STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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2024 Proxy Statement

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Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

April 16, 2024

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 at www.virtualshareholder-meeting.com/SMP2024 on Thursday, May 16, 2024 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 2023 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 16, 2024—this Proxy Statement and the Annual Report are available atsmpcorp.com under “Investors—Financial Documents.”

Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

To Our Shareholders:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. (the “Company”) will be held online at www.virtualshareholder-meeting.com/SMP2024 on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

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 5, 2024 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 16, 2024

STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.

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