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

Company: ACCO BRANDS Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 25
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, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee may deviate from the compensation core components. (2) The Compensation and Human Capital Committee determines annually the long-term compensation mix based on a variety of factors, such as participant eligibility, share availability under the Company's Incentive Plan, Peer Group practices, and cost and cash flow impact to the Company. The Compensation and Human Capital Committee has discretion to award cash-based long-term compensation in lieu of stock-based long-term compensation for employees who are not executive officers. Beginning with the March 2023 annual grants, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee determined not to include options as a component of the executive officers' long-term compensation mix. Role of our Compensation and Human Capital Committee Our Compensation and Human Capital Committee is responsible for establishing, overseeing, and monitoring executive compensation and benefit programs for the Company consistent with our pay-for-performance philosophy, as well as the overall human capital strategies that support the Company's strategic business plan. At the direction of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee, management prepares presentations of total compensation, “tally sheets,” and other supporting data for the Compensation and Human Capital Committee's use when considering and determining executive compensation. The “tally sheets” provide a succinct summary of all components of each named executive officer's compensation so that the Compensation and Human Capital Committee can analyze each component, the aggregate amount of the components and the impact of Company performance on the value of both short-term and long-term incentive awards. The Compensation and Human Capital Committee has ultimate authority with respect to all compensation actions, plans, and programs for our executive officers, other than our CEO. The Compensation and Human Capital Committee also annually reviews the total target compensation for the CEO and presents a recommendation to the Board of Directors regarding the CEO’s total cash and long-term equity incentive compensation based on this evaluation. The Compensation and

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Human Capital Committee's recommended annual compensation actions are then discussed with, and approved by, the independent members of our Board of Directors, without Mr. Tedford being present.

Additional information regarding the role of our Compensation and Human Capital Committee is provided under the heading “Corporate Governance--Compensation and Human Capital Committee.”

Role of Our Compensation Consultant and Management

The Compensation and Human Capital Committee's independent compensation consultant, Meridian, provides competitive compensation data, analysis and guidance to the Compensation and Human Capital Committee, which is used when reviewing and designing our overall executive compensation programs. During 2024, Meridian provided guidance and recommendations to the Compensation and Human Capital