Company: BHE
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-051057
Chunk: 13

Company: BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
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 compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and any NYSE listing standards applicable to the Company. For more information, refer to Exhibit 19.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024;

All of our directors are independent, except for Mr. Benck who serves as Chief Executive Officer (the “ CEO ”);

The independent directors meet regularly without the presence of management;

The Board operates under a set of published Corporate Governance Guidelines;

Any director who does not receive the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote in the election of directors and represented, in person or by proxy, at any meeting during which an uncontested election occurs must tender his or her resignation to the Board for its consideration in accordance with the Corporate Governance Guidelines;

Two members of the Board’s Audit Committee qualify as “audit committee financial experts” as defined by the SEC;

KPMG, our independent registered public accounting firm, reports directly to the Audit Committee;

The Company’s internal audit leader regularly meets in private session with the Audit Committee during the year;

The Audit Committee receives quarterly cybersecurity updates from the Company's Chief Digital & Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer; and

The Company has published a sustainability report that provides transparency and documents our efforts in the area of sustainability.

The Board will continue to enhance the Company’s governance practices as value-enhancing new ideas and best practices emerge. You may access our current committee charters, Code of Conduct, Corporate Governance Guidelines and Comprehensive Sustainability report on our website atwww.bench.comunder “Investors—Corporate Governance,” or obtain copies by writing to the Corporate Secretary at Benchmark Electronics, Inc., 56 South Rockford Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85288. Any amendment or waiver of a provision of the Code of Conduct requiring disclosure under applicable rules with respect to any of the Company’s executive officers or directors will be posted on the Company’s website within the time period required by the SEC.

Shareholders and other interested parties may send communications about bona fide issues or questions to the Board, the non-employee directors as a group or to individual directors, in each case,care ofBenchmark Electronics, Inc., Attention: Stephen Beaver, 56 South Rockford Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85288.

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#### PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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