Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Dear Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. Stockholders:

I am pleased to invite you to attend Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., US EDT. Our Annual Meeting will be an in person meeting of stockholders, which will be conducted at 535 Madison Avenue, Floor 10, New York, NY 10022.

The Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement on the following pages describe the matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Details regarding how to attend the meeting and the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are more fully described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.

Your vote is very important. Whether you plan to participate in the Annual Meeting or not, please be sure to vote. Voting instructions can be found on pages 5-8 of the Proxy Statement.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the management team, thank you for your ongoing support of, and continued interest in, Public Policy Holding Company.

Sincerely,

/s/ Simon Lee

Simon Lee

Chairperson of the Board

If you have any questions or need any assistance in authorizing a proxy or voting your shares, please contact:

Matthew Mazzanti

800 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 800

202-688-0020

inquiries@pphcompany.com

or

consult the Company’s proxy voting website at:

www.proxypush.com/PPHC

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.

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Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

May 12, 2026

9:00 a.m. US EDT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders (including any adjournments or postponements thereof, the “Annual Meeting”) of Public Policy Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”), will be held on May 12, 2026, at 535 Madison Avenue, Floor 10, New York, NY 10022, at 9:00 a.m. US EDT. The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes, as more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice:

1. TO ELECT Kathleen L. Casey, Roeland Smits and Benjamin Ginsberg as Class II directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified;

2. TO RATIFY the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026;

3. TO ALLOW the electronic distribution of annual reports and other stockholder communications;

4. TO TRANSACT such further and other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Details of the foregoing proposals are contained in the accompanying Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement is deemed to be part of this notice.

Voting

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 23, 2026 or their duly authorized representatives are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.

To vote your shares, complete your proxy card which is included with the proxy materials and return it, or vote by phone or Internet in accordance with the voting instructions on your proxy card. If you hold your shares through a broker or other intermediary, you should follow the procedures provided by your broker or intermediary. If you are a holder of depositary interests in our shares through the CREST system in the UK, you should follow the procedures provided in the accompanying Proxy Statement under “Questions and Answers—How do I vote in advance of the meeting if I hold depositary interests in PPHC shares through the CREST system in the UK?” The Annual Meeting may be continued or adjourned from time to time without notice other than by announcement at the Annual Meeting.

Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to read the accompanying Proxy Statement and to submit your proxy or voting instructions as soon as possible. Even if you have voted by proxy, you may still vote during the Annual Meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank, trustee, or other nominee and you wish to vote during the Annual Meeting, you must follow the instructions from such broker, bank, trustee, or other nominee.

By Order of the Board of Directors

This Notice of Annual Meeting and the enclosed Proxy Statement and proxy card are first being mailed to stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting on or about April 17, 2026.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders Scheduled to Be Held on May 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. US EDT:

This Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the accompanying Proxy Statement and the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 are available free of charge at www.proxydocs.com/PPHC.

If you have any questions concerning the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting, would like additional copies of the Proxy Statement or need help submitting a proxy for your shares, please contact:

P.O. Box 8016, Cary, NC 27512-9903

Call Toll-Free: 1-866-257-6114

or

Matthew Mazzanti

800 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 800

inquiries@pphcompany.com

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