UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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April 6, 2020

Dear Shareholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Conduent Incorporated on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time. We intend to hold our Annual Meeting in person. However, we are actively monitoring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and we are sensitive to the public health and travel concerns our shareholders may have and the protocols that federal, state and local governments may impose. In the event it is not possible or advisable to hold our Annual Meeting in person, we will announce alternative arrangements for the meeting as promptly as practicable, which may include holding the meeting in person and by means of remote communication or solely by means or remote communication. Please monitor our Investor website at https://investor.conduent.com and our Securities and Exchange Commission filings for updated information. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Annual Meeting. Our Annual Meeting, if held in-person, will be held at Conduent Corporate Headquarters, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932.

The attached notice of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and proxy statement provide important information about the meeting and will serve as your guide to the business to be conducted at the meeting. We urge you to carefully read the accompanying materials regarding the matters to be voted on at the meeting.

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

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of these proposals.

It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, regardless of whether or not you plan to attend in person. Therefore, you are urged to vote your shares using one of the methods described on page 1 under “How do I vote?”.

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

For the Board of Directors,

Courtney Mather

Chairman of the Board

Notice of 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on May 19, 2020.

The Proxy Statement and 2019 Annual Report are available at www.envisionreports.com/CNDT or https://investor.conduent.com.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Michael Krawitz

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

April 6, 2020

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PROXY STATEMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting

The 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Conduent Incorporated (“Conduent,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at Conduent Corporate Headquarters, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932. We intend to hold our Annual Meeting in person. However, we are actively monitoring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and we are sensitive to the public health and travel concerns our shareholders may have and the protocols that federal, state and local governments may impose. In the event it is not possible or advisable to hold our Annual Meeting in person, we will announce alternative arrangements for the meeting as promptly as practicable, which may include holding the meeting in person and by means of remote communication or solely by means or remote communication. Please monitor our Investor website at https://investor.conduent.com and our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings for updated information. We intend, in future years, to resume holding in person or hybrid meetings under normal circumstances.

What is the purpose of the Annual Meeting?

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

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

Who is entitled to vote?

Owners of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), as of the close of business on the record date, March 25, 2020 (the “Record Date”), are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The shares owned as of that date include: (1) shares you held directly in your name as the shareholder of record (registered shareholder); and/or (2) shares held in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record for you as the beneficial owner (beneficial owner). Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on. As of the Record Date, there were 209,058,215 shares of our Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

How do I vote?

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

Registered shareholders can vote in any one of four ways:

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

How does the Board recommend that I vote?

The Board recommends that you vote:

How can I attend the Annual Meeting?

All shareholders on the Record Date may attend. Registered owners will be admitted to the Annual Meeting upon providing a form of government-issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license, and an admission ticket. Beneficial owners will be admitted to the Annual Meeting upon providing your most recent brokerage statement, along with a form of government-issued photo identification, and an admission ticket. We will use your brokerage statement to verify your ownership of Common Stock and to admit you to the Annual Meeting. If you own shares in street name and wish to vote those shares at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a proxy from your broker, bank or nominee.

To obtain an admission ticket:

If you are a registered shareholder:

If you are a beneficial owner:

You can find directions to the meeting online at www.envisionreports.com/CNDT. If you have any further questions regarding admission or directions to the Annual Meeting, please call Shareholder Services at 973-261-7244.

We intend to hold our Annual Meeting in person. However, we are actively monitoring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and we are sensitive to the public health and travel concerns our shareholders may have and the protocols that federal, state and local governments may impose. In the event it is not possible or advisable to hold our Annual Meeting in person, we will announce alternative arrangements for the meeting as promptly as practicable, which may include holding the meeting in person and by means of remote communication or solely by means of remote communication. We intend, in future years, to resume holding in person or hybrid meetings under normal circumstances. Please monitor our Investor website at https://investor.conduent.com and our SEC filings for updated information.

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

A quorum is necessary to hold a valid meeting of shareholders. For each of the proposals to be presented at the meeting, the presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares of our Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date will constitute a quorum. As of the Record Date, there were 209,058,215 shares of our Common Stock outstanding. If you vote — including by Internet, telephone or proxy card — your shares will be counted towards the quorum for the Annual Meeting. Broker non-votes and abstentions are counted as present for the purpose of determining a quorum.

How many votes are required to approve each proposal?

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

Other Items

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

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

Although the advisory vote on the 2019 compensation of our named executive officers is non-binding, the Board and Compensation Committee value the opinions of shareholders and will consider the outcome of the vote on this proposal when making future decisions regarding executive compensation.

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

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

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

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

May I change my vote?

Yes. You may revoke your proxy at any time before the Annual Meeting by delivering a later dated proxy card, by a later telephone or on-line vote, by notifying the Secretary of the Company in writing that you have revoked your proxy or by attending the Annual Meeting and either giving notice of revocation or voting in person.

Who will count the vote? Is my vote confidential?

A representative of Computershare will act as Inspector of Election, supervise the voting, decide the validity of proxies and receive and tabulate proxies. As a matter of policy, we keep confidential all shareholder meeting

proxies, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual shareholders. In addition, the vote of any shareholder is not disclosed except as may be necessary to meet legal requirements.

How are proxies solicited?

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

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

Pursuant to rules adopted by the SEC, the Company has elected to provide access to its proxy materials over the Internet. Accordingly, on or about April 6, 2020, a Notice is being sent to all of the Company’s registered shareholders and beneficial owners of record as of March 25, 2020. The Notice contains instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet and how to vote. It also contains instructions on how to request a paper copy of the proxy materials, including a proxy card, as well as how shareholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail, or electronically by email, on a going forward basis.

How can I electronically access the proxy materials?

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

What are the deadlines and requirements for shareholder submission of proposals, director nominations and other business for the 2021 Annual Meeting?

We expect to hold our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders during the second half of May 2021 and to file and make available or mail, as applicable, our Proxy Statement for that meeting during the first half of April 2021. Under SEC proxy rules, if a shareholder wants us to include a proposal in our Proxy Statement and proxy card for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the proposal must be received by us no later than December 7, 2020.

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Any shareholder wishing to make a nomination for director or wishing to introduce any business at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (other than a proposal submitted for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials) must provide the Company advance notice of such nominee or business which must be received by the Company no earlier than November 7, 2020 and no later than December 7, 2020. Any such notice must comply with requirements set forth in our by-laws. Nominations for director must be accompanied by a written consent of the nominee consenting to being named as a nominee and serving as a director if elected. Proposals and other items of business should be directed to Conduent Incorporated, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ 07932, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

How can I contact the Board?

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

What if multiple shareholders have the same address?

To reduce the expenses of delivering duplicate proxy materials, where multiple shareholders reside in the same household, we will deliver a single Notice, or for shareholders who receive paper copies of our proxy materials, a single Proxy Statement and Annual Report along with separate proxy cards, unless we have received instructions otherwise. If you share a household with one or more other shareholders and (i) would like to receive separate copies of the Notice or printed proxy materials, or (ii) you are receiving multiple copies of the Notice or printed proxy materials and, as a household, wish to receive only one Notice or one set of printed proxy materials, then you may request a change in delivery preferences. We will deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Notice or printed proxy materials, as applicable, to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy was delivered. For registered shareholders, you may contact our transfer agent at 866-574-5496 or write them at Computershare, P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233. For beneficial owners, you may call the bank, broker or other nominee where your shares are held in street name or call 800-542-1061.

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

Copies of the 2019 Annual Report and 2020 Proxy Statement have been distributed to shareholders (unless you have received a copy of the Notice or have consented to electronic delivery). Additional paper copies of these documents are available at no cost upon request made to Conduent Incorporated, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ 07932, Attention: Corporate Secretary. The 2019 Annual Report and 2020 Proxy Statement are also available on the Company’s website at https://investor.conduent.com or www.envisionreports.com/CNDT. The Notice also provides you with instructions on how to request paper copies of the proxy materials. There is no charge to receive any such materials by mail. You may request paper copies of the materials until one year after the date of the Annual Meeting.

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

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

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PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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

Scott Letier, Jesse A. Lynn and Courtney Mather are currently directors of the Company and were elected by our shareholders at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Clifford Skelton, our CEO, was elected to the Board effective August 6, 2019 to replace Ashok Vemuri, our former CEO, who resigned effective August 6, 2019. Kathy Higgins Victor and Margarita Paláu-Hernández were elected to the Board effective August 26, 2019 to replace William G. Parrett and Joie Gregor who both resigned effective August 26, 2019. Ms. Higgins Victor and Ms. Paláu-Hernández were recommended as directors by a non-management director. Two current directors, Michael A. Nutter and Virginia M. Wilson, have decided not to seek re-election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. At its February 25, 2020 meeting, the Board reduced the size of the board to eight members, effective May 19, 2020, and, acting on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, nominated Michael Montelongo to stand for election at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Montelongo was recommended as a nominee by a non-management director. On March 30, 2020, Nicholas Graziano tendered his resignation and on March 31, 2020, the Board further reduced the size of the board to seven members, effective May 19, 2020.

