Southland Holdings, Inc.

As more fully described in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, Southland Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” “our,” “Southland” or the “Company”), on behalf of its Board of Directors (referred to herein as “Board of Directors” or “Board”), has made its proxy materials available to you on the Internet in connection with Southland’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), which will take place virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SLND2026 on June 10, 2026. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials was mailed to all Southland stockholders of record on or about May 1, 2026, and our proxy materials were posted on the website referenced in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and made available to stockholders on May 1, 2026. If you received a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials by mail and would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.

After carefully considering the format of our Annual Meeting, our Board concluded to hold the Annual Meeting exclusively online. To participate in the Annual Meeting, you must go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SLND2026 and enter 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. During the Annual Meeting, stockholders may vote their shares virtually and submit questions by following the instructions available on the meeting website. Please refer to the “Participating in the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” section of this Proxy Statement for more details about attending the Annual Meeting online.

Southland, on behalf of its Board of Directors, is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting or any subsequent adjournment or postponement. We solicit proxies to give all stockholders of record an opportunity to vote on the matters listed in the accompanying notice and/or any other matters that may be presented at the Annual Meeting. The Company will bear the entire cost of the solicitation, including the preparation, assembly, printing and mailing of this Proxy Statement, the proxy card and any additional solicitation materials furnished to the stockholders. In this proxy statement you will find information on these matters, which is provided to assist you in voting your shares.