cndt-20240403

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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April 3, 2024

Dear Shareholders:

We are pleased to invite you to the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Conduent Incorporated (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT). This year’s annual meeting will be conducted virtually, via a live audio webcast. You will be able to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting by visiting www.meetnow.global/MTJ9P9A, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Annual Meeting.

The attached notice of the Annual Meeting and proxy statement provide important information about the meeting and will serve as your guide to the business to be conducted at the meeting. We urge you to carefully read the accompanying materials regarding the matters to be voted on at the meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to vote upon:

1.A proposal to elect eight directors;

2.A proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2024; and

3.A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the 2023 compensation of our named executive officers.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of proposals 1, 2 and 3.

It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. Therefore, you are urged to vote your shares using one of the methods described on page 1 under “How do I vote?.”

Thank you for your continued support of, and ongoing interest in, Conduent Incorporated.

For the Board of Directors,

Scott Letier

Chairman of the Board

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Notice of 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Conduent Incorporated

100 Campus Drive, Suite 200

Florham Park, New Jersey 07932


Date and Time:						Friday, May 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT)

Location:						The Annual Meeting will be conducted virtually, via a live audio webcast; there will be no physical meeting location. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

Virtual Meeting Access:						You will be able to participate online and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.meetnow.global/MTJ9P9A. Details regarding how to participate in the meeting online are more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement.

Purpose:						Our shareholders will be asked to consider and vote on the following matters: (1) Election of eight director nominees; (2) Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2024; (3) Approval, on an advisory basis, of the 2023 compensation of our named executive officers; and (4) Consideration of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

Record Date:						March 18, 2024 — You are eligible to vote if you were a shareholder of record as of the close of business on this date.

Proxy Voting:						(1) Telephone; (2) Internet; or (3) Proxy Card. For voting instructions, please review the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or, if you requested and received a printed copy of the proxy materials, accompanying proxy card.

Importance of Vote:						Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to read this proxy statement and submit your proxy as soon as possible. You may submit your proxy for the Annual Meeting by using the Internet or telephone voting systems or by completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy card in the pre-addressed envelope provided. For specific instructions on how to vote your shares, please refer to the section entitled “How do I vote?” beginning on page 1 of this proxy statement and the instructions on the proxy card.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on May 17, 2024.

The Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report are available at

www.edocumentview.com/cndt or https://investor.conduent.com.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Michael Krawitz

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

April 3, 2024

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING			1

PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS			6

Board Overview			7

Biographies			7

Board Diversity Matrix As of March 31, 2023 and April 3, 2024			12

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE			13

Director Nomination Process			13

Board Leadership Structure			13

Risk Oversight			14

Corporate Social Responsibility Oversight and Highlights			14

Director Independence			15

Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions			16

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES			17

Committee Functions, Membership and Meetings			17

Board and Committee Meetings; Annual Meeting Attendance			21

Annual Director Compensation			21

SECURITIES OWNERSHIP			23

Securities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners			23

Section 16(a) Reports			25

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS			26

Executive Summary			26

Executive Compensation Program			28

2023 Compensation for the Named Executive Officers			32

Performance Results and Payouts Under Prior Equity Awards			32

Savings Plans			34

Benefits and Perquisites			34

Employment and Separation			34

Governance of the Executive Compensation Programs			35

Certain Tax Implications of Executive Compensation			37

Compensation Committee Report			37

Summary Compensation Table			38

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2023			39

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2023 Fiscal Year-End			41

Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2023			42

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control			43

Equity Compensation Plan Information			45

CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure			46

Definitions			46

Non-GAAP Financial Measures			46

PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE DISCLOSURE			49

Performance Measures Used for Linking Pay versus Performance			49

Pay Versus Performance Table			50

Reconciliation from SCT Total Compensation to CAP			51

Relationship between Company TSR and Peer Group TSR and CAP and Company TSR			52

Relationship between CAP and GAAP Net Income			52

Relationship between Revenue (our Company-Selected Measure) and CAP			53

OTHER INFORMATION			53

Indemnification Actions			53

Directors and Officers Liability Insurance and Indemnity			53

PROPOSAL 2 — RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM			54

Principal Auditor Fees and Services			54

Audit Committee Report			55

PROPOSAL 3 — PROPOSAL TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE 2023 COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS			56

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PROXY STATEMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Conduent Incorporated (“Conduent,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) will be held on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT). As a shareholder as of March 18, 2024, you are invited to attend the Annual Meeting via live audio webcast and are entitled to and requested to vote on the items of business described in this Proxy Statement. To participate at the Annual Meeting online, please visit www.meetnow.global/MTJ9P9A.

What is the purpose of the Annual Meeting?

At the Annual Meeting, shareholders will consider and vote on the following matters:

1.Election of the eight nominees named in this Proxy Statement to our Board of Directors (the “Board”), each for a term of one year.

2.Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

3.Approval, on an advisory basis, of the 2023 compensation of our named executive officers.

Shareholders will also act on any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting. In addition, our management will respond to questions from shareholders.

Who is entitled to vote?

Owners of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), as of the close of business on the record date, March 18, 2024 (the “Record Date”), are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The shares owned as of that date include: (1) shares you held directly in your name as the shareholder of record (registered shareholder); and/or (2) shares held in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record for you as the beneficial owner (beneficial owner). Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on. As of the Record Date, there were 208,643,322 shares of our Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

How do I vote?

Beneficial owners will receive a separate Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) with a voting instruction form from the bank, broker or other holder or nominee that must be followed in order for their shares to be voted. If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other holder or nominee, you must obtain a proxy from such holder or nominee to vote at the virtual Annual Meeting.

Registered shareholders can vote in any one of four ways:


BY INTERNET			BY TELEPHONE
If you have Internet access, you may vote your shares by following the “Vote by Internet” instructions included in the Notice or on the enclosed proxy card. If you vote via the Internet, do not return your proxy card.			You may vote your shares by following the “Vote by Telephone” instructions on the enclosed proxy card. If you vote by telephone, do not return your proxy card.


BY MAIL			ELECTRONICALLY DURING VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING
If you received a printed copy of the proxy materials, you may vote by completing and signing the proxy card enclosed with this Proxy Statement and promptly mailing it in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope. The shares you own will be voted according to your instructions on the proxy card you mail. If you sign and return your proxy card but do not indicate your voting instructions on one or more of the matters listed, the shares you own will be voted by the named proxies in favor of each of the proposals in accordance with the recommendations of our Board.			If you are a registered shareholder with a control number or a beneficial shareholder that has submitted a legal proxy and has received a control number from Computershare, you will also be able to vote your shares electronically during the Annual Meeting by clicking on the “Vote” link on the Meeting site.

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If you vote your proxy by Internet, telephone or mail, you authorize each of the two directors, whose names are listed on the accompanying proxy card, or any substitution thereof, to act as your proxies to represent you and vote your shares as you direct.

The Internet and telephone voting procedures are designed to authenticate your identity, to allow you to vote your shares and to confirm that your voting instructions have been properly recorded. Specific instructions are set forth on the proxy card. Regardless of the method you choose, your vote is important. Please vote by following the specific instructions on your proxy card. All proxies will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and applicable federal securities laws.

How does the Board recommend that I vote?

The Board recommends that you vote:

•FOR the election of each of the eight director nominees;

•FOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; and

•FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of the 2023 compensation of our named executive officers.

How can I attend the Annual Meeting?

The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of shareholders, which will be conducted exclusively by a live webcast. No physical meeting will be held. The Annual Meeting will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on Friday, May 17, 2024. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time leaving ample time for check in.

•For Registered Holders: If you were a shareholder as of the close of business on March 18, 2024 and have your control number, you may participate at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website. Registered shareholders can attend the meeting by accessing the meeting site at www.meetnow.global/MTJ9P9A and entering the 15-digit control number that can be found on your proxy card mailed with the proxy materials.

•For Beneficial Holders: If you were a shareholder as of the close of business on March 18, 2024 and hold your shares through an intermediary, such as a bank or broker or other nominee, you must register in advance to attend the Annual Meeting. To register you will need to obtain a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee. Once you have received a legal proxy form from them, forward the email with your name and the legal proxy attached or send a separate email with your name and legal proxy attached labeled “Legal Proxy” in the subject line to Computershare at legalproxy@computershare.com. (In the alternative, you can send the legal proxy materials by mail to: Computershare, Conduent Incorporated Legal Proxy, P.O. Box 43001, Providence, RI 02940-3006). Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on May 12, 2024. You will receive a confirmation email from Computershare of your registration. At the time of the Annual Meeting, go to www.meetnow.global/MTJ9P9A and enter your control number. If you do not have your control number, you may attend as a guest (non-shareholder) by going to www.meetnow.global/MTJ9P9A and entering the information requested under the “Guest” option. Please note that guest access is in listen-only mode and guests will not have the ability to ask questions or vote during the Annual Meeting.

How do I ask questions during the Annual Meeting?

If you are attending the Annual Meeting as a shareholder of record or registered beneficial owner, questions can be submitted by accessing the meeting center at www.meetnow.global/MTJ9P9A and entering your control number, and clicking on the Q&A icon in the upper right-hand corner of the page. To return to the main page, click the Broadcast icon at the top of the screen. Please note that guest access is in listen-only mode and guests will not have the ability to ask questions or vote during the Annual Meeting.

How many shares are required to be present to hold the Annual Meeting?

A quorum is necessary to hold a valid meeting of shareholders. For each of the proposals to be presented at the meeting, the presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares of our Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date will constitute a quorum. As of the Record Date, there were

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208,643,322 shares of our Common Stock outstanding. If you vote — including by Internet, telephone or proxy card — your shares will be counted towards the quorum for the Annual Meeting. Broker non-votes and abstentions are counted as present for the purpose of determining a quorum.

