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Shareholders will also transact such other business as may properly come before the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"), or any adjournment or postponement thereof. These matters are more fully discussed in the accompanying proxy statement. Our Board of Directors (the "Board") is soliciting proxies from shareholders who wish to vote at the Annual Meeting.

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WORLD KINECT CORPORATION 9800 Northwest 41st Street, Miami, Florida 33178

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2026 Annual Meeting

Forward-Looking Statements

This Proxy Statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “assume,” “project,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “might,” “may,” “will,” “continue,” “plan,” “seek,” “goal,” “target,” “objective,” “strategy,” future,” “forecast” or words or phrases of similar meaning. For factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results and events anticipated by such forward-looking statements, see the cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risks on our business. Accordingly, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changes in expectations, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this Proxy Statement or incorporated into any other filings we make with the SEC.

Website References

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2025 Highlights

(1) Consists of share repurchases and dividends.

Board of Directors

Our Board’s objective is to maintain a membership with broad backgrounds that can best further the success of our business and represent shareholders through the exercise of sound judgment informed by a wide array of experience and perspectives. Our Board committees, with all independent members, assist the Board with oversight of our risk management programs and our business initiatives to ensure alignment with our business strategy. For 2026, our director nominees are as follows:

Director Nominees

Board Snapshot

Compensation Highlights

Executive Compensation Practices

For additional information about our executive compensation practices, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” beginning on page 36.

Pay-for-Performance Alignment

Our executive compensation program is designed to attract and retain executives and motivate them to deliver results that are in line with our growth strategy. We structure our executive compensation program to directly align our compensation levels with current and future performance resulting in value for our shareholders, employees, customers and other stakeholders. Consistent with that objective, we select performance metrics and targets that we believe, if achieved, will translate into strong financial performance both in the short- and long-term, resulting in positive returns for our shareholders and other stakeholders. For 2025, 86% of our CEO’s target compensation was at risk, and 73% of our other named executive officers’ (“NEO”) target compensation was at risk, with compensation value specifically tied to our stock price performance and/or achievement of rigorous, pre-established performance metrics.

TARGET COMPENSATION MIX

2025 Executive Compensation

In 2025, we received approximately 95% approval from our shareholders for our NEO compensation program. We remain committed to continuing to refine our program to help ensure increased alignment with shareholder interests and market best practices. The highlights of our 2025 executive compensation program are summarized below.

2025 NEO ANNUAL COMPENSATION

The titles presented in the following table reflect the changes to our executive leadership team effective January 1, 2026 for Messrs. Birns, Rau and Kasbar, and October 24, 2025 for Mr. Tejada. The compensation information in the following table sets out the executives’ compensation in 2025, based on the roles in which the executives served during the year.

Director Nominees

Our Governance Committee and Board believes that each of our nominees possesses the experience, skills, characteristics and qualities to fully perform his or her duties as a director and to contribute to our success. In addition, each of our nominees is being nominated because they possess the highest standards of personal integrity, are accomplished in their field, have an understanding of the interests and issues that are important to our shareholders and are able to dedicate sufficient time to fulfilling their obligations as a director. Our nominees as a group complement each other and each other’s respective experiences, skills, characteristics and qualities. For an additional discussion of the nomination process, see “Nominee Qualifications and the Nomination Process” beginning on page 24 of this proxy statement.

The following sets forth certain information with respect to each nominee standing for election to the Board. The biographies of each of the nominees and directors contain information regarding the individual’s service as a director, business experience, and the qualifications, characteristics or skills that led to the conclusion that the individual should serve as our director.

Board and Committee Governance

Board Leadership Structure

The Board regularly considers the appropriate leadership structure for us and does not have a formal policy with respect to the separation of the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Rather, the Board believes that different Board leadership structures may be appropriate for us at different times, and that it should have the flexibility to make this decision based on its evaluation of current circumstances. As a result, the roles of Chairman and CEO have been split from time to time, while at other times the roles have been combined. When making this decision, the Board considers factors such as:

Mr. Kasbar served as both Chairman of the Board and as Chief Executive Officer until January 1, 2026, when he transitioned to Executive Chairman and Mr. Birns was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, with Mr. Benitez continuing to serve as our Lead Independent Director. Our Board believes that this leadership structure, which separates the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair while retaining a Lead Independent Director, is effective in promoting strong corporate governance and independent Board oversight. The Chief Executive Officer has the primary responsibility for managing our day‑to‑day operations, while the Executive Chair provides strategic guidance, continuity, and leadership informed by deep knowledge of the Company and its industry.

