HF SINCLAIR CORP (DINO)

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2026 Annual Meeting Analysis

HF SINCLAIR CORP · Meeting: May 13, 2026

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Directors FOR

10

Directors AGAINST

0

Say on Pay

FOR

Auditor

FOR

Director Elections

Election of Directors

10 FOR
✓ FOR
Franklin Myers

Myers has served on the board since 2011 and recently became CEO; DINO's 3-year return of +36.3% trails the compensation peer group median by 46.4 percentage points, but this gap falls below the 65-point threshold required to trigger a no-vote for companies with strong positive absolute returns, so no TSR trigger fires; he holds one outside board seat (Comfort Systems USA), well within limits.

✓ FOR
Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth

Ainsworth has served since 2017 and brings deep energy industry operating experience; the 3-year peer underperformance gap of 46.4 percentage points does not exceed the 65-point threshold, so no TSR trigger fires; she holds three outside board seats (Pembina Pipeline, Archrock, Kirby), which equals the policy limit of three and does not exceed it.

✓ FOR
Anna C. Catalano

Catalano has served since 2017 and brings marketing and international business expertise; the TSR trigger does not fire given the gap is below the 65-point threshold; she holds two outside board seats, within policy limits.

✓ FOR
Leldon E. Echols

Echols has served since 2009 as Lead Independent Director and brings extensive financial expertise qualifying him as an audit committee financial expert; the TSR trigger does not fire; he holds one outside board seat, within limits.

✓ FOR
Manuel J. Fernandez

Fernandez has served since 2020 and brings strong audit and financial expertise from his career at KPMG; the TSR trigger does not fire; he holds one outside board seat, within limits.

✓ FOR
Rhoman J. Hardy

Hardy has served since 2022 and brings significant energy industry operational expertise; the TSR trigger does not fire; he holds one outside board seat, within limits.

✓ FOR
Jeanne M. Johns

Johns joined in 2024 and is within the 24-month exemption window, making her exempt from the TSR trigger; she brings relevant executive management and international energy experience; she holds one outside board seat, within limits.

✓ FOR
R. Craig Knocke

Knocke has served since 2019 and brings investment management and financial expertise; the TSR trigger does not fire; he holds no additional outside public board seats beyond DINO.

✓ FOR
Robert J. Kostelnik

Kostelnik has served since 2011 and brings deep refining industry expertise; the TSR trigger does not fire; he recently stepped off the Methanex board and now holds no additional outside public board seats.

✓ FOR
Ross B. Matthews

Matthews has served since 2022 as a designee of REH Advisors and brings oil and gas operational experience; his non-independent status is acknowledged but he does not serve on the audit or compensation committees; the TSR trigger does not fire; he holds no additional outside public board seats.

All ten director nominees pass policy screens: the 3-year TSR underperformance gap versus the compensation peer group median (46.4 percentage points) falls below the 65-point threshold applicable to companies with strong positive absolute returns (DINO's 3-year return is +36.3%), no director is overboarded, all directors attended at least 75% of meetings in 2025, and no familial relationships with senior management are disclosed. Jeanne Johns joined in 2024 and is within the 24-month new-director exemption. Vote FOR all ten nominees.

Say on Pay

✓ FOR

CEO

Timothy Go

Total Comp

$14,278,553

Prior Support

96%%

CEO Timothy Go received total compensation of approximately $14.3 million, which is in a reasonable range for a CEO at an energy company with a $10.5 billion market cap, and the program structure is strong: roughly 91% of the CEO's target pay was variable and performance-based, with 65% of his equity awards tied to three-year relative return on capital employed and total shareholder return versus direct refining peers. The annual bonus metrics are clearly defined with pre-established thresholds, the company has a robust clawback policy covering both financial restatements and misconduct, and shareholders have consistently backed this program with approximately 96% support at each of the last three annual meetings. Pay mix, incentive quality, and prior shareholder support all pass policy screens, supporting a FOR vote.

Auditor Ratification

✓ FOR

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Tenure

N/A

Audit Fees

$6,351,000

Non-Audit Fees

$746,000

Non-audit fees (audit-related fees of $8,000 plus tax fees of $738,000 = $746,000) represent approximately 11.7% of audit fees ($6,351,000), well below the 50% threshold that would raise independence concerns; Ernst & Young is a Big 4 firm appropriate for a company of DINO's size and complexity; auditor tenure is not explicitly disclosed in the proxy so the tenure trigger cannot fire per policy. Vote FOR.

Actual Vote Results

Meeting held May 13, 2026

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Director Elections

Nominee% FORVotes ForWithheld / AgainstResult
Manuel J. Fernandez
99.6%
147.1M624,513✓ Elected
Ross B. Matthews
99.4%
146.8M873,230✓ Elected
Rhoman J. Hardy
99.4%
146.8M897,174✓ Elected
Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth
99.3%
146.6M1.0M✓ Elected
Jeanne M. Johns
99.0%
146.2M1.4M✓ Elected
R. Craig Knocke
99.0%
146.2M1.4M✓ Elected
Anna C. Catalano
99.0%
146.2M1.5M✓ Elected
Leldon E. Echols
98.5%
145.4M2.2M✓ Elected
Franklin Myers
97.5%
143.9M3.7M✓ Elected
Robert J. Kostelnik
91.5%
135.2M12.5M✓ Elected

Broker non-votes: 16.5M

Say on Pay

98.0%

For 144.9M · Against 2.6M · Abstain 386,500

✓ Passed

Auditor Ratification

97.1%

For 159.7M · Against 4.3M · Abstain 412,331

✓ Passed

Overall Assessment

The 2026 HF Sinclair annual ballot contains three standard proposals: election of ten directors, an advisory vote on executive compensation, and ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor. All three proposals pass policy screens and receive a FOR determination — the director slate has no overboarding, TSR-trigger, or independence issues; the executive pay program is heavily performance-based with strong shareholder support history; and auditor fees show minimal non-audit work well within independence thresholds.

Filing date: March 31, 2026·Policy v1.2·high confidence

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