Connection Named One of America’s Best Mid-Size Companies by TIME Magazine

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Connection (NASDAQ: CNXN), a leading IT solutions provider, has been named one of America's Best Mid-Size Companies by TIME Magazine. The recognition is based on employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency. The 2024 ranking considered U.S. companies with annual revenues between $100 million and $10 billion.

Key evaluation criteria included:

• Employee satisfaction data from surveys
• Revenue growth from internal databases
• ESG data on environmental, social, and corporate governance

CEO Tim McGrath expressed pride in the company's recognition, highlighting their 40+ years of industry leadership and commitment to customer service, innovation, and ESG initiatives. The complete list is available on TIME's website.

Honored for Exceptional Employee Satisfaction, Revenue Growth, and Sustainability Transparency

MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Connection (PC Connection, Inc.; NASDAQ: CNXN), a leading information technology solutions provider to business, government, healthcare, and education markets, is pleased to announce the company has been recognized on TIME’s inaugural list of America’s Best Mid-Size Companies.

Connection was selected for the award by TIME and Statista Inc., a leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The 2024 ranking of America’s Best Mid-Size Companies considered all companies that operate in the United States and generated at least $100 million in revenue, but less than $10 billion, in 2022 or 2023. Evaluation criteria included:

• Employee Satisfaction: Data of standardized work-related key performance indicators based on survey data from a large sample of employees from U.S. companies.
• Revenue Growth: Revenue growth data of all relevant companies from the internal Growth Database and Company Database.
• Sustainability Transparency: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data among standardized KPIs relevant to environment, social, and corporate governance from the internal ESG Database and targeted data research.

Tim McGrath, President and Chief Executive Officer said, “We are thrilled to be recognized on TIME’s 2024 list of America’s Best Mid-Size Companies. It’s an honor to be named among the top-performing companies in the U.S.—not only for our ability to drive growth and deliver exceptional results for our customers, but for the incredible team and supportive culture we’ve built over more than four decades of industry leadership. We look forward to building on that success by deepening our commitment to world-class customer service, celebrating innovation and collaboration across our organization, and enhancing our culture of caring through exciting, new ESG initiatives.”

The complete list of America’s Best Mid-Size Companies is available on the TIME website.

About Connection

PC Connection, Inc. and its subsidiaries, dba Connection, (www.connection.com; NASDAQ: CNXN) is a Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Merrimack, NH. With offices throughout the United States, Connection delivers custom-configured computer systems overnight from its ISO 9001:2015 certified technical configuration lab at its distribution center in Wilmington, OH. In addition, the Company has over 2,500 technical certifications to ensure that it can solve the most complex issues of its customers. Connection also services international customers through its GlobalServe subsidiary, a global IT procurement and service management company. Investors and media can find more information about Connection at http://ir.connection.com.

Connection Business Solutions (800.800.5555) is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services serving primarily the small-and medium-sized business sector. It offers more than 460,000 brand-name products through its staff of technically trained sales account managers, publications, and its website at www.connection.com.

Connection Enterprise Solutions (561.237.3300), www.connection.com/enterprise, provides corporate technology buyers with best-in-class IT solutions, in-depth IT supply-chain expertise, and real-time access to over 460,000 products and 1,600 vendors through MarkITplace^®, a proprietary next-generation, cloud-based supply chain solution. The team’s engineers, software licensing specialists, and subject matter experts help reduce the cost and complexity of buying hardware, software, and services throughout the entire IT lifecycle.

Connection Public Sector Solutions (800.800.0019), is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services to federal, state, and local government agencies and educational institutions through specialized account managers, publications, and online at www.connection.com/publicsector.

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Corporate Communications Contact:

Jeff Frank, 603.683.2083

jeff.frank@connection.com

Investor Relations Contact:

Thomas Baker, 603.683.2505

Senior Vice President, CFO, and Treasurer

tom@connection.com

Source: PC Connection, Inc.

FAQ

What recognition did Connection (CNXN) receive from TIME Magazine?

Connection (CNXN) was named one of America's Best Mid-Size Companies in TIME Magazine's inaugural list for 2024.

What criteria were used to evaluate companies for TIME's Best Mid-Size Companies list?

The evaluation criteria included employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency (ESG data).

What revenue range was considered for TIME's Best Mid-Size Companies list?

Companies with annual revenues between $100 million and $10 billion in 2022 or 2023 were considered for the list.

How did Connection (CNXN) CEO Tim McGrath respond to the recognition?

Tim McGrath expressed pride in the recognition, highlighting Connection's 40+ years of industry leadership, commitment to customer service, innovation, and ESG initiatives.

What markets does Connection (CNXN) serve as an IT solutions provider?

Connection provides IT solutions to business, government, healthcare, and education markets.