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DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC

For the period ended Jan 30, 2026. Filed Dec 17, 2025.

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Jan 30, 2026 · Filed Dec 17, 2025

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**UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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

DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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☐Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.

DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC.

**9350 Excelsior Blvd.

Hopkins, Minnesota 55343

952-912-3444

December 17, 2025

Dear Stockholder:

You cordially are invited to attend our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, commencing at 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on Friday, January 30, 2026. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual-only meeting format. Stockholders will not be able physically to attend the Annual Meeting.

The Secretary’s Notice of Annual Meeting and the Proxy Statement that follow describe the matters to come before the meeting. Whether or not you plan to log into the Annual Meeting, please vote your shares promptly so they can be represented at the meeting. If you have elected to receive a full set of proxy materials, then please sign the enclosed proxy card and return it in the accompanying postage-paid reply envelope as quickly as possible. If you later desire to revoke your proxy or voting instructions, you will have an opportunity to do so.

Sincerely,

Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

**DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

to be held on

January 30, 2026

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Digi International Inc. will be held at 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on January 30, 2026, in a virtual meeting format via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DGII2026. Stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Additional information is provided below under the heading “General Information.”

The items of business are:

1.to elect two directors;
2.to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation paid to our named executive officers (“Say-on-Pay”);
3.to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and

to transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The Board of Directors has fixed December 8, 2025 as the record date for the meeting, and only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date are entitled to receive notice of and vote at the meeting.

Your proxy is important to ensure a quorum at the meeting. Even if you own only a few shares, and regardless of whether you expect to log into the meeting, please vote your shares by proxy as quickly as possible. You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to its exercise, and voting by proxy will not affect your right to vote if you log into the meeting and revoke the proxy.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

David H. Sampsell

*Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

*Hopkins, Minnesota

December 17, 2025

**DIGI INTERNATIONAL, INC.

PROXY STATEMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION1
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding on Record Date1
Vote Required on Proposals1
Expenses of Soliciting1
Stockholder Proposals1
Meeting Admission2
HOW TO VOTE3
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS AND MANAGEMENT4
PROPOSAL NO. 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS5
Nominees for Re-Election to Terms Expiring in 20295
Directors Whose Terms Expire in 20276
Directors Whose Terms Expire in 20286
Director Independence7
Board Leadership Structure7
The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight7
Risks Arising from Compensation Policies and Practices8
Employee, Officer and Director Hedging8
Committees of the Board and Meeting Attendance8
Director Nominee Selection Process and Criteria9
Stockholder Communications with the Board9
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation9
Insider Trading Policy10
Audit and Non-Audit Fees10
Report of the Audit Committee10
Environmental, Social and Governance Matters11
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION13
Compensation Discussion and Analysis13
Report of the Compensation Committee24
Summary Compensation Table24
Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal 202525
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2025 Year-End26
Options Exercised and Stock Vested During Fiscal 202527
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control28
CEO Pay Ratio29
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE30
Relationship Between Pay and Performance31
Tabular List of Important Financial Performance Measures31
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS32
RELATED PERSON TRANSACTION APPROVAL POLICY33
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION33
PROPOSAL NO. 2: ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION34
Effect of Proposal34
PROPOSAL NO. 3: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM35
Effect of Proposal35
HOUSEHOLDING35
ADDITIONAL MATTERS35

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**DIGI INTERNATIONAL, INC.

PROXY STATEMENT

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