Company: ELV
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001156039-25-000046
Chunk: 94

Company: Elevance Health, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
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 portion of the Annual Meeting during the question and answer session, such question can be submitted at any time during the meeting. To allow us to answer questions from as many shareholders as possible, we will limit each shareholder to one question. Please ensure questions are concise and cover only one topic per question. We do not intend to address questions with inappropriate language, which are derogatory, or those regarding topics which are not pertinent to the meeting or the conduct of the Company’s operations. Questions from multiple shareholders on the same topic or that are otherwise related may be grouped, summarized and answered together.

#### Cost of Solicitation
We will bear the cost of the solicitation of proxies and have engaged Alliance Advisors, LLC to assist in the solicitation of proxies. Alliance Advisors, LLC will receive a fee of approximately $14,000 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for this work. We also will reimburse banks, brokers or other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses in forwarding the proxy materials to beneficial owners and seeking instruction with respect thereto. In addition, our directors, officers or other associates, without additional compensation, may solicit proxies from shareholders in person, by telephone, or by email or other electronic means of communication.

Shareholder Proposals and Nominations for Next Year’s Annual Meeting

Shareholder Proposals and Nominations for Inclusion in Our Proxy Materials — Pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8, shareholder proposals for inclusion in our proxy materials for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be received by our Corporate Secretary at Elevance Health, 220 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, no later than November 28, 2025. Such proposals need to comply with SEC regulations regarding the inclusion of shareholder proposals in our sponsored proxy materials.

Our Bylaws provide that a shareholder, or group of up to 20 shareholders, owning continuously for at least three years shares of our common stock representing an aggregate of at least 3% of our outstanding shares, can nominate and include in our proxy materials director nominees constituting up to the greater of 20% of our Board or two individuals, provided that the shareholder(s) and nominee(s) satisfy the requirements in our Bylaws. Any proxy access nominees serving on the Board and who will continue serving on the Board after the applicable Annual Meeting of Shareholders count toward the maximum number of nominees. To be timely, notice of proxy access director nominees must be delivered by the close of business to our Corporate Secretary at the address listed above not less than