PYYX Pyxus International Inc (PK)

UNITED STATES

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PYXUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

8001 Aerial Center Parkway

Morrisville, North Carolina 27560

Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

To be Held August 19, 2021

Dear Shareholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Pyxus International, Inc. (“Pyxus,” or the “Company,” or “we”), to be held virtually at https://web.lumiagm.com/209527569 on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, to:

 

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elect seven directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders, each as named in the accompanying proxy statement;

 

(b)

ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022;

 

(c)

adopt a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the accompanying proxy statement;

 

(d)

select, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;

 

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approve the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan; and

 

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transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

As noted above, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that this year’s annual meeting will be held virtually. In light of the public health concerns and restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Directors decided a virtual-only meeting would best allow us to hold this year’s annual meeting while protecting the health, safety, and welfare of our shareholders, directors, and others whose participation is required for the annual meeting.

Shareholders of record at the close of business on June 18, 2021 will be entitled to vote at the meeting.

The Company’s proxy statement and proxy are enclosed, as is the Annual Report to shareholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report”).

 

By Order of the Board of Directors

William L. O’Quinn, Jr.

Secretary

July 16, 2021

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for

the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held Virtually on August 19, 2021

The Proxy Statement and 2021 Annual Report are available on the internet at:

http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/23651/

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PRELIMINARY NOTE

Pyxus International, Inc. (the “Company,” “Pyxus,” “we,” or “us”) is the successor issuer to Old Holdco, Inc. (“Old Pyxus”) and was incorporated as a Virginia corporation in August 2020 to facilitate the Restructuring described below. The terms the “Company,” “Pyxus,” “we,” or “us” when used with respect to periods commencing prior to the effectiveness of the Plan (as defined below), refer to Old Pyxus, unless the context would indicate otherwise.

On June 15, 2020, Old Pyxus (then named Pyxus International, Inc.) and its then subsidiaries Alliance One International, LLC, Alliance One North America, LLC, Alliance One Specialty Products, LLC and GSP Properties, LLC (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) to implement a prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of reorganization to effectuate a financial restructuring (the “Restructuring”) of Old Pyxus’ secured debt. On August 21, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Amended Joint Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan of Reorganization”) filed by the Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases. On August 24, 2020, the Plan became effective in accordance with its terms, and the Debtors emerged from the Chapter 11 Cases. In connection with the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness as set forth in the Confirmation Order and the Plan of Reorganization, Old Pyxus completed a series of transactions pursuant to which the business assets and operations of Old Pyxus were vested in a new Virginia corporation, Pyxus Holdings, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the Confirmation Order and the Plan of Reorganization, at the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization, all outstanding shares of common stock, and rights to acquire the common stock, of Old Pyxus were cancelled and the shares of common stock of the Company were delivered to certain creditors of Old Pyxus. Other than J. Pieter Sikkel, our Chief Executive Officer, our Board of Directors does not include any of the individuals who served as directors of Old Pyxus at the time the Chapter 11 Cases were commenced or at the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization.

As contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization, on August 24, 2020, the Company entered into a Shareholders Agreement (the “Shareholders Agreement”), among the Company and the investors listed therein, each other beneficial owner of the Company’s common stock as of the date of the Shareholder Agreement deemed to be a party thereto pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization and other persons that may from time to time become parties thereto (collectively, the “Investors”). The Shareholders Agreement provides that each of Glendon Capital Management LP (together with its affiliates that are shareholders of the Company, the “Glendon Investor”) and Monarch Alternative Capital LP (together with its affiliates that are shareholders of the Company, the “Monarch Investor”) shall be entitled to nominate two individuals to serve on the seven-member board of directors of the Company so long as it beneficially owns at least 20% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, or one individual to serve as such a director if it beneficially owns fewer than 20% of the outstanding shares but at least 10% of the outstanding shares. The Shareholders Agreement provides that the Investors shall take all necessary action to elect such nominees of each of the Glendon Investor and the Monarch Investor as directors, as well as the election of the chief executive officer of the Company as a director and other individuals qualifying as independent directors to be selected by Investors that beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, as determined by a majority of the shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by such Investors. The Shareholders Agreement and the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that the chairperson of the board of directors of the Company is to be elected by a majority of the directors that had been designated or nominated by the Glendon Investor (the “Glendon Directors”), provided that at the time of such designation or nomination the Glendon Investor’s Investor Percentage Interest (as defined) is at least 10%, and those that had been nominated by the Monarch Investor (the “Monarch Directors”), provided that at the time of such designation or nomination the Monarch Investor’s Investor Percentage Interest (as defined) is at least 10%, with the chairperson of such board to be elected by the board of directors of the Company if the Glendon Directors and Monarch Directors are together fewer than three in number or fail to appoint a chairperson. The Shareholders Agreement also includes provisions for shareholders that are parties thereto to vote for the removal and replacement of the Glendon Directors at the request of the Glendon Investor and the removal and replacement of the Monarch Directors at the request of the Monarch Director. The Shareholders Agreement and the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation include provisions with respect to the calling of meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company by a Glendon Director or a Monarch Director and membership of committees of the Board of Directors of the Company to include a Glendon Director and a Monarch Director if requested by the Glendon Investor and the Monarch Investor, respectively.

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PROXY VOTING OPTIONS

Your vote is important!

Whether or not you expect to attend the virtual annual meeting, we urge you to vote your shares. At this year’s annual meeting, you may vote via the Internet at the virtual annual meeting by obtaining and registering a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares, or you may vote prior to the annual meeting by following the instructions of your broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares. Even if you plan to attend the virtual annual meeting, you are encouraged to vote your shares by proxy so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to participate in the annual meeting. Your prompt vote will ensure the presence of a quorum at the meeting and will save Pyxus the expense of additional solicitation. If you vote now and later decide to change your vote or to vote your shares at the meeting, you may do so by following instructions found elsewhere in this proxy statement.

As of the record date, the only shareholder of record of our outstanding common stock was Cede & Co., a nominee for the Depository Trust Company, which holds shares for banks, brokers and other nominees who may in turn hold those shares for the clients who maintain their stock accounts with them. Accordingly, all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock are held through banks, brokers or other nominees, including in street name on behalf of beneficial owners who maintain their accounts with these banks, brokers and other nominees. Beneficial holders of our stock, who hold their shares in an account through a broker, bank or other nominee, may provide instructions to their respective bank, broker or other nominee for the voting of the shares held in their accounts. Every broker, bank or other nominee has its own mailing procedures and provides its own procedures to clients for voting the shares held in their accounts, which should be carefully followed by beneficial owners in order to ensure that their shares held in their accounts are voted at the annual meeting. Please promptly contact your broker, bank or other nominee for directions on how to vote your shares, and follow their directions carefully.

If you want to vote online at the virtual annual meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares assigning its voting authority to you. In addition, you must submit proof of your legal proxy reflecting your holdings of Pyxus common stock, along with your name and email address to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“American Stock Transfer”), using the instructions in this proxy statement.

Failure to register the proxyholder with American Stock Transfer will result in the proxyholder not receiving a control number to participate in the virtual meeting and only being able to attend as a guest. Guests will be able to listen to and submit written questions in the annual meeting but will not be able to vote during the annual meeting. Shareholders who attend the annual meeting as guests may vote their shares only prior to the annual meeting by following the voting directions provided by their banks, brokers or other nominees.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Company is soliciting your proxy for the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021, in order to provide you the opportunity to vote on all matters scheduled to come before the meeting, whether or not you attend the virtual meeting. This proxy statement and the 2021 Annual Report, including consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the periods included in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, is first being mailed to shareholders on or around July 16, 2021.

The Company bears the cost of soliciting proxies, and will reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for expenses reasonably incurred by them in sending proxy materials to the beneficial owners of stock. The Company may utilize employees to solicit proxies by mail, in person or by telephone.

You may vote if you owned shares of Pyxus common stock on June 18, 2021, the date established by the Board for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting. On that date there were 24,999,947 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, with each such share having the right to one vote.

Prior to the virtual meeting:

As of the record date, the only shareholder of record of our outstanding common stock was Cede & Co., a nominee for the Depository Trust Company, which holds shares for banks, brokers and other nominees who may in turn hold those shares for the clients who maintain their stock accounts with them. Accordingly, all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock are held through banks, brokers or other nominees, including in street name on behalf of beneficial owners who maintain their accounts with these banks, brokers and other nominees. As such, the ability of beneficial owners to vote depends on the voting process of the broker, bank or other nominee through which they respectively hold their shares. Please follow the procedures provided by your bank, broker or other nominee to vote your shares prior to the annual meeting, which procedures may permit voting online or by telephone.

Even if you plan to attend the virtual annual meeting, you are encouraged to vote your shares by proxy prior to the meeting by following the process designated by your broker, bank or other nominee so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend in the annual meeting.

During the virtual meeting:

If you want to vote online at the virtual annual meeting, you must have a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares assigning its voting authority to you. Please promptly contact the broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares for instructions on how to obtain a legal proxy if you intend to vote online during the virtual annual meeting.

Once you obtain your legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares, you must submit proof of your proxy power from your broker or bank reflecting your holdings of Pyxus common stock, along with your name and email address to American Stock Transfer.

Failure to register the proxyholder with American Stock Transfer will result in the proxyholder not receiving a control number to participate in the virtual meeting and only being able to attend as a guest. Guests will be able to listen to and submit written questions in the virtual Meeting but will not be able to vote.

To register, you must submit proof of your legal proxy obtained from your bank, broker or nominee reflecting your holdings of Pyxus common stock, along with your name and email address, to American Stock Transfer: (1) by email to proxy@astfinancial.com; (2) by facsimile to (718) 765-8730 or (3) by mail to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, Attn: Proxy Tabulation Department, 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Please reference “Pyxus 2021 Annual Meeting August 19th, 2021” in the subject line. Obtaining a legal proxy may take several days, and you are advised to register as far in advance as possible. Requests for registration must be

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labeled as “Legal Proxy” and be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on August 12, 2021. If you have properly registered as a proxyholder, you will receive a confirmation email from American Stock Transfer of your registration.

Duly appointed proxyholders that attend the meeting online will be able to vote by completing a ballot online, when called for, during the meeting through the virtual platform.

It is your responsibility to ensure internet connectivity for the duration of the meeting and you should allow ample time to log into the virtual platform before the meeting begins.

Yes, you may listen to the virtual meeting as a guest and submit questions during the meeting, but you will not be able to vote during the meeting. Guests (including non-registered shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as proxyholder) can log into the meeting by following the instructions below.

Your shares may be voted even if you do not vote by following the instructions of your bank, broker or other nominee. Brokerage firms have the authority under the New York Stock Exchange rules to vote shares on behalf of their customers on certain “routine” matters if you do not provide the brokerage firm with voting instructions. The ratification of the selection of independent auditors is considered a routine matter for which brokerage firms may vote shares without voting instructions from the customer. The election of director nominees, the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers, the selection, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes to approve the compensation of the named executive officers and the approval of the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan are not considered “routine” under these rules. When a proposal is not a routine matter and the brokerage firm has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares with respect to that proposal, the brokerage firm cannot vote the shares on that proposal. This is called a “broker non-vote.” Broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast on any matter presented for a shareholder vote at the annual meeting. It is important therefore that you provide appropriate voting instructions to your brokerage firm with respect to your vote on these matters.

It means that you have multiple accounts with banks, brokers or other nominees. Please vote all of the shares.

You should contact your bank, broker or other nominee to find out how to change your vote, or, if you have obtained a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee giving you the right to vote your shares, and validly registered that legal proxy with American Stock Transfer, by joining the annual meeting via the Internet and voting during the annual meeting.

All signed proxies that have not been revoked will be voted at the meeting.

A quorum of shareholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. The holders of record as of the June 18, 2021 record date, present (including by proxy) at the meeting, of a majority of the shares entitled to vote constitute a quorum. Once a share is represented for any purpose at the meeting, it is considered present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting. Abstentions and “broker non-votes” will be counted in determining the existence of a quorum. A quorum is necessary to conduct business at the annual meeting.

If a quorum is not present, the meeting may be adjourned from time to time without any further notice other than announcement at the meeting.

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The election of each nominee for director requires votes cast in favor of election by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting. Because directors are elected by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast (that is, the shares outstanding as of the record date), abstentions and broker non-votes, in addition to votes cast against the election of a director, will have the effect of a vote cast against the election of a director.

Under the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the members of the Board of Directors are to be elected to serve terms expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify. Under Virginia law, if an incumbent director is not re-elected at the meeting, his or her term of office may be terminated upon a reduction in the size of the Board of Directors.