On December 31, 2016, the Company entered into a Joinder Agreement to a letter agreement, dated as of January 28, 2016, entered into by Xerox Corporation, our former parent company, with Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Icahn Offshore LP, Icahn Capital LP, IPH GP LLC, Icahn Enterprises Holdings LP, Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., Beckton Corp., High River Limited Partnership, Hopper Investments LLC, Barberry Corp., Jonathan Christodoro and Carl C. Icahn (collectively, the “Icahn Group”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Icahn Group has the right to appoint three designees to the Board (the “Icahn Agreement”). The Icahn Group currently has two designees, Jesse A. Lynn and Courtney Mather, appointed to the Board and has the right pursuant to the Icahn Agreement to appoint a third designee to the Board if it chooses to do so. The Icahn Group is required pursuant to the Icahn Agreement to vote in favor of the directors nominated by the Board at the Annual Meeting.

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

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

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Biographies

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

Skills and Qualifications of our Board of Director Nominees

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

For purposes of the below biographies, Conduent securities owned means the Company’s Common Stock, including Deferred Stock Units (“DSUs”) issued under the Conduent Incorporated Equity Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended (the “Director Equity Plan”). For Mr. Skelton, Rights refers to his outstanding restricted shares, restricted stock units and performance shares at target.

Unless otherwise noted, all Conduent securities owned are beneficially owned by the nominee. Beneficial ownership means he or she has or shares voting power and/or investment power with respect to the securities, even though another name (that of a broker, for example) may appear in the Company’s records. All ownership figures are as of February 29, 2020.

		Clifford Skelton Age: 64        Director since: 2019 Conduent securities owned: 0 Common Stock; Rights: 417,100 Common Stock Occupation: Chief Executive Officer, Conduent Incorporated Other Directorships: None

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

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

		Kathy Higgins Victor Age: 63        Director since: 2019 Conduent securities owned: 45,524 DSUs Occupation: Founder, President and CEO Centera Corporation Other Directorships: Best Buy (since 1999)

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

Ms. Higgins Victor brings to the Board significant experience in human resources, talent management, organizational culture and succession planning from her roles at Centera, Northwest Airlines Inc., The Pillsbury Co., Grand Metropolitan PLC and Burger King Corp. She also brings corporate governance expertise from her decades of experience at Centera and public company board experience.

		Scott Letier Age: 59        Director since: 2018 Conduent securities owned: 5,817 Common Stock; 59,421 DSUs Occupation: Managing Director of Deason Capital Services, LLC, the family office for Darwin Deason Other Directorships: Xerox Holding Corporation (since 2018). Darwin Deason has a non-controlling interest in Xerox Holding Corporation through the ownership of securities.

Other Background: Scott Letier has been Managing Director of Deason Capital Services, LLC (“DCS”) since July 2014. Prior to joining DCS, Mr. Letier was the Managing Director of JFO Group, LLC, the family office for the Jensen family from September 2006 to July 2014. Mr. Letier has over 20 years of prior leadership roles serving as a private equity investment professional and chief financial officer, and began his career in the audit group at Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young). Mr. Letier has served on numerous boards in the past, and in addition to Xerox Holding Corporation, he currently serves on the Board of Directors for a number of private companies including: MV Transportation, Inc, the leading provider of paratransit services and the largest privately-owned passenger transportation contracting firm in the United States, Stellar Global, LLC, an Australian and U.S. based BPO/CRM Call Center Company, Colvin Resources Group, a Dallas based search and staffing firm, Grow 52, LLC (dba, Gardenuity), a tech enabled retailer, and serves on the fund advisory board of Griffis Residential, a Denver based multi-family real estate management and investment firm. Mr. Letier also serves as Treasurer, board member, executive committee member, and is Chairman of the audit and finance committees of the Dallas County Community College District Foundation. Mr. Letier is a Certified Public Accountant and has a BBA with a concentration in accounting from the Southern Methodist University – Cox School of Business.

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

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		Jesse A. Lynn Age: 49        Director since: 2019 Conduent securities owned: 43,967 DSUs Occupation: General Counsel, Icahn Enterprises L.P. Other Directorships: Cloudera, Inc. (since 2019); Herbalife Nutrition LTD. (since 2014); and The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (2015-2018). Carl C. Icahn has a non-controlling interest in Cloudera, Inc. and Herbalife Nutrition LTD through the ownership of securities.

Other Background: Mr. Lynn has been General Counsel of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, food packaging, metals, mining, real estate and home fashion, since 2014. From 2004 to 2014, Mr. Lynn was Assistant General Counsel of Icahn Enterprises. Prior to joining Icahn Enterprises, Mr. Lynn worked as an associate in the New York office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in its business and finance department from 2000 until 2004. From 1996 until 2000, Mr. Lynn was an associate in the corporate group at Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein. Mr. Lynn has been a director of Herbalife Ltd., a nutrition company, since 2014 and a director of Cloudera, Inc. since 2019. Mr. Lynn was previously a director of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., a capital goods manufacturer, from 2015 to 2018. Mr. Lynn has been a Board Observer at each of Xerox Holdings Corporation since May 2018 and SandRidge Energy, Inc., an oil and natural gas company with a principal focus on exploration and production activities in the U.S. Mid-Continent and North Park Basin of Colorado, since June 2018. Mr. Lynn received a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law.

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

		Courtney Mather Age: 43        Director since: 2017 Conduent securities owned: 88,824 DSUs Occupation: Former Portfolio Manager, Icahn Capital LP Other Directorships: Caesars Entertainment (since 2019); Cheniere Energy Inc. (since 2018); Newell Brands Inc. (since 2018); TER Holdings I, Inc. (since 2016); Herc Holdings Inc. (2016-2019); Ferrous Resources Limited (2015-2019); Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (2015-2019); Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation (2015-2017); Viskase Companies Inc. (2015-2016); American Railcar Industries, Inc. (2014-2016); CVR Refining, LP (2014-2016); and CVR Energy, Inc. (2014-2016). TER Holdings I, Inc. is indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also has a non-controlling interest in each of Caesars Entertainment, Cheniere Energy Inc., HERC Holdings Inc., Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and Newell Brands Inc. through the ownership of securities.

Other Background: Mr. Mather served as Portfolio Manager of Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages investment funds, from December 2016 to March 2019, and was previously Managing Director from 2014 to 2016. Prior to joining Icahn Capital, Mr. Mather was at Goldman Sachs & Co from 1998 to 2012, most recently as Managing Director responsible for Private Distressed Trading and Investing, where he focused on identifying and analyzing investment opportunities for both Goldman Sachs and clients. Mr. Mather received a B.A. from Rutgers College and attended the United States Naval Academy. Mr. Mather holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) professional designations.

Mr. Mather is a director selected by the Icahn Group pursuant to the Icahn Agreement. He brings to the Board significant experience in finance and experience providing strategic advice and guidance to companies through his service as a director on various public company boards.

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		Michael Montelongo Age: 64         Conduent securities owned: 0 Occupation: President and Chief Executive Officer of GRC Advisory Services, LLC Other Directorships: Herbalife Nutrition LTD (since 2015).

Other Background: Mr. Montelongo served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GRC Advisory Services, LLC, a board governance firm, since July 2016, and was previously Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Corporate Affairs for Sodexo, Inc., a quality of life services enterprise, from January 2008 to July 2016. He is a former George W. Bush White House appointee serving as the 19^th Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Air Force from August 2001 to March 2005 and concluded his tenure at the Pentagon as acting Secretary of the Air Force. Mr. Montelongo is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and was an executive with a global management consulting firm and a regional telecommunications company. He completed a career in the U.S. Army that included line and staff assignments, a Congressional Fellowship in the U.S. Senate and service as an assistant professor teaching economics and political science at West Point. Mr. Montelongo is also a senior advisor at leadershipForward, Inc., a premier leadership performance firm, and serves on the Herbalife Nutrition LTD board as well as private company boards, including the Larry H. Miller Management Corporation and Exostar LLC. Mr. Montelongo earned his B.S. from West Point and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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

		Margarita Paláu-Hernández Age: 63        Director since: 2019 Conduent securities owned: 45,524 DSUs Occupation: Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hernández Ventures Other Directorships: Occidental Petroleum Corporation (since 2020); Herbalife Nutrition LTD (since 2018); and ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (2015-2019)

Other Background: Ms. Paláu-Hernández is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hernández Ventures, a private firm engaged in the acquisition and management of a variety of business interests in the United States and Mexico, a position she has held since November 1988. Prior to founding Hernández Ventures, Ms. Paláu-Hernández was an attorney with the law firm of McCutcheon, Black, Verleger & Shea, where she focused on domestic and international business and real estate transactions from September 1985 until August 1988. In September 2018, Ms. Paláu-Hernández was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as United States Representative to the Seventy-Third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Ms. Paláu-Hernández serves as an independent Board member of the Herbalife Nutrition LTD Board and the Occidental Petroleum Corporation Board (Carl C. lcahn has a non-controlling interest in each of Herbalife Nutrition LTD and Occidental Petroleum Corporation), and was previously a member of the ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. Board from 2015 to 2019. Ms. Paláu-Hernández earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.

