Company: ACCO
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-046374
Chunk: 53

Company: ACCO BRANDS Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 53
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 compensation consultant, Meridian, reviewed the Plan and determined that an insufficient number of shares of common stock remained available under the Plan to enable the Company to provide future grants of equity-based awards to non-employee directors and employees. As a result of this review, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that it amend the Plan to increase the number of shares available for grant in order for the Company to continue to have the ability to offer equity as part of the Company's overall compensation program. On March 11, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the amendment to the Plan, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting, based upon a recommendation of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee and management. A copy of the form of the proposed amendment is attached as Appendix A to this proxy statement. If the amendment to the Plan is adopted, it will not change any provisions of the Plan other than the number of shares available for awards under the Plan. As proposed to be amended, the total number of shares of common stock available for awards under the Plan may not exceed the sum of (i) 4,550,000 shares authorized pursuant to the proposed amendment to the Plan, (ii) 8,275,000 shares authorized pursuant to the first amendment of the plan, (iii) 7,250,000 shares originally authorized under the Plan, (iv) 469,631 shares remaining available for awards in the 2019 Plan as of May 17, 2022, and (v) the number of shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans as of the original effective date of the Plan that thereafter cease for any reason to be subject to such awards (other than in connection with the exercise or settlement of the awards, including shares withheld to satisfy the exercise price or tax withholding obligations associated with the exercise, vesting or settlement of such awards) on the basis of: (A) one share for each share subject to a stock option or stock appreciation right, and (B) 2.00 shares for each share subject to a full-value award under the 2019 Plan or 2.06 shares for each share subject to a full value award under the 2015 Plan. The

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effective date of the amendment to the Plan will be May 20, 2025 if stockholders approve the Plan at the Annual Meeting. As of March 24, 2025, 1,334