Methode Electronics Files Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting

TL;DR

Methode Electronics (MEE) proxy filed - shareholders vote Sept 11.

AI Summary

Methode Electronics, Inc. filed a definitive proxy statement (DEF 14A) on July 29, 2024, for its annual meeting on September 11, 2024. The filing concerns the solicitation of proxies from shareholders regarding matters to be voted on at the meeting, including the election of directors and other corporate governance issues. The company is headquartered at 8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL.

Why It Matters

This filing provides shareholders with crucial information needed to make informed voting decisions on company leadership and important corporate matters.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine proxy filing for an annual shareholder meeting, not indicating any immediate financial distress or unusual corporate activity.

Key Numbers

• 20240729 — Filing Date (Date the DEF 14A was filed with the SEC.)
• 20240911 — Meeting Date (Date of the annual shareholder meeting for which proxies are being solicited.)

Key Players & Entities

• METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. (company) — Registrant
• 0001140361-24-034662.txt (document) — Filing identifier
• 20240729 (date) — Filing date
• 20240911 (date) — Annual meeting date
• 8750 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE (address) — Company headquarters

FAQ

Filing Documents

• ny20029117x1_def14a.htm (DEF 14A) — 1301KB
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• 0001140361-24-034662.txt ( ) — 7569KB
• mei-20240911.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 6KB
• mei-20240911_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 7KB
• mei-20240911_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 16KB
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From the Filing

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant Filed by a party other than the Registrant Check the appropriate box: Preliminary Proxy Statement Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) Definitive Proxy Statement Definitive Additional Materials Soliciting Material under 240.14a-12 METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply): No fee required Fee paid previously with preliminary materials Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11 METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. 8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 1000 Chicago, Illinois 60631 (708) 867-6777 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 To our Stockholders: The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Methode Electronics, Inc. ("Methode" or the "Company") will be held on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time. The 2024 Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting as well as vote and submit your questions during the live webcast of the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MEI2024 and entering the 16-digit control number included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card or in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to consider and vote on the following matters, each as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement: 1. To elect each director nominee to hold office until the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such director's earlier resignation, or a respective successor is duly elected and appointed; 2. To ratify the Audit Committee's selection of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 3, 2025; 3. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of Methode's named executive officers; and 4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2024, the record date, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you are requested to vote your shares via the internet, by telephone or by completing and returning the proxy card if you requested paper copies of the Company's proxy materials. Any person giving a proxy has the power to revoke it at any time prior to the Annual Meeting and stockholders who attend the Annual Meeting may withdraw their proxies and vote online at the Annual Meeting. By Order of the Board of Directors, Walter J. Aspatore Chairman Chicago, Illinois July 29, 2024 Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on September 11, 2024 We are furnishing the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting electronically using the internet through the mailing to our stockholders of a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the "Notice and Access Card"). The Notice and Access Card will be mailed to stockholders on July 29, 2024. Please visit the website www.proxyvote.com to view electronic versions of our Proxy Statement and our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to request electronic delivery of future proxy materials. METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. 8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 1000 Chicago, Illinois 60631 (708) 867-6777 PROXY STATEMENT ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS September 11, 2024 This proxy statement is being furnished by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of Methode Electronics, Inc. ("Methode" or the "Company"), in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The 2024 Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting conducted via live webcast. We are furnishing the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting through the mailing to our stockholders of a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the "Notice and Access Card"). The Notice and Access Card was mailed on July 29, 2024 to stockholders of record as of July 15, 2024. Please visit the website www.proxyvote.com to view electronic versions of this proxy statement and our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to request electronic delivery of future proxy materials. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING Where and when will the Annual Meeting be held? The Annual Meeting will be

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