The selection of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company’s independent auditors will be ratified if the votes cast “FOR” exceed the votes cast “AGAINST.” Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be included in the vote totals for the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors and, accordingly, will have no impact on the outcome of the vote on this matter.

When voting on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, shareholders may:

The resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will be adopted if the votes cast “FOR” the resolution exceed the votes cast “AGAINST” the resolution. Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be included in the vote totals for this matter and, accordingly, will have no impact on the outcome of the vote on this matter. This vote is not binding upon the Company, the Board or the Compensation Committee. Nevertheless, the Compensation Committee values the opinions expressed by shareholders in their vote on this proposal and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions for named executive officers.

When voting on the frequency of the future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, shareholders may:

If none of the frequency options (every one year, every two years or every three years) receives a majority of votes cast, the option receiving the greatest number of votes will be considered the frequency recommended by shareholders. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be included in the vote totals for this matter and,

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accordingly, will have no impact on the outcome of the vote on this matter. This vote is not binding upon the Company, the Board or the Compensation Committee. Nevertheless, the Board and the Compensation Committee value the opinions expressed by shareholders in their vote on this proposal and will consider the outcome of the vote when determining the frequency of the future advisory votes by shareholders on the compensation of the Company’s name executive officers.

The Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan will be approved by the shareholders if the votes cast “FOR” the approval of the 2020 Incentive Plan exceed the votes cast “AGAINST” the approval. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be included in the vote totals for this matter and, accordingly, will have no impact on the outcome of the vote on this matter. The Board is seeking shareholder approval of the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan to permit certain stock options that may be awarded under the 2020 Incentive Plan to qualify as incentive stock options under the Internal Revenue Code. While the 2020 Incentive Plan will continue to be effective if the shareholders fail to approve it, the Board will consider the outcome of the shareholder vote in deciding whether to affect any amendments to the 2020 Incentive Plan and the Board and Compensation Committee will consider the outcome of the shareholder vote in deciding whether any further grants are made under the 2020 Incentive Plan.

The Board recommends that shareholders vote:

The Company is not aware of any other business to be presented at the meeting. However, if any other matter is properly brought before the meeting, the proxies received will be voted on those items in accordance with the discretion of the proxy holders.

This proxy statement and our 2021 Annual Report are available at http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/23651/.

It is Pyxus’s policy that directors attend the annual meetings of shareholders and we currently expect all of our directors to virtually attend the 2021 annual meeting.

This year our annual shareholders meeting will be held virtually and there will be no in-person meeting location. The annual shareholders meeting is open to all holders of our common stock as of June 18, 2021. Shareholders will be able to attend and participate in the virtual meeting, including by submitting questions, and, if a shareholder has obtained a duly registered legal proxy, voting such shareholders’ shares. To attend and participate in our annual meeting:

Duly appointed proxyholders: Click “I have a control number” and then enter your unique 11-digit control number and the password “pyxus2021” (case sensitive). Proxyholders who have been duly appointed and registered with American Stock Transfer as described above will receive a control number by email from American Stock Transfer after the proxy voting deadline has passed. Duly appointed proxyholders will be able to vote during the meeting.

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Guests (including non-registered shareholders who registered as duly appointed proxyholders): Click “Guest” and then complete the online form. Guests will be able to listen and submit written questions during the meeting, but will not be able to vote during the meeting.

Our annual meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on August 19, 2021. We encourage you to access the virtual platform prior to the start time to familiarize yourself with the virtual platform and ensure that you can hear the streaming audio. You may begin to log into the virtual platform beginning at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on August 19, 2021.

The virtual annual meeting is supported across different online browsers and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets and cell phones). Please be certain you have the most updated version of the applicable software and plugins. Also, you should ensure that you have an internet connection from wherever you intend to participate in the virtual annual meeting.

This year’s virtual annual meeting will include questions submitted online both live and in advance. Questions that are not relevant to the business of the annual meeting will be addressed in the Q&A portion of the annual meeting.

Stockholders may submit questions relating to Annual Meeting matters by sending an email our Investor Relations department at investors@pyxus.com with “2021 Annual Meeting” in the subject line. Only questions pertinent to meeting matters will be answered during the meeting, subject to time constraints. Questions regarding matters not pertinent to meeting will not be answered. Questions that are substantially similar may be grouped and answered together to avoid repetition.

Live questions may be submitted online beginning shortly before the start of the meeting by typing your question in the “Ask a Question” box in the annual meeting portal, at https://web.lumiagm.com/209527569 and clicking submit.

In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws and Virginia corporation law, the Chairperson of our Board of Directors has the right and authority to determine and maintain the rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of the annual meeting, including, but not limited to, maintaining order and safety, dismissing business not properly submitted, opening and closing the polls for voting and limiting time allowed for discussion of the business at the meeting. Failure to abide by the meeting rules may result in expulsion from the meeting. A copy of the meeting rules will be posted on the annual meeting website.

The Company will publish final voting results in a report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within four business days after the annual meeting. The Form 8-K will be accessible through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and through the Company’s website, www.pyxus.com.

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GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY

The Board fosters and encourages an environment of strong corporate governance, including disclosure controls and procedures, internal controls, fiscal accountability, high ethical standards and compliance with applicable policies, laws and regulations. Re-examining Company practices and setting new standards is an ongoing process as the area of corporate governance continues to evolve. Therefore, the Board has charged the Governance and Nominating Committee to periodically review and recommend appropriate changes to the Board’s governance practices and policies.

Shareholder Access to Governance Documents

Website

The Company’s governance-related documents are available on its website at www.pyxus.com. Available documents include the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and charters of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee (the “ESG Committee”). When changes are made to any of these documents, updated copies are posted on the website as soon as practical thereafter.

Written Request

Copies of the Company’s governance documents are also available, free of charge, by written request addressed to: Corporate Secretary, Pyxus International, Inc., 8001 Aerial Center Parkway, P. O. Box 2009, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560.

Communications to the Board of Directors

Shareholders and interested parties may communicate with the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board, the Lead Independent Director or any individual director, as appropriate. Communications must be made in writing to the Corporate Secretary, Pyxus International, Inc., 8001 Aerial Center Parkway, P. O. Box 2009, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560. The Secretary will determine in his good faith judgment which communications to relay to the applicable directors.

See the paragraphs entitled “Shareholder Nominations - 2022 Annual Meeting” and “Shareholder Proposals – 2022 Annual Meeting,” for guidelines specific to those types of communications with the Board.

Code of Business Conduct

Pyxus has a Code of Business Conduct that clearly defines the Company’s expectations for legal and ethical behavior on the part of every Pyxus director, officer, employee and agent. The Code of Business Conduct also governs Pyxus’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. It is designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical business conduct in all aspects of the Company’s affairs. Any waiver of the Code of Business Conduct for any director or executive officer would require approval by the Board of Directors and would be disclosed immediately thereafter to shareholders via the Company’s website, www.pyxus.com.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Pyxus Corporate Governance Guidelines, in conjunction with the charters of key Board committees, inform shareholders, employees, customers and other constituents of the Board’s principles as a governing body. The Guidelines are reviewed at least annually by the Board.

Determination of Independence of Directors

The Company’s common stock is traded on the OTC Pink Bulletin Board, which does not require that certain of the Company’s directors qualify as independent or establish a standard for the determination of a director’s independence. The Board of Directors has determined to apply the independence standards under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange in evaluating the independence of directors. For a director to be deemed “independent,” the Board of Directors of Pyxus must affirmatively determine that the director has no material relationship with Pyxus either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with Pyxus. In making this determination, the Board applies the following standards:

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Board Leadership Structure

The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that the chairperson of the Board of Directors shall be elected by a majority of the Glendon Directors and the Monarch Directors (as such terms are defined in the Preliminary Note on page iii), each acting in his or her sole discretion; provided, that if the number of Glendon Directors plus the number of Monarch Directors is fewer than three or if no such majority can be reached, then the chairperson of the Board of Directors is to be elected by a majority of the Directors then in office. Since the number of Glendon Directors plus the number of Monarch Directors is fewer than three, the Board is authorized to designate a Chairman of the Board from its membership. The Chairperson is authorized to preside at all meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors, and has such other powers as may be conferred upon him or her by the Board. The Board’s decision to either separate the position of Chairperson and the office of Chief Executive Officer, or to have the same individual serve in both capacities, is based on then current circumstances. At present, the Chief Executive Officer also serves as Chairperson. The Board believes that the unified position of Chairperson and CEO currently serves the Company well because the CEO’s expertise and proximity to the daily affairs of the Company enhances the Board’s oversight function and facilitates open and timely communication between the Board and management; however, the Board recognizes that there may be circumstances that would lead it to conclude that these positions should be separated and believes that it is in the best interests of the Company for the Board to, from time to time, examine whether these positions should be separated.

The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines provide the Board shall appoint a Lead Independent Director and, if the Chairperson is an independent director, the Chairperson may also be appointed to serve as Lead Independent Director. The role of the Lead Independent Director will be to: preside at all executive sessions of the Board; act as the liaison between the non-management directors, the Chairperson and the CEO; and consult with the Chairperson and the CEO on Board agendas as necessary. There is no mandatory rotation or term limit associated with the role of Lead Independent Director. Robert D. George currently serves as Lead Independent Director.

The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that if the Chairman also serves as CEO, Board members should raise any issues regarding the performance or compensation of the CEO with the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and all other issues should be raised with the Lead Independent Director.

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The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

Our Company faces a variety of risks, including credit, liquidity, operational, regulatory, environmental and others regularly disclosed in our public filings. The Board believes that an effective risk management system is necessary to (1) identify material risks that the Company faces, (2) communicate necessary information with respect to such risks to senior management and, as appropriate, the Board or its committees, (3) implement appropriate and responsive risk management strategies consistent with the Company’s risk profile, and (4) integrate risk management into the Company’s decision making.

The Board has delegated to the Audit Committee the primary responsibility for overseeing risk management. The Audit Committee is comprised solely of non-employee directors and, pursuant to its charter, periodically discusses policies with management with respect to risk assessment and risk management and assesses the steps management has taken to minimize such risks to the Company. The Audit Committee makes periodic reports to the Board regarding the Company’s risks and regarding its analyses and conclusions as to the adequacy of the Company’s risk management processes.

The Board encourages management to promote a culture that incorporates risk management into our Company’s strategy and business operations. The Company maintains an active Compliance Program; at least quarterly the Company’s Global Disclosure Committee conducts a thorough and detailed review of risks, including potential risks, which are systematically reported and tracked through resolution; and, finally, the Company’s senior management actively oversees the processes by which risk assessment and risk management are undertaken.

Nominating Process

Pyxus’s Board of Directors has retained the responsibility to identify and evaluate potential candidates to serve on the Board. The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the Board will receive recommendations from shareholders of potential nominees for election as directors. Candidates may be identified through a variety of means, including professional or personal contacts of directors, shareholder recommendations or a third-party firm engaged in the recruitment of directors. The Board may, but is not required to, engage the services of a third party to assist in the recruitment of directors as necessary.

Candidates are assessed by the Board in view of the responsibilities and qualifications set forth in the Corporate Governance Guidelines. Candidate assessment begins with a review of the candidate’s background, education, experience and other qualifications. Qualified candidates not then serving on the Board will meet, either individually or collectively, with the Chairperson of the Board and other directors as appropriate. The invitation to join the Board of Directors is extended only after a candidate’s qualifications have been reviewed by the Board and the Board has approved the candidate’s election by a majority vote. Invitations are extended on behalf of the Board by the Chairperson, or in the absence of the Chairperson by a director as designated by the Board.

The Board does not have a standing nominating committee. The Board of Directors believes that it is appropriate to have the full Board retain the responsibility to identify and evaluate potential director candidates in light of (i) the concentration of ownership of the Company’s common stock, with two investor groups (the Glendon Investor and the Monarch Investor) beneficially owning a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) the Shareholders Agreement, to which holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Pyxus common stock (including the Glendon Investor and the Monarch Investors) are parties, which includes provisions for the selection of all nominees for election as directors if nominated by such shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Shareholders Agreement and the obligation of the shareholders party thereto to vote their shares for the election of such nominees, and (iii) the current service of designees of the Glendon Investor and the Monarch Investor on the Company’s Board of Directors.

Director Conflicts of Interest

The Pyxus Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that if an actual or potential conflict of interest arises for a director, the director is required to promptly inform the Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board. The Corporate Governance Guidelines call for all directors to recuse themselves from any discussion or decision affecting their personal, business or professional interests.

