Company: GDOT
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001386278-25-000020
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Company: GREEN DOT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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A broker non-vote occurs when the beneficial owner of shares fails to provide the broker, bank or other nominee that holds the shares with specific instructions on how to vote on any “non-routine” matters brought to a vote at the stockholders meeting. In this situation, the broker, bank or other nominee will not vote on the “non-routine” matter. Broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present and have no effect on the outcome of the matters voted upon.

Note that if you are a beneficial holder, brokers and other nominees will be entitled to vote your shares on “routine” matters without instructions from you. The only proposal that would be considered “routine” in such event is the proposal for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 (Proposal No. 2). A broker or other nominee will not be entitled to vote your shares on any “non-routine” matters, absent instructions from you. “Non-routine” matters include all proposals other than Proposal No. 2, including the election of directors. Accordingly, we encourage you to provide voting instructions to your broker or other nominee whether or not you plan to attend the meeting.

#### What is the vote required for each proposal?
The votes required to approve each proposal are as follows:

• Proposal No. 1. Each director nominee must be elected by a majority of the votes cast, meaning that the number of shares entitled to vote on the election of directors and represented virtually at the meeting or by proxy at the meeting casting their votes “FOR” a director must exceed the number of votes “AGAINST” a director.

• Proposal Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5. Approval of each of Proposal Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be obtained if a majority of the votes cast are “FOR” the proposal.

What if I return a proxy card but do not make specific choices?

If you return a validly executed proxy card but do not indicate your voting preferences, your shares will be voted in the manner recommended by the Board on all matters presented in this proxy statement for which no instruction was provided and as the proxy holders may determine in their discretion with respect to any other matters properly presented for a vote at the meeting.

If you hold your shares in street name and do not indicate to your broker or other nominee your voting preferences, and your broker does not have discretionary power to vote your shares, your