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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 and Corporate Governance Committee recommended, and our Board nominated:

• Kathleen Philips

• Kenneth B. Rotman

as nominees for election as either (i) directors to hold a one-year term of office until our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders if Proposal 1 passes or (ii) Class 3 members of our Board to hold a three-year term of office until our 2028 annual meeting of stockholders if Proposal 1 does not pass. Ms. Philips and Mr. Rotman are presently Class 3 directors of our Company. Each nominee has consented to serve either (i) a one-year term if Proposal 1 passes and if elected, concluding at our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, or (ii) a three-year term if Proposal 1 does not pass and if elected, concluding at our 2028 annual meeting of stockholders. Biographical information about each of our directors, including Ms. Philips and Mr. Rotman, is contained in the section above. At the Annual Meeting, two directors will be elected to our Board.

#### Required Vote
The two nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative “FOR” votes shall be elected as directors. Unless marked to the contrary, proxies received will be voted “FOR” each of these two nominees.

#### Recommendation of the Board
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER VOTING ON PROPOSAL 2(A) OR 2(B), OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “ FOR ” ELECTION OF EACH OF THE ABOVE-NAMED NOMINEES.

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### DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Non-employee directors other than the Chairman and Vice Chairman receive an annual cash retainer of $65,000, paid annually, a restricted stock unit ( “RSU” ) grant with a value of $140,000 that vests annually and reimbursement of expenses relating to attendance at board and committee meetings. In recognition of the additional leadership responsibilities and substantial time requirements of the Chairman and Vice Chairman roles, Karl Peterson receives an annual RSU award with a value of $310,000 and Gordon Rubenstein receives an annual RSU award with a value of $300,000. Both receive no additional compensation beyond these equity grants.

Members of our Audit Committee receive an additional annual cash retainer of $12,500 and the chairperson of our Audit Committee received an additional cash retainer of $25,000. Members of our Compensation Committee received an additional annual cash retainer of $10,000. The chairperson of