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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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QXO, Inc.

Five American Lane

Greenwich, Connecticut 06831

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held on May 5, 2026

To the Stockholders of QXO, Inc.:

Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of QXO, Inc. will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be conducted exclusively as a live webcast. You can access the meeting with your 16-digit control number at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026.

The Annual Meeting will be held for the purposes summarized below, and more fully described in the proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) accompanying this notice.

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To elect seven (7) members of our Board of Directors for a term to expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

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To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026;

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To conduct an advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”), as disclosed in the Proxy Statement; and

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To consider and transact other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Please note that we are furnishing proxy materials and access to our Proxy Statement to our stockholders electronically instead of mailing printed copies to each of our stockholders. Beginning on or about March 24, 2026, we will mail to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”), which contains instructions on how to access our proxy materials and vote online. The Notice also contains instructions on how to request a paper copy of our proxy materials, including this Proxy Statement, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and a proxy card or voting instruction form. Stockholders who have communicated a preference for paper or electronic documents prior to the mailing of the Notice will not receive the Notice, and their requests will be honored.

Only stockholders of record of our common stock and convertible perpetual preferred stock as of the close of business on March 9, 2026, are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. A complete list of registered stockholders will be available after entering the 16-digit control number included on any proxy card that you received, or on the materials provided by your bank or broker.

Your vote is important. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, it is important that your shares be represented. We ask that you vote your shares as soon as possible.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Brad Jacobs
Chairman of the Board
Greenwich, Connecticut
March 24, 2026

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 5, 2026:

The Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2025 are available at investors.qxo.com.

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	PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY					1
	2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders					1
	Voting Matters and Board Recommendations					1
	Governance Highlights					2
	2026 Board of Directors Nominees					3
	QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT OUR ANNUAL MEETING					4
	BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE					9
	An Overview of Our Business and How Our Board Composition Is Aligned with Our Strategy					9
	Directors					9
	Summary of Qualifications and Experience of Continuing Directors					14
	Role of the Board and Board Leadership Structure					15
	Board Risk Oversight					15
	Committees of the Board and Committee Membership					16
	Director Compensation					17
	Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Ethics					17
	Director Independence					18
	Director Selection Process					18
	Securities Trading Policy					19
	Stockholder Communication with the Board					19
	Stockholder Proposals for Next Year’s Annual Meeting					19
	CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS					21
	Investment Agreement					21
	Registration Rights Agreement					21
	Stockholders Agreement					22
	Additional Related Party Transactions					22
	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT					23
	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION					25
	Executive Compensation Overview					26
	Delivering Stockholder Returns and Executing on Growth Strategies in 2025					26
	Pay Mix and At-Risk Compensation					26
	Stockholder Engagement					27
	Base Salaries					27
	Annual Cash-Based Short-Term Incentives					27
	Equity-Based Long-Term Incentives					28
	Long-Term Focus and Stockholder Alignment					29
	Pay-for-Performance Alignment					29
	2025 Summary Compensation Table					30
	Overview of 2024 Executive Employment Arrangements					30
	Employment Agreement with Brad Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer					31
	Employment Agreement with Ihsan Essaid, Chief Financial Officer					33

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	Arrangements with Other Executive Officers					34
	Severance Plan and CIPA					34
	Other Executive Compensation Policies or Practices					34
	Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2025					36
	2025 Director Compensation Table					36
	Pay Versus Performance					37
	Relationship Between Compensation Actually Paid and Performance Measures					38
	Additional Disclosure on CEO Equity Award					39
	AUDIT-RELATED MATTERS					40
	Audit Committee Report					40
	Policy Regarding Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the Outside Auditors					41
	Services Provided by the Outside Auditors					41
	PROPOSALS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING					42
	Proposal 1: Election of Directors					42
	Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2026					43
	Proposal 3: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation					44
	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION					45
	Availability of Annual Report and Proxy Statement					45
	A Note About Our Website					45
	Forward-Looking Statements					46

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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

This proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) sets forth information relating to the solicitation of proxies by the board of directors of QXO, Inc. (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) in connection with our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. This summary does not contain all the information that you should consider, and you should read the entire Proxy Statement carefully before voting.

2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) is first being mailed on or about March 24, 2026 to stockholders of record of our common stock as of the close of business on March 9, 2026 (the “Record Date”). The Notice provides instructions on how to access our proxy materials and vote online.

Date and Time

Place

Record Date

Tuesday, May 5, 2026,
at 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Time

Virtual Meeting Site: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026

You can vote if you were a stockholder of record as of the close of business on March 9, 2026

Admission: You are invited to attend the annual meeting of stockholders of QXO, Inc. The Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting of stockholders. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026. You will need to provide the 16-digit control number on your proxy card to access the Annual Meeting. If the shares of common stock you hold are in an account at a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee (i.e., in “street name”), you must register in advance to participate in the Annual Meeting, to vote electronically and to submit questions during the live webcast of the meeting. To register in advance, you must obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares, giving you the right to vote the shares. At the time of the meeting, go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026 and enter your 16-digit control number.

VOTING MATTERS AND BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

The Board is not aware of any matter that will be presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting other than those shown below.

	Board Vote Recommendation	Page Reference (for more detail)
PROPOSAL 1: Election of Directors To elect seven (7) members of our Board for a term to expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.	FOR each Director Nominee	42
PROPOSAL 2: Ratification of the Appointment of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.	FOR	43
PROPOSAL 3: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation To conduct an advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of the company’s named executive officers (“NEOs”) as disclosed in this Proxy Statement.	FOR	44

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GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS

	Board and Committee Independence			Five of our seven continuing directors and director nominees are independent. The Audit Committee, the Compensation and Talent Committee and the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee each consist entirely of independent directors.
	Board Composition			The Board’s leadership structure — including an active lead independent director — enhances and supports effective governance. The Board remains committed to maintaining a composition that balances relevant expertise with fresh strategic perspectives.
	Director Elections			All directors of the Board are elected annually for one-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified.
	Majority Voting for Director Elections			Our bylaws provide for a majority voting standard in uncontested elections, and further require that a director who fails to receive a majority vote must tender his or her resignation to the Board.
	Board Evaluations			Our Board reviews committee and director performance through an annual process of self-evaluation.
	Risk Oversight and Financial Reporting			Our Board oversees the identification and management of current and potential risks facing our company. Our Audit Committee reviews our enterprise risk management process and contributes to strong financial reporting oversight through regular meetings with management and dialogue with our auditors.
	Active Participation			All directors attended more than 75% of board meetings. Our committees had 100% attendance by each committee member at every committee meeting.
	Direct Oversight of Sustainability			The Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee supports the Board in its oversight of the company’s purpose-driven sustainability strategies and external disclosures. This includes engaging with management on material environmental, social and corporate governance matters and stakeholder perspectives.

