HYSTER-YALE, INC.
For the period ended May 13, 2025. Filed Mar 25, 2025.
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May 13, 2025 · Filed Mar 25, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __)
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HYSTER-YALE, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
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| NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING | |
| PROXY STATEMENT | 1 |
| PART ONE - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INFORMATION | 2 |
| Composition of the Board | 2 |
| Directors' Meetings and Committees | 2 |
| Board Leadership Structure | 5 |
| Board Oversight of Risk Management | 5 |
| Governance | 6 |
| Code of Corporate Conduct | 6 |
| Insider Trading Policy | 7 |
| Hedging and Speculative Trading Policies and Limited Trading Windows | 7 |
| Review and Approval of Related-Party Transactions | 7 |
| Communication with Directors | 7 |
| Report of the Audit Review Committee | 8 |
| PART TWO - PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING | 8 |
| Election of Directors (Proposal 1) | 8 |
| Director Nominee Information | 8 |
| Director Compensation | 12 |
| Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports | 13 |
| Advisory Vote to Approve the Company's Named Executive Officer Compensation (Proposal 2) | 13 |
| Advisory Vote on the Frequency for Future Advisory Votes to Approve the Company's Named Executive Officer Compensation (Proposal 3) | 14 |
| Confirmation of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company, for the Current Fiscal Year (Proposal 4) | 15 |
| PART THREE - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION INFORMATION | 16 |
| Summary of Our Named Executive Officer Compensation Program | 16 |
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 17 |
| Compensation Committee Report | 28 |
| Summary Compensation Table | 28 |
| Grants of Plan-Based Awards | 29 |
| Equity Compensation | 30 |
| Defined Benefit Pension Plans | 31 |
| Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Benefits | 31 |
| Potential Payments upon Termination/Change in Control | 31 |
| CEO Pay Ratio | 32 |
| Pay Versus Performance | 33 |
| BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF CLASS A COMMON AND CLASS B COMMON | 36 |
| Class A Common Stock | 37 |
| Class B Common Stock | 40 |
| PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION AND CONSIDERATION OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATES | 43 |
| SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS | 44 |
| SOLICITATION OF PROXIES | 44 |
| OTHER MATTERS | 45 |
| FORM OF PROXY CARD | 46 |
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