.stock ownership guidelines are effective met their holding requirements.

Other Policies and Considerations

DerivativesInsider Trading Hedging, and Pledging Policies.Policy.Our Insider Trading Policy provides that no officer, director, employee or consultant, or any immediate family member or any member of the household of any such person, shall purchase or sell any type of security while in possession of material, non-public information relating to the security, whether the issuer of such security is the Company or any other company. This prohibition includes any interest or position relating to put options, call options or short sales, or engaging in hedging transactions. In addition, our Insider Trading Policy provides that no employee, officer or director may pledge Company securities as

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collateral to secure loans. This prohibition means, among other things, that these individuals may not hold Company securities in a “margin” account, which would allow the individual to borrow against their holdings to buy securities.

Deductibility of Compensation.Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code disallows a tax deduction for any publicly held corporation for individual compensation exceeding $1 million in any taxable year for “covered employees”, which generally disallowsinclude all named executive officers. While our Board and Compensation Committee may take the deductibility of certain compensation expenses in excess of $1,000,000 to any one executive officer within a fiscal year. Compensation that is “performance-based” is excluded from this limitation. Forinto account when making compensation to be “performance-based,” it must meet certain criteria, including performance goals approved by our stockholders and, in certain cases, objective targets based on performance goals approved by our stockholders. Wedecisions, we believe that maintaining the discretion to evaluateprovide compensation that is non-deductible allows us to provide compensation tailored to the performanceneeds of our Company and our named executive officers through the use of performance-based compensationand is an important part of our responsibilities and benefits our stockholders, even if it may be non-deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code.

stockholders.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation.The Our Board and Compensation Committee takestake into account whether components of the compensation for our executive officers will be adversely impacted by the penalty tax imposed by Section 409A of the Code, and aims to structure these components to be compliant with or exempt from Section 409A to avoid such potential adverse tax consequences.

“Golden Parachute” Payments.Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code provide that certain executive officers and other service providers who are highly compensated or hold significant equity interests may be subject to an excise tax if they receive payments or benefits in connection with a change in control of the company that exceeds certain prescribed limits, and that we, or a successor, may forfeit a deduction on the amounts subject to this additional tax. We diddo not provide any executive officer, including any NEO, with a “gross-up” or other reimbursement payment for any tax liability that he or she might owe as a result of the application of Sections 280G or 4999 during 2015 and we have not agreed and are not otherwise obligated to provide any NEO with such a “gross-up” or other reimbursement.4999.

Accounting for Share-Based Compensation.We follow Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“ASC Topic 718”) for our share-based compensation awards. ASC Topic 718 requires companies to measure the compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including stock options and restricted stock units, based on the grant date “fair value” of these awards. This calculation is performed for accounting purposes and reported in the compensation tables below, even though our executive officers may never realize any value from certain of their awards. ASC Topic 718 also requires companies to recognize the compensation cost of their share-based compensation awards in their income statements over the period that an executive officer is required to render service in exchange for the option or other award.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES

20152023 Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth total compensation earned by our NEOs for the fiscal years ending on December 31, 2015, 20142023, 2022 and 2013.2021, as applicable.

Name and Principal Position

  Year   Salary ($)   Bonus ($)  Option
Awards
($) (1)
   Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($) (2)
   All Other
Compensation
($) (3)
   Total ($) 

Michael DeMane,

Chief Executive Officer

   2015     500,000     —      3,003,770     375,000     51,420     3,930,190  
   2014     500,000     50,000    1,474,521     250,000     101,898     2,376,419  
   2013     500,000     —      446,852     250,000     253,333     1,450,185  

Rami Elghandour,

President

   2015     331,000     —      1,486,867     165,500     84,283     2,067,649  
   2014     278,336     13,917    589,809     55,667     73,362     1,011,091  
   2013     252,218     —      181,223     50,444     15,415     499,300  

Andrew H. Galligan,

Chief Financial Officer

   2015     331,000     —      1,336,678     165,500     —       1,833,178  
   2014     288,730     28,873    589,809     57,746     —       965,158  
   2013     266,250     —      100,413     53,250     —       419,913  

Doug Alleavitch,

Vice President, Quality

   2015     217,317     20,000 (4)   1,624,738     86,927     —       1,948,982  
             

Andre Walker,

Senior Vice President, Research & Development

   2015     285,000     —      420,528     114,000     —       819,528  
             

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary ($)

 

Bonus ($)

 

Stock Awards ($) (1)

 

Option Awards ($) (1)

 

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) (2)

 

All Other Compensation ($) (3)

 

Total ($)

Kevin Thornal (4),

 

2023

 

515,625

 

 

10,080,173

 

 

402,750

 

455,000

 

11,453,548

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roderick H. MacLeod,

 

2023

 

490,170

 

 

1,924,076

 

 

157,933

 

5,000

 

2,577,179

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial

2022

 

469,062

 

 

2,007,789

 

 

255,545

 

5,000

 

2,737,397

Officer

 

2021

 

453,200

 

 

2,040,976

 

 

 

5,000

 

2,499,176

Kashif Rashid,

 

2023

 

472,410

 

 

1,924,076

 

 

152,211

 

5,000

 

2,553,697

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

2022

 

452,067

 

 

2,536,863

 

 

246,286

 

5,000

 

3,240,217

and Chief Legal Officer

 

2021

 

432,600

 

 

1,691,147

 

 

 

5,000

 

2,128,747

Greg Siller (5),

 

2023

 

242,045

 

 

3,138,205

 

 

77,858

 

100,000

 

3,558,108

Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial

Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Keith Grossman (6),

 

2023

 

566,306

 

 

774,081

 

 

 

24,022

 

1,364,410

Chairman, Former President and Chief

 

2022

 

852,840

 

 

16,020,750

 

 

890,536

 

5,000

 

17,769,126

Executive Officer

 

2021

 

852,840

 

 

6,544,670

 

 

 

5,000

 

7,402,510

Niamh Pellegrini (7),

 

2023

 

272,020

 

 

1,924,076

 

 

 

2,713,525

 

4,909,622

Former Senior Vice President and Chief

 

2022

 

494,109

 

 

2,868,219

 

 

314,056

 

5,000

 

3,681,384

Commercial Officer

 

2021

 

477,400

 

 

2,274,326

 

 

 

5,000

 

2,756,726

(1) For the optionstock awards column, amounts shown representsincludes (i) the grant date fair value of optionsRSUs granted to our named executive officers, (ii) the grant date fair value of PSUs that were to vest based on relative total stockholder return and stock price targets, which is based on a Monte Carlo simulation model, and (iii) the grant date fair value of PSUs that vest based on revenue targets, which incorporates the probable outcome of the revenue performance condition as calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718, excludingof the impactgrant date, estimated to be 100%, although the maximum earned achievement factor of estimated forfeitures related2 can be obtained if the Company reaches 110% of revenue target. The maximum grant date fair value of the PSUs that vest based on revenue targets if achievement were to service-based vesting provisions.reach 110% of the revenue target would be $4,596,297 for Mr. Thornal, $543,971 for Mr. MacLeod, $543,971 for Mr. Rashid, $885,430 for Mr. Siller and $543,971 for Ms. Pellegrini. See Note 811 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20152023 for the assumptions used in calculating these amounts.

(2) The amounts reported in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column represent the annual cash performance-based bonuses earned by our NEOs pursuant to the achievement of certain company performance objectives. For fiscal year 2015,2023, these amounts were paid to the NEOs in March 2016.2024. Please see the descriptionsdescription of the annual performance bonuses paid to our NEOs in the section entitled “CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis - Annual Performance-Based Incentive Compensation”Compensation above.

