SCANSOURCE, INC.

Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding upon the Company, the Compensation Committee or the Board. However, the Compensation Committee and the Board value the opinions of our shareholders and will take the outcome of the vote into account when considering future executive compensation arrangements for our NEOs.

The Board believes that our executive compensation program aligns our NEOs’ compensation with the long-term interests of our shareholders. Our program is guided by the philosophy that total executive compensation should vary based on achievement of goals and objectives, both individual and corporate, and should be focused on long-term

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

strategies to build shareholder value. The Board believes that our philosophy, policies and practices have resulted in executive compensation decisions that are aligned with shareholder interests and that have benefited and will benefit the Company over time.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote“FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our NEOs as disclosed in this Proxy Statement. Unless otherwise specified, proxies will be voted“FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our NEOs as disclosed in this Proxy Statement.