TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

811 Louisiana Street | Suite 2100 | Houston, Texas 77002

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To the Stockholders of Targa Resources Corp.:

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Targa Resources Corp. (the “Company” or “Targa”) will be held at 811 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002 on May 16, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:

These proposals are described in the accompanying proxy materials. You will be able to vote at the Annual Meeting only if you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on March 19, 2024.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Please vote over the internet at www.AALVote.com/TRGP or by phone at 1-866-804-9616 promptly so that your shares may be voted in accordance with your wishes and so we may have a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Alternatively, if you did not receive a paper copy of the proxy materials (which includes the proxy card), you may request a paper proxy card, which you may complete, sign and return by mail.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON May 16, 2024:

OUR PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.VIEWPROXY.COM/TARGA/2024.

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP. (the “Company”)

811 Louisiana Street | Suite 2100 | Houston, Texas 77002

PROXY STATEMENT

2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors” or “Board”) is providing the information in this proxy statement to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) that will be held May 16, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time, at 811 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002. By submitting your proxy card, you authorize the persons named on the proxy card to represent you and vote your shares at the Annual Meeting. Those persons will also be authorized to vote your shares to adjourn the Annual Meeting from time to time and to vote your shares at any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting.

We encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Annual Meeting. If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may vote in person. Only stockholders of the Company (or their authorized representatives) and the Company’s invited guests may attend the Annual Meeting. All attendees should be prepared to present government-issued photo identification (such as a driver’s license or passport) for admittance. If you are not present at the Annual Meeting, your shares may be voted only by a person to whom you have given a proper proxy. You may revoke your proxy in writing at any time before it is exercised at the Annual Meeting by delivering to the Secretary of the Company a written notice of the revocation, by submitting your vote electronically through the internet or by phone after the grant of your proxy, or by signing and delivering to the Secretary of the Company a proxy card with a later date. Your attendance at the Annual Meeting will not revoke your proxy unless you give written notice of revocation to the Secretary of the Company before your proxy is exercised or unless you vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting.

Electronic Availability of Proxy Statement and Annual Report

As permitted under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company is making this proxy statement and its Annual Report on Form 10-K available to its stockholders electronically via the internet. The Company is sending on or about March 21, 2024, a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to its stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 19, 2024, which Notice will include (i) instructions on how to access the Company’s proxy materials electronically, (ii) the date, time and location of the Annual Meeting, (iii) a description of the matters intended to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting, (iv) a list of the materials being made available electronically, (v) instructions on how a stockholder can request to receive paper or e-mail copies of the Company’s proxy materials, (vi) any control/identification numbers that a stockholder needs to access his or her proxy card and instructions on how to access the proxy card, and (vii) information about attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person.

Stockholders of Record and Beneficial Owners

Most of the Company’s stockholders hold their shares through a broker, bank or other nominee rather than directly in their own name. As summarized below, there are some distinctions between shares held of record and those owned beneficially.

Stockholders of Record. If your shares are registered directly in your name with the Company’s transfer agent, you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares, and the Notice is being sent directly to you by our agent. As a stockholder of record, you have the right to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the Annual Meeting. If you received a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail instead of the Notice, the proxy materials include a proxy card for the Annual Meeting.

Beneficial Owners. If your shares are held in a brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,” and the Notice will be forwarded to you by your bank, broker or nominee. The bank, broker or nominee is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker how to vote. Beneficial owners that receive the Notice by mail from the stockholder of record should follow the instructions included in the Notice to

view the proxy statement and transmit voting instructions. If you received a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail instead of the Notice, the proxy materials include a voting instruction card for the Annual Meeting. To vote electronically over the internet or by telephone, you should follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee.

If you are a beneficial owner and want to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting, you will need to ask your bank, broker or other nominee to furnish you with a legal proxy. You will not be able to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting without a legal proxy provided by your bank, broker or other nominee.

If you are a beneficial owner, you must follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to revoke prior voting instructions. Your attendance at the Annual Meeting will not revoke your vote unless you obtain a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee and you vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting.

QUORUM AND VOTING

Voting Stock. The Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“common stock”), is the only class of securities that entitles holders to vote generally at meetings of the Company’s stockholders. Each share of common stock outstanding on the record date is entitled to one vote. Following the Annual Meeting, voting results will be tabulated and certified by the inspector of elections appointed by the Board and timely announced by the Company.

Record Date. The record date for stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting will be the close of business on March 19, 2024. As of the record date, there were a total of 222,535,258 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting.

Quorum and Adjournments. The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors at the Annual Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting.

If a quorum is not present, a majority of the stockholders who are present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting have the power to adjourn the Annual Meeting from time to time, without notice other than as required by applicable law, until a quorum is present. At any adjourned Annual Meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the Annual Meeting as originally notified.

Vote Required. The votes required to pass each proposal is as follows:

If your shares of common stock are held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record, you will receive instructions from that holder of record that you must follow in order for your shares to be voted at the Annual Meeting. Brokers who hold shares in street name for customers are required to vote shares in accordance with instructions received from the beneficial owners.

Default Voting. A proxy card that is properly completed and submitted will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions on the proxy card. If you properly complete and submit a proxy card, but do not indicate any contrary voting instructions, your shares will be voted consistent with the Board of Directors’ recommendation as follows:

If any other business properly comes before the stockholders for a vote at the meeting, your shares will be voted in accordance with the discretion of the holders of your proxy. The Board of Directors knows of no matters, other than those previously stated, to be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Targa (NYSE: TRGP) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation formed in October 2005. Targa is a leading provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent midstream infrastructure companies in North America. We own, operate, acquire, and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary domestic midstream infrastructure assets.

Our Operations

We are engaged primarily in the business of:

To provide these services, we operate in two primary segments: (i) Gathering and Processing, and (ii) Logistics and Transportation (also referred to as the Downstream Business).

Our Gathering and Processing segment includes assets used in the gathering and/or purchase and sale of natural gas produced from oil and gas wells, removing impurities and processing this raw natural gas into merchantable natural gas by extracting NGLs; and assets used for the gathering and terminaling and/or purchase and sale of crude oil. The Gathering and Processing segment’s assets are located in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico (including the Midland, Central and Delaware Basins); the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas; the Barnett Shale in North Texas; the Anadarko, Ardmore, and Arkoma Basins in Oklahoma (including the SCOOP and STACK) and South Central Kansas; the Williston Basin in North Dakota (including the Bakken and Three Forks plays); and the onshore and near offshore regions of the Louisiana Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

Our Logistics and Transportation segment includes the activities and assets necessary to convert mixed NGLs into NGL products and also includes other assets and value-added services such as transporting, storing, fractionating, terminaling, and marketing of NGLs and NGL products, including services to LPG exporters and certain natural gas supply and marketing activities in support of our other businesses. The Logistics and Transportation segment also includes the Grand Prix NGL Pipeline, which connects our gathering and processing positions in the Permian Basin, Southern Oklahoma and North Texas with our Downstream facilities in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Our Downstream facilities are located predominantly in Mont Belvieu and Galena Park, Texas, and in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

SUSTAINABILITY AT TARGA

Targa Resources Corp. is one of the largest independent midstream infrastructure companies in North America. As a predominately natural gas and NGLs focused energy infrastructure company, we are committed to maintaining our reputation as a responsible and reliable operator of critical energy infrastructure.

