Company: CF
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-027767
Chunk: 18

Company: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 (a retired managing partner of a big four accounting firm, a current chief executive officer, a division president and a chief operating officer) and three directors with industry expertise. Retirement Age As set forth in the company’s corporate governance guidelines, it is the general policy of the company that no director having attained the age of 74 years shall be nominated for re-election or reappointment to the Board. However, the Board may determine to waive this policy in individual cases. Director Tenure To ensure that the Board maintains an appropriate balance of experience, continuity, and an openness to new ideas and a willingness to critically re-examine the status quo, the corporate governance and nominating committee considers the issue of continuing director tenure in connection with each director nomination recommendation. Four director nominees, comprising 31% of the nominees, have served 10 or more years on the Board, and five director nominees, comprising 38% of the nominees, have served between five and 10 years on the Board. These directors bring a wealth of experience and knowledge concerning CF Industries. The remaining four director nominees, comprising 31% of the nominees, have served less than five years on the Board and bring fresh perspective to Board deliberations. Service on Other Public Company Boards The company recognizes the substantial time commitments attendant to Board membership and expects that the members of the Board will be fully committed to devoting all such time as is necessary to fulfill their Board responsibilities, in terms of both preparation for and attendance and participation at meetings. Accordingly, directors should generally not serve on more than three other public company boards. A director who also serves as the chief executive officer or named executive officer of a public company generally should not serve on the board of more than one other public company. In addition, in recognition of the enhanced time commitments associated with membership on a public company’s audit committee, the Board has adopted a policy that no member of the audit committee may serve simultaneously on the audit committees of more than two other public companies unless the Board determines that such simultaneous service would not impair the ability of such director to effectively serve on the company’s audit committee. 18

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Summary of Director Core Competencies* We consider the depth and diversity of experience on the Board a key strength. Our thirteen director nominees offer a diverse set of qualifications and perspectives and possess a wealth of leadership and professional experience. The following table summarizes experiences and skills that we have identified as key to our current and future global strategy, business, and governance.

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