Company: ACIW
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-086263
Chunk: 28

Company: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 28
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, and (iii) a change in control of the Company. The independent directors’ equity awards provide for accelerated vesting upon the director’s death or disability (as such terms are defined in the applicable award agreement). For non-employee directors who join the Board prior to the annual meeting of shareholders, our practice is to grant such directors a pro-rated equity award.

In accordance with our historical practice for new directors, on March 20, 2024, Ms. McCallum and Mr. Benitez were each granted 1,944 restricted stock units (“RSUs”), which was a pro-rated equity award for their grant in connection with their commencement of their service. Ms. Harman and Mr. Zabaneh also received 1,944 RSUs in connection with the commencement of their service, but such grants were delayed until the grant on March 20, 2024. These March 20, 2024 RSU grants vested on June 3, 2024.

On June 4, 2024, our independent directors at the time were each granted 7,194 restricted stock units (“RSUs”). Mr. Hale was not eligible for a 2024 RSU award due to his retirement on June 4, 2024.

2025 PROXY STATEMENT25

2024 Director Compensation The table below summarizes the compensation earned by or paid to our independent directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

| Name                  |     | Fees Earned or 
 Paid in Cash   
 ($)            |     |         |     | Stock        
 Awards       
 ($)(1)(2)(4) |     |         |     | Total 
 ($)   |     |         |
| Janet O. Estep        |     |                |     |  68,000 |     |              |     | 249,992 |     |       |     | 317,992 |
| James C. Hale III(3)  |     |                |     |  34,000 |     |              |     |       - |     |       |     |  34,000 |
| Mary P. Harman        |     |                |     |  83,000 |     |              |     | 312,491 |     |       |     | 395,491 |
| Charles E. Peters Jr. |     |                |     |  98,000 |     |              |     | 249,992 |     |       |