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2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINEES

Our Board aims to create a diverse and highly skilled team of directors who provide QXO with thoughtful board oversight. When selecting new directors, our Board considers, among other things, the nominee’s breadth of experience, financial expertise, integrity, ability to make independent analytical inquiries, understanding of our business environment, skills in areas relevant to our growth drivers and willingness to devote adequate time to Board duties — all in the context of the needs of the Board at that point in time, and with the objective of ensuring a diversity of backgrounds, expertise and viewpoints. The composition of our Board as of the Record Date was:

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The following table provides summary information about each director nominee.

Name	Director Since	Age	Occupation	AC	CTC	NCGSC
Brad Jacobs	2024	69	Chairman and CEO, QXO, Inc.
Jason Aiken	2024	53	Executive Vice President, Combat and Mission Systems, General Dynamics Corporation
Marlene Colucci	2024	63	Chief Executive Officer, The Business Council
Mario Harik	2024	45	Chief Executive Officer, XPO, Inc.
Mary Kissel	2024	49	Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Stephens Inc.
Jared Kushner	2024	45	Chief Executive Officer, Affinity Partners
Allison Landry	2024	47	Former Senior Transportation Research Analyst, Credit Suisse

AC — Audit Committee

CTC — Compensation and Talent Committee

NCGSC —

Nominating, Corporate Governance and
Sustainability Committee

— Committee Chairperson

— Committee Member

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT OUR ANNUAL MEETING

This Proxy Statement sets forth information relating to the solicitation of proxies by QXO’s Board of Directors in connection with our Annual Meeting, which will be held as a live webcast on May 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, or any adjournment or postponement thereof. You are required to enter your control number to access the meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026. Please follow the instructions below to receive your control number.

The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) is first being mailed on or about March 24, 2026, to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 9, 2026 (the “Record Date”).

Note that we are furnishing proxy materials and access to our Proxy Statement to our stockholders via our website instead of mailing printed copies to each of our stockholders. Beginning on or about March 24, 2026, we will mail to our stockholders as of the Record Date a Notice, which contains instructions on how to access our proxy materials and vote online. The Notice also contains instructions on how to request a paper copy of our proxy materials, including this Proxy Statement, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and a proxy card or voting instruction form. Stockholders who have communicated a preference for paper or electronic documents prior to the mailing of the Notice will not receive the Notice.

The following answers address some questions you may have about our Annual Meeting. These questions and answers may not include all the information that may be important to you as a stockholder of our company. Please refer to the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement.

What items of business will be voted on at the Annual Meeting?

We expect that the business presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting will be as follows:

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To elect seven (7) members of our Board for a term to expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified (Proposal 1);

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To ratify the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 (Proposal 2);

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To conduct an advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”) as disclosed in this Proxy Statement (Proposal 3); and

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To consider and transact other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Senior management of QXO and representatives of our outside auditor, Deloitte, will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Who can attend and vote at the Annual Meeting?

You are entitled to receive notice of, virtually attend and vote at the Annual Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, if, as of the close of business on the Record Date, you were a holder of record of our common stock or Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Convertible Preferred Stock”). Each share of Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to vote on each matter to come before the Annual Meeting as if the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into shares of common stock as of the Record Date, meaning that each share of Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to approximately 219 votes on each matter to come before the Annual Meeting. Holders of our Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) are not entitled to vote on matters to come before the Annual Meeting.

We have designed the virtual Annual Meeting to provide substantially the same opportunities to participate as stockholders would have at an in-person meeting. You can access the Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026. You will be required to provide the 16-digit control number on your proxy card to access the Annual Meeting.

If the shares of common stock you hold are in an account at a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee (i.e., in “street name”), you must register in advance to participate in the Annual Meeting, to vote electronically and to submit questions during the live webcast of the meeting. To register, you must obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other nominee

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that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares. At the time of the meeting, enter your 16-digit control number at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026.

You may vote your shares using any one of the options below.

VOTE BY INTERNET BEFORE THE MEETING — Go to www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode on the proxy card or notice. Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2026. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

VOTE BY INTERNET DURING THE MEETING — You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. Go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026. Have available the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow and follow the instructions.

VOTE BY PHONE — Dial 1-800-690-6903 and use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2026. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.

VOTE BY MAIL — Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

Can I ask questions during the Annual Meeting?

The virtual Annual Meeting format allows stockholders to communicate with QXO during the Annual Meeting, so they can ask questions of QXO’s management and Board, as appropriate. Stockholders (or their proxy holders) may submit questions for the Annual Meeting’s question-and-answer session in advance by logging on to the meeting website at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026. You will need the 16-digit control number on your proxy card to submit a question. After you have logged in you will be able to submit your question on the left side of the screen below “ASK A QUESTION”.

Questions can be submitted in advance of the Annual Meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 2026. Questions may also be submitted during the Annual Meeting through the meeting website. We will answer as many questions during the meeting as time will allow and will group questions where appropriate. We reserve the right to exclude questions regarding topics that are not pertinent to the Annual Meeting matters or company business or are inappropriate.

What if I have trouble accessing the Annual Meeting virtually?

The virtual meeting platform is fully supported across browsers (MS Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets and cell phones) running the most up-to-date version of applicable software and plugins. Note: Internet Explorer is not a supported browser. You should ensure you have a strong Internet connection wherever you intend to participate in the Annual Meeting. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time. If you encounter any technical difficulties logging onto www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026 or during the meeting, there will be toll-free and international phone numbers available on the website. Technical support will be available 15 minutes prior to the start time of the meeting and through the conclusion of the meeting.

How many shares of QXO common stock or Convertible Preferred Stock must be present to conduct business at the Annual Meeting?

As of the Record Date, there were 709,894,917 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, with each share entitled to one vote on each matter to come before the Annual Meeting. In addition, each share of Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to vote on each matter to come before the Annual Meeting as if the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into shares of common stock as of the Record Date, meaning that each share of Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to approximately 219 votes on each matter to come before the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 1,000,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, representing 219,010,074 votes. In total, 928,904,991 votes are eligible to be cast at the Annual Meeting based on the number of outstanding shares of our common stock and Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class. Holders of our Series B Preferred Stock are not entitled to vote on matters to come before the Annual Meeting.

A quorum is necessary to hold a valid meeting of stockholders. Pursuant to the company’s bylaws, the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote is necessary for each of the proposals to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, holders of shares of our common stock or Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding on the Record Date representing 464,452,496 votes must be present at the Annual Meeting. If you vote by Internet,

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telephone or proxy card, the shares you vote will be counted toward the quorum for the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present for the purpose of determining a quorum.

What are my voting choices?

With respect to Proposal 1, you may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” each of the director nominees, or you may “ABSTAIN” from voting for one or more of such nominees.

With respect to Proposals 2 and 3, you may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” or you may “ABSTAIN” from voting.

If you sign your proxy without giving specific instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board with respect to the specific proposals described in this Proxy Statement and at the discretion of the proxy holders on any other matters that properly come before the Annual Meeting.

What vote is required to approve the proposals being considered at the Annual Meeting?

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Proposal 1: Election of seven (7) directors. The election of each of the seven (7) director nominees named in this Proxy Statement requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast (meaning the number of shares voted “FOR” a nominee must exceed the number of shares voted “AGAINST” such nominee) by holders of shares of our common stock (including those shares that would be issued if all of our outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock had converted into shares of our common stock as of the Record Date) at the Annual Meeting at which a quorum is present. If any incumbent director standing for re-election receives a greater number of votes “AGAINST” his or her election than votes “FOR” such election, our bylaws require that such person must promptly tender his or her resignation to our Board. You may not accumulate your votes for the election of directors.

Brokers may not use discretionary authority to vote shares of our common stock on the election of directors if they have not received specific instructions from their clients. If you are a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock, for your vote to be counted in the election of directors, you will need to communicate your voting decisions to your bank, broker or other nominee before the date of the Annual Meeting in accordance with their specific instructions. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast for purposes of tabulation and will have no effect on the election of director nominees.

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Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock (including those shares that would be issued if all of our outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock had converted into shares of our common stock as of the Record Date) present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. Abstentions will have the same effect as votes cast “Against” the proposed ratification of Deloitte. We do not expect any broker non-votes, as brokers have discretionary authority to vote on this proposal.

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Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. Advisory approval of the resolution on executive compensation of our NEOs as disclosed in this Proxy Statement requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock (including those shares that would be issued if all of our outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock had converted into shares of our common stock as of the Record Date) present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. This resolution, commonly referred to as a “say-on-pay” resolution, is not binding on our Board. Although it is non-binding, our Board and the Compensation and Talent Committee will consider the voting results when making future decisions regarding our executive compensation program.

Brokers may not use discretionary authority to vote shares of our common stock on the advisory vote to approve executive compensation if they have not received specific instructions from their clients. If you are a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock, for your vote to be counted in the advisory vote to approve executive compensation, you will need to communicate your voting decisions to your bank, broker or other nominee before the date of the Annual Meeting in accordance with their specific instructions. Broker non-votes are not considered votes cast for purposes of tabulation and will have no effect on the advisory vote to approve executive compensation. Abstentions will have the same effect as votes cast “Against” this proposal.

In general, other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting at which a quorum is present requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock (including those shares that would be issued if all of our outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock had converted into shares of our common stock as of the Record Date) present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote.

How does the Board recommend that I vote?

Our Board, after careful consideration, recommends that our stockholders vote “FOR” the election of each director nominee named in this Proxy Statement, “FOR” the ratification of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 and “FOR” the advisory approval of the resolution to approve executive compensation.

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What do I need to do now?

We urge you to read this Proxy Statement carefully, then vote via Internet at www.proxyvote.com or by telephone by following the instructions on the proxy card, or mail your completed, dated, and signed proxy card in the enclosed return envelope as soon as possible, so that your shares of our common stock can be voted at the Annual Meeting.

How do I cast my vote?

Registered Stockholders. If you are a registered stockholder (i.e., you hold your shares in your own name through our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, and not through a broker, bank or other nominee that holds shares for your account in “street name”), you may vote by proxy via Internet or by telephone by following the instructions provided on the proxy card, or mail your completed, dated and signed proxy card in the enclosed return envelope. Proxies submitted via Internet or by telephone must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 4, 2026. Stockholders of record who attend the Annual Meeting may vote directly at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions provided during the Annual Meeting.

Beneficial Owners. If you are a beneficial owner of shares (i.e., your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or a trustee), you may vote by proxy by following the instructions provided in the voting instruction form or other materials provided to you by the brokerage firm, bank or other nominee that holds your shares. To vote directly at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy from the brokerage firm, bank or other nominee that holds your shares. Follow the instructions provided above to obtain a control number and the voting instructions provided during the Annual Meeting.

What is the deadline to vote?

If you hold shares as the stockholder of record, your vote by proxy must be received before the polls close at the Annual Meeting. As indicated on the proxy card provided to you, proxies submitted prior to the Annual Meeting via Internet or by telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2026. If you are the beneficial owner of shares of our common stock, please follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, trustee, or other nominee.

What happens if I do not respond, or if I respond and fail to indicate my voting preference, or if I abstain from voting?

If you fail to vote via Internet or by telephone as indicated on your proxy card, or fail to properly sign, date, and return your proxy card, your shares will not be counted towards establishing a quorum for the Annual Meeting, which requires holders representing a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock (including those shares that would be issued if all of our outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock had converted into shares of our common stock as of the Record Date) to be present in person or by proxy.

Failure to vote, assuming the presence of a quorum, will have no effect on the tabulation of the votes on the proposals. If you are a stockholder of record and you properly sign, date and return your proxy card, but do not indicate your voting preference, we will count your proxy as a vote “FOR” the election of all seven nominees for director (Proposal 1), “FOR” the ratification of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 (Proposal 2) and “FOR” the advisory approval of the resolution to approve executive compensation (Proposal 3).

If my shares are held in “street name”, will my broker or other nominee vote my shares for me?

You should instruct your broker or other nominee on how to vote your shares of our common stock using the instructions they provide to you. Brokers or other nominees who hold shares of our common stock in “street name” for customers are prevented by the rules set forth in the Listed Company Manual (the “NYSE Rules”) of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) from exercising voting discretion with respect to non-routine or contested matters (i.e., they must receive specific voting instructions from a stockholder in order to vote that stockholder’s shares on non-routine or contested matters). Shares not voted by a broker or other nominee, because they did not receive specific voting instructions from the stockholder on one or more proposals, are referred to as “broker non-votes.”

We expect that when the NYSE determines whether each of the proposals to be voted on at our Annual Meeting is a routine or non-routine matter, only “Proposal 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2026” will be determined to be routine. It is important that you instruct your broker or other nominee on how to vote your shares of our common stock held in “street name” by following the instructions provided to you by your broker or other nominee.

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What if I want to change my vote?

Regardless of whether you attend the Annual Meeting, you may revoke a proxy at any time before your proxy is voted at the Annual Meeting. You may do so by properly delivering a later-dated proxy either via Internet, by telephone, by mail, or by attending the Annual Meeting virtually and voting. Please note, however, that your attendance at the Annual Meeting will not automatically revoke any prior proxy, unless you vote again at the Annual Meeting or specifically request in writing that your prior proxy be revoked. You also may revoke your proxy by delivering a notice of revocation to Christopher Signorello, Corporate Secretary, QXO, Inc., Five American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831 prior to the vote at the Annual Meeting. If you hold your shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, you should follow the instructions of your broker or other nominee regarding revocation of proxies.

How will the persons named as proxies vote?

