Company: SBH
Filing Date: 2025-12-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-313464
Chunk: 51

Company: Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 51
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|                               | RSUs         | Promoting retention through multi-year vesting requirements, encouraging an equity stake in the Company, and aligning interests with those of our stockholders.                                                     | RSUs vest ratably over a three-year period with continued employment providing a retention incentive. Realized value of RSUs at vesting is tied to SBH's stock price.                                                |

The Company also provides the following components of compensation:

| Component                              |                                                                                                                    | Form of Compensation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Other Compensation                     | Health and Welfare Benefits                                                                                        | Eligibility to receive available health and other welfare benefits paid for, in whole or in part, by the Company, including broad-based medical, dental, life and disability insurance.                                                                  | Providing a competitive, broad-based employee benefits structure and promoting the good health of our executive officers.                                                                                                                        |
| Retirement Plan                        | Eligibility to participate in, and receive Company contributions to, our 401(k) plan (available to all employees). | Providing competitive retirement-planning benefits to attract and retain skilled management.                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Executive Physical                     | Reimbursement for an annual physical exam.                                                                         | Promoting the good health of our executive officers.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| New Hire Benefits                      | Limited new hire benefits (including Company-paid COBRA and relocation expenses).                                  | Attracting new talent by providing a smooth transition to our Company.                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Change-in-Control Severance Protection |                                                                                                                    | Eligibility to receive cash severance (1.99 times base salary and a 5-year average AIP award payout) and post-termination health and welfare benefits (24 months) in connection with involuntary termination within two years after a change-in-control. | Providing a competitive compensation package for attraction and retention purposes before and after a change-in-control, as well as ensuring continuity of management in the event of any actual or threatened change-in-control of our Company. |

| SALLYBEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. | 56 | 2025 Proxy Statement |

TYING COMPENSATIO N TO PERFORMANCE Our executive compensation program closely links realized compensation to the achievement of financial objectives and changes in SBH’s stock price, with 54% of Ms. Paulonis’ and 46% of our other NEOs’ FY25 target compensation being performance-based and contingent upon the achievement of financial or strategic performance objectives or changes in our stock price. We use five key performance metrics