In deciding whether to combine or separate the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, the Board considers, among other things:

Lead Independent Director

Our independent directors annually elect our Lead Independent Director. Consistent with best practices, our Lead Independent Director:

Currently, Mr. Benitez serves as our Lead Independent Director. The Board believes that having a lead independent director benefits us and our shareholders by providing leadership and an organizational structure for the independent directors.

Shareholder Engagement

We regularly engage with our shareholders to better understand their perspectives on our Company, including our business strategies, financial performance and matters of corporate governance and executive compensation. This dialogue has helped inform the Board’s decision-making processes and ensure our interests remain well-aligned with those of our shareholders. In recent years, these engagements have covered governance issues, such as majority voting, board leadership and director nomination processes, and compensation and capital allocation priorities.

The table below discusses our shareholder engagement activities and some of the actions we have taken in the past few years as a result of the feedback we received from our shareholders. We believe that these engagements provide valuable feedback and insight to shareholders' perspectives on key topics, which is shared regularly with the Board and its committees.

Meetings

During 2025, the Board met seven times. Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board and the total number of meetings held by each of the Board committees on which he or she served. In addition, it is our policy that each director should attend all meetings of shareholders, absent extenuating circumstances. All of our directors who were standing for election at the 2025 Annual Meeting of shareholders attended the meeting.

All of our independent directors meet in executive session (without management present) during scheduled Board meetings and at other times as they may deem necessary. Executive sessions of the independent directors are led by the Chair of the Governance Committee, or, in his absence, the Lead Independent Director.

Director Independence

Our Corporate Governance Principles require that a majority of our directors meet the standards for independence required by the applicable NYSE listing standards. In addition, members of our Audit Committee must meet the independence standards for audit committee members adopted by the SEC. Members of the Audit Committee must also have no relationship with us that interferes with their exercise of independent judgment. Members of our Compensation Committee meet the definition of “non-employee director” contained in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and meet the independence requirements under the NYSE listing standards. The Board may also consider other factors in making its determination that a director has no material relationship with us that could compromise that director’s independence.

Our Corporate Governance Principles provide that no more than two members of management shall serve on the Board. Mr. Kasbar and Mr. Birns are the only members of management currently serving on our Board. All of our other current directors, Messrs. Bakshi, Benitez, Kassar, Kottkamp, Manley, Piper, Roddenberry and Stebbins, and Mses. Cherwoo and Smith, are independent under NYSE listing standards, and all of our Audit Committee members and Compensation Committee members are independent under the standards applicable to membership in such committees. In making this determination, our Board considered that Mr. Kassar is the first cousin of Mr. Kasbar, and the Board determined that the familial relationship between Messrs. Kasbar and Kassar was not material because it would not adversely affect Mr. Kassar’s ability to exercise his independent judgment as our director. Mr. Kasbar is deemed not to be an independent director because of his employment relationship with us and therefore he is precluded from sitting on any of our committees.

Annual Board and Committee Self-Evaluations

Our Board and its committees conduct self-evaluations to ensure they are performing effectively and to identify opportunities to improve Board and committee performance.

Based on the results of these evaluations, as well as ongoing feedback provided by directors, our Board’s practices have evolved over time through the implementation of enhancements such as: changes to committee composition and oversight responsibilities, additional presentations on specified topics, identification of focus areas for continuing education and refinements to board meeting materials and presentation format.

