Company: THS
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001320695-25-000030
Chunk: 7

Company: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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 2030 ESG goals; and

• Our executive compensation philosophy and proposed 2025 design.

Below is an overview of the Company's 2024 approach to stockholder engagement:

| OUTREACH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |     | LISTEN                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Our Investor Relations team, executive management, and the Board maintains consistent engagement with stockholders year-round through company-hosted events, annual communications to stockholders, annual stockholder meeting, industry presentations and conferences, and more. Formal engagement generally occurs in the Spring and the Fall. |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |     | FEEDBACK SOLICITATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Through our conversations, we gain an understanding of what matters to our stockholders and any concerns or recommendations they may have and proactively provide key updates to our stockholders. Our teams regularly keep executive management, our Investor Relations team, and the Board up-to-date on the priorities and concerns of our stockholders. 
 We value these opportunities to have constructive dialogue, gain feedback, and further strengthen our engagement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| RESPOND                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |     | PLAN                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| RESPONSE | COMPANY ACTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 We execute on our plans to respond. Our Investor Relations team, management and the Board then re-engage in stockholder meetings to continue the conversation.                                                                                                                                                                                   |     | COMPENSATION DELIBERATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 We solicited stockholder feedback, along with other stakeholder input, about our compensation programs. This feedback helps the Committee plan for executive compensation design changes. We evaluate how to address concerns and discuss potential new disclosures or strategies within the broader landscape of the Company’s short and long-term business goals and priorities. |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

#### 2025 Proxy StatementTreeHouse Foods, Inc.5
| Proxy Statement Summary |

We have a demonstrable history of being responsive to stockholder feedback. Beginning in the Fall of 2024, we contacted over 20 stockholders, representing approximately 85% of our common stock outstanding, and offered to meet with each of them to discuss the Company’s strategy, performance, executive compensation, and environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") topics. Leading up to our Annual Meeting, we have held meetings with multiple stockholders, representing approximately 50% of our common stock outstanding, as well as a proxy advisory firm. Our Chairman of the