Company: ACIW
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-086263
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Company: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEF 14A
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 the 90th calendar day prior to such annual meeting and (B) the 10th calendar day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such meeting is first made.

Does a stockholder proposal require specific information?

To be included in our proxy statement, stockholder proposals must comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. With respect to a stockholder’s nomination of a candidate for our Board, the stockholder notice to our Secretary must contain certain information as set forth in our Bylaws about both the nominee and the stockholder making the nomination. With respect to any other business that the stockholder proposes, the stockholder notice must contain a brief description of such business and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, as well as certain other information as set forth in our Bylaws. If you wish to bring a stockholder proposal or nominate a candidate for director, you are advised to review Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and our Bylaws, as applicable, which contain additional requirements about advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations. Pursuant to Rule 14a-4(c) under the Exchange Act, if ACI does not receive advance notice of a stockholder proposal to be brought before its next annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with the requirements of its Bylaws, the proxies solicited by ACI may confer discretionary voting authority to vote proxies on the stockholder proposal without any discussion of the matter in the proxy statement.

2025 PROXY STATEMENT7

Corporate Governance Our corporate governance practices and the diverse skills and attributes that our directors bring to ACI support our business as a global payments software company. All our director nominees have served in leadership roles and, except for our CEO, all nominees are independent. Through proactive evaluation and assessment, our Board can adapt and ensure that the right skills and experience are represented on our Board. Our corporate governance structure is designed to serve the best interests of our stockholders.

| Governance Practices  |     | • Annual elections of directors   • Annual Board and committee evaluations   • All committee members are independent   • Majority voting standard in uncontested elections   • Directors attended at least 75% of Board and committee meetings in 2024                                                                                                  |
| Stockholder Alignment |     | • Proactive engagement with our stockholders   • Proxy access to make it easier for stockholders to nominate director candidates   • Prohibition of short