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ELF BEAUTY INC (ELF)

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2026 Annual Meeting Analysis

ELF BEAUTY INC · Meeting: August 20, 2026

Policy v1.2high confidenceView Filing ↗
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Directors FOR

4

Directors AGAINST

0

Say on Pay

FOR

Auditor

FOR

Director Elections

Election of Four Class I Directors

4 FOR
✓ FOR
Matt Farrell

Farrell joined the board in February 2026, less than 24 months ago, so he is fully exempt from the TSR performance trigger under policy; he brings extensive consumer products and financial expertise as former CEO and CFO of Church & Dwight, and no overboarding, attendance, independence, or familial relationship concerns apply.

✓ FOR
Kenny Mitchell

Mitchell has served since November 2020 (approximately 5.7 years); ELF's 3-year total return of -34.5% is negative, which triggers review, but ELF's 3-year return trails the compensation peer group median of -23.5% by only 11 percentage points, well below the 20-percentage-point threshold required to fire a No vote for companies with negative absolute 3-year returns, so no TSR trigger applies; no overboarding, attendance, or independence concerns are present.

✓ FOR
Gayle Tait

Tait has served since November 2022 (approximately 3.7 years); the same peer-group TSR analysis applies — ELF underperforms the peer median by only 11 percentage points against a 20-percentage-point threshold for negative absolute 3-year returns, so no trigger fires; her consumer goods and digital marketing background is directly relevant, and no overboarding, attendance, or independence issues exist.

✓ FOR
Maureen Watson

Watson has served since August 2015 (approximately 10.9 years), the longest-tenured nominee; the peer-group TSR gap of -11 percentage points does not meet the 20-percentage-point threshold needed to trigger a No vote, so no TSR concern applies; her deep cosmetics and retail background at Sephora and Madison Reed is highly relevant, and she passes all other policy screens.

All four Class I director nominees — Farrell, Mitchell, Tait, and Watson — receive a FOR vote. ELF's 3-year stock price return of -34.5% is negative in absolute terms, but when compared against the company's own disclosed compensation peer group, ELF underperforms the peer median by only about 11 percentage points, which is below the 20-percentage-point threshold required to trigger a No vote for companies with negative absolute 3-year returns. No overboarding, attendance, independence, or familial relationship issues were identified for any nominee.

Say on Pay

✓ FOR

CEO

Tarang Amin

Total Comp

$8,834,379

Prior Support

~95%%

CEO Tarang Amin received total compensation of approximately $8.8 million, which is within a reasonable range for a consumer staples company of ELF's size and complexity given the company's strong operating execution — 25% net sales growth, 29 consecutive quarters of year-over-year sales growth, and $335 million in adjusted operating profit. The pay structure is genuinely performance-oriented: 94% of the CEO's target pay is variable and at-risk, with 50% in performance stock awards tied to 3-year net sales growth and market share metrics with cliff vesting, and 44% in time-vesting stock awards that spread alignment over four years. Prior-year shareholder support was approximately 95%, reflecting broad satisfaction with the program, and no concerns around clawback policy, equity dilution, or pay mix were identified.

Auditor Ratification

✓ FOR

Auditor

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Tenure

N/A

Audit Fees

$3,046,172

Non-Audit Fees

$802,291

Non-audit fees (audit-related fees of $674,514 plus tax fees of $20,183 plus all other fees of $107,594, totaling approximately $802,291) represent about 26% of core audit fees of $3,046,172, which is well below the 50% threshold that would raise independence concerns; Deloitte is a Big 4 firm appropriate for ELF's $4.4 billion market cap; auditor tenure is not disclosed in the proxy so no tenure trigger can fire under policy; no material restatements were identified.

Overall Assessment

The 2026 ELF Beauty annual meeting presents a clean ballot: all four Class I director nominees pass TSR, overboarding, and independence screens and receive FOR votes; Deloitte's ratification is straightforward with non-audit fees well within acceptable limits; and the Say on Pay program earns a FOR vote based on a genuinely performance-linked pay structure, strong operational results, and near-unanimous prior-year shareholder support of approximately 95%. No stockholder proposals appear on this ballot.

Filing date: July 8, 2026·Policy v1.2·high confidence

Compensation Peer Group

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