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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.          )

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements included in this Proxy Statement regarding future performance and results, expectations, plans, strategies, priorities, commitments and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are based upon current beliefs, expectations and assumptions and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Readers of this Proxy Statement are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, since there can be no assurance that these forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 9, 2022: This Proxy Statement and our 2021 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at www.proxyvote.com.

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Proposal 1: election of directors

Our Board of Directors is not divided into classes and each director serves for a one-year term until the next annual meeting of stockholders. Our directors may be removed only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the votes that all our stockholders would be entitled to cast in an election of directors. Vacancies on the Board of Directors, resulting from any cause, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, are filled exclusively by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, and not by stockholders. A director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of that term and until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, death, or removal.

Based on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors’ nominees for election by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting are seven of the current directors: Bill Burke, Valerie Asbury, Sheri Dodd, Raymond Huggenberger, Deepti Jain, Daniel Reuvers, and Brent Shafer. If elected, each nominee will serve as a director until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2023 and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than seven, which is the number of nominees named in this Proxy Statement. Ms. Asbury and Mr. Shafer were elected as directors by our Board of Directors, effective as of January 5, 2022. Ms. Asbury and Mr. Shafer were identified by a third-party search firm.

The names of and certain information about the nominees for director are set forth below. There are no family relationships among any of our directors, nominees or executive officers.

It is intended that the proxy in the form presented will be voted, unless otherwise indicated, for the election of the director nominees to the Board of Directors. If any of the nominees should for any reason be unable or unwilling to serve at any time prior to the Annual Meeting, the proxies will be voted for the election of such substitute nominee as the Board of Directors may designate.

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 Nominees for Director

Set forth below are the biographies of each nominee for director, as well as a discussion of the particular experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that led our Board of Directors to conclude that each person nominated to serve should serve as a director. In addition to the information presented below, we believe that each director meets the minimum qualifications established by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors.

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Board of Directors’ Recommendation

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The proposal for the election of directors relates solely to the election of the directors nominated by the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR the election of
each of the director nominees listed above.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 Director Independence

Our Board of Directors has determined that all members of the Board of Directors, except Daniel Reuvers, are independent, as determined in accordance with the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. In making such independence determination, the Board of Directors considered the relationships that each such non-employee director has with our Company and all other facts and circumstances that the Board of Directors deemed relevant in determining their independence.

 Board Leadership Structure

The positions of our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer are presently separated. Separating these positions allows our Chief Executive Officer to focus on our day-to-day business, while allowing the Chairman of the Board to lead the Board of Directors in its fundamental role of providing advice to, and independent oversight of, management. Our Board of Directors recognizes the time, effort and energy that the Chief Executive Officer must devote to his position in the current business environment, as well as the commitment required to serve as our Chairman, particularly as the Board of Directors’ oversight responsibilities continue to grow. Our Board of Directors also believes that this structure ensures a greater role for the non-management directors in the oversight of our Company and active participation of the independent directors in setting agendas and establishing priorities and procedures for the work of our Board of Directors. Although our By-Laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines do not require our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer positions to be separate, our Board of Directors believes that having separate positions is the appropriate leadership structure for the Company at this time.

 Stockholder Communications

Any stockholder wishing to communicate with our Board of Directors or a particular director may do so by writing to the Board or a particular director in care of the Corporate Secretary of the Company at our principal executive offices. All communications will initially be received and processed by the Corporate Secretary, who will then refer the communication to the appropriate Board member.

 Procedures for Selecting and Nominating Director Candidates

Stockholders may directly nominate a person for election to our Board of Directors by complying with the procedures set forth in Section 2.4 of our By-Laws and with SEC rules and regulations. Under our By-Laws, only persons nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the By-Laws will be eligible to serve as directors. In order to nominate a candidate for service as a director, you must be a stockholder at the time that you give the Board notice of your nomination, and you must be entitled to vote for the election of directors at the meeting at which your nominee will be considered. In accordance with our By-Laws, director nominations generally must be made pursuant to notice delivered

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to, or mailed and received at, our principal executive offices, not later than the 90^th day, nor earlier than the 120^th day, prior to the first anniversary of the prior year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders. For further information, see “Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting – What is the deadline for submitting a stockholder proposal for the 2023 annual meeting?” Your notice must set forth all information relating to the nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act (including the nominee’s written consent to being named in the Proxy Statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected). Your notice also must set forth certain information for you and any beneficial owner on whose behalf you make a nomination, as described in the By-Laws.