How many votes are required to approve each proposal?

Election of Directors. Under our by-laws, directors are elected by majority vote, meaning that in an uncontested director election, the votes cast “for” the nominee’s election must exceed the votes cast “against” the nominee’s election, with abstentions and broker non-votes not counting as votes “for” or “against.” Our by-laws require that, in an uncontested election, any incumbent nominee for director who receives a greater number of votes cast “against” his or her election than “for” his or her election shall tender his or her resignation promptly after such election. The independent directors, other than any director receiving less than a majority of “for” votes, will then evaluate and determine, based on the relevant facts and circumstances, whether to accept or reject the resignation. The Board’s explanation of its decision will be promptly disclosed on a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Other Items

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting will be required for approval of the following proposals, meaning these proposals will be approved if the number of votes cast “for” the proposal exceed the number of votes cast “against” the proposal:

•Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; and

•Approval, on an advisory basis, of the 2023 compensation of our named executive officers.

Abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast and therefore have no effect on the outcome of the other above matters. For information regarding broker non-votes, see below under “What is a broker non-vote and how will it affect the voting?”

Although the advisory vote on the 2023 compensation of our named executive officers is non-binding, the Board and Compensation Committee value the opinions of shareholders and will consider the outcome of the vote on such proposal when making future decisions regarding executive compensation.

At present, the Board does not intend to present any other matters at this meeting and knows of no matters other than these to be presented for shareholder action at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying proxy intend to vote the proxies in accordance with their best judgment, to the extent permitted by Rule 14a-4(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”).

What is a broker non-vote and how will it affect the voting?

Brokers are not permitted to vote the shares they hold on behalf of beneficial owners without the beneficial owner’s voting instruction for matters that are deemed to be “non-routine.” A broker non-vote occurs with respect to non-routine matters when the beneficial owner of the shares fails to furnish timely voting instructions to the broker, and the broker is not permitted to vote the shares in its discretion. The election of directors and the advisory vote on executive compensation are considered non-routine matters. If you do not instruct your broker on how to vote your shares with respect to these non-routine matters, your broker will not be able to cast a vote on these proposals. Accordingly, we urge you to provide voting instructions to your bank, broker or other holder of record so that you may vote on these important matters. Shares constituting broker non-votes, while counted towards the quorum, are not counted as votes cast “for” or “against” for the purpose of determining whether shareholders have approved a non-routine matter. As a result, broker non-votes will have no impact on the outcome of these matters.

Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm (sometimes referred to as our “independent auditors”) is a routine matter, and, therefore, brokers would have discretion to vote on this proposal without having received timely voting instructions. Accordingly, there will be no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.

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May I change my vote?

Yes. You may revoke your proxy at any time before the Annual Meeting by: (i) delivering a later dated proxy card via mail, over the telephone or on the Internet, (ii) notifying the Secretary of the Company in writing that you have revoked your proxy or (iii) voting electronically during the Annual Meeting. Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not revoke a proxy unless you actually vote electronically during the meeting.

Who will count the vote? Is my vote confidential?

A representative of Computershare will act as Inspector of Election, supervise the voting, decide the validity of proxies and receive and tabulate proxies. As a matter of policy, we keep confidential all shareholder meeting proxies, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual shareholders. In addition, the vote of any shareholder is not disclosed except as may be necessary to meet legal requirements.

How are proxies solicited?

The solicitation of proxies is made by our Board and will be conducted primarily by mail. We also request brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to forward soliciting material to the beneficial owners of stock held of record and reimburse such persons for the cost of forwarding the material. We have engaged Innisfree M&A Incorporated to handle the distribution of soliciting material to, and the collection of proxies from, such entities. We will pay Innisfree M&A Incorporated a fee of $17,500, plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for this service. Proxies may also be solicited on our behalf by our directors, officers or employees by telephone, electronic or facsimile transmission or in person, without compensation. We bear the cost of preparing all proxy materials and proxy solicitation.

Why did I receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in the mail instead of a full set of printed proxy materials?

Pursuant to rules adopted by the SEC, the Company has elected to provide access to its proxy materials over the Internet. Accordingly, on or about April 3, 2024, a Notice is being sent to all of the Company’s registered shareholders and beneficial owners of record as of March 18, 2024. The Notice contains instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet and how to vote. It also contains instructions on how to request a paper copy of the proxy materials, including a proxy card, as well as how shareholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail, or electronically by email, on a going forward basis.

How can I electronically access the proxy materials?

You can access the proxy materials online at www.edocumentview.com/cndt or https://investor.conduent.com. Shareholders may receive Proxy Statements, Annual Reports and other shareholder materials via electronic delivery. Registered shareholders can sign up for electronic delivery at www.computershare.com/investor. Beneficial owners can sign up for electronic delivery at http://enroll.icsdelivery.com/cndt or by checking the information provided in the proxy materials mailed to you by your bank or broker regarding the availability of this service. Opting to receive future proxy materials electronically by email will provide the Company cost savings relating to printing and postage and reduce the environmental impact of delivering documents to you.

What are the deadlines and requirements for shareholder submission of proposals, director nominations and other business for the 2025 Annual Meeting?

We expect to hold our 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders during the second half of May 2025 and to file and make available or mail, as applicable, our Proxy Statement for that meeting during the first half of April 2025. Under SEC proxy rules, if a shareholder wants us to include a proposal in our Proxy Statement and proxy card for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the proposal must be received by us no later than December 4, 2024.

Any shareholder wishing to make a nomination for director or wishing to introduce any business at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (other than a proposal submitted for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials) must provide the Company advance notice of such nominee or business which must be received by the Company no earlier than November 4, 2024 and no later than December 4, 2024. Any such notice must comply with requirements set forth in our amended and restated by-laws. Nominations for director must be

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accompanied by a written consent of the nominee consenting to being named as a nominee and serving as a director if elected.

In addition to satisfying the foregoing advance notice requirements under our amended and restated by-laws, to comply with the universal proxy rules under the Exchange Act, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, including a statement that they will solicit the holders of shares representing at least 67% of the voting power of shares entitled to vote on the election of directors, no later than the same deadline under the advance notice provisions of our bylaws described above, or December 4, 2024. Proposals and other items of business should be directed to Conduent Incorporated, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ 07932, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

How can I contact the Board?

Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, shareholders and other interested parties may contact the non-management members of the Board by contacting the Chairman of the Board, c/o Conduent Incorporated Corporate Secretary, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ 07932.

What if multiple shareholders have the same address?

To reduce the expenses of delivering duplicate proxy materials, where multiple shareholders reside in the same household, we will deliver a single Notice, or for shareholders who receive paper copies of our proxy materials, a single Proxy Statement and Annual Report along with separate proxy cards, unless we have received instructions otherwise. If you share a household with one or more other shareholders and (i) would like to receive separate copies of the Notice or printed proxy materials, or (ii) you are receiving multiple copies of the Notice or printed proxy materials and, as a household, wish to receive only one Notice or one set of printed proxy materials, then you may request a change in delivery preferences. We will deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Notice or printed proxy materials, as applicable, to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy was delivered. For registered shareholders, you may contact our transfer agent at 866-574-5496 or write them at Computershare, P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3006. For beneficial owners, you may call the bank, broker or other nominee where your shares are held in street name.

How may I get additional copies of the Annual Report and Proxy Statement?

Copies of the 2023 Annual Report and 2024 Proxy Statement have been distributed to shareholders (unless you have received a copy of the Notice or have consented to electronic delivery). Additional paper copies of these documents are available at no cost upon request made to Conduent Incorporated, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ 07932, Attention: Corporate Secretary. The 2023 Annual Report and 2024 Proxy Statement are also available on the Company’s website at https://investor.conduent.com or www.edocumentview.com/cndt. The Notice also provides you with instructions on how to request paper copies of the proxy materials. There is no charge to receive any such materials by mail. You may request paper copies of the materials until one year after the date of the Annual Meeting.

Is there a list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?

A list of registered shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available during the Annual Meeting at the Annual Meeting website and for ten days prior to the Annual Meeting upon written request made by a shareholder to: Conduent Incorporated, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ 07932, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

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PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Shareholders annually elect directors to serve for one year and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Based on the director nomination process described below, the eight persons whose biographies appear below have been nominated by the Board to serve as directors based on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee. Each nominee brings to us valuable experience from a variety of fields. The biographical information presents each nominee’s specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led our Board to conclude that he or she should serve as a director. All of our incumbent director nominees have demonstrated business acumen and an ability to exercise independent and sound judgment, as well as an understanding of the Company’s business environment and a commitment to serve the Company and our Board. We also value the significant experience of our nominees on other public company boards of directors and board committees.

All nominees are currently directors of the Company and were elected by our shareholders at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

On December 31, 2016, the Company entered into a Joinder Agreement to a letter agreement, dated as of January 28, 2016, entered into by Xerox Corporation, our former parent company, with Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Icahn Offshore LP, Icahn Capital LP, IPH GP LLC, Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., Beckton Corp., High River Limited Partnership, Hopper Investments LLC, Barberry Corp., Jonathan Christodoro and Carl C. Icahn (collectively, the “Icahn Group”), pursuant to which, among other things, Hunter Gary, Jesse A. Lynn and Steven Miller were appointed to the Board (the “Icahn Agreement”). The Icahn Group is required pursuant to the Icahn Agreement to vote in favor of the directors nominated by the Board at the Annual Meeting.

