SMPL Simply Good Foods Company

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549​

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Proxy Summary​

This summary highlights certain information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. This is only a summary, so please refer to the full Proxy Statement and the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024, before you vote. Our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K along with this proxy statement are available at www.thesimplygoodfoodscompany.com/proxy. Our proxy materials will first be made available to stockholders on or about December 12, 2024.

About Us

The Simply Good Foods Company (the “Company,” “Simply Good Foods,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a consumer packaged food and beverage company that is bringing nutritious snacking to the marketplace with ambitious goals to raise the bar on what food can be with trusted brands and innovative products. Our product portfolio consists primarily of protein bars, ready-to-drink (RTD) shakes, sweet and salty snacks, baked goods, and confectionery products marketed under the Atkins, Quest, and OWYN brands. We are a company that aims to lead the nutritious snacking movement and is poised to expand our healthy lifestyle platform through innovation, organic growth, and investment opportunities in the snacking space.

With our heritage of science-based nutrition, we are committed to growing our portfolio of nutritious snacking brands. We distribute our products in major retail channels including grocery, club and mass merchandise, as well as through e-commerce, convenience, specialty and other channels. Our strong platform allows us to introduce new products, expand distribution, and appeal to current and potential consumers. We are well-positioned to continue to selectively pursue acquisition opportunities in the nutritious snacking and broader health and wellness food space.

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About Our Brands1

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​	​	Grounded by science and more than 100 clinical studies, the Atkins low carb lifestyle has helped millions of people achieve their personal weight management and health goals. Our portfolio of products includes protein bars, ready-to-drink shakes, chips, cookies, confectionary treats and frozen meals to support a low carb/low sugar lifestyle, with 100% free access to all tools including our website, 1600+ recipes, meal planner, mobile app, community forums, and more.	​	​

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​	​	Quest is the ultimate snack hack with great tasting nutrition. Whether you’re smashing your health goals or just need a convenient, protein-packed pick-me-up, Quest makes your journey fun and rewarding. From protein bars and shakes to cookies, chips, and baked treats, every bite is crafted to taste amazing while keeping net carbs and sugar in check.	​	​

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​	​	OWYN is a plant-based nutrition company true to its name, Only What You Need. Guided by a mission to set new standards in transparency and quality, OWYN offers a range of top 9 allergen-friendly protein products, including ready-to-drink protein shakes and protein powders. With clean formulations built from purposefully selected ingredients, OWYN redefines what plant-based nutrition can deliver, uniting great taste and transparency in every product offering.	​	​

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Atkins, Quest, OWYN, and the Simply Good logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of our wholly owned subsidiary Simply Good Foods USA, Inc. or one of its affiliates in the United States and elsewhere. All rights are reserved.

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Our Performance

Key Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Highlights*

Other Fiscal Year 2024 Business Highlights

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Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share and Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to Annex I for an explanation and reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures.

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Our Compensation Practices

We believe compensation should be structured to ensure that a significant portion of the total compensation opportunity for our named executive officers is directly related to our performance and other factors that directly and indirectly influence stockholder value. The Compensation Committee has continued to demonstrate its pay-for-performance philosophy and alignment of executive and stockholder interests in setting executive compensation by continuing to weight compensation toward performance-based pay.

 

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Our Corporate Governance

Governance Practices

Our Corporate Governance policies reflect the following best practices.

Snapshot of Our Proposed Nominees as of the Annual Meeting

During fiscal year 2024, our Board of Directors was comprised of twelve (12) individuals. The following reflects information for the slate of eleven (11) proposed nominees for re-election or election at the Annual Meeting.

 

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Our Fiscal Year 2024 Board of Directors

C = Committee Chairperson

M = Committee Member

 

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Our Board of Directors Nominees

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Our Stockholder Engagement

We believe that maintaining positive relationships with our stockholders is critical to our long-term success. We value the views of our stockholders, and we solicit stockholder input regarding our Company throughout the fiscal year.

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Our Corporate Responsibility and Integrity

At Simply Good Foods, we take great pride in operating with high ethical standards. Our stakeholders expect us to continue to uphold high standards of conduct, and we expect all our business partners to do the same. As a food company, it is imperative that we supply reliable and high-quality products, ingredients and materials that meet all applicable quality and food safety standards, and that we ensure vigorous food-safety and quality control systems are in place.

Simply Good Foods is a steadfast champion of consumer health and wellness and has supported millions of people on their health journeys by, among other things, supporting high-quality nutrition research, increasing nutrition awareness through free education and nutrition-related tools, offering great-tasting snacks and meal replacements along with over 1,000 free recipes, being involved in our local communities, and promoting active living.

In May 2024, we announced our partnership with the Boys and Girls clubs of metro Denver to create the Spark and Spoon project. This project will impact over 28,000 kids and teens across Denver, providing them with nutrition education, healthy lifestyle programs, culinary programs, healthy food boxes, field trips, and provide funding for a dedicated full time staff member to support the programs.

 

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We approach ESG in a way that fuels business growth and profitability with smart investments in key social and environmental initiatives. Every day, we aim to be faster, better and more innovative than the competition while also delighting consumers. We seek to do this by behaving in a way that advances positive contributions within our communities and for our employees, partners, consumers and the environment.

We published an annual update to our Impact Report, which is available on our website. Information on our website does not constitute part of this proxy statement.

As stated in our Impact Report, we follow a “simple” approach to ESG:

Environmental

We always first look for the “AND” — how can we make good business decisions AND positively affect (or aim to minimize any negative effect on) the environment. We understand smart investments will be required to advance our ESG goals over time.