Shareholder Nominations – 2022 Annual Meeting

Any shareholder entitled to vote in the election of directors generally may nominate at a meeting one or more persons for election as a director if written notice of such nomination or nominations is delivered or mailed to the Secretary of the Corporation in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws, which state that such notification must include:

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As required by the Company’s Bylaws, nominations for the 2022 annual meeting must be received by the Secretary of the Company not later than April 21, 2022. The notice must be updated following the later of the record date or the first public announcement of the record date for the meeting to reflect changes to certain of this information. The Secretary will deliver all such notices to the Board, which will consider such candidates. The Board of Directors shall determine whether such candidate should be nominated for election as a director.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Hausmann brings more than 35 years of experience in the agribusiness and food industries, in a number of executive capacities including as a chief executive officer. In addition, Mr. Hausmann’s familiarity with the Company’s businesses as a result of his prior service as a director of Old Pyxus provides the Board with valuable insights into the Company’s operations and markets.

Holly Kim (age 48)

Partner, Glendon Capital Management, L.P., a registered investment advisor. Ms. Kim is a founder and partner at Glendon and is a member of its Investment Committee. Previously, she was a Managing Director of Barclays Asset Management Group (BAMG) from 2006 until 2013, sharing responsibility for leading its activities. Prior to BAMG, Ms. Kim was a Managing Director at Oaktree Capital Management where she was employed from 2000 to 2006 with the OCM Opportunities Funds. Prior to joining Oaktree, Ms. Kim was a Consultant for Bain & Company where she developed business strategies for clients in the technology and consumer products industries. Ms. Kim currently serves on the board of Hill Street Properties as head of the Audit Committee and has served on numerous other portfolio company boards throughout her investment career.

Ms. Kim brings to the Board extensive experience in financial analysis and business oversight developed over a career in investment management and service of the boards of directors of numerous portfolio companies, including companies that had recently emerged from Chapter 11 proceedings.

Cynthia P. Moehring (age 55)

Founder and Executive Chair of the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative of the University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of Business since November 2019, and Founder and Principal of CP Moehring Advisory, LLC, a governance, ethics and compliance consulting firm, since September 2019. Previously, Ms. Moehring served as Senior Vice President, US Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of Walmart, Inc. from March 2015 to June 2019, and during her 20-year career at Walmart held various senior roles including Senior Vice President - Global Chief Ethics Officer, Vice President - Chief Ethics Officer, and Senior Director - U.S. Ethics. Ms. Moehring currently serves on the board of advisors of Ethena, Inc.

Ms. Moehring brings to the Board a broad experience in many areas, including enterprise risk management, effective global governance and compliance practices, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, diversity and inclusion and sustainability.

J. Pieter Sikkel (age 57)

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company commencing in August 2020. Mr. Sikkel has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Old Pyxus from March 1, 2013, having previously served as President of Old Pyxus from December 14, 2010 through February 28, 2013, as Executive Vice President – Business Strategy and Relationship Management of Old Pyxus from April 2007 through December 13, 2010, and as Regional Director of Asia of Old Pyxus from May 2005 until April 2007. Employed by Standard Commercial from January 1983 until May 2005, serving as Regional Director of Asia from March 1999 until May 2005, Country Manager of China from June 1991 until March 1999, and prior thereto in various positions in South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand. Mr. Sikkel served as a director of Old Pyxus from 2011 through the Effective Date, when Old Pyxus ceased to be a public reporting company.

Mr. Sikkel, as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, provides our Board with specific knowledge of our businesses, our people, our challenges and our prospects based on his active involvement in and deep understanding of our company’s operations and markets, as well insights into the leaf tobacco business developed over his 38-year career with the Company and its predecessors.

Richard J.C. Topping (age 58)

Retired since June 2018. Vice President – Global Leaf Sourcing - Global Supply Chain/Global Leaf of Japan Tobacco International S.A., a manufacturer of consumer tobacco products, from July 2016 through June 2018. Prior thereto, Mr. Topping held various senior roles at Japan Tobacco International and predecessor companies, including Vice President - Global Leaf Sourcing, Vice President - Global Leaf Commercial, Vice President – Global Leaf Procurement – Leaf Supply Strategy, and General Manager – Leaf for Gallaher UK PLC from March 2004 through September 2007.

Mr. Topping’s four decades of experience in the tobacco industry, including in a variety of global leadership positions throughout the supply chain, provides the Board with valuable insights into the tobacco industry from both the leaf

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merchant and cigarette manufacturer perspective, including with respect to leaf sourcing and procurement strategies, logistics, operations and sales throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Director Qualifications

The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines provides that the Board seeks members having diverse professional backgrounds who combine a broad spectrum of experience and expertise and possess a reputation for the highest personal and professional ethics, integrity, and values. The Board is responsible for identifying specific skills and characteristics that may be sought in light of the current make-up of the Board and its anticipated needs going forward. Factors that the Board may consider are: international business experience; the ability to actively participate in and contribute to the deliberations of the Board; the capacity and desire to represent the balanced, best interests of the shareholders; the ability to exercise independent judgment and decision making; the time available to devote to the responsibilities of a director; and the Board’s appropriate diversity of background, personal and professional experience, gender and ethnicity. The Board believes that continuity of knowledge of the Company and experience gained through service on the Board are important to a director’s service on the Board. Determination of whether an individual meets these qualifications is made in the business judgment of the Board.

The Company believes that the Board meets the foregoing criteria and that, additionally, its members as a whole encompass a range of talent, skill, diversity and expertise enabling it to provide sound guidance with respect to the Company’s operations and interests. Potential candidates for membership on the Company’s Board are reviewed in the context of the current composition of the Board and the evolving needs of the Company.

The Board believes that each of the nominees has certain key attributes that are important to an effective board: integrity and demonstrated high ethical standards; sound judgment; analytical skills; the ability to engage management and each other in a constructive and collaborative fashion; diversity of background, experience and thought; and the commitment to devote significant time and energy to service on the Board and its committees. Consideration of the specific experiences, qualifications and skills of the directors as listed in their biographies above, as well as the common attributes listed in this paragraph, led to the conclusion that each of the nominees and continuing directors should serve as a director of the Company.

Board Diversity

The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that diversity of gender and ethnicity are factors that the Board may consider in recommending nominees for election to the Board. By the inclusion of these provisions to the Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Board encourages consideration of these factors, but does not anticipate that consideration of such matters of diversity would, of itself, result in the displacement of qualified incumbent directors. Instead, the Board anticipates that these factors have the most impact in the evaluation of new candidates joining the Board. The Board believes that Ms. Kim and Ms. Moehring contribute to the Board’s diversity on the basis of gender.

Independence

The Board has determined that each of the nominees is independent, as that term is defined under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, other than Mr. Sikkel, who serves as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Kim and Mr. Fallon, due to their respective relationships with the Glendon Investor and the Monarch Investor.

Board Committees and Membership

The Board has the following standing committees: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and ESG Committee. Each of these committees operates under a charter approved by the Board. Such charters, containing descriptions of the committees’ responsibilities, are available on our website, www.pyxus.com. The following table indicates the current membership of, and number of meetings held during fiscal year 2021 after the Effective Date by, each standing committee of the Board.

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All members of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the ESG Committee are nonemployee directors. Because the Company’s common stock is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange or an inter-dealer quotation system that has requirements for the independence of directors, members of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee are not required to be independent directors, and Mr. Fallon and Ms. Kim, who the Board of Directors has determined are not independent using the definition under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, serve on these committees. The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that the membership of committees of the Board of Directors of the Company include a Glendon Director and a Monarch Director if requested by the Glendon Investor and the Monarch Investor, respectively. The Board believes that Mr. Fallon and Ms. Kim’s service on these committees is appropriate in light of the provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.

The Audit Committee currently consists of Mr. George (Chair), Mr. Fallon, Mr. Hausmann and Ms. Kim. This Committee’s principal responsibilities include overseeing accounting policies, auditing and reporting practices; selecting, overseeing, evaluating, compensating and replacing independent auditors; overseeing the internal audit function; evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and risk management policies; overseeing compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; providing for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding internal accounting controls or auditing matters; and preparing a committee report for inclusion in the annual proxy statement.

The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate as that term is interpreted by the Board in its business judgment. The Board has further determined that Mr. George meets the requirements of an audit committee financial expert, as that term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Item 407 of Regulation S-K.

The Compensation Committee currently consists of Ms. Kim (Chair), Mr. Fallon, Ms. Moehring and Mr. Topping. This Committee’s principal responsibilities include annually reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to CEO compensation; evaluating the CEO’s performance in light of established goals and objectives; recommending to the Board, for determination and approval by the Board, the CEO’s compensation level based on such evaluation; evaluating and approving total compensation, compensation plans, policies and programs for the Company’s other officers and key executives; reviewing non-employee director compensation in relation to peer group and competitors and recommending to the Board any changes in the remuneration of directors; and administering the Company’s compensation plans, including equity compensation plans, as designated by the Board.

Under its charter, the Compensation Committee is responsible for selecting and retaining its advisors. The Compensation Committee has retained Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”), as its independent third-party advisor to provide advice, research, evaluation and design services related to executive compensation and advice, research, evaluation and design services related to Board of Directors’ compensation, but during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, provided no services to the Company or Old Pyxus other than the executive compensation and board compensation consulting services. WTW reports directly to the Compensation Committee. In addition, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee for the base salary and incentive compensation opportunities of the Company’s executive officers other than himself.

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The ESG Committee currently consists of Ms. Moehring (Chair), Mr. Hausmann and Mr. Topping. This Committee’s principal responsibilities include monitoring the Company’s strategy regarding, and management of, issues relating to good corporate citizenship, environmental sustainability, human rights and labor practices, health and safety and other emerging social issues (collectively, “Corporate Social Responsibility Issues”); reviewing global regulatory and public policy issues affecting the Company and the Company’s positions thereon; monitoring the Company’s relationships with key stakeholders; monitoring plans for the production of, and review, the Company’s Sustainability Report and related issue-specific reports; reviewing the Company’s progress against key sustainability goals, targets and commitments; reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding shareholder proposals relating to Corporate Social Responsibility Issues; reviewing and recommending to the Board Corporate Governance Guidelines; periodically reviewing the independence of directors and the conduct of meetings of the Board and its committees; overseeing the adoption and periodic review of committee charters; providing for Board and committee self-evaluations; and reporting to the Board its conclusions regarding the Board’s effectiveness and performance.

Board Meetings

Pyxus’s non-management directors meet regularly in executive session. In accordance with Pyxus’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Lead Independent Director presides at executive sessions of non-management directors. Robert D. George currently serves as Lead Independent Director.

From the date of the Company’s incorporation in August 2020 through March 31, 2021, there were ten meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors, and no director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board of Directors and the committees on which he or she served during his or her term of service. From April 1, 2020 through the Effective Date, there were six meetings of the board of directors of Old Pyxus, and no such director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the board of directors of Old Pyxus and the committees of such board of directors on which he or she served during his or her term of service. In light of the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, neither the Company nor Old Pyxus held an annual meeting of shareholders in 2020. The 2021 annual meeting of shareholders is the first annual meeting of shareholders being held by the Company.

The following table represents the fiscal year 2021 compensation for all directors of Old Pyxus other than Mr. Sikkel. Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, such directors ceased to be directors of Old Pyxus on the Effective Date. Compensation information for Mr. Sikkel for his period of service as an executive officer of Old Pyxus is disclosed herein under the section entitled “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.”

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Policies Prohibiting Hedging and Pledging Activities

The Company has adopted policies prohibiting directors and executive officers from engaging in any hedging or monetization transactions with respect to the Company’s securities, including, but not limited to, through the use of financial instruments such as exchange funds, prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, puts, calls, collars, forwards and other derivative instruments, or through the establishment of a short position in the Company’s securities. In addition, the Company has adopted policies prohibiting directors and executive officers from pledging any Company stock, including without limitation, through the holding of the Company’s securities in margin accounts.

Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

The following table sets forth the only persons known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company as of the dates set forth in the footnotes to the table.

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Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Based on a review of Section 16(a) reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, all reports for the Company’s executive officers and directors that were required to be filed under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 were filed on a timely basis, except that the initial Form 3 of Robert D. George, which reported beneficial ownership of no shares of the Company’s common stock upon his election as a director on October 12, 2020, was not filed until December 1, 2020.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

DDTL Facility

On April 23, 2021, Intabex Netherlands B.V. (“Intabex”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Pyxus, entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of April 23, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), by and among (i) Intabex, as borrower, (ii) the Company, Pyxus Parent, Inc., Pyxus Holdings, Inc., Alliance One International, LLC, Alliance One International Holdings, Ltd, as guarantors (collectively, the “Parent Guarantors”), (iii) certain funds managed by Glendon Capital Management LP and Monarch Alternative Capital LP, as lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”), and (iv) Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent. The Credit Agreement established a $120 million delayed-draw term loan credit facility (the “DDTL Facility”) permitting borrowings by Intabex in up to four (4) draws on or prior to June 30, 2021 in a minimum amount of $30 million each (or, if less than $30 million remains available under the DDTL Facility, the remaining commitments under the DDTL Facility) (the “DDTL Loans”). The proceeds of the DDTL Loans are to be used to provide ongoing working capital and for other general corporate purposes of Intabex, the Guarantors (as defined below) and their subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2021, the aggregate principal amount of the DDTL Loans was $120 million.

