PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT – SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

Caryn Seidman Becker

Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer

Notice of Annual Meeting and

Proxy Statement

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend our annual meeting of stockholders, which will be conducted via live audio webcast on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. You can attend the annual meeting via the internet by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YOU2024. There is no in-person meeting to attend.

Information on how to vote, attend and ask questions during the annual meeting is described in the enclosed materials. Your vote is important to us.

April [ ], 2024

CLEAR SECURE, INC., 85 10^TH AVENUE, 9^TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10011

CLEAR SECURE, INC.

85 10^th Avenue, 9^th Floor

New York, NY 10011

PROXY STATEMENT

NOTICE OF 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Our Stockholders:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Clear Secure, Inc. (the “Annual Meeting”) will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, virtually via a live audio webcast. Please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YOU2024 and enter your 16-digit control number included in your Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, on the instructions accompanying your proxy materials, or on your proxy card. You or your proxy holder will be able to participate (including in the Q&A session), vote, and examine our stockholder list and rules of the meeting at the Annual Meeting. Entry into the meeting will begin at 7:45 a.m. Eastern Time and the meeting will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. If you encounter difficulties accessing the meeting, please call the technical support number that will be posted at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YOU2024. Please see p. 5 for more information on how to vote your shares or to attend the Annual Meeting virtually. In the event of a technical malfunction or situation that makes it advisable to adjourn the Annual Meeting, the chair will convene the meeting at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on June 13, 2024 at 85 10^th Avenue, New York, NY 10011 solely for the purpose of adjourning the meeting to reconvene at a date, time and location announced by the meeting chair. If this happens, more information will be provided at https://ir.clearme.com/.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will consider and vote on the following matters:

Only stockholders of record on April 15, 2024 may vote during this meeting.

Your vote is important to us. Even if you plan on participating in the Annual Meeting virtually, we recommend that you vote as soon as possible by telephone, Internet or by signing, dating and returning the proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.

This proxy statement for the Annual Meeting and the accompanying form of proxy were first distributed and made available on the Internet to stockholders on or about April [ ], 2024.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Emma Barnett Bauman

Senior Vice President & Secretary

New York, New York

April [ ], 2024

CLEAR SECURE, INC., 85 10^TH AVENUE, 9^TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information in the proxy statement. Please review the entire proxy statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”) before voting.

Voting Items and Board Recommendations

Company Overview

Clear Secure, Inc. is an identity company making experiences safer and easier digitally and physically. We make everyday experiences frictionless by connecting your identity to all the things that make you, YOU—transforming the way you live, work, and travel. CLEAR has been delivering secure, friction-free experiences in airports for over 14 years, achieving exceptional user delight and trust with CLEAR Plus, our consumer aviation subscription service. CLEAR Plus enables access to predictable and fast experiences through dedicated entry lanes in airport security checkpoints nationwide. As we continue to innovate on the travel experience, we are proud to offer TSA PreCheck^® Enrollment Provided by CLEAR–offering consumers increased choice in

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how and where to sign up for this popular trusted traveler program. Our free flagship CLEAR app offers consumer products like Home-to-Gate, which includes Reserve, our virtual queuing technology that enables customers to prebook a spot in the airport security line so they don’t have to wait. CLEAR Verified, our business to business offering, enables our partners to leverage our digital identity technology and reusable member network to facilitate secure and frictionless experiences digitally and physically via our software development kits and application programming interfaces. In this proxy statement, “CLEAR,” “Company,” “our,” “us,” and “we,” refer to Clear Secure, Inc. References to our website in this Proxy Statement are not intended to function as hyperlinks and the information contained on our website is not intended to be incorporated into this Proxy Statement.

Corporate Governance and Board Practices

Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines and other practices to promote the function of the Board and its committees to serve the best interests of all stockholders. Several of our practices are highlighted below.

Sustainability and Community

Since 2010 we have been expanding our network, investing in our technology platform, strengthening our operations and developing our people to consistently deliver increased value

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to members and partners, resulting in the growth and trust of the CLEAR brand. Trust is the foundation of our business success and is fundamental to realizing our mission of making experiences both safer and easier by enabling frictionless everyday experiences. Our Board is committed to building trust through strong corporate governance, effective oversight, and strategic engagement. Together, these ensure accountability and position CLEAR for sustained success.

We actively work to conduct our business in principled ways that make a significant positive impact on important issues. We believe the significant Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) matters for our Company are embedded in how we run our business and align closely with our culture. Our Board provides insight, feedback, and oversight across a broad range of ESG matters as part of its broader oversight role, and periodically reviews the Company’s overall ESG programs and policies. The Board has delegated oversight of governance of corporate social responsibility and environmental efforts to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee discusses guidelines and policies, and provides guidance to the Board and management, with respect to the Company’s practices and programs that relate to corporate social responsibility and environmental efforts. For more information on our ESG initiatives, please visit our Investor Relations website at https://ir.clearme.com/.

Director Nominees

The Board has nominated eight director candidates. Of the eight nominees, six are independent director nominees.

All director nominees have been nominated for a one-year term to expire at the 2025 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and once their successors have been elected and qualified.

Our director nominees collectively have significant experience in business leadership, finance and accounting, law, management, investment, operational and strategic planning, and unmatched institutional knowledge of the Company.

Our Board believes that the Company and its stockholders benefit from the combination of the diverse perspectives, institutional knowledge, and the collective deep business and investment experience of the director nominees.

Detailed information about each nominee’s background, skills and qualifications can be found under “Proposal 1 — Election of Directors.”

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Compensation Philosophy

Founded in the belief that CLEAR is a meritocracy, our compensation philosophy is to have a compensation program that directly ties to achieving the Company’s mission and delivering value to our members, employees and stakeholders.

Our compensation philosophy is supported by our pay strategy, which is based on the following principles:

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Information About Solicitation and Voting

The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the board of directors of Clear Secure, Inc. for use at our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YOU2024 on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and this proxy statement for the Annual Meeting and the accompanying form of proxy were first distributed and made available on the Internet to stockholders on or about April [ ], 2024. The 2023 Form 10-K is available with this Proxy Statement by following the instructions in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.

Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

In accordance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, we are using the Internet as our primary means of furnishing proxy materials to stockholders. Consequently, most stockholders will not receive paper copies of our proxy materials. We will instead send these stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials with instructions for accessing the proxy materials, including our Proxy Statement and annual report, and voting via the Internet. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also provides information on how stockholders may obtain paper copies of our proxy materials if they so choose. We believe this rule makes the proxy distribution process more efficient, less costly, and helps in conserving natural resources.

Purpose of the Annual Meeting

You are receiving this Proxy Statement because the Board is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting with respect to the proposals described herein. This Proxy Statement includes information that we are required to provide to you pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and is designed to assist you in voting your shares.

Record Date; Quorum

Only holders of record of our Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Class A Common Stock”), Class B common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Class B Common Stock”), Class C common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Class C Common Stock”) and Class D common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Class D Common Stock,” and, collectively with the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) at the close of business on April 15, 2024 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on the Record Date, we had [    ] shares of Class A Common Stock, [    ] shares of Class B Common Stock, [    ] shares of Class C Common Stock and [    ] shares of Class D Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote. For ten days prior to the Annual Meeting, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be

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available for examination by any stockholder for any purpose relating to the Annual Meeting during ordinary business hours at our headquarters, at 85 10^th Avenue, 9^th Floor, New York, New York 10011, and will be available in electronic form on the day of the Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YOU2024. If you are interested in viewing the list, please send an email to IR@clearme.com at least two business days in advance to schedule your visit.

The holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of our Common Stock (voting together as a single class) entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the Record Date must be present at the Annual Meeting in order to hold the Annual Meeting and conduct business. This presence is called a quorum. Your shares are counted as present at the Annual Meeting if you are present and vote in person at the Annual Meeting or if you have properly submitted a proxy.

Voting Rights; Required Vote

In deciding all matters at the Annual Meeting, as of the close of business on the Record Date, each share of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock represents one vote, and each share of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock represents twenty votes. We do not have cumulative voting rights for the election of directors. You may vote all shares owned by you as of the Record Date, including (i) shares held directly in your name as the stockholder of record and (ii) shares held for you as the beneficial owner in street name through a broker, bank, trustee, or other nominee.

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If, on the Record Date, your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., then you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. As a stockholder of record, you may vote at the Annual Meeting or vote by telephone, through the Internet or, if you request or receive paper proxy materials, by filling out and returning the proxy card.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Nominee. If, on the Record Date, your shares were held in an account with a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, then you are the beneficial owner of the shares held in street name. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your nominee on how to vote the shares held in your account, and your nominee has enclosed or provided voting instructions for you to use in directing it on how to vote your shares. However, the organization that holds your shares is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. Because you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares at the Annual Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from the organization that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares at the Annual Meeting.

Each director will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by stockholders entitled to vote thereon. Ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal 2) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers (Proposal 3) and the approval of an

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amendment to our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation as permitted under Delaware law (Proposal 4), each require the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote on the subject matter.

Abstentions; Broker Non-Votes

Generally, broker non-votes occur when shares held by a broker in “street name” for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker (1) has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and (2) lacks discretionary voting power to vote those shares. A broker is typically entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on routine matters, such as the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm, without instructions from the beneficial owner of those shares. On the other hand, absent instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares, a broker is not entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on non-routine matters, such as the election of directors and the Say-on-Pay Vote. Broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. Abstentions occur when shares present at the Annual Meeting are marked “Abstain.” Under Delaware law, abstentions are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.

Voting Instructions; Voting Of Proxies

Votes submitted by telephone or through the Internet must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 12, 2024. Submitting your proxy, whether by telephone, through the Internet or, if you request or receive a paper proxy card, by mail will not affect your right to vote in person should you decide to attend the Annual Meeting. If you are not the stockholder

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of record, please refer to the voting instructions provided by your nominee to direct your nominee on how to vote your shares. Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure that your vote is counted.

All proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions specified on the signed proxy card. If you sign a physical proxy card and return it without instructions as to how your shares should be voted on a particular proposal at the Annual Meeting, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board.

If you do not vote and you hold your shares in street name, and your broker does not have discretionary power to vote your shares, your shares may constitute “broker non-votes” (as described above) and will not be counted in determining the number of shares necessary for approval of the proposals. However, broker non-votes will be counted for the purpose of establishing a quorum for the Annual Meeting.

If you receive more than one proxy card, your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. To make certain all of your shares are voted, please follow the instructions included on each Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card and vote each proxy card by telephone, through the Internet, or by mail. If you requested or received paper proxy materials and you intend to vote by mail, please complete, sign, and return each proxy card you received to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

Householding

Stockholders of record who have the same address and last name and do not participate in electronic delivery of proxy materials may receive only one copy of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and our 2023 Form 10-K unless we are notified that one or more of these stockholders wishes to receive individual copies. This “householding” procedure will reduce our printing costs and postage fees as well as the environmental impact of the Annual Meeting.

Stockholders who participate in householding will continue to receive separate proxy cards.

If you participate in householding and wish to receive a separate copy of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and any accompanying documents, or if you do not wish to continue to participate in householding and prefer to receive separate copies of these documents in the future, please contact Broadridge Householding Department, by calling their toll-free number, 1-866-540-7095, or by writing to: Broadridge, Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. You will be removed from the householding program within 30 days of receipt of your instructions, at which time you will then be sent separate copies of the documents. You may also contact Broadridge at the address above if you currently do not participate in householding but wish to receive a single copy of these documents in the future.

If you are a beneficial owner, you can request information about householding from your broker, bank or other holder of record.

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Revocability Of Proxies

A stockholder of record who has given a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised at the Annual Meeting by:

Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank, or other nominee and you wish to revoke a proxy, you must contact that firm to revoke any prior voting instructions.

Expenses of Soliciting Proxies

We will pay the expenses of soliciting proxies, including preparation, assembly, printing, and mailing of this Proxy Statement and the accompanying materials, and any other information furnished to stockholders. Following the original mailing of the soliciting materials, we and our agents, including directors, officers, and other employees, without additional compensation, may solicit proxies by mail, email, telephone, facsimile, by other similar means, or in person. Following the original mailing of the soliciting materials, we will request brokers, custodians, nominees, and other record holders to forward copies of the soliciting materials to persons for whom they hold shares and to request authority for the exercise of proxies. In such cases, we, upon the request of the record holders, will reimburse such holders for their reasonable expenses. If you choose to access the proxy materials or vote through the Internet, you are responsible for any Internet access charges you may incur.

