Company: SDHC
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001982518-25-000012
Chunk: 11

Company: Smith Douglas Homes Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 11
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 of Directors                                                        |     | The plurality of the votes cast. This means that the 8 nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative “FOR” votes will be elected as directors. |     | Votes withheld and broker non-votes will have no effect.                                                      |
| Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |     | The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast.                                                                                                 |     | Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect. We do not expect any broker non-votes on this proposal. |

What is a “vote withheld” and an “abstention” and how will votes withheld and abstentions be treated?

A “ vote withheld ,” in the case of the proposal regarding the election of directors, or an “ abstention ,” in the case of the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, represents a stockholder’s affirmative choice to decline to vote on a proposal. Votes withheld and abstentions are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum. Votes withheld have no effect on the election of directors, and abstentions will have no effect on the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm.

What are broker non-votes and do they count for determining a quorum?

Generally, broker non-votes occur when shares held by a broker or other agent in “ street name ” for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker or other agent (1) has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and (2) lacks discretionary voting power to vote those shares. A broker or other agent is entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on routine matters, such as the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, without instructions from the beneficial owner of those shares. On the other hand, absent instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares, a broker or other agent is not entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on non-routine matters, such as the election of directors. Those items for which your broker cannot vote result in broker non-votes if you do not provide your broker with voting instructions on such items. Broker non-votes count for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.

Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?

We plan to announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting, and we will report the final results in