We strive to safely and reliably operate a strong and diversified portfolio of gathering, processing, logistics, and transportation assets. Our assets connect natural gas and NGLs to domestic and international markets as part of an integrated energy value chain that is designed to deliver affordable and reliable energy for everything from electricity, dependable home heating and cooling, transportation fuel, and products that touch lives every day.

Targa’s products help to provide necessary, affordable, reliable, and dependable sources of energy and feedstocks that meet the world’s growing energy demand. We believe that, for many in the world today, natural gas and NGLs help provide critical access to the infrastructure, employment, clean water and food, education, and healthcare that all people deserve. Our mission is to safely deliver energy, including to energy-poor areas of the world, in a more environmentally responsible way, caring for and being stewards of the environment.

As part of our Board of Directors’ continued commitment to sustainability, our Sustainability Committee oversees environmental, social, and sustainability matters, including governance in relation to such matters. One of the committee’s purposes is to oversee management’s process for establishing and implementing a strategy to integrate sustainability into various business activities of the Company, with the goal of creating long-term stakeholder benefits. The full Board of Directors also reviews the Company’s progress at each quarterly board meeting. Our CEO and Executive Management team, including our Senior Vice President of Sustainability, oversee the development, implementation, and reporting of our environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) practices, and facilitate our enterprise risk management (“ERM”) process with participation and oversight from the Board of Directors.

Our Performance

We continue to engage with our stakeholders regarding our ESG efforts, and are proud of the progress we have made.

First, across multiple safety metrics, Targa continues to achieve our best safety performance in years, due in large part to multiyear investment in and implementation of standardized processes and digital systems, training programs, and proactive work practices. In 2022, we achieved a 26% reduction in Total Recordable Incident Rate compared to 2021, completed more than 44,000 total safety and environmental training hours, and conducted 69 formal safety audits and investigations. We strive to make safety part of everything we do and who we are as a company; for example, although we recently acquired two new businesses, we still improved our overall safety record.

Additionally, Targa continues efforts to demonstrate on-going commitment to and leadership in methane management and limiting methane loss in our systems, which includes:

Further, even as we have acquired new assets, started up new gas plants, and added additional fractionation capacity, which all increased volumes on our systems, we have been able to keep our greenhouse gas (“GHG”) intensity at or below that of the previous year. Our Low Carbon Energy Ventures team is investigating new opportunities for Targa all the time, including renewable power and carbon capture and sequestration, and is exploring other ideas that complement our strengths.

As we look forward, we will continue to strive to improve our performance, conduct our business safely and with integrity, and create lasting benefits for all of our stakeholders.

We invite you to review our recent Sustainability Report, which is available on the Company’s website at https://www.targaresources.com/sustainability. However, please note that the content of that report, and other materials on our website, are not incorporated into this proxy statement by reference. Additionally, we may provide information in this proxy statement that is not necessarily “material” under the federal securities laws for SEC reporting purposes, but that is informed by various ESG standards and frameworks (including standards for the measurement of underlying data), and the interests of various stakeholders, which may be impacted by matters outside of our control. This proxy statement also contains forward-looking statements, which may be impacted by many risks, including those identified on our most recently filed Form 10-K. Accordingly, the actual conduct of our activities, including the setting and pursuit of any goals, strategies, priorities, and initiatives discussed and forecasted in this proxy statement, may differ materially in the future. Our approach to setting, measuring and reporting on various emissions metrics, including our emissions-related goals, may change in the future as methodologies for such activities continue to evolve. Moreover, under current or future approaches to setting, measuring or reporting on various emissions metrics, we may not be able to meet our goals and targets.

PROPOSAL ONE

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors has nominated the following individuals for election as Class II Directors of the Company to serve for a three-year term to expire at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders:

Mses. Bowman and Cooksen and Mr. Perkins are currently serving as directors of the Company. Their biographical information is contained in the “Directors and Executive Officers” section below.

The Board currently consists of twelve directors. As part of our ongoing Board succession planning, Director Ershel C. Redd Jr. will not stand for reelection and announced his retirement from the Board effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Redd’s decision not to stand for reelection was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or any of its affiliates on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Our bylaws provide that the number of directors will be determined by the Board of Directors, and the number of directors is currently set at twelve. We will reduce the number of directors to eleven following the Annual Meeting.

The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of its nominees will be unable or unwilling to serve if elected. If a nominee becomes unable or unwilling to accept nomination or election, either the number of the Company’s directors will be reduced or the persons acting via proxy will vote for the election of a substitute nominee that the Board of Directors recommends.

Our bylaws provide that in an uncontested election, each director will be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares entitled to vote with respect to that director’s election (meaning that the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director’s election). Pursuant to our bylaws, each incumbent director nominated for election must submit an irrevocable resignation, contingent on (i) not receiving a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election, and (ii) acceptance of that proffered resignation by the Board of Directors in accordance with the following policies and procedures. In the event an incumbent director fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election, the Nominating and Governance Committee, or such other committee designated by the Board, will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the resignation of such incumbent director, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors will act on the proffered resignation, taking into account such committee’s recommendation, and publicly disclose its decision regarding the resignation and, if such resignation is rejected, the rationale behind the decision within ninety days following certification of the election results. Such committee, in making its recommendation, and the Board of Directors, in making its decision, each may consider any factors and other information that they consider appropriate and relevant. The director whose resignation is being considered will not participate in the deliberations of such committee or the Board of Directors with respect to whether to accept such director’s resignation. If the director’s resignation is not accepted by the Board of Directors, such director will continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

Vote Required

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares entitled to vote with respect to each director’s election is required to elect that director (meaning that the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director’s election). If you own shares through a bank, broker or other holder of record, you must instruct your bank, broker or other holder of record how to vote in order for them to vote your shares so that your vote can be counted on this proposal. Please see “Quorum and Voting—Vote Required” for further information regarding the impact of abstentions and broker non-votes.

Recommendation of our Board of Directors

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote FOR the election of each of the nominees.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Board of Directors of the Company and the executive officers of the Company are:

Matthew J. Meloy has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since March 1, 2020. He also served as a director of Targa Resources GP LLC (the “General Partner”) of Targa Resources Partners LP (the “Partnership” or “TRP”) between March 2020 and May 2021. Mr. Meloy has also served as Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner since March 2020. Mr. Meloy previously served as President of the Company and the General Partner between March 2018 and March 2020. Mr. Meloy also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the General Partner between May 2015 and February 2018. He also served as Treasurer of the Company and the General Partner until December 2015. Mr. Meloy previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company between October 2010 and May 2015 and of the General Partner between December 2010 and May 2015. He also served as Vice President—Finance and Treasurer of the Company between April 2008 and October 2010, and as Director, Corporate Development of the Company between March 2006 and March 2008 and of the General Partner between March 2006 and March 2008. He served as Vice President—Finance and Treasurer of the General Partner between April 2008 and December 15, 2010. Mr. Meloy was with The Royal Bank of Scotland in the structured finance group, focusing on the energy sector from October 2003 to March 2006. Mr. Meloy’s extensive knowledge of the Company’s operational and strategic initiatives and capital investment program, attained from his service as President for two years and Chief Financial Officer for eight years, combined with his experience in the finance industry, brings operational, financial and capital markets experience to the Board.