If you are a registered stockholder (i.e., if you hold your shares of our common stock in your own name through our transfer agent Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, and not through a broker, bank or other nominee that holds shares for your account in “street name”) and you complete and submit a proxy, the persons named as proxies will follow your instructions. If you submit a proxy but do not provide voting instructions, or if your instructions are unclear, the persons named as proxies will vote as recommended by our Board or, if no recommendation is given, by using their own discretion.

Who pays for the proxy solicitation expenses?

We will pay for the cost of soliciting proxies. We have engaged Innisfree M&A Incorporated to assist us in soliciting proxies in connection with the Annual Meeting and have agreed to pay them a fee of $20,000 plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses relating to such services. As is customary, we will reimburse brokers and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for their out-of-pocket expenses for forwarding proxy materials to our stockholders. Our directors, officers, and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone, or by other means of communication, and will not receive any additional compensation for soliciting proxies.

Why did I receive a “Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials” but no proxy materials?

We are distributing our proxy materials to stockholders via the internet under the “Notice and Access” approach permitted by the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This approach expedites stockholders’ receipt of proxy materials while conserving natural resources and reducing our distribution costs. On or about March 24, 2026, we mailed a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to participating stockholders containing instructions on how to access the proxy materials on the internet, and if desired, to request to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials by mail.

Where can I find the results of the voting?

We intend to announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting and will publish final results on a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting. The Form 8-K will also be available on our website, investors.qxo.com.

What is “householding” and how does it affect me?

In cases where multiple company stockholders share the same address, and the shares are held through a bank, broker, or other holder of record in a street-name account, only one copy of our proxy materials will be delivered to that address unless a stockholder at that address requests otherwise. This practice, known as “householding,” is intended to reduce our printing and postage costs. However, any street-name stockholders residing at the same address who wish to receive a separate copy of our proxy materials may request a copy by contacting their bank, broker or other holder of record, or by sending a written request to Christopher Signorello, Corporate Secretary, QXO, Inc., Five American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831, or by contacting Investor Relations by email at investors@qxo.com, or telephone at (888) 998-6000. The voting instruction form sent to a street-name stockholder should provide information on how to request a separate copy of future materials for each company stockholder at that address, if that is your preference. Similarly, if you currently receive separate copies of our proxy materials but wish to participate in householding, please contact us through the method described above.

Can I obtain an electronic copy of the company’s proxy materials?

Yes, this Proxy Statement and our 2025 Annual Report are available at investors.qxo.com.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

AN OVERVIEW OF OUR BUSINESS AND HOW OUR BOARD COMPOSITION IS ALIGNED WITH OUR STRATEGY

QXO is a building products distribution company and is the largest publicly-traded distributor of roofing, waterproofing and complementary building products in North America. We offer high-quality customer service and deliver residential, commercial and complementary products to our customers. Our private label of high-quality building products sold under our TRI-BUILT brand delivers professional results and helps our customers stand out from competitors. Our customer base is composed of professional contractors, home builders, building owners, lumberyards, and retailers across the United States and Canada who depend on reliable local access to building products for residential and non-residential projects. Our customers vary in size, ranging from relatively small contractors to large contractors and builders that operate on a national scale.

Our goal is to create a tech-enabled leader in the $800 billion building products distribution industry and generate outsized stockholder value. We are executing our strategy toward a target of $50 billion of annual revenues within the next decade through accretive acquisitions and organic growth, including greenfield openings, and operational transformation of acquired businesses. We plan to enhance organizational design, optimize the supply chain and drive commercial excellence, deploying technology across these initiatives.

Our company’s current needs and future potential are important considerations in determining the composition of our Board. QXO’s Board is comprised of a highly skilled group of leaders who share our values and reflect our culture. Many of our directors serve or have served as executive officers or board members of major companies and have an extensive understanding of the principles of corporate governance. As summarized on page 14, our Board has complementary expertise and skill sets, all of which are relevant to our company, business, industry and strategy.

DIRECTORS

Our Board currently consists of seven members. Pursuant to our Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“Certificate of Incorporation”), Jacobs Private Equity II, LLC (“JPE”) has the right to designate for nomination by our Board (i) 40% of the members of our Board so long as the Investors (as defined below) own securities (including preferred stock convertible into, or warrants exercisable for, securities) representing at least 30% (but less than 45%) of the voting power of our capital stock on a fully-diluted basis, (ii) 33% of the members of our Board so long as the Investors own securities (including preferred stock convertible into, or warrants exercisable for, securities) representing at least 15% (but less than 30%) of the voting power of our capital stock on a fully-diluted basis and (iii) two members of our Board so long as the Investors own securities (including preferred stock convertible into, or warrants exercisable for, securities) representing at least 5% (but less than 15%) of the voting power of our capital stock on a fully-diluted basis. JPE has additional designation rights under the Certificate of Incorporation for higher voting power thresholds, which JPE’s ownership does not currently exceed. The foregoing rights of JPE under the Certificate of Incorporation are in addition to, and not in limitation of, JPE’s voting rights as a holder of capital stock of our company.

Our Board has nominated all of the current directors to stand for election at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in Proposal 1 on page 42 of this Proxy Statement.

None of the foregoing will prevent our Board from acting in accordance with its fiduciary duties or applicable law or stock exchange requirements or from acting in good faith in accordance with our governing documents, while giving due consideration to the intent of our Certificate of Incorporation.

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Set forth below is information regarding each of our director nominees, including the experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills that led our Board to conclude that each should serve as a director.

	Brad Jacobs Age: 69			Chairman and Director since June 6, 2024
				Mr. Jacobs has served as chief executive officer and chairman of our board of directors since June 6, 2024. He previously served as the executive chairman of the board of directors of XPO, Inc. (XPO) from November 1, 2022 until December 31, 2025, and chairman and chief executive officer from September 2, 2011 to November 1, 2022. Mr. Jacobs also served as non-executive chairman of the board of directors of GXO Logistics, Inc. from August 2, 2021 until December 31, 2025, and RXO, Inc. from November 1, 2022 until May 21, 2025. Additionally, he is the managing member of Jacobs Private Equity, LLC and Jacobs Private Equity II, LLC. Prior to XPO, Mr. Jacobs led two public companies: United Rentals, Inc., which he founded in 1997, and United Waste Systems, Inc., which he founded in 1989. Mr. Jacobs served as chairman and chief executive officer of United Rentals for that company’s first six years and as its executive chairman for an additional four years. He served eight years as chairman and chief executive officer of United Waste Systems.
	Board Committees: None Other Public Company Boards: None Mr. Jacobs brings to the Board: ▪ Past and current experience as the chairman of the boards of directors of several public companies, where Mr. Jacobs provided valuable operational insights and strategic and long-term planning capabilities; and ▪ Founder of eight multibillion-dollar companies that created significant value for stockholders, and a successful track record of leading companies that execute strategies similar to ours.