On December 18, 2018, the Company entered into a Shareholder Agreement with Darwin Deason (the “Deason Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, Scott Letier was appointed to the Board and Darwin Deason is required to vote in favor of the directors nominated by the Board at the Annual Meeting.

The Board has determined that each of the nominees, other than Clifford Skelton, CEO of the Company, is independent under Nasdaq rules and the Company’s independence standards. Although not anticipated, if for any reason a nominee is unable to serve, the individuals named as proxies may use their discretion to vote for a substitute nominated by the Board.

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Board Overview

Biographies

The table below summarizes key qualifications, skills and attributes that each of our director nominees possesses which were most relevant to the decision to nominate him or her to serve on the Board. The lack of a mark does not mean the director nominee does not possess that qualification or skill or that other qualities were not also considered; rather, a mark indicates a specific area of focus or expertise on which the Board relies most heavily. Each director nominee’s biography below describes his or her qualifications and relevant experience in more detail. The demographic information presented below is based on voluntary self-identification by each nominee.

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Director Skills and Demographic Matrix

Skelton

Gary

Higgins
Victor

Letier

Lynn

Miller

Montelongo

Paláu- Hernández

Experience, expertise or attribute

Industry Expertise (1)

Leadership

Global Business

Financial

Public Company

Boards & Corporate Governance

Business Operations

Information Security

ESG Oversight

Identity

Gender Expression

Male

Female

Male

Female

LGBTQ+

Race/Ethnicity

White

Not Disclosed

Hispanic

Veteran

Yes

(1)Several director nominees have experience in the Services industry, including Mr. Montelongo who is the chair of the Audit Committee.

In addition to the qualifications and skills referenced above, we have provided below the principal occupation and other information about the relevant experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that the Board has concluded qualify each of the nominees to serve as a director of the Company.


						Clifford Skelton Age: 68 Director since: 2019 Non-Independent Occupation: President and Chief Executive Officer, Conduent Incorporated Other Public Company Directorships: None

Other Background: On February 25, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Skelton to serve as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Skelton had served in this role on an interim basis since August 2019. He previously served as our Chief Operating Officer from June 2019 to August 2019. Prior to joining Conduent, Mr. Skelton served as President of Fiserv Output Solutions from March 2017 to June 2019 and as the Group President and Chief Information Officer at Fiserv from April 2012 until March 2017. Mr. Skelton also held a variety of leadership roles at companies such as Ally Financial (formerly General Motors Acceptance Corporation) and Bank of America. Mr. Skelton is a former Navy fighter pilot and served in the Navy for over 20 years. Mr. Skelton received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California and a Master in Public Administration degree from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Mr. Skelton brings to the Board unique client services, financial and operational experience and a proven track record of leading growth and corporate transformations through his leadership positions with Fiserv, Ally Financial and Bank of America.

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						Hunter Gary Age: 49 Director since: 2020 Independent Occupation: Senior Managing Director, Icahn Enterprises L.P. Other Public Company Directorships: American Electric Power (since 2024); CVR Energy, Inc. (since 2018); Herc Holdings Inc. (2022-2023); Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (2014-2021); CVR Partners, L.P. (2018-2019), CVR Refining, L.P. (2018-2019); Federal-Mogul (2012 to 2016); Voltari Corporation (2007-2015); American Railcar Industries, Inc. (2008-2015); Viskase Companies Inc. (2012-2015); Tropicana Entertainment Inc. (2010-2018); and Cadus Corporation (2014-2018 ). Carl C. Icahn has a non-controlling interest in American Electric Power and CVR Energy, Inc. through the ownership of securities.

Other Background: Mr. Gary has served as Senior Managing Director of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (“IEP”), a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, energy, automotive, food packaging, metals, real estate, home fashion and pharma, and has been employed by IEP since November 2010. Prior to that time, Mr. Gary was employed by Icahn Associates Corporation, an affiliate of IEP, in various roles since June 2003. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Gary worked, most recently, as a Managing Director at Kaufhof Warenhaus AG.

Mr. Gary has served in various operational and oversight roles of several other public companies and private companies. Mr. Gary received his B.S. with senior honors from Georgetown University, as well as a certificate of executive development from Columbia Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Gary is a director selected by the Icahn Group pursuant to the Icahn Agreement. He brings to the Board significant operational and finance expertise and experience providing strategic advice and guidance gained from his positions with IEP and his experience as a director and in operational roles at other public and private companies.


						Kathy Higgins Victor Age: 67 Director since: 2019 Independent Occupation: President and CEO Centera Corporation Other Public Company Directorships: Best Buy (1999-2020)

Other Background: Ms. Higgins Victor has served as the President and CEO of Centera Corporation, an executive development and leadership coaching firm, since 1995, where she advises CEOs and C-suites on leadership effectiveness, executive and CEO succession and corporate governance. Prior to Centera, Ms. Higgins Victor served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Northwest Airlines, Inc., where she was responsible for executive compensation, employee benefits and labor relations. She also held Human Resource-related leadership roles at The Pillsbury Co., Grand Metropolitan PLC and Burger King Corp. earlier in her career. Ms. Higgins Victor received her B.A. cum laude from the University of Avila.

Ms. Higgins Victor brings to the Board significant experience in human resources, talent management, organizational culture and succession planning from her roles at Centera, Northwest Airlines Inc., The Pillsbury

Co., Grand Metropolitan PLC and Burger King Corp. She also brings corporate governance expertise from her decades of experience at Centera and public company board experience.

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						Scott Letier (Chairman of the Board) Age: 63 Director since: 2018 Independent Occupation: Managing Director of Deason Capital Services, LLC, the family office for Darwin Deason Other Public Company Directorships: Xerox Holding Corporation (since 2018, and has served as Chair of the Board since 2023). Darwin Deason has a non-controlling interest in Xerox Holding Corporation through the ownership of securities.

Other Background: Mr. Letier has been Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Deason Capital Services, LLC (“DCS”) since July 2014. Prior to joining DCS, Mr. Letier was the Managing Director of JFO Group, LLC, the family office for the Jensen family, from September 2006 to July 2014. Mr. Letier has over 20 years of prior leadership roles serving as a private equity investment professional and chief financial officer and began his career in the audit group at Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young). Mr. Letier has served on numerous boards in the past, and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Xerox Holdings, Inc, and is on the boards of several private companies including: Colvin Resources Group, a Dallas based search and staffing firm, File & ServeXpress, LLC, an electronic filing, process service, and secure document exchange platform serving the legal system, Gardenuity, Inc, a tech enabled wellness and e-commerce company, and he serves on the fund advisory board of Anchor Capital GP, a private equity firm, and Griffis Residential, a Denver based multi-family real estate management and investment firm. Mr. Letier is a Certified Public Accountant and has a BBA with a concentration in accounting from Southern Methodist University – Cox School of Business.

Mr. Letier is a director selected by Darwin Deason pursuant to the Deason Agreement. With his over 20 years of prior leadership roles and service on other company boards and committees, Mr. Letier brings to the Board expertise relevant to Conduent, including his significant audit experience and investment and financial expertise gained from serving as a private equity and investment professional and chief financial officer.


						Jesse A. Lynn Age: 53 Director since: 2019 Independent Occupation: General Counsel, Icahn Enterprises L.P. Other Public Company Directorships: JetBlue Airways Corporation (non-voting board observer; since 2024); Crown Holdings, Inc. (2022-2023); FirstEnergy Corp. (2021-2023); Xerox Holdings Corporation (2021-2023); Cloudera, Inc. (2019-2021); Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (2014-2021); and The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (2015-2018 ). Carl C. Icahn has a non-controlling interest in JetBlue Airways Corporation through the ownership of securities.

Other Background: Mr. Lynn has been general counsel of IEP, a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, energy, automotive, food packaging, metals, real estate, home fashion and pharma, since 2014. From 2004 to 2014, Mr. Lynn was Assistant General Counsel of IEP. Mr. Lynn is currently a non-voting board observer for JetBlue Airways Corporation since February 2024. Mr. Lynn was previously a director of: Crown Holdings, Inc., a global supplier of rigid, transit and protective packaging products, from December 2022 to November 2023; FirstEnergy Corp., an electric utility company, from March 2021 to May 2023; and Xerox Holdings Corporation, a print and digital document products and services company, from November 2021 to September 2023. Mr. Lynn was also a director of: Cloudera, Inc., a company that provides a software platform for data engineering, data warehousing, machine learning and analytics, from August 2019 to October 2021; Herbalife Nutrition Ltd., a nutrition company, from 2014 to January 2021; and The Manitowoc Company, Inc., a capital goods manufacturer, from April 2015 to February 2018. Prior to joining Icahn Enterprises, Mr. Lynn worked as an associate in the New York office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in its business and finance department from 2000 until 2004. From 1996 until 2000, Mr. Lynn was an associate in the corporate group at Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein. Mr. Lynn received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from the Boston University School of Law.

Mr. Lynn is a director selected by the Icahn Group pursuant to the Icahn Agreement. He brings to the Board legal and finance expertise gained both in private practice as well as his positions with Icahn Enterprises and his experience as a director of other public companies.

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						Steven Miller Age: 35 Director since: 2021 Independent Occupation: Portfolio Manager, Icahn Capital LP Other Public Company Directorships: Bausch Health Companies Inc. (since 2021); Dana Incorporated (since 2023); JetBlue Airways Corporation (non-voting board observer; since 2024); Xerox Holdings Corporation (2021-2023); and Herc Holdings Inc. (2022-2023). Carl C. Icahn has a non-controlling interest in Bausch Health Companies Inc., Dana Incorporated and JetBlue Airways Corporation through the ownership of securities.