Patrick J. McDonie has served as President—Gathering and Processing of the Company and the General Partner since March 2018. Mr. McDonie previously served as Executive Vice President—Southern Field Gathering and Processing of the Company and the General Partner between November 2015 and February 2018. He also

served as President of Atlas Pipeline Partners GP LLC (“Atlas”), which was acquired by the Partnership in February 2015, between October 2013 and February 2015. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of Atlas between July 2012 and October 2013 and as Senior Vice President of Atlas between July 2012 and October 2013. He served as President of ONEOK Energy Services Company, a natural gas transportation, storage, supplier and marketing company between May 2008 and July 2012.

D. Scott Pryor has served as President—Logistics and Transportation of the Company and the General Partner, since March 2018. Mr. Pryor previously served as Executive Vice President—Logistics and Marketing of the Company and the General Partner between November 2015 and February 2018. He also served as Senior Vice President—NGL Logistics & Marketing of Targa Resources Operating LLC (“Targa Operating”) and various other subsidiaries of the Partnership between June 2014 and November 2015. He also served as Vice President of Targa Operating between July 2011 and May 2014 and has held officer positions with other Partnership subsidiaries since 2005.

Robert M. Muraro has served as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company and the General Partner since March 2018. Mr. Muraro previously served as Executive Vice President—Commercial of the Company and the General Partner between February 2017 and February 2018. He also served as Senior Vice President—Commercial and Business Development of Targa Midstream Services LLC (“Targa Midstream”) and various other subsidiaries of the Partnership between March 2016 and February 2017. He also served as Vice President—Commercial Development of Targa Midstream and various other subsidiaries of the Partnership between January 2013 and March 2016. He held the position of Director of Business Development between August 2004 and January 2013.

Jennifer R. Kneale has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the General Partner since March 2018. She also served as Treasurer of the Company between September 2022 and April 2023 and of the General Partner between August 2022 and April 2023. Ms. Kneale previously served as Vice President—Finance of the Company and the General Partner between December 2015 and February 2018. She also served as Senior Director, Finance of the Company and the General Partner between March 2015 and December 2015. She also served as Director, Finance of the Company and the General Partner between May 2013 and February 2015. Ms. Kneale was with Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. in its energy private equity group, TPH Partners, from September 2011 to May 2013.

Gerald R. Shrader has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company since December 2023. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Shrader served in various roles with subsidiaries of the Company beginning in March 2015, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, General Counsel—Southern Field G&P and Secretary of those subsidiaries. Prior to joining Targa, Mr. Shrader served as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC from October 2009 until March 2015 and, prior to that time, served in various roles with affiliates of Atlas beginning in July 2007. Prior to Atlas, Mr. Shrader worked both for publicly traded energy companies and in private practice (including the provision of legal services to private and publicly traded energy companies).

Julie H. Boushka has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and the General Partner since March 2019. Ms. Boushka previously served as Vice President—Controller of the Company, the General Partner and various subsidiaries of the Company between February 2017 and February 2019. She also served as Assistant Controller—Financial Accounting of the Company and the General Partner between November 2016 and February 2017. Ms. Boushka served as a Senior Vice President for Financial Planning and the Chief Risk Officer for Columbia Pipeline Group (“CPG”) between June 2015 and August 2016, where she was responsible for the financial planning function and managing enterprise risk. She also served as the Business Unit Chief Financial Officer of CPG between May 2013 and June 2015, where she was responsible for the accounting and financial planning functions. Prior to that, Ms. Boushka spent approximately 18 years in various roles at El Paso Corporation (and its predecessor, Tenneco, Inc.), including accounting, financial reporting and business development.

Paul W. Chung has served as a director and Chairman of the Board of the Company since January 1, 2021. Mr. Chung previously served as a director and Chairman of the Board of the General Partner between January 2021 and May 2021. From March 2020 until December 31, 2020, he served as Executive Vice President and Senior Legal Advisor of the Company. From May 2004 to March 2020, Mr. Chung served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company and its predecessor entities and of the General Partner since its formation. From 1999 to May 2004, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of various Shell Oil

Company affiliates, including Coral Energy, LLC and Shell Trading North America Company. In these positions, Mr. Chung was responsible for all legal and regulatory affairs. From 1996 to 1999, he served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Tejas Gas Corporation. Prior to 1996, Mr. Chung held a number of legal positions with different companies, including the law firm of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. Mr. Chung’s knowledge of the Company, together with his background in the energy industry and his legal and regulatory experience, enable Mr. Chung to provide a valuable and distinct perspective to the Board on a range of business and management matters.

Joe Bob Perkins has served as a director of the Company since January 2012. Mr. Perkins previously served as Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company and the General Partner between March 2020 and December 2020, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the General Partner between January 2012 and March 2020, and as a director of the General Partner between January 2012 and May 2021. He also served as President of the Company between the date of its formation in October 2005 and December 2011. Prior to 2005, Mr. Perkins served predecessor Targa companies as President since their founding in 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Perkins served in various leadership roles within the energy industry across several different companies, had employment experience with companies operating in both the midstream and upstream sectors, and was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company working primarily in energy. Mr. Perkins’ intimate knowledge of all facets of the Company, derived from his past services as Executive Chairman of the Board and as President and Chief Executive Officer, coupled with his broad experience in the energy industry, and specifically in the midstream sector, his engineering and business educational background, his experience with the investment community, and experiences on other boards enable Mr. Perkins to provide a valuable and unique perspective to the Board on a range of business and management matters.

Rene R. Joyce has served as a director of the Company since its formation in October 2005. Mr. Joyce previously served as Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company and the General Partner between January 2012 and December 2014 and as a director of the General Partner between October 2005 and May 2021. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company between October 2005 and December 2011 and the General Partner between October 2006 and December 2011. He also served as an officer and director of an affiliate of the Company during 2004 and 2005 and was a consultant for the affiliate during 2003. Mr. Joyce served as a director of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) between May 2017 and May 2021. Mr. Joyce served as a consultant in the energy industry from 2000 through 2003 providing advice to various energy companies and investors regarding their operations, acquisitions and dispositions. Mr. Joyce served as President of onshore pipeline operations of Coral Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Shell from 1998 through 1999 and President of energy services of Coral, a subsidiary of Shell which was the gas and power marketing joint venture between Shell and Tejas, during 1999. Mr. Joyce served as President of various operating subsidiaries of Tejas, a natural gas pipeline company, from 1990 until 1998 when Tejas was acquired by Shell. As the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Joyce brings deep experience in the midstream business, expansive knowledge of the oil and gas industry, as well as relationships with chief executives and other senior management at peer companies, customers and other oil and natural gas companies throughout the world. His experience and industry knowledge, complemented by an engineering and legal educational background, enable Mr. Joyce to provide the Board with executive counsel on the full range of business, technical, and professional matters.

