Shift4 Payments, Inc.

For the period ended Jun 12, 2026. Filed Apr 30, 2026.

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Jun 12, 2026 · Filed Apr 30, 2026

FOUR$43.96+2.7%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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UNITED STATES

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NOTICE & PROXY STATEMENT

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

June 12, 2026

12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

3501 CORPORATE PARKWAY

CENTER VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA 18034

To Our Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Shift4 Payments, Inc. at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on Friday, June 12, 2026. The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via live webcast.

The Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement on the following pages describe the matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Please see the section titled “Who can attend the Annual Meeting?” on page 4 of the proxy statement for more information about how to attend the Annual Meeting online.

Whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting online, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. Therefore, I urge you to promptly vote and submit your proxy by phone, via the Internet, or, if you received paper copies of these materials, by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. If you have received our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, then instructions regarding how you can vote are contained in that notice. If you have received a printed proxy card, then instructions regarding how you can vote are contained on the proxy card. If you decide to attend the Annual Meeting, you will be able to vote online, even if you have previously voted or submitted your proxy.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026

The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Shift4 Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 12, 2026. The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FOUR2026 and entering your 16-digit control number included in your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

•	To elect Sam Bakhshandehpour, Jonathan Halkyard, and Nancy Disman as Class III Directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified;

•	To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026;

•	To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers;

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To approve the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (i) eliminating the authorization of and references to the Company’s Class B common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Class B common stock”) and the Company’s Class C common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Class C common stock”) and make related technical, non-substantive and conforming changes (the “Simplification Amendment”) and (ii) to provide for exculpation of officers from breaches of fiduciary duty to the extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) (the “Officer Exculpation Amendment” and together with the Simplification Amendment, the “Charter Amendment”);

•	To approve the Company’s 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and

•	To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any continuation, postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting.

Holders of record of our common stock as of the close of business on April 13, 2026 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any continuation, postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting. A complete list of such stockholders will be open to the examination of any stockholder for a period of ten days prior to the Annual Meeting for a purpose germane to the Annual Meeting by sending an email to Jordan Frankel, Chief Legal Officer, atannualmeeting@shift4.com, stating the purpose of the request and providing proof of ownership of Company stock. The list of these stockholders will also be available during the Annual Meeting after entering the 16-digit control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. The Annual Meeting may be continued or adjourned from time to time without notice other than by announcement at the Annual Meeting.

It is important that your shares be represented regardless of the number of shares you may hold. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, we urge you to vote your shares via the toll-free telephone number or over the Internet, as described in the enclosed materials. If you received a copy of the proxy card by mail, you may sign, date and mail the proxy card in the enclosed return envelope. Promptly voting your shares will ensure the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting and will save us the expense of further solicitation. Submitting your proxy now will not prevent you from voting your shares at the Annual Meeting if you desire to do so, as your proxy is revocable at your option.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Chief Legal Officer

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