Other Background: Mr. Miller has been a Portfolio Manager of Icahn Capital LP (“Icahn Capital”) since October 2020. Mr. Miller is responsible for analysis and engagement in connection with investments by Icahn Capital in public securities. Icahn Capital is a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses. Prior to joining Icahn Capital, Mr. Miller was an Analyst in the Distressed and Special Situations investment group in the New York office of BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC (“BlueMountain”) from 2013 to 2019. Mr. Miller represented BlueMountain on the Ad Hoc Group of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Bondholders from 2014 to 2019. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Miller was an Analyst in the Distressed Products Group in the New York office of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Miller has served on the Bausch Health Companies Inc. board since March 2021, the Dana Incorporated board since December 2023, and as a non-voting board observer for JetBlue Airways Corporation since February 2024. Mr. Miller was previously a director of the Xerox Holdings Corporation board from June 2021 to September 2023; and Herc Holdings Inc. from May 2022 to March 2023. Mr. Miller received a B.S. summa cum laude from Duke University in 2011.

Mr. Miller is a director selected by the Icahn Group pursuant to the Icahn Agreement. He brings to the Board experience in investment and finance, complex debt matters and as a director of other public companies.


						Michael Montelongo Age: 68 Director since 2020 Independent Occupation: President and Chief Executive Officer of GRC Advisory Services, LLC Other Public Company Directorships: Civeo Corporation (since 2021); Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (2015-2021)

Other Background: Mr. Montelongo has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GRC Advisory Services, LLC, a board governance firm, since July 2016, and was previously Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Corporate Affairs for Sodexo, Inc. (Euronext:SW), a facilities and hospitality outsourcing services enterprise, from January 2008 to July 2016. He is a former George W. Bush White House appointee serving as the 19th Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Air Force from August 2001 to March 2005 and concluded his tenure at the Pentagon as acting Secretary of the Air Force. Mr. Montelongo is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and was an executive with a global management consulting firm and a regional telecommunications company. He completed a career in the U.S. Army that included line and staff assignments, a Congressional Fellowship in the U.S. Senate and service as an assistant professor teaching economics and political science at West Point. Mr. Montelongo also serves as a Lecturer of Business Administration on the Harvard Business School faculty and on the boards of Civeo Corporation (NYSE: CVEO), an accommodation services multinational outsourcing enterprise, the privately-held Palmex I Ltd., an international B2B snack pellet producer, and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Mr. Montelongo earned his B.S. from West Point and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Montelongo brings to the Board significant experience and a cross-industry background in board governance, strategy, financial and risk management, policymaking and outsourcing operational excellence from his roles as a business school professor and business services executive and corporate governance leader at Harvard Business School, GRC Advisory Services, LLC, Sodexo, Inc., and the Pentagon. He also brings financial and audit committee experience from serving as a director on other public company boards.

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						Margarita Paláu-Hernández Age: 67 Director since: 2019 Independent Occupation: Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hernández Ventures Other Public Company Directorships: Xerox Holdings Corporation (since 2021); Apartment Income REIT Corporation (since 2021); Occidental Petroleum Corporation (2020-2022); Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (2018-2021); and ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (2015-2019)

Other Background: Ms. Paláu-Hernández is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hernández Ventures, a private firm engaged in the acquisition and management of a variety of business interests in the United States and Mexico, a position she has held since November 1988. Prior to founding Hernández Ventures, Ms. Paláu-Hernández was an attorney with the law firm of McCutcheon, Black, Verleger & Shea, where she focused on domestic and international business and real estate transactions from September 1985 until August 1988. In September 2018, Ms. Paláu-Hernández was nominated to serve as a Representative of the United States to the Seventy-Third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Ms. Paláu-Hernández has served as a member of the board of Apartment Income REIT Corporation since December 2021 and has served on the Xerox Holdings Corporation board since June 2021. She was previously a member of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation board from March 2020 to May 2022, Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. board from 2018 to 2021 and the ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. board from 2015 to 2019. Ms. Paláu-Hernández earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law.

Ms. Paláu-Hernández brings to the Board over 30 years of knowledge and experience regarding international business and legal matters from her roles at Hernández Ventures and McCutcheon, Black, Verleger & Shea. She also brings to the Board her experience as a director on other public company boards.

Board Diversity Matrix As of March 31, 2023 and April 3, 2024


Board Size:
Total Number of Directors			8
Number of Directors based on Gender Identity:
Male			6
Female			2
Non-Binary			0
Did Not Disclose			0
Number of Directors who identify in Any of the Categories Below:
African American or Black			0
Alaskan Native or American Indian			0
Asian			0
Hispanic or Latinx			2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander			0
White			5
Two or More Races or Ethnicities			0
LGBTQ+			0
Persons with Disabilities			0
Did Not Disclose			1
Directors who are Military Veterans			2

The Board recommends a vote

FOR

the election of the eight (8) Directors nominated by the Board

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Company is committed to the highest standards of business integrity and corporate governance. All of our directors, executives and employees must act ethically. In addition, our directors must act in accordance with our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Members of the Board of Directors; our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, among others, must act in accordance with our Finance Code of Conduct; and all of our executives and employees must act in accordance with our Code of Business Conduct. Each of these codes of conduct can be accessed through our website at https://www.conduent.com/corporate-governance/ethics-and-compliance. Additionally, our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the charters of our Audit, Compensation, Corporate Governance, Risk Oversight, and Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy Committees can be accessed through our website at https://www.conduent.com/corporate-governance. They are also available to any shareholder who requests them in writing addressed to Conduent Incorporated, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ 07932, Attention: Corporate Secretary. We will disclose any future amendments to, or waivers from, provisions of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Members of the Board and our Code of Business Conduct and our Finance Code of Conduct for our officers on our website as promptly as practicable, and consistent with the requirements of applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules. The Corporate Governance Committee of the Board periodically reviews and reassesses the adequacy of our overall corporate governance and Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Director Nomination Process

The Corporate Governance Committee considers candidates for Board membership recommended by Board members, management and shareholders (see below). The Corporate Governance Guidelines require that a substantial majority of the Board consist of independent directors and that management representation on the Board should be limited to senior Company management. There are no specific minimum qualifications that the Corporate Governance Committee believes must be met by prospective candidates; however, the Corporate Governance Committee applies the criteria set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines. These criteria include, among other things, the candidate’s broad perspective, integrity, independence of judgment, experience, expertise, diversity, ability to make independent analytical inquiries, understanding of the Company’s business environment and ability to devote adequate time and effort to Board responsibilities. The Corporate Governance Committee does not assign specific weight to particular criteria and no particular criterion is necessarily applicable to all prospective nominees.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines dictate that diversity should be considered by the Corporate Governance Committee in the director identification and nomination process. This means that the Corporate Governance Committee seeks nominees who bring a variety of business backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to the Board. We believe that the backgrounds and qualifications of the directors, considered as a group, should provide a broad diversity of experience, professions, skills, geographic representations, knowledge and abilities that will allow the Board to fulfill its responsibilities. In addition, the Board recognizes the tremendous value of having a diverse collection of directors, and as such, also places value on candidates who are women, from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group, who are LGBTQ, with disabilities, who are military veterans, or with other diverse or underrepresented characteristics.

Shareholders who wish to recommend individuals for consideration by the Corporate Governance Committee as director nominees may do so by submitting a written recommendation to the Secretary of the Company at Conduent Incorporated, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ 07932. Submissions must include sufficient biographical information concerning the recommended individual, including age, employment and current board memberships (if any), for the Corporate Governance Committee to consider. The submission must be accompanied by the written consent of the nominee to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected by the shareholders. All submissions are reviewed by the Corporate Governance Committee. Recommendations received no earlier than November 4, 2024 and no later than December 4, 2024 will be considered for nomination at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Board Leadership Structure

We believe that the most effective board structure is one that emphasizes Board independence and ensures that the Board’s deliberations are not dominated by management while also ensuring that the Board and senior management act with a common purpose and in the best interest of the Company. At this time, we believe this balance is achieved through the appointment of an independent Chairman of the Board. Accordingly, Scott Letier, an independent director, serves as Chairman of the Board. Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, each regularly scheduled Board meeting must include an executive session of all directors and the CEO and a

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separate executive session attended only by the independent directors. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, all of our current directors and director nominees qualify as independent directors, except for Mr. Skelton, and each of our standing Board committees is comprised solely of independent directors, including our Corporate Governance Committee, which establishes our corporate governance policy and monitors the effectiveness of this policy at the Board level. You can find more information on our Board leadership structure in the Corporate Governance Guidelines posted on the Company’s website at www.conduent.com/corporate-governance.

Risk Oversight

Our Board of Directors maintains oversight responsibility for our Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) program. This oversight is facilitated primarily through the Risk Oversight Committee of the Board, which previews the ERM program, related assessments and remediation activities for subsequent review by the Board. At least quarterly, the Board’s Risk Oversight Committee and Audit Committee meet with management, the General Counsel, the Chief Audit Executive, and Conduent’s external auditors to discuss risk matters and operating practices, including actions taken by management to address risk exposures. Our ERM program is designed to strengthen our risk management capabilities by developing and implementing a governance structure, risk framework, and processes that enable the identification, assessment, monitoring and management of strategic, financial, operational, technology, and compliance risks. The ERM program, executed under the direction of the General Counsel, enables organizational value through effective integration of risk practices into strategic planning and enterprise decision making. Our risk team collaborates with management and business unit risk leaders to identify and assess emerging risks, monitor risks, develop and prioritize risk mitigation plans, and provide consolidated views of risk across the enterprise.

