Company: QXO-PB
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001140361-25-014221
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Company: QXO, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form: 424B5
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” to emphasize how team members can support each other and participate in a workplace of safety and respect. Through this effort Beacon collected feedback in an employee survey which indicated that over 84% of team members feel that their leaders support them. Beacon recognizes the influential demographic trends in its industry and in 2024, Beacon engaged further with certain communities through native language communications, a manager resource kit, and involvement in Hispanic-focused trade shows and training events. Beacon also maintains Beacon Cares, an employee assistance fund to support team members who are impacted by unexpected financial crises. In 2024,

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following multiple hurricanes affecting its branch neighborhoods, Beacon and its employees raised nearly $100,000 to help impacted teammates. In addition, Beacon awarded post-secondary funding to 50 winners of Robert R. Buck Scholarships for outstanding students whose parents work at Beacon.

Beacon promotes a culture of charitable support and giving back to its neighbors. In 2024, Beacon supported communities where it operates through a national partnership with Rebuilding Together, the leading national nonprofit with a vision to ensure safe homes and communities for everyone. In addition, Beacon named ten veteran winners in its fifth annual Beacon of Hope contest that was created to give back to distinguished military veterans and veteran organizations by providing roof replacements or repairs. To date, the contest has helped deliver new or repaired roofs to 50 former service members facing adversity in the years following their military service. In addition, Beacon expanded its partnership with K-9’s for Warriors to sponsor 16 service dogs for Veterans and were named the charity’s Partner of the Year.

As of December 31, 2024, Beacon had 8,068 active employees. Beacon has 351 employees that are represented by labor unions and there are no material outstanding labor disputes.

Environment

Beacon’s greatest direct impact on the environment is through fleet emissions, and Beacon has committed to using the Beacon OTC® Network strategy to minimize fuel use intensity. The Beacon OTC® Network focuses on transforming multi-branch markets into a holistic market model that optimizes customer deliveries by shipping from the closest branch to the customer’s delivery address. Further, Beacon continually invests in modernizing its fleet to reduce emissions and improve safety for its drivers. As an EPA SmartWay Partner, Beacon also benchmarks with and learns from companies that have similar large fleets and are seeking to minimize emissions.

Risk Governance

Maintaining Beacon’s leadership position in the building products distribution industry requires that its information technology deliver