The DDTL Facility and the DDTL Loans mature on July 31, 2022. The DDTL Loans may be prepaid by Intabex at any time, without premium or penalty other than the Exit Fee described below and, in the case of any prepayment of LIBOR loans (as defined below), subject to customary breakage. Any undrawn commitments automatically terminate on June 30, 2021. Amounts prepaid or repaid in respect of DDTL Loans may not be reborrowed under the DDTL Facility.

Interest on the aggregate principal amount of outstanding DDTL Loans accrues at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 9.00%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.50%, for “LIBOR loans” or, for loans that are not LIBOR loans, at an annual rate of an alternative base rate (as specified in the Credit Agreement) plus 8.00%. Interest is to be paid in arrears in cash upon prepayment, acceleration, maturity, and on the last day of each interest period (and every three months in the case of interest periods in excess of three months) for LIBOR loans and on the last day of each calendar month for loans that are not LIBOR loans. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders received a non-refundable commitment fee equal to 2.00% of the aggregate commitments under the DDTL Facility (a total of $2.4 million), paid in cash in full on the Closing Date and netted from the proceeds of the DDTL Loan borrowed on the Closing Date. The Credit Agreement provides for the payment by Intabex to the Lenders of a non-refundable exit fee (the “Exit Fee”) in the amounts set forth in the table below in respect of (x) any DDTL Loans repaid (whether prepaid voluntarily or paid following acceleration or at maturity) and (y) any unused commitments remaining under the DDTL Facility upon its termination (whether such termination is voluntary or automatic). The Exit Fee is deemed to have been earned on the Closing Date, and is due and payable in cash on each date of repayment or termination, as applicable, in respect of the DDTL Loans or commitments repaid or terminated on such date, as applicable.

The obligations of Intabex under the Credit Agreement (and certain related obligations) are (a) guaranteed by the Parent Guarantors and Alliance One International Tabak B.V., an indirect subsidiary of the Company, and each of the Company’s domestic and foreign subsidiaries that is or becomes a guarantor of borrowings under the Exit Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Exit Term Loan Credit Agreement”) dated as of August 24, 2020 among Pyxus Holdings, Inc., as borrower, the Company, Pyxus Parent, Inc., the lenders party thereto and Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent (which subsidiaries are referred to collectively, together with the Parent Guarantors, as the “Guarantors”), and (b) are secured by the pledge of all of the outstanding equity interests of (i) Alliance One Brasil Exportadora de Tabacos Ltda. (“AO Brazil”), which principally operates the Company’s leaf tobacco operations in Brazil, and (ii) Alliance One International Tabak B.V., which owns a 0.001% interest of AO Brazil.

The Credit Agreement, any and all borrowings thereunder and the guaranty transactions described above were approved, and determined to be on terms and conditions at least as favorable to the Company and its subsidiaries as could reasonably have been obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an unaffiliated party, by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of Pyxus. Ms. Kim, who is a Partner at Glendon Capital Management L.P., and Mr. Fallon, who is a Principal at Monarch Alternative Capital LP, did not participate in the Board of Directors consideration and approval of the Credit Agreement, the borrowings thereunder and the related guarantee transactions.

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Interest Payments on Instruments Issued in the Chapter 11 Cases

Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization in the Chapter 11 Cases, on the Effective Date, and in settlement of claims with respect to Old Pyxus, the Glendon Investor, the Monarch Investor and similarly situated investors received instruments evidencing term loans (the “Term Loans”) issued by the Company’s subsidiary, Pyxus Holdings, Inc. (“Pyxus Holdings”) under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2020 by and among, amongst others, Pyxus Holdings, certain lenders party thereto and Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and 10.00% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) issued by Pyxus Holdings pursuant to an Indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of the Effective Date among Pyxus Holdings, the initial guarantors party thereto, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and collateral agent. The Term Loans bear interest at an annual rate equal to LIBOR plus 800 basis points or 700 basis points above base rate, as applicable, and, in addition to the cash interest payments, from and after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Term Loans bear “payment in kind” interest in an annual rate equal to 100 basis points, which rate increases by an additional 100 basis points on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the Effective Date. With respect to base rate loans, accrued interest is payable monthly in arrears on the last business day of each calendar month and, with respect to LIBOR loans, accrued interest is payable monthly and on the last day of any applicable interest period. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 10.00% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears in cash on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning February 15, 2021.

AUDIT MATTERS

Policy for Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services

The Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors. These services include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. During the year, circumstances may arise when it may become necessary to engage the independent auditors for additional services not contemplated in the original pre-approval. In those instances the Audit Committee requires specific pre-approval before engagement.

Independent Auditors

Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”), audited the Company’s accounts for the periods included in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020; and, as more fully described below in Proposal Two, has been selected by the Audit Committee to serve as Pyxus’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. Deloitte & Touche has served as the independent auditors of the Company (including its predecessor, Old Pyxus) since 2006.

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Employment Agreement

On February 5, 2013, Old Pyxus entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Sikkel which was effective as of March 1, 2013 and which contains provisions relating to termination for cause, termination due to disability, termination other than cause and termination for good reason following a “change-in-control,” as defined in the employment agreement. The obligations of Old Pyxus under this employment agreement were assumed by a subsidiary of the Company in connection with the Restructuring. Mr. Sikkel’s employment agreement has an initial term expiring three years after its initial date, subject to automatic annual renewals thereafter absent notice of non-renewal delivered by either the Company or Mr. Sikkel at least 90 days prior to the scheduled expiration. If Mr. Sikkel’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause, if Mr. Sikkel resigns his employment for good reason or Mr. Sikkel resigns for a change-in-control good reason within twelve months after a change-in-control of the Company, he will be entitled to receive severance equal to two times his annual base salary payable in 24 monthly installments. In addition to severance payments, in connection with a termination of employment as described above, Mr. Sikkel is entitled to health care coverage benefits for up to two years following termination and payment of up to $25,000 for outplacement services. If Mr. Sikkel’s employment is terminated because of disability, he is entitled to receive payments for 18 months at two-thirds of his annual base salary at time of termination. If Mr. Sikkel’s employment is terminated by the Company with cause or he separates from employment for any reason other than good reason or following a change-in-control, the Company is obligated to pay compensation and benefits only to the date of termination or separation. “Good reason” is defined to include any of the following events occurring within ninety-five days prior to separation of employment: Mr. Sikkel’s base salary is reduced more than fifteen percent unless the reduction is part of and at the same percentage as an across-the-board salary reduction for Pyxus’ senior management, Pyxus fails to perform any material obligation or breaches any material provision of the employment agreement, or Mr. Sikkel is not re-elected to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer; and, Mr. Sikkel resigns in writing within thirty days after such events arise. Mr. Sikkel’s agreement also contains a world-wide non-competition provision for twelve months following a termination or separation of employment. In addition, he is subject to a prohibition on solicitation of the Company’s employees, customers and vendors, for a period of twenty-four months after any termination or separation of employment.

Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan

During fiscal year 2021, the Named Executive Officers were participants in the Pyxus International, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Account Plan (the “PYX SRAP”), established April 1, 2007 and assumed by a subsidiary of the Company in connection with the Restructuring. The PYX SRAP is a non-qualified defined contribution supplemental retirement plan established to provide deferred compensation for a select group of management. Benefits under the PYX SRAP are based on a hypothetical bookkeeping account established for each participant. Each fiscal year, pay credits and interest credits are added to the account. The pay credit is equal to a specified percentage of base salary, bonus and annual incentive compensation paid to the participant during the fiscal year. For fiscal year 2021, the pay credit for Mr. Sikkel was 10% and for Messrs. Thomas and O’Quinn was 7.5%. The interest credit each fiscal year is equal to the beginning account balance times the Moody’s Aa Corporate Bond Yield Average as of the beginning of the fiscal year. However, the interest crediting rate cannot exceed 120% of the applicable federal long-term rate prescribed by the Secretary of Treasury for the first month of the fiscal year. For fiscal year 2021, the interest crediting rate was 1.72%.

Each participant becomes vested in his PYX SRAP benefit after five years of service, whether or not the service is consecutive. Each of the Named Executive Officers is vested in the PYX SRAP benefit. However, a participant who is terminated for cause will forfeit any benefits otherwise payable under the PYX SRAP. Participants must also comply with a non-compete following termination of employment. A participant who violates the non-compete will forfeit all benefits under the PYX SRAP. However, the non-compete provision will not apply after a change in control, as defined in the PYX SRAP.

Vested benefits are payable in 120 equal monthly installments starting in the seventh month following separation from service, unless the final account balance is less than $100,000, in which case the benefit will be payable in a lump-sum. The monthly installment amount is based on the final account balance plus interest at the PYX SRAP’s applicable interest crediting rate for the year. If the participant dies, unpaid installments are payable to the participant’s designated beneficiary.

Aggregate earnings in the last fiscal year are not included in the compensation reported for fiscal year 2021 in the Summary Compensation Table included elsewhere in this proxy statement.

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Pension Plan

As of December 31, 2015, the Pyxus International, Inc. Pension Plan (the “PYX Pension Plan”), which was assumed by a subsidiary of the Company in connection with the Restructuring, was amended to close the plan to new participants and to freeze the plan by eliminating all notional retirement credits under the plan beginning January 1, 2016. The participant’s notional account balance is credited with annual interest credits. The annual interest crediting rate for each calendar year is equal to the average rate paid on One Year Treasury Constant Maturity Bonds for the month of November in the preceding year, plus 1%, provided that the interest crediting rate is not less than 3%. The interest crediting rate for calendar year 2020 was 3.0%.

Prior to January 1, 2016, the PYX Pension Plan covered all full-time, salaried employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who had completed 30 days of employment. Benefits earned under the PYX Pension Plan vest after three years of service with at least one hour of service on or after January 1, 2008 or upon attaining age 65 while actively employed.

A terminated participant may elect to receive the actuarially equivalent value of his or her vested accrued benefit in the form of a lump sum payment or an immediate or deferred annuity commencing at any time following termination of employment.

The PYX Pension Plan preserves certain early retirement rights for participants whose benefits include benefits earned under pension plans merged into the PYX Pension Plan. These provisions will not have a material effect on benefit payments for any of the Named Executive Officers. As of March 31, 2021, Mr. Sikkel was eligible for early retirement and Messrs. Thomas and O’Quinn were not eligible for early retirement.

No Equity Awards Granted or Outstanding

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, neither the Company nor Old Pyxus granted any equity awards to the Named Executive Awards and, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, all equity awards previously granted by Old Pyxus to the Named Executive Officers were cancelled without value as of the Effective Date.

(each, a “Participant”) and approves the terms and conditions of all awards. The Board of Directors has designated the Compensation Committee to administer the Incentive Plan (in such capacity, the “Committee”). Each member of the Committee is required to be a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, during any period in which the Company’s common stock is listed for trading on a national securities exchange, “independent directors” as defined in the listing standards or rule of such national securities exchange. The Committee has the discretionary authority to interpret the Incentive Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Incentive Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Incentive Plan. Awards under the Incentive Plan that are made to non-employee Directors are subject to the final approval of the full Board of Directors.

Stock Subject to the Incentive Plan

The number of shares of our common stock eligible to be issued under the Incentive Plan is 2,200,000 shares. Shares delivered under the Incentive Plan will be authorized but unissued shares of common stock. To the extent that any award payable in shares is forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or upon the occurrence of other forfeiture events, or otherwise terminates without payment being made, the shares covered thereby will be available for future awards under the Incentive Plan. In addition, awards settled in cash will not be counted against the maximum limit on the number of shares that may be issued under the Incentive Plan.

Any shares exchanged by a participant or withheld from a participant as full or partial payment to the Company of the exercise price of an option or the tax withholding upon exercise or payment of an award are not added to the number of shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan. The maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Incentive Plan will be adjusted to reflect stock dividends, stock splits, share consolidations or other changes in the Company’s capitalization. In that event similar changes will be made in the individual grant limitations (described below) and the terms of outstanding awards.

Eligibility and Participation

All full-time employees of the Company and its affiliates, as well as the Company’s non-employee directors, are eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan, although only employees are eligible to receive awards of stock options intended to qualify as incentive stock options under section 422 of the Code. The Committee (or as to non-employee directors, our Board of Directors) determines who will be granted awards, the number of shares subject to such grants and all other terms of awards. At March 31, 2021, the Company and its affiliates had approximately 3,900 full-time employees and there were six non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Types of Plan Awards

The Incentive Plan permits the grant of options, stock appreciation rights (or SARs), stock awards, stock unit awards, performance share awards, and incentive awards.

Stock Options. Stock options granted under the Incentive Plan may be either nonqualified stock options or, in the event that the Incentive Plan satisfies the requirements under the Code for awards of options to qualify as incentive stock options, incentive stock options qualifying under Section 422 of the Code. The exercise price of an option granted under the Incentive Plan may not be less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option is granted. The exercise price may be payable in cash, by the surrender of shares of Company common stock (including attestation), through a broker-assisted cashless exercise or as otherwise permitted by the Committee.

The Committee determines the terms of each stock option at the time of the grant including the vesting requirements and the effect of termination of service of a participant. The Committee has discretion to prescribe an option term of up to ten years. Vesting may be based on the continued service of the participant for specified time periods or on the attainment of specified business performance goals established by the Committee or both. Options that vest or become exercisable solely on the basis of continued service cannot be fully vested before the third anniversary of the grant and options cannot not become exercisable before the first anniversary of the date of grant regardless of the nature of the conditions on which the options may become exercisable, except that options and other awards under the Incentive Plan that vest based on continued service for up to five percent of the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Incentive Plan may be granted without such a minimum vesting period to directors who are not employees of the Company or an affiliate at the time of grant. The Committee may accelerate the vesting of options, in whole or in part, on account of a change in control or termination of service.

Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right entitles the participant, upon exercise, to receive a payment equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share of Company common stock on the date of exercise over the base

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price (or, initial value) of the SAR, multiplied by the applicable number of shares of common stock. SARs may be granted on a stand-alone basis or in tandem with a related stock option. The base price may not be less than the fair market value of a share of Company common stock on the date of grant.

The Committee determines the terms of each SAR at the time of the grant including the vesting requirements and the effect of termination of service of a participant. The Committee has discretion to provide that SARs will have a term of up to ten years. Vesting may be based on the continued service of the participant for specified time periods or on the attainment of specified business performance goals established by the Committee or both. SARs that vest or become exercisable solely on the basis of continued service cannot be fully vested before the third anniversary of the grant and SARs cannot not become exercisable before the first anniversary of the date of grant regardless of the nature of the conditions on which the SARs may become exercisable, except that SARS and other awards under Incentive Plan that vest based on continued service for up to five percent of the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Incentive Plan may be granted without such a minimum vesting period to directors who are not employees of the Company or an affiliate at the time of grant. The Committee may accelerate the vesting of SARs, in whole or in part, on account of a change in control or termination of service. SARs may be payable in cash or in shares of Company common stock or in a combination of both.

Stock Awards and Stock Units. A stock award is shares of common stock that are issued subject to restrictions on transfer and vesting requirements as determined by the Committee. Vesting requirements may be based on the continued service of the participant for specified time periods or on the attainment of specified business performance goals established by the Committee or both. Stock awards that vest and become transferable based solely on continued service cannot become vested and transferable before the first anniversary of the grant, except that stock awards and other awards under the Incentive Plan that vest based on continued service for up to five percent of the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Incentive Plan may be granted without such a minimum vesting period to directors who are not employees of the Company or an affiliate at the time of grant. The Committee may provide that stock awards will vest and become transferable, in whole or in part, upon a change in control or termination of service. Subject to the transfer restrictions and vesting requirements of the award, the participant will have all of the rights of a Company shareholder, including all voting and dividend rights, during the restriction period.

A stock unit award represents the participant’s right to receive shares of common stock (or cash of an equivalent value). Stock units may be subject to such vesting requirements, restrictions and conditions to payment as the Committee determines are appropriate. Vesting requirements may be based on the continued service of the participant for a specified time period or on the attainment of specified business performance goals established by the Committee or both. Stock units that vest and become transferable based solely on continued service cannot become vested and transferable before the first anniversary of the grant, except that stock units and other awards under the Incentive Plan that vest based on continued service for up to five percent of the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Incentive Plan may be granted without such a minimum vesting period to directors who are not employees of the Company or an affiliate at the time of grant. The Committee may provide that stock units will vest, in whole or in part, upon a change in control or termination of service. Stock units are payable in cash or in shares of Company common stock or in a combination of both. No Participant shall, as a result of receiving a stock unit award, have any rights as a shareholder, including the right to receive dividends on the underlying shares of common stock, until, and then only to the extent that, the stock unit award is earned and common stock is issued to the Participant. A stock unit award may not include the right to receive dividend equivalent payments (whether payable before or at the time the stock unit award is earned).

Performance Shares. A performance share represents the participant’s right to receive a share of stock (or its cash equivalent) conditioned on the attainment of specified business performance goals established by the Committee. The period in which the performance goals are measured must be at least one year. The Committee may provide that performance shares will be earned, in whole or in part, upon a change in control or termination of service. A performance share award may not include the right to receive dividend equivalent payments (whether payable before or at the time the performance share award is earned).

Incentive Awards. An incentive award represents a participant’s right to receive a benefit (payable in cash or stock) conditioned on the attainment of specified business goals established by the Committee. The period in which the performance goals are measured must be at least one year. The Committee may provide that incentive awards are earned, in whole or in part, upon a change in control or termination of service. Incentive awards are payable in cash or in shares of Company common stock or in a combination of both. An incentive award may not include the right to receive dividend equivalent payments (whether payable before or at the time the incentive award is earned).

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Limits on Awards

Unless the Incentive Plan satisfies the requirements under the Code for awards of options to qualify as incentive stock options, including approval of the Incentive Plan by the Company’s shareholders within 12 months after the adoption of the Incentive Plan by the Board of Directors, any options granted under the Incentive Plan shall not be incentive stock options under the Code. No Participant may be granted options in any calendar year for more than 600,000 shares of common stock, and no Participant may be granted SARs that are not related to an option in any calendar year for more than 600,000 shares of common stock, and for such purposes an option and any corresponding SAR related to the option are treated as a single award. No Participant may be awarded stock awards or stock unit awards in any calendar year for more than 600,000 shares of common stock. No Participant may be awarded performance shares in any calendar year for more than 600,000 shares of common stock. With respect to an incentive award based on a performance period of one year, no Participant may receive an incentive award payment in any calendar year that exceeds $2,000,000. With respect to an incentive award based on a performance period of more than one year, no Participant may receive an incentive award payment in any calendar year that exceeds the product of (i) $125,000 and (ii) the number of months in the performance period.

Transferability

Unless the Committee provides otherwise, all awards granted under the Incentive Plan are nontransferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may allow the transfer of options (other than incentive stock options), SARs, performance shares and incentive awards to the participant’s children, grandchildren, spouse, a trust benefiting those family members or a partnership in which those family members are the only partners.

Adjustment upon Changes in Common Stock

The maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the Incentive Plan, any awards under the Incentive Plan, the per individual limitations on awards, and the terms of outstanding awards (including the option exercise price or initial value of SARs) shall be adjusted, as the Committee shall determine to be equitably required in the event that (a) the Company (i) effects one or more stock dividends, extraordinary cash dividends, stock split-ups, subdivisions or consolidations of shares or (ii) engages in a transaction to which Section 424 of the Code applies or (b) there occurs any other event which, in the judgment of the Committee necessitates such action. Any determination with respect to any such adjustment made by the Committee is final and conclusive. The issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or for labor or services, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the maximum number of shares as to which awards may be granted, the per individual limitations on awards or the terms of outstanding awards. The Committee may issue substitute awards in substitution for stock awards, stock options, SARs or similar awards held by an individual who becomes an employee of the Company or an affiliate of the Company or whose employer becomes an affiliate of the Company in connection with a transaction described in the this paragraph. The terms of any such substitute awards shall be as the Committee, in its discretion, determines is appropriate.

Change in Control

The Incentive Plan provides that upon a change in control (as defined in the Incentive Plan) outstanding awards will be treated as the Committee determines, and in making any such determination the Committee will not be required to treat awards and Participants similarly with respect to any event constituting a change in control. The Incentive Plan also provides that the Committee, without obtaining the consent of participants, may take certain actions with respect to outstanding awards upon a change in control. For example, the Committee may provide for outstanding awards to be replaced with substitute awards issued or granted by the surviving corporation. Alternatively, the Committee may provide for the cancellation of outstanding awards in exchange for a payment based on the per share consideration received by the Company’s shareholders in the control change transaction (or the excess of that value over the option price or base value in the case of options and SARs). Finally, the Committee may prescribe that outstanding options and SARs, to the extent that they are exercisable on or before the change in control, will be cancelled if they are not exercised on or before the completion of the change in control.

The Incentive Plan further provides that the benefits or amounts payable under awards will be reduced to avoid parachute payment excise taxes unless the participant will receive greater after-tax benefits by receiving all of his awards and paying the excise tax. This limitation will not apply, however, if the award agreement or another agreement provides that the Company will indemnify the participant from any parachute excise tax liability.

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No Repricing

The Incentive Plan provides that no option or SAR may be repriced, replaced, regranted through cancellation, repurchased, or modified without shareholder approval, if the effect would be to reduce the option price or initial value, as applicable, for the shares underlying such award. In addition, at any time when the exercise price per share of an option or SAR is above the fair market value of the common stock, the Company shall not, without shareholder approval, purchase such option or SAR for cash or other consideration.

Amendment and Termination of Plan

Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Board of Directors may at any time terminate or, from time to time, amend, modify or suspend the Incentive Plan; provided, however, that no amendment or modification will be effective without the approval of the shareholders of the Company if such approval is required under applicable laws or the rules of the securities exchange on which our common stock is then listed. Other than adjustments made upon changes in our common stock described above, no such amendment may, without a Participant’s consent, adversely affect the rights of a Participant under any award outstanding at the time such amendment is made.

Compliance with Code Section 409A

The Incentive Plan provides that notwithstanding any other provision in the Incentive Plan or in any award agreement, if any provision of the Incentive Plan or an award agreement contravenes any regulations or guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code or would cause an award to be subject to additional taxes, accelerated taxation, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, such provision may be modified by the Committee without consent of the participant in any manner the Committee deems reasonable or necessary. In making such modifications the Committee shall attempt, but shall not be obligated, to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the Incentive Plan shall not be applicable to an award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent such discretionary authority would contravene Section 409A of the Code or the guidance promulgated thereunder.

New Plan Benefits

The table below shows the awards granted through the date of this proxy statement under the Incentive Plan to the Named Executive Officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table, current executive officers as a group, current non-employee directors as a group, all plan participants other than current executive officers as a group. Awards made to participants are a combination of restricted stock units that vest in equal annual installments over a period of three years, subject to an additional stock-listing vesting condition, and performance-based restricted stock units, with the amount of shares payable being based of satisfaction of performance criteria over a three-year measurement period ending March 31, 2024, with payouts at 50% of the target level upon satisfaction of threshold performance levels, 100% of the target level upon satisfaction of target performance levels and 150% of the target level upon performance equaling or exceeding the maximum performance levels, with payouts interpolated for performance between these levels. The performance-based restricted stock units are also subject to an additional stock-listing vesting condition. Performance-based restricted stock units are included in the table at the target level. All outstanding awards granted under the Incentive Plan are payable in shares.

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Federal Income Taxes

The following is a general summary of the current federal income tax consequences of the granting and exercise of stock options and of awards of common stock (including both performance shares and restricted stock), stock units and SARs under the Incentive Plan. It does not attempt to describe all possible federal or other tax consequences of participation in the Incentive Plan. Furthermore, the tax consequences of awards made under the Incentive Plan are complex and subject to change, and some variation of the described rules may be applicable to any particular participant’s tax situation. The summary assumes in each case that there will no violation of the deferred compensation rules under Section 409A of Code, which would subject the affected Participants to immediate taxation and penalties on unvested awards.

Incentive Stock Options. An employee who is granted a stock option under the Incentive Plan intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code will not be subject to federal income tax upon the grant or exercise of the option. However, upon the exercise of an incentive stock option, the difference between the exercise price for the option and its fair market value on the date of exercise, which is commonly referred to as the spread, is a tax preference item that must be taken into account in determining the employee’s alternative minimum tax. If the employee disposes of the shares in the same year the option was exercised, there are no alternative minimum tax implications. Generally, the employee can recover any alternative minimum tax liability paid as a credit against ordinary income taxes owed in future years.

In the event of a sale of the shares received upon exercise of an incentive stock option after two years from the date of grant and one year after the date of exercise (which we refer to as the “Holding Period”), any appreciation of the shares received above the exercise price should be a capital gain. The current maximum federal tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains is either 15% or 20% depending on marital status and income level.