(3) The amounts reported in the All Other Compensation column for 20152023 represent (i)for matching contributions made under the Company’s 401(k) Plan for Messrs. MacLeod and Rashid; $250,000 of sign-on bonus, $200,000 of moving allowance and $5,000 of matching contributions under the 401(k) Plan for Mr. DeMane, monthly lease payments paid directly by the CompanyThornal; $100,000 of sign-on bonus for Mr. DeMane’s residence in Palo Alto, CaliforniaSiller; $24,022 of $4,285 over 12 months, pursuant to terms and conditionsfess for services as a Non-Executive Chairman of the Mr. DeMane’s employment agreement, whereby the Company reimburses or directly pays the costs incurred by Mr. DeMane for commuting from Minneapolis, Minnesota to the Company’s officesBoard in Redwood City, California and (ii)a non-employee capacity for Mr. Elghandour, supplemental insurance benefits.Grossman; and $511,402 of cash severance, $2,182,235 in equity award acceleration and $19,889 of health benefits as severance for Ms. Pellegrini.

(4) ReflectsMr. Thornal commenced employment with us as our President and Chief Executive Officer on April 24, 2023.

(5) Mr. Siller commenced employment with us as our Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer on June 19, 2023.

(6) Mr. Grossman retired as our President and Chief Executive Officer on April 24, 2023. Mr. Grossman continued to serve in an employee capacity as our Executive Chairman through October 2023 and now serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board in a one-time signing bonus paid to Mr. Alleavitch pursuant to his offer letter.

non-employee capacity.

(7) Ms. Pellegrini terminated employment with us on June 9, 2023.

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2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table summarizes information about the non-equity incentive awards and equity-based awards granted to our NEOs in 2015:2023.

Name

  Grant Date   Estimated
Future Payouts
Under Non-
Equity
Incentive Plan
Award at
Target ($) (1)
   All Other
Option
Awards:
(#) of
Securities
Underlying
Options (2)
   Exercise or Base
Price of Option
Awards
($/Share)
   Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock and
Option
Awards (3)
 

Michael DeMane

     375,000     —       —       —    
   12/1/2015     —       100,000    $63.23    $3,003,770  

Rami Elghandour

     165,500     —       —       —    
   12/1/2015     —       49,500    $63.23     1,486,866  

Andrew H. Galligan

     165,500     —       —       —    
   12/1/2015     —       44,500    $63.23     1,336,678  

Doug Alleavitch

     86,927     —       —       —    
   4/10/2015     —       36,500    $53.70     993,946  
   12/1/2015     —       21,000    $63.23     630,792  

Andre Walker

     114,000     —       —       —    
   12/1/2015     —       14,000    $63.23     420,528  

 

 

 

 

Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (1)

 

 

Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Grant Date

 

Threshold ($)

 

 

Target ($)

 

 

Maximum ($)

 

 

Threshold (#)

 

 

Target (#)

 

 

Maximum (#)

 

 

All Other Stock Awards: (#) of Shares of Stock or Units

 

 

Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards (4)

 

 

Kevin Thornal

 

 

 

 

128,906

 

 

 

515,625

 

 

 

1,031,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

04/24/2023

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,952

 

 

 

135,623

 

 

 

271,246

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,483,909

 

(4)

 

 

04/24/2023

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135,623

 

 

$

4,596,263

 

(4)

Roderick H.

 

 

 

 

73,526

 

 

 

294,102

 

 

 

588,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MacLeod

 

03/07/2023

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,104

 

 

 

16,835

 

 

 

33,670

 

 

 

 

 

$

654,875

 

(4)

 

 

03/07/2023

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,282

 

 

$

1,269,201

 

(4)

Kashif Rashid

 

 

 

 

70,861

 

 

 

283,446

 

 

 

566,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/07/2023

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,104

 

 

 

16,835

 

 

 

33,670

 

 

 

 

 

$

654,875

 

(4)

 

 

03/07/2023

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,282

 

 

$

1,269,201

 

(4)

Greg Siller

 

 

 

 

36,307

 

 

 

145,227

 

 

 

290,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/19/2023

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,395

 

 

 

35,165

 

 

 

70,330

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,072,186

 

(4)

 

 

06/19/2023

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,050

 

 

$

2,066,019

 

(4)

D. Keith

 

 

 

 

245,192

 

 

 

980,766

 

 

 

1,471,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grossman

 

04/24/2023

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,841

 

 

$

774,081

 

(4)

Niamh Pellegrini

 

 

 

 

89,495

 

 

 

357,981

 

 

 

536,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/07/2023

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,104

 

 

 

16,835

 

 

 

33,670

 

 

 

 

 

$

654,875

 

(4)

 

 

03/07/2023

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,282

 

 

$

1,269,201

 

(4)

(1) The amounts shown represent the value of bonus awards under our annual bonus program earned in 2015 and paid in 2016. Pursuant to our 20152023 annual bonus program, the target bonuses for each of our NEOs, as a percentage of annualized base salary, was: Mr. DeMane: 75%Thornal: 100%; Mr. Elghandour: 50%MacLeod: 60%; Mr. Galligan: 50%Rashid: 60%; Mr. Alleavitch: 40%Siller 60%; Mr. Grossman: 115%; and Mr. Walker: 40%Ms. Pellegrini 70%. NoThreshold amounts assume achievement of the adjusted EBITDA objective at threshold orand achievement of the revenue goal at below threshold, resulting in achievement of 25% of target, and maximum amounts are applicable underassume achievement at the program.target level for adjusted EBITDA and maximum level for revenue, resulting in achievement at 200% of target. For additional detail on our annual bonus program, please see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Annual Performance-Based Incentive Compensation” above.

(2) ExceptRepresents a grant of PSUs. Each PSU constitutes the contingent right to receive up to two shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares to be issued in respect of each PSU is based on (i) our stock price performance compared to the Index over a two-year performance period and (ii) our achievement of cumulative revenue targets form January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024. To the extent earned, 50% of the PSUs will vest on each of the second and third anniversaries of March 7, 2023 for each of Mr. MacLeod and Mr. Rashid, April 24, 2023 for Mr. Thornal and June 19, 2023 for Mr. Siller. The threshold amount corresponds to 0.125 shares issuable in respect of each PSU, which represents threshold achievement of either the grantrelative TSR metric or the Cumulative Revenue target. For additional detail on the PSUs granted to Mr. Alleavitch on April 10, 2015, optionsour NEOs in 2023, please see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Equity-Based Long-Term Incentive Awards” above.

(3) Represents restricted stock units, which vest as to 1/48th3rd of the shares subject to the option on each monthly anniversary of November 5, 2015, subject to continued employment. The options granted to Mr. Alleavitch on April 10, 2015 vests as to 1/4th of the sharesunits on the one yearfirst anniversary of the vesting commencementgrant date and vests as to 1/48th12th of the shares on each monthlythree-month quarterly anniversary thereafter, such that all shares will be vested on the four-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to Mr. Alleavitch continuing to provide services to the Company through each such vesting date.continued service.

(3) The amounts shown represent the fair value per share as of(4) Represents the grant date fair value determined pursuantin accordance with ASC Topic 718. The grant date fair value of RSUs granted is based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The grant date fair value of the PSUs granted that vest based on relative total stockholder return and stock price targets are calculated based on a Monte Carlo simulation model. The grant date fair value of PSUs that vest based on revenue targets are calculated by incorporating the probable outcome of the revenue performance condition, estimated to stock compensation accounting, multiplied by the number of shares.be 100%. See Note 811 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20152023 for the assumptions used in calculating these values.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at 20152023 Fiscal Year End

The following table lists all outstanding equity awards held by our NEOs as of December 31, 2015.2023.

