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Thomas G. Vellios, Chairman of the Board

Mr. Vellios is the co-founder of Five Below and is our Chairman as of June 2018. He had served as our Executive Chairman since February 2015, and as one of our directors since our incorporation in 2002. Mr. Vellios previously served as our Chief Executive Officer from 2002 until January 31, 2015. Mr. Vellios also served as our President from 2005 until June 2014. Previously, Mr. Vellios served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Zany Brainy, Inc. Prior to joining Zany Brainy, Mr. Vellios served as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager at Caldor, a regional discount chain and a division of the May Company. Mr. Vellios’ 25 plus years of experience in the specialty, department store and discount retail industry, his experience with the management, operations and finance of a retail business, and his knowledge of the Company as a founder led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of Five Below.

Member of the Investment Committee

Joel D. Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Anderson has served as a director since February 2015, when he was appointed to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to becoming our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Anderson was our President and Chief Operating Officer from July 2014 through January 2015. Prior to joining Five Below, Mr. Anderson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart.com from 2011 until 2014 and as the divisional Senior Vice President of the Northern Plains division of Wal-mart Stores, Inc., a global retailer, from 2010 to 2011. Prior to joining Wal-mart Stores, Inc., Mr. Anderson was President of the retail and direct business units for Lenox Group, Inc. and served in various executive positions at Toys “R” Us Inc. over a 14-year period.

Ms. Barclay has served as a director since March 2015. Ms. Barclay served as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for The Kroger Co., a $100 billion grocery supermarket company, from 2009 until her retirement in 2016. Prior to joining The Kroger Co., Ms. Barclay served in many leadership roles at General Motors Corporation, a multinational automotive corporation, from 1985 to 2010, including Vice President of Global Human Resources from 1998 to 2009. Ms. Barclay currently serves as a director of Kontoor Brands, Inc., where she serves as the Chair of the talent and compensation committee, as well as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Ms. Barclay’s senior leadership experience with a large-scale, growing retailer led to the conclusion that she should serve as a director of Five Below.

Member of the Compensation Committee

Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Ms. Buggeln has served as a director since March 2015. Ms. Buggeln has been a consultant to various retailers since 2004. Since 2012, Ms. Buggeln has exclusively provided consulting services to Irving Place Capital Management, L.P., a private equity firm focused on making equity investments in middle-market companies. Ms. Buggeln formerly served as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and New Business Development at Coach, Inc., a leading marketer of modern classic American accessories, from 2001 to 2005. Ms. Buggeln is a director of Ascena Retail Group, Inc., where she serves on the audit committee and as Chairwoman of the leadership and corporate governance committee. She serves as a director on the boards of two private equity owned companies, Noble Biomaterials, Inc. and cabi. She also previously served as a director of The Timberland Company in 2011 and the Vitamin Shoppe from 2009 to 2017. Ms. Buggeln’s extensive experience in the retail industry, in both managerial and director roles, led to the conclusion that she should serve as a director of Five Below.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Mr. Devine has served as a director since March 2013. Mr. Devine is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Coach, Inc. Mr. Devine served as Chief Financial Officer at Coach, Inc. since December 2001 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2007 until his retirement in August 2011. Mr. Devine currently serves as Chairman of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, where he serves on the audit committee and compensation committee. Mr. Devine previously served as a director and member of the audit committee of both Express, Inc. and Nutrisystem, Inc and as a director of Talbots and Sur La Table. Mr. Devine’s extensive experience in the retail industry, as both an executive officer and director, led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of Five Below.

Member of the Audit Committee

Chair of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Investment Committee

Dinesh S. Lathi, Director

Mr. Lathi, 51, has served as a director since March 2018. Mr. Lathi is currently the Chief Executive Officer of RugsUSA, a leading e-commerce provider of area rugs and home décor products. He has held this position since January 2022. Mr. Lathi previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tailored Brands, Inc., a leading specialty retailer of men’s suits and formalwear, from March 2019 to March 2021. He joined Tailored Brands’ board of directors in March 2016, and served as its Non-Executive Chairman from April 2017 to August 2018, and its Executive Chairman from August 2018 to March 2019. In August 2020 Tailored Brands, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and, under Mr. Lathi’s leadership, emerged from such protection in December 2020. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of One Kings Lane, a digital home decor shopping platform, from 2014 to 2016, where he also served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer from 2011 to 2014. Prior to One Kings Lane, Mr. Lathi was a Vice President at eBay, a 10 Table of Contents global online marketplace, where he managed several key areas, including Buyer & Seller Experience. Mr. Lathi’s 20 plus years of leadership experience in the technology and consumer space led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of Five Below.