Corporate Social Responsibility Oversight and Highlights

We are committed to conducting business in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner, in all of our interactions with our stakeholders, including clients, associates, suppliers, shareholders, and the global communities in which we operate. We take a holistic approach to incorporate sustainability principles into our corporate strategy and anticipate risks and opportunities that may arise. We strongly believe that operating in a socially responsible and sustainable manner will drive long-term value creation for our clients, our Company and its shareholders.

Our sustainability initiatives are overseen by our Board’s Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy (“CSR&PP”) Committee, whose responsibilities are listed in its charter. The Company’s strategy, which integrates our sustainability initiatives, is led by the Company’s CEO and his team. A management-level Sustainability Steering Committee, comprised of Legal, Marketing, Sustainability, Investor Relations, Diversity and Inclusion, Human Resources, Real Estate, Strategy, Procurement and Risk Management leaders, is charged with working with business units and corporate functions to set and execute sustainability goals and to provide long-term strategic guidance and direction on material sustainability policies, processes and measurements. Members of the Sustainability Steering Committee meet quarterly with the CSR&PP Committee and the full Board to discuss Conduent’s sustainability objectives, as well as to provide periodic briefings and education on trends and emerging issues and regulations, such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, that impact the Company. This regular engagement gives the Board insight into how sustainability initiatives are integrated into the Company’s overall company strategy, operational management and solutions and services.

Our sustainability initiatives are focused on the below-referenced environmental, social and governance focus areas that we have determined, through extensive engagement between our senior leadership team and our Board, as well as with our stakeholders, to be most relevant to our industry, our businesses and our stakeholders. In 2023, we refined our focus with a foundational materiality analysis and a client engagement survey on material issues and expectations.

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Our key sustainability initiatives support the following overarching UN Sustainable Development Goals:

Our most recent Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) report was published in 2023 and includes reporting based on, among other sources, the reporting standards published by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”) and recommended climate disclosures from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”). Our CSR reporting also includes key performance indicators for our environmental, social and governance focus areas, which are monitored and overseen by our CSR&PP Committee and full Board. In addition, we annually complete the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Climate Change questionnaire and the EcoVadis questionnaire. We expect to continue to enhance our CSR reporting and disclosures in 2024. In 2024, we also plan to develop and submit our near-term greenhouse gas target, as part of Conduent’s recent Science Based Target initiative commitment. We are honored to be recognized for the progress we have made in our sustainability efforts, including the following:

▪Forbes – “America’s Best 500 Employers for Diversity”;

▪Newsweek – “Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces”;

▪Human Rights Campaign – Top ranking workplace for LGBTQ+ inclusion – U.S.;

▪Disability Equality Index – Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion;

▪India Workplace Equality Index – Top Employer for LGBT+ Inclusion;

▪Military Times - Best for Vets Employers;

▪EcoVadis - Bronze Award for Sustainability Performance

For more sustainability information, please refer to Conduent’s 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility report located in the Sustainability section of our investor website at https://investor.conduent.com. The contents of the Corporate Social Responsibility section of our website (www.conduent.com), including our Corporate Social Responsibility report, are referenced for general information only and are not incorporated into this Proxy Statement.

Director Independence

A director is not considered independent unless the Corporate Governance Committee and Board determine that he or she has no material relationship with the Company. The Board makes a determination as to each director’s independence broadly considering all relevant facts and circumstances. A director is presumed not to have a material relationship with the Company if the director meets all the bright-line independence and other applicable requirements under the Nasdaq listing standards and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations regarding independence.

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In addition, the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board review relationships involving members of the Board, their immediate family members and affiliates, and transactions in which members of the Board, their immediate family members and their affiliates have a direct or indirect interest in which the Company is a participant to determine whether such relationship or transaction is material and could impair a director’s independence. In making independence determinations, the Board considers all relevant facts and circumstances from the point of view of both the director and the persons or organizations with which the director has relationships. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions.”

As a result of this review, our Board has determined that all of the nominees for election as directors at the Annual Meeting are, and were during 2023, independent under the Nasdaq rules and our Corporate Governance Guidelines, with the exception of Clifford Skelton, our CEO.

Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions

Related Person Transactions Policy

The Board has adopted a policy addressing the Company’s procedures with respect to the review, approval and ratification of “related person transactions” that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The policy, which is administered by the Corporate Governance Committee, provides that any transaction, arrangement or relationship, or series of similar transactions, in which the Company will participate or has participated and a “related person” (as defined in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K) has or will have a direct or indirect material interest, and where the amount involved exceeds $120,000 in the aggregate, is subject to review (each such transaction, a “Related Person Transaction”). In its review of Related Person Transactions, the Corporate Governance Committee reviews the material facts and circumstances of the transaction and takes into account certain factors, where appropriate, based on the particular facts and circumstances, including: (i) the nature of the “related person’s” interest in the transaction; (ii) the significance of the transaction to the Company and to the “related person”; and (iii) whether the transaction is likely to impair the judgment of the “related person” to act in the best interest of the Company. No member of the Corporate Governance Committee may participate in the review, approval or ratification of a transaction with respect to which he or she is a “related person.”

In the normal course of business, the Company provides services to (including human resources, end-user support and other services and solutions), and purchases from (including office equipment and related services and supplies), certain parties in which Carl C. Icahn and his affiliates (collectively, the “Icahn shareholders”), a beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Company’s voting securities, have an ownership interest. Total transactions with the Icahn shareholders in 2023 were as follows: revenue from these parties was approximately $6 million; purchases from these parties was approximately $18 million.

In 2021, one of the Company’s vendors, Sia Partners US, Inc. (f/k/a Summus Group), engaged a consultant who was assigned to work at the Company pursuant to a consulting arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of business. The consultant is Sara Prout, spouse of Mark Prout, our Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer. Sia Partners US, Inc. was paid $385,560 in respect of the work done by Sara Prout during 2023.

Icahn Agreements and Deason Agreement

See above under “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors” for information regarding our interest in (1) agreements between Xerox and the Icahn Group and (2) the agreement with Darwin Deason.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES

Committee Functions, Membership and Meetings

Our Board has five standing committees: Audit, Compensation, Corporate Governance, Risk Oversight and Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy. Set forth below is a summary of the responsibilities of each committee, the number of committee meetings held during 2023 for each committee and a list of the members and chair of each committee. A copy of the charter of each committee is posted on the Company’s website at www.conduent.com/corporate-governance.

Audit Committee (8 meetings)

The responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in the Audit Committee charter and include the following:

•appoint, retain, compensate, evaluate and replace our independent auditors;

•review and pre-approve audit services to be performed by our independent auditors;

•examine and make recommendations with respect to the audit scope, plans for and results of the annual audit;

•assess independent auditor’s qualifications and independence;

•oversee the activities, qualifications, adequacy of resources, performance and effectiveness of the internal audit organization and review and approve the internal audit scope and internal audit plan;

•review with management, the independent auditors and the internal auditors the quality and adequacy of internal controls;

•review and make recommendations to the Board regarding the Company’s policies and disclosures with regard to affiliate transactions;

•oversee the integrity of the Company’s financial statements;

•review the Company’s audited financial statements, including the Company’s “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and recommend to the Board their inclusion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K;

•oversee the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

•assess performance of the Company’s independent auditors and the internal audit function;

•review the Company’s cash position, capital structure, status of credit ratings and strategies, financing strategies and insurance coverage and report to the full Board with respect thereto as appropriate;

•review and make recommendations to the management and the full Board as appropriate with respect to the Company’s dividend policy and capital allocation policy;

•review the adequacy of the funding of the Company’s funded retirement plans and welfare benefits plans (other than those plans maintained pursuant to a collective agreement that names the Joint Administrative Board as the governing plan fiduciary) in terms of the Company’s corporate purposes; and

•review the Company’s policy on derivatives.

The Audit Committee is also responsible for the preparation of the Audit Committee Report that is included in this Proxy Statement beginning on page 60.

Members: Kathy Higgins Victor, Steven Miller and Michael Montelongo.

Chair: Mr. Montelongo

The Board has determined that all of the members of the Audit Committee are: (1) independent under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and under the applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules and are able to read and understand financial statements; and (2) “audit committee financial experts,” as defined in the applicable SEC rules. Designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on

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such person as a member of the Audit Committee and the Board in the absence of such designation or identification.

Compensation Committee (5 meetings)

The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee are set forth in the Compensation Committee charter and include the following:

•review and approve the goals, objectives and philosophies with respect to the compensation of the CEO and other key executive officers;

•review and approve the compensation of the CEO and other key executive officers;

•oversee the evaluation of the CEO;

•review, and approve key executive officer compensation and retirement plans, and administer and interpret such compensation plans;

•review and approve employment, severance, change-in-control, termination and retirement arrangements for key executive officers;

•review and recommend to the Board the Company’s stock ownership guidelines and all material compensation-related policies;

•oversee succession planning for executive officers;

•oversee and review the assessment and mitigation of risks associated with the Company’s compensation policies and practices;

•oversee shareholder communications on executive compensation; and

•have sole authority to retain, terminate and assess the independence of the consulting firms engaged to assist the Compensation Committee in the evaluation of the compensation of the CEO and other executive officers, and oversee the work of the compensation consultants, including determination of compensation to be paid to any such consultant by the Company.

The Compensation Committee is also responsible for reviewing and discussing the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) with management, and has recommended to the Board that the CD&A be included in this Proxy Statement (beginning on page 26) and incorporated by reference into the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The CD&A discusses the material aspects of the Company’s compensation objectives, policies and practices. The Compensation Committee’s report appears on page 42 of this Proxy Statement.

