Company: SSUP
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-156658
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Company: SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form: DEFA14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |

| ☐ | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 
 14a-6(e)(2))                                                       |

| ☐ | Definitive Proxy Statement |

| ☐ | Definitive Additional Materials |

| ☒ | Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 |

Superior Industries International, Inc. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) N/A (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

| ☒ | No fee required. |

| ☐ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |

| ☐ | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a6(i)(1) and 0-11. |

This Schedule 14A relates solely to preliminary communications made prior to furnishing stockholders of Superior Industries International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with a definitive proxy statement related to the proposed transaction with SUP Parent Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and SUP Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 8, 2025, by and among the Company, Parent and Merger Sub.

Valued Employees, I’m excited to announce an important milestone for Superior that sets the stage for a stronger future. We have entered into definitive agreements to be acquired by a group of our term loan investors, including Oaktree Capital Management, who have an established presence in the automotive industry. This group knows Superior well. As lenders, they have supported us for years and believe strongly in our long-term potential. You can read the full press release [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250707239449/en/Superior-to-be-Acquired-by-a-Group-of-Existing-Term-Loan-Investors-Committed-to-Its-Long-Term-Stability-and-Growth], but I