Company: ACCO
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-046374
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Company: ACCO BRANDS Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
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 an independent director at the Securian Financial Group, where she is a member of the audit and nominating/governance committees. |
| Elizabeth A. Simermeyer                                                           |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Director Since 2023                                                               |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Finance and Planning CommitteeNominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

|                                       |     | Mr. Tedford has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2023. Prior to joining the Board and becoming  President and CEO, Mr. Tedford served as President and Chief Operating Officer from September 2021 to September 2023, and was Executive Vice President and President, ACCO Brands North America from February 2018 to August 2021. Previously Mr. Tedford served as Executive Vice President and President, ACCO Brands U.S. Office and Consumer Products and Executive Vice President and President, ACCO Brands Americas. |
| Thomas W. Tedford                     |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Director Since 2023                   |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

Director Attendance During 2024, there were eight meetings of the Board of Directors. Each director nominee attended more than 85% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and the committees of the Board of Directors on which such director nominee served. In addition to participation at Board of Directors and committee meetings, our directors discharged their responsibilities throughout the year through personal meetings and other communications, including considerable telephone contact with our Chairman and CEO as well as other members of senior management regarding matters of interest and concern to ACCO Brands.

#### 14ACCO BRANDS| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Guidelines

To help align our non-employee directors' interest with those of our stockholders, the Company maintains stock ownership guidelines which require each non-employee director to maintain ownership in shares of the Company's common stock equal to five times his or her annual cash retainer within five years of joining our Board of Directors. Shares counting towards ownership targets include shares beneficially owned through a trust, spouse or dependent child, and Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"). As of December 31, 2024, all directors either met the stock ownership guidelines or were on track to meet the guidelines within the five-year window.

Director Compensation

Director compensation is