We will not be entitled to a tax deduction with respect to the grant or exercise of an incentive stock option, or with respect to any disposition of such shares after the Holding Period. However, if shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option are sold by the employee before the end of the Holding Period, any gain on the sale will be ordinary income for the taxable year in which the sale occurs. Income will be realized only to the extent the amount received upon sale exceeds the employee’s adjusted basis for the stock. We will be entitled to a tax deduction in the amount of the ordinary income realized by the employee.

Non-incentive Stock Options. A participant who is granted a stock option under the Incentive Plan that is not an incentive stock option will not be subject to federal income tax upon the grant of the option and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction by reason of such grant. Upon exercise of a non-incentive stock option, the spread or excess of the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date over the option price, will be taxable as ordinary income to the participant. Because it is treated as compensation income if the participant is an employee, for an employee the spread is subject to withholding of applicable payroll taxes. We may claim a tax deduction in the amount of the taxable compensation realized by the employee.

Common Stock Awards. Common stock awards made without restrictions are subject to federal tax to the recipient and are deductible to the Company. Stock awards with restrictions (including both performance shares and restricted stock) will not be subject to federal tax upon grant and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction upon grant, unless the participant makes a timely election to recognize taxable income upon the grant of the award. If such an election is not made, when the restrictions lapse, the fair market value of shares free of restrictions will be taxed as ordinary income to the participant and we generally may claim a tax deduction at the same time in the same amount. In either instance, because the income is treated as compensation income if the participant is an employee, applicable payroll taxes are required to be withheld when the employee recognizes the taxable income.

Stock Unit Awards and SARs. A director or employee who is granted a stock unit or SAR award under the Incentive Plan will not be subject to federal tax upon the grant of the award and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction by reason of such grant. However, when common stock or cash is delivered to the participant pursuant to such an award, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares or cash delivered under the award, and we may claim a tax deduction at the same time in the same amount.

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE INCENTIVE PLAN.

OTHER MATTERS

On this date, the Company is not aware of any matters to be presented for action at the meeting other than as stated in this notice. However, if any other matters requiring a vote of shareholders are properly presented at the meeting, it is intended that proxies in the accompanying form will be voted on such other matters in accordance with the judgment of the persons voting such proxies.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors:

William L. O’Quinn, Jr.

Secretary

 

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APPENDIX A

PYXUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2020 INCENTIVE PLAN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The Pyxus International, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan, is subject to approval by the Board of the Company (as defined below) and shall be effective as of the date (the “Effective Date”) on which it is approved by the Board.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Affiliate means any “subsidiary corporation” or “parent corporation” as such terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code or any other trade or business that would be a “parent corporation” or a “subsidiary corporation” if it was organized as a corporation.

Agreement means a written agreement (including any amendment or supplement thereto) between the Company and a Participant specifying the terms and conditions of an Award granted to such Participant.

Award means an Option, SAR, Stock Award, Stock Unit Award, Performance Share Award, or Incentive Award granted under this Plan.

Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Change in Control means any of the following:

(a)    Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than (i) Glendon Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and on any entities that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Glendon Capital Management LP, including funds/entities managed, advised or sub-advised by the same Investment Manager of Glendon Capital Management LP or (ii) Monarch Alternative Capital LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and on any entities that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Monarch Alternative Capital LP, including funds/entities managed, advised or sub-advised by the same Investment Manager of Monarch Alternative Capital LP, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of Company securities representing more than 30% of the aggregate voting power of all classes of the Company’s voting securities on a fully diluted basis, after giving effect to the conversion of all outstanding warrants, options and other securities of the Company convertible into or exercisable for voting securities of the Company (whether or not such securities are then exercisable);

(b)    The Company consummates a plan of merger, consolidation or share exchange between the Company and an entity other than a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, unless the Company shareholders immediately before the completion of such transaction will continue to hold at least 50% of the aggregate voting power of all classes of voting securities of the surviving or resulting entity;

(c)    The Company consummates a sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the Company’s property, unless the Company shareholders immediately before the completion of such transaction will continue to hold, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the aggregate voting power of all classes of voting securities of the transferee; or

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(d)    During any period of two consecutive years (which period may be deemed to begin prior to the date of this Plan), individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board, together with any new members of the Board whose election by the Board or whose nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a majority of the members of the Board then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose nomination or election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board.

Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any amendments thereto, including regulations and other authoritative guidance.

Committee means a committee of the Board appointed to administer the Plan. The Committee shall be comprised of two or more members of the Board; all of whom shall be “non-employee directors” as defined in Securities Exchange Commission Rule 16b-3 as in effect from time to time, and, during any period in which the Common Stock is listed for trading on a national securities exchange, “independent directors” as defined in the listing standards or rule of such national securities exchange; provided, however, that the failure of the Committee to satisfy the “non-employee director” or “independent director” requirements shall not affect the validity of any Award.

Common Stock means the common stock of the Company.

Company means Pyxus International, Inc.

Corresponding SAR means an SAR that is granted in relation to a particular Option and that can be exercised only upon the surrender to the Company, unexercised, of that portion of the Option to which the SAR relates.

Date of Exercise means (i) with respect to an Option, the date that the Option price is received by the Company and (ii) with respect to an SAR, the date that the notice of exercise is received by the Company.

Fair Market Value means, on any given date, the closing price of the Common Stock as reported on an established stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed. If the Common Stock was not traded on such exchange on such date, then the Fair Market Value is determined with reference to the preceding day that the Common Stock was so traded. If the Common Stock is not listed on an established stock exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee using any reasonable method in good faith.

Incentive Award means an award, denominated in dollars which, subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Committee, entitles the Participant to receive a cash payment, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock from the Company or an Affiliate upon the achievement of performance objectives.

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Incentive Stock Option means an Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Code Section 422 or any successor provision thereto.

Initial Value means, with respect to an SAR, the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant.

Investment Manager means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, has the power (whether exclusive or non-exclusive) to direct or control the investment decisions of such Person.

Option means a stock option that entitles the holder to purchase from the Company a stated number of shares of Common Stock at the price set forth in an Agreement. Such price shall not be lower than the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant as set forth in Section 6.02.

Participant means an employee of the Company or of an Affiliate or member of the Board, who satisfies the requirements of Article IV and is selected by the Committee to receive an Award.

Performance Share means an Award, in the amount determined by the Committee and specified in an Agreement, stated with reference to a specified number of shares of Common Stock, that entitles the holder to receive shares of Common Stock, a cash payment, or a combination of Common Stock and cash, upon achievement of performance objectives in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII. The Committee, in its discretion, will determine whether a Performance Share will be settled with shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination of Common Stock and cash.

“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, national, state, local, supranational or foreign government or any court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or commission or other national, state, local, supranational or foreign governmental authority or instrumentality or other entity.

Plan means this Pyxus International, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan.

SAR means a stock appreciation right that entitles the holder to receive, with respect to each share of Common Stock encompassed by the exercise of such SAR, the excess of the Fair Market Value on the Date of Exercise, payable in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of Common Stock and cash at the discretion of the Committee, over the Initial Value. References to “SARs” include both Corresponding SARs and SARs granted independently of Options, unless the context requires otherwise.

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Stock Award means Common Stock awarded to a Participant under Article VII.

Stock Unit Award means a right to receive one or more shares of Common Stock (or cash of an equivalent value) in the future awarded to a Participant under Article VII.

Substitute Award means an Award granted in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, an award previously granted, or the right or obligation to make a future award, by a corporation or other trade or business acquired by the Company or an Affiliate or with which the Company or an Affiliate combines.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSES

The Plan is intended to assist the Company in recruiting and retaining employees and members of the Board with ability and initiative by enabling such persons to participate in its future success and to associate their interests with those of the Company and its shareholders. The Plan is intended to permit the grant of Options, SARs, Stock Awards, Stock Unit Awards, Performance Share Awards, and Incentive Awards. Both Incentive Stock Options and Options not so qualifying can be granted, provided that unless this Plan satisfies the requirements under the Code for awards of Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options any Options granted under the Plan shall not be Incentive Stock Options. No Option that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be invalid for failure to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

Except as provided in this Article III, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that awards to the Chief Executive Officer or members of the Board who are not employed by the Company or an Affiliate, the terms of such awards and the settlement of such awards shall be subject to the final approval of the Board. The Committee shall have authority to grant Awards upon such terms (not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan) as the Committee may consider appropriate. Such terms may include conditions (in addition to those contained in this Plan) on the exercisability of all or any part of an Option or SAR or on the transferability or forfeitability of a Stock Award. Notwithstanding any such conditions (but subject to the express provisions of the Plan), the Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any Option or SAR may be exercised or the time at which any other Award may become transferable or nonforfeitable. In addition, the Committee shall have complete authority to interpret all provisions of this Plan; to prescribe the form of Agreements; to adopt, amend, and rescind rules and regulations pertaining to the administration of the Plan; to prescribe the form of agreements and documents used in connection with the Plan; and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. The express grant in the Plan of any specific power to the Committee shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. Any decision made, or action taken, by the Committee in connection with the administration of this Plan shall be final and conclusive. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any act done in good faith with respect to this Plan or any Agreement, or Award. All expenses of administering this Plan shall be borne by the Company.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee, in its discretion, may delegate to one or more officers of the Company all or part of the Committee’s authority and duties with respect to Participants who are not subject to the reporting and other provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time. In the event of such delegation, and as to matters encompassed by the delegation, references in the Plan to the Committee shall be interpreted as a reference to the Committee’s delegate or delegates. The Committee may

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revoke or amend the terms of a delegation at any time but such action shall not invalidate any prior actions of the Committee’s delegate or delegates that were consistent with the terms of the Plan and the prior delegation.

Except as provided in this Article III, all Awards granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by Agreements which shall be subject to the applicable provisions of this Plan and to such other provisions as the Committee may adopt, except that recurring Awards to members of the Board need not be evidenced by separate agreements in which case the terms of such Awards and the settlement of such Awards shall be governed by the resolutions adopted by the Board in approving such Awards pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Plan.

In the event that the terms of an Agreement provide that the Participant must complete a stated period of employment or service as a condition of exercising, earning or retaining an Award, the Committee may decide to what extent leaves of absence for government or military service, illness, temporary disability, or other reasons shall not be deemed interruptions of continuous employment or service.

ARTICLE IV

ELIGIBILITY

Any employee of the Company or of any Affiliate (including any corporation or trade or business that becomes an Affiliate after the adoption of this Plan) or member of the Board is eligible to participate in this Plan if the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines that such person has contributed or can be expected to contribute to the profits or growth of the Company or an Affiliate. The Committee will designate individuals to whom Awards are to be made and will specify the type of Award and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each Award.

ARTICLE V

STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN

Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares.

The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards under this Plan is 2,200,000 shares. Shares of Common Stock underlying Awards that are settled in cash, and shares of Common Stock underlying Substitute Awards, shall not reduce the number of Shares available for Awards.

The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under this Plan shall be adjusted as provided in this Article V and Article XII.

To the extent that an Award involving the issuance of shares of Common Stock is forfeited or otherwise terminates without the delivery of shares, the shares of Common Stock allocated to such Award may be reallocated to other Awards to be granted under this Plan, provided that this provision shall not be applicable with respect to (i) the cancellation of a Corresponding SAR upon the exercise of the related Option or (ii) the cancellation of an Option upon the exercise of the Corresponding SAR.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares of Common Stock which are tendered (actually or by attestation), by a Participant or withheld by the Company to pay the option price or satisfy the Participant’s tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise or settlement of an Award may not be reallocated to other Awards to be granted under this Plan. Furthermore, if an SAR is exercised and settled, in whole or in part, with Common Stock

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then the number of shares available for grant shall be reduced by the total number of shares for which the SAR was exercised (rather than the number of shares of Common Stock issued). For avoidance of doubt, common stock repurchased by the Company on the open market using the proceeds from the exercise of an Award shares shall not be added back to the number of shares available for the future grant of Awards.

ARTICLE VI

OPTIONS AND SARs

In accordance with the provisions of Article IV, the Committee will designate each individual to whom an Option or SAR is to be granted and will specify the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the award. An Option may be granted with or without a related SAR. A SAR may be granted with or without a related Option. No Participant may be granted Incentive Stock Options or related SARs (under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its Affiliates) which are first exercisable in any calendar year for stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date an option is granted) exceeding the amount prescribed by Section 422(d) of the Code as in effect from time to time. No Participant may be granted Options in any calendar year for more than 600,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Article XI. No Participant may be granted SARs that are not related to an Option in any calendar year for more than 600,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Article XI. For purposes of the two preceding sentences, an Option and any Corresponding SAR related to the Option shall be treated as a single award.