Ms. Paláu-Hernández brings to the Board significant knowledge and experience regarding international business and legal matters from her roles at Hernández Ventures and McCutcheon, Black, Verleger & Shea. She also brings to the Board experience from other public company boards.

The Board recommends a vote

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the election of the seven (7) Directors nominated by the Board

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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

Director Nomination Process

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

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines dictate that diversity should be considered by the Corporate Governance Committee in the director identification and nomination process. This means that the Corporate Governance Committee seeks nominees who bring a variety of business backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to the Board. We believe that the backgrounds and qualifications of the directors, considered as a group, should provide a broad diversity of experience, professions, skills, geographic representations, knowledge and abilities that will allow the Board to fulfill its responsibilities.

Shareholders who wish to recommend individuals for consideration by the Corporate Governance Committee as director nominees may do so by submitting a written recommendation to the Secretary of the Company at Conduent Incorporated, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ 07932. Submissions must include sufficient biographical information concerning the recommended individual, including age, employment and current board memberships (if any), for the Corporate Governance Committee to consider. The submission must be accompanied by the written consent of the nominee to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected by the shareholders. All submissions are reviewed by the Corporate Governance Committee. Recommendations received no earlier than November 7, 2020 and no later than December 7, 2020 will be considered for nomination at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Board Leadership Structure

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

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

Risk Oversight

Our Board has ultimate oversight responsibility for our Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) program. The Board oversees our ERM program primarily through the Audit Committee of the Board, which previews the ERM program, assessments and remediation plans for subsequent review by the Board. Our ERM program is designed to strengthen our risk-management capability by developing and implementing a governance structure, policy and standards necessary to identify, assess, monitor and manage all categories of business risk, including strategic, operational, compliance and financial reporting. The ERM program is also designed to preserve and create organizational value through effective control management and integration of risk practices into strategic planning and day to day decision making. Enterprise Risk Management operates within our Legal & Compliance department and is headed by our Global Head of ERM who chairs the Enterprise Risk Management Committee (“ERMC”). The ERMC is comprised of the Chief Financial Officer; General Counsel; Enterprise PMO Executive; Business Operations Executive; Chief Accounting Officer; Associate General Counsel, Corporate Governance & SEC; Associate General Counsel, Labor, Employment & Ethics; Corporate Auditor; and the Global Heads of each of the following departments and operating businesses: Human Resources, Corporate Strategy & Development, Risk Compliance & Privacy, Marketing, Sales, HR Services, Healthcare, Transportation and Government Sector Solutions, Transaction Processing, End User Experience, Technology & Operations and Information Security. The ERMC reviews and establishes risk tolerances, prioritizes the remediation of risks, inspects risk mitigation plans and progress, identifies and addresses emerging risks, shares mitigation best practices across the Company and promotes risk mitigation practices within their lines of business.

Director Independence

A director is not considered independent unless the Board determines that he or she has no material relationship with the Company. The Board has adopted categorical standards to assist in both its determination and the Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation as to each director’s independence. Under these categorical standards, a director will be presumed not to have a material relationship with the Company if:

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

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As a result of the this review, our Board has determined that all of the nominees for election as directors at the Annual Meeting, as well as all directors who previously served on our Board during 2019, are independent under the Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules and our Corporate Governance Guidelines, with the exception of Clifford Skelton, our CEO.

Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions

Related Person Transactions Policy

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

During the third quarter of 2019, Carl C. Icahn and his affiliates (collectively, the “Icahn shareholders”) increased their ownership interest in the Company. In the normal course of business, the Company provides services to (human resources, end-user support and other services and solutions), and purchases from (office equipment and related services and supplies), certain parties in which the Icahn shareholders have an ownership interest. Total transactions with these parties in 2019 were as follows: revenue from these parties was approximately $33 million; purchases from these parties was approximately $46 million.

Icahn Agreements and Deason Agreement

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

Certain Employment Arrangements

We actively recruit qualified candidates for our employment needs. Relatives of our executive officers and other employees are eligible for hire. In 2019, no immediate family member of our executive officers or directors was employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries and received more than $120,000 in annual compensation (salary, incentive cash awards, equity awards and commissions).

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES

Committee Functions, Membership and Meetings

Our Board has four standing committees: Audit, Compensation, Corporate Governance and Finance. Set forth below is a summary of the responsibilities of each committee, the number of committee meetings held during 2019 for each committee and a list of the members of each committee.

Audit Committee (9 meetings)

A copy of the charter of the Audit Committee is posted on the Company’s website at www.conduent.com/corporate-governance.

The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include:

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The Audit Committee is also responsible for the preparation of the Audit Committee Report that is included in this Proxy Statement beginning on page 56.

Members: Scott Letier, Michael A. Nutter and Virginia M. Wilson

Chair: Ms. Wilson

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

Compensation Committee (8 meetings)

A copy of the charter of the Compensation Committee is posted on the Company’s website at www.conduent.com/corporate-governance.

The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include:

The Compensation Committee is also responsible for reviewing and discussing the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) with management, and has recommended to the Board that the CD&A be included in this Proxy Statement (beginning on page 21) and incorporated by reference into the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The CD&A discusses the material aspects of the Company’s compensation objectives, policies and practices. The Compensation Committee’s report appears on page 39 of this Proxy Statement.

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

Executive officer compensation decisions are made by the Compensation Committee after discussing recommendations with the CEO and the Global Head of Human Resources. The Chief Financial Officer confirms the Company’s financial results used by the Compensation Committee to make compensation

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decisions. The Chief Financial Officer attends Compensation Committee meetings to discuss financial targets and results for the Annual Performance Incentive Plan and the Executive Long-Term Incentive Program as described in the CD&A. The Compensation Committee meets in executive session to review and approve compensation actions for the CEO.

The Compensation Committee has retained Frederic W. Cook & Co. (“F.W. Cook”) as an independent consultant to the Compensation Committee. F.W. Cook provides no services to management and provides an annual letter to the Compensation Committee regarding its independence, which the Compensation Committee reviews and determines whether there is any conflict of interest. Based on its review for 2019, the Compensation Committee determined that F.W. Cook’s work has not raised any conflict of interest and that such firm is independent. The consultant’s responsibilities are discussed on page 27 of this Proxy Statement.

Members: Kathy Higgins Victor, Michael A. Nutter and Margarita Paláu-Hernández

Chair: Ms. Higgins Victor

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

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2019, Mr. Graziano, Ms. Gregor, Ms. Higgins Victor, Mr. Nevin, Mr. Nutter, Ms. Paláu-Hernández and Mr. Parrett served on our Compensation Committee. No member of the Compensation Committee was or is an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. In addition, during the last fiscal year, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee (or its equivalent) or board of directors of another entity whose executive officer served on our Board or Compensation Committee.

Corporate Governance Committee (7 meetings)

A copy of the charter of the Corporate Governance Committee is posted on the Company’s website at www.conduent.com/corporate-governance.

The responsibilities of the Corporate Governance Committee include:

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

Members: Jesse Lynn, Courtney Mather and Margarita Paláu-Hernández

Chair: Ms. Paláu-Hernández

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

Finance Committee (5 meetings)

A copy of the charter of the Finance Committee is posted on the Company’s website at www.conduent.com/corporate-governance.

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The responsibilities of the Finance Committee include:

Members: Scott Letier, Courtney Mather and Virginia M. Wilson

Chair: Mr. Letier

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

Board and Committee Meetings; Annual Meeting Attendance

Board and Committee Meeting Attendance: 12 meetings of the Board of Directors were held in 2019. The number of meetings held by each of our Board committees is noted above under “Committee Functions, Membership and Meetings.” All incumbent directors attended at least 99% of the total number of meetings of the Board and Board committees on which they served. We believe that attendance at meetings is only one means by which directors may contribute to the effective management of the Company and that the contributions of all directors have been substantial and are highly valued.

Annual Meeting Attendance Policy: The Company’s policy generally is for all members of the Board to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All nominees who were serving as directors at the time attended the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Annual Director Compensation

Our Board, upon the review and recommendation of our Corporate Governance Committee, adopted a compensation program for our non-employee directors effective January 1, 2018. The following is a brief summary of the material elements of the program.

