Company: CF
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-027767
Chunk: 134

Company: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 134
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 not intended for inclusion in our proxy statement for that meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8, and (ii) nominees for the election of directors intended to be made by a shareholder at the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, must be delivered to our corporate secretary at the address of our principal executive offices on the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders accompanying this Proxy Statement no earlier than January 6, 2026 (120 days before May 6, 2026, the one-year anniversary of this year’s Annual Meeting) and no later than February 5, 2026 (90 days before May 6, 2026, the one-year anniversary of this year’s Annual Meeting). Such advance notice deadline will also be the deadline for a proposal to be considered “timely” for purposes of Rule 14a-4(c) under the Exchange Act. To be in proper written form, such a notice must set forth the information prescribed in our bylaws. You can obtain a copy of our bylaws by writing our corporate secretary at the address of our principal executive offices on the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders accompanying this Proxy Statement. 115 TABLE OF CONTENTS OTHER MATTERS The Board of Directors knows of no other business to be presented at the Annual Meeting. If, however, any other business should properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the proxies will be voted at the discretion of the persons named in the proxy. By order of the board of directors, Michael P. McGrane
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
March 25, 2025 116 TABLE OF CONTENTS Appendix A NON-GAAP DISCLOSURE ITEMS The company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, which are non-GAAP financial measures, provide additional meaningful information regarding the company’s performance and financial strength. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow included in this Proxy Statement may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Reconciliations of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are provided below. EBITDA is defined as net earnings