The price per share for Common Stock purchased on the exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee on the date of grant; provided, however, that the price per share for Common Stock purchased on the exercise of any Option shall not be less than the Fair Market Value on the date the Option is granted. Except for adjustments authorized under Article XI, no Option or SAR may be repriced, replaced, regranted through cancellation, repurchased, or modified without shareholder approval, if the effect would be to reduce the option price or Initial Value, as applicable, for the shares underlying such Award. In addition, at any time when the exercise price per share of an Option or SAR is above the Fair Market Value, the Company shall not, without shareholder approval, purchase such Option or SAR for cash or other consideration.

The maximum period in which an Option or SAR may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee on the date of grant except that no Option or SAR shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date the Option or SAR was granted. The terms of any Option or SAR may provide that it is exercisable for a period less than such maximum period.

Except as provided in Section 6.05, Options and SARs granted under this Plan shall be nontransferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In the event of any such transfer, the Option and any Corresponding SAR that relates to such Option must be transferred to the same person or persons or entity or entities. Except as provided in Section 6.05, during the lifetime of the Participant to whom the Option or SAR is granted, the Option or SAR may be exercised only by the Participant. No right or interest of a Participant in any Option or SAR shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant.

Section 6.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Agreement provides, an Option or SAR may be transferred by a Participant to the Participant’s children, grandchildren or spouse, one or more trusts for the benefit of such family members or a partnership in which such family members are the only partners. Options and SARs may not be transferred to third parties for consideration without shareholder approval. The holder of an Option or

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SAR transferred pursuant to this section shall be bound by the same terms and conditions that governed the Option or SAR during the period that it was held by the Participant; provided, however, that such transferee may not transfer the Option or SAR except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. In the event of any such transfer (by the Participant or his transferee), the Option and any Corresponding SAR that relates to such Option must be transferred to the same person or persons or entity or entities.

An Option or SAR granted under this Plan shall be deemed to have been exercised on the Date of Exercise. Subject to the provisions of this Article VI and Article XII, an Option or SAR may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time at such times and in compliance with such requirements as the Committee shall determine. The preceding sentence to the contrary notwithstanding and except as provided in Section 6.10, an Option or SAR that becomes exercisable solely on account of the Participant’s continued employment shall not become fully exercisable before the third anniversary of the date of grant and an Option or SAR shall not become exercisable before the first anniversary of the date of grant regardless of the nature of the conditions on which the Option or SAR may become exerciseable. The preceding sentence to the contrary notwithstanding, up to five percent (5%) of the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards under this Plan may be granted without such minimum exercisable period to Participants who are members of the Board but are not employees of the Company or an Affiliate on the date of grant. A Corresponding SAR that is related to an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable and only when the Fair Market Value exceeds the option price of the related Option. An Option or SAR granted under this Plan may be exercised with respect to any number of whole shares less than the full number of whole shares for which the Option or SAR could be exercised. A partial exercise of an Option or SAR shall not affect the right to exercise the Option or SAR from time to time in accordance with this Plan and the applicable Agreement with respect to the shares remaining subject to the Option or related to the SAR. The exercise of either an Option or Corresponding SAR shall result in the termination of the other to the extent of the number of shares with respect to which the Option or Corresponding SAR is exercised.

Unless otherwise provided by the Agreement, payment of the Option price shall be made in cash or a cash equivalent acceptable to the Committee. If the Agreement provides, payment of all or part of the Option price may be made by surrendering shares of Common Stock to the Company or by attesting to such ownership of shares. If Common Stock is used to pay all or part of the Option price, the shares surrendered or attested must have an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the day preceding the Date of Exercise) that, together with any cash or cash equivalent paid, is not less than the option price for the number of shares for which the Option is being exercised.

At the Committee’s discretion, the amount payable as a result of the exercise of an SAR may be settled in cash, Common Stock, or a combination of cash and Common Stock. A fractional share shall not be deliverable upon the exercise of an SAR but a cash payment will be made in lieu thereof.

With respect to shares subject to an Option or SAR, no Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder, including rights to receive dividends paid on Common Stock, until, and then only to the extent that, the Option or SAR is exercised and Common Stock is issued to the Participant.

Section 6.06 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may provide that an Option or SAR shall be or shall become exercisable, in whole or in part, upon a termination of the Participant’s employment or service or a Change in Control. The Committee’s determination under this Section 6.10 may be made at the time the Option or SAR is granted or thereafter (but before the expiration or forfeiture of the Option or SAR).

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ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND STOCK UNIT AWARDS

In accordance with the provisions of Article IV, the Committee will designate each individual to whom a Stock Award or Stock Unit Award is to be made and will specify the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Award; provided, however, that no Participant may be awarded Stock Awards or Stock Unit Awards in any calendar year for more than 600,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Article XI.

As provided in this Section 7.02, but subject to Section 7.04, the Committee, on the date of the award, shall prescribe that a Participant’s rights in a Stock Award or Stock Unit shall be forfeitable or otherwise restricted for a period of time set forth in the Agreement. By way of example and not of limitation, the restrictions may postpone transferability of the shares or may provide that the shares will be forfeited if the Participant separates from the employ or service of the Company and its Affiliates before the expiration of a stated term or if the Company, the Company and its Affiliates or the Participant fail to achieve stated objectives. Stock Awards and Stock Units that become vested and transferable solely on account of the Participant’s continued employment or service shall not become vested and transferable before the first anniversary of the date of grant. The preceding sentence to the contrary notwithstanding, up to five percent of the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards under this Plan may be granted without such minimum vesting requirement to Participants who are members of the Board but are not employees of the Company or an Affiliate on the date of grant. A Stock Award or Stock Unit Award shall become vested and nontransferable only to the extent that the Committee first certifies that any restrictions or objectives have been satisfied.

Prior to their forfeiture in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and while Stock Awards are nonvested, nontransferable or both, a Participant will have all rights of a shareholder with respect to a Stock Award, including the right to receive dividends and vote the shares; provided, however, that (i) a Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of a Stock Award, (ii) the Company shall retain custody of the certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock issued as a Stock Award, and (iii) the Participant will deliver to the Company a stock power, endorsed in blank, with respect to each Stock Award. The limitations set forth in the preceding sentence shall not apply after the shares become vested and transferable.

No Participant shall, as a result of receiving a Stock Unit Award, have any rights as a shareholder, including the right to receive dividends on the underlying shares of Common Stock, until, and then only to the extent that, the Stock Unit Award is earned and Common Stock is issued to the Participant. A Stock Unit Award may not include the right to receive dividend equivalent payments (whether payable before or at the time the Stock Unit Award is earned) with respect to dividends paid on Common Stock prior to the date the Stock Unit Award is earned and Common Stock is issued to the Participant.

Section 7.02 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may provide that a Stock Award or Stock Unit shall be or shall become vested and transferable, in whole or in part, upon a termination of the Participant’s employment or service or a Change in Control. The Committee’s determination under this Section 7.04 may be made at the time a Stock Award or Stock Unit is granted or thereafter (but before the forfeiture of the Stock Award of Stock Unit).

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ARTICLE VIII

PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS

In accordance with the provisions of Article IV, the Committee will designate individuals to whom an award of Performance Shares is to be granted and will specify the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Award; provided, however, that no Participant may be awarded Performance Shares in any calendar year for more than 600,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Article XI.

Subject to Section 8.08, the Committee, on the date of the grant of Performance Shares, shall prescribe that the Performance Shares, or a portion thereof, will be earned, and the Participant will be entitled to receive payment pursuant to the award of Performance Shares, only upon the satisfaction of performance objectives or such other criteria as may be prescribed by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement. For any Performance Share Award, a performance period of at least one-year will be established for any Performance Shares. No payments will be made with respect to Performance Shares unless, and then only to the extent that, the Committee certifies that such objectives have been achieved.

To the extent that a Performance Share Award is settled with Common Stock, the shares of Common Stock earned shall be issued to the Participant as soon as practicable after the Committee certifies the number of Performance Shares earned by the Participant. A fractional share shall not be issuable under this Article VIII but instead will be settled in cash.

To the extent that a Performance Share Award is settled in cash, the payment will be made in a single sum as soon as practicable after the Committee certifies the number of Performance Shares earned by the Participant. To the extent that a Performance Share Award is settled in cash, the amount of cash payable under a Performance Share Award shall equal the Fair Market Value of the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Performance Shares earned on the date that the Committee certifies the Participant’s right to receive the payment.

No Participant shall, as a result of receiving an award of Performance Shares, have any rights as a shareholder until and then only to the extent that the Performance Shares are earned and Common Stock is issued to the Participant. A Performance Share Award may not include the right to receive dividend equivalent payments (whether payable before or at the time the Performance Share Award is earned) with respect to dividends paid on Common Stock prior to the date the Performance Share Award is earned and Common Stock is issued to the Participant.

Except as provided in Section 8.07, a Participant may not transfer a Performance Share award or the right to receive payment thereunder other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No right or interest of a Participant in any Performance Share award shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant.

Section 8.06 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may grant Performance Shares that are transferable to the Participant’s children, grandchildren or spouse, one or more trusts for the benefit of such family members or a partnership in which such family members are the only partners; provided however, that the

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Participant may not receive any consideration for the transfer without shareholder approval. The holder of a Performance Share transferred pursuant to this section shall be bound by the same terms and conditions that governed the Performance Share award during the period that it was held by the Participant; provided, however, that such transferee may not transfer the Performance Share award except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

Section 8.02 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may provide that a Performance Share Award shall be or shall become earned, in whole or in part, upon a termination of the Participant’s employment or service or a Change in Control. The Committee’s determination under this Section 8.08 may be made at the time a Performance Share is awarded or thereafter (but before the forfeiture of the Performance Share Award).

ARTICLE IX

INCENTIVE AWARDS

The Committee shall designate Participants to whom Incentive Awards are made. All Incentive Awards shall be finally determined exclusively by the Committee. For any Incentive Award, a performance period of at least one-year will be established for any Incentive Award. With respect to an Incentive Award based on a performance period of one year, no Participant may receive an Incentive Award payment in any calendar year that exceeds $2,000,000. With respect to an Incentive Award based on a performance period of more than one year, no Participant may receive an Incentive Award payment in any calendar year that exceeds the product of (i) $125,000 and (ii) the number of months in the performance period.

The Committee, at the time an Incentive Award is made, shall specify the terms and conditions which govern the award. Such terms and conditions shall prescribe that the Incentive Award shall be earned only to the extent that the Company achieves performance objectives or such other criteria as may be prescribed by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement. Except as provided in Section 9.08, the performance period of an Incentive Award shall be at least one year.

Except as provided in Section 9.04, a Participant may not transfer an Incentive Award or the right to receive payment thereunder other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No right or interest of a Participant in an Incentive Award shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant.

Section 9.03 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may grant Incentive Awards that are transferable to the Participant’s children, grandchildren or spouse, one or more trusts for the benefit of such family members or a partnership in which such family members are the only partners; provided, however that the Participant may not receive any consideration for the transfer without shareholder approval. The holder of an Incentive Award transferred pursuant to this section shall be bound by the same terms and conditions that governed the Incentive Award during the period that it was held by the Participant; provided, however, that such transferee may not transfer the Incentive Award except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

To the extent that an Incentive Award is settled with Common Stock, the shares of Common Stock shall be issued to the Participant as soon as practicable after the Committee certifies the extent to which the Incentive Award has been earned. The issuance of Common Stock in full or partial settlement of an Incentive Award shall be based

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on the Fair Market Value on the date the Committee certifies the extent to which the Incentive Award has been earned.

To the extent that an Incentive Award is settled in cash, the payment will be made in a single sum as soon as practicable after the Committee certifies the extent to which the Incentive Award has been earned.

No Participant shall, as a result of receiving an Incentive Award, have any rights as a shareholder of the Company or any Affiliate on account of the Incentive Award until, and then only to the extent that, the Incentive Award is earned and settled with the issuance of Common Stock. An Incentive Award may not include the right to receive dividend equivalent payments (whether payable before or at the time the Incentive Award is earned) with respect to dividends paid on Common Stock prior to the date the Stock Unit Award is earned and Common Stock is issued to the Participant.

Section 9.02 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may provide that an Incentive Award shall be or shall become earned, in whole or in part, upon a termination of the Participant’s employment or service or a Change in Control. The Committee’s determination under this Section 9.08 may be made at the time an Incentive Award is granted or thereafter (but before the forfeiture of the Incentive Award).