Chair of the Audit Committee

Bernard Kim, Director

Mr. Kim has served as a director since June 2022. Mr. Kim is the Chief Executive Officer of Match Group, Inc., a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections. He previously served as the President of Publishing for Zynga Inc., a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games. He held this position since June 2016. Prior to joining Zynga, Mr. Kim spent nearly ten years at Electronic Arts Inc., as the company’s Senior Vice President of Mobile Publishing. In that role, he oversaw EA’s mobile distribution, strategy, product management, analytics, network engagement, marketing, revenue demand planning, business development, third-party publishing, and mergers & acquisitions. Before joining EA, Mr. Kim served as Director of Sales and Channel Strategy at The Walt Disney Company, where he led sales and retail for Disney Mobile. He holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Economics and Communications from Boston College. Mr. Kim’s senior leadership experience with large-scale, growing technology companies led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of Five Below.

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Member of the Investment Committee

Richard L. Markee, Director

Mr. Markee has served as a director since May 2016. Previously, Mr. Markee served in various leadership positions at Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., including as Non-Executive Chairman from January 2016 to June 2016 and from April 2007 to September 2009, Executive Chairman from April 2011 to January 2016 and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board from September 2009 to April 2011. He held senior management positions at Toys “R” Us, Inc. from 1998 through November 2006, including Vice Chair of Toys “R” Us, Inc. and President of the Babies “R” Us and the Toys “R” Us U.S. and international operation divisions from August 2004 through November 2006. Mr. Markee previously served as a director of Collective Brands, Inc., The Sports Authority, Inc., Dorel Industries and Toys “R” Us. Mr. Markee’s extensive experience in the retail industry led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of Five Below.

Member of the Audit Committee

Chair of the Investment Committee

Thomas M. Ryan, Director

Mr. Ryan has served as a director since 2011. In 2011, Mr. Ryan became an operating partner of Advent International Corporation as a part of its Operating Partner Program. Prior to joining our board of directors, Mr. Ryan served as the Chairman of the board of directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of CVS Caremark Corporation, now CVS Health, a retail pharmacy and healthcare corporation, until he retired in 2011. Mr. Ryan became the Chief Executive Officer of CVS Corporation in 1998 and he also served as the Chairman of the board of directors of CVS Corporation from 1999 to 2007. Mr. Ryan also served as the Chairman of CVS Health’s board of directors from 2007 to 2011. Mr. Ryan currently serves as a director of PJT Partners and previously served as a director of Bank of America Corporation, Yum! Brands, Inc. and Vantiv, Inc. Mr. Ryan’s experience in the retail industry, as both an executive officer and director of a large retail company, led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of Five Below.

Member of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Member of the Investment Committee

Ronald L. Sargent, Director

Mr. Sargent has served as a director since 2004. Mr. Sargent served as the Chief Executive Officer of Staples, Inc., an office supply company, from 2002 to June 2016 and as Chairman of its board of directors from 2005 to January 2017. Mr. Sargent currently serves as a director of Wells Fargo & Co., where he serves as the Chairman of the human resources committee and as a member of the governance and nominating committee and the audit committee, and The Kroger Co., where he serves as Chairman of the audit committee and as a member of the public responsibilities committee, and previously served as a director of The Home Depot, Inc. and Mattel, Inc. Mr. Sargent’s experience as an executive officer and director of Staples, Inc. as well as his extensive experience in the retail industry led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of Five Below.

Member of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Ms. Washington, 44, has served as a director since September 2020. Ms. Washington is currently the President of Otrium, a purpose-driven online marketplace for designer outlet fashion brands. She has held this position since July 2021. Prior to Otrium, Ms. Washington was SVP and Global Head of Strategic Partners, Lodging and Vacation Rentals at Expedia Group, whose brands include Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz and VRBO, from January 2019 to August 2021. Prior to joining Expedia, Ms. Washington was at Egon Zehnder, a global management consulting and executive search firm, from 2018 to 2019, and Uber, where she grew businesses from startup to scale and ran one of the top five U.S. markets, from 2013 to 2018. She also founded Kahnoodle, which was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies of 2012. Ms. Washington currently serves as a director of Olo, the leading on-demand e-commerce platform for the restaurant industry. Ms. Washington earned a joint graduate degree: a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and graduated magna cum laude from UCLA with a BA in political science and public policy. In March of 2020, she was named as one of the 100 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America by Savoy Magazine. Ms. Washington’s senior leadership experience with large-scale, growing technology companies led to the conclusion that she should serve as a director of Five Below.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee