Company: SXI
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-028442
Chunk: 7

Company: STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP/DE/
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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 manufacturing business has enabled him to advise the Board in a myriad of ways, including how to address operational and growth challenges and how to execute both short and long-term performance strategies. Mr. Edwards contributes his management acumen, knowledge of global manufacturing and insight into peer practices to the Board. |                                  |
| Business Experience                                                                                                                                              |                                                     |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Current Board Memberships        |
| » Chairman, Cooper Standard (since 2013)                                                                                                                         
 » CEO, Cooper Standard (since 2012)                                                                                                                              
 » Corporate Vice President, Group Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive Experience Asia Group & North America, Johnson Controls, Inc. (2002-2012) 
 » Various managerial & executive positions, Johnson Controls, Inc. (1984-2002)                                                                                   |                                                     |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | » Cooper Standard Holdings, Inc. |
|                                                                                                                                                                  | » Cooper Standard Foundation, Inc. (privately held) |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                  | Past Board Memberships                              |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                  | » None                                              |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                  |

2025 Proxy Statement13

| Item 
 2    | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation                                                                                                                
 » What am I voting on?                                                                                                                                 
 We are asking shareholders to vote on an advisory basis on the compensation paid to our named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement. 
 » Voting recommendation:                                                                                                                               
 FOR the say-on-pay proposal                                                                                                                            |

At each annual meeting, the Board provides shareholders with the opportunity to cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. Please see the “Summary Compensation Table” starting on page 54for full details. This proposal, commonly known as a “Say on Pay” proposal, gives our shareholders the opportunity to endorse or not endorse our executive compensation programs and policies and the total compensation paid to our named executive officers. This advisory vote does not address any specific element of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and our compensation philosophy, policies and practices, as detailed in the “Compensation Discussion & Analysis” starting on page 36.

Although this vote is non-binding, the Board values the opinions of the Company’s shareholders and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions for our named executive officers.

As described in more detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) section, we have designed our executive compensation programs to align