Company: ACCO
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-046374
Chunk: 2

Company: ACCO BRANDS Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 2
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 homes and at work. These brands include At-A-Glance, Barrilito, Esselte, Five Star, Foroni, GBC, Hilroy, Kensington, Leitz, Mead, PowerA, Quartet, Rapid, Swingline, Tilibra and others. Our product categories include gaming and computer accessories; storage and organization; notebooks; shredding; laminating and binding machines; stapling; punching; planners; dry erase boards; and do-it-yourself tools, among others.

| $1.67 Billion |                    |     |                                |     |                         |     |                   |     |                    |     |                              |
| Net Sales     |                    |     |                                |     |                         |     |                   |     |                    |     |                              |
|               | $(1.06)            |     |                          $1.02 |     | $148.2 Million          |     | $132.3 Million    |     | $(37.0) Million    |     | $189.7 Million               |
|               | Net Loss Per Share |     | Adjusted Earnings Per Share(1) |     | Net Operating Cash Flow |     | Free Cash Flow(1) |     | Net Operating Loss |     | Adjusted Operating Income(1) |

(1) Adjusted Earnings Per Share, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, and Adjusted Operating Income are non-GAAP financial measures. Each non-GAAP financial measure is defined and reconciled to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure in Appendix B "Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures" of this Proxy Statement.

|                                                                                                  | 2024 Achievements |                                                                                            |
| •Enhanced our $60 million multi-year cost reduction program, bringing total to $100 million      
 •Realized approximately $25 million in cost savings in 2024, optimizing our fixed cost structure 
 •Gross margin expanded 70 basis points due to improved productivity and mix                      
 •SG&A costs down 7% versus the prior year                                                        |                   | •$28 million in dividends paid                                                             
 •$15 million in share repurchases                                                          
 •Reduced net debt by $94 million                                                           
 •Ended the year at a consolidated leverage ratio of 3.4x                                   
 •Successfully refinanced bank credit facilities, extending maturity date from 2026 to 2029 |

#### 2ACCO BRANDS| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
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