Company: SCCO
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001558370-25-004735
Chunk: 9

Company: SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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 of the Board as a whole. The composition, skills and needs of the Board of Directors change over time and will be considered in establishing the profile of desirable candidates for any specific opening on the Board. Recommendations for director nominees should be sent in writing to our Secretary (see “Proposals and Nominations of Stockholders” below). The Board of Directors applies selection criteria for Board membership that require that Board members possess, among other personal characteristics, integrity and accountability, high ethical standards, financial literacy for the members serving on the Audit Committee, high performance standards and business competency, informed judgment, mature confidence, an open mind, intelligence and judgment, sufficient time to devote to Company matters, and a history of achievement. Additionally, special independent directors must satisfy the independence requirements of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (or any other exchange or association on which the Common Stock is listed). The Board of Directors applies the same selection criteria for the evaluation of candidates from all sources.

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To adequately fulfill the Board’s complex roles, from overseeing the audit and monitoring managerial performance to responding to rapidly changing market conditions, a host of core competencies need to be represented on the Board. The Board possesses the required Board core competencies, with each member contributing knowledge, experience and skills in one or more areas, including accounting and finance, management, business judgment, industry knowledge, international markets, leadership, strategy and vision, and crisis response.

The Board of Directors also considers inclusivity in identifying candidates to fill positions on the Board. We believe that our current Board is diversified as it includes individuals from different professional backgrounds, with different viewpoints, professional experience, education, skills, and other individual qualities and attributes that augment the talents of management to operate the business of the Company and accomplish the primary goal of maximizing stockholder value, while observing ethical standards and adhering to the laws of the jurisdictions wherein it operates.

Our Board of Directors conducts an annual evaluation in order to determine whether it and its committees are functioning effectively. As part of this annual self-evaluation, the Board of Directors evaluates whether the Board’s current policy on inclusivity continues to be optimal for SCC and its stockholders.

Each nominee has consented to being named in this proxy statement and to serve if elected. Proxies in the enclosed form received by us will be voted by us, unless authority is withheld, for the election of the nominees named below. If any nominee should be unavailable for election, such proxies will be voted by us for another individual chosen by the Board of Directors