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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on September 12, 2019.
| THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY |
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: July 15, 2019
Date: September 12, 2019 Time: 11:00 AM EDT
Location: Offices of Reed Smith LLP
225 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST. SUITE 7600 CHICAGO, IL 60601 |
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Company Proposals |
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| each of the director nominees listed in Proposal 1. | ||||||||
| 1. Election of Directors: |
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposals 2 and 3. | |||||||
| 1a. Gregory E. Abel |
2. Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. | |||||||
| 1b. Alexandre Behring |
3. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors for 2019. | |||||||
| 1c. Joao M. Castro-Neves |
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| Shareholder Proposals | ||||||||
| 1d. Tracy Britt Cool |
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| The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST Proposal 4 and Proposal 5. | ||||||||
| 1e. John T. Cahill |
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| 4. Shareholder Proposal: Protein Diversification | ||||||||
| 1f. Feroz Dewan |
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| 5. Shareholder Proposal: Actions to Reduce Synthetic Pesticides | ||||||||
| 1g. Jeanne P. Jackson |
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| 1h. Jorge Paulo Lemann |
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1i. John C. Pope |
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1j. Alexandre Van Damme |
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1k. George Zoghbi |
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