Voting Results

Voting results will be tabulated and certified by the inspector of elections appointed for the Annual Meeting. The preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. The final results will be tallied by the inspector of elections and filed with the SEC in a current report on Form 8-K within four business days of the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.

Participating in the Annual Meeting

To participate in the virtual meeting, visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YOU2024, and enter your first and last name, the 16-digit Control Number included on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials, and your email address. Instructions should also be provided on the voting instruction card provided by your broker, bank, or other nominee.

As part of the Annual Meeting, we will hold a live Q&A session, during which we intend to answer appropriate questions properly submitted during the meeting and that relate to the

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matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. If you wish to submit a question during the Annual Meeting, log into the virtual meeting platform at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YOU2024, under “Ask A Question,” select a topic from the dropdown menu, and type your name, address, number of shares held as of the Record Date and question into the “Question” field, and click “Submit.” Our Annual Meeting, including the Q&A session, will follow “Rules of Conduct,” which will be available on our Annual Meeting web portal during the Annual Meeting. The Rules of Conduct will also be available in advance of the Annual Meeting at https://ir.clearme.com/. If your question is properly submitted during the relevant portion of the meeting agenda pursuant to the “Rules of Conduct,” we will respond to your question during the live webcast, subject to time constraints and SEC rules. To provide access to all stockholders, each stockholder will be limited to one question per agenda item, and if multiple questions are submitted on the same subject, we will consolidate them for a single response to avoid repetition. We reserve the right to exclude questions that are irrelevant to the proposals that are the subject of the Annual Meeting or irrelevant to the business of the Company, or derogatory or in bad taste; that relate to pending or threatened litigation; that are personal grievances; or that are otherwise inappropriate (as determined by the Corporate Secretary of the Annual Meeting). Only validated stockholders or proxy holders will be able to ask questions in the designated field on the web portal. These rules and any additional rules will be set forth in our Rules of Conduct available at https://ir.clearme.com/.

If we experience technical difficulties during the meeting (e.g., a temporary or prolonged power outage), we will determine whether the meeting can be promptly reconvened (if the technical difficulty is temporary) or whether the meeting will need to be reconvened on a later day (if the technical difficulty is more prolonged). In the event of a technical malfunction or situation that makes it advisable to adjourn the Annual Meeting, the chair will convene the meeting at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on June 13, 2024 at 85 10^th Avenue, 9^th Floor, New York, NY 10011 solely for the purpose of adjourning the meeting to reconvene at a date, time and location announced by the meeting chair. If this happens, more information will be provided at https://ir.clearme.com/. If you encounter technical difficulties accessing our meeting or asking questions during the meeting, please contact the support line noted on the login page of the virtual meeting website.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Our business affairs are managed under the direction of our Board, which is currently composed of eight members. Assuming all director nominees are elected at the Annual Meeting, six of our directors are independent within the meaning of the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). Two of our director nominees identify as gender diverse, and one director nominee identifies as racially diverse. Each director is elected to a one-year term and will hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Vacancies and newly created directorships on the Board may be filled at any time by the remaining directors.

Director Independence

Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the NYSE. As a “controlled company” we are not subject to the corporate governance rules of the NYSE requiring: (i) a majority of independent directors on the Board, (ii) an independent nominating and corporate governance committee, and (iii) an independent compensation committee. We have, however, elected to comply with these independence requirements. Under the NYSE rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if the board affirmatively determines that such director has no material relationship with Company either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company.

Audit committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee: (1) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries or (2) be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.

Our Board has undertaken a review of the independence of each director nominee and considered whether each nominee has a material relationship with us that could compromise his or her ability to exercise independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities. As a result of this review, our Board determined that Mr. Michael Z. Barkin, Mr. Jeffery H. Boyd, Mr. Tomago Collins, Mr. Shawn Henry, Ms. Kathryn A. Hollister and Mr. Adam J. Wiener are “independent directors” as defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the listing requirements and rules of the NYSE. In making these determinations, our Board reviewed and discussed information provided by the director nominees and us with regard to each nominee’s business and personal activities and current and prior relationships as they may relate to us and our management.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

Our Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines and other practices to promote the function of the Board and its committees to serve the best interests of all stockholders. The Corporate Governance Guidelines and our other governance documents provide a framework for our governance practices, including:

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Our Corporate Governance Guidelines set forth our practices and policies with respect to Board composition and selection, Board meetings, executive sessions of the Board, Board committees, the expectations we have of our directors, management succession, Board and executive compensation, and the Board self-assessment requirements. The full text of our Corporate Governance Guidelines may be viewed at our website https://ir.clearme.com/corporate-governance. A copy may be obtained by writing to Clear Secure, Inc., 85 10^th Avenue, 9^th Floor, New York, NY 10011; Attention: Corporate Secretary.

Lead Independent Director

Our Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines that provide that, in order to maintain the independent integrity of the Board, one of our independent directors should serve as our lead independent director if the Chair is not independent. Our Board has appointed Mr. Boyd to serve as our lead independent director. As lead independent director, Mr. Boyd:

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Board Leadership Structure

Our Board recognizes that one of its key responsibilities is to evaluate and determine its optimal leadership structure so as to provide effective oversight of management. Our by-laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines provide our Board with flexibility to combine or separate the positions of chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer. Our Board currently believes that our existing leadership structure, under which our Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Caryn Seidman Becker, serves as Chairman of our Board and Mr. Boyd serves as lead independent director, is effective. Our Board will continue to periodically review our leadership structure and may make such changes in the future as it deems appropriate.

Board Self-Assessment

The Board conducts an annual self-assessment to determine whether the Board and its committees are functioning effectively. Among other things, the Board’s self-assessment seeks input from the directors on whether they have the tools and access necessary to perform their oversight function as well as suggestions for improvement of the Board’s functioning. In addition, each of our Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees conduct its own annual self-assessment, which includes an assessment of the adequacy of their performance as compared to their respective charters.

Executive Sessions of Non-Management and Independent Directors

Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Board meets at least quarterly in executive sessions without management directors and any other members of the Company’s management present. In addition, all of the directors who are independent under the NYSE rules meet in executive session at least annually.

Risk Oversight

Our Board believes that risk oversight is an important Board responsibility. The Audit Committee of the Board predominantly oversees risk, including data security and oversight of cybersecurity risks, providing regular updates to the Board. The Audit Committee discusses guidelines and policies governing the process by which the Company’s management assesses and manages the Company’s exposure to risk, and discusses the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures.

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The Audit Committee, as well as the Board, also receives periodic updates from subject matter experts regarding specific risks, such as data security and cybersecurity. The Compensation Committee considers the Company’s exposure to risk in establishing and implementing our executive compensation program.

In addition, the Company has established the CLEAR Security Advisory Board (the “CSAB”), which provides guidance and advice on security risk and privacy. The CSAB is currently comprised of three members with a range of executive national and international expertise in areas such as aviation and transportation security, physical security operations, cyber security, and privacy and data security. The CSAB meets in-person, together with management of the Company, at least annually, in addition to quarterly meetings by phone. The CSAB reports annually to our Board or our Audit Committee, and is an available resource to both management and members of the Board at any time.

Director Selection

Our Board believes that each director nominee should be evaluated based on the skills needed on the Board and his or her individual merits, taking into account, among other matters, the factors set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines and in the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter. Those factors include:

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for identifying, evaluating and recommending director candidates to the Board for consideration. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will also consider director nominees recommended by our stockholders. Nominees recommended by our stockholders are given consideration in the same manner as other nominees. Stockholders who wish to nominate directors for election at our 2025 annual meeting may do so by submitting in writing such nominees’ names, in compliance with the procedures along with other information required by the Company’s by-laws. See “Other Matters — Stockholder Proposals for 2025 Annual Meeting.”

Board Meetings

The Board met six times during the year ended December 31, 2023. Each of our directors who was on the Board during that period attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and the committees of the Board on which he or she served during 2023.

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We encourage our directors to attend annual meetings of our stockholders and believe that attendance at annual meetings is equally as important as attendance at Board and committee meetings. All of our directors who were on the Board attended the 2023 annual stockholders’ meeting.

Committees of the Board

Our Board has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The composition and responsibilities of each of the committees of our Board is described below. Members will serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our Board.

We are eligible for, but do not take advantage of, the “controlled company” exemptions to the corporate governance rules for NYSE-listed companies.

The charters for the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board are available on our website at https://ir.clearme.com/corporate-governance.

Audit Committee

Our Board has determined that each of Mr. Barkin, Mr. Henry and Ms. Hollister qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and that each of Mr. Barkin, Mr. Collins, Mr. Henry and Ms. Hollister is independent as defined in Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and under the NYSE’s listing standards. The principal duties and responsibilities of our Audit Committee are as follows:

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The Audit Committee also has the authority to retain counsel and advisors to fulfill its responsibilities and duties and to form and delegate authority to subcommittees.

Compensation Committee

The composition of our Compensation Committee meets the requirements for independence under the current NYSE listing standards and SEC rules and regulations. Each member of this committee is a non-employee director, as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Compensation Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees from time to time as it sees fit, provided that the subcommittees are composed entirely of directors who satisfy the applicable independence requirements of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the NYSE. The Compensation Committee has the authority to retain or terminate, at its sole discretion, compensation consultants, independent legal counsel or other advisors to assist the Compensation Committee in its responsibilities and shall be directly responsible for overseeing the work of such advisors.

The principal duties and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee are as follows:

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

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The composition of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meets the requirements for independence under the current NYSE listing standards and SEC rules and regulations. The principal duties and responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance committee are as follows:

Code of Conduct and Ethics

Our Board adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees and is intended to comply with the NYSE’s requirements for a code of conduct as well as qualify as a “code of ethics” as defined by the rules of the SEC. The Code of Conduct and Ethics contains general guidelines for conducting our business consistent with the highest standards of business ethics. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of our Code of Conduct and Ethics, or waivers of such provisions applicable to any principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller or persons performing similar functions, and our directors, on our website at https://www.clearme.com. The Code of Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at https://ir.clearme.com/corporate-governance.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During the year ended December 31, 2023, our Compensation Committee consisted of: Mr. Wiener (Chair), Mr. Barkin and Ms. Hollister. None of these directors has ever served as an officer or employee of the Company. During that period, none of the members of the Compensation Committee had any relationship with the Company requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. None of our executive officers served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee, or similar committee, of any other company whose executive officer(s) served as a member of our Board or our Compensation Committee.

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Communication with Directors

Our Board has adopted policies designed to allow our stockholders and other interested parties to communicate with our directors. Any interested party who wishes to communicate with the Board or any director or the non-executive directors as a group should send communications in writing to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, Clear Secure, Inc., 85 10^th Avenue, 9^th Floor, New York, NY 10011.

Any person, whether or not an employee, who has a concern with respect to our accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing issues or other matters, may, in a confidential or anonymous manner, communicate those concerns to our Audit Committee by contacting the Company’s toll-free Anonymous Helpline, which is operated by a third-party service provider, at 1-855-725-3270 or www.lighthouse-services.com/clearme.

Director Compensation

The following table describes the components of our non-executive directors’ compensation program in effect for the year ended December 31, 2023:

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Director Compensation Table

The table below summarizes the total compensation paid to or earned for the 2023 fiscal year by each person who served as a non-executive director. Ms. Seidman Becker and Mr. Cornick, who are employees of the Company, receive no separate compensation for service as directors and therefore are not listed in the table below.

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PROPOSAL 1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the recommendation of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, our Board proposes that each of the eight director nominees named below be elected as a director for a term to expire at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification, or removal. Each director will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast.

Shares represented by proxies will be voted “FOR” the election of each of the nominees named below, unless the proxy is marked to withhold authority to so vote. If any nominee for any reason is unable to serve or for good cause will not serve, the proxies may be voted for such substitute nominee as the proxy holder might determine. Each nominee has consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected. Stockholders may not cumulate votes for the election of directors.

Vote Required for Approval

Each director will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by stockholders entitled to vote thereon. In accordance with our Certificate of Incorporation holders of our Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock will have one vote per share, and holders of our Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock will have twenty votes per share.