As required by our Corporate Governance Guidelines, when evaluating the appropriate characteristics of candidates for service as a director, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee takes into account many factors. The Board of Directors selects and recommends to stockholders qualified individuals who, if added to the Board, would provide the mix of director characteristics and diverse experiences, perspectives and skills appropriate for us. Board candidates are considered based on various criteria, including breadth and depth of relevant business and board skills and experiences, judgment and integrity, reputation, diversity (including geographic, occupational, gender, race and age), education, leadership ability, independence, the ability to devote sufficient time to the Board and knowledge of the Company’s industry. These considerations are made in the context of an assessment of the perceived needs of our Board of Directors at the particular point in time.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders in the same manner that it considers all director candidates. Stockholders who wish to suggest qualified candidates should write to Tactile Systems Technology, Inc., 3701 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Any such recommendation should include a description of the candidate’s qualifications for board service; the candidate’s written consent to be considered for nomination and to serve if nominated and elected; and addresses and telephone numbers for contacting the stockholder and the candidate for more information.

 Board Meetings and Committees

Our Board of Directors held nine meetings during 2021. The independent directors regularly hold executive sessions at meetings of the Board of Directors. During 2021, each of the directors then in office attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the committees of the Board of Directors on which such director then served. Directors are expected to attend the annual meetings of stockholders of the Company, as provided in our Corporate Governance Guidelines. All continuing directors at that time attended the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Audit Committee

Our Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is “independent” for Audit Committee purposes as that term is defined in the rules of the SEC and the applicable Nasdaq Stock Market rules. Our Board of Directors has determined that each Mr. Nigon and Ms. Jain is an Audit Committee financial expert, as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC. Each of the members of our Audit Committee meets the requirements for financial literacy and possesses the financial qualifications required under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the Nasdaq Stock Market.

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The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board, a copy of which is available in the “Investors—Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.tactilemedical.com.

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Compensation and Organization Committee

Our Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Compensation and Organization Committee is “independent” as that term is defined in the rules of the SEC and the applicable Nasdaq Stock Market rules.

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The Compensation and Organization Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board, a copy of which is available in the “Investors—Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.tactilemedical.com.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates pursuant to a written charter approved by the Board, a copy of which is available in the “Investors—Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.tactilemedical.com. A copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines are also available in the “Investors—Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.tactilemedical.com.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers candidates for Board membership suggested by its members and the Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, in selecting nominees for directors, the Nominating and

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Corporate Governance Committee will review candidates recommended by stockholders in the same manner and using the same general criteria as candidates recruited by the Committee and/or recommended by the Board of Directors. Any stockholder who wishes to recommend a candidate for consideration by the Committee as a nominee for director should follow the procedures described above under “Procedures for Selecting and Nominating Director Candidates.” The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will also consider whether to nominate any person proposed by a stockholder in accordance with the provisions of our By-Laws relating to stockholder nominations as described earlier in this Proxy Statement under the heading “Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting – What is the deadline for submitting a stockholder proposal for the 2023 annual meeting?”

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 Board Evaluations

On an annual basis, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee leads a comprehensive evaluation process of the Board. Each director completes questionnaires covering matters related to the performance of the full Board and each standing committee. At the request of the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, outside counsel reviews and prepares a summary of the completed questionnaires. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews and discusses the results of the questionnaires, and reports the results to the full Board, which further reviews and discusses the results of the evaluations.

 Environmental, Social & Governance Matters

At Tactile Medical, our mission is to help people suffering from chronic disease live better and care for themselves at home. As reflected in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, our company is customer-focused and mission-driven. Our unique offering includes advanced, clinically proven pneumatic compression devices, as well as continuity of care services provided by a national network of product specialist and trainers, reimbursement experts, patient advocates and clinical staff. This combination of products and services ensures that tens of thousands of patients annually receive the at-home treatment necessary to better manage their chronic conditions. In addition to improving the quality of life for patients with chronic conditions, our solutions help increase clinical efficacy and reduce overall healthcare costs.