Cash Compensation

Under the program, non-employee directors receive $80,000 per year as an annual cash retainer for their service on the Board. In addition, non-employee directors receive additional cash retainers for the following roles:

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

Equity Compensation

Under the program, each non-employee director is automatically eligible for an annual equity award granted in the form of DSUs under the Director Equity Plan. A DSU is a bookkeeping entry that represents the right to receive one share of our Common Stock at a future date. DSUs are vested on the date of grant and include the right to receive dividend equivalents, which are credited in the form of additional DSUs, at the same time and in approximately the same amounts that the holder of an equivalent number of shares of our Common Stock would be entitled to receive in dividends. For 2019, our non-employee directors were entitled to an annual grant of DSUs with a grant date fair value of $190,000. Each of Ms. Higgins, Ms. Paláu-Hernández and Mr. Lynn received a prorated grant of DSUs in connection with their appointment to the Board. If a director separates from service prior to year-end, DSU grants include a clawback provision allowing for recovery of DSUs granted during the year of separation from service on a pro rata basis.

Deferral of Retainer Fees

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

Director Stock Ownership Guidelines

The program includes stock ownership guidelines that require directors to own Common Stock in a minimum amount equal to 6 times the annual cash retainer ($80,000 x 6 = $480,000) within 5 years of appointment to the Board. In August 2019, this requirement was changed by the Board from 3 to 5 years. Directors are required to hold all shares of Common Stock granted to the director until compliance with the guidelines are met.

2019 Director Compensation Table

The following table shows the compensation paid by Conduent to its non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Clifford Skelton, Chief Executive Officer, and Ashok Vemuri, former Chief Executive Officer, are not included in this table because they were employees of the Company during 2019 and received no additional compensation for their service as a director. The compensation received by Messrs. Skelton and Vemuri as employees is shown in the 2019 Summary Compensation Table.

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The total number of all DSUs held by each director as of December 31, 2019 is as follows: Mr. Graziano, 15,807; Ms. Gregor, 9,687; Ms. Higgins Victor, 12,708; Mr. Letier, 19,697; Mr. Lynn, 11,151; Mr. Mather, 49,100; Mr. Nevin, 9,687; Mr. Nutter, 25,494; Mr. Parrett, 9,687; Ms. Paláu-Hernández, 12,708; and Ms. Wilson, 25,494.

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SECURITIES OWNERSHIP

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners (1)

We are not aware of any person who, or group which, owns beneficially more than 5% of any class of the Company’s equity securities as of December 31, 2019, except as set forth below.

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

High River has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with regard to 7,629,868 shares of Common Stock. Each of Hopper, Barberry and Mr. Icahn has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to such shares of Common Stock. Icahn Master has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with regard to 12,672,483 shares of Common Stock. Each of Icahn Offshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to such shares of Common Stock. Icahn Partners has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with regard to 17,846,985 shares of Common Stock. Each of Icahn Onshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to such shares of Common Stock.

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

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

Shares of Common Stock of the Company owned beneficially by the directors and nominees for director, each of the named executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table and all current directors and executive officers as a group, as of February 29, 2020, were as follows. These individuals have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the reported shares.

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Percent Owned by Directors and Executive Officers: Each director and executive officer beneficially owned less than 1% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 29, 2020. The amount beneficially owned by all directors and executive officers as a group also amounted to less than 1%.

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

Shares of Common Stock which executive officers, directors and nominees have a right, within 60 days of February 29, 2020, to acquire upon the exercise of options or rights or upon vesting of performance shares, DSUs or restricted stock units are also required to be included for purposes of determining beneficial ownership. None of our executive officers, directors or nominees hold any Company securities which are exercisable or scheduled to vest within 60 days of February 29, 2020 with the exception of DSUs as follows: Higgins Victor, 43,524; Letier, 59,421; Mather, 79,137; Nutter, 48,623; Paláu-Hernández, 45,524; and Wilson, 48,623.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (“Section 16”) requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who own more than ten percent of the Common Stock of the Company, to file with the SEC initial reports of beneficial ownership and reports of changes in beneficial ownership of Common Stock of the Company. Based solely on review of these reports, or written representations from these persons that no other reports were required to be filed with the SEC, the Company believes that all reports for the Company’s directors, executive officers and ten percent shareholders that were required to be filed under Section 16 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 were timely filed, except for one Form 4 reporting a single transaction for each of Messrs. Vemuri, Walsh, Peffer and Friedel.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

In this Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”), we discuss the compensation philosophy, programs and practices adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Conduent (the “Compensation Committee”) for our named executive officers and review the various objectives and elements of our executive compensation program, its alignment with performance and the 2019 compensation decisions regarding our named executive officers.

For purposes of this CD&A and the disclosure that follows, the following are our named executive officers for 2019:

¹ Mr. Skelton initially joined Conduent as our Chief Operating Officer on June 17, 2019. In August 2019, in connection with the departure of Mr. Vemuri, Mr. Skelton was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis and a member of our Board. One February 25, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Skelton as our Chief Executive Officer.

² Mr. Krawitz was newly hired as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary effective November 18, 2019.

³ Mr. Brewer initially joined Conduent as our COO, Transportation effective June 10, 2019. Effective September 7, 2019, Mr. Brewer was appointed as Executive Vice President & President, Global Public Sector Solutions, and on November 12, 2019, he was appointed as an executive officer of the Company.

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⁴ Effective June 14, 2019, Mr. Pompeo, then serving as our Head of Internal Audit, was appointed as our Chief Accounting Officer and an executive officer of the Company.

⁵ Mr. Vemuri was no longer considered an executive officer on August 6, 2019 and ceased employment with the Company on August 31, 2019.

⁶ Mr. Peffer was no longer considered an executive officer on November 18, 2019 and ceased employment with the Company on December 31, 2019.

⁷ Mr. Friedel was no longer considered an executive officer on November 12, 2019 and ceased employment with the Company on January 24, 2020.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Conduent continued to make progress in 2019. The Company had a leadership transition, launched an operational transformation program and commenced a strategic review of its assets, which was completed in early 2020. With respect to our leadership transition, our CEO initially joined the Company as our Chief Operating Officer in June 2019, at which time his compensation was negotiated as part of his offer letter, and was appointed as our interim CEO in August 2019. In February 2020, he was appointed as our CEO and at that time, the Compensation Committee approved an amendment to his offer letter, providing for increased compensation commensurate with his new position.

In 2019 and early 2020, the Company began to see early indications of improvement in the business driven by new leadership and programs in place as a result of the transformational program. More than ever, the Company increased its focus on ensuring that the right people, processes and technology are in place to improve performance, retain revenues, reduce employee attrition and grow the Company, while most recently responding to the impact from the coronavirus pandemic.

Due to continued pressure on revenue growth and operational challenges, we achieved lower than target financial performance on two measures: revenue (at constant currency) and adjusted EBITDA. As a result, the named executive officers achieved lower than target variable compensation payouts commensurate with our results – for example, the payout under our 2019 Annual Performance Incentive Program (“APIP”) and the 2019 segment of our outstanding performance-based LTI awards was 0%. For 2020, we have designed our 2020 incentive compensation plans to align with our new transformation program to better incentivize improvements in the core operations of our business and sustainable shareholder value.

2019 Financial Results

^* Please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” on pages 50-54 in this Proxy Statement for information on our non-GAAP financial measures.

2019 Operational Achievements

We continued to focus on transformation and optimization throughout the business. We saw significant optimization from our real estate consolidation efforts. Going forward, we intend to transform the business through an intense focus on Growth, Quality, and Efficiency – utilizing a programmatic, project management approach. We became focused on hiring and organizing top-talent, instituting and instilling processes and investing in and upgrading our technology. We strengthened our process to identify the biggest gaps and prioritize actions to ensure success.

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Advisory Say on Pay Vote & Shareholder Engagement

Our executive compensation is subject to an annual advisory vote of shareholders at our Annual Meeting. The Compensation Committee considers the outcome of say on pay votes when making compensation decisions for our named executive officers. At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 89.5% of shares voted were in favor of our executive compensation program. Our Board and the Compensation Committee greatly value the benefits of maintaining a dialogue with our shareholders and understanding their views. The executive management team of Conduent established and participated in various shareholder engagement activities in 2019. Conduent’s investor relations function proactively engages with our shareholders to provide updates on the performance of the Company and solicit feedback on various topics.

OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Compensation Philosophy

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

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Checklist of Compensation Practices

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2019 Total Direct Compensation Targets for Named Executive Officers

The Compensation Committee approved the annual target compensation levels for all executive officers for 2019. To reinforce the Company’s pay for performance philosophy, 77% of our current CEO’s targeted total direct compensation, and on average 67% for our current active other named executive officers, is variable and “at risk.” Additionally, 50% of targeted total direct compensation for our CEO and, on average, 45% for our other current active named executive officers is subject to achievement of performance goals.

