Company: THS
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001320695-25-000012
Chunk: 61

Company: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 61
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 towards fulfillment of the guidelines. In the Committee’s last review, it was determined that all NEOs had met their stock ownership requirements or were within the ﬁve-year achievement period and on track to comply.

#### 2025 Proxy StatementTreeHouse Foods, Inc.55
| Compensation Discussion & Analysis |

The required stock ownership levels are as follows:

| Position                                    |     | Required Stock  
 Ownership Level |
| Chief Executive Officer                     |     | 6x Base Salary  |
| Executive Vice Presidents                   |     | 3x Base Salary  |
| Senior Vice President (executive team only) |     | 2x Base Salary  |

| Other Compensation Information |

Employment Agreements and Executive Severance Plan

We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Oakland, and all other currently employed NEOs are covered under the TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Executive Severance Plan. These arrangements provide for payments and other benefits if the NEO’s employment terminates for a qualifying reason, including termination without “Cause” or for “Good Reason” (as defined in the agreements). The arrangements also provide for benefits upon a qualifying termination following a “Change in Control” (as defined in the agreements) of the Company. Under our Executive Severance Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, no severance payments or equity award acceleration will occur unless both a Change in Control and a qualifying termination of employment occur—a double trigger construct. Additional information regarding the agreements, including a definition of key terms and a quantification of benefits that would have been received by each NEO had a termination of employment occurred on December 31, 2024, is found under the heading “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

We believe these severance programs are an important part of our overall compensation arrangements for our NEOs. We also believe these arrangements will help to secure the continued employment and dedication of our NEOs prior to or following a change in control, without concern for their own continued employment. We believe it is in the best interest of our stockholders to have a plan in place that will allow management to pursue all alternatives for the Company without undue concern for their own financial security. These agreements are important as a recruitment and retention device, as most of the companies with which we compete for executive talent have similar agreements in place for their senior employees.

### EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH STEVE OAKLAND
In connection with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Oﬃcer of the Company, the Company entered into an