Company: GEF
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000043920-25-000004
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Company: GREIF, INC
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form: DEF 14A
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 last annual shareholder meeting. If a stockholder intends to present a proposal at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, but does not seek to include such proposal in our proxy statement and form of pr oxy, such proposal must be received by us on or prior to 45 days in advance of the first anniversary of the date of this proxy statement or the persons named in the form of proxy for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders will be entitled to use their discretionary voting authority should such proposal then be raised at such meeting, without any discussion of the matter in our proxy

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statement or form of proxy. Furthermore, stockholders must follow the procedures set forth in Article I, Section 1.8, of our Third Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended, in order to present proposals at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

We have a written policy for the approval of a transaction between the Company and one of its directors, executive officers, greater than 5% Class B stockholders, an entity owned or controlled by such persons, or an immediate family member of such persons, which is generally referred to as a related party transaction. This policy provides that the Audit Committee must review, evaluate and approve or disapprove all related party transactions involving an amount equal to or greater than $5,000. This policy also requires that all related party transactions be disclosed in our applicable filings as required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and related rules. In addition, the Nominating Committee, which advises the Board of Directors on corporate governance matters, independently reviews and assesses corporate governance issues related to contemplated related party transactions.

During fiscal year 2024, we retained the law firm of Baker & Hostetler LLP to perform certain legal services on our behalf. Frank C. Miller, a partner of that firm, was elected as a director at the Company's 2024 annual meeting and has been nominated by the Board as a director nominee at the Annual Meeting. We anticipate retaining Baker & Hostetler LLP in fiscal year 2025. The fees for legal services rendered in fiscal year 2024 were less than $1,000,000 .

Also during fiscal year 2024, the Company paid Vestis Corporation for uniform services. Kimberly T. Scott, the President and CEO of Vestis Corporation, was elected as a director at the Company's 2024 annual meeting and