		Jason Aiken Age: 53			Independent Director since June 6, 2024
					Mr. Aiken has served as a director of the company since June 6, 2024. He has served as executive vice president, combat and mission systems, of General Dynamics Corporation since June 2025. Previously, he held the role of executive vice president, technologies from January 2023 to June 2025, the joint role of executive vice president, technologies, and chief financial officer from January 2023 to February 2024, and senior vice president and chief financial officer from January 2014 to January 2023. Earlier, Mr. Aiken was the senior vice president and chief financial officer of General Dynamics subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, and held positions with General Dynamics, including vice president and controller, staff vice president of accounting and director of consolidation accounting. Prior to joining General Dynamics, Mr. Aiken was an audit manager with Arthur Andersen LLP in Washington, D.C., where he provided audit and consulting services for defense contractors. He holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Washington and Lee University.
		Board Committees: ▪ Chairman of the Audit Committee Other Public Company Boards: None Mr. Aiken brings to the Board: ▪ Financial and accounting expertise through his service as chief financial officer and other senior finance positions with a Fortune 100 company giving Mr. Aiken the knowledge needed to serve on our Board and lead the Audit Committee as committee chair; and ▪ Senior operational, transactional and strategic experience essential for QXO to drive stockholder value creation.

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	Marlene Colucci Age: 63			Independent Director since June 6, 2024
				Ms. Colucci has served as a director of the company since June 6, 2024. She has served as the chief executive officer of The Business Council in Washington, D.C. since July 2013. Previously, from September 2005 to June 2013, she was executive vice president of public policy for the American Hotel & Lodging Association. From September 2003 to June 2005, she served in the White House as special assistant to President George W. Bush in the Office of Domestic Policy. In this role, she developed labor, transportation and postal reform policies and advised the president and his staff on related matters. Earlier, Ms. Colucci served as deputy assistant secretary with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. Her law career includes more than 12 years with the firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where she served as senior counsel. She is lead independent director of the board of directors of GXO Logistics, Inc., where she serves as a member of its compensation committee and nominating, corporate governance and sustainability committee. Ms. Colucci holds a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
	Board Committees: ▪ Chair of the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee ▪ Member of the Compensation and Talent Committee Other Public Company Boards: GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) Ms. Colucci brings to the Board: ▪ Experience with public policy development, including labor and transportation policy, from over two decades of relevant government and private sector experience; and ▪ Knowledge of corporate governance and business operations from her tenure leading the premier association of chief executive officers of the world’s most important business enterprises.

		Mario Harik Age: 45			Director since June 6, 2024
					Mr. Harik has served as a director of the company since June 6, 2024. He has led XPO, Inc. (XPO) as chief executive officer since November 2022 and a member of its board, serving as chairman of the board since January 1, 2026 and chairing its operational excellence committee. He joined XPO in 2011 as chief information officer and held additional roles as chief customer officer and president, North American less-than-truckload. His prior career included chief information officer with Oakleaf Waste Management, chief technology officer with Tallan, Inc., and co-founder of G3 Analyst. He holds a master’s degree in engineering, information technology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a degree in engineering, computer and communications from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.
		Board Committees: None Other Public Company Boards: XPO, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) Mr. Harik brings to the Board: ▪ Leadership experience as XPO’s chief executive officer; and ▪ Expertise in the development and application of technology solutions that increase operational efficiency and productivity and enhance customer experience in multinational organizations within similar industries.

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	Mary Kissel Age: 49			Independent Director since June 6, 2024
				Ms. Kissel has served as a director of the company since June 6, 2024. She has served as executive vice president and senior policy advisor with Stephens Inc. since March 2021. Previously, Ms. Kissel served as senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State from October 2018 to January 2021. Prior to joining the State Department, she was a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board in New York and editorial page editor for Asia Pacific in Hong Kong. She began her career at Goldman Sachs. Ms. Kissel is a nonresident senior fellow at Hudson Institute, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a director of the American Australian Council, and a trustee of the Center for Integrity in News Reporting. She is vice chairman of the board of directors of RXO, Inc. and a member of its compensation committee. Ms. Kissel holds a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University.
	Board Committees: ▪ Member of the Audit Committee ▪ Member of the Compensation and Talent Committee ▪ Member of the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee Other Public Company Boards: RXO, Inc. (NYSE: RXO) Ms. Kissel brings to the Board: ▪ Expertise in geopolitics, risk advisory, public policy and their impact on businesses; and ▪ Experience in strategic communications, media and government affairs.

		Jared Kushner Age: 45			Independent Director since July 22, 2024
					Mr. Kushner has served as a director of the company since July 22, 2024. He is the chief executive officer of Affinity Partners, a global investment firm with over $6 billion under management. From 2017 to 2021, he served as senior advisor to the President of the United States. In this role, Mr. Kushner managed the U.S.-Mexico relationship, led Middle East peace efforts, and negotiated the overhaul of America’s federal prison and criminal justice systems. Previously, Mr. Kushner was the chief executive officer of Kushner Companies, a New York-based real estate developer. He holds JD and MBA degrees from New York University, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.
		Board Committees: None Other Public Company Boards: None Mr. Kushner brings to the Board: ▪ Background in growth investing across equities and real estate; and ▪ Experience in geopolitics, public policy, and their impact on business.

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	Allison Landry Age: 47			Lead Independent Director since June 6, 2024
				Ms. Landry has served as lead independent director of the company since June 6, 2024. She was a senior transportation research analyst with Credit Suisse, covering the trucking, railroad, airfreight and logistics industries from September 2005 to July 2021. Previously, she was a financial analyst and senior accountant with OneBeacon Insurance Co. (now Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions). She serves as vice chair of the board of directors of XPO, Inc. and as a member of its audit committee, compensation and human capital committee, and operational excellence committee. She holds an MBA degree from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from College of the Holy Cross.
	Board Committees: ▪ Member of the Audit Committee ▪ Chair of the Compensation and Talent Committee ▪ Member of the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee Other Public Company Boards: XPO, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) Ms. Landry brings to the Board: ▪ Experience in the equity markets giving Ms. Landry an understanding of stockholder value creation as chair of the Board’s Compensation and Talent Committee; and ▪ Knowledge of financial analysis in the transportation sector enabling Ms. Landry to help guide QXO in identifying strategic opportunities for profitable growth.

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF CONTINUING DIRECTORS

Brad
Jacobs

Jason
Aiken

Marlene
Colucci

Mario
Harik

Mary
Kissel

Jared
Kushner

Allison
Landry

BUSINESS OPERATIONS experience provides a practical understanding of developing, implementing and assessing our operating plan and business strategy.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE experience bolsters Board and management accountability, transparency and a focus on stockholder interests.

CUSTOMER SERVICE experience brings an important perspective to our Board, given the importance of customer retention to our business model.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY experience allows our Board’s oversight to guide our long-term value creation for stockholders in a way that is sustainable.

EFFECTIVE CAPITAL ALLOCATION experience is crucial to our Board’s evaluation of our company’s organic and inorganic growth strategy, roadmap and timeline, as well as our investments in technological solutions that optimize our operations and enhance customer experience.

