Company: SYY
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000096021-25-000147
Chunk: 87

Company: SYSCO CORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 87
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 his or her resignation promptly following certification of the stockholders’ vote. The Governance Committee will consider the tendered resignation and recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation offer, or whether other action should be taken. The Board will act on the recommendation within 120 days following certification of the stockholders’ vote and will promptly make a public disclosure of its decision regarding whether to accept the director’s resignation offer. If contested elections, where there are more nominees than seats on the Board, directors are elected by a plurality vote, meaning that the nominees who receive the most votes of all of the votes cast for directors will be elected. Pursuant to Sysco’s Bylaws, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, either for or against, is required for the approval of: • the non-binding, advisory proposal to approve the compensation paid to Sysco’s NEO's, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K; • the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm; and • the stockholder proposal related to the adoption of a policy requiring that the Board Chair and CEO roles be separate positions held by different people As an advisory vote, the proposal to approve executive compensation (Item 2) is not binding upon the Company. However, the CLD Committee, which is responsible for designing and administering the Company’s executive compensation program, values the opinions expressed by stockholders and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions. Broker non-votes and abstentions will be disregarded with respect to the election of directors and each of the other proposals.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MEETING AND VOTING 12. Who will count votes? We will appoint one or more Inspectors of Election who will determine the number of shares outstanding, the number of shares represented at the Annual Meeting, the existence of a quorum and the validity of the proxies and ballots. The Inspector(s) of Election will determine, and retain for a reasonable period, a record of the disposition of any challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, and will count all votes and ballots, including any abstentions or broker non- votes with respect to all proposals and will determine the results of each vote. 13. How are abstentions and broker non-votes counted? Abstentions and broker non-votes are included in determining whether a quorum is present. Otherwise, they will be disreg