Company: SDHC
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001982518-25-000012
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Company: Smith Douglas Homes Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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 termination occurs within 24 months following a change in control, an amount equal to 100% of the executive’s target annual bonus for the year in which the termination occurs), paid in a lump sum within 60

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days following the termination date; and (iv) for Mr. Devendorf, full accelerated vesting of any then-unvested long-term cash incentive bonuses granted prior to the completion of the IPO.

If the executive’s employment terminates due to his death or disability, the executive (or his estate) will be eligible to receive a pro-rated annual bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, based on actual achievement of the applicable performance goals.

The severance payments and benefits described above are subject to the executive’s timely execution and nonrevocation of a release of claims in our favor and continued compliance with customary confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation requirements (as described below), and are in addition to any accrued amounts.

Each executive is subject to customary confidential information and proprietary information restrictions that apply indefinitely, as well as a non-competition covenant, an employee non-solicitation covenant and a client non-solicitation covenant, each of which applies during the executive’s employment with us and, for Messrs. Bennett and Devendorf, for two years following the executive’s termination of employment.

### DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, our non-employee directors were Ms. Bradbury, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Wedewer, Mr. Faucett, Dr. Perdue, and Ms. Walker. Messrs. Bennett and Bradbury are also members of our board of directors, but did not receive any compensation for service as a director during 2024.

#### Pre-IPO Director Compensation
In 2024, prior to the IPO, each non-employee director was entitled to receive an annual cash retainer fee equal to $75,000, and Mr. Jackson was entitled to receive an additional cash retainer fee equal to $20,000 for his service on the audit committee of our board of directors, in each case, prorated for any partial year of service.

#### Director IPO equity awards
Our board of directors approved the grant of restricted stock unit awards pursuant to the 2024 Plan to each of our non-employee directors, which awards became effective upon the closing of our IPO on January 16, 2024. Each award granted to Mr. Jackson and Ms