Company: ASTE
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-023778
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Company: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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Board of Director Nominees The following table provides summary information about each director nominee. Each director nominee is standing for election for a three-year term or until their successor is duly elected and qualified. All director nominees are current directors.

| ​ | Name           | ​ | ​ | Age | ​ | ​ | Director 
    Since | ​ | ​ | Principal Occupation           | ​ | ​ | Committee                      | ​ |
| ​ | Tracey H. Cook | ​ | ​ |  57 | ​ | ​ |     2018 | ​ | ​ | SVP, Strategic HR Business     
 Partner of Fluor Corporation   | ​ | ​ | Audit Committee (Chair)        
 Compensation Committee         | ​ |
| ​ | Mary L. Howell | ​ | ​ |  72 | ​ | ​ |     2019 | ​ | ​ | CEO of Howell Strategy Group   | ​ | ​ | Nominating and Corporate       
 Governance Committee (Chair)   | ​ |
| ​ | Linda I. Knoll | ​ | ​ |  64 | ​ | ​ |     2022 | ​ | ​ | Former CHRO of Fiat Chrysler   
 Automobiles and CNH Industrial | ​ | ​ | Compensation Committee (Chair) 
 Nominating and Corporate       
 Governance Committee           | ​ |

Corporate Governance Highlights Strong corporate leadership of the highest ethics and integrity has long been a major focus of the Company’s Board and management. All of our directors other than Mr. van der Merwe, our CEO, are independent directors under Nasdaq Rules and our Corporate Governance Guidelines. These independent directors also meet in executive session at least four times a year after each quarterly board meeting. Additional details about our approach to corporate governance are described below in “Corporate Governance, the Board and its Committees.”

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Astec Industries, Inc. | Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement 2025 Environmental and Social Responsibility Highlights For years we have created products and acted in a way that is socially responsible. Our product development process also includes checks for energy efficiency and environmental impact in early stages of each project. Additional details about our commitment to environmental and social responsibility can be found below in “Commitment to Environmental and Social Responsibilities.” Shareholder Engagement Highlights The Company oversees a rigorous, deliberate and comprehensive shareholder engagement process that builds better lines of communication between investors and management. In calendar year 2024, we participated in five investor conferences and non-deal roadshows and conducted 118 one-on-one meetings with investors