Company: DK
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-009658
Chunk: 14

Company: Delek US Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 14
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ar and Mses. Benson, Sutil, and Tolson are each independent under the rules and regulations of the NYSE, the SEC and Company guidelines, and meet the requirements for non-employee directors under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In reaching its determinations, the Board affirmatively determined that these individuals have no material relationship with us or our management, either directly or as a partner, stockholder, or officer of an organization that has a relationship or has engaged in transactions with us or with our management. The Board based this determination and its independence determinations on a review of all of the relevant facts and circumstances, including the responses of the directors to questions regarding their employment history, compensation, affiliations and other relationships including but not limited to familial, commercial, industrial, banking, consulting, legal, accounting, charitable, and other relationships. |

| DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC. |     | 2025 PROXY STATEMENT | 10 |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2024 Board Meetings Board Meetings.The Board held 22 meetings during 2024 and each director attended at least 75% of all Board and committee meetings on which he or she served during the year. While we do not have a policy with regard to Board member attendance at annual meetings of our stockholders, all directors serving at the time of our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders attended the annual meeting on May 2, 2024. Executive Sessions. Our independent directors also met in executive sessions without management present during each quarterly meeting of the Board in 2024. Our Lead Independent Director, Mr. Finnerty, presided over these executive sessions of independent directors. The Board intends to continue to conduct such executive sessions of independent directors as necessary or

desirable in 2025, including in connection with each regular quarterly meeting. The Lead Independent Director will continue to preside at executive sessions of independent directors. Director Experience and Skills Matrix The Director Experience and Skills Matrix below illustrates key experience and skills that the Board has identified as important for its members. In addition to the unique skills identified in the matrix below, all of our directors are financially literate, satisfy the criteria set forth in our Governance Guidelines, and possess the characteristics that are essential for the proper and effective functioning of the Board, including:

| • | The highest ethical standards, integrity and accountability; |

| • | Leadership experience; |

| • | A variety of experiences and backgrounds; |

| • | Accountability;