The table does not reflect the special one-time grant awarded to Mr. Pompeo or the sign-on grants awarded to Messrs. Skelton and Krawitz. In addition, the variable incentives shown for Mr. Krawitz, who joined the Company in November 2019, represent his 2020 award opportunities. Additional information regarding these awards can be found under “Special One-Time Restricted Stock Unit Grants” on page 32.

The charts below reflect the 2019 pay mix for our current CEO and other named executive officers who were serving as executives on December 31, 2019 and the portion of their targeted total direct compensation that is variable pay. Basing this variable compensation upon financial results and share price directly aligns our executives with shareholder value creation.

CEO - Pay Mix		All Other Named Executive Officers – Pay Mix

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Linking Pay with Performance

Short-Term Incentives

In early 2019, the Compensation Committee reviewed peer group data and approved an Annual Performance Incentive Program (APIP) that aligned with the interests of shareholders and the Company. Each of our named executive officers participated in the APIP which focused on our business priorities for 2019. The 2019 performance measures and weightings for APIP were: Adjusted EBITDA (50%) and Revenue (at constant currency) (50%).

Additional information regarding short-term incentives can be found under “2019 Compensation for the Named Executive Officers—Short-Term Incentives.”

Long-Term Incentives

In early 2019, the Compensation Committee reviewed peer group data and approved a Long-Term Incentive Program (“LTIP”) that aligned with the interests of shareholders and the Company. The 2019 annual LTIP award includes a mix of 50% performance-based awards (Performance Stock Units) and 50% time-based awards (Restricted Stock Units). This approach balances the need to motivate and drive future performance while also fostering retention and stock ownership. Performance Stock Units are measured over three years. Performance for each year is measured against pre-established annual goals and performance achievement is averaged over the three-year performance period (2019-2021). Vesting occurs following the end of the three-year performance period. Restricted Stock Units are subject to three-year ratable vesting.

The Compensation Committee approved annual LTIP awards with a grant date of April 1, 2019, and June 28, 2019 for certain newly-hired executives. Officers participated at their individual LTIP target level. The 2019 performance measures and weightings are as follows: Adjusted Profit Before Tax (“PBT”) (50%) and Free Cash Flow, as adjusted (50%). Additional information regarding long-term incentives can be found under “2019 Compensation for the Named Executive Officers—Long-Term Incentives.”

Additional Restricted Stock Unit grants were also made to Messrs. Skelton and Krawitz in connection with their hire and to Mr. Pompeo for his strategic leadership, as described below under “Special One-Time Restricted Stock Unit Grants”.

PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION

Role of the Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee administers the executive compensation program for our named executive officers on behalf of our Board and shareholders. All members of the Compensation Committee are independent directors in accordance with applicable SEC and Nasdaq standards, including heightened independence requirements for Compensation Committee members. The biographies of the Compensation Committee members appear beginning on page 7 of this Proxy Statement.

The Compensation Committee retains an independent consultant for the purpose of reviewing and providing guidance related to executive compensation programs. The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities are discussed beginning on page 14 of this Proxy Statement. A complete description of the Compensation Committee’s responsibilities and functions appears in its charter, which can be found on our website at www.conduent.com/corporate-governance.

The Compensation Committee evaluates many factors when designing and establishing the executive compensation plans and targets. In determining the appropriate compensation levels, the Compensation Committee considers the scope and impact of the executive’s role within the organization, experience, sustained performance and future potential. The Committee also reviews the compensation levels of similarly positioned executives at peer companies, general industry compensation data, and internal pay considerations.

Role of the CEO

While the Compensation Committee is ultimately responsible for making all compensation decisions affecting compensation of our named executive officers, the CEO participates in the process by:

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After receiving input from the CEO, the Compensation Committee makes its own assessments and formulates compensation amounts for each of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, ensuring that the total target compensation for each is appropriate and competitive.

Role of the Independent Consultant

The Compensation Committee has retained the services of an independent compensation consulting firm, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (the “Consultant”), to assist with its responsibilities. The Consultant reports only to the Compensation Committee and has not performed any other work for Conduent since being retained as an independent consultant to the Compensation Committee, except in its capacity as an independent advisor to the Corporate Governance Committee on non-employee director compensation matters. As provided in its charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to determine the scope of the Consultant’s services and may terminate the Consultant’s engagement at any time. The Compensation Committee evaluated the independence of the consultant and concluded that no conflict of interest existed that would prevent the consultant from independently advising the Compensation Committee.

During 2019, the Consultant provided the following services:

Peer Group

In November 2018, the Compensation Committee approved a new peer group for 2019, which the Committee believes more closely aligns with Conduent, considering the Company’s then-current industry profile, size and market capitalization. The following companies were added: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., First Data Corporation, Global Payments Inc., Leidos Holdings, Inc., Roper Technologies, Inc. and Willis Towers Watson Public Company Limited; and the following companies were removed: Aon, plc., Automatic Data Processing, Convergys Corporation, DXC Technology and Paychex, Inc. The peer group was used to benchmark compensation for our named executive officers as well as for general pay practices and trends. The 2019 peer group consisted of the following companies:

Competitive Market Information

In 2019, the Compensation Committee received a report comparing the compensation of its named executive officers with the compensation of executives in comparable positions at our peer group companies based on the most recent proxy filings (primarily used for the CEO, CFO and General Counsel) as well as general

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industry survey data to supplement the peer group proxy data. This comparison included compensation data for these elements of pay:

The competitive market data is prepared, analyzed and presented to the Compensation Committee by the Committee’s Consultant. The market pay range is viewed as a competitive reference point, but that data is not used to match a specific percentile of the market. Emphasis is placed on total direct compensation. In 2019, the Compensation Committee reviewed total direct compensation against the market data using the 50^th percentile as a reference point. The Compensation Committee exercises discretion in setting individual compensation levels to reflect an assessment of the executive’s impact, responsibilities and expected contributions to Conduent, as well as potential for advancement.

2019 COMPENSATION FOR THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

2019 Total Direct Compensation

Total direct compensation includes base salary, target annual short-term incentives and target annual long-term incentives, including Performance Stock Units at target. The majority of our named executive officers’ compensation is provided under our variable incentive compensation programs. Variable pay increases with responsibility while long-term incentive compensation represents the greatest component of pay. The 2019 total direct compensation of our named executive officers can be found under the heading “Executive Summary—2019 Total Direct Compensation Targets for Named Executive Officers.” For further information regarding the process the Compensation Committee used to determine compensation for our named executive officers, please see above under “Process for Determining Compensation.”

More complete compensation information appears in the “Summary Compensation Table” on page 40.

Base Salary

Base salary is the fixed pay element of our compensation program that reflects the level and scope of responsibility within the Company. The Compensation Committee reviews each named executive officer’s base salary annually as well as in connection with a promotion or other change in responsibility. The 2019 base salaries for our named executive officers, then serving, were unchanged from 2018, with the exception of Mr. Webb-Walsh, given the relative positioning of his pay versus the peer group. His annual base salary rate was increased from $450,000 to $510,000 effective April 1, 2019. In addition, in connection with his appointment as our Chief Accounting Officer and an executive officer of the Company, Mr. Pompeo’s annual base salary rate was increased from $335,000 to $350,000 effective June 14, 2019. The base salaries for our named executive officers appointed during 2019 were established in connection with their hiring and appointment. The 2019 annual base salary rates for our named executive officers are disclosed above under “2019 Total Direct Compensation Targets for Named Executive Officers.”

Short-Term Incentives

The Annual Performance Incentive Plan provides for short-term incentive awards that reward performance against our annual operating plan, paid in the form of cash to our named executive officers and other eligible employees. Each year, the Compensation Committee reviews the target short-term incentive award opportunity, scaled to the executive’s level of responsibility and stated as a percentage of base salary, and the maximum payout opportunity.

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The following chart reflects Conduent’s process for setting short-term incentive awards. This process typically takes place in the first quarter of the year.

Short-Term Incentive Target Award Opportunity for the Named Executive Officers

The annual short-term incentive target award opportunity for each of our named executive officers considers many factors, including scope of responsibility, expected contributions, internal pay equity and competitive executive compensation practices. If an executive’s role or responsibilities change after the terms of the award are approved, the Compensation Committee is permitted to adjust the short-term incentive target award opportunity at that time.

The 2019 APIP target award opportunities for our named executive officers, then serving, remain unchanged from 2018, and the APIP target award opportunities for our newly appointed named executive officers were established in connection with their hiring and appointment. In connection with his appointment as our Chief Accounting Officer and an executive officer of the Company, Mr. Pompeo’s APIP target award opportunity was increased from 45% to 50%, effective June 14, 2019. The target award opportunities for our named executive officers for 2019 APIP are disclosed above under “2019 Total Direct Compensation Targets for Named Executive Officers.”

