COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE: MTD)
("Mettler-Toledo" or "the Company") today announced that, due to
public health issues pertaining to COVID-19 and related
restrictions on in-person gatherings, the Company's 2020 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") will be held in a
virtual meeting format only on Thursday, May
7, 2020 at 8:00 A.M. EDT.
Shareholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in
person.
As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting,
shareholders are entitled to attend and participate in the Annual
Meeting if they owned their shares as of the close of business on
the Record Date, March 9, 2020, or if
they hold a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting.
Shareholders will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by
visiting www.meetingcenter.io/294519986. The password for the
meeting is MTD2020.
Registered Shareholder Attendance
Registered shareholders (i.e., shareholders with shares held
through our transfer agent, Computershare) do not need to register
in advance to attend the Annual Meeting virtually on the Internet.
Please use the link provided above and follow the instructions
provided. You will need to enter the control number found on your
Proxy Card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
you previously received.
Registering for Attendance as a Beneficial Owner
If
you hold your shares through an intermediary, such as a bank or
broker, you must register in advance to attend the Annual Meeting
by submitting proof of your proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting
your Mettler-Toledo holdings along with your name and email address
to Computershare. Requests for registration should be directed
to Computershare at legalproxy@computershare.com. Requests for
registration must be labeled as "Legal Proxy" and be received no
later than 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on
May 1, 2020. Computershare will send
you an email confirmation of your registration along with your
control number, which you will need to access the meeting through
the link provided above.
Questions and Shareholder List
The rules and
procedures applicable to the meeting will be available during the
meeting at the link provided above. Shareholders may submit
questions online during the meeting. A list of shareholders of
record will be available prior to and during the meeting for
inspection by shareholders of record for any legally valid purpose
related to the Annual Meeting. To make arrangements to view a copy
of the list of shareholders of record prior to the meeting, please
contact us using the Contact Information listed in the Investor
Relations section of our website.
Voting
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.
If you are attending the meeting as a shareholder of record or
beneficial owner and have not already voted your shares in advance,
you will be able to vote your shares electronically during the
Annual Meeting.
METTLER TOLEDO (NYSE: MTD) is a
leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. We
have strong leadership positions in all of our businesses and
believe we hold global number-one market positions in most of them.
We are recognized as an innovation leader and our solutions are
critical in key R&D, quality control and manufacturing
processes for customers in a wide range of industries including
life sciences, food and chemicals. Our sales and service network is
one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in
more than 140 countries and we have a direct presence in
approximately 40 countries. With proven growth strategies and a
focus on execution, we have achieved a long-term track record of
strong financial performance. For more information, please visit
www.mt.com.
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