Company: ACIW
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-086263
Chunk: 7

Company: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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 reject the resignation, as decided by the Board in the exercise of its business judgement. To the extent that the Board shall reject such a director’s resignation and such holdover director is not re-elected at the next annual meeting of stockholders in an uncontested election, such holdover director’s second tendered resignation shall be effective ninety (90) days after the vote certification. The Board will only nominate for election or re-election candidates who agree to tender an irrevocable resignation upon failure to receive the required vote.

In contested elections – where the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected – each director will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast.

Proposal No.2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as ACI’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 requires the affirmative “For” vote of a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all shares present, or represented by proxy, and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter.

2025 PROXY STATEMENT5

Proposal No. 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement requires the affirmative “For” vote of a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all shares present, or represented by proxy, and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter. See “How are votes counted?” for further details regarding the effect of abstentions and broker-nonvotes on the proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement. What are the Board’s voting recommendations? Proposal No. 1. “For” each of the nominees to the Board of Directors. Proposal No. 2. “For” the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. Proposal No. 3. “For” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement. What is the quorum requirement? A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if a majority of all outstanding shares is represented by stockholders at the Annual Meeting, by means of remote communication or represented by proxy. On the Record Date, there were 105,174,314 shares of Common Stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, which number excludes 35,350,906 shares of