Company: SXI
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-028442
Chunk: 8

Company: STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP/DE/
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form: DEF 14A
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 the long-term interests of our executives with those of our shareholders, attract and retain talented individuals and reward current performance. A large portion of the compensation is tied to the Company’s performance and is paid in both performance and time-based equity. This closely aligns both the short-term and long-term interests of our executives with those of shareholders and drives the creation of shareholder value.

We encourage shareholders to review the CD&A, which describes our philosophy and business strategy underpinning the programs, the individual elements of the compensation programs and how our compensation plans are administered.

Required Vote & Recommendation

Approval of this advisory proposal will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in person or represented by proxy. Abstentions will not count as votes cast on this proposal, so abstentions will have no effect on the outcome. Broker non- votes will not be considered to have voted on this proposal, so will have no effect on the outcome.

The advisory vote on executive compensation is non-binding, therefore, our Board will not be obligated to take any compensation actions or adjust our executive compensation programs or policies as a result of the vote. Notwithstanding, the resolution will be considered passed with the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the following non-binding resolution:

RESOLVED, that the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.

142025 Proxy Statement

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 3    | Ratification of Independent Auditors                                                                                                                                                                                 
 » What am I voting on?                                                                                                                                                                                               
 We are asking our shareholders to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of our consolidated financial statements and our internal controls over financial reporting for FY 2026. 
 » Voting recommendation:                                                                                                                                                                                             
 FOR the ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP                                                                                                                                     |

The Audit Committee has approved Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) to serve as our independent auditors for the 2026 fiscal year. Deloitte was appointed on August 26, 2020. The Company did not engage Deloitte at any time during the two years before the appointment for any accounting-related matter. In the time since Deloitte’s appointment, Deloitte’s reports on the Company’s financial statements did not contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer