Company: ACCO
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-046374
Chunk: 13

Company: ACCO BRANDS Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 13
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 status of the Company's culture initiatives, talent management and succession planning activities, and reviews these at least once a year with the full Board.

#### 22ACCO BRANDS| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
Committees The Board of Directors has established the standing Committees described below, each of which operates pursuant to a written charter that is available on our website at https://ir.accobrands.com/governance/governance-documents/default.aspx. Each committee reviews its charter annually. The independence of these standing committees provides additional oversight and balance to our Board leadership structure, regardless of whether the roles of Chairman and CEO are combined or separated. The CEO does not serve on any of our standing committees.

| Audit Committee         | Current Members:Ron Lombardi (Chair)Joseph BurtonKathleen Dvorak |
| 8 meetings held in 2024 |                                                                  |

Primary Functions Oversees (1) the integrity of our financial statements and our accounting and financial reporting processes, (2) the independence and qualifications of our independent auditors, (3) the performance of the independent auditors and our internal audit function, and (4) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements not specifically delegated to other Board committees. As part of its responsibilities, the Audit Committee, among other things: • retains and oversees an independent, registered public accounting firm to serve as the Company's independent auditors and monitors the independence and performance of our independent auditors; • pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by our independent auditors in accordance with policies and procedures established and maintained by the Audit Committee; • reviews internal audit staffing levels, qualifications and annual expense budgets, and oversees our internal audit function; • reviews the annual internal audit plan, summaries of key reports and updates on the results of internal audit work; • reviews and discusses with management our financial statements and quarterly and annual reports to be filed with the SEC, including any significant issues regarding financial statement presentation and judgments, as well as our earnings announcements and related materials; • reviews and discusses with management major issues regarding accounting and auditing principles and practices, significant changes in the Company’s selection or application of accounting principles and the effect of any pending or newly implemented regulatory and accounting initiatives on the Company’s financial statements; • reviews and discusses with management the adequacy and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting, including any material weaknesses, significant deficiencies or changes in internal controls;

#### ACCO BRANDS| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT23