Company: UVSP
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000102212-25-000009
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Company: UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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<div align='center'>14 North Main Street, P.O. Box 197

Souderton, Pennsylvania 18964</div>

### NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
<div align='center'>April 24, 2025</div>

TO THE HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK:

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Univest Financial Corporation (the "Annual Meeting") will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. at the Indian Valley Country Club, 650 Bergey Road, Telford, Pennsylvania. Additionally, shareholders will have the option to attend the Annual Meeting virtually. A luncheon will follow the Annual Meeting at approximately 12:30 p.m.

You are entitled to attend the Annual Meeting in-person or virtually, in either case if you were a shareholder as of the close of business on February 7, 2025 or if you hold a legal proxy for the meeting provided by your bank, broker, or nominee. To be admitted to the Annual Meeting virtually, you must go online to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UVSP2025 and enter the control number that is printed in the box marked by the arrow on your proxy card. You may vote electronically during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website during the meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, shareholders will act and vote on:

1. The election of four Class II Directors each for a three-year term expiring in 2028.

2. The ratification of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

3. The approval of, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as presented in this Proxy Statement.

Shareholders may also consider and act on such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any postponements or adjournments of the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors is not aware of any other business scheduled to come before the meeting.

The close of business on February 7, 2025 has been fixed by the Board of Directors as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting.

The accompanying Proxy Statement forms a part of this notice.

PROXY CARDS ARE ENCLOSED SO SHAREHOLDERS CAN VOTE THEIR SHARES OF THE CORPORATION'S COMMON STOCK. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH SHAREHOLDER EXERCISE HIS/HER RIGHT TO