Graham Holdings Co
For the period ended May 5, 2026. Filed Mar 24, 2026.
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May 5, 2026 · Filed Mar 24, 2026
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Proxy Statement
Proxy Statement dUsing a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. 2026 Annual Meeting Proxy Card — Class A Common qIF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.q A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all nominees listed and FOR Proposal 2. 1. Election of Directors: 01—Thomas S. Gayner 04—Anne M. Mulcahy 07—Katharine Weymouth 02—Donald E. Graham 05—Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy 03—Jack Markell 06—G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. 2. Advisory Vote to Approve 2025 Executive Compensation Awarded to Named Executive Officers For Against Abstain B Non-Voting Items Meeting Attendance Mark box to the right you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. C Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to count. Please date and sign below. Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. 1 UPX
Important notice regarding the availability of Proxy materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 5, 2026. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders are available at www.edocumentview.com/GHC. qIF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.q Proxy — Graham Holdings Company Graham Holdings Company Class A Common Stock Annual Meeting of Shareholders – May 5, 2026 Proxy Solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy, Wallace R. Cooney, Jacob M. Maas, and Nicole M. Maddrey (the “Proxies”), or any of them, each with the power of substitution, are hereby authorized to represent and vote the shares of the undersigned, with all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY to be held on May 5, 2026, or at any postponement or adjournment thereof. Shares represented by this proxy will be voted by the shareholder. If no such directions are indicated, the Proxies will have authority to vote FOR the Election of the Board of Directors and FOR Proposal 2. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. (Continued and to be voted on reverse side.)
Your vote matters – here’s how to vote! You may vote online or by phone instead of mailing this card. Votes submitted electronically must be received by 5:00 pm, ET, on May 4, 2026. Online Go to www.envisionreports.com/GHC or scan the QR code — Use the number located in the shaded bar below to login. Phone Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories and Canada Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. 2026 Annual Meeting Proxy Card — Class B Common qIF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.q A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed. 1. Election of Directors: 01—Tony Allen For Against Abstain 02—Danielle Conley For Against Abstain 03—Christopher C. Davis For Against Abstain B Non-Voting Items Meeting Attendance Mark box to the right if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. C Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to count. Please date and sign below. Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title.
Important notice regarding the availability of Proxy materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 5, 2026. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders are available at www.envisionreports.com/GHC. qIF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.q Proxy — Graham Holdings Company Graham Holdings Company Class B Common Stock Annual Meeting of Shareholders – May 5, 2026 Proxy Solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy, Wallace R. Cooney, Jacob M. Maas, and Nicole M. Maddrey, or any of them, each with the power of substitution, are hereby authorized to represent and vote the shares of the undersigned, with all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY to be held on May 5, 2026, or at any postponement or adjournment thereof. Shares represented by this proxy will be voted by the shareholder. If no such directions are indicated, the Proxies will have authority to vote FOR the Election of the Board of Directors. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. (Items to be voted appear on reverse side)
Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. 2026 Annual Meeting Proxy Card — Class B Common qIF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.q A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed. 1. Election of Directors: 01—Tony Allen For Against Abstain 02—Danielle Conley For Against Abstain 03—Christopher C. Davis For Against Abstain C Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to count. Please date and sign below. Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title.
Important notice regarding the availability of Proxy materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 5, 2026. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders are available at www.edocumentview.com/GHC. qIF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.q Proxy — Graham Holdings Company Graham Holdings Company Class B Common Stock Annual Meeting of Shareholders – May 5, 2026 Proxy Solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy, Wallace R. Cooney, Jacob M. Maas, and Nicole M. Maddrey, or any of them, each with the power of substitution, are hereby authorized to represent and vote the shares of the undersigned, with all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY to be held on May 5, 2026, or at any postponement or adjournment thereof. Shares represented by this proxy will be voted by the shareholder. If no such directions are indicated, the Proxies will have authority to vote FOR the Election of the Board of Directors. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. (Items to be voted appear on reverse side)
Your vote matters – here’s how to vote! You may vote online or by phone instead of mailing this card.
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t or telephone must be received by 10:00 am, ET, on May 1, 2026 for participants in the 401(k) savings plans listed on the reverse side of the proxy card with Graham Holdings Company Class B common stock allocated to his or her savings plan account(s). Online Go to www.envisionreports.com/GHC or scan the QR code — Use the number located in the shaded bar below to login. Phone Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories and Canada Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. 2026 Annual Meeting Proxy Voting Direction Card qIF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.q A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed. 1. Election of Directors: For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 02—Danielle Conley 03—Christopher C. Davis 01—Tony Allen BNon-Voting Items Change of Address — Please print new address below. Comments — Please print your comments below. C Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to count. Please date and sign below. Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below. Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box. Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box. Meeting Attendance Mark box to the right if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. 1 PCF
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MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.q Proxy — Graham Holdings Company Proxy Voting Direction Card for 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (the “Plan Trustee”), as Trustee of the Savings Plan for Graham Holdings Company, the Kaplan, Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan for Salaried Employees, and the 401(k) Savings Plan for GHC Affiliates (collectively, the “Plans”) is directed to vote the shares of Graham Holdings Company (the “Company”) Class B common stock allocated to my account(s) in the Plan(s) listed above in which I participate, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on May 5, 2026, with respect to the election of directors and at any adjournments or postponements. The Plan Trustee will vote in accordance with the directions indicated on this card. If no voting direction is received or if this proxy direction card is returned unsigned, the shares allocated to my account(s) will be voted by the Plan Trustee in proportion to those shares allocated to accounts of participants for which timely directions were received, unless contrary to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Plan Participants are requested to mark, date and sign this card and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope. Please note that for Plan Participants, voting direction must be received no later than 10:00 am, ET, on May 1, 2026, which is earlier than the time at which votes must be received for shares held outside of the Plans. To vote by Internet or telephone, see instructions on the reverse side. This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Company’s Board of Directors. Shares represented by this proxy will be voted by the shareholder. If no such directions are indicated, the Plan Trustee will have authority to vote FOR the election of the Board of Directors. In its discretion, the Plan Trustee is authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. (Items to be voted appear on reverse side)
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