2025 Self-Evaluation Process

For 2025, the Board decided to utilize individual interviews for the self-evaluation process and Mr. Roddenberry interviewed each other Board member to solicit his or her evaluation of Board, Committee and individual director effectiveness, Board education, timing and scope of materials provided to the Board and Committee as well as other factors affecting Board dynamics. He then reviewed the results with the Governance Committee, composed of all the independent directors, and with each committee in early 2026.

Corporate Governance Principles

The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Principles, which are amended from time to time to incorporate certain current best practices in corporate governance. The Corporate Governance Principles describe our corporate governance practices and policies and provide a framework for our Board governance. The topics addressed in our Corporate Governance Principles include, among other things:

Our Corporate Governance Principles are available on our Investor Relations website at ir.world-kinect.com under “Corporate Governance.”

Insider Trading Policy

We have adopted an insider trading policy applicable to our directors, officers and employees, and we have implemented procedures applicable to the Company, governing the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of our securities. We believe our insider trading policies and procedures are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules, and regulations and listing standards applicable to the Company.

Committees of the Board

Our Board has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Governance Committee. Our Board also had two additional standing committees - the Technology & Operations Committee and the Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Committee - through September 2025, at which time such committees were disbanded and their responsibilities were reallocated to the full Board and other committees. The table below illustrates the current membership of each of our Board’s committees, which are composed entirely of independent directors.

Each of the Board’s committees operates under a written charter adopted by our Board that addresses the purpose, duties and responsibilities of the committee. Each committee reviews its charter at least annually and recommends changes to the Board as appropriate. A current copy of each committee charter can be found on our Investor Relations website at ir.world-kinect.com under “Corporate Governance.”

Director Nomination Process

Nominee Qualifications and the Nomination Process

The Governance Committee believes that the Board should collectively possess a broad range of skills, knowledge, business experience and backgrounds that provides effective oversight of our business. The Governance Committee of the Board periodically reviews Board composition in terms of the skills, characteristics and experience of its current members and those required to create a balanced and effective Board based on the Company’s business strategy, current operating requirements, and the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders.

The Governance Committee, with the assistance of the Nominating Subcommittee, strives to identify and recruit director candidates with the highest personal and professional ethics, integrity and values who are committed to representing the long-term interests of the shareholders. It looks for candidates that have a demonstrated track record of leadership and achievement in their area of endeavor and are willing to devote sufficient time to carrying out their duties and responsibilities effectively, and can serve on the Board for an extended period of time. Criteria for evaluating director nominees takes into account, among other attributes, the candidate’s intellect, judgment, diversity of experience and background.

As part of our ongoing board refreshment and succession planning efforts, we added three new directors in 2025 and one so far in 2026. Mr. Kottkamp was appointed to the Board on April 23, 2025, bringing his extensive global audit and financial services experience and a wealth of accounting and regulatory expertise. Mr. Piper was appointed to the Board on July 17, 2025, bringing his experience as an accomplished energy and commodities executive and extensive operational and management expertise in various sectors of the energy supply chain. On October 24, 2025, Ms. Smith was appointed to the Board, bringing over 25 years of financial, operational and HR expertise in financial services. Mr. Kottkamp was recommended to the Board by Mr. Manley, and each of Mr. Piper and Ms. Smith was recommended to the Board by Mr. Kasbar. In October 2025, Mr. Birns, in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, was also appointed to the Board effective January 1, 2026.

In conducting each of these director searches, our Governance Committee considered the leadership, technical skills and operational experience that we believed would address the Board’s current needs. We worked to identify candidates whose leadership, skills, and experience reflect the attributes prioritized for our Board, drawing from traditional corporate roles, government, academia, private enterprise, non‑profit organizations, and professional disciplines such as accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, and legal services. We believe that this process has successfully allowed us to identify candidates who bring valuable viewpoints, backgrounds, skills and experience.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS SKILLS MATRIX

The matrix below sets forth the skills and experience that our Governance Committee has determined would be beneficial to have represented on our Board based on a number of factors, including our current operating requirements and business strategy, and the relevance of such skill or experience to our long-term value creation. The skills, experience and background of each of our directors and the characteristics that our Governance Committee and our Board identified in connection with his or her nomination is set forth in the director’s biography which starts on page 9 of this Proxy Statement:

– Chair l – Member

Finally, in order to ensure that our independent directors have sufficient time to devote to overseeing the Company, our Corporate Governance Principles prohibit our directors from serving on the Board of Directors of more than three other publicly traded companies, unless the Board determines that such service will not impair the ability of such director to effectively perform his or her obligations as our director. Employee directors shall not serve on the Board of Directors of more than two other publicly traded companies, unless the Board determines that such service will not impair the ability of such officer to perform his or her employment and other duties for the Company. Each director is required to advise the Chair of the Governance Committee prior to accepting any new board position with another publicly traded company.