Charles R. Crisp has served as a director of the Company since its formation in October 2005. He also served as a director of the General Partner between March 2016 and May 2021 and a director of an affiliate of the Company during 2004 and 2005. Mr. Crisp was President and Chief Executive Officer of Coral Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Shell, from 1999 until his retirement in November 2000, and was President and Chief Operating Officer of Coral from January 1998 through February 1999. Prior to this, Mr. Crisp served as President of the power generation group of Houston Industries and, between 1988 and 1996, as President and Chief Operating Officer of Tejas. Mr. Crisp is a director of EOG Resources Inc. (NYSE: EOG). He was also a director of Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE) from 2002 until May 2022 and Southern Company Gas (formerly known as AGL Resources Inc.), a subsidiary of The Southern Company (NYSE: SO), from 2003 until April 2023. Mr. Crisp brings extensive energy experience, a vast understanding of many aspects of our industry and experience serving on the boards of other public companies in the energy industry. His leadership and business experience and deep knowledge of various sectors of the energy industry bring a crucial insight to the Board.

Ershel C. Redd Jr. has served as a director of the Company since February 2011. Mr. Redd previously served as a director of the General Partner between March 2016 and May 2021. Mr. Redd has served as a consultant in the energy industry since 2008 providing advice to various energy companies and investors regarding their operations,

acquisitions and dispositions. Mr. Redd was President and Chief Executive Officer of El Paso Electric Company, a public utility company, from May 2007 until March 2008. Prior to this, Mr. Redd served in various positions with NRG Energy, Inc., a wholesale energy company, including as Executive Vice President—Commercial Operations from October 2002 through July 2006, as President—Western Region from February 2004 through July 2006, and as a director between May 2003 and December 2003. Mr. Redd served as Vice President of Business Development for Xcel Energy Markets, a unit of Xcel Energy Inc., from 2000 through 2002, and as President and Chief Operating Officer for New Century Energy’s (predecessor to Xcel Energy Inc.) subsidiary, Texas Ohio Gas Company, from 1997 through 2000. Mr. Redd brings to the Company extensive energy industry experience, a vast understanding of varied aspects of the energy industry and experience in corporate performance, marketing and trading of natural gas and NGLs, risk management, finance, acquisitions and divestitures, business development, regulatory relations and strategic planning. His leadership and business experience and deep knowledge of various sectors of the energy industry bring a crucial insight to the Board.

Laura C. Fulton has served as a director of the Company since February 2013. Ms. Fulton previously served as a director of the General Partner between February 2013 and May 2021. Ms. Fulton has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the American Bureau of Shipping since July 2021 and previously served as the Vice President of Finance from January 2020 until July 2021. Ms. Fulton served as the Chief Financial Officer of Hi-Crush Proppants LLC from April 2012 until December 2019 and Hi-Crush GP LLC, the general partner of Hi-Crush Partners LP, from May 2012 until May 2019 and its successor, Hi-Crush Inc., from May 2019 to December 2019. During July 2020, Hi-Crush Inc. and each of its direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (including Hi-Crush Proppants LLC) (collectively, “Hi-Crush”) filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. During October 2020, Hi-Crush’s Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization was confirmed. From March 2008 to October 2011, Ms. Fulton served as Executive Vice President, Accounting and then Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of AEI Services, LLC (“AEI”), an owner and operator of essential energy infrastructure assets in emerging markets. Prior to AEI, Ms. Fulton spent 12 years with Lyondell Chemical Company in various capacities, including as general auditor responsible for internal audit and the Sarbanes-Oxley certification process, and as the assistant controller. Prior to that, she spent 11 years with Deloitte & Touche in public accounting, with a focus on audit and assurance. As a chief financial officer, general auditor and external auditor, Ms. Fulton brings to the company extensive financial, accounting and compliance process experience. Ms. Fulton’s experience as a financial executive in the energy industry, including her positions with a publicly-traded company and master limited partnership, also brings industry and capital markets experience to the Board.

Waters S. Davis, IV has served as director of the Company since July 2015. Mr. Davis previously served as a director of the General Partner between March 2016 and May 2021 and as President of National Christian Foundation, Houston from July 2014 until December 2020. Mr. Davis was Executive Vice President of NuDevco LLC (“NuDevco”) from December 2009 to December 2013. Prior to his employment with NuDevco, he served as President of Reliant Energy Retail Services from June 1999 to January 2002 and as Executive Vice President of Spark Energy from April 2007 to November 2009. He previously served as a senior executive at several private companies and as an advisor to a private equity firm, providing operational and strategic guidance. Mr. Davis also serves as a director of Milacron Holdings Corp. Mr. Davis brings expertise in the retail energy, midstream and services industries, which enhances his contributions to the Board.

Beth A. Bowman has served as a director of the Company since September 2018. Ms. Bowman previously served as a director of the General Partner between September 2018 and May 2021. Ms. Bowman served as a director of Sprague Resources GP LLC, the general partner of Sprague Resources LP (“Sprague”), from October 2014 until November 2022. Ms. Bowman held management positions at Shell Energy North America (US) L.P. (“Shell Energy”) for 17 years until her retirement in September 2015. While at Shell Energy, she held the roles of Senior Vice President of the West and Mexico and later as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Origination for Shell’s North America business. Prior to joining Shell Energy, Ms. Bowman held management positions at Sempra Energy Trading and Sempra’s San Diego Gas & Electric utility in various areas including trading and marketing, risk management, fuel and power supply, regulatory, finance and engineering. Ms. Bowman also served on the board of the California Power Exchange and the board of the California Foundation of Energy and Environment from 2004 until 2015. Ms. Bowman’s extensive energy industry background, including her experience in origination, commodities markets and risk management enhances the knowledge of the Board in these areas of the oil and gas industry.

Lindsey M. Cooksen has served as a director of the Company since June 2020. Ms. Cooksen previously served as a director of the General Partner between June 2020 and May 2021. Ms. Cooksen has served as the founder and managing director of Cooksen Wealth, LLC, a wealth management firm, since April 2019. She previously held various positions with Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management (“Morgan Stanley”) from August 2009 to April 2019. While at Morgan Stanley she held the roles of Private Wealth Advisor, Family Wealth Director and Portfolio Management Director. She also previously worked for Citigroup Global Investment Bank between July 2005 and August 2007. Ms. Cooksen’s extensive corporate experience in the financial services industry, including wealth management and portfolio construction, tax planning and analysis and risk mitigation brings financial experience and an investor’s perspective to the Board.

R. Keith Teague has served as a director of the Company since February 2024. Mr. Teague served as the Chief Operating Officer of Tellurian, Inc. and its predecessors from October 2016 to July 2022. Prior to joining Tellurian Investments LLC, Mr. Teague served in various leadership roles at Cheniere Energy Inc. (“Cheniere”), including Executive Vice President, Asset Group from February 2014 to September 2016, Senior Vice President – Asset Group from April 2008 to February 2014, Vice President – Pipeline Operations from May 2006 to April 2008, and Director of Facility Planning from February 2004 to May 2006. From December 2001 to September 2003, Mr. Teague served as the Director of Strategic Planning for the CMS Panhandle Companies. He began his career with Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, where he managed pipeline operations and facility expansion projects. Mr. Teague previously served as a director on the Board of Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP), a publicly traded subsidiary partnership of Cheniere, from April 2008 to October 2016 and previously served on the Board of Directors for the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), and the Board and Executive Committee of the INGAA Foundation. Mr. Teague’s engineering and business educational background, his experience on a publicly traded partnership Board, and his extensive project execution experience provide the Board with valued perspective related to energy infrastructure development and operations.

