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Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Information with respect to this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy, including information within the sections entitled, "Election of Directors," and "Corporate Governance."

Code of Financial Ethics

The company has adopted a Code of Financial Ethics for its CEO, CFO, and Controller that may be accessed from the company's website at www.corteva.com by clicking on "Investors" and then "Corporate Governance." Any amendments to, or waiver from, any provision of the code will be posted on the company's website at the above address.

Insider Trading Policies and Procedures

The company has adopted insider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of the company's securities by directors, officers and employees, and the company, that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and any listing standards applicable to the company.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

Our executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The names of our executive officers and their ages, titles, and biographies as of February 12, 2026 are set forth below:

Charles V. Magro, age 56, was named Chief Executive Officer and Director of Corteva effective November 2021. Prior to joining Corteva, Mr. Magro served as President and CEO of Nutrien Ltd. from the company’s launch in 2018 until April 2021. From 2014 to 2018, he served as President and CEO of Agrium Inc., which merged with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. to create Nutrien Ltd. As President and CEO of Nutrien Ltd., Mr. Magro led more than 27,000 employees to achieve best-in-class engagement, top safety performance and exceptional business results. While at Nutrien he also led the company through numerous M&A transactions thereby, expanding its global footprint. Prior to this role, Mr. Magro held a variety of other key leadership positions with the company, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, and Vice President of Manufacturing. He joined Agrium Inc. in 2009 following a productive career with NOVA Chemicals Corp. Mr. Magro has served on the board of directors of Ingredion Inc., a global provider of ingredient solutions to the food and beverage manufacturing industry, since May 2022. He was also recently named Chair of the Board of Directors for CropLife International, effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Magro previously served on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board from 2018 until March 2022.

David P. Johnson, age 59, was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective in September 2024. Prior to joining Corteva, Mr. Johnson served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Atkore Inc. from August 2018 through August 9, 2024, and has more than 30 years of experience in strategic and financial planning, risk assessment, mergers & acquisitions, global tax strategies, international operations and internal controls. Prior to joining Atkore Inc., Mr. Johnson served in various finance leadership roles at Eaton Corporation from 1989 through 2018. Most recently at Eaton, Mr. Johnson was Vice President-Finance & Operations for the electrical sector business, where he was responsible for sector financial planning, analysis, and reporting; compliance, credit & collections; government accounting; as well as global purchasing, manufacturing strategies, logistics and distribution. Prior to that, Mr. Johnson was Vice President-Finance and Planning for the Americas region (Eaton Electrical) where he was responsible for reporting, planning, acquisitions, and implementing common financial policies / reporting across numerous recently acquired businesses. During his tenure at Eaton, Mr. Johnson held other roles of progressive responsibilities, including Plant Controller, Division Controller, Director of Finance & Business Development, Vice President Finance & Business Development, and Vice President Finance & Planning-Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

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Judd O’Connor, age 55, was named Executive Vice President, Seed Business Unit of Corteva, effective December 2024. Mr. O’Connor has over 30 years of experience in agriculture and served as the Company’s President for the North America commercial business since July 2022. Prior to that, Mr. O’Connor served as the President for the company’s U.S. commercial business since August 2018. Prior to the Company’s spin from DowDuPont, Inc., Mr. O’Connor was the North America Commercial Leader for DuPont Pioneer, where he was responsible for integration activities supporting the merger of DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company. Mr. O’Connor held various leadership positions in the Company’s seed business including Vice President of Integrated Operations & Commercial Effectiveness for DuPont Pioneer, Business Director and Vice President for the Pioneer® brand sales organization. He previously served as Regional President for DuPont Latin America and was based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to joining Corteva, Mr. O’Connor began his career in the crop protection sector with American Cyanamid where he held a number of sales, marketing and leadership positions.

Robert King, age 55, was named Executive Vice President, Crop Protection Business Unit of Corteva effective April 2022. Mr. King is a highly experienced specialty chemicals and agriculture industry executive with experience leading teams in the U.S., Canada, China, and the U.K. and a long track record of leading transformational improvements growing shareholder value through operational excellence. Prior to joining Corteva, Mr. King served as Senior Vice President and Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer at Nouryon from December 2020 to March 2022, where he spearheaded the global and cross-business integration of the company’s supply chain. From December 2019 to December 2020, he previously served as Vice President of Global Operations for PPG’s industrial segment. Mr. King was also the Vice President of Global Supply Chain from July 2018 to December 2019 for Nutrien Ltd., where he worked for five years and was appointed to lead the centralization of the company’s supply chain. Prior to this, he served as a Regional Manager at Nutrien Ltd. and as the Vice President of Nitrogen Operations and Services at Agrium Inc. in Canada before the company became Nutrien in July 2018. Mr. King started his career at Celanese Corp., where he worked for nearly two decades and held management roles around the world. Mr. King currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council, on the Executive Committee of AgriNovus Indiana, and represents Corteva on the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Further, Mr. King serves on the Dean’s Council for Texas Tech University's College of Engineering.

Dr. Samuel Eathington, age 57, was named Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Digital Officer of Corteva effective April 2022, where he is responsible for leading the company’s global research and development organization, building and expanding its industry-leading pipeline, and overseeing all aspects of Corteva’s digital farming strategy and investments. He joined Corteva in November 2020 and served as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer from January 2021 until April 2022. A recognized leader in agricultural innovation, Dr. Eathington served as Chief Science Officer of The Climate Corporation (part of the crop science division of Bayer AG) from December 2015 until April 2020. Prior to assuming that role, Dr. Eathington spent 19 years with Monsanto Corporation, in various roles and becoming Vice President, Global Plant Breeding beginning in February 2011.

Jennifer A. Johnson, age 51, was named Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, effective September 15, 2025 and Corporate Secretary as of January 1, 2026. As of December 8, 2025, she provides oversight of the Company’s public affairs function. Prior to joining Corteva, Dr. Johnson served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (“IFF”) from February 2021 to July 2025. Prior to joining IFF, Dr. Johnson held various roles at DuPont where she was associate general counsel for the nutrition and biosciences business from 2019 to February 2021. During her career at DuPont, she held various legal leadership roles supporting its commercial and intellectual property teams, including with the company’s seed business. Prior to joining DuPont in 2013, Dr. Johnson was a partner at the global intellectual property law firm, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. Dr. Johnson earned a Ph.D. in plant biology and a bachelor of science degree in genetics and plant biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a juris doctorate from the University of Washington.

Audrey Grimm, age 45, was named Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer of Corteva effective March 2022. Beginning in 2021, she served as Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) HR, with added responsibility for the company’s global culture and Inclusion and Belonging efforts, and before that as HR Director for the EMEA region from 2017 to 2021. Ms. Grimm spent her early career with Dow Chemical, where she held a series of progressive HR roles leading to her appointment as Vice President, HR of the Agricultural division of Dow Chemical in 2015.

Brian Titus, age 53, was named Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Corteva effective May 2019. Mr. Titus previously served as the Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of the agriculture division of DowDuPont Inc. since February 2019. Prior to this, he was general auditor of DuPont since August 2015 and previously served as the Director of Corporate Accounting from 2014 to 2015 and Global Finance Leader of DuPont Crop Protection from 2013 to 2014. Prior to

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joining DuPont’s corporate accounting group in 2010, he spent 14 years in public accounting, primarily with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, providing audit and transactional support services. Mr. Titus is a certified public accountant.

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