Company: AX
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001299709-25-000174
Chunk: 86

Company: Axos Financial, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 86
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holders (other than matters included in the Company's proxy materials in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act) and nominations for election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders. Stockholders who intend to propose business at our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders without inclusion of the matter in our proxy materials or nominate a candidate for election as a director are required to provide notice of such proposed business or nomination to our Corporate Secretary so that such notice is received by our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices no later than the close of business on August 15, 2026, and no earlier than the close of business on July 16, 2026; provided, however, that in the event that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after the anniversary of the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was or mailed or public disclosure of the date of the meeting was made, whichever occurs first. The chairperson of the meeting may refuse to acknowledge the proposal of any business or disregard any nomination not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures.

Our Corporate Secretary must receive timely stockholder proposals of business or nominations in writing at the principal executive offices of the Company at Axos Financial, Inc., 9205 West Russell Road, Suite 400, Las Vegas, NV 89148, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

#### Other Matters
We are not aware of any other matters to come before the meeting. If any other matter not described in this Proxy Statement is brought before the meeting, the persons named as proxies will have discretionary authority to vote all proxies with respect thereto in accordance with their judgment.

| By Order of the Board of Directors,   |
| Gregory Garrabrants                   |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
| September 25, 2025                    |

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| Appendix A |

#### Amendment No. 1 to the Axos Financial, Inc.

#### Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Axos Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), is adopted by the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Axos Financial, Inc., a Delaware