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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These proxy solicitation materials are being first released on or about April 21, 2025, to all stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.

#### Record Date
Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 14, 2025, which we have set as the record date, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.

#### Number of Outstanding Shares
On the record date, there were 84,927,240 outstanding shares of our Class A-1 common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“ Class A-1 common stock ”).

#### Requirements for a Quorum
The holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A-1 common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting under our bylaws and Delaware state law. Each stockholder voting at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, may cast one vote per share of Class A-1 common stock held on all matters to be voted on at the meeting.

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#### Votes Required for Each Proposal
• Proposal No. 1 : The proposal to amend our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (our “ COI ”) to declassify our Board (“ Proposal 1 ”) requires the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A-1 common stock.

• Proposal No. 2(a) : Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Therefore, for the proposal to elect Kathleen Philips and Kenneth B. Rotman to a term expiring at our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders if Proposal 1 does pass (“ Proposal 2a ”), the two nominees who receive the greatest number of affirmative votes cast shall be elected as directors. We do not have cumulative voting rights for the election of directors.

• Proposal No. 2(b) : As noted above, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Therefore, for the proposal to elect, Kathleen Philips and Kenneth B. Rotman to a term expiring at our 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders if Proposal 1 does not pass (“ Proposal