Social

We seek to always do the right thing for our employees, consumers and communities. We focus on health equity and the science of good nutrition because we understand the positive effect our nutrition philosophy and products can have on our consumers’ lives. We aim to educate and advocate for proven nutrition approaches that lead to greater health outcomes.

Governance

We organize and execute on our key priorities in an ethical and thoughtful way that makes compliance the floor not the ceiling. We embrace corporate governance best practices and we seek to provide a clear picture to our stakeholders of our various business priorities, including key ESG initiatives.

 

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Board of Directors and Corporate Governance​

Overview

We are dedicated to our goal of creating long-term stockholder value. It is our policy to conduct our business with integrity and with an unrelenting passion for providing value to our customers and consumers. All our corporate governance materials, including our code of conduct, our corporate governance guidelines, and the charters adopted by the Audit, Compensation, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, are published under the “Corporate Governance” section within the “Investors” portion of our website at www.thesimplyfoodgoodscompany.com. Information on our website does not constitute part of this proxy statement. Our Board regularly reviews these materials, Delaware law, Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules and regulations, as well as best practices suggested by recognized governance authorities, and modifies our corporate governance materials as it deems warranted.

We were formed on March 30, 2017, to consummate a business combination between Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. (“Conyers Park”) and NCP-ATK Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), which occurred on July 7, 2017 (the “Business Combination”). As a result of the Business Combination, Simply Good Foods owns all the equity interests of Holdings. Certain aspects of our corporate governance, described in more detail below, were established as part of the Business Combination.

Board of Directors

Our fourth amended and restated certificate of incorporation (our “Certificate”) dictates that all directors are elected for one-year terms.

Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the terms of the investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) entered into between the Company and Conyers Park Sponsor, LLC (“Conyers Park Sponsor”) as part of the Business Combination, and any other rights of any class or series of preferred stock that may be issued in the future, vacancies on our Board (including a vacancy created by an increase in the size of the Board) may be filled only by the remaining directors. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions — Investor Rights Agreement” below for additional information on certain director nomination rights.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that a director shall not be eligible to stand for reelection if that director reaches their 78th birthday prior to the next director election. A director, however, may serve out the current term following the 78th birthday. Pursuant to this aspect of our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Ms. Nomi P. Ghez will not be standing for re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Director Independence

Nasdaq listing standards require a majority of our Board be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of our Board, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Our Board conducts an annual assessment of the independence of each member of our Board, taking into consideration all relationships between the Company and/or our officers, on the one hand, and each director on the other, including the director’s commercial, economic, charitable and family relationships, and such other criteria as our Board may determine from time to time.

Our Board has determined that the following nominees are “independent directors” as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules: Mses. Goolsby and Mally and Messrs. Kilts, Daley, Montgomery, Ratzan, Ritterbush, Schena, West and White. In making its independence determinations, the Board considered whether any of the directors was or is a party to certain types of relationships and transactions. See “— Review of Related Person Transactions” below.

Geoff E. Tanner was determined not to be an independent director because Mr. Tanner is our current President and Chief Executive Officer.

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Board Leadership Structure

Our Board does not have a formal policy requiring the separation of the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board. The Board believes it is in our best interests to make that determination based on circumstances from time to time. Currently, our Chairman of the Board is not an officer of the Company. The Chairman of the Board chairs the meetings of our Board and meetings of our stockholders, with input from the Vice Chairman, if any, and the Chief Executive Officer. The Vice Chairman, if any, works with the Chief Executive Officer to develop and gain approval from the Board of our growth strategy and works with the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer in coordinating our activities with key external stakeholders and parties. These activities include corporate governance matters, investor relations, financing, and mergers and acquisitions. While our Corporate Governance Guidelines permit the Board to select a Vice Chairman, the Board is not obligated to do so.

Our Board believes that our current leadership structure and the composition of our Board protect stockholder interests and provide adequate independent risk management and other oversight of our business, while also providing outstanding leadership and direction for our Board and management. More than a majority of our current directors are “independent” under Nasdaq standards, as more fully described above.

The Audit, Compensation, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees are all comprised of independent directors. The full Board and each of the Board’s committees meet in executive sessions, without management present, during each regularly scheduled Board or committee meeting and are very active in the oversight of the Company. Each independent director can add items to the agenda for Board meetings or raise subjects for discussion that are not on the agenda for that meeting. In addition, our Board and each Board committee has complete and open access to any member of management and the authority to retain independent legal, financial and other advisors as they deem appropriate.

Annual Evaluations of the Board and Board Committees; New Board Member Orientation

Each year, through the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board and each Board committee conducts self-evaluations to assess their respective performance and consider potential areas of improvement. The assessments focus on the effectiveness of the Board and each Board committee, assessed against their respective responsibilities as set forth in the Board’s Governance Guidelines and each committee charter. Directors consider matters such as fulfillment of the Board’s and their individual primary responsibilities, effectiveness of discussion and debate at meetings, the quality and timeliness of Board and Board committee materials and presentations, the composition of the Board and each Board committee (including experience, skills and independence of members), and effectiveness of the Board’s and each Board committee’s processes. Responses are reviewed and shared with the Chairman of the Board and the entire Board for the Board’s evaluation and the chairs of the respective Board committees and the committee members for the committees’ evaluations, and appropriate responsive actions considered as necessary. We conduct an orientation program for new directors as soon as practical following their joining the Board. This orientation includes presentations and written information to familiarize new directors with our corporate governance, strategic plans, financial reporting, principal officers, auditing processes, risk assessment and such other topics as the Board and/or the Chief Executive Officer feel are appropriate.