The Compensation Committee has not delegated its authority with respect to executive compensation decisions. The Compensation Committee has, however, delegated authority under the Company’s equity plan to the CEO and Chief Human Resources Officer to grant equity awards to employees who are not executive officers. The CEO is also responsible for setting the compensation of, reviewing performance goals and objectives for, and evaluating officers who are not executive officers.

Executive officer compensation decisions are made by the Compensation Committee after discussing recommendations with the CEO and the Chief Human Resources Officer. The Chief Financial Officer confirms the Company’s financial results used by the Compensation Committee to make compensation decisions. The Chief Financial Officer attends Compensation Committee meetings to discuss financial targets and results for the Annual Performance Incentive Plan and the Long-Term Incentive Program as described in the CD&A. The Compensation Committee meets in executive session to review and approve compensation actions for the CEO.

The Compensation Committee has retained Frederic W. Cook & Co. (“FW Cook”) as an independent consultant to the Compensation Committee. FW Cook provides no services to management and provides an annual letter to the Compensation Committee regarding its independence, which the Compensation Committee reviews and determines whether there is any conflict of interest. Based on its review for 2023, the Compensation Committee determined that FW Cook’s work has not raised any conflict of interest and that such firm is independent. The consultant’s responsibilities are discussed on page 31 of this Proxy Statement.

Members: Hunter Gary, Scott Letier and Margarita Paláu-Hernández.

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Chair: Mr. Gary

The Board has determined that all of the members of the Compensation Committee are independent under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the applicable Nasdaq rules and that each Committee member is a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2023, Messrs. Gary and Letier and Ms. Paláu-Hernández each served on our Compensation Committee. No member of the Compensation Committee was during 2023, or is, an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. In addition, during the last fiscal year, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee (or its equivalent) or board of directors of another entity whose executive officer served on our Board or Compensation Committee.

Corporate Governance Committee (4 meetings)

The responsibilities of the Corporate Governance Committee are set forth in the Corporate Governance Committee charter and include the following:

•identify, screen and recommend candidates for membership on the Board, consistent with criteria recommended by the Corporate Governance Committee and approved by the Board;

•review and make recommendations to the Board concerning the size, structure, membership qualifications, composition and procedures of the Board and Board committees;

•review and make recommendations to the Board concerning length of Board services and retirement age for Board members;

•review and assess the independence of each director and make recommendations to the Board regarding the independence of each director;

•review director compensation and recommend to the Board any changes;

•consider matters of corporate governance, including developments, trends and best practices, and review the Company’s corporate governance policies, including the Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Charter and the By-Laws;

•monitor compliance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Members of the Board of Directors;

•administer the Company’s Related Person Transactions Policy;

•review and recommend director orientation and continuing director education;

•provide oversight and make recommendations to the Board regarding the Company’s response to shareholder proposals;

•review and discuss with management disclosure of the Company’s corporate governance practices to be included in the Company’s proxy statement and Form 10-K; and

•oversee the annual evaluation processes of the Board and Board committees.

The Corporate Governance Committee recommends to the Board nominees for election as directors of the Company and considers the performance of incumbent directors in determining whether to recommend their nomination.

Members: Hunter Gary, Jesse Lynn and Margarita Paláu-Hernández.

Chair: Ms. Paláu-Hernández

The Board has determined that all of the members of the Corporate Governance Committee are independent under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the applicable Nasdaq rules.

Risk Oversight Committee (4 meetings)

The responsibilities of the Risk Oversight Committee are set forth in the Risk Oversight Committee charter and include the following:

•oversee the Company’s risk assessment policies and practices, including the ERM process, and, at least annually, preview the ERM assessment and process for subsequent review by the Board;

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•oversee the development, implementation and operation of policies necessary to identify, assess, monitor and manage all categories of enterprise risk, including strategic, operational, technology, and compliance;

•oversee and monitor the Company’s risk management framework;

•review the effectiveness of the Company’s compliance and ethics program, including reviewing and approving the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Finance Code of Conduct;

•meet quarterly with management regarding strategy for monitoring and maintaining information security;

•assist in the Board’s oversight of the role of technology in executing the Company’s strategy and supporting the Company’s business and operational requirements;

•oversee and monitor the Company’s technology risk management, including but not limited to the Company’s material programs, policies, and safeguards for information technology, cybersecurity and data security;

•receive and review periodic reports from the Company’s Chief Information Officer concerning the Company’s technology infrastructure and the quality and effectiveness of the Company’s information technology systems and processes;

•evaluate significant risk exposures of the Company and assess management’s actions to mitigate the exposures in a timely manner;

•receive and review quarterly (and more often as necessary) reports from the Chief Risk Officer concerning, among other things, any potential material issues regarding: the Company’s risk management framework, policies or compliance with applicable laws, and the Company’s contracts and relationships with its vendors, including the Company’s ability to perform adequately under those contracts, and the risk of nonpayment and/or fines associated with any inability to perform under the contracts;

•review at least annually the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over the Company’s compliance and management risks, with the assistance of the General Counsel and the Chief Compliance Officer, and review proposed changes to the Company’s policies and internal controls as necessary; and

•review and approve (1) acquisitions in excess of $75 million or involving the issuance of Company stock and (2) dispositions of assets or stock of a subsidiary in excess of $50 million.

Members: Scott Letier, Steven Miller and Michael Montelongo.

Chair: Mr. Miller

The Board has determined that all of the members of the Risk Oversight Committee are independent under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the applicable Nasdaq rules.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy Committee (4 meetings)

The responsibilities of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy Committee are set forth in the Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy Committee charter and include the following:

•review the Company’s policies, programs and practices regarding social responsibility and public policy focus areas, including the impact of climate change and other environmental matters, energy and natural resource conservation, supply chain sustainability, employee health, safety and well-being, diversity, equity and inclusion, workforce human rights, public policy engagement, and corporate charitable and philanthropic activities (“Social Responsibility Focus Areas”);

•review and monitor the development and implementation of the goals the Company may establish from time to time for its performance with respect to its Social Responsibility Focus Areas, the development of metrics and procedures to gauge progress toward achievement of those goals, and the Company’s progress against those goals;

•review in advance the Company’s global ESG communication plans and any public reports issued from time to time by the Company in connection with reporting results of the Company’s initiatives related to the Social Responsibility Focus Areas, including the Company’s Sustainability Accounting

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Standards Board framework, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures and Corporate Social Responsibility Report, or any similar successor reporting frameworks;

•review a summary report of the Company’s charitable giving;

•review and monitor the Company’s strategies and efforts to improve Conduent’s reputation as it relates to ESG and review process for assurance of ESG metrics to ensure accurate disclosure on ESG matters;

•review and make recommendations with respect to shareholder proposals relating to any of the Social Responsibility Focus Areas or other related matters, if and as requested by the Company’s Corporate Governance Committee; and

•review, identify, evaluate, and monitor environmental, social and related public policy trends, issues, risks and concerns, domestic and foreign, which affect or could affect the Company’s business activities and performance, and make recommendations to the Board regarding such efforts.

Members: Kathy Higgins Victor, Jesse Lynn and Michael Montelongo.

Chair: Ms. Higgins Victor

The Board has determined that all of the members of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy Committee are independent under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the applicable Nasdaq rules.

Board and Committee Meetings; Annual Meeting Attendance

Board and Committee Meeting Attendance: 8 meetings of the Board of Directors were held in 2023. The number of meetings held by each of our Board committees is noted above under “Committee Functions, Membership and Meetings.” All incumbent directors attended at least 99% of the total number of meetings of the Board and Board committees on which they served. We believe that attendance at meetings is only one means by which directors may contribute to the effective management of the Company and that the contributions of all directors have been substantial and are highly valued.

Annual Meeting Attendance Policy: The Company’s policy generally is for all members of the Board to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All nominees attended the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Annual Director Compensation

Our Board, upon the review and recommendation of our Corporate Governance Committee, adopted a compensation program for our non-employee directors, which is reviewed annually. The following is a brief summary of the material elements of the program.

Cash Compensation

Under the program, non-employee directors received the following cash fees in 2023, paid pro rata on a semi-annual basis:

•An annual retainer of $80,000;

•$125,000 as an annual fee for the Non-Executive Chairman;

•$35,000 as an annual retainer for the Audit Committee Chair and $15,000 for each other member of the Audit Committee;

•$27,000 for the Compensation Committee Chair and $12,000 for each other member of the Compensation Committee;

•$20,000 for the Corporate Governance Committee Chair and $10,000 for each other member of the Corporate Governance Committee;

•$20,000 for the Risk Oversight Committee Chair and $10,000 for each other member of the Risk Oversight Committee; and

•$20,000 for the Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy Committee Chair and $10,000 for each other member of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy Committee.

All directors are also reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with service on the Board or any of its Committees.

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Equity Compensation

Under the program, each non-employee director is automatically eligible for an annual equity award granted in the form of deferred stock units (“DSU”) under the Conduent Incorporated 2021 Performance Incentive Plan. A DSU is a bookkeeping entry that represents the right to receive one share of our Common Stock at a future date. DSUs are vested on the date of grant and include the right to receive dividend equivalents, which are credited in the form of additional DSUs, at the same time and in approximately the same amounts that the holder of an equivalent number of shares of our Common Stock would be entitled to receive in dividends. For 2023, our non-employee directors were entitled to an annual grant of DSUs with a grant date fair value of $190,000. If a director separates from service prior to year-end, DSU grants include a clawback provision allowing for recovery of DSUs granted during the year of separation from service on a pro rata basis.

