ROAD Shareholder/Stockholder Letter Transcript:
Notice and Proxy Statement
and
Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting ) of
Construction Partners, Inc. (the Company ) will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., Central Time, at the
DoubleTree by Hilton, located at 2740 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, Alabama 36301. The Annual Meeting is being held for the
following purposes:
1.
to elect three Class I directors to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
2.
to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company s independent registered public accountant for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2025;
3.
to approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the Company s executive compensation; and
4.
to transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment,
postponement or recess thereof.
The Board of Directors has established January 20, 2025 as the record date for the Annual Meeting. Only holders of
the Company s Class A or Class B common stock at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of, and to
vote at, the Annual Meeting and at any adjournments, postponements or recesses thereof.
The accompanying proxy statement provides you with detailed information about the proposals to be voted on at the
Annual Meeting. With the accompanying proxy statement, we are also including a copy of our 2024 Annual Report on Form
10-K (the Annual Report ) in order to provide you with additional information about the Company. We encourage you to read
this proxy statement and the Annual Report carefully.
The Annual Meeting may be adjourned from time to time without notice other than announcement at the Annual
Meeting, and any business for which notice is hereby given may be transacted at any such adjournment.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Ned N. Fleming, III
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dothan, Alabama
January 24, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Information about the Annual Meeting and Voting
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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Management and Corporate Governance
Our Board of Directors
Information about the Nominees and Other Directors
Board Skills, Experience and Diversity
Information about Executive Officers Who Are Not Also Directors
Certain Director and Executive Officer Relationships
Director Independence and Controlled Company Exemption
Board Leadership Structure
Meetings of the Board
Committees of the Board
Role of the Board in Risk Oversight
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Nomination and Consideration of Director Candidates
Executive Sessions
Stockholder Communications with the Board
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Executive Officer and Director Compensation
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Summary Compensation Table
Grants of Plan-Based Awards
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
Potential Payments upon Termination or a Change in Control
Director Compensation
Compensation Policies and Practices Related to Risk Management
Chief Executive Officer Pay Ratio
Pay Versus Performance Disclosure
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Compensation Committee Report
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Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions
Review and Approval of Related Party Transactions
Transactions with Related Parties
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Report of the Audit Committee
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Proposal 1: Election of Class I Directors
General
Vote Required; Board Recommendation
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Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountant
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General
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy
Fees Paid to RSM
Vote Required; Board Recommendation
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Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
General
Vote Required; Board Recommendation
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Other Matters
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Deadline for Stockholder Proposals
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Annual Report on Form 10-K
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CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, INC.
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025
This proxy statement (the Proxy Statement ), along with the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the Notice ), is furnished on behalf of Construction Partners, Inc. (the Company ) by its board of directors (the
Board ) and management in connection with the solicitation of your proxy to be voted at the 2025 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of the Company (the Annual Meeting ) to be held at 11:30 a.m., Central Time, on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at
the DoubleTree by Hilton, located at 2740 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, Alabama 36301, and at any adjournments,
postponements or recesses thereof.
In this Proxy Statement, unless the context suggests or requires otherwise, references to the Company, we, us
and our mean Construction Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, as appropriate, its subsidiaries. References to
SunTx mean SunTx Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas. SunTx, its principals and their respective
affiliates and family members (collectively, the SunTx Group ), own a controlling interest in our common stock.
We began mailing this Proxy Statement and the accompanying Notice on or about January 24, 2025 to all stockholders
of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MARCH 20, 2025
This Proxy Statement is available for viewing, downloading and printing at www.proxyvote.com. Additionally, you
can find a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 (the 2024 Annual Report ),
which includes our annual financial statements, on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ) at
www.sec.gov, or by following the Investors - SEC Filings link on our website at www.constructionpartners.net. The
information contained on, or accessible from, our website is not part of this Proxy Statement or otherwise. You may also obtain
a printed copy of our 2024 Annual Report, including our financial statements, free of charge by sending a written request to the
principal executive office of the Company at the following address: Construction Partners, Inc., 290 Healthwest Drive, Suite 2,
Dothan, Alabama 36303, Attention: Secretary. Exhibits will be provided upon written request and payment of an appropriate
processing fee.
1/24/2025 Letter Continued (Full PDF)