Review of Related Person Transactions

Our Audit Committee must review and approve any related person transaction into which we enter. The Audit Committee’s charter and our Related Party Transactions Policy detail the policies and procedures relating to transactions that may present actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest and may raise questions as to whether such transactions are consistent with the best interest of us and our stockholders.

Any potential related party transaction that is brought to the Audit Committee’s attention will be analyzed by the Audit Committee, in consultation with outside counsel or members of management, as appropriate, to determine whether the transaction or relationship does, in fact, constitute a related party transaction. At its meetings or in the interim as necessary, the Audit Committee will be provided with the details of each new, existing or proposed related party transaction, including the terms of the transaction, the business purpose of the transaction and the benefits to us and to the relevant related party.

 

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In determining whether to approve a related party transaction, the Audit Committee must consider to the extent relevant, among others, the following factors:

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whether the terms of the transaction are fair to us and on the same basis as would apply if the transaction did not involve a related party;

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whether the transaction would impair the independence of an outside director;

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whether the transaction would present an improper conflict of interest for any director or executive officer; and

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any pre-existing contractual obligations.

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Any member of the Audit Committee who has an interest in the transaction under discussion must abstain from any voting regarding the transaction, but may, if requested by the Chair of the Audit Committee, participate in some or all of the Audit Committee’s discussions of the transaction. Upon completion of its review of the transaction, the Audit Committee may determine to permit or to prohibit the transaction. For more information about our related party transactions, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions,” below.

Role of the Board in Risk Oversight

Members of the Board have an active role, as a whole and at the Board committee level, in overseeing management of the Company’s risk. While the Board is ultimately responsible for overall risk oversight at our Company, our four Board committees assist the full Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in certain areas of risk. From time to time, the risk areas described below that are primarily assigned to a Board committee are discussed by the full Board.

The Audit Committee has primary responsibility for reviewing and discussing the Company’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which the Company’s exposure to risk is handled, and for monitoring the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps the Company has taken to monitor and control such exposures. In connection with its risk assessment and management responsibilities, the Audit Committee oversees risks related to food safety, cybersecurity and other risks relevant to our computerized information system controls and security. As part of this responsibility, an annual risk assessment is conducted by management and presented to the Audit Committee for its review. The results of this assessment are then shared with the full Board and each of the other Board committees for those topics covered by the committee’s respective charter. In addition, the meeting materials for each regularly scheduled Board meeting include an update of management’s annual risk assessment, which is overseen by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee also is charged with overseeing risks with respect to our Related Party Transactions Policy as noted above.

The Compensation Committee is charged with ensuring that our compensation policies and procedures do not encourage risk taking in a manner that would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

The Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Committee is charged with management development and evaluating ESG matters that are relevant and material to us.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is charged with overseeing the process of conducting management succession planning and evaluating changes to our corporate governance structures.

Each Committee reports its findings to the full Board for consideration.

Communications with the Board

If stockholders or other interested parties wish to contact any member of our Board, they may write to the Board or to an individual director in care of the Corporate Secretary at The Simply Good Foods Company, 1225 17th Street, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80202; or through our third-party ethics and compliance reporting website at SimplyGoodFoods.Ethicspoint.com. Relevant communications will be distributed to the Board, or to any individual director or directors as appropriate, depending on the facts and circumstances outlined in the communication. Communications that are unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of the Board will not be forwarded, such as business solicitations or advertisements, junk mail, mass mailings and spam, new product suggestions, product complaints or inquiries, resumes and other forms of job inquiries, or surveys. In addition, material that is threatening, illegal or similarly unsuitable will be excluded. Any communication that is screened as described above will be made available to any director upon his or her request.

 

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Process for Recommending or Nominating Potential Director Candidates

Subject to certain investor rights under the Investor Rights Agreement, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with the input of the Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for recommending nominees for Board membership to fill vacancies or newly created positions, and for recommending the persons to be nominated for election at the Annual Meeting. In connection with the selection and nomination process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews the desired experience, skills, diversity and other qualities to ensure appropriate Board composition, considering the current Board members and the specific needs of the Company and the Board. In connection with the process of nominating incumbent directors for re-election to the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considers the director’s tenure on and unique contributions to the Board.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may retain, as appropriate, search firms to assist in identifying qualified director candidates. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will generally look for individuals who have displayed high ethical standards, integrity, sound business judgment and a willingness to devote adequate time to Board duties. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will request that any search firm that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee engages include candidates with diversity of gender, race, ethnicity and culture in its list of potential director candidates.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee continually reviews Board composition and potential additions while striving to maintain and grow a diverse and broad skill set that complements the business. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted nominating criteria guidelines that include understanding operations, marketing, finance or other aspects relevant to the success of a publicly traded company in today’s business environment, with broad experience in relevant disciplines. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may consider certain factors related specifically to our business, including, but not limited to:

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knowledge of consumer-packaged goods/food products industries, particularly in branded food, nutrition and snacking, but principally in industries oriented to consumer products;

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experience executing growth and merger and acquisition strategies, to support the strategic plan for the Company;

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leadership experience at an executive level with understanding of the development and implementation of strategies; and

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has not assigned specific weights to particular criteria and no particular criterion is necessarily applicable to all prospective nominees. In the evaluation of potential new candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers each candidate’s qualifications in light of the then-current mix of Board attributes, including diversity. Continuing directors are evaluated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in the same way, including the continuing director’s past contributions to the Board in such evaluation.