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The Company’s core values are the foundation upon which we conduct our business and interactions with patients, healthcare professionals, caregivers, business partners, shareholders, communities, and one another. Guiding the work we do every day and influencing business aspirations, our people take pride in the fact that:

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Tactile Medical is focused more than ever on continuous improvement and our active commitment to environmental, social, and corporate governance (“ESG”) matters. This dedication is exemplified in our corporate culture, starting at the top with our Board of Directors. Our Board is actively engaged in the oversight of the Company’s environmental and social initiatives. The Board reviews the Company’s performance and progress on each ESG objective and provides

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guidance to management with respect to significant sustainability and corporate responsibility initiatives. In addition, our Compensation and Organization Committee and our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee have oversight and review responsibilities related to human capital management and corporate responsibility matters, respectively.

Set forth below are the principal components of our Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Strategy:

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We understand the importance of being a responsible corporate citizen and the value of providing transparency to our employees, patients, business partners, and shareholders. Further information on our ESG initiatives can be found in our Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, which is available in the “Investors – Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.tactilemedical.com.

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Director Compensation

In 2021, our non-employee directors received cash compensation as follows:

Non-employee directors may elect to receive between 10% and 100% of their aggregate annual cash retainers in the form of RSUs, with the number of RSUs calculated by dividing the amount of the retainer payable on a certain date by the closing sale price per share of our common stock on the date of grant. These RSUs are fully vested upon grant and represent the right to receive one share of our common stock for each RSU upon the earlier of the director’s separation from service as a director of ours or the occurrence of a change in control of our Company.

We also reimburse our directors for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending our board and committee meetings.

In addition, on the date of the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each of our non-employee directors received an annual equity award of RSUs that had a value of $130,000, with the number of RSUs calculated by dividing $130,000 by the closing sale price per share of our common stock on the date of grant.

These RSUs will vest in full on the earlier of one year after the date of grant or the date of the next year’s annual meeting of stockholders, provided the director remains a member of the board as of the vesting date.

Our Stock Ownership Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) apply to our non-employee directors, as well as our executive officers. For a description of the provisions of the Guidelines applicable to our executive officers, see “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Stock Ownership Guidelines”. Under the Guidelines, each non-employee director is expected to own shares of our common stock with a value at least equal to five times the annual Board cash retainer (not including any chair or committee retainers). Shares owned directly and indirectly, as well as full-value equity awards (such as RSUs) with only a time-based vesting condition, count toward the ownership level under the Guidelines, but shares subject to vested or unvested stock options and equity awards with a performance-based vesting condition do not count toward the ownership level under the Guidelines.

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The applicable ownership level is to be achieved by our directors within the later of December 9, 2026 or five years of when he or she becomes subject to the Guidelines. Until a director has achieved the applicable ownership level, he or she must retain at least 50% of the “net profit shares” resulting from any stock option exercise or from the exercise, vesting or settlement of any other form of equity-based compensation award. “Net profit shares” refers to that portion of the number of shares subject to the exercise, vesting or settlement of an award that the director would receive had he or she authorized us to withhold shares otherwise deliverable in order to satisfy any applicable exercise price. Each of our non-employee directors either complies with, or is making progress within the permitted time period to comply with, the stock ownership level applicable to him or her under the Guidelines.

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Audit Fees. Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services performed by Grant Thornton LLP for the audit of our annual financial statements, the review of interim financial statements, the audit of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and services that are normally provided in connection with registration statements. Audit fees for 2020 also include $10,400 for professional services rendered in connection with our registration statement on Form S-8 and $26,000 for professional services rendered in connection with certain reviews necessary to complete the audit of our annual financial statements.

Audit-Related Fees. Audit-Related Fees in 2021 consist of fees for due diligence services provided in connection with our acquisition of AffloVest in 2021. There were no such fees incurred in 2020.

Tax Fees.  There were no such fees incurred in 2021 or 2020.

