Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.

301 Commerce Street, Suite 1700

Fort Worth, TX 76102

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

OF STOCKHOLDERS

May 14, 2026

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS:

We are very pleased that this year’s Annual Meeting will again be a virtual meeting of stockholders, which will be conducted solely online via live webcast on May 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Central Time. You will be able to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting online and vote your shares electronically by visiting: www.meetnow.global/MHJTGL9 on the meeting date and time described in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

We continue to embrace the latest technology to provide expanded access, improved communication and cost savings for our stockholders and the Company. We believe that hosting a virtual meeting will enable greater stockholder attendance and participation from any location around the world.

What will I be voting on?

Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?

You may vote at the meeting if you were a Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. stockholder of record at the close of business on the record date. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”) has fixed the close of business on March 20, 2026, as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.

Accompanying this Notice is a Proxy, a Proxy Statement and a copy of the Company's 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Important Note Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting to be held on May 14, 2026: A copy of this Notice, the accompanying Proxy Statement and the Company's 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at www.edocumentview.com/DSGR.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Richard D. Pufpaf

Secretary

Fort Worth, Texas

April 1, 2026

The accompanying Proxy Statement is dated April 1, 2026, and the accompanying Proxy Statement and form of proxy are first being sent to Company stockholders on or about April 1, 2026.

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