Caron A. Lawhorn has served as a director of the Company since March 2024. Ms. Lawhorn served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) from March 2019 until her retirement in December 2023. Prior to that role, Ms. Lawhorn served at OGS as Senior Vice President, Commercial, responsible for the commercial activities of OGS’ three natural gas distribution utilities, as well as overseeing the company’s information technology and cybersecurity function, from OGS’ separation from ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) into a standalone, publicly traded company in January 2014. Ms. Lawhorn served in the same role at OKE prior to the separation. Before that, she served as President of OKE’s natural gas distribution segment. From July 2009 until March 2011, she served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning and Development of OKE and ONEOK Partners, responsible for business development, strategic and long-range planning, and capital investment. Ms. Lawhorn became Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for OKE in 2007, adding responsibility for ONEOK Partners in 2008. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President of Financial Services and Treasurer of OKE. Ms. Lawhorn joined OKE in 1998, after serving as a Senior Manager at KPMG and Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Authority in Tulsa. She also serves a director of AAON, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAON), where she has chaired the audit committee since 2019. Ms. Lawhorn’s extensive background in various accounting, finance, operational and executive positions, including her experience as a financial executive of a publicly traded energy company, provides the Board with significant accounting and financial expertise. Additionally, Ms. Lawhorn’s previous experience in overseeing information technology and cybersecurity matters also provides the Board with valuable cybersecurity experience.

Summary of Director Qualifications and Experience

This table provides a summary view of the qualifications and attributes of each director and director nominee.

Directors

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Cybersecurity

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Executive Experience

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Financial Expertise

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Independence

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Industry Experience

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Public Company Board Experience

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Demographic Background

Targa Board Tenure (Years) (1)

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Gender (Male / Female)

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Race / Ethnicity

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Board Composition and Governance Highlights

MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors currently consists of twelve members. The Board of Directors reviewed the independence of our directors using the independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and various other factors discussed under “Director Independence” and, based on this review, determined that Mses. Bowman, Cooksen, Fulton and Lawhorn and Messrs. Chung, Crisp, Davis, Evans, Joyce, Perkins, Redd and Teague are independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards currently in effect. On February 26, 2024, Mr. Evans resigned from the Board. Mr. Redd will not be standing for reelection and is retiring from the Board, effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting. The Board held eight meetings during 2023. In addition, the independent members of the Board of Directors meet in executive session without the presence of the CEO or other members of management at least once annually. During 2023, each of the directors that served on the Board of Directors during the year attended 100% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board and the total number of meetings of all committees of the Board on which that director served.

Our directors are divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms. Class I, Class II and Class III directors will serve until our annual meetings of stockholders in 2026, 2024 and 2025, respectively. The Class I directors are Messrs. Chung, Crisp and Teague and Ms. Fulton, the Class II directors are Messrs. Redd (who is retiring from the Board and will not be standing for reelection) and Perkins and Mses. Bowman and Cooksen and the Class III directors are Messrs. Davis, Joyce and Meloy and Ms. Lawhorn. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors will be elected to succeed the class of directors whose terms have expired. This classification of our Board of Directors could have the effect of increasing the length of time necessary to change the composition of a majority of the Board of Directors. In general, at least two annual meetings of stockholders will be necessary for stockholders to effect a change in a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors has a standing Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, Risk Management Committee and Sustainability Committee, and may have such other committees as the Board of Directors shall determine from time to time. Each of the standing committees of the Board of Directors has the composition and responsibilities described below.

Audit Committee

The members of our Audit Committee are Mses. Fulton, Lawhorn and Mr. Teague. Ms. Fulton is the Chairman of this committee. Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee is independent as described in the rules of the NYSE and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our Board of Directors has also determined that, based upon relevant experience, Ms. Fulton is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K.

The Audit Committee:

We have adopted an Audit Committee charter defining the committee’s primary duties in a manner consistent with the rules of the SEC and NYSE that is posted on the Company’s website at www.targaresources.com/investors/corporate-governance. The Audit Committee held four meetings during 2023.

Compensation Committee

The members of our Compensation Committee are Mr. Teague and Mses. Cooksen and Bowman. Ms. Bowman is the Chairman of this committee. This committee establishes salaries, incentives and other forms of compensation for officers, directors and other employees. This includes establishing our ESG-linked compensation program, which aims to align executive compensation with sustainability goals and targets, and assessing our ESG performance. Our Compensation Committee also administers our incentive compensation and benefit plans, and oversees our clawback policy. We have adopted a Compensation Committee charter defining the committee’s primary duties in a manner consistent with the rules of the SEC and NYSE that is posted on the Company’s website at www.targaresources.com/investors/corporate-governance. The Compensation Committee held five meetings during 2023. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Compensation Committee is (i) independent under the NYSE’s rules governing Compensation Committee membership; and (ii) a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.

The Compensation Committee has the authority to retain, compensate, direct, oversee and terminate outside counsel, compensation consultants and other advisors hired to assist the Compensation Committee. In May 2023, the Compensation Committee retained Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC (the “Compensation Consultant” or “Meridian”) as its independent compensation consultant for matters related to executive and non-management director compensation. The Compensation Consultant reports to the Compensation Committee and does not provide any additional services to us.

In May 2023, the Compensation Committee considered the independence of Meridian in light of SEC rules and the NYSE listing standards. The Compensation Committee requested and received a letter from Meridian addressing the consulting firm’s independence, including the following factors:

The Compensation Committee discussed these considerations and concluded that the work of Meridian did not raise any conflict of interest.

Nominating and Governance Committee

The members of our Nominating and Governance Committee are Messrs. Crisp and Davis and Ms. Fulton. Mr. Davis is the Chairman of this committee. This committee identifies, evaluates and recommends qualified nominees to serve on our Board of Directors, develops and oversees our internal corporate governance processes and maintains a management succession plan. We have adopted a Nominating and Governance Committee charter defining the committee’s primary duties in a manner consistent with the rules of the SEC and NYSE that is posted on the Company’s website at www.targaresources.com/investors/corporate-governance. The Nominating and Governance Committee held four meetings during 2023. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee is independent under the NYSE’s rules governing board membership.

In evaluating director candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee assesses whether a candidate possesses the integrity, judgment, knowledge, experience, skills and expertise that are likely to enhance the Board’s ability to manage and direct the affairs and business of the Company, including, when applicable, to enhance the ability of committees of the Board to fulfill their duties.

Risk Management Committee

The members of our Risk Management Committee are Messrs. Joyce, Perkins and Davis. Mr. Perkins is the Chairman of this committee. This committee oversees our commodity price and commodity basis risk management and hedging activity.