All Other Fees. There were no such fees incurred in 2021 or 2020.

 Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services

It is the policy of our Audit Committee that all services to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, including audit services and permitted audit-related and non-audit services, must be approved in advance by our Audit Committee. Under the policy, the Chairman of the Audit Committee has also been delegated the authority to approve services up to a specified fee amount. The Chairman of the Audit Committee will report, for informational purposes only, any interim pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee does not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm to our management.

All Grant Thornton LLP services and fees were pre-approved in accordance with the policy described above. The fees for the year-end audit for the year ended December 31, 2021 were also approved by the Audit Committee.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 Compensation Discussion and Analysis

This section discusses the material components of the executive compensation program offered to our named executive officers identified below. For 2021, our named executive officers were:

Compensation Objectives and Process

Our compensation programs are designed to:

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Our Compensation and Organization Committee is primarily responsible for establishing and approving the compensation for all of our executive officers. The Compensation and Organization Committee oversees our compensation and benefit plans and policies, oversees and administers our equity incentive plans and reviews and approves annually all compensation decisions relating to all of our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation and Organization Committee considers recommendations from our Chief Executive Officer regarding the compensation of our executive officers other than himself. Our Compensation and Organization Committee has the authority under its charter to engage the services of a consulting firm or other outside advisor to assist it in designing our compensation programs and in making compensation decisions.

Our Compensation and Organization Committee also values the opinions of our stockholders, and it reviews and considers the outcome of our annual say-on-pay vote, along with other relevant factors, in evaluating the compensation program for the named executive officers. At our 2020 annual meeting, stockholders showed strong support for our executive compensation program, with approximately 98% of votes cast approving our advisory say-on-pay resolution. The Compensation and Organization Committee considered the strong level of stockholder support and made no material changes in our executive compensation program for 2021 as a result of the 2020 say-on-pay vote.

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Use of Compensation Consultant and Market Comparisons

In connection with the Compensation and Organization Committee’s review of our 2021 executive compensation program, the Compensation and Organization Committee directly engaged Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (“Cook”) as an outside compensation consultant to perform a review of executive compensation, including a market benchmarking assessment. Cook assisted the Compensation and Organization Committee with evaluating our compensation philosophy and providing guidance in administering our compensation program. Cook does not provide any other services to the Company. The Compensation and Organization Committee has determined that the work of Cook has not raised any conflict of interest.

The Compensation and Organization Committee reviewed a report prepared by Cook reflecting a benchmarking review of our executive compensation program, including base salary, cash incentive and equity award levels for our executives, compared to competitive practice for companies in related businesses of similar size and market value. The competitive compensation data was analyzed for an 18-company peer group of publicly traded medical device and technology companies using the most recent annual meeting proxy statements, annual reports and 8-K filings. The 18 companies included in the peer group were:

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Although the Compensation and Organization Committee does not rely solely on benchmarking to determine any element of compensation or overall compensation, the Compensation and Organization Committee does believe that compensation data is important to the competitive positioning of the Company’s compensation levels. The Committee utilized this data to assess whether our executive compensation falls within a competitive range against industry norms. For 2021, the Committee generally targeted the 50^th percentile of our peer group for benchmarking purposes.

In mid-2021, the Compensation and Organization Committee directly engaged Coda Advisors LLC to act as its independent compensation consultant related to 2022 compensation actions and decisions.

Executive Compensation Components and 2021 Determinations

Our executive compensation program in 2021 consisted of base salary, cash incentive bonuses, long-term incentive compensation in the form of performance stock units (“PSUs”), RSUs and non-qualified stock options, and a broad-based benefits program. We have not adopted any formal guidelines for allocating total compensation between long-term and short-term compensation, cash compensation and non-cash compensation, or among different forms of non-cash compensation. The Compensation and Organization Committee considers a number of factors in setting compensation for our executive officers, including Company performance, as well as the executive’s performance, experience and responsibilities, and the compensation of executive officers in similar positions at comparable companies.