The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR each of the following candidates:

CARYN SEIDMAN BECKER – AGE 51

Director since June 6, 2021

Committee Memberships: None

Other Public Company Directorships: The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD)

Caryn Seidman Becker has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2010. Over the past 14 years, she has grown CLEAR into a global, customer-obsessed brand serving 56 airports, over 20 million members and a growing list of B2B partners across the travel, health and sports industries. From day one as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Seidman Becker has pursued her vision of using identity to create a more frictionless world, with an obsession to deliver amazing customer experience. Today, CLEAR is a trusted brand using their platform across industries from travel to sports to health care. With over 3,000 full time employees across the United States, CLEAR is shaping the future of how we work, live and travel. Prior to CLEAR, from 2002 to 2009, she started and was the Managing Partner of Arience Capital, an over $1 billion value-oriented asset management firm focused on investing in companies across a broad spectrum of industries including consumer, technology, aerospace and defense and turnarounds. Prior to Arience Capital, she served as Managing Director at Iridian Asset Management, an investment advisor firm, and Assistant Vice President at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, an investment bank. Ms. Seidman Becker has served as a director of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), a home improvement retailer, since 2022. She previously served as a director of Lemonade, Inc. (NYSE: LMND), an

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insurance company, from 2018 to 2022, and a director and member of the audit committee of CME Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CME), a public financial market company, from 2009 to 2012. Ms. Seidman Becker is an active member of the community and sits on the Board of Trustees for the Partnership for New York City and is a Board Member of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and The School for Ethics and Global Leadership. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan. We believe Ms. Seidman Becker is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of her experience co-founding, building and leading our business since its relaunch, her insight into corporate matters as our Chief Executive Officer and her extensive leadership background.

KENNETH CORNICK – AGE 51

Director since June 6, 2021

Committee Memberships: None

Other Public Company Directorships: None

Kenneth Cornick has served as our President since 2010 and Chief Financial Officer since 2020 and from our inception to 2017. In addition, Mr. Cornick serves as a member of our Board. Mr. Cornick co-founded CLEAR with Ms. Seidman Becker in 2010. Prior to CLEAR, he was a Partner at Arience Capital from 2003 to 2009. Mr. Cornick holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College and serves on the Board of Trustees of LREI, a progressive independent school in New York City, and Center ID Corp., an expense management software company. We believe Mr. Cornick is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his experience co-founding, building and leading our business since its relaunch and his insight into financial matters as our Chief Financial Officer.

MICHAEL Z. BARKIN – AGE 46

Director since June 6, 2021

Committee Memberships: Audit (Chair), Compensation

Other Public Company Directorships: None

Michael Z. Barkin serves as a member of our Board. Mr. Barkin previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2013 to 2022 and Vice President of Strategy and Development from 2012 to 2013 of Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN), an American mountain resort company (“Vail Resorts”). Prior to joining Vail Resorts, he was a Principal at KRG Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm (“KRG”), where he was a member of the investment team from 2006 to 2012. At KRG, Mr. Barkin was responsible for managing new acquisitions and had portfolio company oversight across multiple sectors. Prior to KRG, he worked at Bain Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm, and Bain & Company, a strategy and consulting firm. Mr. Barkin has served as the Board Chair of Evolve Vacation Rental Network, Inc., a vacation rental management platform, since August 2023. Mr. Barkin currently serves as a Trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. Mr. Barkin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College and a Masters in Business

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Administration from Stanford University. We believe Mr. Barkin is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his experience in business model transformation, organizational scaling, risk management, capital allocation and financial planning.

JEFFERY H. BOYD – AGE 67

Director since June 6, 2021

Committee Memberships: Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)

Other Public Company Directorships: Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE: OSCR), The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD)

Jeffery H. Boyd serves as a member of our Board and is our Lead Independent Director. Mr. Boyd served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG) (formerly known as The Priceline Group, Inc.), an online travel company (“Booking”), from 2002 to 2013, as Interim Chief Executive Officer from April 2016 to December 2016, as Chairman of the Board from 2016 to 2020 and as a Director from 2001 to 2021. Mr. Boyd also served as Booking’s President and Co-Chief Executive Officer from August 2002 to November 2002, its Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2002, and its Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from January 2000 to October 2000. Mr. Boyd has also served as the chairman of the board of directors of Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE: OSCR), a health insurance company, since 2021 and a member of the board of directors of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), a home improvement retailer, since 2016, among other director positions. Mr. Boyd holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University and a Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School. We believe Mr. Boyd’s extensive experience in health care, e-commerce, sales and digital marketing, as well as his proven leadership, corporate governance and strategic management skills, makes him particularly qualified to serve as a member of our Board.

TOMAGO COLLINS – AGE 52

Director since June 29, 2021

Committee Memberships: Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance

Other Public Company Directorships: Republic Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: RSG)

Tomago Collins serves as a member of our Board. Mr. Collins has been the Executive Vice President of Communications and Business Development at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment since 2020 and previously served as Kroenke Sports & Entertainment’s Vice President of Communications from 2010 to 2020. Mr. Collins brings more than 25 years’ experience in the sports, entertainment, media and real estate investment industries. Mr. Collins has worked in the Kroenke organization since 2003 in various senior and advisory roles with sports teams (including the Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal Football Club and Denver Nuggets), sports and entertainment venues (including Ball Arena, SoFi Stadium and Emirates Stadium) and with print, broadcast and digital ventures (including Altitude Sports & Entertainment). Mr. Collins has served on the board of Republic Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) since 2013, where he

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also serves on the audit committee and the sustainability and corporate responsibility committee, as well as the board of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts since 2021, and previously served as a member of the boards of Williams Rowland Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: WRAC) from 2021 to 2023, Arctos NorthStar Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ANAC) from 2021 to 2023, and AutoNation, Inc. from 2014 to 2019. He also serves as a board member for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation since 2013 and is a member of the Yale School of Public Health Leadership Council since 2021. Mr. Collins holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University. We believe Mr. Collins is qualified to serve on our Board because of his experience in the sports, media and entertainment industries, as well as his experience serving on other public company boards.

SHAWN HENRY – AGE 62

Director since June 14, 2023

Committee Memberships: Audit

Other Public Company Directorships: ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SUAC)

Shawn Henry serves as a member of our Board. Mr. Henry was an early employee of, and has served as, President of CrowdStrike Services, and Chief Security Officer of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD), an American cybersecurity technology company, since 2012. Mr. Henry served for 24 years as an FBI special agent, rising through the executive ranks. Prior to joining CrowdStrike, he oversaw half of the FBI’s investigative operations as Executive Assistant Director, including all FBI criminal and cyber investigations worldwide, international operations, and the FBI’s critical incident response to major investigations and disasters, from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Henry also managed computer crime investigations spanning the globe, established the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, and received the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive for his leadership in enhancing the FBI’s cyber capabilities. Mr. Henry has served as a director of ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SUAC) since 2019, and now serves as Chairman of the Board. He holds a B.B.A. from Hofstra University, an M.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University, and is a graduate of the Homeland Security Executive Leadership Program of the Naval Postgraduate School. We believe Mr. Henry is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive experience in security and technology, as well as his proven leadership and strategic management skills.

KATHRYN A. HOLLISTER – AGE 64

Director since June 29, 2021

Committee Memberships: Audit, Compensation

Other Public Company Directorships: Endava PLC (NYSE: DAVA)

Kathryn A. Hollister serves as a member of our Board. Ms. Hollister served as the Chief Strategy Officer of Deloitte’s global tax and legal practice of 45,000 professionals from 2015 until 2019. Ms. Hollister worked at Deloitte from 1984 until 2020 in a variety of leadership

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roles, including Partner and Managing Partner of the U.S. business tax service line, and served both public and private clients. Ms. Hollister has served as director of Endava PLC (NYSE: DAVA), a global provider of technology services, since 2022, serving as Chair for the Remunerations Committee since October 2023, and previously served as a director of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) from 2021 to 2022. She previously served as a member of the US board of directors of Deloitte LLP from 2008 to 2015, and a member of the global board of directors of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu from 2010 to 2015. In the community, Ms. Hollister has served multiple academic and charitable organizations, including her current service on the Board of Trustees of Duke University, and the Boards of Directors of UC Health Foundation and UC Health LLC. A licensed/inactive lawyer, and a certified public accountant (non-practicing), in Ohio, Ms. Hollister holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. We believe Ms. Hollister is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of her experience in executive leadership, overseeing risk management, executive compensation and succession, financial governance and regulatory issues.

ADAM J. WIENER – AGE 45

Director since June 6, 2021

Committee Memberships: Compensation (Chair), Nominating and Corporate Governance

Other Public Company Directorships: None

Adam J. Wiener serves as a member of our Board. Mr. Wiener currently serves as an advisor to Redfin Corporation (NASDAQ: RDFN), a real estate brokerage, since September 2023. Mr. Wiener joined Redfin in 2007 and served in positions of increasing responsibility, including previously serving as Chief Growth Officer from 2015 to 2021, and as President, Real Estate Operations from 2021 to September 2023. Prior to Redfin, he worked at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), a multinational technology company, in its SQL server division. Mr. Wiener holds a degree in Symbolic Systems and a concentration in Human-Computer Interaction from Stanford University. We believe Mr. Wiener is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his experience as a chief growth officer and his experience in new customer acquisition, expansion of operations, technology development, business analytics and profit and loss responsibility across multiple business lines.

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PROPOSAL 2 – RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Our Audit Committee has appointed Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), independent registered public accountants, to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, EY served as our independent registered public accounting firm.

Notwithstanding the appointment of EY and even if our stockholders ratify the appointment, our Audit Committee, in its discretion, may appoint another independent registered public accounting firm at any time during our fiscal year if our Audit Committee believes that such a change would be in the best interests of our Company and stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders are being asked to ratify the appointment of EY as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. Our Audit Committee is submitting the appointment of EY to our stockholders because we value our stockholders’ view on our independent registered public accounting firm and as a matter of good corporate governance. Representatives of EY will be present at the Annual Meeting, and they will have an opportunity to make a statement and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from our stockholders.

Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The following table presents fees for professional audit services and other services rendered to our Company by EY for our fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023.

Auditor Independence

Pursuant to its charter and the policy described further below, our Audit Committee pre-approves audit and non-audit services rendered by our independent registered public

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accounting firm, EY. Our Audit Committee has determined that the rendering of non-audit services by EY is compatible with maintaining the independence of EY.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Our Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm, the scope of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm, and the fees for the services to be performed. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. In addition, the Audit Committee has established procedures by which the chairperson of the committee may pre-approve such services, subject to ratification by the Audit Committee at its next meeting following such approval. All of the services relating to the fees described in the table above were approved by our Audit Committee.

Vote Required for Approval

Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of our Common Stock, voting together as a single class. In accordance with our Certificate of Incorporation holders of our Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock will have one vote per share, and holders of our Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock will have twenty votes per share.

The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR this proposal.

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight of the Company’s financial reporting, internal controls, and audit functions. As set forth in the charter of the Audit Committee, management of the Company is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of the Company’s financial statements, the Company’s accounting and financial reporting principles, and the Company’s internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The Company has an in-house Internal Audit Department that reports to the Audit Committee and management. This department provides the Audit Committee and management an independent review function, including reviewing and evaluating the adequacy, effectiveness, and quality of the Company’s system of internal controls.

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, EY, is responsible for auditing the Company’s financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and expressing an opinion on the conformity of the consolidated financial statements to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

In the performance of its oversight function, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management and EY the audited financial statements and its evaluation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee discussed with EY the matters required to be discussed pursuant to PCAOB standards. The Audit Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from EY required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent auditor’s communications with the Audit Committee regarding independence, and the Audit Committee discussed with EY the firm’s independence. All audit and non-audit services performed by EY must be specifically approved by the Audit Committee or by its chair (and subject to ratification by the full committee).

As part of its responsibilities for oversight of the risk management process, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the Company’s risk assessment and risk management framework, including discussions of individual risk areas as well as a summary of the overall process.

The Audit Committee discussed with the Company’s Internal Audit Department and EY, the overall scope of and plans for their respective audits as well as the results of their procedures. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Audit Committee met with the head of the Internal Audit Department to discuss the results of their examinations, the evaluations of the Company’s internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting and compliance programs.

Based upon the reports, reviews and discussions described in this report, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC.