   Vesting
Commencement
Date(1)
  Option Awards 

Name

   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
   Number Of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
   Option
Exercise
Price
($)
   Option
Expiration
Date
 

Michael DeMane

   5/15/2013    81,561     77,032     3.60     5/14/2023  
   11/5/2014    38,263     103,022     18.00     11/4/2024  
   11/5/2015    2,083     97,917     63.23     11/30/2025  

Rami Elghandour

   12/18/2012(2)   95,921     34,469     3.60     12/17/2022  
   5/15/2013    56,966     31,241     3.60     5/14/2023  
   11/5/2014    15,305     41,209     18.00     11/4/2024  
   11/5/2015    1,031     48,469     63.23     11/30/2025  

Andrew H. Galligan

   5/18/2010(2)   72,904     —       1.44     5/17/2020  
   9/29/2011(2)   62,940     —       3.60     9/28/2021  
   5/15/2013    27,493     17,311     3.60     5/14/2023  
   11/5/2014    10,690     41,209     18.00     11/4/2024  
   11/5/2015    927     43,573     63,23     11/30/2025  

Doug Alleavitch

   4/9/2015(2)   —       36,500     53.70     4/9/2025  
   11/5/2015    437     20,563     63.23     11/30/2025  

Andre Walker

   7/1/2009(3)   47,409     —       1.44     6/30/2019  
   5/18/2010    31,250     —       1.44     5/17/2020  
   9/29/2011(2)   74,053     —       3.60     9/28/2021  
   5/15/2013    53,736     29,471     3.60     5/14/2023  
   11/5/2014    7,652     20,605     18.00     11/4/2024  
   11/5/2015    291     13,709     63.23     11/30/2025  

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

Name

 

Vesting Commencement Date (1)

 

Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable

 

 

Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable

 

 

Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#)

 

Option Exercise Price ($)

 

 

Option Expiration Date

 

Vesting Commencement Date (2)

 

Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)

 

 

Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) (3)

 

 

Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)

 

 

Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) (3)

 

Kevin Thornal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

04/24/2023

(4)

 

 

135,623

 

 

 

2,918,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

04/24/2023

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,812

 

 

 

1,459,314

 

D. Keith Grossman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

04/11/2020

 

 

 

8,098

 

 

 

174,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/11/2021

 

 

 

10,477

 

 

 

225,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/03/2022

(4)

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

1,076,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/03/2022

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,750

 

 

 

166,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/03/2022

(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

1,076,000

 

Roderick H. MacLeod

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/15/2020

 

 

 

3,013

 

 

 

64,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/02/2021

 

 

 

4,307

 

 

 

92,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

02/28/2022

(4)

 

 

7,603

 

 

 

163,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

02/28/2022

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,212

 

 

 

26,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/07/2023

(4)

 

 

39,282

 

 

 

845,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/07/2023

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,418

 

 

 

181,155

 

Kashif Rashid

 

12/18/2017

(8)

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70.86

 

 

12/17/2027

 

03/02/2020

 

 

 

1,249

 

 

 

26,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/27/2018

 

 

 

32,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42.30

 

 

11/26/2028

 

03/02/2021

 

 

 

3,568

 

 

 

76,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

02/28/2022

(4)

 

 

7,603

 

 

 

163,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

02/28/2022

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,212

 

 

 

26,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/04/2022

(4)

 

 

7,140

 

 

 

153,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/07/2023

(4)

 

 

39,282

 

 

 

845,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/07/2023

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,418

 

 

 

181,155

 

Greg Siller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/19/2023

(4)

 

 

82,050

 

 

 

1,765,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/19/2023

(8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,582

 

 

 

378,365

 

(1) Except as otherwise noted, options vest as to 1/48th48th of the shares on each monthly anniversary of the vesting commencement date, such that all shares will be vested on the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to the holder continuing to provide services to the Company through each such vesting date.

(2) The option vestsExcept as otherwise noted, RSUs vest as to 1/4th4th of the shares on the one yeareach anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and vests as to 1/48th of the shares on each monthly anniversary thereafter, such that all shares will be vested on the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to the holder continuing to provide services to the Company through each such vesting date.

(3) The optionValue is vestedbased on $21.52, the closing stock price of our common stock on December 29, 2023, the last trading day of fiscal 2023.

(4) Represents RSUs, which vest as to 1/5th3rd of the sharesunits on the vesting commencementfirst anniversary of the grant date and vests as to 1/36th12th of the shares on each monthlythree-month quarterly anniversary thereafter, such that all shares will be vested on the third anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to the holder continuing to provide services to the Company through each such vesting date.

(5) Represents a grant of PSUs. Each PSU constitutes the contingent right to receive up to two shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares to be issued in respect of each PSU is based on (i) our stock price performance compared to a specified target composite index over a two-year performance period and (ii) our achievement of cumulative revenue targets form January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. To the extent earned, 50% of the PSUs will vest on each of the second and third anniversaries of March 3, 2022 for Mr. Grossman or February 28, 2022 for each of Mr. MacLeod and Mr. Rashid, with vesting subject to the holder continuing to provide services to the Company through each such vesting date. While such PSUs were tracking at below threshold as of December 31, 2023, the number of PSUs shown is at threshold.

(6) Represents a grant of PSUs that vest in increments of 50,000 shares based on the achievement of specified stock price tiers over a three-year period.To the extent earned, 50% of the PSUs would vest on goal achievement for each tier, with the remaining 50% of that earned tier vesting at the earlier of (a) one year from the date of achievement or (b) the third anniversary of the date of grant. While such PSUs were tracking at below threshold as of December 31, 2023, the number of PSUs shown is at threshold.

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(7) Represents a grant of PSUs. Each PSU constitutes the contingent right to receive up to two shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares to be issued in respect of each PSU is based on (i) our stock price performance compared to a specified target composite index over a two-year performance period and (ii) our achievement of cumulative revenue targets form January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024. To the extent earned, 50% of the PSUs will vest on each of the second and third anniversaries of March 7, 2023 for each of Mr. MacLeod and Mr. Rashid or April 24, 2023 for Mr. Thornal, with vesting subject to the holder continuing to provide services to the Company through each such vesting date. While such PSUs were tracking at below threshold as of December 31, 2023, the number of PSUs shown is at threshold.

(8) Represents a grant of PSUs. Each PSU constitutes the contingent right to receive up to two shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares to be issued in respect of each PSU is based on (i) our stock price performance compared to a specified target composite index over a two-year performance period and (ii) our achievement of cumulative revenue targets form July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. To the extent earned, 50% of the PSUs will vest on each of the second and third anniversaries of June 19, 2023 for Mr. Siller, with vesting subject to the holder continuing to provide services to the Company through each such vesting date. While such PSUs were tracking at below threshold as of December 31, 2023, the number of PSUs shown is at threshold.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table summarizes the restricted stock options exercisedunits and performance stock units that vested during the year ended December 31, 2015,2023, and the related value realized upon exercise byvesting. None of our NEOs. Our NEOs did not hold anyexercised stock awardsoptions during the year ended December 31, 2015.2023.

   Option Awards 

Name

  Number of Shares Acquired
on Exercise (#)
   Value Realized Upon
Exercise ($) (1)
 

Rami Elghandour

   7,485     431,971  

Andrew H. Galligan

   24,500     1,205,601  

Andre Walker

   19,627     1,138,189  

Stock Awards

Name

Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)

Value Realized Upon Vesting ($) (1)

D. Keith Grossman

65,345

1,757,776

Roderick H. MacLeod

15,812

434,762

Niamh Pellegrini

62,626

1,612,026

Kashif Rashid

18,104

478,114

(1) The value realized equalson the excess ofvesting date is based on the marketclosing trading price of our common stock at exercise overon the option exercise price,vesting date, multiplied by the number of shares for which the option was exercised.RSUs vested.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

In 2015,Thornal Agreement and CIC Severance Agreements

During 2023, we were party to an employment agreement with Mr. DeManeThornal (the “DeMane“Thornal Agreement”) and Mr. Grossman (the “Grossman Agreement”). We were also party to change in control severance agreements with each of our other NEOs (the “CIC Severance Agreements”), which provided. Each of these agreements provide for severance benefits and payments upon certain terminations without cause or resignations for good reason, both outside of a change in control and in connection with a change in control.

