Company: SXI
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-028442
Chunk: 30

Company: STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP/DE/
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 30
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 risk properly. This checklist provides a highlight of our compensation practices: |                                                                                |   |                                                               |
| ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Executive compensation is tied to performance                                  | X | Our incentive programs do not encourage excessive risk taking |
| ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Caps on incentive payouts                                                      | X | No hedging or pledging of Company shares                      |
| ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Strategic performance metrics                                                  | X | No single-trigger change in control severance benefits        |
| ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Benchmarks determined based on peers of comparable size, complexity & industry | X | No excise tax gross-up provisions                             |
| ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | SEC compliant clawback policy                                                  | X | No excessive perquisites                                      |
| ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Independent compensation consultant                                            |   |                                                               |
| ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Stock ownership guidelines                                                     |   |                                                               |
| ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Encourage long-range planning and execution                                    |   |                                                               |
| ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Compensation Committee is comprised solely of independent directors            |   |                                                               |

362025 Proxy Statement

Our Compensation Objectives and Principles These principles have been established by the Compensation Committee to further the objectives and guide the design and administration of specific plans, agreements and arrangements for our executives, including the Named Executive Officers.

Objectives

| ► | Align the interests of our executives with the interests of our shareholders |

| ► | Attract, retain and motivate highly qualified executives |

| ► | Pay for performance by rewarding current performance and driving future performance |

| ► | Appropriately manage risk |

| ► | Provide a competitive pay opportunity |

| ► | Promote long-term commitment to the Company via deferred equity awards and share ownership guidelines for our executives |

Principles

| ► | Incentive compensation should be performance-based |

| ► | Incentive compensation should represent the majority of total target compensation |

| ► | Incentive compensation should balance short and long- term performance |

| ► | Incentive compensation should discourage excessive risk- taking |

| ► | Long term incentives should balance stock price appreciation and financial achievements |

| ► | Compensation levels should be competitive |

| ► | Executive compensation should be reviewed annually |

Objectives and Principles

Incentive Compensation Should Be Performance-Based

The Compensation Committee believes that a significant portion of the compensation received by executives, including our Named Executive Officers, should be tied to the performance of the Company relative to established financial objectives and to individual strategic metrics. The elements