# Form DEF 14A: Definitive proxy statement

Canonical: https://sec-api.dev/sec-forms/def-14a

> DEF 14A is the definitive proxy statement a company sends shareholders before a vote. It covers director elections, executive compensation, auditor ratification and shareholder proposals, and it is the main source for pay-versus-performance tables.

## Who files it

Companies soliciting shareholder votes, most often before the annual meeting.

## Deadline

Must be filed no later than the date it is first sent to shareholders. A preliminary proxy (PRE 14A) is required 10 calendar days earlier for certain matters.

## What it contains

- Director nominees and board committees
- Summary compensation table and pay versus performance
- Proposals to be voted on

## Recent filings observed

| Filed | Company | Form | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-11-09 | REVIVA PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC. | DEF 14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1742927/000143774926035893/0001437749-26-035893-index.htm |
| 2026-11-09 | Globa Terra Acquisition Corp | DEFA14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2043766/000114036126042731/0001140361-26-042731-index.htm |
| 2026-11-09 | Lattice Strategies Trust | DEFA14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1605803/000119312526453175/0001193125-26-453175-index.htm |
| 2026-11-09 | Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust | DEFA14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501825/000119312526453175/0001193125-26-453175-index.htm |
| 2026-11-09 | HARTFORD SERIES FUND INC | DEFA14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053425/000119312526453175/0001193125-26-453175-index.htm |
| 2026-11-09 | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC | DEFA14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006415/000119312526453175/0001193125-26-453175-index.htm |
| 2026-11-09 | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC | DEFA14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49905/000119312526453175/0001193125-26-453175-index.htm |
| 2026-11-09 | CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC | DEFA14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465926124271/0001104659-26-124271-index.htm |
| 2026-11-09 | Surgery Partners, Inc. | DEFA14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1638833/000110465926124243/0001104659-26-124243-index.htm |
| 2026-11-09 | GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, INC. | DEFA14A | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1743725/000110465926124229/0001104659-26-124229-index.htm |

## API

`GET https://sec-api.dev/api/v1/filings?cik=320193&form=DEF%2014A&limit=5` with `Authorization: Bearer $SEC_API_KEY`

## Questions

**Where is executive pay disclosed?** In the proxy statement’s compensation discussion and analysis and summary compensation table, filed as DEF 14A.

Source: https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/2022/08/pay-versus-performance

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