Company: NGVT
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: PRER14A
Source: 0001308179-25-000166
Chunk: 78

Company: Ingevity Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: PRER14A
Chunk 78
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 other matters of business addressed at the Annual Meeting? As of the date of this Proxy Statement, we are not aware of any other matter that will be properly brought before the Annual Meeting. If other matters are properly introduced, the persons named in the proxy as the proxy holders will vote on such matters in their discretion using their best judgment. What is the effect of abstentions? Abstentions will have no effect on the election of directors (Proposal 1). For each of the other proposals (Proposals 2, 3 and 4), abstentions will be treated as shares present and entitled to vote for quorum purposes, but they will have the same practical effect as votes against the proposal because they require approval by the majority of the shares present and entitled to vote thereon. What is the effect of broker non-votes? A “broker non-vote” occurs when a broker lacks discretionary authority to vote on a “non-routine” proposal and a beneficial owner fails to give the broker voting instructions on that matter. The rules of the NYSE determine whether matters presented at the Annual Meeting are “routine” or “non-routine” in nature. Proposals 1, 2 and 4 are considered “non-routine” matters. This means that beneficial owners who hold their shares in street name must provide voting instructions to their broker in order for their broker to vote their shares on these matters. In contrast, Proposal 3 is normally considered a “routine” matter under the rules of the NYSE and would normally be the only proposal at the Annual Meeting with respect to which your broker could vote your shares absent your instructions, which vote if cast would be counted for purposes of calculating whether a quorum is present. However, to the extent your broker provides you with Vision One’s proxy materials, your broker will not have discretion to vote on “routine” matters, including Proposal 3. In such circumstances, if you do not instruct your broker on how to vote your shares, then your shares may not be voted on any of Proposals 1, 2, 3 or 4. We urge you to instruct your broker about how you wish your shares to be voted using the WHITE voting instruction form. What if I return my WHITE proxy but don’t vote for any or some of the matters listed on my proxy card? If you return a signed WHITE proxy card without indicating your vote (and the proxy is not revoked), your shares will be voted “FOR” the election of all nominees for directors recommended by our Board