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Terreno Realty Corp

For the period ended May 7, 2024. Filed Mar 22, 2024.

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May 7, 2024 · Filed Mar 22, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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(415)655-4580

March 22, 2024

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders of Terreno Realty Corporation. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 8:00 a.m., local time, at our Bellevue office, 10500 NE 8 th Street, Suite 1910, Bellevue, Washington 98004.

The attached proxy statement, accompanied by the notice of meeting, describes the matters expected to be acted upon at the meeting. We urge you to review these materials carefully and to use this opportunity to take part in the affairs of Terreno Realty Corporation by voting on the matters described in the proxy statement. Following the formal portion of the meeting, our directors and management team will be available to answer appropriate questions.

Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, please authorize a proxy to vote your shares as promptly as possible by calling the toll-free telephone number or via the internet. If you received a proxy card by mail, you may complete the enclosed proxy card and return it as promptly as possible. The proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card contain instructions regarding all three methods of voting. If your shares of common stock are held by a broker, bank or other nominee, please follow the instructions you receive from your broker, bank or other nominee to have your shares of common stock voted. If you attend the meeting, you may continue to have your shares voted as you have previously instructed or you may withdraw your proxy at the meeting and vote your shares in person.

We have also enclosed a copy of our 2023 Annual Report. Thank you for your interest in Terreno Realty Corporation.

Sincerely,

W. Blake BairdMichael A. Coke
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Co-FounderPresident, Co-Founder

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To be Held on May 7, 2024

To Our Stockholders:

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 annual meeting of the stockholders of Terreno Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 8:00 a.m., local time, at our Bellevue office, 10500 NE 8 th Street, Suite 1910, Bellevue, Washington 98004. At the meeting, stockholders will consider and vote on the following matters:

1.The election of seven directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualifies;
2.A resolution to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of certain executives, as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement;
3.The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered certified public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year; and
4.Such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting, including any adjournments or postponements of the meeting.

If you were a stockholder of record of our common stock as of the close of business on March 8, 2024, you can vote in person or by proxy at the meeting. If you do not plan to attend the meeting and vote in person, please authorize a proxy to vote your shares in one of the following ways (if you received paper copies of the proxy materials):

•Use the toll-free telephone number shown on your proxy card on or before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 6, 2024 (this call is toll-free if made in the United States or Canada);
•Go to the website address shown on your proxy card on or before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 6, 2024 and authorize a proxy via the internet; or
•Mark, sign, date and promptly return the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope so that it is received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 6, 2024.

If you received a notice of internet availability of proxy materials, please follow the voting instructions in that notice. If your shares of common stock are held by a broker, bank or other nominee, please follow the instructions you receive from your broker, bank or other nominee to have your shares of common stock voted. Stockholders who authorize a proxy over the internet, who authorize a proxy by telephone or who return proxy cards by mail prior to the meeting may nonetheless attend the meeting, revoke their proxies and vote their shares in person.

By Order of our Board of Directors

W. Blake Baird Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Bellevue, Washington

March 22, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Questions and Answers1
Corporate Governance and Related Matters6
Independent Directors6
Executive Sessions6
Nominations for Directors6
Communications with our Board of Directors8
Board Leadership Structure8
Risk Oversight8
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation9
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics9
Corporate Governance Guidelines9
Meetings and Committees of Our Board of Directors9
Meetings9
Committee Membership9
Other Committees11
Environmental Stewardship, Social Responsibility and Governance12
Environmental Stewardship12
Social Responsibility12
Governance13
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors15
Executive Officers19
Proposal 2 – Non-Binding, Advisory Approval of the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers20
Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm22
Fees Paid to Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm22
Audit Fees22
Audit-Related Fees23
Tax Fees23
All Other Fees23
Pre-Approval Procedures23
Report of the Audit Committee24
Compensation Committee Report25
Compensation Discussion and Analysis26
Overview26
Objectives26
Management’s and Advisor’s Role in Compensation Decisions26
Principal Elements of Compensation and Total Direct Compensation26
Other Elements of Compensation30
Other Compensation Practices and Policies30
Policy Concerning Hedging and Pledging Transactions31
Clawback Policy31
Risk Considerations in our Compensation Programs31
Summary Compensation Table33
Grants of Plan-Based Awards37
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End38
Stock Vested Table40
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation40
Pay Versus Performance42
Payments upon Termination of Employment and Change of Control46
Director Compensation51
Equity Compensation Plan Information52
Certain Transactions52
Security Ownership53
Stockholder Proposals55
Other Matters55

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2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

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