Company: EVLVW
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-021091
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Company: Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
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entions will have no effect on approval on an advisory (non-binding) basis of the compensation of our named executive officers or the ratification of the appointment of PwC.

What are broker non-votes and do they count for determining a quorum?

Generally, broker non-votes occur when shares held by a broker in “street name” for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker (1) has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and (2) lacks discretionary voting power to vote those shares. A broker is entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on routine matters, without instructions from the beneficial owner of those shares. The only routine matter presented at the Annual Meeting is Proposal 2, relating to the ratification of the

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appointment of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. On the other hand, absent instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares, a broker is not entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on non-routine matters, such as the election of directors, or approval on an advisory (non-binding) basis of the compensation of our named executive officers. Broker non-votes count for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.

What happens if a nominee for director should become unable to serve, or for good cause will not serve?

If that happens, the persons named as proxies may vote for a substitute nominee designated by the Board to fill the vacancy, or, if no substitute has been nominated, for the remaining nominees, leaving a vacancy, or the Board may reduce its size. The Board has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unable or decline to serve if elected.

### Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?
We plan to announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting and we will report the final results in a Current Report on Form 8-K, which we intend to file with the SEC within four business days following the Annual Meeting.

### INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT
Why you received this proxy statement. You are viewing or have received these proxy materials because Evolv’s Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting. This proxy statement includes information that we are required to provide to you under the rules of the SEC and that is designed to assist you in voting your shares.

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