Company: ASTE
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-023778
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Company: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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 any additional information furnished to shareholders. The Company has engaged third-party service providers that will assist us in distribution of the proxy materials and will provide voting and tabulation services for the Annual Meeting. We may reimburse banks, brokers, custodians and nominees for their reasonable costs of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners. Original solicitation of proxies may be supplemented by electronic means, mail, facsimile, telephone or personal solicitation by our TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 Astec Industries, Inc. | Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement 2025 directors, officers or other employees. No additional compensation will be paid to our directors, officers or other employees for such services. What is the deadline for shareholders to propose actions for consideration at the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders? November 14, 2025 is the deadline for shareholders to submit proposals to be included in our proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) for our 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Proposals by shareholders must comply with all requirements of applicable rules of the SEC, including Rule 14a-8, and be mailed to our Corporate Secretary at 1725 Shepherd Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421. We reserve the right to reject, rule out of order or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with Rule 14a-8 and other applicable requirements. Shareholders who wish to nominate persons for election to our Board or propose other matters to be considered at our 2026 annual meeting of shareholders must provide us advance notice of the director nomination or shareholder proposal, as well as the information specified in our Bylaws, no earlier than December 26, 2025 and no later than January 25, 2026. Shareholders are advised to review our Bylaws, which contain the requirements for advance notice of director nominations and shareholder proposals. Notice of director nominations and shareholder proposals must be mailed to our Corporate Secretary at 1725 Shepherd Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421. The requirements for advance notice of shareholder proposals under our Bylaws do not apply to proposals properly submitted under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, as those shareholder proposals are governed by Rule 14a-8. We reserve the right to reject, rule out of order or take other appropriate action with respect to any director nomination or shareholder proposal that does not comply with our Bylaws and other applicable requirements. In addition to satisfying the deadlines in the