Although the Board does not have a formal policy specifying how diversity of background and personal experience should be applied in identifying or evaluating director candidates, to help ensure the Board remains aware of and responsive to the needs and interests of our customers, stockholders, employees and other stakeholders, the Board believes it is important to identify qualified director candidates who would increase the gender, racial, ethnic and/or cultural diversity of the Board. Similarly, we believe a Board made up of highly qualified individuals from diverse backgrounds is important to the success of the business, in addition to promoting better corporate governance and performance and effective decision making. Accordingly, when evaluating the current directors and considering the nomination of new directors, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee makes an effort to ensure the composition of the Board reflects a broad diversity of experience, profession, expertise, skill, and background, including gender, racial, ethnic, and/or cultural diversity. The Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are committed to ensuring the Board functions effectively and with appropriate diversity and expertise, including women and minorities. Accordingly, approximately 25% of our directors were women or minorities during fiscal year 2024 and approximately 27% of our current nominees are women or minorities. Nominees are not discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, national origin, disability or sexual orientation. The Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are committed to continue to seek female and minority candidates to join the Board.

Although the Board does not have a formal policy regarding director candidates recommended by stockholders, stockholders may recommend individuals to the Board for nomination and also have the right under our Third Amended

 

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and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to nominate directors, which is why the Board believes it is appropriate not to have such a policy. Stockholders may recommend individuals to the Board for consideration as potential director candidates by submitting candidates’ names, appropriate biographical information (including age, business address and residence address, principal occupation or employment and relevant experience), the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are directly or indirectly owned beneficially or of record by the candidate, the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition and any other information relating to the candidate that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other similar filing to our principal executive offices at:

Assuming the appropriate information has been provided, the Board will evaluate stockholder recommended candidates by following substantially the same process, and applying substantially the same criteria, as it follows for candidates submitted by others. If the Board determines to nominate a stockholder recommended candidate and recommends their election to the Board, then their name will be included in the proxy statement for the next annual meeting of stockholders.

In order for stockholders to nominate director candidates under our Bylaws, our Bylaws require that we be given advance written notice of stockholder nominations for election to the Board. Such nomination must contain the information required by our Bylaws with respect to the nominee and the stockholder. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to our Corporate Secretary, in the case of an annual meeting, not earlier than the 120th day and no later than the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting.

Succession Planning and Management Development

The Board supports the development of the Company’s executive talent, especially the Chief Executive Officer and the senior leaders of the Company, because continuity of strong leadership at all levels of the Company is part of the Board’s mandate for delivering strong performance to stockholders. To further this goal, the executive talent development and succession planning process is overseen by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee pursuant to its charter. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is charged with developing and recommending to the Board the approval of an executive officer succession plan. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is also responsible for implementing the succession plan by developing and evaluating potential candidates for executive positions, and periodically reviewing the succession plan.

The Compensation Committee also indirectly supports the succession planning process through its annual approval of compensation targets and achievement of goals for incentive compensation payments.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

No member of the Compensation Committee during fiscal year 2024: (i) was, at any time during fiscal year 2024, an officer or employee of Simply Good Foods, (ii) was formerly an officer of Simply Good Foods, other than Mr. West and Mr. Ratzan (Mr. West served as the Chief Executive Officer of Conyers Park and Mr. Ratzan served as the Chief Financial Officer of Conyers Park from its formation in April 2016 until the consummation of the Business Combination in July 2017), or (iii) had any relationship requiring disclosure by Simply Good Foods under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. No executive officer of Simply Good Foods during fiscal year 2024 served as a member of the compensation committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, or as a director of another entity, where one of the other entity’s executive officers served on the Compensation Committee of Simply Good Foods or as a director of Simply Good Foods.

 

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Anti-Hedging and Pledging Policy

Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our officers, directors and all other employees from engaging in any of the following practices.

Code of Conduct

We maintain a Code of Conduct that applies to all our directors, executive officers and employees and a code of ethics for our senior financial officers. We refer to these documents together as our “Code of Conduct.” Our Code of Conduct is posted on our corporate website at www.thesimplygoodfoodscompany.com and can be accessed by clicking on the “Investors” link followed by the “Corporate Governance” link. Any amendments to or waivers of our Code of Conduct relating to our directors or executive officers that are required to be disclosed also will be posted on our website. Our compliance officer oversees our ethics and compliance program and provides regular reports to each of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on the program’s effectiveness and the status of any reports or complaints made under the Code of Conduct reporting procedures.

Director and Executive Officer Stock Ownership Guidelines

For information on our stock ownership guidelines which apply to our non-employee directors and our executive officers and senior team members, please see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Corporate Governance Policies — Stock Ownership Guidelines,” below.

Recoupment (“Clawback”) Policies

The Board originally adopted a clawback policy in July 2019 that applies to certain incentive compensation for our executive officers and other employees paid or awarded after July 2019. In compliance with updated Nasdaq listing requirements, we adopted a new clawback policy effective October 2, 2023, for incentive compensation paid or awarded on after October 2, 2023 (the “Rule 10D-1 Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy”). As part of adopting the Rule 10D-1 Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy, the Board amended and restated its existing clawback policy to apply to certain incentive compensation not otherwise covered by the Rule 10D-1 Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy (the “General Clawback Policy”).

The Rule 10D-1 Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy provides that in the event of an Accounting Restatement, the Company will recover reasonably promptly the amount of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation Received (as defined in the policy) by an Executive Officer during the Recovery Period.

The General Clawback Policy provides that in the event the Board determines, in its sole discretion, that one of our executive officers or other employees subject to the policy committed an act or omission during the course of their employment with us that gives rise to a material adverse effect on our financial condition or reputation, and such act or omission (i) constituted willful, knowing or intentional violation of any of our rules or any applicable legal or regulatory requirements, or (ii) constituted fraud or other illegal conduct, then the Board shall determine whether we should seek to recover from that executive officer or employee up to 100% (as determined by the Board in its sole discretion as appropriate based on the conduct involved) of the incentive compensation received by that executive officer or employee during the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date the Board becomes aware of such material adverse effect. The General Clawback Policy includes language to prohibit the recovery of the same incentive compensation for the same events under both policies.

For purposes of the General Clawback Policy, incentive compensation means any compensation that is granted, earned or vested based wholly or in part on the attainment of a financial reporting or stock price measure determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing the Company’s financial statements, including annual bonuses and other short- and long-term cash incentives and equity-based awards.

 

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Director Compensation​

The objectives of our director compensation program are to offer compensation that is competitive with the compensation paid by peer companies so that we may attract and retain qualified candidates for Board service and to reinforce our practice of encouraging stock ownership by our directors. The Compensation Committee regularly reviews the compensation paid to non-employee directors and recommends changes to the Board, as appropriate. After consultation with Mercer (US) Inc. (“Mercer”), the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant, the Board approved a director compensation program in line with competitive non-employee director compensation levels of our peer companies. Effective for fiscal year 2024, our director compensation program consisted of the following:

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The restricted stock units (“RSUs”) vest one year from the grant date, subject to such director’s continued service as of the vesting date. Each RSU entitles the director to one share of our common stock and will be payable and settled at the time of vesting.

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Director Compensation Table

The table below sets forth information concerning the compensation of our non-employee directors who served in fiscal year 2024. In addition to the amounts shown below, we also reimburse directors for travel expenses and other out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with their attendance at meetings.

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The amounts included under the “Stock Awards” column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of the RSU awards granted to each non-employee director, computed in accordance with Financial Standards Accounting Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718, excluding the effect of any estimated forfeitures. Information about the assumptions used to calculate the grant date fair value of these awards can be found in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024.

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Messrs. Joseph Scalzo and Geoff Tanner do not receive separate compensation for their service as directors during fiscal year 2024. In connection with the completion of his Company and Board service, Mr. Scalzo received a gift from the Company with a total value of  $9,414.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal-Year End

The following table presents the number of outstanding RSUs held by each director as of August 31, 2024. None of the directors hold stock options.

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Meetings and Committees of the Board​

Our Board has established certain committees to assist in the performance of its various functions. All Board committee members are appointed by our Board upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, subject to the Investor Rights Agreement.

Our Board has affirmatively determined, upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, that all of the members of our Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees are independent as defined under the Nasdaq listing standards. The Board also has determined that all members of the Audit Committee meet the independence requirements contemplated by the Nasdaq listing standards and Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, in determining the independence of all members of our Compensation Committee, the Board took into account the additional independence considerations required by the Nasdaq listing rules and Rule 10C-1 of the Exchange Act relating to Compensation Committee service.

Our Board typically meets on a quarterly basis and holds special meetings as necessary. In fiscal year 2024, our Board met eight (8) times. Directors are required to regularly attend Board meetings and meetings of the committees on which they serve, unless unforeseen circumstances prevent them from doing so. In fiscal year 2024, all directors attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board (held during the period for which they have been a director) and the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which they served (during the periods that they served). While we do not have a formal policy requiring our directors to attend stockholder meetings, our directors are invited and encouraged to attend all meetings of stockholders. All our directors at the time attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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The chart below lists the committees of our Board and indicates who served on those committees during fiscal year 2024.

* Audit Committee Financial Expert

The responsibilities of each of our Board committees are summarized below. Each of the Board committees operates under a written charter; has authority to retain independent legal, accounting or other advisors, at our expense; makes regular reports to the Board; and reviews its own performance annually.

 

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Board Diversity Matrix

We believe our Board should consist of individuals reflecting the diversity represented by our employees, customers, and communities in which we operate. The below table provides information related to the composition of our board members. Each of the categories listed in the below table has the meaning as it is used in Nasdaq Rule 5605(f).

To see our Board Diversity Matrix as of December 7, 2023, please see our proxy statement filed with the SEC on December 7, 2023.

 

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Board of Directors Skills and Experience Chart

Our directors have vast and deep professional and personal experiences that contribute greatly to the ability to function as a Board at a high level. The following chart of skills and experiences provides an overview of the diversity of experience on our current Board:

Directors Standing for Re-Election

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will vote for the 11 nominees listed below to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the election and qualification of their successor, or until such director’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal.

Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than the nominees named below. Each of the nominees listed below (other than Ms. Mally) is currently a member of our Board, and all nominees have been recommended by our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, subject to the Investor Rights Agreement, and nominated by our Board, and has agreed to stand for election or re-election, as applicable. There are no family relationships among our directors or director nominees, or between our directors, director nominees and/or executive officers. A plurality of votes cast is necessary for the election of a director. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors. Ages are as of the date of the Annual Meeting.

Majority Vote Director Resignation Policy

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines contain a Director Resignation Policy. Under this policy, any nominee for director who receives a greater number of votes “withheld” from their election than votes “for” such election is required to offer their resignation to the Board following certification of the stockholder vote. Within 90 days following the certification of the vote, the independent directors on the Board would consider the offer of resignation and determine whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation. This policy does not apply in contested elections.

 

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Director Nominees

 

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Directors Not Standing for Re-election

 

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Executive Officers​

The following table provides information regarding our executive officers, including their ages, as of the date of the Annual Meeting:

Mr. Tanner’s biographical information is disclosed above under “Proposal One: Election of Directors.”

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis​

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis is designed to provide our stockholders with a clear understanding of our compensation philosophy and objectives, compensation-setting process, and the compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”) for fiscal year 2024. Our NEOs include our president and chief executive officer, our chief financial officer, and our three most highly compensated executive officers for fiscal year 2024 other than our chief executive officer and chief financial officer.

For fiscal year 2024, our NEOs were:

Ms. Held and Mr. Thomas became NEOs for the first time in fiscal year 2024. Ms. Held was hired on March 4, 2024, and Mr. Thomas was hired on October 9, 2023.

Executive Summary

Our compensation program for our NEOs and other executive officers is designed to meet the following primary objectives:

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Strategic and Financial Highlights

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Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share and Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to Annex I for an explanation and reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures.

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Fiscal Year 2023 Say-on-Pay Voting Results

Key Features of Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Compensation Program

Our fiscal year 2024 executive compensation program continued to reflect our strong commitment to pay for performance and to align with, and continue to drive, stockholder value. Through our commitment to good governance, we continue the following practices:

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​	​	​	​	​	Independent Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee is comprised solely of independent directors. Independent compensation consultant. The Compensation Committee retains an independent compensation consultant. Assessment of compensation risk. The Compensation Committee assessed our compensation policies and programs and determined that our compensation policies and programs are unlikely to give rise to risks reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Annual say-on-pay vote. We hold annual advisory say-on-pay votes to approve executive compensation and received support of 98.1% on this proposal at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Performance-based pay. The Compensation Committee focuses on paying our executives for their performance. Use of multiple performance metrics. The Compensation Committee used two equally weighted performance measures for the 2024 annual short-term incentive bonus, which were designed to continue connecting executive compensation to overall company performance. Stock Ownership. We require significant stock ownership for executive officers and directors under our stock ownership guidelines. Clawback Policies. We have adopted two executive compensation “clawback” policies to recoup incentive compensation in certain situations.	​

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​	​	​	​	​	No tax gross-ups. We do not gross-up any elements of compensation for executive officers, including no “excise tax gross-ups” for management in the event of a change in control. Ban on pledging. We do not allow our management or directors to pledge our stock to secure loans or other obligations. Prohibition on hedging. We do not allow our management, employees or directors to enter into derivative transactions in Company stock, including hedges. No excessive executive benefit programs. We do not provide our management with pensions or any other enhanced benefit programs. No repricings. Our equity plans do not allow repricing of stock option or stock appreciation rights without stockholder approval. No excessive perquisites. Our management receives limited perquisites. No stock options in stock ownership guidelines. We do not consider stock options as a contribution of value to meet our stock ownership guidelines for executive officers and directors.	​

 

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Compensation Administration and Independent Compensation Consultant

The Compensation Committee, and/or a Compensation Sub-Committee each comprised solely of independent directors (collectively, the “Compensation Committee”), determines the compensation of our executive officers and administers our equity incentive plan. The Compensation Committee is charged with, among other things, responsibility for reviewing executive officer compensation policies and practices to ensure:

The Compensation Committee also reviews and approves our executive compensation programs and consults with an outside advisor to assist in compensation program design and to help develop specific program elements. The Compensation Committee also considers policy positions articulated or published by various proxy advisory firms in making its determinations of executive compensation. Executive compensation decisions are typically made by the Compensation Committee at its first regularly scheduled meeting of the fiscal year, normally held in October. This allows the Compensation Committee to have a good understanding of the prior fiscal year financial performance before making compensation decisions for the next year.

Mr. Tanner, our President and Chief Executive Officer, annually reviews the performance of each of our executive officers, other than himself, and, based on these reviews, makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding salary adjustments, annual incentive bonus payments and long-term equity incentive awards. The Compensation Committee believes it is valuable to consider Mr. Tanner’s recommendations with respect to these matters given his knowledge of our operations and the day-to-day responsibilities of our executive officers, and he is in a unique position to provide the Compensation Committee with insight into the performance of our executive officers in light of our business at a given point in time. While the Compensation Committee considers Mr. Tanner’s reviews and recommendations, the Compensation Committee decides the compensation of our executive officers and also considers, among other things, Company and individual performance, peer group data, proxy adviser articulated policies, and recommendations from an independent compensation consultant, Mercer, as further described below.

The Compensation Committee has retained Mercer as its independent executive compensation consultant to advise the Compensation Committee with respect to our compensation programs for non-employee directors, executive officers, and senior executives. Mercer also assisted the Compensation Committee with the development of a peer group against which to evaluate our executive compensation levels and our proposed equity compensation program. Mercer has not provided, and is not expected to provide, advice or assistance to us in any areas other than executive compensation. In addition, the Compensation Committee considered the independence of Mercer in light of SEC rules and Nasdaq listing standards, which requires compensation committees to assess the independence of their compensation consultant, legal counsel and other advisors prior to receiving advice from them. The Compensation Committee has reviewed its and the Company’s relationships with Mercer and has not identified any conflicts of interest.

The Compensation Committee considered the results of Mercer’s comparative analyses of our peer group (as described below), as well as the recommendations provided by Mercer with respect to components and levels of compensation for our executive officers, in determining competitive market practice in our industry. The Compensation Committee considered the assessment of peer group market compensation, historical compensation levels, subjective assessments of individual performance and value to the Company, along with other subjective factors in establishing and approving the various elements of our executive compensation program for fiscal year 2024.

