Company: DXPE
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001020710-25-000087
Chunk: 2

Company: DXP ENTERPRISES INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form: DEF 14A
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 the compensation of the named executive officers.                                                                            
 Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. |
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| 4 |     | Transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.                                                                 |

#### WHO CAN VOTE?
The holders of record of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, and Series B Preferred Stock at the close of business on April 21, 2025, will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Please note that there are separate forms of proxy cards for each class of stock.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ David R. Little

David R. Little

Chairman of the Board,

President and Chief Executive Officer

April 30, 2025

#### DXP ENTERPRISES, INC. 2025 PROXY STATEMENT5
| TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                            |     |    |
| Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders                                                     |     |  5 |
| Proxy Statement Summary                                                                      |     |  7 |
| Availability of Proxy Materials                                                              |     |  8 |
| Fiscal Year 2023 Business Highlights                                                         |     |  9 |
| Corporate Governance Highlights                                                              |     | 12 |
| Proposal 1: Election of Directors                                                            |     | 19 |
| Corporate Governance and Other Board Matters                                                 |     | 22 |
| Board's Role in Risk Oversight                                                               |     | 24 |
| Consideration of Shareholder Recommendations                                                 |     | 28 |
| Security OwnershipCertain Beneficial Owners and Management                                   |     | 32 |
| Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Compensation of CEO and Named  Executive Officers("Say-on-Pay") |     | 33 |
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis                                                         |     | 34 |
| Compensation Committee Report                                                                |     | 41 |
| Executive Officers                                                                           |     | 44 |
| 2023 Summary Compensation Table                                                              |     | 46 |
| Outstanding Equity Awards                                                                    |     | 47 |
| Options Exercises and Stock Vested                                                           |     | 48 |
| Grants of Plan-Based Awards                                                                  |     | 48 |
| CEO Pay Ratio                                                                                |     | 49 |
| Pay Versus Performance                                                                       |     | 50 |
| Audit Committee Reports                                                                      |     | 54 |
| Proposal