Company: SGA
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-033247
Chunk: 17

Company: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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 become members of the Board. Once the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has made its recommendations to the Board, the Board is ultimately responsible for recommending a slate of director nominees to the shareholders for election at each annual meeting of shareholders. Director Nominee Criteria The Company is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of inclusion, and as such, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers diversity of skill, experience, and background to be an asset when evaluating candidates for recommendation as director nominees. In evaluating a candidate for recommendation as a director nominee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider such matters as it deems appropriate, including the candidate’s personal and professional integrity, business judgment, relevant experience and skills, diversity, and potential to be an effective director in conjunction with the full Board in collectively serving the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders. When considering an existing director for nomination for re-election to the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will also consider that individual’s Board and committee attendance, performance, and length of service. Candidates may be interviewed by the Committee where it deems it appropriate. In considering whether to recommend any candidate for inclusion in the Board’s slate of recommended nominees, the Board also considers the following qualifications when recommending a slate of director nominees to shareholders: relevant management and/or industry experience; high personal and professional ethics, integrity, and values; a commitment to representing the long-term interests of our shareholders as a whole rather than special interest groups or constituencies; independence pursuant to NASDAQ’s guidelines; and an ability and willingness to devote sufficient time to carrying out his or her duties. The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines also provide that the Company endeavors to have a Board representing diverse experience in areas that are relevant to the Company’s activities. All of our directors have relevant management and/or industry experience which they 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS use to provide valuable advice and direction in connection with their oversight of the Company. Every director has been an executive officer responsible for leading and managing his or her company’s operations. With respect to the nomination of continuing directors for re-election, each individual’s contributions to the Board are also considered. The Company believes that the backgrounds and qualifications of the directors provide a significant composite mix of experience, knowledge, and abilities that permit the Board to fulfill its oversight responsibilities. Nominees are not discriminated against on the basis of gender, national origin, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other basis proscribed by law. Identifying Director Nominees;