STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

(Rule 14a-101)

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2026 PROXY STATEMENT

AND

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ONMAY 21, 2026

April 21, 2026

To Our Shareholders:

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Standard Motor Products, Inc. The

Annual Meeting will be held online atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SMP2026 on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 2:00

p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

At the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to vote on the proposals described in the enclosed Notice of Annual

Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement. You will also find enclosed a form of proxy to facilitate voting your shares

and our Annual Report to Shareholders, which includes our Form 10-K for our 2025 fiscal year.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! The Board of Directors appreciates and encourages shareholder participation in

the Company’s affairs and invites you to participate in the Annual Meeting. If you cannot participate, we encourage you to

ensure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting by taking a moment to complete, sign and return the

enclosed proxy using the accompanying postage-prepaid envelope, or to transmit your voting instructions online or by

telephone by following the instructions printed on the enclosed proxy.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for your continued support of the Company.

Sincerely,

Eric P. Sills

Chairman of the Board,

Chief Executive Officer & President

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 21,

2026—this Proxy Statement and the Annual Report are available atsmpcorp.com under “For Investors—Financial

Presentations & Documents.”

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ONMAY 21, 2026

To Our Shareholders:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS,

INC. (the “Company”) will be held online atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SMP2026 on Thursday, May 21, 2026

at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

1. To elect eight directors of the Company, all of whom shall hold office until the next annual meeting of

shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

2. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting

firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,2026;

3. To consider and vote upon a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named

executive officers; and

4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.

The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice. The

Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 10, 2026 as the record date for the determination of

shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, please vote your shares by following the

instructions printed on the enclosed proxy, or by completing, signing and returning the proxy in the enclosed postage-

prepaid envelope. The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Carmine J. Broccole

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

Long Island City, New York

April 21, 2026

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