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CAPITAL STRUCTURES experience assists our directors in overseeing our financial reporting and internal controls.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT experience allows our Board to support our goals of making QXO an inclusive workplace and aligning human resources objectives with our strategic and operational priorities.

TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT experience helps our company attract, motivate and retain top candidates for leadership roles and innovation teams.

SALES AND MARKETING experience helps our Board assist with our business strategy and with developing new services and operations.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION experience helps our company identify the optimal strategic opportunities for profitable growth and realize synergies.

RISK MANAGEMENT experience is critical to our Board’s role in overseeing the risks facing our company, including mitigation measures.

TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS experience provides valuable insights as we continually seek to enhance customer outcomes and internal operations.

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ROLE OF THE BOARD AND BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board, which is our company’s ultimate decision-making body, except with respect to those matters reserved to our stockholders. Our Board’s primary responsibility is to seek to maximize long-term stockholder value. Our Board establishes our overall corporate policies, selects and evaluates our senior management team, which is charged with the conduct of our business, monitors the performance of our company and management, and provides advice and counsel to management. In fulfilling the Board’s responsibilities, our directors have full access to our management, internal and external auditors, and outside advisors.

Furthermore, our Board is committed to independent Board oversight. Our current Board leadership structure includes a chairman, a non-independent director and five independent directors. The position of chairman of the Board is held by Mr. Jacobs.

The Board has provided that the independent directors may appoint a lead independent director who presides over executive sessions of the independent directors, and who shall serve a term of at least one year. The position of lead independent director has been structured to include, among other duties: (i) presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the chairman is not present; (ii) presiding at all executive sessions of the independent directors, which must take place at least once a year without members of management present; and (iii) calling additional meetings of the independent directors as necessary. The lead independent director also serves as a liaison between the chairman and the independent directors. Ms. Landry was appointed to serve as lead independent director on June 6, 2024.

To further strengthen its independent decision-making, our Board has approved a set of Corporate Governance Guidelines that provide for an independent vice chair position as part of its ongoing commitment to strong corporate governance. The position of vice chair is defined as an independent director with authorities and duties that include: (i) presiding at meetings of the Board where the chairman and lead independent director are not present; (ii) assisting the chairman, when appropriate, in carrying out his duties; (iii) assisting the lead independent director, where appropriate, in carrying out her duties; and (iv) such other duties, responsibilities and assistance as the Board or the chairman may determine. No independent vice chair has been appointed as of the date of this Proxy Statement.

We believe our leadership model is appropriate because our chairman’s role as a management director provides strong strategic leadership through the execution of our transformation strategy, while our lead independent director’s role provides independent decision-making and clear accountability.

Our Board met fourteen times during fiscal year 2025. Each person currently serving as a director attended at least 75% of the aggregate meetings of the Board and any committee(s) on which he or she served during the time he or she served on the Board or committee(s).

Our directors are expected to attend our annual meetings of stockholders. Any director who is unable to attend is expected to notify the chairman of the Board in advance of the meeting date. All of our directors then serving and standing for re-election attended the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

BOARD RISK OVERSIGHT

Our Board provides overall risk oversight, with a focus on the most significant risks facing our company. Our senior management team is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of risks to our business.

Our Board and senior management team engage on the company’s business strategy, operations, policies, controls, prospects, and current and potential risks. These discussions include approaches for assessing, monitoring, mitigating, and controlling risk exposure. The Board has delegated responsibility for the oversight of specific risks to its committees as follows.

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Audit Committee. The Audit Committee oversees the policies that govern the process by which management identifies, assesses and manages our exposure to risk. In that role, the Audit Committee reviews our enterprise risk management process, through which key identified risks are escalated to the Board. The Audit Committee discusses major financial risk exposures, including cyber-related risks, with our management and discusses the steps that management has taken to monitor and control these exposures. Additionally, the Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing risks arising from related party transactions involving our company, for reviewing information and cybersecurity risk management policies, for establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and for overseeing overall compliance with our company-wide Code of Business Ethics and legal and regulatory requirements.

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Compensation and Talent Committee. The Compensation and Talent Committee monitors the risks associated with our compensation philosophy and programs. The Compensation and Talent Committee ensures that the company’s compensation structure strikes an appropriate balance in motivating our senior executives to deliver long-term results for the company’s stockholders, while simultaneously reducing excessive risk-taking and holding our senior leadership team accountable.

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Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee. The Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee oversees risks related to our governance structure and processes, as well as risks associated with the company’s corporate sustainability practices and reporting.

The Board is committed to ensuring that our company has the resources and infrastructure necessary to appropriately address all significant risks.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation and Talent Committee and the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee (collectively, the “Board Committees”) has a written charter that complies with applicable SEC rules and the NYSE Rules. These charters are available on our website at investors.qxo.com. You may obtain a printed copy of any of these charters, without charge, by sending a request to Christopher Signorello, Corporate Secretary, QXO, Inc., Five American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831.

The Board Committees are each composed entirely of independent directors within all applicable standards, as discussed below. Our Board’s general policy is to review and approve committee assignments annually. After consulting with the chairman of our Board and considering member qualifications, the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee is responsible for recommending to our Board all committee assignments, including the roles of committee chair. Each committee is authorized to retain, in its sole authority, its own outside counsel and other advisors at the company’s expense. Also, each committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees when appropriate. Our Board may create or eliminate additional committees as it deems appropriate.

The following table sets forth the membership of each of our Board Committees as of the Record Date. Messrs. Jacobs, Harik and Kushner do not serve on any Board Committees.

Name	Audit Committee	Compensation and Talent Committee	Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee
Jason Aiken*
Marlene Colucci
Mary Kissel
Allison Landry

— Committee Chairman

— Committee Member

* — Audit Committee Financial Expert

A summary of the committees’ responsibilities is as follows:

Audit Committee. Our Audit Committee has been established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) to assist our Board in fulfilling its responsibilities in a number of areas, including, without limitation, oversight of: (i) our accounting and financial reporting processes, including our systems of internal controls and disclosure controls, (ii) the integrity of our financial statements, (iii) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iv) the qualifications and independence of our independent registered public accounting firm, (v) the performance of our independent registered public accounting firm and internal audit function, and (vi) related party transactions. Each member of the Audit Committee satisfies all applicable independence standards, has not participated in the preparation of our financial statements at any time during the past three years, and is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements. From June 6, 2024, to the date of this Proxy Statement, the Audit Committee members were Jason Aiken (chair), Mary Kissel and Allison Landry. Our Board has determined that Mr. Aiken qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act. During 2025, the Audit Committee met six times.

