Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information regarding directors required by this Item 10 will be included in our 2026 Proxy Statement and is

incorporated herein by reference. We expect this information to be provided under “Election of Directors,” “Corporate

Governance and Risk Management,” “Shareholder Proposals for the 2027 Annual Meeting and Nominations for Director,”

“Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” and “Code of Conduct.” The information regarding executive officers required by this

Item 10 is included in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We have adopted insider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale and/or other dispositions of our

securities by directors, officers and employees, or Vertex itself, that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with

insider trading laws, rules and regulations and any listing standards applicable to us. A copy of our Insider Trading Policy is

filed as Exhibit 19.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.