Members of the Audit Committee

Michael Z. Barkin (Chair)

Tomago Collins

Shawn Henry

Kathryn A. Hollister

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LETTER FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Dear Fellow Stockholder,

The Compensation Committee believes in the importance of attracting, motivating, rewarding and retaining high-quality executives with pay-for-performance compensation. CLEAR is a meritocracy, and our compensation philosophy is to have a compensation program that directly ties to achieving the Company’s mission and delivering value to our Members, employees and stakeholders. To that end, each year, the Compensation Committee evaluates the Company’s compensation program and makes compensation decisions within the context of the following principles that we believe establish pay and performance alignment and appropriately motivate our executive officers:

Further detail on our compensation program and 2023 fiscal year compensation is included in the following Compensation Discussion & Analysis. We are committed to maintaining a compensation structure that aligns pay with performance and effectively motivates, rewards and retains our executive officers to continue driving long-term value creation for our stockholders.

Members of the Compensation Committee

Michael Z. Barkin

Kathryn A. Hollister

Adam J. Wiener (Chair)

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) describes the material elements of our executive compensation program for our named executive officers for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which we refer to herein as “fiscal year 2023” or “2023.” It also provides an overview of our executive compensation philosophy, core principles, and objectives. Finally, it analyzes how and why our Compensation Committee arrived at the specific compensation determinations for our named executive officers during 2023, including the key factors that the Compensation Committee considered in deciding their compensation.

Our named executive officers, whom we refer to collectively as our “named executive officers” or “NEOs,” for fiscal year 2023 were as follows:

Relationship Between Pay and Performance

We strive to design our executive compensation program to balance the goals of attracting, motivating, rewarding, and retaining our executive officers, including our NEOs, with the goal of promoting the interests of our stockholders. To ensure this balance and to motivate and reward individual initiative and effort, we seek to ensure that our program is designed so that a meaningful portion of our executive officers’ annual compensation is both “at-risk” and variable in nature.

In fiscal year 2023, the majority of the target total direct compensation available to our NEOs consisted of variable pay in the form of a target annual cash bonus opportunity and long-term incentive compensation in the form of restricted stock unit (“RSU”) and/or performance stock unit (“PSU”) awards that may be settled for shares of our Class A Common Stock. These variable pay elements ensured that a substantial portion of our NEOs’ compensation opportunities for fiscal year 2023 was contingent (rather than fixed) in nature, with the amounts ultimately payable subject to variability above or below target levels commensurate with our actual performance.

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In fiscal year 2023, with the assistance of the independent compensation consultant, our Compensation Committee approved the transition, starting in fiscal year 2024, from front-loaded equity awards (i.e., equity grants covering multiple years of target equity award value) granted periodically to smaller equity awards granted annually (i.e., covering one year of target equity award value) for eligible members of senior management. The Compensation Committee believes that this shift will provide compensation that is retentive and drives performance, while enhancing the Compensation Committee’s ability to annually review and adjust executive compensation based on company and individual performance, and better reflects public company practice. We began making annual grants to some of our NEOs in February 2024, as described under “Compensation Elements” below, and expect to have all eligible members of senior management transitioned onto this program in the coming years.

As we continue to mature as a public company, we believe that the compensation elements provided to all of our executive officers, including our NEOs, will continue to emphasize “at-risk” and variable pay that should enable us to provide a balanced set of incentives for our executive officers to meet our business objectives and drive long-term growth.

Executive Compensation-Related Policies and Practices

We endeavor to maintain sound governance standards consistent with our executive compensation policies and practices. The Compensation Committee, together with its independent compensation consultant, evaluates our executive compensation program on a regular basis to ensure that it is consistent with our short-term and long-term goals given the dynamic nature of our business and the market in which we compete for executive talent. The following summarizes our executive compensation and related policies and practices:

What we do

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What we do not do

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Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

Founded in the belief that CLEAR is a meritocracy, our compensation philosophy is to have a compensation program that directly ties to achieving the Company’s mission and delivering value to our Members, employees and stakeholders.

Our compensation philosophy is supported by our pay strategy, which is based on the following principles:

Through fiscal year 2023, the Compensation Committee, with the assistance of its independent compensation consultant, structured the compensation of our executive officers, including our NEOs, using three principal elements: base salary, annual cash incentives, and long-term incentive compensation opportunities in the form of equity awards.

Compensation Setting Process

Role of the Compensation Committee

The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee are set forth in its charter. Among other responsibilities, the Compensation Committee: (1) establishes our general compensation philosophy and, in consultation with management, oversees the development and implementation of compensation programs; (2) reviews and approves the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, other executive officers and key employees, including option or

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stock award grants and perquisites and all material employment agreements; (3) reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our executive officers, evaluates their performance in light of those goals and objectives, and determines and approves their respective compensation levels based on this evaluation; and (4) oversees the administration of our equity-based compensation plans. For more information about the Compensation Committee, please see “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Committees of the Board—Compensation Committee.”

The Compensation Committee annually receives a self-assessment from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as well as discusses her assessment of the performance of the President and Chief Financial Officer. The Compensation Committee then reviews their overall performance, and approves the compensation (in consultation with their independent consultant), of the Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer in executive session without management present.

Role of Management

In discharging its responsibilities, the Compensation Committee works with members of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer. At the beginning of each fiscal year, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and our President and Chief Financial Officer review the performance of our other executive officers based on such individual’s level of success in accomplishing the business objectives established for them for the prior fiscal year and their overall performance during that year, and then shares these evaluations with, and makes recommendations to, the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews and discusses these recommendations and considers them as one factor in determining and approving the compensation of our executive officers.

In addition, the Compensation Committee may request our management’s input on corporate and individual performance, market compensation data, and management’s perspective on compensation matters. The Compensation Committee may consider these views with respect to program structures and other compensation-related matters.

Compensation Consultant

Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to engage external advisors, including compensation consultants, legal counsel, and other advisors to assist it in discharging the responsibilities of our Board relating to the compensation of our executive officers, including our NEOs. Our Compensation Committee utilizes the services of ClearBridge Compensation Group LLC (the “independent compensation consultant”), an independent compensation consultant, to advise on various executive and director compensation-related matters, which included providing information, analysis, and other advice during fiscal year 2023, including assistance with the development of a compensation peer group.

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During fiscal year 2023, the independent compensation consultant worked with the Compensation Committee as requested and provided various services, including the following:

During the 2023 fiscal year, the independent compensation consultant provided no services to the Company other than those provided to the Compensation Committee.

The Compensation Committee charter requires the Compensation Committee to consider the NYSE independence factors before receiving advice from an advisor, despite the fact that such independence rules are not applicable to controlled companies. For the fiscal year 2023, the Compensation Committee concluded that ClearBridge Compensation Group LLC satisfies the independence requirements of the NYSE rules. In addition, the Compensation Committee believes that the independent compensation consultant’s work did not raise any conflicts of interest during the fiscal year 2023. In reaching this conclusion, the Compensation Committee considered the same rules regarding advisor independence.

Competitive Positioning

At the request of our Compensation Committee, in November 2022, the independent compensation consultant, with the assistance of management, developed a compensation peer group consisting of a blend of consumer-facing, technology-based and subscription-based companies that were of relevant revenue, market capitalization, and industry focus. Based on this compensation peer group, the independent compensation consultant conducted competitive market analyses. This information and analysis were made available to the Compensation Committee as it was making compensation decisions for our fiscal year 2023.

In evaluating and selecting the companies comprising the compensation peer group, we considered the following primary criteria:

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In addition to the above primary criteria, also considered (but not as a primary selection criteria) were factors such as headquarter location, market cap to revenue ratios, enterprise value, EBITDA, historical stock price performance, number of employees, and business model (i.e., enterprise and / or consumer).

The companies comprising the compensation peer group were as follows:

Our Compensation Committee believes that peer group comparisons are useful guides to measure the competitiveness of our executive compensation program and related policies and practices. The Compensation Committee reviews our compensation peer group at least annually and makes adjustments to its composition if warranted, taking into account changes in both our business and the businesses of the companies in the peer group. Based on this review in advance of fiscal year 2024, the Compensation Committee removed Coupa Software Incorporated and KnowBe4, Inc. due to their acquisition, and added Five9, Inc. and Commvault Systems, Inc. due to their relevance from a business and size perspective.

Compensation Elements

The principal elements of our fiscal year 2023 executive compensation program are described in detail below.

Base Salary

Base salary represents the fixed portion of the compensation of our executive officers and is an important element of compensation intended to attract and retain highly talented individuals and motivate top-tier performance through individual contributions. Generally, we use base salary to provide each executive officer, including each NEO, with a specified level of cash compensation during the year with the expectation that they will perform their responsibilities to the best of their ability and in our best interests. The amounts generally are based on level of responsibility and experience, market data, as well as desired pay mix.

The Compensation Committee conducts an annual review of peer group and other data to ensure the NEOs’ target total compensation opportunities are aligned with the Company’s

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compensation philosophy. Based on this review, the base salaries for each of our NEOs as of the end of the fiscal year 2023, Ms. Seidman Becker, and Messrs. Cornick, Levine, Patterson, Jr., and Moshkani, were as follows: $550,000, $500,000, $450,000, $600,000, and $550,000, respectively. These amounts reflect adjustments made to the base salaries for each of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer at the beginning of the 2023 fiscal year to maintain competitive market positioning.

Annual Cash Incentives

Annual incentives are designed to link executive compensation directly to Company and individual performance by providing incentives and rewards based upon business performance and an individual’s contributions during the applicable fiscal year.

Annual cash incentives earned for performance in the 2023 fiscal year were determined by performance against goals established by the Compensation Committee under the Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP”). Under the 2023 AIP, eligible members of management were provided an opportunity to earn an annual cash award. Pursuant to the 2023 AIP, the cash bonuses of our NEOs were to be weighted 70% on financial performance and 30% on individual performance for the 2023 fiscal year. The financial performance measures were Total Bookings and Operating Cash Flow. Total Bookings represent our total revenue plus the change in deferred revenue during the period. We define Total Bookings in any particular period to reflect sales to new and renewing CLEAR Plus subscribers plus any accrued billings to partners. The Compensation Committee and management believe that Total Bookings is an important measure of the current health and growth of the business and views it as a leading indicator. For purposes of our 2023 AIP, Operating Cash Flow is our net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less stock based compensation expense. The Compensation Committee and management believe that given the upfront subscription nature of our business, Operating Cash Flow (as defined for this purpose) is a meaningful indicator of the margin structure of the business.

Target Award Opportunities

Each employee eligible for an annual incentive award was assigned a target award equal to a percentage of that employee’s base salary.

The Compensation Committee reviews the target annual incentive award levels of the NEOs at least annually. Target annual incentive opportunities for 2023 were based upon the applicable employee’s position, responsibilities, and historical and expected future contributions to the Company, as well as peer group and other data.

In connection with the Compensation Committee’s standard annual review of the market competitiveness of the NEOs’ target total compensation opportunities to ensure alignment with the Company’s compensation philosophy, the Compensation Committee approved increasing the target annual incentive opportunity of each of Ms. Seidman Becker and Mr. Cornick to 100% and 90% of salary, respectively, for fiscal year 2023. In addition, in connection with Mr. Moshkani’s expanded role as EVP, CLEAR Verified, effective August 2023, the Compensation Committee approved an increase of his target annual incentive opportunity to 80% of his salary for fiscal year 2023.

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Annual Incentive Payouts

The table below summarizes the target annual incentive opportunity for eligible NEOs and actual fiscal year 2023 annual incentive payouts under the AIP, as determined by the Compensation Committee.

Performance Targets & Achievement Levels

Financial Component: For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the AIP financial performance objectives consisted of rigorous Total Bookings and Operating Cash Flow targets, each weighted at 50% of the overall financial component, with potential payouts under this component ranging from 0-150% of target (with 50% payout at threshold performance level and no payout below threshold performance level). The Compensation Committee believed these metrics were appropriate because, in their view, they were the best indicators of our successful execution of our annual operating strategy and they provided a strong emphasis on growth while managing expenses, which would most directly influence the creation of sustainable long-term stockholder value.

The Compensation Committee, with guidance from the independent compensation consultant, approved threshold, target, and maximum achievement levels for each of the financial performance metrics. To the extent that performance for Operating Cash Flow was below the threshold performance level, there would be no annual incentive payout (regardless of Total Bookings or individual performance). In addition, for the 2023 AIP the potential payment for both financial metrics was capped at the maximum performance level. Achievement levels between threshold and maximum would result in varying payment percentages.

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Based on the performance against these pre-determined financial performance objectives, the calculated result of the financial component of the AIP, giving effect to the payment provisions of the 2023 AIP, was 103.7%. The Compensation Committee determines the actual payout made to each NEO, based on a combination of the financial payout result and individual performance described below.