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Compensation and Talent Committee. The primary responsibilities of the Compensation and Talent Committee are, among other things: (i) to oversee our executive compensation plans, policies and programs, (ii) to review and approve the compensation of our executive officers, (iii) to review and approve or make recommendations concerning director compensation, (iv) to plan executive officer succession, and (v) to assist with oversight of our culture and strategies relating to human capital. From June 6, 2024, to the date of this Proxy Statement, the Compensation and Talent Committee members were Allison Landry (chair), Marlene Colucci and Mary Kissel. During 2025, the Compensation and Talent Committee met five times.

Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee. The primary responsibilities of the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee are, among other things: (i) to identify individuals qualified to become directors and recommend that our Board select such individuals to be presented for stockholder consideration at the annual meeting or to be appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy, (ii) to make recommendations to our Board concerning committee appointments, (iii) to develop, recommend to our Board and annually review the Corporate Governance Guidelines and oversee corporate governance matters, (iv) to oversee an annual evaluation of our Board and committees, and (v) to support our Board in its oversight of our sustainability strategies, performance and external disclosures. From June 6, 2024, to the date of this Proxy Statement, the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee members were Marlene Colucci (chair) and Mary Kissel, and Allison Landry has been a member since October 2024. During 2025, the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee met two times.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

See section below titled “Executive Compensation — 2025 Director Compensation Table” for information concerning the compensation of each person who served as a non-employee director of our company during 2025.

In June 2024, we approved compensation for our non-employee directors of an annual cash retainer of $100,000, payable quarterly in arrears, and expected annual time-based restricted stock units worth $175,000.

The lead independent director receives an additional $30,000 annual cash retainer, payable quarterly in arrears; and the chairs of our Audit Committee, our Compensation and Talent Committee and our Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee each receives an additional cash retainer of $25,000, $20,000 and $20,000, respectively, payable quarterly in arrears.

Directors who are employees of our company do not receive additional compensation for service as members of either our Board or its committees. Changes to the compensation of our directors are subject to approval by our Compensation and Talent Committee or Board.

No other fees are paid to our directors for their attendance at or participation in meetings of our Board or its committees. We reimburse our directors for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, including reimbursement for air travel and hotel expenses.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES AND CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS

Our Board is committed to sound corporate governance principles and practices. Our Board adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines as of June 6, 2024.

The Corporate Governance Guidelines serve as a framework within which our Board operates. Among other things, the Corporate Governance Guidelines include criteria for determining the qualifications and independence of the members of our Board, requirements for the standing committees of our Board, responsibilities for members of our Board and requirements to conduct an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of our Board and its committees. The Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee is responsible for reviewing the Corporate Governance Guidelines annually, or more frequently as appropriate, and recommending appropriate changes to our Board in light of applicable laws and regulations, the governance standards identified by leading governance authorities and our company’s evolving needs.

We have a Code of Business Ethics that applies to our directors and executive officers. This Code is designed to deter wrongdoing, promote the honest and ethical conduct of all employees, and promote compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations, as well as provide clear channels for reporting concerns. The Code of Business Ethics constitutes a “code of ethics” as defined in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirements under applicable SEC rules relating to amendments to the Code of Business Ethics or waivers of any provision of the Code of Business Ethics as applicable to our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer, and our principal accounting officer by posting such disclosures on our website pursuant to SEC rules.

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The Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Code of Business Ethics are available on our website at investors.qxo.com. In addition, you may obtain a printed copy of these documents, without charge, by sending a request to: Christopher Signorello, Corporate Secretary, QXO, Inc., Five American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831.

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Under the Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Board is responsible for making independence determinations annually with the assistance of the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee. Independence determinations are made by reference to the independence standard under the Corporate Governance Guidelines and the definition of “independent director” under Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Rules. Our Board has affirmatively determined that each person who serves as a director, except for Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Harik, satisfies the independence standards under the Corporate Governance Guidelines and the NYSE Rules.

In addition to the independence standards provided in the Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Board has determined that each director who serves on our Audit Committee satisfies standards for independence of Audit Committee members established by the SEC: that is, the director may not (i) accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from our company other than his or her director compensation or (ii) be an affiliated person of our company or any of its subsidiaries. Our Board has also determined that each member of the Compensation and Talent Committee satisfies the NYSE Rules for independence of Compensation and Talent Committee members. In making the independence determinations for each director, our Board and the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee considered certain relationships of the directors that were not required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

DIRECTOR SELECTION PROCESS

The Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee is responsible for recommending to our Board all nominees for election to the Board, including nominees for re-election to the Board, in each case, after consultation with the chairman of the Board and in accordance with our company’s contractual obligations. Pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, JPE has the right based on its current securities ownership, as described above under “Directors,” to designate for nomination by our Board 40% of the members of our Board. Subject to the foregoing, in considering new nominees for election to our Board, the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee considers, among other things, breadth of experience, financial expertise, wisdom, integrity, an ability to make independent analytical inquiries, an understanding of our company’s business environment, knowledge and experience in such areas as technology, marketing and other disciplines relevant to our company’s businesses, the nominee’s ownership interest in our company, and a willingness and ability to devote adequate time to board duties, all in the context of the needs of the Board at that point in time and with the objective of ensuring diversity in the background, experience and viewpoints of Board members. When searching for new directors, our Board endeavors to actively seek out highly qualified women and individuals from underrepresented minorities to include in the pool from which Board nominees are chosen. Our Board aims to create a team of directors with diverse experiences and perspectives to provide our company with thoughtful and engaged Board oversight. The Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee periodically conducts evaluations of the Board’s composition.

Subject to the rights granted to JPE pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee may identify potential nominees for election to our Board from a variety of sources, including recommendations from current directors or management, recommendations from our stockholders or any other source the committee deems appropriate, including engaging a third-party consulting firm to assist in identifying independent director nominees.

Our Board will consider nominees submitted by our stockholders, subject to the same factors that are brought to bear when it considers nominees referred by other sources and the rights granted to JPE pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, as described above. Our stockholders will be permitted to nominate candidates for election as directors by following the procedures set forth in our amended and restated bylaws, which are summarized below. We did not receive any director nominees from our stockholders for the 2026 Annual Meeting.

The advance notice provisions of our bylaws require that a stockholder who wishes to nominate an individual for election as a director at our annual meeting must give us advance written notice. The notice must be delivered to or mailed and received by the secretary of our company not less than 90 days, and not more than 120 days, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of such annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be delivered not less than 90 days, and not more than 120 days, prior to the date of such annual meeting. As more specifically provided in our bylaws, any nomination must include, among other things: (i) the nominator’s name and address and the number of shares of each class of our capital stock that the

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nominator owns, (ii) the name and address of any person with whom the nominator is acting in concert and the number of shares of each class of our capital stock that any such person owns, and (iii) the information with respect to each such proposed director nominee that would be required to be provided in a proxy statement prepared in accordance with applicable SEC rules.

