101 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The information required by this item will be contained in our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders within 120 days after December 31, 2025, or the Proxy Statement, under the captions “Executive Officers” and “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance”, and is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference. Our board of directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other executive and senior financial officers. The full text of our Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on the Corporate Governance portion of our website at ir.kodiak.com/corporate-governance/governance-overview. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirements under Item 5.05 of the SEC Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Conduct by posting such information on our website at the website address and location specified above. Our board of directors has adopted insider trading policies and procedures that govern the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of our securities by our directors, officers and employees. We believe these policies and procedures are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules, and regulations, and applicable listing standards. A copy of our insider trading policy is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information required by this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement under the captions “Executive Compensation” (excluding the information presented under the subheading “Pay Versus Performance”) and “Non-Employee Director Compensation” and is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS The information required by this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement under the captions “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans” and is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE The information required by this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement under the captions “Related-Person Transactions” and “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance – Director Independence” and is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference. ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES The information required by this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference.

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