Company: ACEL
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-017502
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Company: Accel Entertainment, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: PRE 14A
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tenberg and Mses. Godsoe, Kondra and Philips qualify as independent directors according to the rules and regulations of the SEC and the NYSE with respect to audit committee membership. Each of Ms. Kondra and Mr. Ruttenberg is an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K. Our Audit Committee has a written charter that sets forth our Audit Committee’s purpose and responsibilities.

#### Compensation Committee
Our Compensation Committee adopts, administers and reviews the compensation policies, plans and benefit programs for our executive officers and all other members of our executive team. Our Compensation Committee also oversees succession planning with respect to our management team. Pursuant to its written charter, the Compensation Committee may delegate its authority to subcommittees, may delegate to management the administration of the Company’s cash-based and equity-based compensation plans, and may delegate to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, including in connection with other officers, the authority to approve cash awards or make grants of certain equity awards. Our Compensation Committee is also responsible for the duties set forth in its written charter, including:

• reviewing and approving the compensation of the Company’s executive officers;

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• evaluating the performance of the Company’s chief executive officer in light of the Company’s goals and objectives;

• reviewing and recommending to the Board the compensation of the Company’s directors;

• administering the Company’s cash and equity incentive plans;

• reviewing and approving, or making recommendations to the Board with respect to, incentive compensation and equity plans; and

• reviewing the Company’s overall compensation philosophy and policies.

Our Compensation Committee is comprised of Ms. Godsoe, the chair of the committee, Mr. Peterson and Ms. Philips. Following the Annual Meeting, our Compensation Committee will be comprised of Ms. Philips, who will be chair of the committee, Ms. Kondra and Mr. Peterson. Mr. Peterson and Mses. Godsoe, Kondra and Philips are independent directors according to the rules and regulations of the SEC and the NYSE with respect to compensation committee membership. Our Compensation Committee has a written charter that sets forth the Compensation Committee’s purpose and responsibilities.

#### Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things, making recommendations regarding corporate governance, the composition of our Board, identification, evaluation and nomination of director candidates and the structure and composition of committees of our Board. In addition, our nominating and