Short-Term Incentive Performance Measures

The Compensation Committee established the APIP for 2019 pursuant to which each named executive officer is entitled to receive an incentive payout assuming Conduent attains certain pre-established performance goals. In 2019, the performance goals for the APIP were based on Adjusted EBITDA and Revenue (at constant currency) and our targets were consistent with our operating plan for the year. For this purpose, Adjusted EBITDA represents income or loss before income taxes adjusted for interest expense, depreciation and amortization, restructuring and related costs, (gain) loss on divestitures and transaction costs related to divestitures and acquisitions, settlements/reserves/insurance recoveries associated with litigation matters (includes internal and external counsel legal costs), net, other (income) expenses and legacy charges/credits such as New York Medicaid Management Information System (NY MMIS), Health Enterprise (HE) and goodwill impairment. Revenue is measured at constant currency which excludes the impact of changes in the translation of foreign currencies into U.S. Dollars and certain other discrete adjustments.

Results of performance may be adjusted plus or minus 20% on a discretionary basis to recognize individual performance, but in no event may an APIP payout exceed the maximum payout (200%). With respect to our Adjusted EBITDA goal, payout for achieving threshold performance is 50% of target, payout for achieving target performance is 100% of target and payout for achieving maximum performance is 200% of target. Performance

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below threshold results in zero payout. With respect to our Revenue goal, the Compensation Committee incorporated a new minimum payout level for 2019. Payout for achieving minimum performance was 25% of target, payout for achieving threshold performance was 50%, payout for achieving target performance was 100% of target and payout for achieving maximum performance was 200% of target. Performance below minimum results in zero payouts. Performance results and payouts are interpolated between these points.

The measures, weightings, goals and target and maximum payout ranges set by the Compensation Committee for 2019 (in millions) were as follows:

These goals were aligned with Conduent’s 2019 operating plan at the time they were established and designed to be challenging yet achievable. As discussed below, our performance did not meet our minimum performance metrics.

Determining Short-Term Incentive Award Payouts

After the end of the fiscal year, the CFO confirms the financial results and communicates the results to the Compensation Committee. Subject to the Compensation Committee’s review and approval, any material unusual charges or gains are reviewed with the Compensation Committee for possible impact on APIP calculations.

Each performance measure is assessed and calculated independently. The weighted results of each measure are added together to determine overall performance results. Payouts are made proportionately for achievement at levels between the goals. Even if pre-established performance measures are achieved, the Compensation Committee retains discretion to determine a lesser short-term incentive than the calculated incentive payout, or no short-term incentive at all, as it deems appropriate. The Compensation Committee also retains its discretion to increase or decrease an APIP award (plus or minus 20% as described above) based on individual performance, provided that the named executive officer’s award may never exceed their maximum payout target.

2019 Performance for Short-Term Incentive Award Payouts

Performance results for 2019 against the APIP performance measures (in millions) were:

Following the certification of the financial results for 2019, the Compensation Committee reviewed the achievement of the performance measures under the 2019 APIP. Based on this review, our named executive officers did not receive a payout under the APIP, demonstrating payout commensurate with our performance under the 2019 APIP.

Additional information about the short-term incentive opportunities is shown in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2019” table.

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Long-Term Incentives

We provide long-term incentives to reward our named executive officers for sustained performance, as a retention incentive and to align executive’s interests with shareholders to drive long-term value creation. Awards are intended to encourage a strong ownership stake in the Company to drive superior performance on long-term Company objectives. The Committee considers peer data, relative impact of the executive’s position, responsibilities and role at Conduent and each named executive officer’s performance when determining long-term incentive awards.

Long-Term Incentive Program and Performance Measures

Long-term incentive awards are made pursuant to the Conduent Incorporated Performance Incentive Plan in the form of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units vest ratably over a three-year period.

Performance Stock Units are measured over a three-year performance period. Performance for each year is measured against pre-established annual goals and performance achievement is averaged over the three-year performance period (2019-2021). The 2019 performance measures and weightings are as follows: Adjusted PBT (50%) and Free Cash Flow, as adjusted (50%). Adjusted PBT is defined as income or loss before income taxes as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss), less amortization of acquired intangible assets; restructuring and related costs; (gain) loss on divestitures and transaction costs; settlements/reserves/insurance recoveries associated with litigation matters (includes internal and external counsel legal costs), net; and other (income) expenses, net, business and assets, currency (gains) losses, net, litigation matters and all other expenses, net, including goodwill impairment. Free Cash Flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, less cost of additions to land, buildings and equipment and cost of additions to internal use software and vendor financed capital lease additions plus proceeds from sales of land, building and equipment and tax payments related to divestitures completed in 2019. Free Cash Flow, as adjusted, is defined as the free cash flow from above plus litigation payments and transaction costs. The entire award vests at the end of the three-year performance period, subject to Compensation Committee certification of performance results.

Once vested, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units are paid out in the form of shares of Conduent Common Stock. Any dividends during the vesting period would be accrued and paid on vesting in an amount equal to the dividends the executive would have earned from owning the same amount of Conduent Common Stock which vested under the award throughout the vesting period.

Although equity awards generally are granted on a regular annual cycle, the Compensation Committee may grant off-cycle equity awards for special purposes, such as new hire, promotion, retention, and recognition. See below under “Special One-Time Restricted Stock Unit Grants” for information regarding special grants made in 2019.

Compensation Committee Actions Relating to LTIP Awards

During the first fiscal quarter of 2019, the Compensation Committee approved LTIP grants for our named executive officers. As part of this approval, the Compensation Committee established performance goals and award values, a payout range of 50% to 200% of target and an April 1, 2019 grant date. Additional information regarding the 2019 LTIP awards can be found in the “Summary Compensation Table” and the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2019” table.

The 2019 LTIP award was granted in 50% Performance Stock Units and 50% Restricted Stock Units. The target number of units granted to our named executive officers in April 2019 was determined by dividing the approved target award value by the closing price of Conduent Common Stock on the grant effective date. Messrs. Skelton and Brewer were each granted a 2019 LTIP award in the form of 50% Performance Stock Units and 50% Restricted Stock Units in June 2019 following their commencement of employment with the Company, with the target number of units determined by dividing the approved target award value by the closing price of Conduent Common Stock on the grant effective date.

For the April 2019 Restricted Stock Units, one-third vested on 12/31/19, and the balance will vest one-third on 12/31/20 and one-third on 12/31/21, subject to continued employment. The June 2019 Restricted Stock Units will vest in one-third increments on 6/28/20, 6/28/21 and 6/28/22, subject to continued employment. The performance

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period for the 2019 Performance Stock Units is January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2021. Performance for each year is measured against pre-established annual goals and performance achievement is averaged over the three-year performance period. The entire award does not vest until following the end of the three-year performance period on December 31, 2021 with payout in the first quarter of 2022, following Compensation Committee certification of the performance results.

The payout for achieving threshold performance is 50%, the payout for achieving target performance is 100%, and the payout for achieving maximum performance is 200%. Payouts are made proportionately for achievement at levels between these goals. There is no payout if performance falls below each of the threshold goals established by the Compensation Committee.

The performance goals were aligned with Conduent’s 2019 three-year financial model at the time the goals were established. Target performance levels are challenging but achievable with a level of performance that is in line with the Board-approved operating plan, whereas maximum performance levels represent stretch goals which can only be achieved with exceptional performance.

Special One-Time Restricted Stock Unit Grants

Certain of our named executive officers also received special one-time Restricted Stock Unit grants outside of the 2019 LTIP. Mr. Skelton was awarded a grant of Restricted Stock Units with a grant date fair value of $2,500,000 effective June 28, 2019 for the purpose of buying out equity awards from his previous employer that were forfeited upon his departure. Mr. Krawitz was awarded a sign-on grant of Restricted Stock Units with a grant date fair value of $200,000 effective November 18, 2019. These special one-time grants vest in equal annual increments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date. Mr. Pompeo was awarded a strategic leadership grant of Restricted Stock Units effective December 31, 2019 for retention and in recognition of his significant contribution to the Company’s strategic review process. This award vests on December 31, 2020.

PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND PAYOUTS UNDER PRIOR EQUITY AWARDS

2017 – 2019 Performance Share Grant

In February 2020, our performance shares granted under the 2017 LTIP vested at 120% based on achievement of performance metrics measured over the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2019. The measures, weightings and threshold to maximum payout ranges set by the Compensation Committee for the 2017 performance share grants were as follows:

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The performance goals and results for the 2017-2019 performance share grants (in millions) were:

Free Cash Flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, adjusted downward for costs of additions and equipment, costs of internal use software and vendor financed capital leases and adjusted upward for proceeds from the sale of, land, buildings and equipment and tax payments related to divestitures. Further adjustments to Free Cash Flow include transaction costs, deferred compensation payments and tax payments related to transaction costs, debt extinguishment and deferred compensation payments and stranded cost removal.

