Company: CRL
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-030908
Chunk: 2

Company: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 2
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 Meeting. Any individual arriving without an admission ticket will not be admitted to the Annual Meeting unless it can be verified that the individual is a Charles River shareholder as of the record date for the Annual Meeting. Shareholders may obtain an Annual Meeting ticket by sending an email to the following address: GeneralCounsel@crl.com, or by writing to the Corporate Secretary, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 251 Ballardvale Street, Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887. If you are a registered holder, please so indicate in your request. If your shares are held by a bank, broker or nominee, you must enclose evidence of your ownership of shares with your ticket request, which you can obtain from your broker, bank or nominee. Please submit your ticket request and proof of ownership as promptly as possible to ensure you receive your ticket in time for the Annual Meeting. Admission to the Annual Meeting will be on a first come, first served basis.

| ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | By Order of the Board of Directors | ​ |
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| ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Matthew L. Daniel                  
 Corporate Secretary                | ​ |

April 2, 2025 Whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting or not, you are requested to complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions on the proxy card. A pre-addressed, postage, prepaid return envelope is enclosed for your convenience. Alternatively, you may vote via internet by following the instructions on your proxy card or voting instruction card.

PROXY SUMMARY The following summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. This summary does not contain all the information you should consider, and you are urged to read the entire Proxy Statement carefully before voting. Annual Meeting of Shareholders

| ​ | Time and Date: | ​ | ​ | 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025                | ​ |
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| ​ | Place:         | ​ | ​ | Cooley LLP, 500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 | ​ |
| ​ | Record Date:   | ​ | ​ | March 21, 2025                                    | ​ |

Voting Matters and Vote Recommendations There are four items of business which we currently expect to be considered at our 2025 Annual Meeting. The following table lists those items of business