Deferral of Retainer Fees

Board members can elect to receive up to 100% of their $80,000 annual cash retainer, committee fees or other fees in the form of DSUs, the payout of which are deferred for a specified number of years following grant, as determined by the director, or until any earlier separation from service.

Director Stock Ownership Guidelines

The program includes stock ownership guidelines that require directors to own Common Stock in a minimum amount equal to 6 times the annual cash retainer ($80,000 x 6 = $480,000). Directors are required to retain 50% of all shares received upon the vesting of equity awards (net of shares which may be sold to cover applicable taxes) until the threshold is achieved.

2023 Director Compensation Table

The following table shows the compensation paid by Conduent to its non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Clifford Skelton, Chief Executive Officer, is not included in this table because he was an employee of the Company during 2023 and received no additional compensation for his service as a director. The compensation received by Mr. Skelton as an employee is included in the 2023 Summary Compensation Table below.


Name	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)		Stock Awards ($)(1)	All Other Compensation ($)	Total ($)
Hunter Gary	117,000		190,000	—	307,000
Kathy Higgins Victor	115,000		190,000	—	305,000
Scott Letier	227,000	(2)	190,000	—	417,000
Jesse Lynn	100,000		190,000	—	290,000
Steven Miller	115,000		190,000	—	305,000
Michael Montelongo	135,000		190,000	—	325,000
Margarita Paláu-Hernández	112,000	(2)	190,000	—	302,000

(1)This column reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of the annual equity grant made to non-employee directors in the form of DSUs ($190,000) and computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation.

(2)Directors elected to defer all or a portion of their annual cash retainer(s) and committee fees reflected in the Fees Earned or Paid in Cash column in the form of DSUs as follows: Mr. Letier: $227,000; and Margarita Paláu-Hernández: $112,000

The total number of all DSUs held by each director as of December 31, 2023 is as follows: Mr. Gary: 40,861; Ms. Higgins Victor: 146,972; Mr. Letier: 309,312; Mr. Lynn: 74,490; Mr. Miller: 74,490; Mr. Montelongo: 80,527; and Ms. Paláu-Hernández: 164,468.

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SECURITIES OWNERSHIP

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners (1)

We are not aware of any person who, or group which, owns beneficially more than 5% of any class of the Company’s equity securities based on shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 18, 2024, except as set forth below.


Title of Class	Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership	Percent of Class
Common Stock	Mr. Carl C. Icahn (2) c/o Icahn Capital LP 767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor New York, NY 10153	38,149,336	18.28	%
Common Stock	The Vanguard Group (3) 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355	17,354,385	8.32	%
Common Stock	Neuberger Berman Group LLC/Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (4) 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104	14,693,141	7.04	%
Common Stock	BlackRock, Inc. (5) 50 Hudson Yards New York, NY 10001	14,650,070	7.02	%
Common Stock	Mr. Darwin A. Deason (6) 3953 Maple Avenue, Suite 150 Dallas, TX 75219	12,320,307	5.90	%
Common Stock	T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (7) 101 E. Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21201	10,906,621	5.23	%

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(1)The words “group” and “beneficial” are as defined in regulations issued by the SEC. Beneficial ownership under such definition means possession of sole voting power, shared voting power, sole dispositive power or shared dispositive power. Other than Percent of Class, the information provided in this table is based solely upon the information contained in the most recent Schedule 13G or 13G/A (or in the case of Mr. Icahn and Mr. Deason, the most recent Schedule 13D or 13D/A) filed by the named entity with the SEC.

(2)Based on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on August 16, 2019 by Carl C. Icahn to report his beneficial ownership as of that date.

Represents shares of Common Stock held by the following group of entities associated with Carl C. Icahn: High River Limited Partnership (“High River”), Hopper Investments LLC (“Hopper”), Barberry Corp. (“Barberry”), Icahn Partners Master Fund LP (“Icahn Master”), Icahn Offshore LP (“Icahn Offshore”), Icahn Partners LP (“Icahn Partners”), Icahn Onshore LP (“Icahn Onshore”), Icahn Capital LP (“Icahn Capital”), IPH GP LLC (“IPH”), Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises Holdings”), Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. (“Icahn Enterprises GP”) and Beckton Corp. (“Beckton”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”). The principal business address of (i) each of the Reporting Persons is White Plains Plaza, 445 Hamilton Avenue - Suite 1210, White Plains, NY 10601, and (ii) Mr. Icahn is c/o Icahn Associates Holding LLC, 767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10153.

High River has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with regard to 7,629,868 shares of Common Stock. Each of Hopper, Barberry and Mr. Icahn has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to such shares of Common Stock. Icahn Master has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with regard to 12,672,483 shares of Common Stock. Each of Icahn Offshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to such shares of Common Stock. Icahn Partners has sole voting

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power and sole dispositive power with regard to 17,846,985 shares of Common Stock. Each of Icahn Onshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to such shares of Common Stock.

Each of Hopper, Barberry and Mr. Icahn, by virtue of their relationships to High River, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of Common Stock which High River directly beneficially owns. Each of Hopper, Barberry and Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock for all other purposes. Each of Icahn Offshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn, by virtue of their relationships to Icahn Master, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of Common Stock which Icahn Master directly beneficially owns. Each of Icahn Offshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock for all other purposes. Each of Icahn Onshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn, by virtue of their relationships to Icahn Partners, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of Common Stock which Icahn Partners directly beneficially owns. Each of Icahn Onshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock for all other purposes.

(3)Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2024 by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”), Vanguard has no sole voting power for any shares of Common Stock, sole dispositive power for 17,020,002 shares of Common Stock, shared voting power for 192,116 shares of Common Stock and shared dispositive power for 334,383 shares of Common Stock.

(4)Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2024 by Neuberger Berman Group LLC and Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (together “Neuberger”), Neuberger has no sole voting power or sole dispositive power for any shares of Common Stock, shared voting power for 12,290,280 shares of Common Stock and shared dispositive power for 14,693,141 shares of Common Stock.

(5)Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 26, 2024 by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), BlackRock has sole voting power for 14,061,414 shares of Common Stock, sole dispositive power for 14,650,070 shares of Common Stock and has no shared voting power or shared dispositive power for any shares of Common Stock.

(6)Based on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on February 16, 2021 by Darwin A. Deason. Mr. Deason has sole voting power and sole dispositive power for 12,320,307 shares of Common Stock and has no shared voting power or shared dispositive power for any shares of Common Stock, which shares include 5,393,256 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of 120,000 shares of Conduent Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock held by Mr. Deason.

(7)Based on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2024 by T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”), T. Rowe Price has sole voting power for 3,961,000 shares of Common Stock, sole dispositive power for 10,906,621 shares of Common Stock and has no shared voting power or shared dispositive power for any shares of Common Stock.

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Shares of Common Stock of the Company owned beneficially by the directors and nominees for director, each of the named executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table and all current directors and executive officers as a group, as of March 18, 2024, were as follows. To our knowledge, these individuals have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the reported shares.


Name of Beneficial Owner			Amount Beneficially Owned (1)(2)(3)
Clifford Skelton, President and Chief Executive Officer			1,788,087
Louis Keyes, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer			292,931
Randall King, Executive Vice President, Commercial Solutions			144,216
Michael Krawitz, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary			562,121
Mark Prout, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer			297,038
Stephen Wood, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer			271,436
Mark King, former Executive Vice President, Government Solutions			53,190
Hunter Gary, Director			94,407
Kathy Higgins Victor, Director			12,708
Scott Letier, Director			132,251
Jesse A. Lynn, Director			83,633
Steven Miller, Director			34,151
Michael Montelongo, Director			90,431
Margarita Paláu-Hernández, Director			45,524
All current directors and executive officers as a group (13 total)			3,848,934

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(1)Percent Owned by all Current Directors and Executive Officers: Each current director and executive officer beneficially owns less than 1% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 18, 2024. The amount beneficially owned by all current directors and executive officers as a group was 1.84%.

(2)Amount Beneficially Owned: The numbers shown above are the shares of Common Stock considered beneficially owned by the directors and executive officers in accordance with SEC rules and includes shares held indirectly.

(3)Shares of Common Stock which executive officers, directors and nominees have a right, within 60 days of March 18, 2024, to acquire upon the exercise of options or rights or upon vesting of performance shares, DSUs or restricted stock units are also required to be included for purposes of determining beneficial ownership. None of our executive officers, directors or nominees hold any Company securities which are exercisable or scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 18, 2024.

Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (“Section 16”) requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who own more than ten percent of the Common Stock of the Company, to file with the SEC initial reports of beneficial ownership and reports of changes in beneficial ownership of Common Stock of the Company. Based solely on review of these reports, or written representations from these persons that no other reports were required to be filed with the SEC, the Company believes that all reports for the Company’s directors, executive officers and ten percent shareholders that were required to be filed under Section 16 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 were timely filed.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

In this Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”), we discuss the compensation philosophy, programs and practices adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Conduent (the “Compensation Committee”) for our named executive officers and review the various objectives and elements of our executive compensation program, its alignment with performance and the 2023 compensation decisions regarding our named executive officers.

For purposes of this CD&A and the disclosure that follows, the following are our named executive officers for 2023:

•Clifford Skelton, President and Chief Executive Officer;

•Stephen Wood, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;

•Michael Krawitz, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary;

•Mark Prout, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer;

•Randall King, Executive Vice President, Commercial Solutions; and

•Mark King(1), Former Executive Vice President, Government Solutions.

(1)Although Mark King is a named executive officer for 2023, on December 15, 2023, Mark King ceased being an Executive Officer of Conduent and on January 2, 2024, Mark King voluntarily terminated his employment with Conduent, and thus is no longer an active associate.