The primary purpose of our commodity risk management activities is to hedge our exposure to price risk and to mitigate the impact of fluctuations in commodity prices on cash flow.

We have adopted a Risk Management Committee charter defining the committee’s primary duties that is posted on the Company’s website at www.targaresources.com/investors/corporate-governance.

Sustainability Committee

The members of our Sustainability Committee are Ms. Cooksen and Messrs. Chung, Crisp and Joyce. Mr. Chung is the Chairman of this committee. This committee oversees the Company’s environmental, social, and sustainability matters, including governance in relation to such matters.

The primary purpose of our Sustainability Committee is to assist the Board in overseeing our compliance with all laws, regulations and Company policies and procedures related to environmental, social and sustainability matters, including our stakeholder engagement program as it relates to sustainability and the establishment and retention of a sustainable and diverse workforce. Our Sustainability Committee also oversees management’s process for establishing and implementing a strategy to integrate sustainability into various business activities of the Company to create long-term stakeholder benefits.

We have adopted a Sustainability Committee charter defining the committee’s primary duties that is posted on the Company’s website at www.targaresources.com/investors/corporate-governance.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Board of Directors believes that sound governance practices and policies provide an important framework to assist it in fulfilling its duty to stockholders. The Company’s “Corporate Governance Guidelines” cover the following principal subjects:

The Corporate Governance Guidelines are posted on the Company’s website at www.targaresources.com/investors/corporate-governance. The Corporate Governance Guidelines will be reviewed periodically, and any proposed additions to or amendments of the Corporate Governance Guidelines will be presented to the Board of Directors for its approval.

The NYSE has adopted rules that require listed companies to adopt governance guidelines covering certain matters. The Company believes that the Corporate Governance Guidelines comply with the NYSE rules.

Board Leadership

Mr. Chung has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company’s Board of Directors since January 1, 2021 and served as Executive Vice President and Senior Legal Advisor of the Company between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. Mr. Meloy has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company since March 1, 2020. Although the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors are held currently by different individuals, our bylaws allow the same individual to hold the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

To further ensure a strong and independent board, the Board appointed Ms. Fulton as Lead Independent Director, and all directors of the Company, other than Mr. Meloy, are independent. Given the strong leadership of the Company’s CEO, the effective counterbalancing role of the Chairman, the strong Lead Independent Director, and a Board comprised of strong and independent directors, the Board believes that, at the present time, the current structure of the Board best serves the interests of the Company and its stockholders.

In his capacity as chair of the meetings of non-management directors, Mr. Chung provides, in conjunction with the CEO, leadership and guidance to the Board of Directors. He also (i) establishes the agenda for each meeting of the non-management directors and (ii) provides the Board’s guidance and feedback to the CEO and the Company’s management team. All directors are encouraged to suggest the inclusion of agenda items or revisions to meeting materials, and any director is free to raise at any Board meeting items that are not on the agenda for that meeting.

In her capacity as the Lead Independent Director, Ms. Fulton (i) presides at executive sessions of the independent directors and has the authority to call additional executive sessions or meetings of the independent directors and (ii) presides at Board meetings of the non-management directors in the Chairman’s absence. The Lead Independent Director is available for consultation and direct communication with major stockholders, if requested.

The non-management members of the Board of Directors regularly meet in executive session without the presence of the CEO or other members of management. In addition, the independent members of the Board of Directors meet in executive session without the presence of the CEO or other members of management at least once annually. Mr. Chung is chair of meetings of the non-management directors and Ms. Fulton chairs the meetings of the independent directors.

Board Composition

It is the responsibility of the Nominating and Governance Committee to identify, evaluate and recommend to the Board of Directors nominees for election at the annual meeting of stockholders, as well as to fill vacancies or additions on the Board of Directors that may occur between annual meetings. Although the Nominating and Governance Committee does not have a formal policy with respect to diversity or apply a strict “Rooney Rule” approach, the Committee considers a diverse pool of candidates for new member election to the Board of Directors, considering each candidate’s individual business and professional experience, demonstrated leadership ability, diversity, and acumen (financial, industry, technology, investor, ESG, and other specialized skills). We view and define diversity in a broad sense, which includes gender, ethnicity, age, education, industry/profession, experience, and leadership qualities. In assessing the composition of the Board of Directors, the Board and the Nominating and Governance Committee strive to achieve an overall balance of diversity of backgrounds and experience with a complementary mix of skills, viewpoints, and professional experience in areas relevant to the Company’s business and strategy.

When recommending director candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee also considers and reviews each candidate’s business judgment, service on boards of directors of other companies and other time commitments, personal and professional integrity, including commitment to the Company’s core values, openness and ability to work as part of a team and willingness to commit the required time to serve as a board member and familiarity with the Company and its industry. In 2023, the Board implemented a policy on the number of public company boards a director may serve on. The policy, which can be found in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, states that Directors should not serve on more than three other boards of public companies in addition to the Company’s Board. The Chief Executive Officer should not serve on the boards of more than two other public companies in addition to the Company’s Board. Any exception requires a determination by the Board or the Nominating and Governance Committee that such service does not impair the director’s ability to effectively serve as a member of the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee has determined that, in its view, no director on the Board currently has time commitments that would prevent such director from properly discharging his or her duties as a director.

As part of our commitment to refresh our Broad and retain experienced individuals, we are pleased to have added two new qualified members to our Board, Mr. R. Keith Teague and Ms. Caron A. Lawhorn, in early 2024. We are proud of our efforts to maintain a board with diversity of experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. This commitment has seen the gender diversity on our Board rise from 10% to 33% over the past six years. We will continue to ensure that the benefits of increasing diversity are a central part of the Nominating and Governance Committee’s deliberations on potential appointments and included in the Board’s process for succession planning, including within our Board refreshment plans and part of our annual evaluation of Board effectiveness and composition.

When identifying potential director candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee relies on any source available for the identification and recommendation of candidates, including current directors and officers and stockholders. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee from time to time may engage a third party search firm to identify or evaluate, or assist in identifying or evaluating potential candidates, for which the third party search firm will be paid a fee.

Communications with the Board of Directors

Stockholders or other interested parties can contact any director (including the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Chung, or the Lead Independent Director, Ms. Fulton), any committee of the Board of Directors, or our non-management

directors as a group, by writing to them at Targa Resources Corp., 811 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention: Secretary. Comments or complaints relating to the Company’s accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters will also be referred to members of the Audit Committee. The Secretary will review these communications and will forward any communications that they determine bears substantively on the business, management, or governance of the Company.

Director Independence

The Company’s standards for determining director independence require the assessment of directors’ independence each year. A director cannot be considered independent unless the Board of Directors affirmatively determines that he or she does not have any relationship with management or the Company that may interfere with the exercise of his or her independent judgment, including any of the relationships that would disqualify the director from being independent under the rules of the NYSE.

The Board of Directors has assessed the independence of each director and each nominee for director under the Company’s guidelines and the independence standards of the NYSE. The Board of Directors affirmatively determined that Mses. Bowman, Cooksen, Fulton and Lawhorn and Messrs. Chung, Crisp, Davis, Evans, Joyce, Perkins, Teague and Redd are independent. On February 26, 2024, Mr. Evans resigned from the Board. Mr. Redd will not be standing for reelection and is retiring from the Board, effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting.

