Integer Holdings Corp
For the period ended Apr 6, 2026. Filed Apr 6, 2026.
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Apr 6, 2026 · Filed Apr 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Integer Holdings Corporation, which will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Central Time, at the Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park Hotel at 5805 Granite Parkway, Plano, Texas.
Details of the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are given in the enclosed Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement. Available with the Proxy Statement is a copy of the Company’s 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders. We encourage you to read this document. It includes information on the Company’s operations, markets and products, as well as the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.
Whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented and voted. We are using the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “notice and access” rules to provide proxy materials to you via the Internet. We believe that this process should provide you with a convenient and quick way to access your proxy materials and vote your shares, while allowing us to conserve natural resources and reduce the costs of printing and distributing the proxy materials. We have mailed to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our Proxy Statement and Annual Report and vote electronically on the Internet or by telephone. This Notice also contains instructions on how to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials.
We appreciate your continuing loyalty and support of Integer, and we look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/ Pamela G. Bailey
Pamela G. Bailey
Chair of the Board of Directors
/s/ Payman Khales
Payman Khales
President and Chief Executive Officer
5830 GRANITE PARKWAY, SUITE 1150
PLANO, TEXAS 75024
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Integer Holdings Corporation will be held at the Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park Hotel at 5805 Granite Parkway, Plano, Texas on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Central Time, for the following purposes:
To elect 11 directors to the Board of Directors for a one-year term or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;
To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Integer Holdings Corporation for fiscal year 2026;
To approve, in an advisory, non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers;
To approve the Integer Holdings Corporation 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan; and
To consider and act upon other matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2026 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Lindsay K. Blackwood
Lindsay K. Blackwood
Senior Vice President,General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Plano, Texas
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AND VOTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. IF YOU RECEIVED A NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS, YOU CAN VOTE YOUR SHARES BY PROXY VIA INTERNET OR TELEPHONE BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS FOUND IN THE NOTICE. IF YOU RECEIVED PRINTED COPIES OF THE PROXY MATERIALS BY MAIL, YOU CAN VOTE YOUR SHARES BY PROXY VIA INTERNET OR TELEPHONE BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS FOUND ON THE PROXY CARD OR BY MARKING, SIGNING, DATING AND PROMPTLY RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE FURNISHED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ANY PROXY MAY BE REVOKED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ITS USE AT THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. ANY STOCKHOLDER PRESENT AT THE MEETING MAY WITHDRAW HIS OR HER PROXY AND VOTE PERSONALLY ON ANY MATTER PROPERLY BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 20, 2026THE 2026 PROXY STATEMENT AND 2025 ANNUAL REPORTARE AVAILABLE AT www.envisionreports.com/ITGR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Proxy Statement Summary | 1 |
| Company Proposals | 7 |
| Proposal 1 – Election of Directors | 7 |
| Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 16 |
| Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Named Executive Officers | 17 |
| Proposal 4 – Approval of the Integer Holdings Corporation 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan | 18 |
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 28 |
| Executive Summary | 28 |
| Compensation Philosophy | 29 |
| Compensation Committee Practices and Procedures | 30 |
| Competitive Market Review | 30 |
| Executive Compensation Pay Mix | 31 |
| Base Salary | 32 |
| Short-Term Performance-Based Incentives | 33 |
| Special Cash Awards | 36 |
| Long-Term Incentive Plan | 37 |
| Additional Equity-Based Compensation | 38 |
| Vesting of 2023 Performance Stock Units | 38 |
| Other Features of Our Executive Compensation Program | 39 |
| Change in Control Agreements and Severance Benefits | 40 |
| Employment and Retirement Agreements | 41 |
| Compensation Risk Analysis | 43 |
| Compensation and Organization Committee Report | 43 |
| Executive Compensation | 44 |
| Summary Compensation Table | 44 |
| 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards | 46 |
| Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End | 47 |
| Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2025 | 48 |
| 2025 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Benefits | 49 |
| Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control | 49 |
| CEO Pay Ratio | 53 |
| Pay Versus Performance | 54 |
| Corporate Governance and Board Matters | 57 |
| Leadership Structure of the Board | 57 |
| Board Independence | 58 |
| Enterprise Risk Management | 58 |
| Committees and Meetings of the Board | 58 |
| Executive Sessions of the Board | 60 |
| Board/Committee/Director Evaluations | 60 |
| Director Orientation and Continuing Education | 60 |
| Communications with the Board | 60 |
| Director Compensation | 61 |
| Related-Person Transactions | 63 |
| Audit Committee Report | 63 |
| Other Governance Practices | 64 |
| Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 67 |
| General Information – Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting | 69 |
| Other Matters | 71 |
| Appendix A | A-1 |
| Appendix B | B-1 |
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