Peer Companies

We operate primarily in the highly competitive nutritional snacking and meal replacement segment of the food and beverage industry. Within this segment, we operate an “asset light” business model, where substantial operating activities, such as manufacturing, are outsourced. As a result, our management team is required to effectively select, oversee and scale the business over time with certain strategic partners. Our management team also must effectively manage our growth within a segment of the food and beverage industry that competes fiercely for manufacturing capacity at third party contract manufacturers. In many instances, we compete for manufacturing capacity against much larger and better- resourced companies. Many “peer” companies operate different business models and have significantly different available resources or operate within different segments of the consumer packaged goods industry. These factors make determining directly comparable information with respect to compensation information at “peer” companies challenging. Notwithstanding these challenges, with the assistance of Mercer, the Compensation Committee adopted a peer group in 2017, which was updated in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024. In the process of choosing companies for our peer group,

 

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Mercer and the Compensation Committee examine companies in the consumer staples and discretionary products space, with a particular emphasis on food and beverage companies, and consider revenue size, market capitalization and net income margins. Whether companies list us as a peer in their most recent proxy statement and whether proxy advisory firms considered a company as our peer are also considered. Based on the recommendation of Mercer, the Compensation Committee sought to establish a peer group of between 12 and 18 companies to have a mix of companies that would provide meaningful compensation data.

It is the intent of the Compensation Committee to review the peer group at least annually and make any adjustments to the list of peers that may be appropriate to recognize changes in performance, size and business scope and to adjust for any companies that have been acquired and no longer report compensation data. In January 2024, the Compensation Committee removed Hostess Brands and Sovos Brands, Inc. from our peer group, because both of these companies were acquired and are no longer publicly traded, and added Celsius Holdings, Inc. and e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. to our peer group based on the screening criteria for companies in the consumer packaged goods industry with revenue and market capitalization comparable to ours. For fiscal year 2024, the 15 selected peer companies were as follows:

The Compensation Committee uses relevant compensation data provided by Mercer from the annual total compensation study of peer companies to help inform its decisions regarding compensation elements, levels and opportunities. The Compensation Committee establishes targeted pay levels by role, taking into account the competitive peer data and factors such as business performance, individual performance, job responsibilities, individual skill sets and other relevant factors. The Compensation Committee generally targets compensation for the Company’s executive officers at the 50th percentile of the peer group, although the Compensation Committee reviews all relevant factors when determining executive compensation. The Compensation Committee uses peer company data as a guideline to inform its actions but does not benchmark compensation to any specific level of compensation of the peer companies.

Fiscal Year 2024 Compensation Elements & Philosophy

The objective of our compensation program is to provide a total compensation package to each named executive officer that will enable us to attract, motivate and retain outstanding individuals, reward NEOs for performance and align the financial interests of each NEO with the interests of our stockholders to encourage each NEO to contribute to our long-term performance and success. Our executive compensation philosophy is focused on “pay-for-performance,” which means results above or below our expectations may result in above- or below-market compensation outcomes in any given fiscal year.

 

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Base Salary

In October 2023, the Compensation Committee reviewed base salaries to ensure that they generally were competitive with market levels and generally reflected our level of financial performance during the previous year. No formulaic base salary increases are provided to our NEOs; however, annual salary increases are provided when the Compensation Committee determines that increases are warranted considering national salary increase levels, salary levels within companies in our peer group, individual performance, changes in scope of responsibilities and/or overall company performance. We pay base salaries to attract, recruit and retain qualified employees. The base salaries for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024, for our NEOs consider the initial base amount set forth in the executive’s respective employment offer letter, or most recent base salary, as applicable, and the scope of the executive’s responsibilities, individual contributions, prior experience and sustained performance.

The base salaries of our NEOs for fiscal year 2024 were as follows:

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Ms. Held and Mr. Thomas joined Simply Good Foods during fiscal year 2024.

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The increases in base salaries for our NEOs were effective as of November 1, 2023, except for Mr. Kraft who received a change in base salary on May 1, 2024, in conjunction with his promotion to Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer.

Annual Performance-Based Cash Incentive Compensation

Our NEOs are eligible to participate in our annual performance-based cash incentive plan. The Compensation Committee assigns each executive a target incentive, determined as a percentage of base salary, based on competitive market data and the executive’s role and responsibilities. The annual financial objectives for payouts under the annual performance-based cash incentive plan and the final annual cash incentive award determinations are made by the Compensation Committee.

All of the NEOs participated in the annual performance-based cash incentive plan for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024 (the “2024 Incentive Plan”). Actual incentive awards are determined as follows:

The 2024 Incentive Plan applicable to the NEOs was based upon achievement of financial objectives, of which 50% was tied to the Company’s net sales and 50% was tied to Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2024. In October 2023, the Compensation Committee established these metrics for the 2024 Incentive Plan. To determine an individual NEO’s 2024 Incentive Plan payout, the individual’s incentive dollar target is multiplied first by the Compensation Committee’s determination of the Company’s performance against the financial objectives which can range from 0% to 200%. The Compensation Committee thereafter has discretion to increase or decrease the payout amount by up to 25% based on the individual’s assessed performance against the individual’s business objective and contributions to the Company’s overall performance across a variety of commercial, administrative and operational objectives established by the Board.

The Compensation Committee evaluated Mr. Tanner’s individual performance. Mr. Tanner presents the Compensation Committee with recommendations for each of the other executive officers, including the other NEOs. Individual performance adjustments reflect Mr. Tanner’s and the Compensation Committee’s evaluation of each executive’s business objective achievements and contributions to overall Company performance.