Under the DeManeThornal Agreement, in the event Mr. DeMane’sThornal’s employment is terminated by us other than for “cause” or, as a result of Mr. DeManeThornal resigning for “good reason” (each, as defined in the DeManeThornal Agreement) or due to his death or disability (hereinafter a “covered termination”), then Mr. DeManeThornal will receive (i) a severance payment equal to 1218 months of Mr. DeMane’sThornal’s base salary, payable in a cash lump sum, and (ii) payment or reimbursement by us of COBRA premiums for up to 12 months.18 months, and (iii) 18 months’ accelerated vesting of Mr. Thornal's then-unvested time-based equity awards. In the event Mr. DeMane’s employment is terminatedThornal experiences a covered termination within the period commencing three months prior to and ending 1224 months following a change ofin control, by us other than for cause or as a result of Mr. DeMane resigning for good reason, then in lieu of the foregoing severance benefits, Mr. DeMane willThornal would receive (i) a severance payment equal to the sum of (a) two2.0 times Mr. DeMane’sThornal's annual base salary and (b) two2.0 times Mr. DeMane’sThornal’s annual target bonus, payable in cash lump sum, (ii) payment or reimbursement by us of COBRA premiums for up to 24 months, and (iii) 100%full vesting acceleration of Mr. DeMane’sThornal's then-unvested options and other equity awards will immediately vest and, if applicable, become exercisable.awards. Mr. DeMane’sThornal's severance benefits are contingent on Mr. DeManeThornal providing a general release of claims against us.

Under the Grossman Agreement, in the event Mr. Grossman’s employment is terminated by us other than for “cause”, as a result of Mr. Grossman resigning for “good reason” (each, as defined in the Grossman Agreement) or due to his death or disability (hereinafter a “covered termination”), then Mr. Grossman will receive (i) a severance payment equal to 24 months of Mr. Grossman’s base salary, payable in a cash lump sum, (ii) payment or reimbursement by us of COBRA premiums for up to 24 months, and (iii) 24 months’ accelerated vesting of Mr. Grossman’s then-unvested time-based equity awards. In addition, the performance period for Mr. Grossman’s outstanding performance-based equity awards will be truncated to end immediately prior to the termination date, and the number of shares issuable will be prorated based on the portion of the performance period completed prior to the termination date. In

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the event Mr. Grossman experiences a covered termination within the period commencing three months prior to and ending 24 months following a change in control, then in lieu of the foregoing severance benefits, Mr. Grossman would receive (i) a severance payment equal to the sum of (a) 2.5 times Mr. Grossman’s annual base salary and (b) 2.5 times Mr. Grossman’s annual target bonus, payable in cash lump sum, (ii) payment or reimbursement by us of COBRA premiums for up to 30 months, and (iii) full vesting acceleration of Mr. Grossman’s then-unvested equity awards. Mr. Grossman’s severance benefits are contingent on Mr. Grossman providing a general release of claims against us. In April 2023, the Grossman Agreement was amended and restated in connection with his retirement and transition to Executive Chairman and the appointment of Mr. Thornal as our President and Chief Executive Officer.

Pursuant to the terms of the CIC Severance Agreements with our othernon-CEO NEOs, in the event the executive’s employment is terminated by us other than for “cause” or the executivenon-CEO NEO experiences a “constructive termination” (each, as defined in the CIC Severance Agreements),qualifying termination, then the executiveNEO will receive as severance six12 months of base salary in a single cash lump sum payment and sixup to 12 months of COBRA reimbursement;reimbursement. In addition, if the applicable non-CEO NEO experiences a qualifying termination before April 23, 2024, then the outstanding but unvested RSUs held by such officer that would have vested within 18 months of such officer's termination or resignation shall fully vest (the value of which would be $1.0 million for Mr. MacLeod and $1.0 million for Mr. Rashid as of December 31, 2023, based on $21.52, the closing stock price of our common stock on the last trading day of fiscal 2023); provided, that ifin the event of a qualifying termination or resignationthat occurs within the period commencing three months prior to a change in control and ending 1224 months after a change in control, each non-CEO NEO would be eligible to receive the severance will consistsum of 1218 months of base salary paidand 1.5 times the non-CEO NEO’s target annual bonus, payable in a single cash lump sum, 100% of the executive’s target bonus paid in a single cash lump sum, 12up to 18 months of COBRA reimbursement and full vesting acceleration for each stock option and other equity award held by the executive.NEO. The executiveNEO must timely deliver an effective release of claims to us in order to be eligible for the foregoing severance benefits.

Each of the DeMane Agreement and the CIC Severance Agreements provideforegoing agreements provides for a parachute payment “best pay” provision, under which payments and benefits will either be made to the executive in full or as to such lesser amount as which would result in no portion of the payments and benefits being subject to an excise tax under Section 280G of the Code, whichever of the foregoing amounts is greater on an after-tax basis.

Equity Awards

Under the 2021, 2022 and 2023 PSUs, the performance period ends on the earlier of the second annual anniversary of its commencement and a change in control. In the event of a change in control, performance is deemed to be the greater of the relative TSR performance for the period ending on the date of the change in control and 100% of target.

Under our 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan, in the event that outstanding awards are not assumed or substituted in connection with a change in control, such outstanding awards will accelerate in full, provided that any performance-based awards will vest in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable award agreement.

The following table shows the payments and benefits that would be made to our NEOs assuming a qualifying termination, or a qualifying termination following a change in control, or a change in control occurred on December 31, 2015.2023 under the agreements in effect as of this date.

Name

 Base
Salary and
Target
Bonus ($)
  COBRA
Premiums
($)
  Equity
Acceleration
($) (1)
  Total
Potential
Payment
($) (2)
 

Michael DeMane

    

Qualifying Termination

  500,000    33,025    —      533,025  

Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC

  1,750,000    66,051    10,442,819    12,258,870  

Rami Elghandour

    

Qualifying Termination

  165,500    16,513    —      182,013  

Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC

  496,500    33,025    6,447,231    6,976,576  

Andrew H. Galligan

    

Qualifying Termination

  165,500    16,513    —      182,013  

Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC

  496,500    33,025    3,333,096    3,862,621  

Doug Alleavitch

    

Qualifying Termination

  145,500    16,513    —      162,013  

Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC

  377,927    33,025    592,075    1,003,027  

Andre Walker

    

Qualifying Termination

  142,500    10,472    —      152,972  

Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC

  399,000    20,934    2,962,320    3,382,263  

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Name

 

Base Salary and Target Bonus ($)

 

 

COBRA Premiums ($)

 

 

Equity Acceleration ($) (1)

 

 

Total Potential Payment ($) (2)

 

Kevin Thornal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualifying Termination

 

 

1,125,000

 

 

 

53,370

 

 

 

1,485,086

 

 

 

2,663,456

 

Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

71,160

 

 

 

8,755,821

 

 

 

11,826,981

 

Change in control

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

71,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,071,160

 

Roderick H. MacLeod

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualifying Termination

 

 

490,170

 

 

 

30,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

520,490

 

Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC

 

 

1,176,408

 

 

 

45,481

 

 

 

2,227,686

 

 

 

3,449,575

 

Change in control

 

 

1,176,408

 

 

 

45,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,221,889

 

Kashif Rashid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualifying Termination

 

 

472,410

 

 

 

38,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

511,407

 

Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC

 

 

1,133,784

 

 

 

58,496

 

 

 

2,354,589

 

 

 

3,546,869

 

Change in control

 

 

1,133,784

 

 

 

58,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,192,280

 

Greg Siller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualifying Termination

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

35,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

485,580

 

Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC

 

 

1,080,000

 

 

 

53,370

 

 

 

3,279,218

 

 

 

4,412,588

 

Change in control

 

 

1,080,000

 

 

 

53,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,133,370

 

(1) Amounts shown assume that allWith respect to options, the value of equity acceleration was calculated by (i) multiplying the number of accelerated shares of common stock underlying the unvested, in-the-money options would be exercised immediately upon termination of employment. Stock option values represent the excess of $67.51,by $21.52, the closing stock price of our common stock on December 31, 2015 over29, 2023, the applicablelast trading day of fiscal 2023 and (ii) subtracting the exercise price multipliedfor the unvested stock options. With respect to RSUs, the value of equity acceleration was calculated by multiplying the number of option shares accelerated.accelerated RSUs by $21.52, the closing stock price of our common stock on December 29, 2023, the last trading day of fiscal 2023. Amounts shown for a Covered Termination in Connection with a CIC or a Qualifying Termination in Connection with a CIC also represent amounts that would vest in the event of a change in control in which awards were not assumed or substituted. With respect to the 2021, 2022 and 2023 PSUs, the number of PSUs vesting in the event of a covered or qualifying termination in connection with a change in control is based on the target level, which was higher than the actual attainment level had the performance period ended on December 31, 2023.

(2) Amounts shown are the maximum potential payment the NEO would have received as of December 31, 2015.2023. Amounts of any reduction pursuant to the parachute payment best pay provision, if any, would be calculated upon actual termination of employment.

Mr. Grossman did not receive any severance benefits in connection with his retirement. In connection with his continued employment as the Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Grossman’s base salary was reduced to $100,000 per quarter. Mr. Grossman ceased serving as an employee of the Company in October 2023 but continues to serve as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board in a non-employee capacity.

Pursuant to Ms. Pellegrini’s Separation Agreement, in connection with her termination and in exchange for a release of claims, she received an amount equal to 12 months of her annual base salary ($511,402), 12 months Company paid healthcare continuation coverage ($39,777) and 18 months of accelerated vesting of her service-based RSUs $1,085,783. The value of acceleration was calculated as the total number of RSUs for which vesting was accelerated multiplied times $22.62, the closing trading price of our common stock on June 9, 2023, the last day of Ms. Pellegrini’s employment. No value was attributed to stock options for which vesting was accelerated since the exercise price of Ms. Pellegrini’s stock options was in excess of $22.62.

CEO Pay Ratio

As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act and Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship of the annual total compensation of our employees and the annual total compensation of our CEO.

Annual total compensation of the CEO for 2023

$

11,687,923

 

Annual total compensation of the median employee for 2023

$

146,096

 

Approximate ratio of annual total compensation of the CEO to the median employee

80.0 : 1

 

The Company chose December 31, 2023 as the date for establishing the employee population used in identifying the median employee and used fiscal 2023 as the measurement period. The Company identified the median employee using a consistently applied compensation measure which includes annual base salary or wages, earned annual performance-based cash bonuses and commissions

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and equity awards based on their grant date fair values. Permanent employees who joined in 2023 were assumed to have worked for the entire year. The annual total compensation of the median employee and the annual total compensation of our CEO were calculated in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K.

The pay ratio reported above is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with SEC rules based on our internal records and the methodology described above. The SEC rules for identifying the median-compensated 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 employee populations and compensation practices. Therefore, the pay ratio reported by other companies may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported above, as other companies have different employee populations and compensation practices and may utilize different methodologies, exclusions, estimates and assumptions in calculating their own pay ratios.

Compensation Risk Assessment

Consistent with the SEC’s disclosure requirements, we have assessed our compensation programs for all employees. We have concluded that our compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us. Management has evaluated our executive and employee compensation and benefits programs to determine if these programs’ provisions and operations create undesired or unintentional risk of a material nature. The risk assessment process includes a review of program policies and practices; analysis to identify risks and risk controls related to our compensation programs; and determinations as to the sufficiency of risk identification, the balance of potential risk to potential reward, the effectiveness of our risk controls and the impacts of our compensation programs and their risks to our strategy. Although we periodically review all compensation programs, we focus on the programs with variability of payout, with the ability of a participant to directly affect payout and the controls on participant action and payout. In relation to this, we believe that our incentive compensation arrangements provide incentives that do not encourage risk taking beyond our ability to effectively identify and manage significant risks and are compatible with effective internal controls and our risk management practices.

The Compensation Committee monitors our compensation programs on an annual basis and expects to make modifications as necessary to address any changes in our business or risk profile.

Pay Versus Performance

The following table shows the total compensation for our NEOs for the past four fiscal years as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, the “compensation actually paid” to our CEO and, on an average basis, our other NEOs (in each case, as determined under SEC rules), our TSR, the TSR of the S&P Healthcare Equipment Select Industry Index, our net income (loss), and our financial performance measure for compensatory purposes, revenue.

Year

 

Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO1 (1) $

 

 

Compensation Actually Paid to CEO1(2) $

 

 

Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO2 (1) $

 

 

Compensation Actually Paid to CEO2 (2) $

 

 

Average Summary Compensation Table for other NEOs(3) $

 

 

Compensation Actually Paid to other NEOs(2)(3) $

 

 

TSR(4)

 

 

Peer Group TSR(4)

 

 

Net Income (Loss)
$ in millions

 

 

Revenue
$ in millions

 

2023

 

 

1,364,410

 

 

 

(3,575,180

)

 

 

11,453,548

 

 

 

6,577,091

 

 

 

3,399,651

 

 

 

1,843,751

 

 

$

18.31

 

 

$

99.63

 

 

 

(92.2

)

 

 

425.2

 

2022

 

 

17,769,126

 

 

 

421,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,219,666

 

 

 

859,589

 

 

$

33.69

 

 

$

105.61

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

406.4

 

2021

 

 

7,402,510

 

 

 

(50,122,840

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,461,550

 

 

 

(3,133,804

)

 

$

68.97

 

 

$

137.80

 

 

 

(131.4

)

 

 

386.9

 

2020

 

 

8,989,919

 

 

 

39,108,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,470,786

 

 

 

4,267,300

 

 

$

147.27

 

 

$

133.15

 

 

 

(83.1

)

 

 

362.0

 

(1) Mr. Grossman was CEO1 for each of the years presented and Mr. Thornal was CEO2 for 2023.

(2) SEC rules require certain adjustments be made to the Summary Compensation Table totals to determine “compensation actually paid” as reported in the Pay versus Performance Table. “Compensation actually paid” does not necessarily represent cash and/or equity value transferred to the applicable NEO without restriction, but rather is a value calculated under applicable SEC rules. In general, “compensation actually paid” is calculated as Summary Compensation Table total compensation adjusted to include the fair market value of equity awards as of December 31 of the applicable year or, if earlier, the vesting date (rather than the grant date). NEOs do not participate in a defined benefit plan so no adjustment for pension benefits is included in the table below. Similarly, no adjustment is made for dividends as dividends are factored into the grant date fair value of the award. The following table details these

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adjustments: The value realized on the vesting date is based on the closing trading price of our common stock on the vesting date, multiplied by the number of RSUs and PSUs vested.

(3) NEOs for the years presented were Mr. MacLeod, Ms. Pellegrini and Mr. Rashid. NEOs for 2023 additionally included Mr. Siller.

(4) Total shareholder return (TSR) is determined based on the value of an initial fixed investment of $100. The TSR peer group consists of the S&P Healthcare Equipment Select Industry Index.

Year

 

Executive(s)

 

Summary Compensation Table Total $

 

 

Subtract Equity Awards Granted in Fiscal Year $

 

 

Add Year-End Equity Fair Value $

 

 

Change in Value of Prior Equity Awards $

 

 

Add Equity Awards Vested and Granted in same Year $

 

 

Add Change in Value of Vested Equity Awards $

 

 

Subtract Value of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions $

 

 

Compensation Actually Paid $

 

2023

 

CEO 1

 

 

1,364,410

 

 

 

(774,081

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,239,836

)

 

 

455,796

 

 

 

(381,468

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,575,180

)

 

 

CEO 2

 

 

11,453,548

 

 

 

(10,080,173

)

 

 

5,203,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,577,091

 

 

 

Other NEOs

 

 

3,399,651

 

 

 

(2,227,609

)

 

 

1,219,308

 

 

 

(287,638

)

 

 

137,656

 

 

 

(246,678

)

 

 

(150,940

)

 

 

1,843,751

 

2022

 

CEO

 

 

17,769,126

 

 

 

(16,020,750

)

 

 

5,738,758

 

 

 

(2,121,116

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,944,233

)

 

 

 

 

 

421,784

 

 

 

Other NEOs

 

 

3,219,666

 

 

 

(2,470,957

)

 

 

1,305,352

 

 

 

(773,443

)

 

 

 

 

 

(424,058

)

 

 

3,029

 

 

 

859,589

 

2021

 

CEO

 

 

7,402,510

 

 

 

(6,544,670

)

 

 

2,438,004

 

 

 

(51,571,878

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,846,806

)

 

 

 

 

 

(50,122,840

)

 

 

Other NEOs

 

 

2,461,550

 

 

 

(2,002,150

)

 

 

790,078

 

 

 

(3,789,474

)

 

 

 

 

 

(593,808

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,133,804

)

2020

 

CEO

 

 

8,989,919

 

 

 

(7,592,361

)

 

 

12,642,432

 

 

 

24,498,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

569,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,108,401

 

 

 

Other NEOs

 

 

2,470,786

 

 

 

(1,862,571

)

 

 

2,167,144

 

 

 

1,344,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

278,308

 

 

 

(131,234

)

 

 

4,267,300

 

Relationship Between Compensation Actually Paid and Performance Measures

We believe the table above shows the alignment between compensation actually paid to the NEOs and the Company’s performance, consistent with our compensation philosophy as described in Compensation Discussion and Analysis. A large portion of the NEO’s compensation is based on equity awards, a large component of which is dependent on TSR performance and stock price performance.

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The charts below show, for the past four years, the relationship of our TSR relative to the S&P Healthcare Equipment Select Industry Index.

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Company TSR vs. Peer TSR $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 $100.00 $147.27 $68.97 $33.69 $133.15 $137.80 $105.61 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 NVRO S&p Healthcare Equipment

The charts below show, for the past four years, the relationship between the “compensation actually paid” and our TSR.

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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company TSR $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 -$10 -$20 -$30 -$40 -$50 -$60 $39.11 $4.27 $147.27 ($3.13) $68.97 ($50.12) $0.42 $0.86 $33.69 $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 Value of $100 Investment From 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 PEO CAP ($M) Average NEO CAP ($M) NVRO Compensation Actually Paid($M)

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The charts below show, for the past four years, the relationship between the “compensation actually paid” and our net income (loss).

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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income (Loss) $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 -$10 -$20 -$30 -$40 -$50 -$60 Compensation Actually Paid ($M) $39.11 $4.27 ($83.1) ($131.4) $3.0 ($50.12) ($3.13) ($131.4) $0.42 $0.86 $20.0 $0.0 ($20.0) ($40.0) ($60.0) ($80.0) ($100.0) ($120.0) ($140.0) Net Income ($M) 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 PEO CAP ($M) Average NEO CAP ($M) Net Income (Loss)($M)

The charts below show, for the past four years, the relationship between the “compensation actually paid” and our revenue.

img257015533_3.jpg 

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Revenue Compensation Actually Paid($M) $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 -$10 -$20 -$30 -$40 -$50 -$60 $39.11 $4.27 $362.0 $386.9 $406.4 ($50.12) ($3.13) $0.42 $0.86 $410.0 $400.0 $390.0 $380.0 $370.0 $360.0 $350.0 $340.0 $330.0 Revenue ($M) 12/31/2020 12/31/2021/ 12/31/2022 PEO CAP ($M) Average NEO CAP ($M) Revenue($M)

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2023 Performance Measures

The Committee believes in using a mix of performance measures throughout our annual and long-term incentive programs to align executive pay with Company performance. As required by SEC rules, the performance measures identified as the most important for NEOs’ 2023 compensation decisions are listed in the table below, each of which is described in more detail in the CD&A under the section “2023 Compensation Program Element”.

Most Important Performance Measures

Relative TSR

Revenue

Adjusted EBITDA

Net Income

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides certain information as of December 31, 2015,2023, with respect to all of our equity compensation plans in effect on that date.

Plan Category

  Number of
Securities to
be Issued
Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and
Rights (a)
   Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights (b)
   Number of
Securities
Remaining
Available for
Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities
Reflected in
Column (a)) (c)
 

Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (a)

Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (b)

Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) (c)

Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Stockholders(1)(2)(3)

   3,050,288    $19.74     2,268,871  

Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Stockholders(4)

   1,843    $2.42     —    
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Equity Compensation Plan Approved by Stockholders (1)(2)(3)

3,020,787

(5)

$

59.48

(6)

7,825,808

(7)

Equity Compensation Plan Not Approved by Stockholders(4)

271,246

(8)

$

128,754

Total

   3,052,131       2,268,871  

3,292,033

7,954,562

(1)Includes the 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan, the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(2)The 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan contains an “evergreen” provision, pursuant to which the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance or transfer pursuant to awards under the 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan shall be increased on the first day of each year beginning in 2015 and ending in 2024, equal to the lesser of (A) four percent (4%) of the shares of common stock outstanding (on an as converted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) such smaller number of shares of stock as determined by our Board; provided, however, that no more than 11,125,000 shares of stock may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options.

(3)The 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan contains an “evergreen” provision, pursuant to which the maximum number of shares of our common stock authorized for sale under the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan shall be increased on the first day of each year beginning in 2015 and ending in 2024, equal to the lesser of (A) one percent (1%) of the shares of common stock outstanding (on an as converted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) such number of shares of common stock as determined by our Board; provided, however, no more than 2,166,666 shares of our common stock may be issued thereunder.

(4)Includes 1,843 shares subject to option agreements pursuant to individual compensation arrangements.

(1) Includes the 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan, the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(2) The 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan contains an “evergreen” provision, pursuant to which the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance or transfer pursuant to awards under the 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan shall be increased on the first day of each year beginning in 2015 and ending in 2024, equal to the lesser of (A) four percent (4%) of the shares of common stock outstanding (on an as converted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) such smaller number of shares of stock as determined by our Board; provided, however, that no more than 11,125,000 shares of stock may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options.

(3) The 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan contains an “evergreen” provision, pursuant to which the maximum number of shares of our common stock authorized for sale under the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan shall be increased on the first day of each year beginning in 2015 and ending in 2024, equal to the lesser of (A) one percent (1%) of the shares of common stock outstanding (on an as converted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) such number of shares of common stock as determined by our Board; provided, however, no more than 2,166,666 shares of our common stock may be issued thereunder. As of December 31, 2023, 1,189,229 shares of our common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of which up to 1,000,000 shares may be issued with respect to the purchase period in effect as of December 31, 2023, which purchase period will end on May 15, 2024.

(4) Includes the Company’s 2023 Employment Inducement Award Plan (the “Inducement Plan”). The Inducement Plan provides for, among other things, the grant of non-qualified stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, performance awards, dividend equivalents, deferred stock awards, deferred stock units, stock payments and stock appreciation rights to a person not previously an employee or director of the Company, or following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to the individual’s entering into employment with the Company.

(5) Consists of 386,006 shares of common stock underlying outstanding options under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, 512 shares of common stock underlying outstanding options under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, and 2,905,515 shares of common stock underlying outstanding restricted stock units and performance stock units (based on target) under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.

(6) Represents the weighted average exercise price of outstanding options and is calculated without taking into account shares of common stock subject to outstanding restricted stock units and performance stock units that become issuable without the payment of a purchase price as those units vest. As of December 31, 2023, the weighted average exercise price of options under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan was $59.55, and the weighted average exercise price of options under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan was $7.66.

(7) Includes 6,765,333 shares that were available for future issuance under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and 1,189,229 shares that were available for issuance under the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of which up to 1,000,000 shares may be issued with respect to the purchase period in effect as of December 31, 2023, which purchase period will end on May 15, 2024.

(8) Consists of 271,246 shares of common stock underlying outstanding restricted stock units and performance stock units (based on target) under the Inducement Plan.

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INFORMATION ABOUT STOCK OWNERSHIP

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table presents information as to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 23, 201628, 2024 for:

each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock;

each named executive officer as set forth in the summary compensation table above;

each of our directors; and

all executive officers and directors as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. Shares of our common stock subject to options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 23, 201628, 2024 and shares of our common stock subject to RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 28, 2024 are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the person holding the options for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

Percentage ownership of our common stock in the table is based on 28,298,82336,681,392 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding on March 23, 2016.28, 2024. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the individuals and entities named below is c/o Nevro Corp., 1800 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065.

   Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned(1) 

Name of Beneficial Owner

  Common
Stock
   Securities
Exercisable
Within 60
Days
   Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
   Percent 
5% Stockholders:                

FMR LLC(2)

   3,590,260     —       3,590,260     12.7

Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation(3)

   2,066,740     —       2,066,740     7.3

AllianceBernstein L.P.(4)

   1,940,615     —       1,940,615     6.9

Entities affiliated with Bay City Capital(5)

   1,725,379     —       1,725,379     6.1

Entities affiliated with Senzar Asset Management, LLC(6)

   1,682,877     —       1,682,877     5.9

Entities affiliated with Three Arch Partners(7)

   1,617,101     —       1,617,101     5.7

Broadfin Capital, LLC(8)

   1,462,564     —       1,462,564     5.2
Named Executive Officers and Directors:                

Michael DeMane(9)

   682,728     169,698     852,426     3.0

Rami Elghandour(10)

   64,180     203,815     267,995     *  

Andrew H. Galligan(11)

   30,000     155,067     185,067     *  

Doug Alleavitch(12)

   17,160     12,510     29,670     *  

Andre Walker(13)

   470     219,474     219,944     *  

Frank Fischer(14)

   59,000     12,310     71,310     *  

Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D.(7)(15)

   1,617,101     12,310     1,629,411     5.8

Ali Behbahani, M.D.(16)

   25     12,310     12,335     *  

Lisa D. Earnhardt

   —       —       —       —    

Shawn T McCormick(17)

   —       8,543     8,543     *  

Brad Vale, Ph.D., D.V.M.(18)

   2,000     6,750     8,750     *  

All 13 directors and executive officers as a group(19)

   2,514,577     923,309     3,437,886     12.1

 

 

Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned (1)

 

Name of Beneficial Owner

 

Common Stock

 

 

Securities That May Be Acquired Within 60 Days

 

 

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned

 

 

Percent

 

5% Stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock, Inc.(2)

 

 

3,374,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,374,031

 

 

 

9.2

%

Vanguard Group(3)

 

 

4,067,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,067,271

 

 

 

11.1

%

Armistice Capital, LLC(4)

 

 

3,176,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,176,000

 

 

 

8.7

%

Engaged Capital, LLC(5)

 

 

2,168,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,168,163

 

 

 

5.9

%

Alger Associates, Inc.(6)

 

 

2,115,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,115,664

 

 

 

5.8

%

Named Executive Officers and Directors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin Thornal(7)

 

 

 

 

 

45,208

 

 

 

45,208

 

 

*

 

Roderick H. MacLeod(8)

 

 

18,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,941

 

 

*

 

Niamh Pellegrini(9)

 

 

17,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,025

 

 

*

 

Kashif Rashid(10)

 

 

41,833

 

 

 

53,393

 

 

 

95,226

 

 

*

 

Greg Siller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

D. Keith Grossman(11)

 

 

185,428

 

 

 

8,098

 

 

 

193,526

 

 

*

 

Michael DeMane(12)

 

 

461,010

 

 

 

91,549

 

 

 

552,559

 

 

 

1.5

%

Frank Fischer(13)

 

 

49,587

 

 

 

26,198

 

 

 

75,785

 

 

*

 

Kirt P. Karros

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Sri Kosaraju(14)

 

 

9,823

 

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

16,577

 

 

*

 

Shawn T McCormick(15)

 

 

20,112

 

 

 

31,850

 

 

 

51,962

 

 

*

 

Kevin O'Boyle(16)

 

 

17,473

 

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

24,227

 

 

*

 

Karen Prange(17)

 

 

8,025

 

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

14,779

 

 

*

 

Susan Siegel(18)

 

 

5,411

 

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

12,165

 

 

*

 

Elizabeth Weatherman(19)

 

 

47,654

 

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

54,408

 

 

*

 

All 15 directors and executive officers as a group(20)

 

 

882,322

 

 

 

290,066

 

 

 

1,172,388

 

 

 

3.2

%

*Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock.

(1)Represents shares of common stock held and options held by such individuals that were exercisable within 60 days of March 23, 2016. Includes shares held in the beneficial owner’s name or jointly with others, or in the name of a bank, nominee or trustee for the beneficial owner’s account. Reported numbers do not include options that vest more than 60 days after March 23, 2016.

(2)As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2016. Abigail P. Johnson is a Director, the Vice Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer and the President of FMR LLC. Members of the Johnson family, including Abigail P. Johnson, are the predominant owners, directly or through trusts, of Series B voting common shares of FMR LLC, representing 49% of the voting power of FMR LLC. Neither FMR LLC nor Abigail P. Johnson has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of the shares owned directly by the various investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act (“Fidelity Funds”) advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (“FMR Co”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC, which power resides with the Fidelity Funds’ Boards of Trustees. Fidelity Management & Research Company carries out the voting of the shares under written guidelines established by the Fidelity Funds’ Boards of Trustees. The address of FMR LLC is 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210.

(3)As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2016. The board of directors of Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (“JJDC”), which consists of Paulus Stoffels and Steven Rosenberg, has shared investment and voting control with respect to the shares held by JJDC and has delegated responsibility therefor to the management of JJDC to take such actions on behalf of JJDC. As such, no individual member of the JJDC board of directors is deemed to hold any beneficial ownership or reportable pecuniary interest in the shares held by JJDC. No individual representative of JJDC shall be deemed (i) a beneficial owner of, or (ii) to have a reportable pecuniary interest in, the shares held by JJDC. The address of JJDC is 410 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

(4)As reported on Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 16, 2016, AllianceBernstein L.P. is a majority owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc. and an indirect majority owned subsidiary of AXA SA. AllianceBernstein operates under independent management and makes independent decisions from AXA and AXA Financial and their respective subsidiaries and AXA and AXA Financial calculate and report beneficial ownership separately from AllianceBernstein pursuant to guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Release Number 34-39538 (January 12, 1998). AllianceBernstein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with AXA reporting persons by virtue of 31,666 shares of common stock acquired on behalf of the general and special accounts of the affiliated entities for which AllianceBernstein serves as a subadvisor. Each of AllianceBernstein and the AXA entities reporting herein acquired their shares of common stock for investment purposes in the ordinary course of their investment management and insurance businesses. The address of AllianceBernstein L.P. is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 01015.

(5)As reported on a Form 4 filed with the SEC on June 17, 2015. Consists of (a) 1,688,976 shares held by Bay City Capital Fund IV, L.P. (“BCCF”) and (b) 36,403 shares held by Bay City Capital Fund IV Co-Investment Fund, L.P. (“BCCF Co-Investment Fund”). Bay City Capital Management IV (“BCCM IV”) is the General Partner of BCCF, BCCF Co-Investment Fund and Bay City Capital LLC (“BCC”) is the Manager of BCCM IV. BCCM IV holds no shares of company stock directly and is deemed to have beneficial ownership of company stock owned by BCCF and BCCF Co-Investment Fund due to its role as a general partner of such funds. Investment and voting decisions by BCCM IV are exercised by BCC as manager. BCC holds no shares of stock directly. Due to its role as manager of BCCM IV, BCC is deemed to have beneficial ownership of shares deemed to be beneficially owned by BCCM IV. The address of BCC is 750 Battery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94111.

(6)

As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2016. Based on information contained therein, Senzar Asset Management, LLC (“Senzar”), Ajay Bhalla and John R. Yanuklis (collectively, the “Senzar Entities”) are deemed beneficial owners of these shares. Each of the Senzar Entities has shared

* Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock.

voting and dispositive power over all shares they are deemed to beneficially own. Ajay Bhalla is a managing member of Senzar. The address of Senzar Asset Management, LLC is 400 Madison Avenue, Suite 14D, New York, New York 10017.
(1) Represents shares of common stock held, options held by such individuals that were exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2024 and shares deliverable under RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 28, 2024. Includes shares held in the beneficial

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(7)As reported on a Form 13G filed with the SEC on March 4, 2016. Consists of (a) 1,582,167 shares held by Three Arch Partners IV, L.P. (“Partners”) and (b) 34,934 shares held by Three Arch Associates IV, L.P. (“Associates”). Three Arch Management IV, LLC (the “General Partner”) is the general partner of Partners and Associates. Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D. is a managing member of the General Partner and a member of our Board. As the managing member of the General Partner he, together with Mark Wan, may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Partners and Associates, and may be deemed to beneficially own certain of the shares held by Partners and Associates. Such persons and entities disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares held by Three Arch Partners IV, L.P. and Three Arch Associates IV, L.P. in which they do not have an actual pecuniary interest. The address of Partners and Associates is 3200 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028.

(8)As reported on Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on March 1, 2016. Based on information contained therein, Broadfin Capital, LLC (“Broadfin Capital”), Broadfin Healthcare Master Fund, Ltd. (“Broadfin Fund”), and Kevin Kotler (collectively, the “Broadfin Entities”) are deemed beneficial owners of these shares. Each of the Broadfin Entities has shared voting and dispositive power over all shares they are deemed to beneficially own. Kevin Kotler is a managing member of Broadfin Capital. The address of Broadfin Capital, LLC is 300 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10002.

(9)Consists of 552,587 shares held by Mr. DeMane, 99,220 held by Catherine Q. DeMane Trustee, Michael F. DeMane 2012 Irrevocable Trust U/A/D July 26, 2012, 30,921 shares held by Michael DeMane Trustee, The Michael F. DeMane 2013 Retained Annuity Trust and 169,698 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(10)Consists of 64,180 shares held by Mr. Elghandour and 203,815 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(11)Consists of 30,000 shares held by Mr. Galligan and 155,067 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(12)Consists of 10,470 shares held by Mr. Alleavitch, 6,690 shares held by his spouse and 12,510 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(13)Consists of 470 shares held by Mr. Walker and 219,474 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(14)Consists of 59,000 shares of common stock, of which 11,175 shares are subject to repurchase upon termination of services for cause as of March 23, 2016, and 12,310 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(15)Consists of 12,310 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(16)Consists of 25 shares held by Dr. Behbahani and 12,310 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(17)Consists of 8,543 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(18)Consists of 2,000 shares held by Dr. Vale and 6,750 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.

(19)Consists of 2,514,577 shares held by all 13 directors and executive officers as a group, and 923,309 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options within 60 days of March 23, 2016.
owner’s name or jointly with others, or in the name of a bank, nominee or trustee for the beneficial owner’s account. Reported numbers do not include options that vest more than 60 days after March 28, 2024.

(2) As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 23, 2023. The report states that BlackRock Inc. has sole voting power over 3,288,286 shares and sole dispositive power over 3,374,031 shares. The address of BlackRock, Inc. is 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.

(3) As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2024. The report states that The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) has shared voting power over 37,761 shares, sole dispositive power over 3,991,101 shares and shared dispositive power over 76,170 shares. The address of Vanguard is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355.

(4) As reported on Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2024. The report states that Armistace Capital, LLC has shared voting power over 3,176,000 shares with Steven Boyd. The address of Armistace Capital, LLC is 510 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

(5) As reported on Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on February 21, 2024. The report states that Engaged Capital, LLC has shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 2,168,163 shares with Glenn Welling. The address of Engaged Capital, LLC is 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 950, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

(6) As reported on Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2024. The report states that Alger Associates, Inc. has sole voting power over 1,496,415 shares and sole dispositive power over 2,115,664 shares. The address of Alger Associates, Inc. is 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010.

(7) Consists of 45,208 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

(8) Consists of 18,941 shares held by Mr. MacLeod.

(9) Consists of 17,025 shares held by Ms. Pellegrini, based on the last Form 4 filed on May 28, 2023.

(10) Consists of 41,833 shares held by Mr. Rashid and 53,393 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options or the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

(11) Consists of 185,428 shares held by Mr. Grossman and 8,098 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

(12) Consists of 24,634 shares held by Mr. DeMane, 164,344 shares held by Catherine Q. DeMane Trustee, Michael F. DeMane 2012 Irrevocable Trust U/A/D July 26, 2012 (the “DeMane Irrevocable Trust”), 122,541 shares held by Catherine Q. DeMane Trustee, Michael F. DeMane 2017 Family SLAT Trust U/A/D May 22, 2017 (the “DeMane Family SLAT Trust”), 131,225 shares held by Michael F. DeMane & Catherine Q. DeMane, Trustees, Michael F. DeMane Revocable Trust 10/07/2011, 18,266 shares held by Michael F. DeMane, Trustee, Michael F. DeMane 2021 Retained Annuity Trust U/A 08/13/2021 and 91,549 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options or the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024. Mrs. DeMane, and not Mr. DeMane, has voting and investment control over the shares held by the DeMane Irrevocable Trust and the DeMane Family SLAT Trust.

(13) Consists of 49,587 shares held by Mr. Fischer and 26,198 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options or the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

(14) Consists of 9,823 shares held by Mr. Kosaraju and 6,754 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

(15) Consists of 20,112 shares held by Mr. McCormick and 31,850 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options or the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

(16) Consists of 17,473 shares held by Mr. O’Boyle and 6,754 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

(17) Consists of 8,025 shares held by Ms. Prange and 6,754 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

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(18) Consists of 5,411 shares held by Ms. Siegel, 628 shares held by Bob Reed and Susan Siegel Trustees, Reed-Siegal Revocable Trust and 6,754 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

(19) Consists of 47,654 shares held by Ms. Weatherman and 6,754 shares that may be acquired pursuant to the delivery of shares underlying RSUs within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

(20) Consists of 882,322 shares held by all 15 directors and executive officers as a group, and 290,066 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options or the delivery of share underlying RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 28, 2024.

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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other reports were required, during the year ended December 31, 2015,2023, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were complied with, except with respect to late Form 4 reports for each of Messrs. Elghandour and Galligan in connection with exempt option exercises that occurred in late December 2015.with.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Householding of Proxy Materials

The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially means extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies.

Brokers with account holders who are Nevro stockholders may be “householding” our proxy materials. A single proxy statement may be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that it will be “householding” communications to your address, “householding” will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you notify your broker or the Company that you no longer wish to participate in “householding.”

If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in “householding” and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement and annual report, you may (1) notify your broker, (2) direct your written request to: 1800 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065 or (3) contact our Vice President, Investor Relations manager, Katherine Bock,and Corporate Communications, Julie Dewey, by telephone at (650) 433-3247. Stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of this Proxy Statement at their address and would like to request “householding” of their communications should contact their broker. In addition, the Company will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request to the address or telephone number above, a separate copy of the Form 10-K, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered.

Other Matters

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board does not intend to present any matters other than those described herein at the Annual Meeting and is unaware of any matters to be presented by other parties. If other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting for action by the stockholders, proxies will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or, in the absence of such a recommendation, in the discretion of the proxy holder.

We have filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20152023 with the SEC. It is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Upon written request by a Nevro stockholder, we will mail without charge a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the financial statements and financial statement schedules, but excluding exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 10-K. Exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 10-K are available upon payment of a reasonable fee, which is limited to our expenses in furnishing the requested exhibit. All requests should be directed to the Corporate Secretary, 1800 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065.

By Order of the Board of Directors

/S/ MICHAEL DEMANEKEVIN THORNAL

Michael DeMane

Kevin Thornal

Chairman of the Board of Directors

President and Chief Executive Officer

April 12, 2024

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www.proxyvote.com. V44203-P08796 NEVRO CORP. Annual Meeting of Stockholders May 18, 201623, 2024 10:30 AM, PDT This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors

The stockholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Michael DeManeKevin Thornal, Roderick H. MacLeod and Andrew H. Galligan,Kashif Rashid, or eitherany of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint (his/her)his substitute, and hereby authorizesauthorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of Common Stock of NEVRO CORP. that the stockholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 10:30 AM, PDT on May 18, 2016,23, 2024, at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay, 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065,www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NVRO2024, and any adjournment or postponement thereof, on all matters set forth on the reverse side and in the discretion of the proxies upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
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