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Base Salary

Our named executive officers receive a base salary to compensate them for the satisfactory performance of duties to our Company. The base salary payable to each named executive officer is intended to provide a fixed component of compensation reflecting the executive’s skill set, experience, role and responsibilities. Base salaries for our named executive officers have generally been set at levels deemed necessary to attract and retain individuals with superior talent. Base salaries for 2021 for the named executive officers were set based on market competitiveness utilizing the compensation data of the peer group provided by the Compensation and Organization Committee’s compensation consultant.

In December 2020, the Compensation and Organization Committee approved increases for each named executive officer at the time, as shown below, effective January 1, 2021, based on its review of the base salaries of executives in similar positions at the companies in our peer group.

The following table sets forth the annual base salary of each of the named executive officers for 2021, as well as the percentage increase over 2020 base salary amounts:

Cash Incentive Compensation

Our Compensation and Organization Committee has adopted a Management Incentive Plan (the “MIP”) pursuant to which annual cash incentive opportunities may be provided to our executive officers and other employees. The MIP provides that any of our employees is eligible to participate, and that the Compensation and Organization Committee will designate which employees will participate in the MIP and be granted an award for each calendar year performance period. When an award is made, the Compensation and Organization Committee will specify the terms and conditions of the award, which will include the performance goals and period under which the award may be earned. The performance measures specified in the MIP involve a variety of financial and operational measures, and performance goals based on these measures may relate to Company, subsidiary, business unit or individual performance. 

In connection with establishing or applying the performance goals applicable to any performance period, the Compensation and Organization Committee may adjust the performance goals or the performance measures on which they are based to equitably reflect, in the Compensation and Organization Committee’s judgment, the impact of events during the performance period that are unusual in nature or infrequently occurring (such as acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring activities or asset write-downs), changes in applicable tax laws or accounting principles, equity restructurings, reorganizations or other changes in corporate capitalization. 

Following the completion of each performance period, the Compensation and Organization Committee will determine the degree to which the applicable performance goals were attained and the corresponding award amounts that would be payable to participants based on such attainment. The Compensation and Organization Committee retains the discretion, based on factors it deems relevant, to increase or decrease (including to zero) the amount of an award that would otherwise be payable to any participant based on attainment of applicable performance goals. The amount of any award determined by the Compensation and Organization Committee to be payable will be paid to the participant in a lump sum cash payment no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the applicable

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performance period. A participant must continue to be employed by us on the date of payment to receive payment of an award under the MIP.

In February 2021, the Compensation and Organization Committee, pursuant to the MIP and with respect to the 2021 performance period, selected the applicable performance measures, specified the performance goals based on those performance measures, and specified the method for calculating the amount payable to our named executive officers if and to the extent the performance goals are satisfied. As in the prior year, the Committee selected revenue and net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense and other adjustments (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as the performance measures, which are among the performance measures set forth in the MIP.

Target bonus amounts for these named executive officers were split 80% based on our achievement of 2021 revenue goals and 20% based on our achievement of 2021 Adjusted EBITDA goals.

The following payout levels associated with the degree to which the revenue and Adjusted EBITDA goals were attained for 2021 were as follows:

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The Compensation and Organization Committee provided that payout levels would be interpolated for results between the threshold and maximum levels.

In February 2021, the Compensation and Organization Committee also established the target amounts to which the resulting percentage payout level would be applied. The target dollar amount as percentage of base salary for each participating named executive officer was:

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With respect to Ms. Burns, her offer letter provides that she is eligible for a 2021 bonus targeted but not guaranteed at 40% of her base salary prorated for the time she served in her role in 2021, which was from March 22, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

With respect to Mr. Pauls, his offer letter provides that he is eligible for a 2021 bonus targeted at 45% of his base salary prorated for the time he served in his role in 2021, which was from May 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, but with a minimum guarantee of $75,000, subject to continued employment through December 31, 2021.

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amount such that the aggregate amount to be paid to all employees of the Company under the MIP for 2021 would not cause the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA to fall below $24.4 million.

On January 20, 2022, our Compensation and Organization Committee reviewed the degree to which the 2021 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA goals were attained, and determined that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, results did not reach the threshold level under either the revenue metric or the Adjusted EBITDA metric, resulting in no payouts under the MIP for the 2021 performance year to the named executive officers. However, pursuant to the terms of Mr. Pauls’ offer letter as discussed above, he received a cash bonus payment of $75,000 related to 2021.