Individual Component: In addition to the financial component, 30% of the target annual cash incentive opportunities for our NEOs in 2023 were based on an assessment of their overall individual performance for the 2023 fiscal year as measured against his or her individual performance goals. Once the 2023 AIP is funded pursuant to the Company’s financial performance, the individual component allows for further differentiation to recognize an individual’s performance, with potential payouts for any NEO’s individual component for 2023 ranging from 0-200% of target. In addition, the overall annual incentive payout may be adjusted down based on an NEO’s individual performance. Individual performance goals are not intended to be formulaic, but rather to serve as the framework upon which the executive officer’s overall performance may be evaluated. Such performance goals are established with reference to each individual executive officer’s position or function within CLEAR, and may also include goals related to the demonstration of leadership and effective decision-making, effective communication, promotion of our strategic and organizational initiatives and values, commitment to excellence and work ethic, successful completion of major projects and organization capability building.

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

We view long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards as a critical element of our executive compensation program. Equity awards generally have been granted to newly hired and promoted eligible employees, including our NEOs. Specifically, new hire awards have historically been made shortly after an eligible employee’s start date and generally vest 25% after 1.5 years, with the remaining 75% vesting after three years, and subsequent awards for continuing executive officers generally vest in equal annual installments over three years. Special long-term incentive awards also may be (and are) granted off-cycle to recognize substantial achievements, to strengthen retention or in connection with promotions, among other things. See below for a discussion of our transition to an annual grant program.

The realized value of equity awards bears a direct relationship to our stock price, whether the vesting is time-based or performance-based, and, therefore, our Compensation Committee believes these awards are an incentive for our executive officers to create value for our stockholders over a multi-year period. Equity awards also help us retain our executive officers in a highly competitive market.

Our long-term incentive equity awards consist of RSUs and PSUs. We believe that RSUs are an appropriate form of long-term incentive because they combine a tie to our stock price with incentives for key personnel even during times of adverse market conditions. In order to ensure sufficient incentives tied to performance, certain PSUs that have been granted to our NEOs, and those granted as part of our go-forward annual equity award program, are

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contingent on meeting corporate financial performance goals. The PSUs granted to our co-founders, Ms. Caryn Seidman Becker and Mr. Kenneth Cornick (the “Co-Founders”), at the time of our IPO (the “Founder PSUs”) are contingent on our meeting stock price performance targets, as described further in “Executive Compensation—Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End.”

To date, the Compensation Committee has not applied a rigid formula in determining the size of equity awards. The Compensation Committee determines the amount of the equity award for each executive officer, including each NEO, after taking into consideration their role and responsibilities, an analysis of market compensation data (including at the companies in our compensation peer group), the current economic value of their unvested equity and the ability of these unvested holdings to satisfy our retention objectives, our contemplated equity budget and potential award ranges for our employees, including our executive officers, the projected impact of the proposed awards on our earnings, the proportion of our total shares outstanding used for annual employee long-term incentive compensation awards (our “burn rate”), the potential voting power dilution to our stockholders (our “overhang”), the recommendations of our Chief Executive Officer (except with respect to her own equity award), and other relevant factors.

2023 Fiscal Year Grants

In September 2023, Mr. Moshkani received a one-time promotion grant of RSUs made in connection with his expanded role as EVP, CLEAR Verified, with a target value of $1,000,000, that will vest ratably in three equal tranches on the first three anniversaries of grant.

Mr. Feldman joined the Company in May 2023 and received a new hire award (consisting of RSUs and PSUs) with a total target value of $5,750,000, of which $3,250,000 of the target value was granted in RSUs and $2,500,000 of the target value was granted in PSUs. In connection with Mr. Feldman’s departure in September 2023, all of these awards were forfeited.

2023 Fiscal Year Performance Achievement

In July 2021 Mr. Moshkani received a new hire award that included 24,193 PSUs, which are eligible to vest on June 21, 2024 based on the achievement of revenue performance goals, including contribution margin, for the 2023 fiscal year. In February 2024 the Compensation Committee certified the achievement of these goals and, as such, it is expected that the 24,193 PSUs will vest in June 2024, subject to Mr. Moshkani’s continued employment.

New Annual Grant Program – 2024 Fiscal Year Grants

In preparation for making 2024 equity compensation decisions, our Compensation Committee reviewed our NEOs’ outstanding equity awards, including the retention value of unvested awards, market data, including equity award practices of our peer companies, as well as other factors. As noted above, after careful review and consideration, the Compensation Committee, with the assistance of the independent compensation consultant, determined to

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shift away from equity awards granted periodically (generally granted every three years), and begin granting equity awards to eligible members of senior management annually (at reduced target values reflective of annual grants). The Compensation Committee believes that this shift will provide compensation that is retentive and drives performance, while enhancing the Compensation Committee’s ability to annually review and adjust executive compensation based on company and individual performance, and better reflects public company practice. The Compensation Committee began making annual grants to certain NEOs in February 2024, and will continue to transition the remainder of eligible members of senior management over the coming years.

As such, in February 2024, our Compensation Committee approved an annual grant for Mr. Moshkani with a target value of $2,000,000, consisting of 50% time-based RSUs and 50% PSUs. The time-based RSUs will vest ratably in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of grant, and the PSUs will cliff vest upon the achievement of pre-approved financial metrics (which may result in payouts between 0% and 150% of target) over a three-year performance period.

Also in 2024, the Compensation Committee elected to start providing annual equity incentives to our Co-Founders. This decision followed a lengthy review by the Compensation Committee in consultation with the independent compensation consultant, including reviews of the market competitiveness of compensation pay levels for the Co-Founders and the annualized target value of the Founder PSUs. Based on that assessment, the Co-Founders’ annualized target compensation (inclusive of the annualized target value of the Founder PSUs) was below the market median of their respective peer group matches. The Compensation Committee determined that it was important and to the benefit of the Company to increase the market competitiveness of the Co-Founders’ total annual compensation opportunities, and to do so with equity compensation to both further align the Co-Founders’ opportunities with members of senior management who are shifting to annual equity incentives and further align their interests with our other stockholders.

As a result, in February 2024, the Compensation Committee approved time-based RSU grants for Ms. Seidman Becker and Mr. Cornick with grant date values of $5,000,000 and $3,750,000, respectively. These time-based RSU awards will vest ratably in equal tranches on the first three anniversaries of the date of grant. In determining the type of long-term incentives to grant, the Compensation Committee, in consultation with their independent compensation consultant, reviewed the annualized target value of the Founder PSUs, the rigor of the Founder PSU goals (i.e., goals have not yet been met, and therefore continue to provide meaningful incentives with the possibility of meeting the goals through the first half of 2026), long-term incentive mix for other CLEAR executives who are shifting to an annual program (i.e., a combination of time-vested RSUs and PSUs), and peer long-term incentive practices. As a result of this assessment, the Compensation Committee determined that the Founder PSUs continue to provide significant performance incentives, and therefore the 2024 annual grants to the Co-Founders would be time-based RSUs to provide a mix of long-term incentive opportunities. See below under “Executive Compensation—Founder PSUs” for more information.

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Benefits

Our executive officers, including our NEOs, generally are eligible to participate in the same employee benefit plans, and on the same terms and conditions, as all other full-time, salaried U.S. employees. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, an employee assistance program, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and commuter benefits.

We also maintain the 401(k) Plan that provides eligible U.S. employees, including our NEOs, with an opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis. Participants may make pre-tax contributions to the 401(k) Plan from their eligible earnings up to the statutorily prescribed annual limit on pre-tax contributions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). An employee’s interest in his or her pre-tax deferrals is 100% vested when contributed. As a tax-qualified retirement plan, contributions to the 401(k) Plan are deductible by us when made, and contributions and earnings on those amounts are generally not taxable to the employees until withdrawn or distributed from the plan. In fiscal year 2023, we matched the 401(k) Plan contributions for all employees who contribute to the 401(k) Plan, including our executive officers. Specifically, we match 50% of an employee’s contributions up to a maximum of $2,000 in a calendar year. Participants will vest in 100% of CLEAR contributions after three years of service.

We design our employee benefits programs to be affordable and competitive in relation to the market as well as compliant with applicable laws and practices. We adjust our employee benefits programs as needed based upon regular monitoring of applicable laws and practices and the competitive market.

Currently, 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 or other personal benefits in limited circumstances.

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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion & Analysis set forth above with management. Based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion & Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement for filing with the SEC.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table shows the compensation earned for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, by our NEOs.

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Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table

Employment Arrangements and Restrictive Covenant Agreements. Our Co-Founders, Ms. Seidman Becker and Mr. Cornick, are subject to non-compete and non-solicit covenants pursuant to Alclear’s amended and restated operating agreement while holding Alclear Units (as defined below) and for 12 months thereafter. They do not have employment agreements.

We, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an offer letter with Mr. Patterson, dated as of December 7, 2020, pursuant to which Mr. Patterson agreed to serve as Chief Information Security Officer. His offer letter provided for an initial annual base salary equal to $600,000, an annual target bonus equal to 17% of Mr. Patterson’s base salary and his initial equity grant made in 2020. Mr. Patterson is eligible to participate in employee benefits provided from time to time to similarly situated employees.

Mr. Patterson also signed an agreement that contains a non-competition covenant that applies during the term of employment and for 12 months thereafter, a non-solicitation of employees, consultants and customers covenant that applies during the term of employment and for 12 months thereafter, a non-hire of employees covenant that applies during the term of employment and for 12 months thereafter, a perpetual confidentiality covenant and a perpetual non-disparagement covenant.

We, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an offer letter with Mr. Moshkani, dated as of May 10, 2021, pursuant to which Mr. Moshkani agreed to serve as Executive Vice President, Operations. His offer letter provided for an initial annual base salary equal to $500,000, an annual target bonus equal to 30% of Mr. Moshkani’s base salary and an initial equity grant made in 2021. Also see “Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control” below.

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Mr. Moshkani also signed an agreement that contains a non-competition covenant that applies during the term of employment and for 12 months thereafter, a non-solicitation of employees, consultants and customers covenant that applies during the term of employment and for 12 months thereafter, a non-hire of employees covenant that applies during the term of employment and for 12 months thereafter, a perpetual confidentiality covenant and a perpetual non-disparagement covenant.

We, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an offer letter with Mr. Feldman, dated as of April 19, 2023, pursuant to which Mr. Feldman agreed to serve as EVP, Powered by CLEAR. His offer letter provided for an initial annual base salary equal to $500,000 and an initial equity grant made in 2023. Pursuant to the offer letter, from Mr. Feldman’s start date through December 31, 2024 (or earlier termination), Mr. Feldman would receive bonuses of $33,333 per month, paid monthly. Beginning in fiscal year 2025, Mr. Feldman would be eligible to receive annual bonuses at a target value of 80% of his base salary. Mr. Feldman was eligible to participate in employee benefits provided from time to time to similarly situated employees. Mr. Feldman’s offer letter provided him with severance equal to six months of his annual base salary if he was terminated without cause or resigned for good reason prior to the first anniversary of the start of his employment.

Mr. Feldman’s offer letter also contained a non-competition covenant that applies during the term of employment and for 12 months thereafter, a non-solicitation of employees, consultants and customers covenant that applies during the term of employment and for 12 months thereafter, a non-hire of employees covenant that applies during the term of employment and for 12 months thereafter, a perpetual confidentiality covenant and a perpetual non-disparagement covenant.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The table below presents information regarding Company equity awards granted under the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan and annual cash incentive opportunities under our AIP for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 to each NEO.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following tables provide information about the outstanding equity awards held by our NEOs as of December 31, 2023.

Founder PSUs. The Founder PSUs granted in connection with our IPO are eligible for vesting between the second and fifth anniversaries of the closing of our IPO, with vesting

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subject to sustained stock price performance between 1.5 and 3.0 times the IPO price of $31. The Founder PSUs were granted under the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan based on the following terms:

No Hedging or Pledging of Company Stock. Directors, executive officers and employees, including their designees, are prohibited from purchasing any financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds) or otherwise engaging in transactions that are designed to or have the effect of hedging or offsetting any decrease in the market value of the Company’s equity securities that are (1) granted to the director, officer or employee by the Company as part of such director’s, officer’s or employee’s compensation; or (2) held, directly or indirectly, by the director, officer or employee. In addition, directors, officers and employees of the Company are prohibited from purchasing securities of the Company on margin and may not purchase securities of the Company on margin or pledge, or otherwise grant a security interest in, securities of the Company in margin accounts.

