Company: ACIW
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-086263
Chunk: 30

Company: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 30
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| Charles E. Peters Jr. |     |                       |     | 7,194 |     |                     |     | - |
| Adalio T. Sanchez     |     |                       |     | 7,194 |     |                     |     | - |
| Samir M. Zabaneh      |     |                       |     | 7,194 |     |                     |     | - |
| Katrinka B. McCallum  |     |                       |     | 7,194 |     |                     |     | - |
| Juan A. Benitez       |     |                       |     | 7,194 |     |                     |     | - |

Director Stock Ownership Guidelines The Board has stock ownership guidelines designed to further link the interests of our Board with those of our stockholders. These guidelines provide that each of our independent directors should have equity positions in ACI with a value equal to five times his or her annual retainer amount (base retainer only). Direct and indirect stock ownership, including the vested in-the-moneyportion of any stock options held by the independent director, are included in determining each director’s equity position. Each independent director has five years to achieve the target ownership level. A director who fails to meet the ownership guidelines within the five-year period will not be eligible for new equity awards until the director achieves his or her prescribed ownership level. All independent directors are in compliance with our stock ownership guidelines, except for those directors who have joined the Board in the last five years.

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#### Report of the Audit CommitteeAt all times during 2024, each member of the Audit Committee was “independent” as defined in the NASDAQ listing standards. Our Board determined that each member met the NASDAQ regulatory requirements for financial literacy, and all members, other than Ms. Estep and Mr. Benitez, are “audit committee financial experts” as defined under SEC rules.The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a charter, a copy of which is available on our website at aciworldwide.com.The Audit Committee, on behalf of our Board, oversees ACI’s financial reporting process as more fully described in its charter. Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of ACI’s consolidated financial statements, accounting and financial reporting principles, internal controls over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations and ethical business standards. Management is responsible for objectively reviewing and evaluating the adequacy, effectiveness and quality of ACI’s system of internal controls. Audit Committee members