Company: THS
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001320695-25-000012
Chunk: 69

Company: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 69
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 Plan allows certain employees, including the NEOs, to defer receipt of up to 100% of eligible salary and/or bonus payments on a tax deferred basis. Deferred amounts are credited with earnings or losses based on the rate or return of mutual funds selected by the participants in the Plan. We do not "match" amounts that are deferred by employees in the Deferred Compensation Plan.

#### 64TreeHouse Foods, Inc.2025 Proxy Statement
| Named Executive Officer Compensation |

Distributions are paid either upon termination of employment or at a specified date (at least 2 years after the original deferral) in the future, as elected by the employee. The employee may elect to receive payments in either a lump sum or a series of installments. The Deferred Compensation Plan is not funded by the Company, and participants have an unsecured contractual commitment from the Company to pay the amounts when due. When such payments are due to employees, the cash will be distributed from the Company's general assets.

None of our NEOs participated in the Deferred Compensation Plan in 2024.

| Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control |

Benefits upon termination are provided for in either an executive’s individual employment agreement (Mr. Oakland) or the Executive Severance Plan (other currently employed NEOs). The rights upon termination of an executive’s employment depend upon the circumstance of the termination.

#### Termination Without Change in Control
Central to an understanding of the rights of each NEO under the agreements is an understanding of the definitions of “Cause” and “Good Reason” that are used in the employment agreements and the Executive Severance Plan:

Cause : Under the individual employment agreements for Mr. Oakland, as well as under the Severance Plan, a termination for “Cause” may occur if the NEO has engaged in any of a list of specified activities, including refusing to perform duties consistent with the scope and nature of his position, committing an act materially detrimental to the financial condition and/or goodwill of us or our subsidiaries, commission of a felony or other actions specified in the definition.

• Payments: Under the individual employment agreements and the Severance Plan, an NEO is not eligible for any severance benefits in the event of a termination for Cause.

Good Reason : Under the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Oakland may terminate his employment for “Good Reason” if there is an assignment of duties that is materially inconsistent with his position, a reduction in compensation, or certain other actions specified in the agreement. Under the terms of the Executive Severance Plan (applies to all