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Stock Vested

The table below shows RSUs that vested during fiscal year 2023.

Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control

The following discussion sets forth a quantification of estimated severance and other benefits payable to the NEOs under various circumstances regarding the termination of their employment and change in control situations (other than Mr. Feldman, who departed the Company in September 2023 and received a severance payment equal to six months of his salary, or $250,000, as required by his offer letter described above, as a result of his involuntary termination without cause). In calculating these amounts, we have taken into consideration or otherwise assumed the following:

In the event of a voluntary termination of employment, a retirement, disability or termination by the Company for “Cause,” no NEO would have been entitled to any payments, excluding any vested benefits.

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In the event of a termination of employment by the Company without “Cause” or a termination of employment by the NEO for “Good Reason,” Mr. Kasra Moshkani’s offer letter provides him with severance equal to three months of his annual base salary, which is a value at December 31, 2023 of approximately $137,500.

In the event of a termination of employment due to death, Mr. Matthew Levine’s November 2022 award agreement provides for vesting of 73,965 RSUs (with an assumed value at December 31, 2023 of $1,527,377), and Mr. Kasra Moshkani’s October 2023 award agreement provides for vesting of 52,521 RSUs (with an assumed value at December 31, 2023 of $1,084,559).

All of the unvested RSUs held by the NEOs (other than the Founder PSUs) provide for “double-trigger” vesting. That is, in the event of a change in control, if the grantee is involuntarily terminated without cause or resigns for good reason (as defined in the award agreement), within three months before or 12 months after the change in control, then the equity awards will become fully vested. Also see the description of the terms of the Founder PSUs above, whose value upon a change in control would depend on the stock price at such time. In the event of such an occurrence on December 31, 2023 (based on a stock price of $20.65 per share), Ms. Seidman Becker and Messrs. Cornick, Levine, Moshkani, and Patterson, Jr. would have been entitled to vesting of equity awards with a value of: $0, $0, $1,768,115, $2,811,618, and $0, respectively.

CEO Pay Ratio

We are providing the following information about the relationship of the median annual total compensation of our employees and the total compensation of Ms. Caryn Seidman Becker, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as of December 31, 2023, as required by the SEC’s pay ratio disclosure rules.

To identify our median employee, we first determined our employee population as of December 31, 2023. We included 4,234 employees (excluding Ms. Seidman Becker) located in the U.S., representing all full-time, part-time, seasonal and temporary employees employed in the U.S. by the Company on that date. We excluded 18 Israel-based employees and 8 Argentina-based employees from our employee population, which represented all of our non-U.S. employees as of December 31, 2023, as they collectively constituted less than 5% of our total employees. To determine the median employee, we measured each employee’s annual compensation using W-2 payment information, which included base salary, overtime payments, short and long-term incentives, and sales incentives. Compensation for full-time employees who were employed for less than the full fiscal year (i.e., full-time employees who were hired during the course of the 2023 fiscal year) was not annualized.

Once we identified the median employee, we determined that employee’s total compensation, including any perquisites and other benefits, in the same manner that we determined the total compensation of our NEOs for purposes of the Summary Compensation Table above.

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Using these guidelines, for the 2023 fiscal year, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer had annual total compensation of $1,196,745 and the median employee, a full-time Ambassador, had annual total compensation of $31,082. The resulting ratio was 39:1.

Because the SEC rules for identifying the median employee and calculating the pay ratio allow companies to use different methodologies, to apply certain exclusions and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their compensation practices, the pay ratio provided above may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported by other companies, as other companies may have different employment and compensation practices and may use different methodologies, exclusions, estimates and assumptions in calculating their own pay ratio.

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PROPOSAL 3 — NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

As required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the SEC we are seeking stockholder approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation of our NEOs as disclosed under the “Compensation Discussion & Analysis” and “Executive Compensation” sections of this Proxy Statement. In considering your vote, we invite you to review the Company’s compensation philosophy and program under “Compensation Discussion & Analysis.” As described in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis, we believe that the Company’s executive compensation program effectively aligns the interests of our NEOs with those of our stockholders by tying a significant portion of compensation to the Company’s performance and by providing a level of compensation needed to recruit, retain and motivate talented executive officers critical to the Company’s long-term success. We are asking our stockholders to vote “FOR” the adoption of the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the stockholders of Clear Secure, Inc. (“CLEAR”) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of CLEAR’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K in CLEAR’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 annual meeting under the headings ‘Compensation Discussion & Analysis’ and ‘Executive Compensation’.”

While we intend to carefully consider the voting results of this proposal, the vote is advisory in nature and therefore not binding on us, our Board or our Compensation Committee. Our Board and Compensation Committee value the opinions of all our stockholders and will consider the outcome of this vote when making future compensation decisions for our NEOs.

It is expected that the next say-on-pay vote will occur at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.

Vote Required for Approval

Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of our Common Stock, voting together as a single class. In accordance with our Certificate of Incorporation holders of our Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock will have one vote per share, and holders of our Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock will have twenty votes per share.

The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR this proposal.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The names of our executive officers, their ages as of the date of this Proxy Statement and their positions are shown below.

Kyle McLaughlin has served as our Executive Vice President, Aviation since August 2023, having previously served as our Senior Vice President, Operations since May 2022. From 2018 to 2022, he served as Senior Vice President and then global Chief Executive Officer of Tough Mudder, the adventure entertainment brand where he led teams across four continents and guided the company through a strategic acquisition and post-pandemic recovery. Prior to that, Mr. McLaughlin served in various leadership roles in the entertainment, sports and live events industry, including as a senior operations leader at New York Road Runners, the producer of the New York City Marathon, where he oversaw all safety, security and emergency management for the largest and most complex marathon in the world. During his time in the endurance sports industry, he served as a board director and Vice President for industry association Running USA. Mr. McLaughlin holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Diplomacy and International Relations from the Whitehead School of Diplomacy at Seton Hall University.

Kasra Moshkani has served as our Executive Vice President, CLEAR Verified, since August 2023, and previously served as our Executive Vice President, Operations from June 2021 to August 2023. Prior to joining CLEAR, Mr. Moshkani served in multiple roles at OYO Hotels & Homes, a global platform for booking hotel and home stays, from 2019 to 2021, most recently as U.S. Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he had various roles with Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), a technology-based mobility provider, from 2014 to 2019, most recently as Director & Regional General Manager where he oversaw ridesharing operations for various cities, states and regions across the U.S. Before that, Mr. Moshkani served as Chief Executive Officer of HireBrite, a technology company he founded that connects employers to students for jobs and internships. Earlier in his career, he worked in investment banking and private equity investing at Grail Partners. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Richard N. Patterson Jr. has served as our Chief Information Security Officer since 2020. Prior to joining us, Mr. Patterson was the Head of Security Operations, Head of Risk at

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Bridgewater Associates, an investment management firm, from 2014 to 2020. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Information Security, Compliance and Privacy at PetSmart, a pet superstore, from 2011 to 2014 and Director of Security for Sidley Austin LLP, a law firm, from 2006 to 2011. He also previously served as a special agent for the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division. Mr. Patterson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Fullerton, and a Masters in Computer, Network and Information Security from DePaul University.

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DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, certain executive officers, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. The SEC regulations require the Company to identify anyone who failed to file a required report or filed a late report during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Based solely on a review of reports filed under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, the Company is aware of no such failure.

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STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The tables below set forth, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, certain information as of April 1, 2024 with respect to the beneficial ownership of our Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock by:

The amounts and percentages of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of the regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities.

Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each beneficial owner listed below is: c/o Clear Secure, Inc., 85 10^th Avenue, 9^th Floor, New York, New York 10011.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Alclear Holdings, LLC

In connection with the reorganization transactions, CLEAR, Alclear Holdings and each of the Alclear Members, including the Co-Founder Members, entered into an Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Alclear Holdings, LLC (as amended, extended, or otherwise modified, the “Amended and Restated Alclear Operating Agreement”). Following the reorganization transactions, and in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Alclear Operating Agreement, we operate our business through Alclear Holdings and its subsidiaries. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Alclear Operating Agreement, we will not, without the prior written consent of the Alclear Members, engage in any business activity other than the management and ownership of Alclear Holdings and its subsidiaries or own any assets (other than on a temporary basis) other than securities of Alclear Holdings and its subsidiaries or any cash or other property or assets distributed by or otherwise received from Alclear Holdings and its subsidiaries, unless we determine in good faith that such actions or ownership are in the best interest of Alclear Holdings. As the sole managing member of Alclear Holdings, we have control over all of the affairs and decision making of Alclear Holdings. As such, through our officers and directors, we are responsible for all operational and administrative decisions of Alclear Holdings and the day-to-day management of Alclear Holdings’ business. We will fund any dividends to our stockholders by causing Alclear Holdings to make distributions to its unitholders, including us, the Alclear Members, subject to the limitations imposed by our debt documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Alclear Units that are not vested in accordance with the Alclear Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan shall be subject to the terms of such plan and shall not be entitled to distributions under the Amended and Restated Alclear Operating Agreement.

The holders of Alclear Units generally incur U.S. federal, state and local income taxes on their proportionate share of any net taxable income of Alclear Holdings. Net profits and net losses of Alclear Holdings are generally allocated to its members pro rata in accordance with the percentages of their respective ownership of Alclear Units, though certain non-pro rata adjustments are made to reflect tax depreciation, amortization and other allocations. The Amended and Restated Alclear Operating Agreement provides for cash distributions to the holders of Alclear Units for purposes of funding their tax obligations in respect of the taxable income of Alclear Holdings that is allocated to them. Generally, these tax distributions are computed based on Alclear Holdings’ estimate of the net taxable income of Alclear Holdings allocable per Alclear Unit multiplied by an assumed tax rate equal to the highest effective marginal combined U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate prescribed for a corporate resident in New York, New York (taking into account the character of our income and not taking into account the non-deductibility of certain expenses).

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, Alclear Holdings declared and paid approximately $140.9 million in cash distributions (including tax distributions) to its members (including our Co-Founding Members, and our executive officers).

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The Amended and Restated Alclear Operating Agreement provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Amended and Restated Alclear Operating Agreement, if at any time we issue a share of our Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, other than pursuant to an issuance and distribution to holders of shares of our Common Stock of rights to purchase our equity securities under a “poison pill” or similar stockholders rights plan or pursuant to an employee benefit plan, the net proceeds received by us with respect to such share, if any, shall be concurrently invested in Alclear Holdings (unless such shares were issued by us to fund (i) our ongoing operations or pay our expenses or other obligations or (ii) the purchase of Alclear Units from a member of Alclear Holdings (in which case such net proceeds shall instead be transferred to the selling member as consideration for such purchase)) and Alclear Holdings shall issue to us Alclear Units. Similarly, except as otherwise determined by us, Alclear Holdings will not issue any additional Alclear Units to us unless we issue or sell an equal number of shares of our Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock. Conversely, if at any time any shares of our Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock are redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired, Alclear Holdings will redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire an equal number of Alclear Units held by us, upon the same terms and for the same price per security, as the shares of our Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock are redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired. In addition, Alclear Holdings shall not effect any subdivision (by any stock or unit split, stock or unit dividend or distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock or unit split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the Alclear Units unless it is accompanied by substantively identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of each class of our Common Stock, and we shall not effect any subdivision or combination of any class of our Common Stock unless it is accompanied by a substantively identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the Alclear Units.

Subject to certain exceptions, Alclear Holdings indemnifies all of its members, and their officers and other related parties, against all losses or expenses arising from claims or other legal proceedings in which such person (in its capacity as such) may be involved or become subject to in connection with Alclear Holdings’ business or affairs or the Amended and Restated Alclear Operating Agreement or any related document.

Alclear Holdings may be dissolved only upon the first to occur of (i) the expiration of forty-five (45) days after the sale of substantially all of its assets or (ii) upon our approval. Upon dissolution, Alclear Holdings shall be liquidated and the proceeds from any liquidation shall be applied and distributed in the following manner: (a) first, to creditors (including creditors who are members or affiliates of members) in satisfaction of all of Alclear Holdings’ liabilities (whether by payment or by making reasonable provision for payment of such liabilities, including the setting up of any reasonably necessary reserves) and (b) second, to its members in proportion to their vested Alclear Units (after giving effect to any obligations of Alclear Holdings to make tax distributions).

The Amended and Restated Alclear Operating Agreement restricts certain persons, including Ms. Seidman Becker and Mr. Cornick, while they hold Alclear Units and for 12 months thereafter, from directly or indirectly competing with Alclear Holdings by engaging,

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in the United States, in certain activity related to the business of providing secure biometric identification services for travel and other secure identification applications as conducted by Alclear Holdings and its subsidiaries. Passive holdings by such persons of up to 10% of the equity or financial interests of another person engaged in such business is permitted so long as disclosed in writing to us. We may in our discretion grant waivers of these restrictions. Such persons are also prohibited from directly or indirectly inducing or persuading any of our employees from terminating his or her employment with us, subject to certain exceptions.

Exchange Agreement

In connection with our IPO, we entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Alclear Holdings and each of the Alclear Members, including the Co-Founder Members, pursuant to which they (or certain transferees thereof), subject to certain restrictions, have the right to exchange their Alclear Units (along with the corresponding shares of our Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable) for (i) shares of our Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, on a one-for-one basis (“Share Exchange”) or (ii) cash from a substantially concurrent public offering or private sale of Class A Common Stock (based on the market price of our Class A Common Stock in such public offering or private sale) (“Cash Exchange”), at our option (as the managing member of Alclear Holdings), subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications. Each Alclear Member’s right to exchange its Alclear Units (along with the corresponding shares of our Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable) under the Exchange Agreement is limited to one exchange for such Alclear Member per calendar month unless we otherwise agree or such exchange is for a value of $5 million or more, limited to exchanges that are reasonably expected to have a value of at least $50,000 unless we otherwise agree or it involves the exchange of all of such Alclear Member’s remaining Alclear Units and subject to any other applicable restrictions set forth in the Exchange Agreement. Any decision to require a Cash Exchange rather than a Share Exchange is ultimately determined by a majority of the disinterested members of our Board or a committee of disinterested directors. Upon exchange, each share of our Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock is cancelled.

The Exchange Agreement provides that, in the event that a tender offer, share exchange offer, issuer bid, take-over bid, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to our Class A Common Stock is proposed by us or our stockholders and approved by our Board or is otherwise consented to or approved by our Board, the Alclear Members are permitted to participate in such offer by delivery of a notice of exchange that is effective immediately prior to the consummation of such offer. In the case of any such offer proposed by us, we are obligated to use our reasonable best efforts to enable and permit the Alclear Members to participate in such offer to the same extent or on an economically equivalent basis as the holders of shares of our Class A Common Stock without discrimination. In addition, we are obligated to use our reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Alclear Members may participate in each such offer without being required to exchange Alclear Units and shares of our Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock.

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Registration Rights Agreement

Prior to the consummation of our IPO, we entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Co-Founder Members and certain other holders of our Common Stock (each, a “Registration Party”).

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, each Co-Founder Member and any other Registration Party or Registration Parties that individually or collectively beneficially own at least a majority of our Class A Common Stock, is entitled to demand the registration of the sale of any or all of our Class A Common Stock that it beneficially owns. The demand registration rights are subject to certain conditions and exceptions, including our right to defer a demand registration under certain circumstances and a limit on the number of demand registrations (two in the aggregate for the Co-Founder Members and two in the aggregate for the other Registration Parties that individually or collectively beneficially own at least a majority of our Class A Common Stock). Subject to certain conditions and exceptions, each Registration Party is entitled to have all or part of its shares of our Class A Common Stock that it beneficially owns included in demand registrations.

Among other things, under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement:

In connection with transfers of their registrable securities, the Registration Parties may assign certain of their respective rights under the Registration Rights Agreement.

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All expenses of registration under the Registration Rights Agreement, including the legal fees of one counsel retained by or on behalf of the Registration Parties, are paid by us. The selling stockholders are responsible for the underwriting discounts and commissions relating to shares they sell and fees and expenses of financial advisors of the selling stockholders and their internal administrative and similar costs.

The registration rights granted in the Registration Rights Agreement are subject to customary restrictions such as minimums, blackout periods and, if a registration is underwritten, any limitations on the number of shares to be included in the underwritten offering as reasonably advised by the managing underwriter. The Registration Rights Agreement also contains customary indemnification and contribution provisions.

The Registration Rights Agreement is governed by Delaware law.

Any sales in the public market of any Class A Common Stock registrable pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our Class A Common Stock. See “Risk Factors” in our 2023 Form 10-K.

Tax Receivable Agreement

Future exchanges by the Alclear Members (or their transferees or other assignees) of Alclear Units and corresponding shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as the case may be, for shares of our Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, respectively, and purchases of Alclear Units and corresponding shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as the case may be, from Alclear Members (or their transferees or other assignees) are expected to produce favorable tax attributes. These tax attributes would not be available to us in the absence of those transactions. Both the existing and anticipated tax basis adjustments are expected to reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future.

We entered into a tax receivable agreement with the Alclear Members that provides for the payment by us to the Alclear Members of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that we actually realize (computed using simplifying assumptions to address the impact of state and local taxes) as a result of (i) any increase in tax basis in Alclear Holdings’ assets resulting from (a) exchanges by the Alclear Members (or their transferees or other assignees) of Alclear Units (along with the corresponding shares of our Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable) for shares of our Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, and purchases of Alclear Units and corresponding shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as the case may be, from Alclear Members (or their transferees or other assignees) or (b) payments under the tax receivable agreement, and (ii) tax benefits related to imputed interest deemed arising as a result of payments made under the tax receivable agreement.

The actual increase in tax basis, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under these agreements, varies depending upon a number of factors, including the timing of

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exchanges by or purchases from the Alclear Members, the price of our Class A Common Stock at the time of the exchange, the extent to which such exchanges are taxable, the amount and timing of the taxable income we generate in the future and the tax rate then applicable and the portion of our payments under the tax receivable agreement constituting imputed interest.

We expect that the payments we will be required to make under the tax receivable agreement will be substantial. Further, assuming no material changes in relevant tax law and that we earn sufficient taxable income to realize all tax benefits that are subject to the tax receivable agreement, we expect that the tax savings associated with all tax attributes described above would aggregate to approximately $459.1 million over 15 years from December 31, 2023, assuming all future redemptions, purchases or exchanges occur on December 31, 2023. Under this scenario, we would be required to pay the Alclear Members 85% of such amount, or approximately $390.3 million, over the 15-year period from December 31, 2023. The actual amounts we will be required to pay may materially differ from these hypothetical amounts, because potential future tax savings that we will be deemed to realize, and the tax receivable agreement payments made by us, will be calculated based in part on the market value of our Class A Common Stock at the time of each redemption or exchange of an Alclear Unit (along with the corresponding share of our Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable) for cash or a share of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable and the prevailing applicable federal tax rate (plus the assumed combined state and local tax rate) applicable to us over the life of the tax receivable agreement and will depend on our generating sufficient taxable income to realize the tax benefits that are subject to the tax receivable agreement.

Payments under the tax receivable agreement are based on the tax reporting positions that we determine, and the IRS or another tax authority may challenge all or part of the tax basis increases or other tax benefits we claim, as well as other related tax positions we take, and a court could sustain such challenge. Although we are not aware of any issue that would cause the IRS to challenge the tax basis increases or other benefits arising under the tax receivable agreement, if the outcome of any such challenge would reasonably be expected to materially affect a recipient’s payments under the tax receivable agreement, then we will not be permitted to settle such challenge without the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Alclear Members. The interests of the Alclear Members in any such challenge may differ from or conflict with our interests and your interests, and the Alclear Members may exercise their consent rights relating to any such challenge in a manner adverse to our interests and your interests. We will not be reimbursed for any cash payments previously made to the Alclear Members (or their transferees or assignees) under the tax receivable agreement in the event that any tax benefits initially claimed by us and for which payment has been made to the Alclear Members (or their transferees or assignees) are subsequently challenged by a taxing authority and are ultimately disallowed. Instead, any excess cash payments made by us to the Alclear Members (or their transferees or assignees) will be netted against any future cash payments that we might otherwise be required to make to the Alclear Members (or their transferees or assignees) under the terms of the tax receivable agreement. However, we may not determine that we have effectively made an excess cash payment to the Alclear Members (or its transferee or assignee) for a number of years following the initial time of such payment

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and, if any of our tax reporting positions are challenged by a taxing authority, we are not be permitted to reduce any future cash payments under the tax receivable agreement until any such challenge is finally settled or determined. Moreover, the excess cash payments we previously made under the tax receivable agreement could be greater than the amount of future cash payments against which we would otherwise be permitted to net such excess. As a result, payments could be made under the tax receivable agreement significantly in excess of any tax savings that we realize in respect of the tax attributes with respect to the Alclear Members (or their transferees or assignees) that are the subject of the tax receivable agreement.

In addition, the tax receivable agreement provides that in the case of a change in control of the Company or a material breach of our obligations under the tax receivable agreement, we are required to make a payment to the Alclear Members in an amount equal to the present value of future payments (calculated using a discount rate equal to the lesser of 6.5% or LIBOR (or, in the absence of LIBOR, its successor rate) plus 100 basis points, which may differ from our, or a potential acquirer’s, then-current cost of capital) under the tax receivable agreement, which payment would be based on certain assumptions, including those relating to our future taxable income. In these situations, our obligations under the tax receivable agreement could have a substantial negative impact on our, or a potential acquirer’s, liquidity and could have the effect of delaying, deferring, modifying or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes of control. These provisions of the tax receivable agreement may result in situations where the Alclear Members have interests that differ from or are in addition to those of our other stockholders. In addition, we could be required to make payments under the tax receivable agreement that are substantial and in excess of our, or a potential acquirer’s, actual cash savings in income tax.

Decisions we make in the course of running our business, such as with respect to mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes in control, may influence the timing and amount of payments made under the tax receivable agreement. For example, the earlier disposition of assets following an exchange or purchase of Alclear Units may accelerate payments under the tax receivable agreement and increase the present value of such payments, and the disposition of assets before an exchange or purchase of Alclear Units may increase the tax liability of Alclear Members (or their transferees or assignees) without giving rise to any rights to receive payments under the tax receivable agreement. Such effects may result in differences or conflicts of interest between the interests of Alclear Members (or their transferees or assignees) and the interests of other stockholders.

Finally, because we are a holding company with no operations of our own, our ability to make payments under the tax receivable agreement are dependent on the ability of our subsidiaries to make distributions to us. Our debt agreements could restrict the ability of our subsidiaries to make distributions to us, which could affect our ability to make payments under the tax receivable agreement. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the tax receivable agreement for any reason, such payments will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid, which could negatively impact our results of operations and could also affect our liquidity in periods in which such payments are made.

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We made no payments under the tax receivable agreement during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Indemnification Agreements

We entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers that provide, in general, that we will indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted by law and our certificate of incorporation and by-laws in connection with their service to us or on our behalf.

Related Party Transactions Policies and Procedures

In connection with our IPO, we adopted a written Related Person Transactions Policy (the “policy”), which sets forth our policy with respect to the review, approval, ratification and disclosure of all related person transactions by our Audit Committee. In accordance with the policy, our Audit Committee will have overall responsibility for the implementation of, and compliance with, the policy.

For purposes of the policy, a “related person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we were, are or will be a participant and in which any related person (as defined in the policy) had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

The policy requires that notice of a proposed related person transaction be provided to our General Counsel prior to entry into such transaction. If our General Counsel determines that such transaction is a related person transaction, the proposed transaction will be submitted for consideration (a) to our Audit Committee at its next meeting or (b) in those instances in which the General Counsel determines that it is not practicable or desirable to wait until the next Audit Committee meeting, to the Chair of the Audit Committee.

Under the policy, our Audit Committee or the Chair of the Audit Committee, as applicable, may approve only those related person transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders, as the Audit Committee or the Chair of the Audit Committee, as applicable, determines in good faith. In the event that we become aware of a related person transaction that has not been previously reviewed, approved or ratified under the policy and that is ongoing or is completed (including any transaction that was not considered a related person transaction at the time it was entered into because none of the parties were related persons, but continues after a party thereto has becomes a related person), the transaction will be submitted to the Audit Committee or Chair of the Audit Committee so that it may evaluate all options, including but not limited to ratification, rescission amendment or termination of the related person transaction. Furthermore, under the policy, the Audit Committee may preapprove certain categories of transactions.

