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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 number, vote via the Internet or vote by proxy. Abstentions and votes withheld from director nominees count as “shares present” at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum for the Annual Meeting, but broker non-votes do not count as “shares present” at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum for any proposal, including the election of directors. How do I vote? If you are a “shareholder of record” on the Record Date, then you may attend the Annual Meeting and submit your vote or vote by proxy over the telephone, through the Internet, or by using a proxy card that you may request. To vote your shares at the Annual Meeting, please see “ How do I vote my shares during the Annual Meeting? ” below. To vote your shares without attending the meeting, please see “ How do I vote my shares without attending the Annual Meeting? ” below or the instructions on your Notice. If you are a “beneficial owner” on the Record Date, you have the right to instruct your bank, brokerage firm, or other nominee on how to vote the shares in your account. In order for your shares to be voted in the way you would like, you must provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm, or other nominee by the deadline provided in the proxy materials you receive from such organization. Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you should submit a proxy or voting instructions before the Annual Meeting to ensure your vote is represented. What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner? If your shares are registered directly in your name with the Company’s transfer agent, Computershare, you are considered the “shareholder of record” with respect to those shares. The Notice, or a full set of the proxy materials (including the Proxy Statement, the Annual Report for calendar year 2024 and proxy card with postage-paid envelope), as applicable, will be sent to shareholders of record beginning on or about March 14, 2025. If your shares are held with a broker or in an account at a bank, you are considered the “beneficial owner” with respect to those shares. These shares are sometimes referred to as being held “in street name.” The Notice or full set of proxy materials, as applicable, would have been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other holder of record who is considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the