In addition, the proxy access provisions of our bylaws permit a stockholder, or a group of up to 20 stockholders, that has continuously owned for three years at least 3% of our outstanding common stock, to nominate and include in the annual meeting proxy materials up to the greater of two directors or 20% of the number of directors to be elected at the annual meeting, provided that the stockholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in our bylaws. Stockholder requests to include stockholder-nominated directors in the company’s proxy materials for our 2027 Annual Meeting of stockholders must be received by the company no earlier than January 5, 2027, and no later than February 4, 2027.

Any stockholder who wishes to nominate a potential director candidate must follow the specific requirements set forth in our bylaws, a copy of which may be obtained by sending a request to: Christopher Signorello, Corporate Secretary, QXO, Inc., Five American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831.

SECURITIES TRADING POLICY

We have a securities trading policy governing the purchase, sale and other dispositions of our securities by directors, officers and employees. We believe that our securities trading policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and any applicable listing standards. A copy of this policy is available on our website at investors.qxo.com and included as Exhibit 19.1 to our 2025 Annual Report.

Certain Prohibited Transactions Involving Company Securities

Certain transactions in QXO securities, such as: (i) purchasing and pledging QXO securities on margin, or otherwise granting a security interest in QXO securities in margin accounts, (ii) engaging in short sales, (iii) buying or selling puts, calls, options or other derivatives in respect of QXO securities, and (iv) purchasing financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds) or otherwise engaging in transactions that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of QXO’s securities (whether granted to the director or employee as part of their compensation or otherwise held, directly or indirectly, by such persons), create a heightened compliance risk or could create the appearance of misalignment between our directors, employees and stockholders. As a result, our securities trading policy prohibits such transactions for all directors, officers, employees and any of their related parties.

STOCKHOLDER COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD

Stockholders and other parties interested in communicating with our Board, any Board committee, any individual director, including our lead independent director, or any group of directors (such as our independent directors) should send written correspondence to our Board, c/o Christopher Signorello, Corporate Secretary, QXO, Inc., Five American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831. Please note that we will not forward communications to the Board that qualify as spam, junk mail, mass mailings, resumes or other forms of job inquiries, surveys, business solicitations or advertisements.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR NEXT YEAR’S ANNUAL MEETING

Stockholder proposals intended to be presented at our 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by our Corporate Secretary no later than November 24, 2026, in order to be considered for inclusion in our proxy materials, pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

As more specifically provided for in our bylaws, no business may be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders unless it is specified in the notice of the annual meeting or is otherwise brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of our Board or by a stockholder entitled to vote and who has delivered proper notice to us not less than 90 days, and not more than 120 days, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the 2027 Annual Meeting date is not scheduled to occur more than 30 days before, or 60 days after, May 5, 2027, then your notice must be delivered not less than 90 days, and not more than 120 days, prior to the date of the 2027 Annual Meeting.

By way of example, if our 2027 Annual Meeting is held on May 5, 2027, any stockholder proposal to be considered at the 2027 Annual Meeting, including nominations of persons for election to our Board, must be properly submitted to us not earlier than January 5, 2027, nor later than February 4, 2027. We advise you to review our bylaws, which contain additional requirements with respect to advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations at the annual meetings.

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Additionally, to comply with the SEC’s universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must provide written notice to us that includes the information required by Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act not later than February 4, 2027.

Detailed information for submitting stockholder proposals or nominations of director candidates will be provided upon written request sent to: Christopher Signorello, Corporate Secretary, QXO, Inc., Five American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Under its written charter, the Audit Committee of our Board is responsible for reviewing and approving or ratifying any transaction between our company and a related person (as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K) that is required to be disclosed under the rules and regulations of the SEC. Our management is responsible for bringing any such transaction to the attention of the Audit Committee. In approving or rejecting any such transaction, the Audit Committee considers the relevant facts and circumstances, including the material terms of the transaction, risks, benefits, costs, availability of other comparable services or products and, if applicable, the impact on a director’s independence.

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

On December 3, 2023, the company entered into an investment agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with JPE and the other investors party thereto (the “Other Investors” and, collectively with JPE, the “Investors”), providing for an aggregate investment by the Investors of $1,000,000,000 in cash in the company (the “Equity Investment”). JPE is controlled by Brad Jacobs, our chairman and chief executive officer. Each of our directors and executive officers, other than Messrs. Essaid, Liborski and Kushner, invested, directly or indirectly, in our company pursuant to the Investment Agreement. On April 14, 2024, the company and the Investors amended and restated the Investment Agreement.

Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, prior to the closing of the Equity Investment, the company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to, among other things, effect an 8-for-1 reverse stock split with respect to the company’s common stock. Upon the closing of the Equity Investment and giving effect to the reverse stock split, the company issued to the Investors, in the aggregate, (i) 1,000,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that, in aggregate, are convertible into 219,010,074 shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price of $4.566 per share, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments; and (ii) warrants to purchase an additional 219,010,074 shares of our common stock (the “Warrants”) at initial exercise prices of $4.566 per share with respect to 50% of the Warrants, $6.849 per share with respect to 25% of the Warrants, and $13.698 per share with respect to the remaining 25% of the Warrants, in each case subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments.

Following the closing of the Equity Investment, our Board was reconstituted such that (i) the number of seats on our Board were as directed by JPE, (ii) each of such directors (including Mr. Jacobs) were individuals designated by JPE, (iii) each standing committee of our Board was reconstituted in a manner designated by JPE and (iv) Mr. Jacobs was appointed as the chairman of our Board and chief executive officer of the company.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

On June 6, 2024, the company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the company, JPE and the Other Investors, pursuant to which, among other things, the initial holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Warrants were provided with certain rights to cause the company to register the sale of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, Warrants and shares of common stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock or upon exercise of the Warrants, in each case other than any such securities that are then freely transferable without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) without limitation as to volume, manner of sale or other restrictions under Rule 144. Securities that are subject to registration under the Registration Rights Agreement as provided above are referred to as “Registrable Securities.”

Demand Registration. The holder or holders of Registrable Securities holding Registrable Securities constituting, in the aggregate, no less than a majority of the total number of Registrable Securities may request that the company register the sale of such securities under the Securities Act. Such majority holders may request a total of ten demand registrations.

Shelf Registration. At a time when the company is eligible to use a registration statement on Form S-3, the holder or holders of Registrable Securities holding Registrable Securities constituting, in the aggregate, no less than a majority of the total number of Registrable Securities may request that the company register the sale of such securities under the Securities Act on a delayed or continuous basis. A holder of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement may initiate an unlimited number of shelf takedowns, except the company is not required to effect a shelf takedown in certain specified situations.

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Piggyback Registration. If the company registers its securities on a registration statement, the company must give each Investor prompt written notice thereof (subject to certain exceptions). The company must then include on such registration statement all Registrable Securities requested to be included therein (subject to certain exceptions), which include the Registrable Securities of JPE.

Subject to certain exceptions, all expenses incurred in connection with the registration or sale of the Registrabl

SEC Form DEF 14A filed by QXO Inc.