 

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The table below sets forth the performance target and actual results for fiscal year 2024 with respect to the objective company performance goals established under the 2024 Incentive Plan, with each excluding OWYN results:

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For purposes of the 2024 Incentive Plan, Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) is calculated as net income before interest income, interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization with further adjustments to exclude the following items: stock-based compensation expense, integration costs, restructuring costs, and other non- core expenses, using constant currencies through the 2024 fiscal year.

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The following outlines the payout methodology in connection with the achievement of Company financial performance measures under the 2024 Incentive Plan. Percentage payouts between performance levels is determined by linear interpolation.

Payment Methodology — Net Sales and Adjusted EBITDA

Total Company performance achieved on financial metrics was 95%. The individual payments for our NEOs ranges from 93% to 100% of target. Each named executive officer’s target incentive (expressed as a percentage of base salary and as a dollar amount) and 2024 award amounts are set forth in the table below.

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Additional Bonuses Paid During Fiscal Year 2024

Each of Mr. Mara and Mr. Kraft received an additional cash bonus payment during fiscal year 2024 in recognition of the significant work required to complete our acquisition of OWYN. Ms. Held received a sign-on bonus in connection with her joining the Company and her relocation to Denver, Colorado. Mr. Thomas received a sign-on bonus in connection with his joining the Company.

Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation

We provide equity-based long-term incentive compensation to our NEOs to link long-term results with our stockholders’ interests, to promote the long-term retention of our executives and key management personnel, and to ensure our NEOs have a continuing stake in our long-term success. We grant equity incentive awards to our NEOs in conjunction with the applicable named executive officer’s initial hire, and at other times at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, and we have implemented a practice to grant annual equity awards after the close of the fiscal year on or around the first week of November. Our award grant date and vesting date each year follows the public release of our full fiscal year earnings for the preceding fiscal year.

The Compensation Committee believes in a balanced approach to long-term incentive compensation. Under our equity- based long-term incentive program (the “LTI Program”) for fiscal year 2024, we granted our executive officers two types of awards: performance stock units (“PSUs”) and time-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”). We do not currently award stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar instruments as part of our long-term equity incentive compensation.

Based on a review of market data and recommendations from Mercer, each named executive officer has a targeted aggregate dollar value for awards under the LTI Program, which is allocated among the awards as outlined below. The Compensation Committee uses grants of equity awards to further our objective of a pay-for-performance compensation program to tie executive compensation to the achievement of our longer-term corporate strategies and business objectives and to the long-term interests of our stockholders.

The table below outlines the mix of equity awards granted to our NEOs in fiscal year 2024:

PSUs.   Each PSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of our common stock upon vesting. The PSUs vest at the end of a three-year performance period as follows:

Three-Year Performance Period Ending October 15, 2026 (the “Performance Period”)

Promptly following the completion of the Performance Period (and no later than sixty (60) days), the Compensation Committee will review and certify (a) what percentile rank of relative TSR has been achieved, and (b) the number of PSUs each named executive officer has earned. Relative TSR will be measured for the Company and each company in the Russell 3000 Food & Beverage index using the immediately preceding 30-day average share price at the beginning and end of the Performance Period, with the beginning measurement starting on the first day of the Performance Period and the ending measurement ending on the last day of the Performance Period. Companies in the Russell 3000 Food & Beverage index that are acquired during the Performance Period will not be included in the Performance Period end date measurement and no substitutions will be made. Achievement between the stated percentages will be interpolated on a straight-line basis. Should our relative TSR result in the number of shares each named executive officer would receive be less than 100% of target, but our absolute TSR meets or exceeds a 10% compound annual growth rate, the number

 

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of shares each named executive officer receives will be 100% of target. In addition, if our TSR is negative for the three-year Performance Period, the number of shares each named executive officer receives will not exceed 100% of the target number of shares, regardless of the relative performance against the peer group of the Companies in the Russell 3000 Food & Beverage index during the Performance Period.

Restricted Stock Units.   Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of our common stock upon vesting, provided that the recipient remains employed with us through each vesting date. The RSUs generally vest in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, except as noted in the section entitled “— Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control — Executive Severance Plan,” below, with respect to vesting upon a Change in Control with Termination.

Fiscal Year 2024 Awards.   The equity awards granted to our NEOs in fiscal year 2024 were as follows:

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On May 1, 2024, the Compensation Committee granted Mr. Kraft 10,884 RSUs, included in the above, in recognition of his promotion to Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer.

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On March 4, 2024, the Compensation Committee granted Ms. Held 3,065 PSUs and 20,645 RSUs, included in the above, aligned with her hiring.

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On October 9, 2023, the Compensation Committee granted Mr. Thomas 7,347 PSUs, included in the above, aligned with his hiring. Of these 7,347 PSUs, 1,469 PSUs vested on October 9, 2024, at zero value as the minimum performance criteria was not met.

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Fiscal Year 2024 PSU Vesting.   In November 2021, we granted PSUs to our NEOs with performance criteria consisting of the Company’s TSR measured relative to the TSR of each company in the Russell 3000 Food & Beverage index. These PSUs vested at 31.9% of target on November 8, 2024, because we achieved the percentile rank of 27.3%. Relative TSR was calculated using the immediately preceding 30-day average share price at the beginning and end of the Performance Period. The vesting schedule for these PSUs at the end of the three-year period was as follows: 25% would vest on November 8, 2024 if we achieved the 25th percentile of relative TSR, 100% would vest on November 8, 2024 if we achieved the 50th percentile of relative TSR, and 200% would vest on November 8, 2024 if we achieved the 75th percentile of relative TSR. Achievement between the stated percentages was interpolated on a straight-line basis. The PSUs vested in November 2024, having been granted in November 2021, were as follows: