Bel Fuse (BELFB) investor relations material

Executive summary

• Designs and manufactures critical electronic components and systems, with $675M in annual sales and 21.2% adjusted EBITDA margin in 2025.

• Serves diverse end markets including industrial, aerospace, defense, medical, and transportation, with a blue-chip customer base.

• Achieved superior long-term growth, with 19% net income margin and EPS CAGR from 2021–2025, outperforming proxy and performance peers.

• Underwent significant transformation: new leadership, facility consolidations, ERP implementation, and strategic acquisitions from 2021–2025.

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• GAMCO Asset Management proposed allowing Class A shareholders to convert to Class B shares one-for-one; the Board recommends rejecting this proposal.

• The Board argues the proposal would create economic and governance risks, and notes similar proposals were rejected in 2018 and 2020.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• Board comprises nine directors, seven of whom are independent, with diverse skills in finance, operations, M&A, and human capital.

• Board diversity includes gender, age, and tenure; two women directors and an age limit of 78 years.

• Annual board and committee self-evaluations, robust lead independent director, and fully independent committees.

• No poison pill, majority vote for mergers, and shareholder action by written consent permitted.