We believe the Governance Committee has a sound director evaluation process and that such process is an effective method for determining whether a director is fit to serve on the Board. Our Governance Committee welcomes candidates recommended by shareholders and, assuming a submission is in proper form as provided under our By-Laws, it will apply the same standards described above to the evaluation of a shareholder nominee as it applies to all nominees, including those recommended by current directors, employees and others. The procedural and disclosure requirements of our By-Laws provide that shareholders who would like to propose a Board nominee for consideration by the Governance Committee must deliver written notice to our Corporate Secretary, including disclosure of (i) the relationship between the nominating shareholder and the underlying beneficial owner, if any, and such parties’ stock holdings and derivative positions in our securities; (ii) information we deem appropriate to ascertain the nominee’s qualifications to serve on the Board, including disclosure of compensation arrangements between the nominee, the nominating shareholder and the underlying beneficial owner, if any; and (iii) any other information required to comply with the proxy rules and applicable law. These requirements are more fully described in Article I, Section 7 of our By-Laws, a copy of which will be provided without charge to any shareholder upon written request to our Corporate Secretary at World Kinect Corporation, 9800 Northwest 41st Street, Miami, Florida 33178.

Director Resignation Policy

We have adopted a director resignation policy for the election of directors in an uncontested election, which is generally defined as an election in which the number of nominees does not exceed the number of directors to be elected at the meeting. In uncontested elections of directors, such as this election, any director nominee who receives a greater number of votes “withheld” from his or her election than votes “for” his or her election must promptly tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Governance Committee. The director whose resignation is under consideration will not participate in the recommendation of the Governance Committee or deliberations of the Board with respect to his or her resignation. The Governance Committee will recommend to the Board whether the Board should accept or reject the resignation or whether other action should be taken. The Board will publicly disclose, in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC, its decision regarding the tendered resignation within 90 days after certification of the election results.

If a director’s resignation is not accepted by the Board, the director will continue to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or his or her earlier resignation or removal. If a director’s resignation is accepted by the Board, then the Board may fill the resulting vacancy or decrease the number of directors comprising the Board in accordance with our By-laws. A copy of our director resignation policy, included in our Corporate Governance Principles, is available on our Investor Relations website at ir.world-kinect.com under “Corporate Governance.” Our website and information contained on our website are not part of this Proxy Statement and are not incorporated by reference in this Proxy Statement.

Board’s Role in Strategy and Risk

We are committed to operating our business in a safe, responsible and ethical manner through sound corporate governance that promotes accountability, transparency and engagement with our stakeholders. This commitment begins with our Board, which plays a key role in providing oversight of our business practices and related risks, while remaining informed as we evolve and new risks emerge over time. Our executive leadership team maintains the primary responsibility for setting and delivering on our strategic priorities designed to create long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

The Board has established a framework to review and understand the nature of the material risks we face related to our company, business strategies and operations. Based upon the information provided by our leaders responsible for managing these risks, as well as our enterprise risk management programs, our Board evaluates whether our processes, policies and procedures are reasonably designed to respond to and mitigate these risks.

The Board and each of its committees oversee the risks pertaining to their principal areas of focus as described in the table below. Each committee ensures that the risks pertaining to their principal areas of focus are reported to the Board as appropriate.

Throughout the year, the Board and its committees receive reports from our management identifying and explaining key areas of risk applicable to us and an explanation of the processes, policies and procedures in place to monitor and assess those risks. The Board and its committees will also periodically conduct an in-depth review and analysis of specific strategic, operational and financial risks, after which our management will continue to provide regular updates on our progress in respect of these focus areas for a period of time thereafter.