Financial Literacy of Audit Committee and Designation of Financial Experts

The Board of Directors has determined that each of the Audit Committee members is financially literate and that the Chairman of the Audit Committee, Ms. Fulton, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the SEC.

Oversight of Risk Management

Except for the responsibilities of the Audit Committee discussed below, the Board of Directors as a whole (including the committees of the Board of Directors) oversees the assessment of major risks that the Company faces in the short-, intermediate- and long-term timeframe, and the management of such risks. For example, at least annually, the Board of Directors, including the committees of the Board of Directors:

The Company’s Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the Company’s assessment and management of financial reporting and internal control risks, as well as other risks such as the credit risks associated with counterparty exposure. The Audit Committee also oversees the Company’s data privacy, cybersecurity and information technology risks, as well as related key initiatives and action plans. Management and the Company’s external auditors report regularly to the Audit Committee on those subjects. The Company’s Sustainability Committee assists the Board of Directors in overseeing our ESG-related risks and environmental and safety performance. Given the strong leadership of the Company’s CEO, the effective counterbalancing role of the Chairman and a Board comprised of strong and independent directors, the Board believes that, at the present time, the current structure of the Board best serves the interests of the Company and its stockholders in overseeing and managing the Company’s major risks.

Attendance at Annual Meetings

While there is no formal attendance policy, the Board of Directors encourages all directors to attend the annual meetings of stockholders, if practicable. We anticipate that the majority of our directors will attend the Annual Meeting. All directors serving at the time attended the annual meeting of stockholders in 2023.

Shareholder Engagement

We communicate with our shareholders through various platforms, including SEC filings, quarterly earnings calls and press releases, investor conferences, our sustainability report, and regular shareholder engagement meetings and calls. We regularly engage with our shareholders throughout the year to discuss our business strategy and performance, corporate governance, sustainability, executive compensation, and other topics. These engagements provide an important platform for Targa’s management team and Board of Directors to communicate business, sustainability, and other updates to shareholders and to receive feedback on key topics. Below is a graphical representation of our annual engagement practices with shareholders:

Our engagements with shareholders cover a variety of topics, including business strategy and performance, corporate governance, executive compensation, and ESG and sustainability-related matters, among other topics. These discussions typically include some combination of our CFO, General Counsel, SVP – Sustainability, SVP – Finance and Treasurer, VP – Finance and Investor Relations, and Board members. We receive important feedback from shareholders through these conversations that we report to our full Board of Directors. During our recent engagements with shareholders, Targa gained valuable feedback on key topics, including:

Fall 2023 Shareholder Engagement Efforts

2023 Annual Meeting Results: Prior to our shareholder outreach efforts, the Board and management team make it a priority to analyze the results of the annual meeting to gauge shareholder sentiment and identify topics to discuss with shareholders and solicit feedback on. When analyzing the results of the annual meeting, we noted that the shareholder proposal titled “Limit Supply Chain Flaring” saw 41.1% support. Although the proposal did not pass, the Board prioritizes being responsive to shareholders’ views and made a concerted effort to better understand their views on the proposal and related topics.

Engagement Efforts: As part of our commitment to ongoing shareholder engagement, we reached out in fall of 2023 to our top 30 shareholders, which represented approximately 64% of shares outstanding. In the fall of 2023 and into 2024, we engaged directly with shareholders representing approximately 56% of shares outstanding. We also reached out to two proxy advisors and engaged with both of them, and engaged with other investors outside of our top 30 investors. Two of our Directors, Waters S. Davis, IV and Lindsey M. Cooksen, also participated in a

number of the meetings. Targa’s management team and Board members discussed a variety of topics with shareholders, including those related to the shareholder proposal. Specifically, topics discussed included our methane management plan along with our coordination efforts with upstream operators and customers to reduce flaring.

Fall 2023 Shareholder Outreach Efforts

What We Heard:

After thorough engagement and discussing the views of many shareholders on the shareholder proposal specifically, the primary feedback we heard on the proposal and related topics included:

How We Responded: Following our extensive engagement process, it was very important to the Board and management team to demonstrate responsiveness to our shareholders’ views. Targa provided enhanced disclosure in our most recent sustainability report as a direct response to shareholder feedback. This enhanced disclosure included expanded disclosure on our methane management plan, which centers around the utilization of various detection technologies. We also disclosed additional details around our ongoing efforts to reduce flaring from unplanned and unexpected downtime. In addition, we provided more transparency into our communication practices with upstream customers.

We view the disclosures within our report as responsive to our shareholders’ feedback at this time, and remain committed to further regular engagement with shareholders to understand their views across a variety of topics. For additional information, we invite you to visit our most recent sustainability report which is available on the Company’s website at https://www.targaresources.com/sustainability. However, please note that the content of that report, and other materials on our website, are not incorporated into this proxy statement by reference. Additionally, we may provide information in this proxy statement that is not necessarily “material” under the federal securities laws for SEC reporting purposes, but that is informed by various ESG standards and frameworks (including standards for the measurement of underlying data), and the interests of various stakeholders, which may be impacted by matters outside of our control. This proxy statement also contains forward-looking statements, which may be impacted by many risks, including those identified on our most recently filed Form 10-K.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) reviews the elements and objectives of Targa’s executive compensation program and the decision-making process by our Compensation Committee in support of those objectives. We encourage you to read this CD&A in combination with the compensation tables that follow for context regarding the Compensation Committee’s 2023 decisions on compensation for our Named Executive Officers (NEOs), as listed below.

Executive Summary

Growing EBITDA, Growing Dividend, Reducing Share Count, Strong Balance Sheet

As one of the largest independent midstream infrastructure companies in North America, we are focused on delivering natural gas and NGLs from wellhead to domestic and global markets, helping to meet the world’s growing demand for more reliable and more affordable fuels and feedstocks that help support higher global standards of living. We believe that our excellent operational performance, industry leading EBITDA growth outlook, identification of attractive investment opportunities, strong balance sheet and increasing return of capital to shareholders differentiate our company and mean we are well positioned now and for the future. 

2023 Business Environment

Targa’s excellent performance drove record financial and operational metrics across a challenging business environment in 2023, highlighting the strength and resiliency of Targa’s strategy and business model. Commodity prices were lower in 2023 and volatility continued in global markets. Global events continued to underscore the critical nature of safe, reliable and affordable fossil fuels to support everyday life domestically and around the world. Volume growth across Targa’s assets, highlighted by record Permian Gathering and Processing volumes driving record volumes through our NGL transportation, fractionation and export assets, continues to support the thesis that the Permian is a globally cost-advantaged supply basin.

With decades of producer drilling expected within our areas of operation and the necessity of additional infrastructure to support our customers, we continued to invest in attractive organic growth projects, bringing major projects online on-time and on-budget, despite a business environment challenged by supply chain constraints and the continued impacts of inflation.