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Equity Awards Granted in 2021

With respect to the 2021 annual equity awards to the named executive officers, the Compensation and Organization Committee reviewed various factors, including the total compensation package of our executives, its focus on pay for performance and its compensation consultant’s recommendation to provide a mix of equity-based compensation for 2021. The Compensation and Organization Committee determined to continue to grant RSUs, stock options and PSUs to our executive officers. The Compensation and Organization Committee believes that this mix emphasizes performance, further aligning with our stockholders’ interests, and promotes retention.

In February 2021, under our 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”), the Compensation and Organization Committee approved the grant of RSUs, stock options and PSUs (the “2021 PSUs”) to our named executive officers, as the long-term incentive component of our compensation program. The RSUs, stock options and 2021 PSUs had an effective grant date of February 25, 2021, which was the second trading day following the issuance of our earnings release for the fourth quarter and full year 2020.

The number of RSUs and stock options, and the target number of 2021 PSUs, granted to our named executive officers in February 2021 were as follows:

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The RSUs and stock options granted to our named executive officers in 2021 will vest one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued service on each vesting date. The 2021 PSUs will be earned if and to the extent performance goals based on revenue and Adjusted EBITDA in 2022 are achieved. The revenue performance factor will be weighted at 65% and the Adjusted EBITDA performance factor will be weighted at 35%. Participants will have the ability to earn between 50% of the target number of 2021 PSUs for achieving threshold performance and 150% of the target number of 2021 PSUs for achieving maximum performance. If and to the extent any 2021 PSUs are determined by the Compensation and Organization Committee to be earned based on the level of achievement of the performance goals, one-third of the earned 2021 PSUs will vest on the date on which the Committee certifies the number of 2021 PSUs earned, and the remaining two-thirds of the earned 2021 PSUs will vest on the first anniversary of that certification date.

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As provided in her offer letter, Ms. Burns received the following equity awards on May 5, 2021, which was the second business day following our release of earnings for the first fiscal quarter of 2021:

As provided in his offer letter, Mr. Pauls received the following equity awards on May 5, 2021, which was the second business day following our release of earnings for the first fiscal quarter of 2021:

PSU Awards for 2021 Performance Period

In 2022, the Compensation and Organization Committee reviewed the degree to which the performance goals under the PSUs granted in 2020 (the “2020 PSUs”), which were based on Adjusted EBITDA and revenue in 2021 were satisfied. As a result of such review, the Committee determined that none of the 2020 PSUs were earned.

Executive Severance Arrangements

On November 1, 2018, the Compensation and Organization Committee of our Board of Directors approved and adopted the Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. Executive Employee Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”). Employees who are designated by our Board of Directors or a committee thereof are eligible to be participants in the Severance Plan. Messrs. Reuvers, Moen and Pauls and Ms. Burns are current participants in the Severance Plan. In connection with their designation as a participant in the Severance Plan, each of the participants entered into a Confidentiality, Assignment of Intellectual Property and Restrictive Covenants Agreement (each, a “Restrictive Covenants Agreement”) with us. See “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control – Severance Plan” for a description of the

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terms of the Severance Plan. The Compensation and Organization Committee adopted the Severance Plan in lieu of the employment agreements to provide for standardization of the severance terms for all of our executive officers.

Retirement, Health, Welfare and Additional Benefits

Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans and programs, including medical and dental benefits, flexible spending accounts and short- and long-term disability and life insurance, to the same extent as our other full-time employees, subject to the terms and eligibility requirements of those plans. Our named executive officers are also eligible to participate in a tax-qualified 401(k) defined contribution plan to the same extent as all of our other full-time employees. Our 401(k) plan permits, but does not require, the Company to make discretionary contributions. The Company made contributions to named executive officers under the 401(k) plan in 2021, as shown in the ”2021 Summary Compensation Table.”

We have an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) in which all of our employees who have been employed for at least 60 days are eligible to participate. The ESPP permits employees to acquire shares of our common stock through periodic payroll deductions of up to 15% of their eligible compensation, subject to certain limitations. The purchase price of our common stock acquired on each purchase date under the ESPP will be no less than 85% of the lower of the closing market price per share of our common stock on (i) the first trading day of the applicable purchase period or (ii) the last trading day of the applicable purchase period.

Clawback Policy

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Our Board of Directors has established an incentive compensation recovery policy, or clawback policy, which requires reimbursement or forfeiture of all or a portion of any incentive compensation awarded to an executive when (i) the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements and the executive’s award, vesting, or payment of an award would have been smaller given the restated financial information and the award vesting or payment occurred or was received during the three-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare the restatement, or (ii) there is misconduct resulting in either a violation of the law or of Company policy that has caused significant financial or reputational harm to the Company and either the executive committed the misconduct directly or failed in his or her responsibility to manage or monitor the applicable conduct or risks.

Compensation Risk Assessment

The Compensation and Organization Committee has reviewed the concept of risk as it relates to our compensation programs and believes that risks arising from our compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Compensation and Organization Committee believes that our compensation programs do not foster undue risk-taking, because they focus on performance of Company-wide annual goals that are aligned with the long-term interests of our stockholders and they include risk control and mitigation factors.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

Our Board of Directors has established Stock Ownership Guidelines applicable to our directors and executive officers. For a description of the provisions of the Guidelines applicable to our directors, see “Director Compensation.”

Under the Guidelines, our Chief Executive Officer is expected to own shares of our common stock with a value at least equal to three times his annual base salary, and our other executive officers are expected to own shares of our

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common stock with a value at least equal to one times their annual base salaries. Shares owned directly and indirectly, as well as the full-value equity awards (such as RSUs) with only a time-based vesting condition, count toward the ownership level under the Guidelines, but shares subject to vested or unvested stock options and equity awards with a performance-based vesting condition do not count toward the ownership level under the Guidelines.

The applicable ownership level is to be achieved by our executive officers within the later of December 9, 2026 or five years of when he or she becomes subject to the Guidelines. Until an executive officer has achieved the applicable ownership level, he or she must retain at least 50% of the “net profit shares” resulting from any stock option exercise or from the exercise, vesting or settlement of any other form of equity-based compensation award. “Net profit shares” refers to that portion of the number of shares subject to the exercise, vesting or settlement of an award that the officer would receive had he or she authorized us to withhold shares otherwise deliverable in order to satisfy any applicable exercise price or withholding taxes. The Compensation and Organization Committee is responsible for monitoring the application of the Guidelines.

Each of our executive officers either complies with, or is making progress within the permitted time period to comply with, the stock ownership level applicable to him or her under the Guidelines.

Prohibition on Pledging and Hedging

Under the terms of our Insider Trading Policy, our executive officers and directors are prohibited from: pledging our stock; engaging in short sales of our stock; buying or selling put or call options or other derivative securities based on our stock; 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 our stock; and engaging in limit orders or other pre-arranged transactions that execute automatically, except for same-day limit orders and approved 10b5-1 plans.

Tax and Accounting Considerations

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) generally disallows a tax deduction to public companies for compensation of more than $1 million paid in any taxable year to each “covered employee.” Although a previous exception to this limit for “performance-based” compensation has since been eliminated, the Compensation and Organization Committee continues to believe that a significant portion of our executives’ compensation should be tied to the Company’s performance and that stockholder interests are best served if its discretion and flexibility in structuring and awarding compensation is not restricted, even though some compensation awards may have resulted in the past, and are expected to result in the future, in non-deductible compensation expenses to the Company.

Also the Compensation and Organization Committee takes into account whether components of our compensation program may be subject to the penalty tax associated with Section 409A of the Code, and aims to structure the elements of compensation to be compliant with or exempt from Section 409A to avoid such potential adverse tax consequences.

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 2021 Summary Compensation Table

The following table provides information regarding the compensation of our named executive officers for 2021, 2020 and 2019:

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The following table presents the grant date fair value of the PSUs included in this column and the grant date fair value of the PSUs assuming that the highest level of performance conditions would be achieved and the grant date fair value of the RSUs included in this column: