PITTSBURGH, April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings
Inc., a Pittsburgh-based
integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment
chemicals and carbon compounds, today announced that its upcoming
2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting) will be held
in a live, virtual-only format. Koppers will not hold an
in-person Annual Meeting. This change is part of addressing
the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and to support the
company's key priorities of keeping employees, shareholders and
other stakeholders safe while effectively operating the business as
well as preventing the spread of COVID-19.
As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at
10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight
Time. Online access to the meeting will begin at
9:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight
Time.
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on the record
date of March 16, 2020 can
participate in the Annual Meeting using a voter control number that
each record shareholder will receive prior to the Annual Meeting
and will be able to listen (or read via closed captioning), vote,
and submit questions from any remote location with internet
connectivity. A complete copy of Koppers proxy statement,
annual report for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the
Notice of Change of Location of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
are also available at www.proxydocs.com/KOP.
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 for voting in connection with the
Annual Meeting.
Whether or not shareholders attend the Annual Meeting, Koppers
urges shareholders to complete, date, sign and return the proxy
card promptly in advance of the Annual Meeting.
About Koppers
Koppers, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an integrated
global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals
and carbon compounds. Our products and services are used in a
variety of niche applications in a diverse range of end-markets,
including the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential
lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction
industries. Including our joint ventures, we serve our
customers through a comprehensive global manufacturing and
distribution network, with facilities located in North America, South
America, Australasia, China
and Europe. The stock of Koppers Holdings Inc. is publicly
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KOP."
For more information, visit us on the Web: www.koppers.com.
Questions concerning investor relations should be directed to
Michael Zugay at 412-227-2231 or
Quynh McGuire at 412-227-2049.
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For Information:
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Michael J. Zugay,
Chief Financial Officer
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412 227
2231
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ZugayMJ@koppers.com
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