2023 Performance Highlights

Track Record of Growth

Increasing volume trajectory through Targa’s difficult to replicate integrated NGL infrastructure footprint

Track Record of Growth Driving an Increasing Return of Capital to Shareholders

Integrated NGL business and strong business fundamentals drive increasing cash flow outlook and return of capital

Strong Investment Grade Balance Sheet Supported by Increasing G&P Fee Margin

Targa’s Gathering and Processing business has undergone a significant transformation in adding fees and fee floors to contracts

Other 2023 Performance Highlights

Shareholder Outreach

During our 2023 outreach, our shareholders generally expressed support for the design and administration of our current programs, and our program was further endorsed by the results of the say-on-pay advisory vote conducted in 2023. Our Compensation Committee will continue to consider improvements to our programs in light of shareholder feedback, changing industry conditions, and evolving best practices.

2023 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

Compensation Philosophy and Guiding Principles

The philosophy underlying our executive compensation program is to employ the best leaders in our industry to ensure we execute on our business goals, promote both short-and long-term profitable growth of the Company and create long-term shareholder value. As such, our program is grounded in the following principles:

Good Governance Foundation

The following practices and policies in our executive compensation program promote sound compensation governance and align the interests of our shareholders and executives:

Elements of Pay

The following principle pay elements support the grounding principles of our program:

Pay Mix

Emphasis on at-risk variable compensation. We remain committed to our emphasis on at-risk, incentive-based pay – with payouts tied to our performance through several strategic and financial objectives including relative TSR, and realizable pay heavily dependent upon our ability to grow shareholder value. The charts below show the mix of total direct compensation of our CEO and our other NEOs for 2023. These charts illustrate that a majority of NEO total direct compensation is at-risk (90% for our CEO and an average of 82% for our other NEOs).

Target Total Direct Compensation Mix

CEO Pay at a Glance

Realizable pay aligned with performance. Our emphasis on at-risk, variable and performance-based pay elements, particularly equity incentives, helps to ensure actual compensation realized by our NEOs aligns with returns to our shareholders. As shown in the charts below, CEO realizable pay over the past three- and five-year periods has aligned closely with our total shareholder return performance.

Target compensation is the sum of base salary, target bonus opportunity, and reported grant-date value of equity awards in each year. Realizable compensation includes base salary, actual annual cash incentive earned, and the value of any equity incentive grants valued based upon the period-ending stock price and target PSU payouts based upon relative performance. For our annual comparison of realizable pay to TSR performance, the applicable stock price is calculated as of December 31st of each year. For our three-year cumulative summary, the applicable stock price is the closing price on December 31, 2023. Any performance award granted and settled within the five-year or three-year period covered has been adjusted for actual payout percent. Awards that are still outstanding have been valued assuming a target payout. Note that the “realizable pay” calculations within this CD&A are not intended to be calculated in accordance with the SEC’s rules regarding “compensation actually paid” within the section below titled “Pay versus Performance.”

OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS

The Role of the Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee oversees the executive compensation program for our NEOs. The Compensation Committee is comprised of independent, non-employee members of the Board. The Compensation Committee works very closely with its independent consultant and senior management to examine the effectiveness of the Company’s executive compensation program throughout the year. Details of the Compensation Committee’s authority and responsibilities are specified in the Compensation Committee’s charter, which may be accessed at our website, www.targaresources.com, by clicking “Investors,” and then “Corporate Governance.”

The Role of Senior Management

Members of our senior management team attend regular meetings where executive compensation, Company and individual performance, and competitive compensation levels and practices are discussed and evaluated. Our CEO reviews his recommendations pertaining to NEO pay with the Compensation Committee, providing transparency and oversight. The CEO does not participate in the deliberations of the Compensation Committee regarding his own compensation. The members of the Compensation Committee make all final determinations regarding CEO and NEO compensation.

The Role of the Independent Consultant

The Compensation Committee has the authority to engage and retain an independent compensation consultant to provide independent counsel and advice. At least annually, the Compensation Committee formally conducts an evaluation as to the effectiveness of the independent compensation consultant and periodically requests proposals from other potential consulting firms to ensure the independent compensation consultant is meeting the Compensation Committee’s needs. During 2023, the Compensation Committee retained the services of Meridian Compensation Partners (Meridian) as its independent compensation consultant for matters related to executive and non-management director compensation.

The Compensation Committee assessed the independence of Meridian as required under NYSE listing rules. The Compensation Committee has also considered and assessed all relevant factors, including but not limited to those set forth in Rule 10C-1(b)(4)(i) through (vi) under the Exchange Act, that could give rise to a potential conflict of interest with respect to Meridian. Based on this review, we are not aware of any conflicts of interest raised by the work performed by Meridian that would prevent the consultant from serving as an independent advisor to the Compensation Committee.

The Role of Market References in Setting Compensation

For purposes of setting compensation levels for 2023, the Compensation Committee worked with its independent compensation consultant to review market data from our peers and from broader market survey sources to provide a reference and framework for decisions about the base salary and target annual and long-term incentives for each NEO. The Compensation Committee considers this information carefully and generally desires to be competitive approximately at the market median for total compensation opportunities, although we do not formally benchmark any item of compensation to a specific level compared to our peers. Consequently, in setting pay levels of our NEOs, the Committee considers a variety of additional factors, including individual performance, competencies, skills, potential, prior experience, scope of responsibility and accountability within the organization.

Compensation Peer Group

For purposes of setting compensation levels for 2023, the Compensation Committee worked closely with Meridian and senior management to develop a representative peer group. The 2023 compensation peer group, which was the same as our 2022 compensation peer group, consisted of a mix of 18 midstream and exploration and production companies of similar financial size that we believe are a reasonable reflection of the market in which we compete for executive talent.

The Compensation Committee reviews the composition of our peer group every year with its independent consultant in order to ensure that the companies in the group continue to reflect an appropriate reference point for NEO compensation at Targa.

2023 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IN DETAIL

Base Salary

The Compensation Committee approved adjustments to base salaries for the NEOs for 2023 based on its assessment of the compensation market, expected salary increases across the midstream sector, and projected salary adjustments for other employees within Targa.

The 2023 base salary rates for our NEOs were as follows:

Annual Incentives

For 2023, our NEOs were eligible to receive annual incentive awards under the 2023 Annual Incentive Compensation Program which consists of cash awards under the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2023 Bonus Plan”), which was approved by the Compensation Committee in March 2023.

Target Bonus Amounts. Target bonus opportunities are expressed as a percentage of base salary and were established based on the NEO’s level of responsibility and ability to impact overall results. The Compensation Committee also considers market data in setting target bonus amounts. The 2023 target bonus opportunities were as follows:

2023 Bonus Plan Funding Levels. Annual bonus awards are based upon a rigorous evaluation of results across a variety of financial, operational and strategic categories. Performance is measured against a combination of:

Plan funding incorporates formulaic quantitative evaluation and qualitative evaluation based on a holistic evaluation by the Compensation Committee. We believe this balance of formulaic and qualitative evaluation is critical, reflecting the complexity of our business and our desire to ensure that decision-making over the short-term remains focused on producing sustainable growth over the long term.

Evaluation of 2023 Performance. Our evaluation of performance in the annual incentive program includes consideration of performance on multiple factors within three general categories and with a safety category overlay: