Company: RSI
Filing Date: 2025-04-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001793659-25-000098
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Company: Rush Street Interactive, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-14
Form: DEF 14A
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, either individually or as a group, beneficially own at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company and the Company qualifies as a controlled company under applicable NYSE rules, Rush Street Interactive GP, LLC, as the representative (the “Sellers’ Representative”) on behalf of the Sellers and their permitted transferees, has the right to designate the remaining director nominees recommended by the Board for election by the Company’s stockholders at each applicable annual or special meeting of stockholders. In the event that applicable NYSE rules would no longer entitle either the Sellers and their permitted transferees to designate such number of directors or the Company to nominate the number of directors that the Sellers’ Representative is entitled to designate, then, subject to the Sponsor’s right to designate the number of directors described above, (i) for so long as the Company qualifies as a controlled company under applicable NYSE rules, the Sellers’ Representative will be entitled to designate the maximum number of directors that the Company could nominate without violating such rules, and (ii) if the Company no longer qualifies as a controlled company under applicable NYSE rules, the Sellers’ Representative will be entitled to designate the number of director nominees that is proportionate to the percentage of issued and outstanding voting securities of the Company held at the time by the Sellers and their permitted transferees, taken as a whole. Based on the Sellers’ beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of the date of this Proxy Statement and the number of directors currently comprising the Board, the Sellers’ Representative has the right to designate ten individuals for such purpose, including the three Class II director nominees to be elected at this Annual Meeting.

Ms. Leslie Bluhm and Messrs. James Gordon and Richard Schwartz are the three Class II director nominees standing for re-election at this Annual Meeting.

We believe we have a balanced Board, which is comprised of directors who individually possess the leadership and character commensurate with the role of director, and who collectively possess the mix of skills necessary to provide appropriate oversight of a company the size and complexity of the Company. In addition, the Board possesses a strong mix of experienced and newer directors.

#### Director Nominees
The Board is currently comprised of Neil Bluhm, Richard Schwartz, Andrew Bluhm, Leslie Bluhm, Judith Gold, James Gordon, Jack Markell, Niccolo de Masi, Paul Wierbicki, Thomas Winter and Daniel Yih, with the Class I directors being Andrew Bluhm, Judith Gold, Paul