The policy also provides that the Audit Committee shall review any previously approved or ratified related person transactions that are ongoing, and have a remaining term of more than six months, to determine whether the related person transaction remains in our best

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interests and the best interests of our stockholders. Additionally, we make periodic inquiries of directors and executive officers with respect to any potential related person transaction of which they may be a party or of which they may be aware.

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PROPOSAL 4 – APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO PROVIDE FOR OFFICER EXCULPATION AS PERMITTED UNDER DELAWARE LAW

In 2022, the State of Delaware, which is our state of incorporation, amended Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) to permit the exculpation of officers in specified situations. Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation currently provides for the exculpation of directors, but does not include a provision that allows for the exculpation of officers. Amended DGCL Section 102(b)(7) only permits exculpation for direct claims brought by stockholders for breach of an officer’s fiduciary duty of care, including class actions, but does not eliminate officers’ monetary liability for breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by the corporation itself or for derivative claims brought by stockholders in the name of the corporation. Furthermore, the limitation on liability does not apply to breaches of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or any transaction in which the officer derived an improper personal benefit.

We are proposing, and recommending for stockholder approval, the amendments set forth in the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in Appendix A, to adopt officer exculpation as permitted under revised DGCL Section 102(b)(7). The officer exculpation provision would only apply to specified officers, including the Chair of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Corporation and any other officer of the Corporation appointed by the Board pursuant to its governing documents.

As part of the Board’s ongoing evaluation of the corporate governance structures and practices of the Company, the Board considered the benefits and detriments of eliminating personal liability under certain circumstances for our executive officers. The Board believes that the proposed amendment is necessary to continue to attract and retain experienced and qualified officers. The Board believes that in the absence of such protection, qualified officers might be deterred from serving as officers of the Company due to exposure to personal liability. Frequently, directors and officers must make decisions in response to time-sensitive opportunities and challenges, which can create substantial risk of investigations, claims, actions, suits or proceedings seeking to impose liability on the basis of hindsight, especially in the current litigious environment and regardless of merit. Limiting concern about personal risk would empower both directors and officers to best exercise their business judgment in furtherance of stockholder interests. We expect other Delaware corporations (which may include our peers) to adopt exculpation clauses that limit the personal liability of officers in their certificates of incorporation, and failing to adopt the proposed amendment could impact our recruitment and retention of exceptional officer candidates that conclude that the potential exposure to liabilities, costs of defense and other risks of proceedings exceeds the benefits of serving as an officer of the Company.

Further, in addition to conferring the above benefits, the Board believes that the proposed amendment would not negatively impact shareholder rights, particularly taking into account the narrow class and type of claims for which officers’ liability would be exculpated, and

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would also minimize the potential distraction posed by frivolous lawsuits and costs which are often borne by the Company.

Our stockholders should be aware that certain of our officers have interests in Proposal 4 that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of our stockholders more generally since those officers will receive the liability exculpation protections afforded by Proposal 4. Our Board was aware of these interests and considered them, among other matters, in reaching its decision to approve Proposal 4. The amendment reflected in Proposal 4 was unanimously approved by the independent members of our Board of Directors, with our non-independent directors abstaining.

The Board believes Proposal 4 would better position us to retain our current officers and attract new officers, and enable such officers to exercise their business judgment in furtherance of the interests of the stockholders without the potential for distraction posed by the risk of personal liability and frivolous lawsuits. Additionally, it would align the protections for our officers with those protections currently afforded to our directors.

Approval of this Proposal 4 constitutes approval of the Proposed Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as set forth above and in Appendix A. In Appendix A, additions are indicated by underlining and deletions are indicated by strikethroughs. This description of the Proposed Amendment is a summary and is qualified by the complete text of the Proposed Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

Proposal 4 is not being proposed in response to any specific resignation, threat of resignation or refusal to serve by any officer.

Vote Required for Approval

Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of all of our outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. In accordance with our Certificate of Incorporation holders of our Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock will have one vote per share, and holders of our Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock will have twenty votes per share. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the effect of a negative vote.

The Board recommends that you vote FOR this proposal.

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OTHER MATTERS

Stockholder Proposals For 2025 Annual Meeting

A holder of the Company’s Class A Common Stock who wishes to present a proposal for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”) pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule 14a-8” and “Exchange Act,” respectively) must deliver the proposal to our principal executive offices (Clear Secure, Inc. 85 10^th Avenue, 9^th Floor, New York, NY 10011) to the attention of our Corporate Secretary no later than the close of business on December 29, 2024, unless the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days before or after June 13, 2025, in which case the stockholder proposal must be received a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our proxy materials.

For any stockholder proposal or director nomination that is not submitted for inclusion in our proxy statement pursuant to the process set forth above, but is instead sought to be presented directly at the 2025 Annual Meeting, stockholders are advised to review our by-laws as they contain requirements with respect to advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations. To be timely, the notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the prior year’s annual meeting of stockholders. Accordingly, any such stockholder proposal or director nomination must be received between February 13, 2025 and March 15, 2025 for the 2025 Annual Meeting. In the event that the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is convened more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 60 days after June 13, 2025, notice by the stockholder, to be timely, must be received no earlier than the 120th day prior to the 2025 Annual Meeting and no later than the later of (1) the 90th day prior to the 2025 Annual Meeting and (2) the 10^th day following the day on which we notify stockholders of the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting, either by mail or other public disclosure.

In addition to satisfying the advance notice provisions in our bylaws relating to nominations of director candidates, including the earlier notice deadlines set out above, to comply with the SEC’s universal proxy rule, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees in compliance with Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act must also provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 no later than April 15, 2025. If the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting changes by more than 30 calendar days from the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting, such notice must instead be provided by the later of 60 calendar days prior to the date of the annual meeting or the 10th calendar day following public announcement by the Company of the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting.

We advise you to review our bylaws for additional stipulations relating to the process for identifying and nominating directors, including advance notice of director nominations and stockholder proposals. Copies of the pertinent bylaw provisions are available on request to the Corporate Secretary at the address set forth above.

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Furthermore, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in reliance on the SEC’s universal proxy rule for director nominees submitted under the advance notice requirements of our by-laws must comply with the additional requirements of Rule 14a-19(b).

2023 Form 10-K

A copy of the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC, will be sent to any stockholder, without charge, by regular mail or by email upon written request addressed to Clear Secure, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 85 10^th Avenue, 9^th Floor, New York, NY 10011.

You also may obtain our 2023 Form 10-K at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or at www.clearme.com by clicking on “Investors,” and following the link from our “SEC Filings” page.

New York, New York

April [ ], 2024

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APPENDIX A – PROPOSED THIRD AMENDED AND

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

SECONDTHIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CLEAR SECURE, INC.

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Clear Secure, Inc. is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”). The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Original Certificate”) was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 2, 2021. The First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “First A&R Certificate”), which amended and restated the Original Certificate in its entirety, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 8, 2021. This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), which further amends and restates the First A&R Certificate in its entirety, has been duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) and the stockholders of the Corporation, pursuant to Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended and/or supplemented from time to time (the “DGCL”), to read as follows:

ARTICLE I.

Name

The name of the corporation is Clear Secure, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II.

Address; Registered Office and Agent

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware 19808; and the name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

ARTICLE III.

Purposes

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the DGCL. The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

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ARTICLE IV.

Capital Stock

A. Definitions. For purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation, reference to:

(1) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who or which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person.

(2) “Alclear Unit” means a non-voting common interest unit of Alclear Holdings, LLC.

(3) “Class C Paired Interest” means one Alcear Unit together with one share of Class C Common Stock, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of the Exchange Agreement.

(4) “Class D Paired Interest” means one Alclear Unit together with one share of Class D Common Stock, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.03(b) of the Exchange Agreement.

(5) “Co-Founder” means each of Caryn Seidman-Becker and Kenneth Cornick.

(6) “Disability” means, with respect to any Co-Founder, the permanent and total disability of such Co-Founder such that such Co-Founder is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death within 12 months or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months as determined by a licensed medical practitioner jointly selected by a majority of the Board and such Co-Founder. If the Co-Founder is incapable of selecting a licensed medical practitioner, then the spouse of such Co-Founder shall make the selection on behalf of such Co-Founder, or in the absence or incapacity of such spouse or domestic partner, the adult children of such Co-Founder, by majority vote, shall make the selection on behalf of such Co-Founder, or in the absence such adult children or their inability to act by majority vote, a natural person then acting as the successor trustee of a revocable living trust which was created by such Co-Founder and which holds more shares of all classes of capital stock of the Corporation than any other revocable living trust created by such Co-Founder, shall make the selection on behalf of such Co-Founder, or in absence of any such successor trustee, the legal guardian or conservator of the estate of such Co-Founder shall make the selection on behalf of such Co-Founder.

(7) “Exchange Agreement” means the Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2021, by and among the Founder Members, the Corporation and the holders of Alclear Units and shares of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time.

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(8) “Family Member” means, in respect of any Person, the spouse, domestic partner, parents, grandparents, lineal descendants, siblings and lineal descendants of siblings of such Person (including adopted persons, former spouses or former domestic partners of such Person).

(9) “Founder Members” means Alclear Investments, LLC and Alclear Investments II, LLC.

(10) “Paired Interest” means one Class C Paired Interest or one Class D Paired Interest.

(11) “Permitted Ownership Group” means, with respect to any Co-Founder, the following Persons: (i) such Co-Founder, (ii) such Co-Founder’s related Founder Member so long as such Founder Member is directly or indirectly controlled by such Co-Founder, (iii) a trust, family-partnership or estate-planning vehicle which is directly or indirectly controlled by such Co-Founder and the income from which may be paid only to beneficiaries who are such Co-Founder and his or her Family Members, (iv) a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, which is directly or indirectly controlled by such Co-Founder and the other equityholders of which (if any) are only such Co-Founder, his or her Family Members or any of the Persons described in clause (iii) of this definition and (v) a private foundation, organization or similar entity established by such Co-Founder and/or one or more of his or her Family Members and controlled (directly or indirectly) by such Co-Founder. In the case of (iii) and (iv), such entity must be established for the Co-Founder’s bona fide estate planning purposes.

(12) “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnerships, limited liability company, unincorporated association, trusts or other entity.

(13) “Transfer” of a share of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock means, directly or indirectly, any sale, assignment, transfer, exchange, gift, bequest, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition or encumbrance of such share or any legal or beneficial interest in such share, in whole or in part, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law; provided, however, that the following shall not be considered a “Transfer”: (i) the granting of a revocable proxy to officers or directors of the Corporation at the request of the Board in connection with actions to be taken at annual or special meetings of stockholders or in connection with any action by written consent of the stockholders solicited by the Board (at such times as action by written consent of stockholders is permitted under this Certificate of Incorporation); (ii) entering into a voting trust, agreement or arrangement (with or without granting a proxy) solely with the Corporation or its stockholders that (x) is disclosed either in a Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and (y) does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration to the holder of the shares subject thereto other than the mutual promise to vote shares in a designated manner; (iii) entering into a customary voting or support agreement (with or without granting a proxy) in connection with any merger, consolidation or other business combination of the

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Corporation that is approved by the Board, whether effectuated through one transaction or series of related transactions (including a tender offer followed by a merger in which holders of Class A Common Stock receive the same consideration per share paid in the tender offer); (iv) the pledge of shares of capital stock of the Corporation by a stockholder that creates a mere security interest in such shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction so long as such stockholder continues to exercise sole voting control over such pledged shares unless any pledged shares are transferred to or registered in the name of the pledgee; provided, however, that a foreclosure on such shares or other similar action by the pledgee shall constitute a “Transfer”; or (v) the fact that the spouse of any holder of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock possesses or obtains an interest in such holder’s shares of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock arising solely by reason of the application of the community property laws of any jurisdiction, so long as no other event or circumstance shall exist or have occurred that constitutes a “Transfer” of such shares of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock.

(14) “Triggering Event” means the first date on which the Co-Founders, together with the other Persons in their Permitted Ownership Groups, cease collectively to beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote generally in an election of directors to the Board.

B. The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,410,000,000 shares, consisting of: (i) 1,400,000,000 shares of common stock, divided into (a) 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), (b) 100,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with Class A Common Stock, the “Economic Common Stock”), (c) 200,000,000 shares of Class C common stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Class C Common Stock”), and (d) 100,000,000 shares of Class D common stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Class D Common Stock” and, together with the Class C Common Stock, the “Non-Economic Common Stock” and collectively with the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock and the Class C Common Stock, the “Common Stock”); and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).