Absmeier has served since 2019 and his full tenure overlaps the period during which Sensata's stock fell roughly 6% while the company's own peer group rose about 65% on average — a gap of over 71 percentage points, well above the 20-point threshold that triggers an against vote; the 5-year record is even worse (-27.8% vs peer median +56.9%), so the mitigant that would soften the vote does not apply.

Black joined the board in 2021, meaning more than half of the three-year underperformance window falls within his tenure; Sensata's stock lost about 6% while the peer group gained roughly 65%, a gap far exceeding the 20-point policy trigger, and the five-year picture is equally poor, so the mitigant that would soften the vote does not apply.

Bolsinger has served since 2020 and her tenure fully covers the period of severe underperformance — Sensata's stock down roughly 6% against a peer median gain of roughly 65%; the five-year record shows no recovery (ST -27.8% vs peer median +56.9%), so the policy mitigant that would downgrade the vote to 'for' does not apply.

Skidmore has served since 2017, giving her the longest tenure on the board and full accountability for the underperformance period; with Sensata's stock down about 6% against a peer group up roughly 65% over three years and down 28% against a peer group up 57% over five years, neither the 3-year nor the 5-year mitigant relieves the against vote.

Sullivan has served on the board since 2013 and also served as Interim CEO during 2024, meaning she bears direct accountability for both the governance and operational underperformance; the stock return gap versus peers far exceeds the policy threshold at both three and five years, so no mitigant applies.

Teich has served since 2014 and has been Chairman since 2019, making him the board's senior leader during the entire underperformance period; Sensata's stock underperforms the peer group by over 71 percentage points over three years and over 84 percentage points over five years, both far above the policy thresholds, so no mitigant applies.

Von Schuckmann joined the board in 2025 as CEO, which falls within the 24-month new-director exemption, so the TSR underperformance trigger does not apply to him personally; as a first-time board member with a brand-new CEO mandate, he deserves the standard grace period before being held accountable for prior-period performance, and no other disqualifying factors are present — vote is FOR.

Zide has served since 2010 — the longest-tenured director on the slate — and his tenure fully encompasses the severe underperformance period; with Sensata down roughly 6% versus a peer group up roughly 65% over three years and down 28% versus peers up 57% over five years, neither the 3-year nor 5-year mitigant changes the outcome.