B&G Foods to Hold Virtual-Only Annual Meeting of Stockholders
April 24 2020 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
— Notice of Change of Location of Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 12, 2020 —
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that – due to
the public health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19
pandemic and recommendations and orders from federal and New Jersey
authorities – the location of its annual meeting has been changed
to a virtual-only meeting format.
As previously announced, the annual meeting will be held on
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Stockholders will not be
able to attend the annual meeting in person.
Attending the Virtual Meeting as a Stockholder of
Record
If you were a stockholder of record as of March 20, 2020 (i.e.,
you held your shares in your own name as reflected in the records
of our transfer agent, Computershare), you can attend the meeting
by accessing www.meetingcenter.io/226069688 and entering the
15-digit control number on the Proxy Card or Notice of Availability
of Proxy Materials you previously received and the meeting
password: BGS2020.
Registering to Attend the Annual Meeting as a Beneficial
Owner
If you were a beneficial owner of record as of March 20, 2020
(i.e., you held your shares in an account at a brokerage firm, bank
or other similar agent), you will need to obtain a legal proxy from
your broker, bank or other agent. Once you have received a legal
proxy from your broker, bank or other agent, it should be emailed
to our transfer agent, Computershare, at
legalproxy@computershare.com and should be labeled “Legal Proxy” in
the subject line. Please include proof from your broker, bank or
other agent of your legal proxy (e.g., a forwarded email from your
broker, bank or other agent with your legal proxy attached or an
image of your legal proxy attached to your email). Requests for
registration must be received by Computershare no later than 5:00
p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. You will then receive a
confirmation of your registration, with a control number, by email
from Computershare. At the time of the meeting, go to
www.meetingcenter.io/226069688 and enter your control number and
the meeting password: BGS2020.
Asking Questions
If you are attending the meeting as a stockholder of record or
registered beneficial owner, questions can be submitted by
accessing the meeting center at www.meetingcenter.io/226069688,
entering your control number and meeting password: BGS2020, and
clicking on the message icon in the upper, right-hand corner of the
page. To return to the main page, click the “i” icon at the top of
the screen.
Voting Shares
If you have not already voted your shares in advance, you will
be able to vote your shares electronically during the annual
meeting by clicking on the “Cast Your Vote” link on the meeting
center site. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual
meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your proxy in advance of
the meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials
for the annual meeting.
The proxy card included with the proxy materials previously
distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in location
and may continue to be used to vote your shares in connection with
the annual meeting.
List of Stockholders
A list of stockholders of record will be available during the
annual meeting for inspection by stockholders of record for any
legally valid purpose related to the annual meeting at
www.meetingcenter.io/226069688.
Attending the Annual Meeting as a Guest
If you would like to enter the meeting as a guest in listen-only
mode, click on the “I am a guest” button after entering the meeting
center at www.meetingcenter.io/226069688 and enter the information
requested on the following screen. Please note you will not have
the ability to ask questions or vote during the meeting if you
participate as a guest.
About B&G Foods, Inc.
Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its
subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded
shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and
Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50
brands you know and love, including Back to Nature, B&G,
B&M, Cream of Wheat, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur,
Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner,
Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for
everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands,
please visit www.bgfoods.com.
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