Company: SENEA
Filing Date: 2025-07-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-022256
Chunk: 4

Company: Seneca Foods Corp
Filing Date: 2025-07-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 4
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 voting stock being voted for as many individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the share is entitled to vote.

The non-binding advisory vote to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal, provided that a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting.

What happens if I return my proxy card without voting on all proposals?

When the proxy is properly executed and returned, the shares it represents will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with your directions. If the signed card is returned with no direction on a proposal, the proxy will be voted “FOR” all director nominees in Proposal One, and “FOR” the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm in Proposal Two.

What if I am a beneficial owner and do not give voting instructions to my Broker?

As a beneficial owner, in order to ensure your shares are voted in the way you would like, you must provide voting instructions to your Broker by the deadline provided in the materials you receive from your Broker. If you do not provide voting instructions to your Broker, whether your shares can be voted by such Broker depends on the type of item being considered for vote.

The election of directors is a non-discretionary item and may not be voted on by Brokers who have not received specific voting instructions from beneficial owners. Your Broker will, however, continue to have discretion to vote any uninstructed shares on the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

How are votes counted?

The Annual Meeting will be held if a quorum is represented in person or by proxy. The holders of voting shares entitled to exercise a majority of the voting power of the Company shall constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. If you return a signed proxy card, your shares will be counted for the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum. We will treat failures to vote, referred to as abstentions, as shares present and entitled to vote for quorum purposes. A withheld vote in connection with the election of directors is the same as an abstention.

Broker non-votes occur when proxies submitted by a Broker holding shares in “street name” do not indicate a vote for a proposal because they do not have discretionary voting authority and have not received instructions as to how to vote on the proposal. We will treat broker non-votes as shares that