Periodically, we also perform risk management assessments, both in specific areas of our business or on an enterprise wide basis. The principal purposes of these assessments are to:

The results of these risk assessments are regularly communicated to the Board.

Code of Conduct

All of our employees, officers (including our principal executive, financial and accounting officers) and directors are held accountable for adherence to our Code of Conduct. Our Code of Conduct is designed to help us meet our responsibility of conducting our business in compliance with laws and good ethical practice. Our Code of Conduct is available in multiple languages on our website at world-kinect.com by clicking on About Us and then Ethics & Compliance, or by clicking on our Investor Relations website at ir.world-kinect.com under Corporate Governance. We intend to disclose any substantive amendments to our Code of Conduct and any waivers with respect to our Code of Conduct granted to our officers (including our principal executive, financial and accounting officers) and directors on our website at world-kinect.com. We have also established a separate Business Partner Code of Conduct outlining our standards and expectations of our suppliers and other business partners, which can also be found in the Investor Relations section of our website.

Review and Approval of Related Person Transactions

Related person transactions can create actual or potential conflicts of interests and can create the appearance that certain decisions may not be in the best interest of us or our shareholders. Therefore, our Board has adopted a written policy with respect to related person transactions. It is our policy that, as a general matter, we should avoid related person transactions except in circumstances where the transaction is consistent with our best interests, such as obtaining products or services that are not readily available from alternative sources or when the transaction meets the standards that apply to similar transactions with unrelated third parties.

For purposes of our policy, we review all of the following relationships and transactions between us and:

Pursuant to our policy, prior to entering into any proposed related person transaction, the Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing, and if appropriate, approving and overseeing any such proposed related person transaction, which includes any arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships in which we (including any of our subsidiaries) were, are or will be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any related person had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. The foregoing rule will not be applied to those transactions exempt under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, such as the employment of an executive officer or compensation of a director if such executive officer’s or director’s compensation is required to be, or otherwise would be required to be, reported under the SEC’s compensation disclosure requirements, any transaction with another entity where the related person’s only relationship is as a beneficial owner of less than 1% of that corporation’s publicly traded securities, or any transaction where the related person’s interest arises solely from the ownership of our common stock and where all shareholders received the same benefit on a pro rata basis (e.g., dividends).

In addition, the Governance Committee has determined that the following types of transactions, which involve ordinary course business transactions, shall not be deemed to create or involve a direct or indirect “material” interest for a related person, even if the aggregate amount involved exceeds $120,000: (1) a transaction in which the related person’s interests arises solely based on his or her position as an employee or executive officer of the other entity and (i) the related person was not involved in the transaction, (ii) the transaction was entered into in our ordinary course of business and on substantially the same terms as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with non-affiliated persons, and (iii) the transaction does not involve the greater of $500,000 or 2% of the recipient’s total annual revenues and (2) any charitable contributions if the related person’s interest arises only from (i) the person’s or the person’s immediate family member’s position as an employee (other than an executive officer) or other position that does not involve policy-making decisions or (ii) the person’s or persons’ immediate family member’s position as an executive officer or director and the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the lesser of $1,000,000 or 2% of the charitable organization’s total annual receipts.

If the Chair of the Governance Committee determines that a proposed transaction is a related person transaction, it will submit the proposed transaction to the Governance Committee for approval. The Governance Committee will analyze the following factors, in addition to any other factors the Governance Committee deems appropriate, in determining whether to approve a related person transaction:

The Governance Committee will only pre-approve related person transactions that are consistent with our best interests and those of our shareholders. The Governance Committee’s approval is not a directive to enter into the related person transaction; rather, it is evidence that the Governance Committee does not object to the transaction based on the related nature of the transaction. The Governance Committee will regularly review any ongoing related person transactions that had been previously approved to determine whether it remains in our best interests and those of our shareholders to continue, modify or terminate the transactions.

There were no reportable related person transactions in 2025.