Executive Summary

With revenues of approximately $3.7 billion, we deliver digital business solutions and services spanning the commercial, government and transportation spectrum – creating valuable outcomes for our clients and the millions of people who count on them. The Company leverages cloud computing, artificial intelligence ("AI"), machine learning, automation and advanced analytics to deliver mission-critical business process solutions. Through a dedicated global team of associates, process expertise, and advanced technologies, Conduent’s solutions and services digitally transform its clients’ operations to enhance customer experiences, improve performance, increase efficiencies and reduce costs. Our goal is to be the technology-led business solutions partner of choice for businesses and governments globally. To achieve this, we focus on three critical dimensions across our Company: Growth, Efficiency and Quality. Our strategy is designed to deliver shareholder value by driving profitable growth, expanding operating margins, implementing process efficiencies, and employing a disciplined portfolio rationalization and capital allocation strategy.

Our strategic focus on Growth, Efficiency and Quality serves as the foundation for our compensation programs. Key aspects of our compensation program design are directly aligned to our strategic focus, including incentivizing revenue growth and operational efficiency, and creating sustainable shareholder value. To this end, our compensation program links pay to performance, aligns to our shareholder interests, and is reflective of our 2023 operational and financial results.

Growth: Our opportunity for growth comes from understanding our clients’ businesses and driving valuable outcomes for our clients to help them reduce costs, improve efficiency and performance, and elevate customer experiences.

Our annual compensation bonus plan rewards achievement for success in Growth by including Adjusted Revenue and Net Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) Activity metrics. Our long-term incentive plans also reward Growth, as our performance restricted stock awards have metrics tied to our total shareholder return against our proxy peers and revenue growth.

Efficiency: We continue to identify ways to reduce costs and deliver solutions more efficiently.

Our compensation plans reward success in Efficiency by measuring improvement in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) margin. (Please refer to “Definitions” and “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”.)

Quality: Our clients count on stable, high-quality service delivery. We focus on continuous improvement in system uptime and operational stability. Our focus on Quality has resulted in client confidence and satisfaction.

Delivering with high quality impacts revenue and Adjusted EBITDA margins and thus is an important additional factor when determining annual incentive plan payouts.

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2023 Performance

Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for 2023 were within our original full-year 2023 guided range. Our Total Contract Value sales were up 20% year over year, and our new business pipeline remains up 10% year over year. However, we experienced some macroeconomic headwinds in our Commercial sales efforts, which contributed to our Net ARR metric ending the year below our expected target. In March 2023, we outlined a game plan for growth, rationalization, and improved cash flow generation with a target 2025 exit plan. We concluded year one of that plan with two portfolio divestiture announcements, expected to close in the first half of 2024. Our 2023 APIP funding results are a reflection of Conduent’s financial and operating results achieved throughout the year.

Annual Performance Incentive Plan (“APIP”) Results

The performance measures and weightings in the 2023 APIP were Adjusted Revenue (weighted 40%), Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) (weighted 40%) and Net ARR Activity (weighted 20%). Our 2023 financial results led to a 51% of target funding for our APIP.

The 2023 Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Net ARR Activity metric performance goals were established in March 2023. The Compensation Committee did not reset these goals or make upward adjustments in determining overall APIP Funding.

(1)Please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” beginning on page 51 of this Proxy Statement for information on our non-GAAP financial measures.

Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) Results

2023 LTIP

Our 2023 LTIP grant consisted of time-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with respect to 50% of the grant, vesting ratably over a three-year period; and performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) with respect to 50% of the grant, of which 70% percent are based on revenue growth (“2023 PRSU—Revenue Growth”) and 30% are based on relative Total Shareholder Return (“2023 PRSU—rTSR”) each over a three-year period. The 2023 PRSU—rTSR is based on Conduent’s three-year total shareholder return relative to our August 2022-2023 compensation peers, and the PRSU—Revenue Growth is based on our average annual revenue growth for the three-year period. The 2023 LTIP grant balances the need to increase revenues to drive shareholder value, while fostering participant retention and stock ownership.

2022 LTIP

Our 2022 LTIP grant consisted of time-based RSUs with respect to 50% of the grant, vesting ratably over a three-year period, and PRSUs with respect to 50% of the grant, vesting over a three-year period. The 2022 PRSUs are tied to our share price appreciation (“2022 PRSU—Share Hurdle”) with a relative Total Shareholder Return (“rTSR”) modifier of up to plus or minus 5%, based on Conduent’s total shareholder return relative to our August 2021-2022 compensation peers.

As of December 31, 2023, the 2022 PRSU—Share Hurdle awards have not been earned as none of the share hurdles have been met. These awards, however, remain outstanding and may be earned for active associates if the share price appreciation metrics are met by December 31, 2024. Conduent’s relative total shareholder return from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 resulted in an rTSR modifier of -5% for tranche two. As a result, if the share hurdle for the second tranche of the 2022 PRSU—Share Hurdle award is achieved, the granted shares will be adjusted to 95.00% of the original shares granted. The rTSR modifier for the first tranche of the award is -4.29%. As a result, if the share hurdle for the first tranche of the 2022 PRSU—Share Hurdle award is achieved, the granted shares will be adjusted to 95.71% of the original shares granted.

2021 LTIP

Our 2021 LTIP grant included time-based RSUs, weighted 50%, vesting ratably over a three-year period, and two types of PRSUs, each weighted 25%, and also vesting over a three-year period. The first PRSU type was tied to our share price appreciation (“2021 PRSU—Share Hurdle”). The second PRSU type (“2021 PRSU—Revenue Hurdle”) was tied to annual revenue growth with an Adjusted EBITDA margin threshold.

As of December 31, 2023, none of the 2021 PRSU—Share Hurdle awards had been earned and thus, all tranches were forfeited.

Additionally, the third and final tranche of the 2021 PRSU—Revenue Hurdle awards did not vest on December 31, 2023, as neither our revenue growth target for 2023 nor our Adjusted EBITDA margin threshold were met.

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The Compensation Committee certified these results on February 1, 2024, and as a result, the third tranche of the 2021 PRSU—Revenue Hurdle shares was forfeited.

Advisory Say on Pay Vote and Shareholder Engagement

Our executive compensation is subject to an annual advisory vote of shareholders at our Annual Meeting. The Compensation Committee considers the outcome of Say on Pay votes when making compensation decisions for our named executive officers. At the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 96.8% of shares voted were in favor of our executive compensation program, demonstrating strong shareholder support. Our Board and the Compensation Committee greatly value the benefits of maintaining a dialogue with our shareholders and understanding their views. Our management team established and participated in various shareholder engagement activities in 2023. Our investor relations function proactively engages with our shareholders to provide updates on the performance of the Company and solicit feedback on various topics.

Executive Compensation Program

Compensation Philosophy

Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, reward and retain top talent necessary to drive our business strategy and create shareholder value. Our programs are designed to follow these principles:

•provide competitive compensation to attract and retain executives critical to our long-term success;

•align executive and shareholder interests using both short-term and long-term financial and strategic objectives that build a sustainable company;

•recognize and reward collective accountability and individual contribution to drive enterprise results;

•instill high standards of corporate governance and best practices; and

•mitigate excess risk taking and/or behavior that is inconsistent with the Company’s strategic plans and high ethical standards.

Checklist of Compensation Practices



What We Do		What We Don’t Do
✓	Deliver a significant portion of compensation through long-term incentives tied directly to shareholder value creation.	X	Permit re-pricing of underwater stock options or springloading of equity grants.
✓	Balance short- and long-term incentives with multiple performance metrics.	X	Provide a defined-benefit pension plan or SERPs to executives (only all-employee 401(k) plan).
✓	Impose caps on our annual incentive and PRSU awards for our named executive officers.	X	Provide special executive perquisites or excessive termination payments.
✓	Maintain a recoupment policy that allows clawback of cash and equity compensation earned because of fraudulent or illegal conduct or in the event of an accounting restatement.	X	Allow directors, named executive officers and other senior leaders to hedge or pledge Company stock.
✓	Maintain stock ownership requirements for all of our named executive officers.	X	Permit tax gross-ups on change in control or other severance payments.
✓	Conduct an annual review of programs to ensure they do not encourage risks that have a material adverse effect on the Company.	X	Maintain written employment contracts with our executive officers.
✓	Maintain non-competition and non-solicitation agreements with our named executive officers that prohibit competing against Conduent and soliciting our customers or current associates after termination, to the extent legally permitted.	X	Allow single-trigger change in control arrangements.
✓	Engage an Independent Consultant under the direction of the Compensation Committee.	X	Provide guaranteed incentive payouts for named executive officers.

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2023 Total Direct Compensation Targets for Named Executive Officers

The Compensation Committee approved the annual target total direct compensation levels for all active named executive officers for 2023. The table below illustrates annual base salary, target short-term incentive and target long-term equity-based incentive for each named executive officer as of December 31, 2023.


Executive	Title	Annual Base Salary	Target Short- Term Incentive (% of Base Salary)		Target Long- Term Incentive	Target Total Direct Compensation
Clifford Skelton	President and Chief Executive Officer	$835,000	150	%	$5,000,000	$7,087,500
Stephen Wood	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$525,000	80	%	$1,150,000	$2,095,000
Michael Krawitz	Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary	$500,000	75	%	$1,000,000	$1,875,000
Mark Prout	Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer	$450,000	75	%	$750,000	$1,537,500
Randall King	Executive Vice President, Commercial Solutions	$450,000	75	%	$600,000	$1,387,500
Mark King

SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Conduent Incorporated