ARTICLE X

CHANGE IN CONTROL

In accordance with Sections 6.10, 7.04, 8.08, and 9.08 and to the extent provided by the Committee thereunder, but subject to Sections 10.02, 10.03 and 10.04, upon a Change in Control, each outstanding Award granted on or after the Effective Date will be treated as the Committee determines, and in making any such determination the Committee will not be required to treat Awards and Participants similarly with respect to any event constituting a Change in Control.

In the event of a Change in Control the Committee, in its discretion and without the need for a Participant’s consent, may provide that an outstanding Option, SAR, Stock Award, Stock Unit, Performance Share or Incentive Award shall be assumed by, or will be replaced by a substitute award granted by, the surviving entity in the Change in Control. Such assumed or substituted award shall be of the same type of award as the original Option, SAR, Stock Award, Stock Unit, Performance Share or Incentive Award being assumed or substituted. The assumed or substituted award shall have a value, as of the completion of the Change in Control, that is substantially equal to the value of the original award (or the difference between the Fair Market value and the option price or Initial Value in the case of Options and SARs) as the Committee determines is equitably required and such other terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Committee.

In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee, in its discretion and without the need for a Participant’s consent, may provide that an outstanding Option, SAR, Stock Award, Stock Unit, Performance Share and Incentive Award shall be cancelled in exchange for a payment. The payment may be in cash, shares of Common Stock or other securities or consideration received by shareholders in the Change in Control transaction. The amount of the payment shall be an amount that is substantially equal to (i) the amount by which the price per share received by stockholders in the Change in Control exceeds the Option price or Initial Value in the case of an Option and

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SAR, or (ii) the price per share received by stockholder for each share of Common Stock subject to a Stock Award, Stock Unit and Performance Shares.

In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee, in its sole discretion and without the need for a Participant’s consent, may provide that an outstanding Option or SAR that is exercisable on or before the completion of the Change in Control shall be cancelled and forfeited if not exercised on or before completion of the Change in Control.

The benefits that a Participant may be entitled to receive under this Plan and other benefits that a Participant is entitled to receive under other plans, agreements and arrangements (which, together with the benefits provided under this Plan, are referred to as “Payments”), may constitute Parachute Payments that are subject to Code Sections 280G and 4999. As provided in this Article X, the Parachute Payments will be reduced if, and only to the extent that, a reduction will allow a Participant to receive a greater Net After Tax Amount than a Participant would receive absent a reduction.

The Accounting Firm will first determine the amount of any Parachute Payments that are payable to a Participant. The Accounting Firm also will determine the Net After Tax Amount attributable to the Participant’s total Parachute Payments.

The Accounting Firm will next determine the largest amount of Payments that may be made to the Participant without subjecting the Participant to tax under Code Section 4999 (the “Capped Payments”). Thereafter, the Accounting Firm will determine the Net After Tax Amount attributable to the Capped Payments.

The Participant will receive the total Parachute Payments or the Capped Payments, whichever provides the Participant with the higher Net After Tax Amount. If the Participant will receive the Capped Payments, the total Parachute Payments will be adjusted in the following order:

(i)    First, by reducing Payments (other than Low Ratio Benefits) that are not subject to section 409A of the Code (in the order that Participant elects);

(ii)    Next, if further reduction is necessary, from Payments (other than Low Ratio Benefits) that are subject to section 490A of the Code, which Payments shall be reduced in the order of lowest to highest value and, if more than one Payment has the same value, the reduction shall be in the order the such Payments would have been paid or provided beginning with the last such Payment to be paid or provided and ending with the first such Payment to be paid or provided and if the Payments would have been provided at the same time, the reduction will be made first from cash benefits and next from non-cash benefits;

(iii)    Next, if further reduction is necessary, from Low Ratio Benefits that are subject to section 409A of the Code, which Low Ratio Benefits shall be reduced in the order of lowest to highest value and if a Low Ratio Benefit has the same value, the reduction shall be in the order that such Low Ratio Benefits would be paid or provided beginning with the last Low Ratio Benefit to be paid or provided and ending with the first such Low Ratio Benefit to be paid or provided and if the Low Ratio Benefits would have been provided at the same time, the reduction will be made first from cash benefits and next from non-cash benefits; and,

(iv)    Finally, if further reduction is necessary, from Low Ratio Benefits that are not subject to section 409A of the Code (in the order that Participant elects).

The Accounting Firm will notify the Participant and the Company if it determines that the Parachute Payments must be reduced to the Capped Payments and will send the Participant and the Company a copy of its detailed calculations supporting that determination.

As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Code Sections 280G and 4999 at the time that the Accounting Firm makes its determinations under this Article X, it is possible that amounts will have been paid or distributed to the Participant that should not have been paid or distributed under this Article X (“Overpayments”), or that additional amounts should be paid or distributed to the Participant under this Article X (“Underpayments”). If the Accounting Firm determines, based on either the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service

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against the Company or the Participant, which assertion the Accounting Firm believes has a high probability of success or controlling precedent or substantial authority, that an Overpayment has been made, the Participant must repay the Overpayment to the Company, without interest; provided, however, that no loan will be deemed to have been made and no amount will be payable by the Participant to the Company unless, and then only to the extent that, the deemed loan and payment would either reduce the amount on which the Participant is subject to tax under Code Section 4999 or generate a refund of tax imposed under Code Section 4999. If the Accounting Firm determines, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, that an Underpayment has occurred, the Accounting Firm will notify the Participant and the Company of that determination and the amount of that Underpayment, without interest, will be paid to the Participant promptly by the Company.

For purposes of this Article X, the term “Accounting Firm” means the independent accounting firm engaged by the Company immediately before the Change in Control. For purposes of this Article X, the term “Net After Tax Amount” means the amount of any Parachute Payments or Capped Payments, as applicable, net of taxes imposed under Code Sections 1, 3101(b) and 4999 and any State or local income taxes applicable to the Participant on the date of payment. The determination of the Net After Tax Amount shall be made using the highest combined effective rate imposed by the foregoing taxes on income of the same character as the Parachute Payments or Capped Payments, as applicable, in effect on the date of payment. For purposes of this Article X, the term “Parachute Payment” means a payment that is described in Code Section 280G(b)(2), determined in accordance with Code Section 280G and the regulations promulgated or proposed thereunder. For purposes of this Article X, the term “Low Ratio Benefit” means a payment or benefit which is taken into account for purposes of calculating excise tax and which has a value for purposes of calculating excise tax that is less than the actual value of such payment or benefit such that the ratio of the value of the payment or benefit for purposes of calculating the excise tax to the actual value of the payment or benefit is less than one hundred percent (100%).

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 10.05, the limitations and provisions of this Section 10.05 shall not apply to any Participant who, pursuant to an agreement with the Company or the terms of another plan maintained by the Company, is entitled to indemnification for any liability that the Participant may incur under Code Section 4999.

ARTICLE XI

ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGE IN COMMON STOCK

The maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards, the per individual limitations on Awards, and the terms of outstanding Awards (including the option price or Initial Value) shall be adjusted, as the Committee shall determine to be equitably required in the event that (a) the Company (i) effects one or more stock dividends, extraordinary cash dividends, stock split-ups, subdivisions or consolidations of shares or (ii) engages in a transaction to which Section 424 of the Code applies or (b) there occurs any other event which, in the judgment of the Committee necessitates such action. Any determination made under this Article XI by the Committee shall be final and conclusive.

The issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or for labor or services, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the maximum number of shares as to which Awards may be granted, the per individual limitations on Awards or the terms of outstanding Awards.

The Committee may issue Substitute Awards in substitution for stock awards, stock options, stock appreciation rights, or similar awards held by an individual who becomes an employee of the Company or an Affiliate or whose employer becomes an Affiliate in connection with a transaction described in the first paragraph of this Article XI. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, the terms of such Substitute Awards shall be as the Committee, in its discretion, determines is appropriate.

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ARTICLE XII

COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND APPROVAL OF REGULATORY BODIES

No Option or SAR shall be exercisable, no Common Stock shall be issued, no certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, and no payment shall be made under this Plan except in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations (including, without limitation, withholding tax requirements) and the rules of all domestic stock exchanges on which the Company’s shares may be listed. The Company shall have the right to rely on an opinion of its counsel as to such compliance. Any share certificate issued to evidence Common Stock for which an Award was made or settled may bear such legends and statements as the Committee may deem advisable to assure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. No Option or SAR shall be exercisable, no Common Stock shall be issued, no certificate for shares shall be delivered, and no payment shall be made under this Plan until the Company has obtained such consent or approval as the Committee may deem advisable from regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such matters.

ARTICLE XIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Neither the adoption of this Plan, its operation, nor any documents describing or referring to this Plan (or any part thereof) shall confer upon any individual any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate or in any way affect any right and power of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the employment or service of any individual at any time with or without assigning a reason therefor.

The Plan, insofar as it provides for grants, shall be unfunded, and the Company shall not be required to segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by grants under this Plan. Any liability of the Company to any person with respect to any grant under this Plan shall be based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created pursuant to this Plan. No such obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge of, or other encumbrance on, any property of the Company.

Headings are given to the articles and sections of this Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. The reference to any statute, regulation, or other provision of law shall be construed to refer to any amendment to or successor of such provision of law.

The Participant shall be responsible for payment of any taxes or similar charges required by law to be withheld from an Award or an amount paid in satisfaction of an Award, which shall be paid by the Participant on or prior to the payment or other event that results in taxable income in respect of an Award. The Agreement may specify the manner in which the withholding obligation shall be satisfied with respect to the particular type of Award, which may include procedures to permit or require a Participant to satisfy such obligation in whole or in part but only up to such amount permitted under current accounting rules without causing the Award to become a “liability-classified” award, by having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock from the shares to which the Participant is entitled. The number of shares to be withheld shall have a Fair Market Value as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined as nearly equal as possible to (but not exceeding) the amount of such obligations being satisfied. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company, in its sole discretion, may withhold all such required taxes from any amount otherwise payable to a Participant.

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The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be subject to and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable Federal securities laws.

Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or an Agreement, if any provision of this Plan or an Agreement contravenes any regulations or guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code or would cause an Award to be subject to additional taxes, accelerated taxation, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, such provision may be modified by the Committee without consent of the Participant in any manner the Committee deems reasonable or necessary. In making such modifications the Committee shall attempt, but shall not be obligated, to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the Plan shall not be applicable to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent such discretionary authority would contravene Section 409A of the Code or the guidance promulgated thereunder.

The adoption of this Plan shall not affect any other compensation plans in effect for the Company or any Affiliate, nor preclude the Company or any Affiliate from establishing any other compensation plan.

ARTICLE XIV

AMENDMENT

Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Board may at any time terminate or, from time to time, amend, modify or suspend the Plan; provided, however, that, at any time after the approval of this Plan by the shareholders of the Company, no amendment or modification will be effective without the approval of the shareholders of the Company if such approval is required under applicable laws or the rules of the exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. No Plan amendment shall, without a Participant’s consent, adversely affect any rights of such Participant under any Award outstanding at the time such amendment is made.

ARTICLE XV

DURATION OF PLAN

No Awards may be awarded or granted under this Plan after November 17, 2030. Awards granted before that date shall remain valid in accordance with their terms.

ARTICLE XVI

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

Options, SARs, Stock Unit Awards, Performance Share Awards, and Incentive Awards may be granted under this Plan upon its adoption by the Board.

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PYXUS
PYXUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Virtual meeting at https://web.lumiagm.com/209527569
August 19, 2021
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1. Election of Directors:
FOR ALL NOMINEES
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
FOR ALL NOMINEES
FOR ALL EXCEPT
(See instructions below)
NOMINEES:
O Patrick B. Fallon
O Robert D. George
O Carl L. Hausmann
O Holly Kim
O Cynthia P. Moehring
O J. Pieter Sikkel
O Richard J.C. Topping
2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31,
2022.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
3. Adoption of a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. The selection, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
EVERY
1 YEAR
EVERY
2 YEAR
EVERY
3 YEAR
ABSTAIN
5. Approval of the Pyxus International, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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PROXY
PYXUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Annual Meeting of Shareholders—August 19, 2021
Virtual meeting at https://web.lumiagm.com/209527569
This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors.
The undersigned hereby appoints William L. O’Quinn, Jr. and Joel L. Thomas or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as proxies to represent the undersigned and to vote all shares the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of PYXUS INTERNATIONAL, INC., to be held at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Thursday, August 19, 2021, virtually at https://web.lumiagm.com/209527569, and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, in accordance with the instructions given on the reverse side of this card. In their discretion, the proxies are hereby authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. To the extent no directions are given on a proposal, this proxy will be voted FOR the nominees listed on the reverse side and FOR proposals 2, 3 and 5 and EVERY 1 YEAR on proposal 4.
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)
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