Company: THS
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form Type: PRER14A
Source: 0001320695-25-000014
Chunk: 82

Company: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form: PRER14A
Chunk 82
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 officers, thereby enabling companies to eliminate the monetary liability of certain officers in certain circumstances, similar to, but more limited than, the protection already afforded to directors under Article SEVENTH of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”). Consistent with the update to Delaware law, we are seeking stockholder approval to amend the Certificate to limit the liability of certain officers in certain limited circumstances as permitted by Delaware law (the “Proposed Amendment”). We believe that the Proposed Amendment, if adopted, would better position the Company to attract and retain qualified and experienced officers while maintaining stockholder accountability. As a result, the Board is asking our stockholders to approve and adopt the Proposed Amendment. 
 Background on the Proposed Amendment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 The Proposed Amendment is a result of the Board’s ongoing review of corporate governance best practices and recent changes in Delaware law. In developing the Proposed Amendment, the Board carefully considered the implications of amending our Certificate to limit the liability of certain of our officers in limited circumstances as permitted by Delaware law.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 In order to better position the Company to attract and retain qualified and experienced officers, the Board believes that it is important to extend exculpation protection to officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. In the absence of such protection, such individuals might be deterred from serving as officers due to exposure to personal liability and the risk of incurring substantial expense in defending lawsuits, regardless of merit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 The nature of their role often requires officers to make decisions on crucial matters, frequently in response to time-sensitive opportunities and challenges, which can create substantial risk of opportunistic lawsuits that seek to impose liability with the benefit of hindsight. Aligning the protections available to our officers with those currently available to our directors would empower officers to exercise their business judgment in furtherance of stockholder interests, without the potential distractions posed by the risk of personal liability.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |     | THE BOARD  RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.                                                                                                                                                                    
 Proxies solicited by the Board will be voted for the approval of amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by law unless stockholders specify a contrary vote. |

#### 76TreeHouse Foods, Inc.2025 Proxy Statement
| Proposal Four |

### Overview of the Proposed Amendment