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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 Board of Directors has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm and auditor for fiscal year 2025. Stockholder approval for this appointment is not required, but the Board of Directors is submitting the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. The favorable vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Class B Common Stock present and voting at the Annual Meeting is required to ratify, on an advisory basis, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

For Proposal 3, the vote required to approve the amendment to the Company's 2001 Management Equity Incentive Plan is the favorable vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Class B Common Stock voting on the proposal, provided that the total votes cast on such proposal represents over 50% in interest of all shares of Class B Common Stock entitled to vote on the proposal.

Greif - Proxy Statement 5

Abstentions will be considered as shares of Class B Common Stock present at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. Abstentions will not be counted in the votes cast for the election of directors and will not have a positive or negative effect on the outcome of that election. Abstentions with respect to Proposal 2 concerning the ratification of the Company's independent registered accounting firm and auditor will have the same effect as not voting or expressing a preference, as the case may be, and will not have a positive or negative effect on the outcome of Proposal 2. Abstentions will be counted as votes cast regarding Proposal 3 concerning the Company's 2001 Management Equity Incentive Plan and will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal.

#### How do I change or revoke my Vote?
Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by delivering to the Company a subsequently dated proxy or by giving notice of revocation to the Company in writing. A Class B stockholder’s presence at the Annual Meeting does not by itself revoke the proxy.

Voting Instructions to Broker:

If your Class B Common Stock is held in street name, you will need to instruct your broker regarding how to vote your Class B Common Stock. Pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, your broker has discretion to vote your Class B Common Stock without your instructions only under certain circumstances. In general, brokers have discretionary voting authority on behalf of their customers with respect to "routine" matters when they do not receive