The cumulative performance results and payout against these goals effective December 31, 2019 were as follows:

Based on cumulative performance, our 2017 performance share grants were paid out at 120% of target, reflective of above-target performance in 2017 and 2018 and below-threshold performance in 2019. The number of shares paid out to our named executive officers is reported in the 2019 Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table below.

2017 – 2019 Strategic Initiative Grant

In 2017, the Compensation Committee approved a special stock award (“Strategic Initiative Grant” or “SIG”) for certain executives of the Company, at that time, including Messrs. Webb-Walsh, Vemuri, Peffer and Friedel. The key program objectives were to strengthen the alignment of management with shareholders, accelerate the growth of stock ownership levels among the new officer team, motivate and promote the successful and expedited business turnaround, facilitate cultural change and talent upgrade, and retain key executives. The SIG was granted in 50% performance-based awards (performance shares) and 50% time-based awards (restricted shares). The performance shares included two cost-transformation and two client-outcome metrics, all equally weighted. These measures were: Cost Transformation – Information Technology (25%), Cost Transformation – Real Estate, General & Administrative (25%), Service Line Penetration (25%) and New Business Signing Growth (25%). Information Technology, Real Estate and General & Administrative represented substantial optimization

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and savings opportunities. Service Line Penetration measured the ability to cross-sell additional service lines to the top commercial clients. New Business Signings growth measured the total contract value of new business signings based on Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over the 2016 baseline.

Although the goals reflected three-year cumulative performance (2017 – 2019), there was an opportunity for up to 50% of the award to be earned and paid at the end of the second year (December 31, 2018) because, while the performance targets reflected challenging three-year goals aligned with the Company’s multi-year transformation plan, the Compensation Committee believed it would benefit Conduent and shareholders to further incentivize management to expedite the achievement of these critical milestones. Performance against goals was measured again at the end of 2019 and the payouts earned were reduced by the awards that vested at the end of 2018. The measures, weightings and threshold to maximum payout ranges set by the Compensation Committee for the SIG were as follows:

The cumulative performance results and payout against these goals effective December 31, 2019 were as follows. The Cost Transformation – Information Technology and Cost Transformation – Real Estate, General & Administrative goals were fully achieved by December 31, 2018, with 50% of the payout attributable to those goals made in 2019 and the remaining 50% paid out in 2020.

The Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2019 table provides additional information regarding Strategic Initiative Grants (“SIG”) awarded on April 1, 2017, which fully vested on December 31, 2019.

NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WITH UNIQUE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

Certain of our named executive officers commenced employment with Conduent during 2019 and entered into offer letters setting forth certain terms of their compensation.

Mr. Skelton. Mr. Skelton initially joined Conduent on June 17, 2019 as our Chief Operating Officer. His offer letter, dated May 21, 2019, provided for an annual base salary rate of $650,000, subject to annual review by the Compensation Committee; a target bonus opportunity under our APIP of 100% of base salary (non-prorated for 2019); a 2019 LTIP award with a target value of $1,500,000 (granted in the form of 50% Performance Stock Units and 50% Restricted Stock Units, as described above); and a special Restricted Stock Unit grant with a value of $2,500,000 to buyout equity awards from his previous employer that were forfeited upon his departure. This special equity grant is scheduled to vest in equal annual installments over three years, subject to possible earlier accelerated vesting in the event of Mr. Skelton’s termination without cause, death or disability, or termination by Mr. Skelton for good reason.

The offer letter also provides for enhanced severance benefits in the event of certain qualifying termination events within 12 months of his commencement of employment with Conduent. If Mr. Skelton’s employment is terminated without cause or for good reason, he will be entitled to salary continuation and health and welfare benefit continuation (subject to his continued payment of the employee premium contributions) for a period of

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12 months. The offer letter also provides for enhanced severance benefits in the event of his termination without cause or for good reason in connection with a change in control which benefits are generally consistent with those provided under the CIC Plan, as described below under “Change-in-Control Benefits”.

In August 2019, in connection with the departure of Mr. Vemuri, Mr. Skelton was appointed as our CEO on an interim basis and as a member of our Board. On February 25, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Skelton as our CEO. In connection with this appointment, the Company and Mr. Skelton entered into an amendment to his offer letter, dated February 25, 2020, which provides for a new annual base salary rate of $750,000, a target award opportunity under the APIP of 125% of his base salary and a target award value under our annual LTIP of $3,000,000.

Mr. Krawitz. Mr. Krawitz was appointed as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary effective November 18, 2019. His offer letter, dated November 5, 2019, provides for an annual base salary rate of $450,000, subject to annual review by the Compensation Committee; a target bonus opportunity under the APIP of 70% of base salary commencing with our 2020 APIP; and a target award value under our annual LTIP of $735,000 commencing with our 2020 LTIP. Mr. Krawitz also received a sign-on grant of Restricted Stock Units with a value of $200,000 which is scheduled to vest in equal annual increments over three-years.

Mr. Brewer. Mr. Brewer initially joined Conduent as our COO, Transportation, effective June 10, 2019. His offer letter, dated May 15, 2019, provided for an annual base salary rate of $400,000, subject to annual review by the Compensation Committee; a target bonus opportunity under our APIP of 60% of base salary, with a prorated annual incentive award for 2019; and a target award value under our annual LTIP of $350,000. Mr. Brewer also received a cash sign-on award of $100,000, payable in two equal installments on the 30-day anniversary and six-month anniversary of his start date. This award is subject to clawback in the event of Mr. Brewer’s termination for cause or voluntary resignation within 12 months of payment of the initial installment. Effective September 7, 2019, Mr. Brewer was appointed as Executive Vice President & President, Global Public Sector Solutions. In connection with his appointment, his annual base salary rate was increased to $450,000 and his APIP target was increased to 75% of base salary. On November 12, 2019, Mr. Brewer was appointed as an executive officer of the Company.

Mr. Pompeo. Prior to becoming an executive officer, Mr. Pompeo was awarded a one-time bonus of $60,300 associated with the successful completion of M&A activities. This one-time bonus was paid in April 2019.

SAVINGS PLANS

Conduent Savings Plan (401(k))

All our named executive officers are eligible to participate in the Conduent Savings Plan in the same manner as all U.S. employees. After one year of service, participants are eligible for a 100% match on 3% of eligible pay saved, subject to IRS-qualified plan compensation limits and highly compensated threshold limits and may not receive 401(k) benefits in excess of these limits. For 2019, Conduent suspended all matching contributions under the Savings Plan for our exempt employee population, including our named executive officers.

The Company does not maintain any non-qualified deferred compensation plans or other retirement plans.

PERQUISITES AND OTHER BENEFITS

General Benefits

We generally maintain medical and dental coverage, life insurance, accidental death insurance and disability benefits programs or plans for all of our full-time employees, as well as customary vacation, leave of absence and other similar policies. Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in these programs and plans on the same basis as all other salaried employees, except as otherwise disclosed.

Perquisites

Our named executive officers are generally eligible for limited perquisites which are intended to support their health, safety and productivity. Our 2019 perquisite program remained consistent with 2018. Conduent does not provide tax gross-ups in connection with perquisites (except in relation to relocation per the U.S. relocation policy.)

In 2019, our named executive officers were generally eligible to receive Company-paid financial and tax planning assistance of up to $15,000 per year. Financial planning by experts reduces the amount of time and attention that named executive officers devote to their personal finances. To safeguard their health, named executive officers

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were also eligible to receive an annual physical examination through our preferred provider or reimbursement of up to $5,000 for the cost of a physical should the named executive officer choose to use their own physician. In addition, to assist with managing financial security, named executive officers were eligible for annual credit monitoring up to $350. While employed with the Company, Mr. Vemuri also received home security benefits. For a portion of 2019, the Company continued to hold corporate club memberships in the names of Messrs. Vemuri and Webb-Walsh for business purposes and paid the annual dues and other fixed costs associated with these memberships. Although permitted, there was no personal use of these memberships in early 2019. The Company discontinued these memberships in early 2019. The total cost to Conduent for providing perquisites and personal benefits to the named executive officers during 2019 is shown in the “Summary Compensation Table.”

CHANGE-IN-CONTROL BENEFITS

The Compensation Committee approved the Executive Change in Control Severance Plan (“CIC Plan”), effective October 1, 2017. Messrs. Skelton, Webb-Walsh, Krawitz, Brewer and Friedel were covered under the CIC Plan in 2019. The CIC Plan replaced prior individual change in control agreements entered into with Xerox prior to January 1, 2017 with a consistent and standardized design. The CIC Plan provides certain enhanced benefits to key management employees who the Company determines are most likely to be impacted by a change in control (primarily the Company’s executive officers), so that they can continue to exercise their judgment and legal responsibilities without the potential for distraction and bias that can arise from concerns regarding their personal circumstances.

