Company: QXO-PB
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-011886
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Company: QXO, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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 affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock (including those shares that would be issued if all of our outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock had converted into shares of our common stock as of the Record Date) present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. This resolution, commonly referred to as a “say-on-pay” resolution, is not binding on our Board. Although it is non-binding, our Board and the Compensation and Talent Committee will consider the voting results when making future decisions regarding our executive compensation program. |

Brokers may not use discretionary authority to vote shares of our common stock on the advisory vote to approve executive compensation if they have not received specific instructions from their clients. If you are a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock, for your vote to be counted in the advisory vote to approve executive compensation, you will need to communicate your voting decisions to your bank, broker or other nominee before the date of the Annual Meeting in accordance with their specific instructions. Broker non-votes are not considered votes cast for purposes of tabulation and will have no effect on the advisory vote to approve executive compensation. Abstentions will have the same effect as votes cast “Against” this proposal. In general, other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting at which a quorum is present requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock (including those shares that would be issued if all of our outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock had converted into shares of our common stock as of the Record Date) present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. How does the Board recommend that I vote? Our Board, after careful consideration, recommends that our stockholders vote “FOR”the election of each director nominee named in this Proxy Statement, “FOR”the ratification of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025 and “FOR”the advisory approval of the resolution to approve executive compensation. What do I need to do now? We urge you to read this Proxy Statement carefully, then vote via Internet at www.proxyvote.comor by telephone by following the instructions on the proxy card, or mail your completed, dated, and signed proxy card in the enclosed return envelope as soon as possible, so that your shares of our common stock can be voted at the Annual Meeting. How do I cast my vote? Registered Stockholders. If you are a registered stockholder (i.e., you hold your shares in your own name through our transfer agent, Equinit