Company: PAGP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-033938
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Company: PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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 YOU VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS OUR AND PAA’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. The second proposal item to be voted on at the PAGP Annual Meeting is ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our and PAA’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The Audit Committee of the Board has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to continue to act as our and PAA’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The Board has directed that such appointment be submitted to our Shareholders for ratification at the PAGP Annual Meeting. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our and PAA’s independent registered public accounting firm is not required. The Board, however, is submitting the appointment to our Shareholders for ratification as a good corporate governance practice. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are expected to be present at the PAGP Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire. They will also be available to respond to appropriate questions. 71 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROPOSAL 3 — ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE OUR 2024 NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, “FOR” THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2024 COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, provides our Shareholders with the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. The Board recognizes that executive compensation is an important matter for our Shareholders. As described in detail in the “Executive Compensation” section and elsewhere in this proxy statement, the Compensation Committee is tasked with the implementation of our executive compensation philosophy, and the core of that philosophy has been, and continues to be, to pay our executive officers based on performance. In particular, the Compensation Committee strives to attract, retain and motivate exceptional executives, to reward past performance measured against established goals and provide incentives for future performance