Equity Grant Process

Grants of equity awards to our executive officers are approved by the Compensation Committee at regularly scheduled meetings, or sometimes by unanimous written consent. We have no practice of timing grants of equity awards to coordinate with the release of material nonpublic information, nor have we timed the release of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of any compensation of our executive officers. If the Company determines that it is in possession of material nonpublic information on or around an anticipated grant date, the Compensation Committee has the authority to defer the grant date until a date on which the Company is not in possession of material nonpublic information. During 2024, we did not grant stock options or restricted stock to any named executive officer during any period beginning four business days before and ending one business day after the filing of any Form 10-Q or 10-K, or the filing or furnishing of a Form 8-K that disclosed material nonpublic information.