Charles Lyon is being nominated to join the Board of Directors at this annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Lyon was appointed as President of the Company in December 2024. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of StoneX Financial Inc. This entity merged with the Company's three other domestic regulated entities in July 2015, and Mr. Lyon oversees the broker-dealer operations of the merged entity, in addition to global responsibility for the Company's Institutional segment line. Mr. Lyon was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of StoneX Securities Inc. in December 2012 when it was operating as the Company s U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary. Mr. Lyon was Head of Securities Trading and Sales as well as Head of Equity Capital Markets of StoneX Securities Inc. from 2004 until 2012, and served various roles for predecessor companies from 1999 until 2004. The Board believes that Mr. Lyon s strong leadership skills, extensive financial experience, and knowledge of the Company, its products and services are valuable to the Board. Mr. Lyon s service as President provides a valuable link between the management and operations of the Company and the Board of Directors, allowing the Board to perform its oversight role with the benefit of management's perspective on business and strategy.