Company: WCC
Filing Date: 2025-04-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-078098
Chunk: 75

Company: WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 75
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Proposal 5 – Shareholder Proposal to Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting Mr. John Chevedden, 2215 Nelson Avenue, No. 205, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (the “Proponent”), has informed the Company that he intends to present the shareholder proposal below at the annual meeting. We have been advised by the Proponent that he has continuously owned at least 25 shares of the Company’s Common Stock since at least October 1, 2021. The shareholder proposal and the supporting statements are presented exactly as received from the proponent in accordance with the rules of the Security and Exchanges Commission, and we disclaim any responsibility for their content. The proposal may be voted on at our Annual Meeting only if properly presented by the Proponent or the Proponent’s qualified representative at our Annual Meeting. Shareholder Proposal Proposal 5 – Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting Shareholders ask our Board of Directors to take the steps necessary to amend the appropriate company governing documents to give the owners of a combined 10% of our outstanding common stock the power to call a special shareholder meeting or the owners of the lowest percentage of shareholders, as governed by state law, the power to call a special shareholder meeting. This includes that all the requirements for shareholders to call a special shareholder meeting be included in the bylaws. A shareholder right to call for a special shareholder meeting, as called for in this proposal, can help make shareholder engagement meaningful. A shareholder right to call for a special shareholder meeting will help ensure that the WESCO Board and management engages with shareholders in good faith because shareholders will have a viable Plan B by calling for a special shareholder meeting. Companies like to claim that shareholders have multiple means to communicate with management but in most cases these means are as effective as mailing a letter to the CEO. Since a special shareholder meeting can be called to replace a director, adoption of this proposal could foster better performance by our directors. With the widespread use of online shareholder meetings it is much easier for management to conduct a special shareholder meeting for important issues and WESCO bylaws thus need to be updated accordingly. Please vote yes: Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting – Proposal 5 Board of Directors’ Statement in Opposition to the Shareholder Proposal After careful consideration, the Board has concluded that this shareholder proposal requesting a 10% threshold for calling special meetings is not in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Accordingly,