Hillman Solutions Corp.
For the period ended Apr 21, 2025. Filed Apr 21, 2025.
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Apr 21, 2025 · Filed Apr 21, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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NOTICE OF 2025ANNUAL MEETINGTo be held June 3, 2025
| FELLOW HILLMAN STOCKHOLDERS:We are pleased to invite you to join us for Hillman’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 3, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. In order to make the meeting more accessible for investors, the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be conducted via webcast only. You will be able to participate in the virtual meeting online, vote your shares electronically, examine our list of stockholders, and submit questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HLMN2025. | |||
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| When | |||
| June 3, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. | |||
| ITEMS OF BUSINESS: | Where | ||
| 01 | Elect three directors, each for a term that expires in 2026. | ||
| Online at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HLMN2025 | |||
| 02 | Approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers. | ||
| 03 | Approve an increase in number of shares reserved under our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. | Who Can Vote | |
| 04 | Approve an increase in number of shares reserved under our Employee Stock Purchase Program. | Holders of Hillman common stock at the close of business on the record date of April 8, 2025 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. | |
| 05 | Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditor for fiscal year 2025. | ||
| 06 | Transact other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||
| ATTENDING THE MEETING Stockholders holding shares at the close of business on the record date may attend the virtual meeting. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, vote, examine our list of stockholders, and submit your questions 15 minutes in advance of, and in real-time during, the meeting by a live audio webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HLMN2025. To participate in the meeting, you must have your sixteen-digit control number that is shown on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or on your proxy card if you receive the proxy materials by mail. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. | |||
Ways to Vote
Your vote is important! Please vote your proxy in one of the following ways:
| By internetBy visiting www.proxyvote.com. | By telephoneBy calling the number on your proxy card or voting instruction form. | By mailBy marking, signing, dating, and mailing your proxy card if you requested printed materials, or your voting instruction form. No postage is required if mailed in the United States. | By mobileBy scanning the QR code on your proxy card, notice of internet availability of proxy materials, or voting instruction form. | Real timeBy voting electronically during the virtual Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HLMN2025. |
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We appreciate your continued confidence in Hillman and we look forward to your participation in our virtual meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Douglas J. Cahill
Executive Chairman of the Board
Hillman Solutions Corp.
April 21, 2025
Cincinnati, Ohio
TABLE OF CONTENTS2025 PROXY STATEMENT
| Proxy Statement: Questions and Answers | 1 |
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| Item Number 1: Election of Directors | 5 |
| Director Qualifications and Attributes | 6 |
| Director Nominees for a Term to Expire in 2026 and Continuing Directors | 8 |
| Corporate Governance | 14 |
| Committees of the Board | 18 |
| Shares Authorized for Issuance Under Existing Equity Compensation Plans | 21 |
| Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock | 22 |
| Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners | 24 |
| Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports | 24 |
| Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions | 24 |
| Information About our Executive Officers | 25 |
| Executive Compensation | 28 |
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 28 |
| Compensation Committee Report | 39 |
| Executive Compensation Tables | 40 |
| Pay Ratio Disclosure | 53 |
| Pay Versus Performance Disclosure | 53 |
| Director Compensation | 59 |
| Item Number 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | 61 |
| Item Number 3: Increase Shares Reserved Under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan | 63 |
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| Item Number 4: Increase Shares Reserved Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 71 |
| Item Number 5: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditor | 76 |
| Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees, and All Other Fees | 77 |
| Audit Committee Report | 78 |
| Appendix A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures | A1 |
| Appendix B: 2021 Equity Incentive Plan | B1 |
| Appendix C: 2021 ESPP | C1 |
| Householding of Proxy Materials | 84 |
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