Company: OSBC
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001558370-25-005000
Chunk: 3

Company: OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 3
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120,000,000 shares, par value $1.00 per share; |

| ● | to approve the Old Second Bancorp, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated (the “Restated Equity Incentive Plan”), to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan by 800,000 shares, from 1,800,000 shares to 2,600,000 shares; |

| ● | a non-binding, advisory vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay advisory votes on compensation of our named executive officers, which is referred to as the “say-on-frequency” proposal; and |

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How does the board of directors recommend that I vote?

| ● | “FOR” the election of each Class III director nominee; |

| ● | “FOR” the approval of the say-on-pay proposal; |

| ● | “FOR” the approval to increase our authorized shares of common stock under our Certificate of Incorporation; |

| ● | “FOR” the approval to increase the number of shares available under our Restated Equity Incentive Plan; |

| ● | “EVERY YEAR” for the approval of the say-on-frequency proposal; and |

How can I attend the annual meeting? This year, the annual meeting will be held virtually over the Internet. We designed the format of this virtual annual meeting to ensure that our stockholders who attend our annual meeting will be afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would at an in-person meeting. Our board members and executive officers will attend the meeting and be available for questions.

| ● | Access to the Audio Webcast of the Meeting: The live audio webcast of the meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. central time. Online access to the audio webcast will open approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow time for you to log in and test the computer audio system. We encourage our stockholders to access the meeting prior to the start time to allow ample time to complete the online check-in process. |

| ● | Log-in Instructions: To attend the virtual meeting, login at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OSBC2025. Stockholders will need their unique 16-digit control number which appears on their proxy card and the instructions included in these proxy materials. |

A complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting will be made available for inspection by clicking the designated stockholder list link that will appear