Eligible employees are selected by the Compensation Committee to participate in the CIC Plan. The CIC Plan provides eligible employees with severance payments and benefits in the event that an eligible employee’s employment with the Company is terminated and such termination is a “qualifying termination” within the period beginning 90 days prior to a “change in control” and ending one year immediately following, a “change in control.” A “qualifying termination” means a participant’s termination of employment (a) by the employer company for any reason other than “cause”, “disability” or death or (b) by the eligible employee for “good reason”. The severance payments and benefits to be provided, subject to the employee’s execution of a release of claims, are as follows:

Conduent does not provide excise tax reimbursement on severance payments. Benefits under the CIC Plan are contingent upon signing a release of claims against Conduent.

Additional information and the amount of the estimated payments and benefits payable to the named executive officers assuming a change in control of Conduent and a qualifying termination of employment is presented in the “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” table.

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EMPLOYMENT AND SEPARATION

Named executive officers serve at the will of the Board. This enables the Board to remove a named executive officer whenever it is in the best interests of Conduent, with full discretion of the Compensation Committee to decide on an appropriate severance package (except in the case of the CEO, who is entitled to certain severance benefits for a qualifying termination during the first year of his employment as per his offer letter, or in the case of a change in control). When a named executive officer is removed from his or her position, the Compensation Committee exercises its business judgment in considering whether to approve a severance arrangement in light of all relevant circumstances, including how long the officer was with the Company, past accomplishments and the reasons for separation. If the Compensation Committee does not approve a special severance arrangement for a named executive officer whose position has been eliminated, that officer will be covered under the Company’s U.S. Executive Severance Policy, as applicable.

For separations due to the elimination of the executive’s position, the U.S. Executive Severance Policy entitles executives, including our named executive officers, to 26 weeks of base pay, paid out over the severance period, with continued health benefits (excluding disability and 401(k) participation). This payment is contingent upon signing a release of claims against Conduent as may be required.

Messrs. Vermuri and Peffer terminated employment with the Company during 2019, and Mr. Friedel terminated employment in January 2020. For information regarding Messrs. Vemuri and Peffer’s entitlement to severance payments and benefits, see below under “Summary Compensation Table.” For information regarding Mr. Friedel’s entitlement to severance payments and benefits, see below under “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”

GOVERNANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

Risk Assessment

The Compensation Committee believes that its programs encourage positive behavior while balancing risk and reward, consistent with the interests of its shareholders. Conduent management conducts risk assessments each year and presents the findings to the Compensation Committee. Based on the assessment of programs covering its employees and executives for 2019, the Compensation Committee determined that its compensation plans, programs and practices do not motivate behavior that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on Conduent, based on the following factors:

Key Program Features:

Risk Mitigators:

Ownership Requirements

The Company maintains a stock ownership policy for the executive officers in order to ensure they build and maintain a meaningful level of stock ownership. The stock ownership guidelines are as follows:

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The following types of awards count toward the guidelines described above: Common Stock held outright and unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The following types of equity awards do not count toward the stock ownership guidelines: unexercised stock options, unearned Performance Stock Units and any cash-settled units. Once stock ownership levels are achieved, named executive officers are required to continue to hold that amount of stock as long as they remain with Conduent.

Trading, Hedging and Pledging

All directors, officers and employees are prohibited from engaging in short-swing trading and trading in puts and calls with respect to our Common Stock and from using any strategies or products to hedge against potential changes in the value of our Common Stock.

Under our insider trading policy, our executive officers may purchase or sell Conduent securities only during “window” periods, which are generally the periods commencing on the second business day following the date of each quarterly earnings announcement and ending on the close of business on the 15th day of the month before the end of the then-current quarter. The only exception to this restriction is for our named executive officers who have entered into trading plans pursuant to SEC Rule 10b5-1.

As a result, our executive officers are effectively precluded from pledging our Common Stock as collateral, including holding our Common Stock in a margin account, since their stock can only be sold during “window” periods and trading plans pursuant to SEC Rule 10b5-1, and therefore is not available to be sold at any time.

Compensation Recovery Policy (Clawbacks)

Under the Conduent Performance Incentive Plan, if the Compensation Committee deems a named executive officer to have engaged in activity that is detrimental to Conduent, it may cancel any awards granted to that individual. In addition, if such a determination is made before any change in control of Conduent, the Compensation Committee may rescind any payment or delivery of any equity and annual cash incentive award that occurred within the six months preceding the detrimental activity. For this purpose, detrimental activity may include a violation of a non-compete agreement with Conduent, disclosing confidential information (except for reporting and other communications protected by “whistleblower” provisions of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), soliciting an employee to terminate employment with Conduent, or soliciting a customer to reduce its level of business with Conduent. If a payment or award is rescinded, the named executive officer will be expected to pay Conduent the amount of any gain realized or payment received in a manner the Compensation Committee or its delegate requires.

Conduent’s stock award agreements include a clawback provision that applies if an accounting restatement is required to correct any material non-compliance with financial reporting requirements. Under this provision, Conduent can recover, for the three prior years, any excess incentive-based compensation (the excess over what would have been paid under the accounting restatement) from executive officers or former executive officers.

In addition, the Compensation Committee implemented a compensation recovery policy that is applicable to our named executive officers. If an accounting restatement is required to correct any material non-compliance with financial reporting requirements under relevant securities laws, Conduent may recover from the executive officer or former executive officer any incentive-based compensation paid to him or her during the three-year period preceding the date on which Conduent is required to prepare the accounting restatement that was in excess of what would have been paid based on the restated results. Conduent may implement any policy or take any action with respect to the recovery of excess incentive-based compensation that Conduent determines to be necessary or advisable in order to comply with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, including the recoupment of shares of Common Stock issued upon the vesting of a long-term incentive award.

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CERTAIN TAX IMPLICATIONS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits to $1 million per year the federal income tax deduction available to corporations for compensation paid in any fiscal year to the corporation’s named executive officers and certain former named executive officers included in the Summary Compensation Table in the corporation’s proxy statement. Pursuant to Section 162(m), as in effect prior to 2018, compensation in excess of $1 million per year paid to Conduent’s CEO and three other highest paid executive officers (other than the CFO) was not deductible unless it qualified as “performance-based” compensation. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law on December 22, 2017, eliminated this exception for “performance-based” compensation with respect to 2018 and future years. As a result, compensation over $1 million per year paid to any named executive officer, including our CFO (and any person who was a named executive officer for any year beginning with 2017), is nondeductible under Section 162(m).    

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with Conduent management. Based upon its review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and be included in the Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Kathy Higgins Victor, Chair

Michael Nutter

Margarita Palau-Hernandez

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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

The Summary Compensation Table below provides compensation information for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and three other most highly compensated executive officers as well as our prior Chief Executive Officer and two former executive officers who served during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as our “named executive officers”).

Compensation reported in this table is in U.S. dollars and rounded to the nearest dollar.

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Three-year Performance Stock Unit awards under the 2019 LTIP were granted on April 1, 2019 and June 28, 2019. The grant date value of these awards is based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions as of the grant date, or target, as follows: Mr. Skelton - $749,996; Mr. Webb-Walsh - $487,497; Mr. Brewer - $174,998; Mr. Pompeo – $74,989; Mr. Vemuri - $2,499,987; Mr. Peffer - $399,996; and Mr. Friedel - $249,990. The grant date fair value of these awards assuming maximum performance achievement is as follows: Mr. Skelton - $1,499,992; Mr. Webb-Walsh - $974,994; Mr. Brewer - $349,996; Mr. Pompeo – $149,978; Mr. Vemuri - $4,999,974; Mr. Peffer - $799,992; and Mr. Friedel - $499,980.

Restricted Stock Unit awards under the 2019 LTIP were granted on April 1, 2019 and June 28, 2019 with the grant date values as follows: Mr. Skelton - $749,996; Mr. Webb-Walsh - $487,497; Mr. Brewer - $174,998; Mr. Pompeo – 74,989; Mr. Vemuri - $2,499,987; Mr. Peffer - $399,996; and Mr. Friedel - $249,990.

Mr. Skelton also received a one-time buyout of his equity from his prior employer in connection with his hiring. 260,688 Restricted Stock Units were granted on June 28, 2019 with a grant date fair value of $2,499,998.

Mr. Krawitz received a sign-on grant in connection with his hiring. 31,055 Restricted Stock Units were granted to Mr. Krawitz on November 18, 2019 with a grant date fair value of $199,994. He was not eligible for a grant under the 2019 LTIP due to his November start date.

Mr. Pompeo received a one-time strategic grant of 16,129 Restricted Stock Units with a grant date fair value of $100,000 on December 31, 2019.